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N.C. State’s Hayden Hidlay Is Hitting His Stride In Pittsburgh at NCAA Tournament
By Ken Wunderley Tri-State Sports & News Service North Carolina State sophomore Hayden Hidlay began his second NCAA Division I appearance with a much different place in the 157-pound bracket. Hidlay, a Mifflin County graduate, was the No. 1 seed in last year’s NCAA debut. He advanced to the title match before dropping a 6-2…
Read MoreElite 8 From Pennsylvania Advance Into the NCAA Semifinals on Friday Night From Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals Results 125 – Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) dec. Vitali Arujau (Cornell), 6-2. 125 – Jack Mueller (Virginia) dec. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), 4-1. 125 – Spencer Lee (Iowa) pinned Sean Russell (Minnesota), 6:00. 125 – Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) dec. Patrick Glory (Princeton), 9-5. 133 – Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) major dec. John Erneste…
Read MorePennsylvania’s NCAA Quarterfinals Preview: A Tale Of The Rematches
Quarterfinal Match-Ups 125 – #3 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. #6 Sean Russell (Minnesota) These two have wrestled three times in the last two years with Spencer Lee winning all of them. Russell was an All-American in 2017 for Edinboro but was teched by Spencer last season and defeated by him 4-0, and 8-0 this…
Read MorePennsylvania Pushes 19 Wrestlers Into The NCAA Quarterfinals; 37 Total Still Alive
Pittsburgh, PA – Day 1 of the 2019 NCAA National Tournament started with 52 Pennsylvania wrestlers who took the mats. After two rounds of competition Pennsylvania pushed 19 wrestlers into the Championship Quarterfinals on Friday in Pittsburgh and still have 37 wrestlers alive in the consolation round. Only 15 Pennsylvanians were eliminated after Day 1.…
Read MoreSix Can’t Miss Round of 16 Matches Involving Pennsylvania Wrestlers on Thursday Night
133 Pounds – #4 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) vs. #13 Austin Gomez (Iowa State) Hometown wrestler Micky Phillippi will have his hands full in the Round of 16 with Iowa State’s Austin Gomez. The Cyclone freshman has wins over Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) and Austin DeSanto this season while Phillippi has beat top seed Daton Fix…
Read MoreUpdated Brackets and Pennsylvania Results From Round One of The NCAA Tournament
Updated Brackets [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_ncaa_d1_session1_teamscores_brackets-copy.pdf”] Championship Pig Tails 125 Pounds Prelim – Trey Chalifoux (Army West Point) 22-14 won by decision over Willy Girard (Bloomsburg) 23-12 (Dec 6-4) 133 Pounds Prelim – Zack Trampe (Binghamton) 16-5 won by major decision over Devan Turner (Oregon State) 20-10 (MD 18-6) 157 Pounds Prelim –…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Five Best Chances At First Round NCAA Tournament Upsets on Thursday
PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s not a question of IF the upsets will happen it’s WHO they will happen to. Below are five Pennsylvania wrestlers who could find themselves pulling the upsets on Thursday afternoon. Photo of Dakota Geer by Sam Janicki. 141 Pounds: #21 A.C. Headlee (North Carolina) over #12 Cameron Kelly (Ohio) Redshirt…
Read More1 Day to Pittsburgh Nationals: By The Numbers and Fun Facts
PITTSBURGH, PA – There is just one more sleep before the 2019 NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships begin from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. If you are having a hard time sleeping check out some fun “by the numbers” to keep you occupied. Photo of PPG Arena by Sam Janicki. 640 The number of bouts that will…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Ten Toughest First Round Matches In The NCAA Tournament
With 53 total wrestlers in the 2019 NCAA National Championships there are bound to be Pennsylvania grapplers who have tough draws on Thursday afternoon. Below are ten wrestlers from Pennsylvania who have uphill battles straight out of the gate in Round 1 from Pittsburgh. Gage Curry (North Hills/American) – 125 Pounds Gage Curry, the…
Read MorePittsburgh Nationals Fan Guide: Brackets, Schedule, How To Watch, and Storylines To Follow
PITTSBURGH, PA – Teams have arrived, wrestlers are warming up, and fans are making the trek into the Steel City! ESPN will be showing every single match with ESPNU doing some broadcasting as well. Here is a little guide to this week’s NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh! Updated Brackets [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_ncaa_d1_brackets_img.pdf”] Storylines To…
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