Posts by Jeff Upson
First 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 MoreICYMI: Pennsylvania’s NCAA Update from the Twitterverse
The highly anticipated re-match of the last years NCAA third place match at 133 pounds, between Luke Pletcher and Tariq Wilson, was short lived when Ohio State faced off against N.C. State. Pletcher, the Ohio State junior from Latrobe, was hoping for some payback on Wilson who defeated him in the consolation finals by…
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 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 MoreBurrell Coach Josh Shields Joins WarUp on The WPIAL Podcast to Talk State Team Landscape
PAW21: PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle recap all the notable WPIAL action from this past week including the WCCA Tournament, MAC Championships, Tool City and more. They are joined by guest Josh Shields, head coach of Burrell, who talks about his team’s performance thus far and takes a look ahead at what is to…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Weekend Tournament Results Including Tool City, WCCA, and More
Bo Woods Full Brackets on the FloArena 106 LBS 1st #4 Joey Fischer (South Park) MD Ashten Armagost (Commodore Perry), 10-0 3rd Gavin Stewart (Marion Center) MD Brock Petras (Indiana), 13-1 113 LBS 1st Jesse Galioto (West Mifflin) F Spencer Hoover (Curwensville), 1:38 3rd Dylan Mayer (Taylor Allderdice) DEC Tony Montgomery (Chartiers Valley),…
Read MoreState Dual Team Rankings Shake-Up; Liberty and Reynolds Take Over Top Spots
Missing Tigers Rookie Gavin Garcia, ranked #3 in PA Power’s Top Incoming Freshmen Report, has yet to compete this season. Like older brother Gaige he is a stud on the football field and helped lead the high school team to a PIAA State Championship in December. Gavin was reported to have suffered an injury…
Read MoreWarUp on The WPIAL Podcast Recaps Holiday Action with POWERade Champ Kurtis Phipps
PAW20: PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle start 2019 off with a bang as they recap all the Holiday Tournaments including POWERade, Southmoreland, and the Steve DeAugustino Classic. They chat with POWERade Champ and State Finalist Kurtis Phipps of Norwin and take a look ahead at upcoming action across the WPIAL! Take a listen today!…
Read MoreStorm Warning: Liberty Stuns #1 BECAHI in Battle of Bethlehem 32-30
Warning: The Liberty Hurricanes have been a Category 5 for three days now and there is no sign of a weakening storm. 2019 is off to a good start for Jody Karam and his Liberty Canes as they took down #5 Northampton Area on January 2nd and followed that up with a monumental (32-30) win…
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…
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