Posts Tagged ‘PIAA’
Official PIAA State Tournament Brackets Released
Here they are!! Official PIAA State Tournament brackets! We have been working with our friends over at PA-Wrestling.com to ensure we provide you with accurate brackets. The Class AAA brackets released by the PIAA are correct, however, there were two issues on the Class AA brackets. The 132 pounds bracket has been updated to reflect…
Read MoreWhy State Champs #1 Hillegas and #2 Chlebove Will be on the Same Side of the State Bracket
Everyone has been asking and speculating. Will Sammy Hillegas and Julian Chlebove be on the same side of the 132 pound PIAA State bracket? The answer? Probably. There seems to be some confusion in the Wrestling Community about what classifies as automatic separation. According to PIAA Executive Director Bob Lombardi – the only automatic separation…
Read MorePA Power Podcast Talks District 3 Status Report Plus Changes Needed to PIAA Team States
PAP47: PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle is joined by District 3 correspondent Jeremy Elliott and the two have a lively chat on a little bite of everything. They discuss the District 3 team landscape and who has been leading the way. Jeremy goes off on how the PIAA State Dual Team bracket is formed, which Districts send…
Read MorePAP43: Offseason Moves In District XI heat-up, can Notre Dame GP be a Threat?
PAP43: The summer may be winding down but offseason moves are heating up. PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsynder @KnopsKnotes discuss some impactful movement by wrestlers, including the Nation’s top freshman Ryan Crookham, who will attend Notre Dame Green Pond. They also look at the recent outcry by PIAA members to separate boundary and non-boundary schools from…
Read MoreWhat The PIAA’s Address to the Athletic Oversight Committee Means for Wrestling
On Monday, PIAA Executive Director Dr. Robert Lombardi addressed the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee in Harrisburg to discuss the growing concern over athletic transfers, student-athlete eligibility, and school classification. For those fans who rarely pay attention to other high school sports outside of wrestling, myself included, apparently these are issues that almost all sports and…
Read MoreYouth Star Zack Witmer Stepping Onto Big Stage At Fargo
Zack Witmer has already made a name for himself in Pennsylvania. Now, the three-time PJW champion from Bellefonte, who will undoubtedly rank as one of 2017’s Top Incoming Freshmen, is looking to make a bigger splash nationally. Witmer, who will be a freshman at St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy in the fall, will make his Fargo…
Read MorePIAA Votes to Rank Individual State Tournament; Increase Team Bracket
I have personally been a strong advocate for the ‘seeding’ or ‘ranking’ of the PIAA State Individual bracket for several years and 2016 was just one example where the random draw protocol systematically fails Pennsylvania Wrestling. Thanks in large part to the PIAA’s Wrestling Steering Committee an attempt will be made to better place the…
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