Posts by Jeff Upson
Ten Can’t Miss Escape The Rock Quarterfinal Matches
113 pounds #3 Kole Biscoe (Southern Columbia) vs. Will Guida (St. Paul’s, MD) 120 pounds #2 Cameron Enriquez (Stroudsburg) vs. #8 Eamonn Logue (Father Judge) 145 pounds #1 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic) vs. #8 Tate Nichter (Chambersburg Area) #6 Jagger Condomitti (Northampton Area) vs. #15 Eric Woloshyn (Council Rock South) 152 pounds…
Read MoreAustin DeSanto Stuns Nick Suriano as Iowa Rolls Rutgers in Carver-Hawkeye
Once again Pennsylvania grapplers went undefeated for the Iowa Hawkeyes as they topped visiting Rutgers (30-6) on Friday night. Photo of Austin DeSanto by Sam Janicki. The highlight bout, one that Iowa head coach Tom Brands said should be pay-per-view on the Big Ten Network, took place at 133 pounds between #3 Nick Suriano and…
Read MorePA Power Podcast Talks Refs & Rules, Jeff Karam at BECAHI, and Previews Escape The Rock
PAP48: PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle is joined for the second week in a row by Jeremy Elliott. The two discuss state of affairs in wrestling rules and the refs who impose them in addition to the return of Jeff Karam at Bethlehem Catholic. They also take an in-depth look at the Escape The Rock tournament taking…
Read MoreThe Open Room Talks DeSanto-Lizak, Fix-Suriano, and Host Alvernia Head Coach Seth Ecker
PAPC43: We are in the thick of the College Wrestling season and The Open Room, with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, returns to recap some high caliber action across the Nation including Iowa, Penn State, Pitt and even some Daton Fix vs. Nick Suriano talk. The pair talks about Austin DeSanto’s post-match behavior, Jason Nolf’s dominance,…
Read MoreWarUp on The WPIAL Recaps Action, Talks Dual Teams, and Hosts Kiski Coach Chris Heater
PAW22: PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle prepares you for the WPIAL Dual Post-Season and recaps all the notable WPIAL action from this past week including the Burgettstown Invitational, the Winner Choice, and the Reynolds Duals. The pair also takes a look ahead to the Allegheny County Tournament and Escape The Rock taking place this…
Read MoreDeSanto Downs Lizak, Nolf Rolls Deakin, Pitt Beats The Dakotas and More Weekend Action
Sunday was a little much. We had some of the NCAA’s best college wrestlers going at it across multiple time zones plus the NFL Playoffs. While all eyes in college wrestling were on the RAC with mega-match Nick Suriano vs. Daton Fix going head-to-head in what became a bizarre meeting – some of Pennsylvania’s biggest…
Read MoreReferees Should Use Discretion When Enforcing The Silly “Singlet Strap” Rule
Read Dustin Hockensmith’s story on PennLive ‘I still can’t believe it was called’: Hershey scores controversial wrestling win over Red Land Listen – I love rules. In fact, my occupation, the one that actually pays the bills, is based on the enforcement of rules that our society has in place. As a Police Officer –…
Read MoreFirst Take: Jeff Karam Back at BECAHI, Mifflin County Stops #15 Cumberland Valley, and Sasso Talks Style
Since there is a good chance you were attending a local dual meet last night and missed out on all the excitement – PA Power Wrestling is here to get you caught up! Bethlehem Catholic Recalls Jeff Karam as Head Coach So this is big news. Honestly, when I first saw this on social…
Read MoreICYMI: Pennsylvania’s NCAA Update from the Twitterverse
The highly anticipated re-match of the last years NCAA third place match at 133 pounds, between Luke Pletcher and Tariq Wilson, was short lived when Ohio State faced off against N.C. State. Pletcher, the Ohio State junior from Latrobe, was hoping for some payback on Wilson who defeated him in the consolation finals by…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Sammy Sasso Talks Midlands Performance and More on The Open Room
PAPC42: Back for 2019 The Open Room returns with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, as they recap the Southern Scuffle and Midlands. They look give a mid-season outlook and look ahead at some future must-see-matches happening. Nazareth’s 2-time Pennsylvania State Champion Sammy Sasso of The Ohio State University stops in to talk about his third place…
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