Posts Tagged ‘PIAA States’
Two 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 MoreWarUp Episode 15 Recaps the PA State Tournament with all seven State Champs from the WPIAL
PAW15: The season concluded in Hershey and a total of seven WPIAL wrestlers came home with PIAA State Championship. PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle break down all the action from the 2018 PIAA State Tournament in both Class AA and AAA with guest appearances from all seven State Champs from the WPIAL. Take a…
Read MoreCanon-McMillian’s Logan Macri turns past state tournament disappointments into a satisfying gold-medal victory
HERSHEY: Canon-McMillan’s Logan Macri doesn’t have many fond memories of being on the big stage at the PIAA Wrestling Championships. At least not as a competitor. Macri remembers watching his brother Dalton win a state title … the intensity, the excitement, the celebration afterward. But the last three seasons haven’t been that way for Logan…
Read MoreClass AAA Champions Crowned in Hershey, State Medalists Awarded
Championship Finals 106 #4 Alejandro Herrera, Seneca Valley, dec. #1 Kurtis Phipps, Norwin, 1-0 OT UTB 113 #1 Ryan Sullivan, Shaler, dec. #6 Killian Delaney, WC Henderson, 4-3 120 #1 Logan Macri, Canon McMillan, dec. #3 Doug Zapf, Downingtown West, 3-2 126 #1 Sam Hillegas, North Hills, dec. #2 Chris Wright, Central Dauphin, 4-2 132…
Read MorePennsylvania Class AA State Champions and Medalists Crowned in Hershey
106 LBS 1st #1 Gary Steen (Reynolds) DEC #6 Patrick Demark (Trinity), 5-2 3rd #2 Conner Redinger (Quaker Valley) DEC #4 Sheldon Seymour (Troy), 8-2 5th #5 Gable Strickland (Benton) DEC #3 Amonn Ohl (St. Joseph’s), 5-3 7th #10 Blake Showers (Biglerville) DEC #13 Logan Jaquay (Eisenhower), 10-6 113 LBS 1st #5 Josh Boozel…
Read MoreA confident senior, DuBois’ Kolby Ho grinds into the Class AAA State Finals at 145 pounds
When asked, DuBois Area senior Kolby Ho expected to be where he is. The 145 pound State finals on Saturday where he will face top ranked Sammy Sasso of Nazareth. It was a spot that almost never happened. In the championship semifinals Ho faced a familiar opponent – Northern York senior Micah Hoffman. The two…
Read MoreClass AAA Championship Semifinal Results and Medal Round Match Ups from Hershey
Semifinal Results 106 lbs. 106 #1 Kurtis Phipps (Norwin) DEC #2 Ben Monn (Cumberland Valley), 4-1 106 #4 Alejandro Herrera (Seneca Valley) DEC #3 Kyle Waterman (Council Rock South), 4-1 113 lbs. 113 #1 Ryan Sullivan (Shaler Area) DEC #10 Matthew Maloney (Liberty), 5-2 113 #6 Killian Delaney (W.C. Henderson) DEC #8 Kyle…
Read MoreFrom Third at Regionals Henderson’s Killian Delaney advances into the 113 pound State Finals
When the PIAA State Tournament brackets were released West Chester Henderson sophomore Killian Delaney had a good feeling – all this despite coming in as the third place finisher out of the Southeast Regional at 113 pounds. He showed the Giant Center why on Saturday morning – winning in the semifinals 5-1 over Kyle Burkholder…
Read MoreBoiling Springs’ Kollin Myers executes five-point move late to earn a spot in the state finals
HERSHEY: He’s back. Boiling Springs junior Kollin Myers hasn’t been at his best the last two weeks. He was coughing pretty bad, dealt with congestion, fatigue, and struggled with breathing in the third period. But Myers doesn’t use that as an excuse. He didn’t wrestle well at Districts — he still won the tournament —…
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