Posts Tagged ‘Bo Nickal’
Jake Woodley’s Rollercoaster Freestyle Season Lands Him a Match-up With Bo Nickal
It’s been a wild ride for Pennsylvania wrestler Jake Woodley over the last four months. Photo by Sam Janicki. The 2-time Pennsylvania State Champion from North Allegheny has certainly faced his share of ups and downs but, as of late, his momentum is swinging in a positive direction. His rollercoaster started in PPG Paints Arena…
Read MoreJason Nolf & Bo Nickal Make NCAA History Becoming 51st and 52nd Three Time National Champions
By Ken Wunderley Tri-State Sports & News Service Penn State’s dynamic duo of Jason Nolf and Bo Nickal joined an exclusive club at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament, which concluded Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Both hit the trifecta by winning a third consecutive NCAA Division I title, Nolf at 157…
Read MorePenn State Puts Five Into NCAA Finals, Takes Commanding Hold On Team Race
By Ken Wunderley Tri-State Sports & News Service Ten champions will be crowned Saturday at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament, which is being held at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena. However, one title has already been decided. Penn State clinched the team title for the fourth consecutive year and eighth time in nine years with…
Read MorePittsburgh Nationals Fan Guide: Brackets, Schedule, How To Watch, and Storylines To Follow
PITTSBURGH, PA – Teams have arrived, wrestlers are warming up, and fans are making the trek into the Steel City! ESPN will be showing every single match with ESPNU doing some broadcasting as well. Here is a little guide to this week’s NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh! Updated Brackets [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_ncaa_d1_brackets_img.pdf”] Storylines To…
Read MoreShort-Handed Penn State Handles Michigan in Sold-Out Bryce Jordan Center
The 2019 Bryce Jordan Center Dual featured one of the best meets of the NCAA season with #1 Penn State taking on #5 Michigan. The Big Ten dual featured a total of fourteen Nationally ranked wrestlers between the two teams in front of a packed BJC. At 125 pounds Penn State’s Devin Schnupp (Warwick) got…
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 MoreMark “Wreck” Hall brings down Champ Valencia as Nittany Lions roll past Sun Devils 41-3
The Friday night dual got underway at 125 pounds, despite pleas from fans to start the match at 184 pounds, in front of a sold out Rec Hall that aired live on ESPN2. Pennsylvania wrestler Devin Schnupp (Warwick) got a standing ovation despite falling to Arizona State’s Brandon Courtney (13-7). After a rough start for…
Read MorePAPC25: PSU/tOSU Thoughts, Freshman AA’s, & Remembering Rande Stottlemyer with Pitt HC Keith Gavin
PAPC25: First-year Pitt Head Coach – and Panther alum – Keith Gavin joins the program to discuss life as a head coach, his coaching mentors, turning the Pitt program around, and his relationship with the late Rande Stottlemyer. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a…
Read MoreMighty Cassar Propels #2 Penn State past #1 Ohio State in Sold Out Rec Hall
State College – Despite missing undefeated #1 Jason Nolf at 157 lbs. and dropping a swing bout at 141 lbs. the Penn State Nittany Lions found a way to surpass #1 Ohio State in front of a sold-out Rec Hall crowd on Saturday night. The win was highlighted by several factors but most notably at…
Read MorePAPC22: Lee(s) Are Free, PSU/Michigan Takeaways, & Guest Tyler Smith
PAPC22: Bucknell Senior Captain Tyler Smith joins the program to discuss his final semester of competition, how the Bucknell program continues to grow, and the entertaining and productive way that he and his teammates spend their summers. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a variety…
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