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Pennsylvania Wrestlers Prepare for U.S. Open in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The 2017 U.S. Open returns to Las Vegas this weekend and Pennsylvania Wrestling will be represented by some of the Nation’s best. The event is broken down into several different age and style divisions including Senior Men’s Freestyle and Junior Men’s Freestyle. The Keystone State will also be represented in the Senior…
Read MorePennsylvania Claims 23 Champions at Ohio TOC
COLUMBUS – The largest one day tournament in the Nation is one that always finds Pennsylvania talent throughout – and 2017 was no different. In Columbus, Ohio at the 25th annual Ohio Tournament of Champions the Keystone State came away with 23 Champions across seven different age divisions. Young talent from the Schoolboy division had…
Read MoreDaniel Dennis: Don't Doubt Spencer Lee
Daniel Dennis has seen and felt firsthand what Spencer Lee can do on a wrestling mat, so the 2016 Olympian scoffs at the notion that the Franklin Regional senior will have any problems overcoming a serious knee injury and the first loss of his high school career. “I think the kid’s a phenom. He’s a…
Read MoreNino Bonaccorsi Earns Major Decision Win for USA at Dream Team Dual
ELMHURST, IL – Pennsylvania wrestler Nino Bonaccorsi (Bethel Park) was one of two wrestlers from the Keystone State selected to compete for Team USA at the 2017 Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic Dual. The 2-time Pennsylvania State Runner-up was joined by 2-time PIAA State Champion Brian Courtney (Athens Area). For Bonaccorsi it was his second…
Read MoreMegaludis & Oliver Lead Pennsylvania Contingent at Bill Farrell Memorial
Pennsylvania was well represented in the Big Apple in the Bill Farrell Memorial International Open with eleven wrestlers competing in Freestyle. Hosted by the historic New York Athletic Club the event also served as the U.S. World Team Trials for non-Olympic weights. Competing at 70 kg 3x PIAA State Champion and 2x NCAA National Champion…
Read MoreRobert Patrick Wins Freak Show as PA Grabs Three Titles
Robert Patrick did OK by his standards at the Super 32 Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., two weeks ago. But a 2-2 performance wasn’t quite what he wanted. The Ligonier Valley junior found it a week and 2,000 miles later at the Freak Show in Las Vegas, where he won the 160-pound title with a fall,…
Read MorePennsylvania Earns 21 Medalists and 4 Super 32 Challenge Belts
Greensboro, NC – Pennsylvania Wrestling may not have had the incredible performance of 2015 but the Keystone State was far ahead of the field in 2016 with 21 Medalists including four Super 32 Challenge Champions. The next closest State was New Jersey who had two Champions and 13 Medalists. Full brackets can be found on…
Read MorePennsylvania Advances 18 Into The Super 32 Quarterfinals
Pennsylvania Wrestling took their lumps during Day 1 of the 2016 Super 32 Challenge but overall the Keystone State had an impressive day with 18 wrestlers advancing into the Championship Quarterfinals. In addition to those 18 in the hunt for a Super 32 Challenge Belt there are 25 wrestlers still doing battle in the consolation…
Read MorePAP09: Flo's Who's #1 Pennsylvania Preview with Cameron Coy
For the fourth year in a row Flo’s premier event, Who’s #1, will take place at Lehigh University in the legendary Snakepit. It will feature a dual meet format where the top high school wrestlers in the Nation collide and many have an opportunity to claim or defend a #1 National ranking. Also for the…
Read MoreNCAA champ Keith Gavin & KJ Fenstermacher Talk New Schools
Some of the biggest names in Pennsylvania are on the move – and on the PA Power Podcast. Keith Gavin, who was a PIAA State placewinner at Lackawanna Trail and a National Champion at Pitt, has accepted a position as an assistant coach at Oklahoma. He joins Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder to talk about…
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