Posts by Jeff Upson
Complete Fargo Schedule for Team Pennsylvania
The biggest Freestyle and Greco-Roman event in the Nation will take place in Fargo, North Dakota and action kicks off on Saturday July 14th from the Fargo Dome. Below is a look at when each round will take place. You can follow Pennsylvania updates on Twitter @PAPowerWrestle and watch the action live on Flo. All…
Read MoreTeam PA’s Fargo Podcast Preview with Guests Starocci, Tuttle, Zapf and Pearsall
PAP42: The month of July is for one thing only; Fargo, North Dakota. That is where some of the Nation’s best wrestlers will converge for a grueling and impressive event. PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsynder @KnopsKnotes preview Pennsylvania’s Freestyle teams analyzing both the Cadet and Junior rosters in addition to the PA Women’s. They welcome on…
Read MoreState Runner-up Cole Urbas Makes His College Commitment on The PA Power Podcast
CLARION – Soon to be senior Cole Urbas (State College, PA) is busy getting ready to head out to his first ever Fargo experience competing in the USMC/USAW Junior Freestyle Nationals but stops by the PA Power Podcast. Cole, a 2-time PIAA State Medalist who was third in 2017 and runner-up in 2018, talks about…
Read MorePAPC32: College Podcast Returns With 2019 Penn State and Lehigh Team Previews
PAPC32: The PA Power College Podcast returns with new hosts Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee as they debut with “The Open Room with Rob and Joe.” The two take a look ahead at the 2018-2019 NCAA Season by previewing two of Pennsylvania’s top Division I programs; Penn State and Lehigh. Line-ups, recruits, and predictions are discussed…
Read MorePennsylvania Wins USAW Kids Greco-Roman Nationals in Georgia; Will Detar Champion
ATLANTA – Sure, Pennsylvania isn’t traditionally strong in Greco-Roman, but when it comes to kids, they wrestle any style, any where. Apparently the youth of Pennsylvania Wrestling can mix it up in Greco as they captured the Team Championship at the 2018 USAW Kids Greco-Roman Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia. A day before Freestyle kicked off,…
Read MoreMAWA Blue Destroys Disney Duals, Captures All-Star Division Crown
To describe MAWA Blue’s performance at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex as domination would be selling them short. It was more along the lines of destruction. Competing in the AAU Scholastic Duals, better known around these parts as simply the “Disney Duals” MAWA Knight Point Blue returned home with the All-Star Division title.…
Read MoreWhat The PIAA’s Address to the Athletic Oversight Committee Means for Wrestling
On Monday, PIAA Executive Director Dr. Robert Lombardi addressed the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee in Harrisburg to discuss the growing concern over athletic transfers, student-athlete eligibility, and school classification. For those fans who rarely pay attention to other high school sports outside of wrestling, myself included, apparently these are issues that almost all sports and…
Read MoreTeam Pennsylvania Wins Cadet Freestyle National Duals in Spokane
On Saturday the Cadet Freestyle National Duals concluded with a Championship title for Team Pennsylvania. After dominating their pool, The Keystone State advanced into the Gold/Silver bracket where their closest match was with host state Washington (46-32). Overall ten wrestlers on Team Pennsylvania with at least three matches competed went undefeated in Spokane, Washington. Rocco…
Read MoreFinal X Takes Over State College on Saturday; Preview and Picks
It’s Final X day here in State College, PA as some of the Nation’s top wrestlers invade the Keystone State for the second of three World Team qualifications. PA Power Wrestling will be on hand to give you all the updates. You can watch live on Flo with action kicking-off at 6:00 PM. PA Power’s…
Read MorePA Power Wrestling Announces Inaugural Pre-Season Tournament “The Surge”
PITTSBURGH -– The Pennsylvania Wrestling Media Company, PA Power Wrestling, has announced an inaugural preseason tournament, The Surge, which will place on Saturday, Nov. 3 and Sunday Nov. 4, 2018, on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. The Surge will serve as a guide to PA Power Wrestling’s preseason State Rankings for returning…
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