Pennsylvania Strikes Gold in Guatemala at Cadet Pan-Am Games

Not only was it an incredible performance by Team USA, which claimed a total of 20 Gold Medals, but also a dominating performance from Pennsylvania wrestlers who brought home a total of give Gold Medals. Competing in the 2018 Cadet Pan-American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Pennsylvania Wrestling was represented by several young stars including…

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PAP07: Junior Worlds with 3x Champion Spencer Lee

The PA Power Podcast returns all the way from Macon, France host of the 2016 Junior World Championships. Listen in as Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder recap Pennsylvania’s performance in France plus sit down with 3x World Champion Spencer Lee (Photo of Lee by PA Power Wrestling’s Tami Knopsnyder). The duo also discusses Jarod Verkleeron’s…

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Spencer Lee the Comeback Kid Wins Third World Championship

Spencer Lee had to dig deep. For the first time in his Freestyle career Spencer went a full six minute match. In the first 20 seconds, Spencer was in on a low single and brought it up off the mat but his opponent, Kurshid Parpiev of Kyrgyzstan, kept a hard whizzer in to avoid being…

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Penn State freshman Mark Hall wins Junior World title

Macon, France, is nearly 4,000 miles from State College, but a few “We are …” chants were ringing around Le Spot arena on Saturday evening. That’s because one of the newest members of the Nittany Lions wrestling team had just won a Junior World freestyle title in dominating fashion. Mark Hall needed just 30 seconds…

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UWW Junior World Championship Preview: #PAPOWER in Macon, France

The 2016 Junior World Championships will take place in Macon, France starting on Tuesday August 30th. Three Pennsylvania native wrestlers will be competing and PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder are making the trip to provide Keystone State wrestling fans with the best coverage they can. The Tournament will be streamed live on…

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