Posts Tagged ‘Sammy Sasso’
U.S. Open Champs Sam Sasso and Trent Hidlay On Cusp of Junior World Team Berths
I can remember being in Fargo, ND two years ago when Sammy Sasso and Trent Hidlay were the undisputed leaders of Team Pennsylvania. At the time both Sasso and Hidlay were rising seniors, each won their first State Championships months earlier, and were being courted by the top NCAA Division I schools across the Nation.…
Read MoreICYMI: Four Pennsylvania Wrestlers Earn Championship Titles at Edinboro Open
Zain Retherford has already graduated and Jason Nolf is in his final season at Penn State. Who will be the next big NCAA stars from Pennsylvania? Well, you may not have to look far to figure it out. Over the weekend many of Pennsylvania’s young college wrestlers competed in the Edinboro Open with four coming…
Read MoreFirst Take: Jeff Karam Back at BECAHI, Mifflin County Stops #15 Cumberland Valley, and Sasso Talks Style
Since there is a good chance you were attending a local dual meet last night and missed out on all the excitement – PA Power Wrestling is here to get you caught up! Bethlehem Catholic Recalls Jeff Karam as Head Coach So this is big news. Honestly, when I first saw this on social…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Sammy Sasso Talks Midlands Performance and More on The Open Room
PAPC42: Back for 2019 The Open Room returns with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, as they recap the Southern Scuffle and Midlands. They look give a mid-season outlook and look ahead at some future must-see-matches happening. Nazareth’s 2-time Pennsylvania State Champion Sammy Sasso of The Ohio State University stops in to talk about his third place…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Austin DeSanto Wins Midlands and Sammy Sasso Steamrolls to Third
If you were a betting type of person and asked to pick the Iowa Hawkeye from Pennsylvania most likely to win a 2018 Midlands Championship – Austin DeSanto (Exeter Township) likely wouldn’t be your first choice. But, when the dust settled on the 56th Ken Kraft Midlands Championship from Northwestern University, it was Austin DeSanto…
Read More44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Preview
On Sunday March 25th the “Rose Bowl of Wrestling” returns to the Fitzgerald Field House for the 44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. It is the premier wrestling event in the Nation as Pennsylvania’s top seniors face off with the best seniors in the United States. Buy tickets here. The 2018 edition will feature some highly…
Read MoreWPIAL and Pennsylvania Teams Selected for 44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
PITTSBURGH – Teams for the 44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic have been finalized to include the State’s top seniors. Highlighting Team PA is 4-time State Champion Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson Morgan) and 3-time State Champion Gavin Hoffman (Montoursville). Additionally Class AAA studs Sammy Sasso and Trent Hidlay, both 2-time PA State Champions, will look to lead…
Read MoreClass AAA District 11 Champions Crowned; BECAHI Wins Team Title
One of the toughest postseason tournaments year after year is the District XI Championships where State ranked wrestlers clash and fight for a top six finish. 2018 was no different as 58 wrestlers who entered the weekend ranked Top 30 in the State all finished in the top six. State Dual Team Champions Bethlehem Catholic…
Read MorePennsylvania Claims 25 Beast of The East Medalists; Michael Beard Wins 2nd Title
NEWARK, DE – Malvern Prep senior once again grabbed a major Championship on Sunday as he won the 2017 Beast of The East crown. In his third straight finals appearance Beard made his second Championship look easy taking the 195 lbs. title with a (17-6) major decision over Tony Wuest of Smyrna, Delaware. PIAA State…
Read MoreNazareth's Sean Pierson Wins Monster 126 lbs. Bracket at CV Kickoff Classic
Mechanicsburg, PA – The CV Kickoff Classic featured programs such as Easton, Nazareth, Council Rock South, and Canon-McMillen – all top teams who will be competing at the highest level come March 2018. For now, however, the CV Kickoff served as a benchmark for where some of the State’s top wrestlers rank and also highlighted…
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