Posts Tagged ‘Franklin Regional’
Iowa’s Michael Kemerer Staying Positive While Rehabbing For a Return to The Mat
PITTSBURGH, Pa.: Michael Kemerer looked a little out of place Thursday afternoon at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena (Photo Credit Hawkeye Sports). The Iowa wrestler was standing behind the 100-level seating area. Fans were milling around before the second round of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and Kemerer was in street clothes. That’s not how…
Read MoreFranklin Regional’s Carter Dibert Starts Fast and Finishes Off Run to State Title
HERSHEY, Pa.: Franklin Regional’s Carter Dibert knew everything he needed to about Seneca Valley’s Dylan Chappell. Not only are the two wrestlers friends, they are practice partners. That’s both good and bad when you are staring across the mat at each other with a state championship on the line at Hershey’s Giant Center. A week…
Read MoreFinn Solomon Gets Sweet Revenge In State Semifinal Victory Over Kyle Burkholder
HERSHEY, Pa.: Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon has been waiting for another shot at Hempfield Area’s Kyle Burkholder. That’s not a surprise. Anytime a wrestler loses twice to the same competitor, he or she is ready for a rematch. It was supposed to happen at sectionals, but Burkholder forfeited after an injury. So, that meant…
Read MoreFinn Solomon Likes The Bright Lights, Advances to Quarters After Win over Tal-Reese Flemming
HERSHEY, Pa.: It’s become commonplace for freshmen wrestlers to feel comfortable with their surroundings in Hershey’s Giant Center. The early-February state team duals has helped. So has the fact that these wrestlers are competing in more big events at a young age. Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon hasn’t had the luxury of wrestling in team states.…
Read MoreStay Woke! Freshmen Sleepers Who Will Break POWERade Brackets
Finn Solomon (Franklin Regional) 113 pounds Season Record (11-1) State Ranking: 4th Top Incoming Freshmen Ranking 23rd Eastern Area Champion King of The Mountain Third The younger brother of Gus Solomon (probably the best wrestler in the State to never qualify for States due to injuries), Finn is a hard-nosed wrestler who can punish…
Read MoreUnseeded Mason Spears takes 138-pound KoM title, team title to Council Rock South
MILL HALL, Pa.: Mason Spears had plenty of time to think about his first two years of high school wrestling after a disappointing sophomore season. But Spears didn’t worry about the broken thumb that hindered his freshman season. He didn’t wallow in self-pity or blame anyone but himself for a lackluster second year in which…
Read MoreFreshman Finn Solomon earns statement win over Council Rock South’s Kyle Waterman
MILL HALL, Pa.: Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon showed no nerves or hesitation when he stepped on the mat in Friday’s Round of 16 at the prestigious King of the Mountain Tournament. It didn’t matter that Solomon was an unseeded freshman facing the tournament’s top seed at 113, Council Rock South’s Kyle Waterman. This was Solomon’s…
Read MoreGolden Boy: True Freshman Spencer Lee Soars to the Top in Cleveland
CLEVELAND – You wouldn’t be able to tell based on his walk out music – the theme song to Pokémon, but Spencer Lee is good at wrestling – even if he enjoys catching them all. When asked if anything surprises him, Spencer never thought he would actually select that as a walk out song. “I…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Spencer Lee was reminded of Nick Suriano everyday for a year
CLEVELAND – For an entire year Spencer Lee thought about Nick Suriano every time he entered his room. After throwing his Super 32 second place medal in the trash, Spencer hung it on the back of his bedroom door, to be reminded every day of what needed to be done. It was October 2012, when…
Read MoreWestmoreland County Coaches Association Semifinal Match-ups
There will be 35 State Ranked wrestlers in the Westmoreland County Coaches Association semifinals on Saturday. Only a week after many of the top teams from Westmoreland County clashed at the POWERade – yet again we will see some intriguing rematches. #1 Kurtis Phipps (Norwin), a POWERade Champion, will face for the third time this…
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