Posts by Jeremy Elliott
Hempfield Area’s Ty Linsenbigler Knocks Off Defending State Champion Jeffrey Boyd
HERSHEY, Pa.: A year ago, Hempfield Area’s Ty Linsenbigler walked on to the floor at Hershey’s Giant Center and could barely contain his nerves. He managed to win a pig-tail match, but he lost his next two bouts and left the venue full of disappointment and without a medal. That served as motivation over the…
Read MoreFreedom’s Bryson Miller Starts and Finishes Strong in Decision over Garrett McClintick
HERSHEY, Pa.: Freedom’s Bryson Miller hasn’t been himself the last two months of the high school wrestling season. It wasn’t a technique issue. There was no slump. Miller tweaked his calendar during the MAC Tournament in early January and has been dealing with some pain and inability to train as needed. That’s made it difficult,…
Read MorePope John Paul II’s Matt Vulakh Pulls The Early Upset Over State Champ Gary Steen
HERSHEY, Pa.: Pope John Paul II’s Matt Vulakh had a stunned, and almost uncomfortable, look as five reporters stood around him at Hershey’s Giant Center. It wasn’t just the unnatural process of answering rapid-fire questions. Vulakh was a little overwhelmed by what he just accomplished during the opening rounds of the PIAA Championships. Most wrestlers…
Read MoreBreaking Down The Five Best Weights In This Year’s PIAA Championships
Class 3A 120 Pounds You want star power and depth, this weight has both and might be the best of the tournament. There are seven returning state medalists with a combined record of 241-28 scattered across the 20-man bracket. Check out this first-round match: Northeastern’s Cole Wilson, the No. 6-ranked wrestler in the…
Read MorePIAA State Championship Fan Guide: Schedule, Defending Champions, Storylines to Follow
Schedule Thursday Class 2A: Weigh-ins, 8 a.m.; Preliminaries and First Round, 9 a.m.; First Round Consolations, 1:15 p.m. Class 3A: Weigh-ins, 3 p.m.; Preliminaries and First Round, 4 p.m.; First Round Consolations, 8:15 p.m. Friday Class 2A: Weigh-ins, 8 a.m.; Quarterfinals and Second Round Consolations, 9 a.m.; Third Round Consolations, 11:45 a.m.;…
Read MoreOffseason Motivation Has Inspired Freshman Ryan Crookham To Excel at The State Level
Ryan Crookham wasn’t happy with his offseason performance in the Cadet Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, N.D., last summer. Really, you couldn’t blame him. He is the only eighth grader to win the prestigious Super 32 Tournament— he did it in 2017 — and was the No. 1 ranked wrestler in his weight class coming into…
Read MoreBiglerville’s Levi Haines is Enjoying His Unblemished Run to the PIAA Championships
Biglerville’s Levi Haines loves getting his hand raised at the end of six grueling minutes. But, it’s not his focus entering or during a match. That might make some around the sport do a double take. Wrestling is a tough, hard-nosed sport in which the final evaluation by people, not in a wrestler’s inner circle,…
Read MoreState Qualifiers From The Class 2A Southeast Regional at Wilson High School
Championship Finals 106 #3 Levi Haines, Biglerville, dec. #7 Noah Frack, Brandywine Heights, 15-8 113 #6 Adam Jacob, East Pennsboro, dec. #15 David Kreidler, Allentown Central Catholic, 9-5 TB2 120 #1 Ryan Crookham, Notre Dame-Green Pond, dec. #5 Nate Smith, Bishop McDevitt, 5-0 126 #4 Chase Shields, Bishop McDevitt, dec. #5 Bronson Garber, Upper Dauphin, 7-1 132 #1 Joshua Jones,…
Read MorePequea Valley’s Gabe Miller Storms Back for Huge Pin and Southeast Region Title
WEST LAWN, Pa.: Pequea Valley’s Gabe Miller appeared to be in trouble Saturday evening at Wilson West Lawn High School. That wasn’t the case. It only looked that way on the scoring pylon after the opening two minutes of his match with Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Andrew Cerniglia. Sure, Miller trailed 4-0 after the first period…
Read MoreManheim Central’s Will Betancourt Beats a Familiar Foe for Third District 3 Title
HERSHEY, Pa.: Manheim Central’s Will Betancourt felt pretty comfortable in his District 3 Championship final. That seems a bit odd. After all, he was facing Northeastern hammer Cole Wilson, who entered the match with a 35-1 record and a lofty No. 5 ranking in the state, according to PA Power Wrestling. But Betancourt had an…
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