Posts Tagged ‘Hershey’
Dorian Crosby Knocks Off Returning State Champ Hunter Catka in Quarterfinals
HERSHEY – Coming off a loss in the Northwest Region 3A finals, Dorian Crosby was drawn into the top half of the 220-pound bracket with returning state champion Hunter Catka of Sun Valley. The Cathedral Prep wrestler was undaunted. “People say I had a tough draw,” said Crosby, who is ranked fourth. “I didn’t think…
Read MoreBall Game! Cedar Cliff Senior’s Dramatic Takedown Stuns Shaw
HERSHEY, PA – Donovan Ball had lost to Max Shaw twice before, but that wasn’t about to change his mindset going into their 3A State Quarterfinals Match on Friday. The Cedar Cliff senior had a game plan, and he stuck with it for all six minutes of their match. He needed almost all of that…
Read MoreTwo Time Georgia State Champ Dashawn Farber Loving Life in Pennsylvania
HERSHEY, PA – Dashawn Farber doesn’t have Georgia on his mind any longer. The Nazareth junior, who was a two-time state champion in the Peach State before returning to his Lehigh Valley roots, advanced to the 3A State Semifinals with a 12-4 victory over Kibwe McNair of Methacton. “It feels great,” said Farber, who is…
Read MoreKiski Area’s Nick Delp Rides To Win, Hands Dillon Keane First Loss
HERSHEY – The scoring recap of Nick Delp’s 6-3 victory over Dillon Keane shows that nothing happened in the second period. Don’t believe it. No. 9 Delp rode out No. 10 Keane for the entire two minutes, rarely allowing the Bradford senior to get back to his base, let alone scoring an escape or a…
Read MoreTwice as Nice: #1 Reynolds, #2 Southern Columbia To Wrestle For PIAA State 2A Title
Gaige Garcia couldn’t have scripted it much better. The Southern Columbia junior picked up his 100th career victory on Friday night with a fall that clinched a spot in the final of the PIAA Class 2A Team Wrestling Championships. Well, maybe it could have been sweeter if it had come in the final against top-ranked…
Read MoreIndividual Ranked Matchups To Watch In The PIAA Team Quarterfinals
The first day of the PIAA State Dual Team Championships at the GIANT Center brought us a highlight match at 120 pounds, with #1 Ryan Crookham of Notre Dame – Green Pond beating former PIAA State Champion #2 Beau Bayless of Reynolds 6-1 . We probably won’t get anything quite that juicy in the quarterfinal round,…
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 MoreGreater Latrobe’s Gabe Willochell a ‘funky’ semifinalist
Greater Latrobe coach Mike Ciotti describes Gabe Willochell as “funky.” Sometimes, he can be a bit too funky. But not during this postseason, and not during this state tournament. Willochell, ranked No. 11 at 126 pounds, pinned Downingtown East’s Lukas Richie on Friday afternoon to reach the AAA semifinals. That came on the heels of…
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