Posts by Eric Knopsnyder
Ranked wrestlers set to clash in Sheetz semifinals
The semifinals of the Sheetz Holiday Classic will be highlighted by clashes between wrestlers from AA and AAA, with a 132-pound bout among the most intriguing. St. Joseph’s Academy’s Caleb Dowling was listed as one of th [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=””…
Read MoreTop-ranked wrestlers may meet at Sheetz tournament
There will be 33 teams competing in the Sheetz Holiday Classic this weekend, but most fans will be looking forward to one potential match between a pair of top-ranked wrestlers. Central Cambria senior Max Murin will be looking for his fourth Sheetz title, but there is one major obstacle – as well as a few…
Read MorePublic-Private School Debate Rages After School Adds 12 Girls to Face Catholic Team
Bishop McCort Catholic was scheduled to host its first-ever wrestling match on Thursday night, and the Johnstown school already was making headlines across the wrestling world – and possibly could have outside of it if the match hadn’t been postponed by inclement weather. A move by a rival school would have forced Bishop McCort to…
Read MoreRobert Patrick Wins Freak Show as PA Grabs Three Titles
Robert Patrick did OK by his standards at the Super 32 Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., two weeks ago. But a 2-2 performance wasn’t quite what he wanted. The Ligonier Valley junior found it a week and 2,000 miles later at the Freak Show in Las Vegas, where he won the 160-pound title with a fall,…
Read MoreMiller Time: Norwin Promotes Assistant to Head Coach
Brandon Miller has plenty of team goals in his first season as Norwin’s head wrestling coach, but he has one big one for the individual postseason as well: Get the Knights their first state champion. Miller, who took over after Bill Closson stepped down as head coach to spend more time with his family, knows…
Read MoreLogan Macri Turns Heads at Super 32 Challenge
GREENSBORO, N.C. – If Logan Macri wasn’t on the National radar before Saturday, he certainly is now. Wearing an old Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic singlet, the Canon-McMillan junior certainly looked like an all-star, as he went 4-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Super 32 tournament. It wasn’t just the number of wins, but who…
Read MoreThree PA Wrestlers Victorious at Flo's Who's #1
LEHIGH – Pennsylvania wrestlers went 3-3 at FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 event on Sunday night at Grace Hall on the campus of Lehigh University. The Keystone State was represented in two-thirds of the nine high school matches in the event, which looks to bring together the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked wrestler in each weight…
Read MoreNo. 4 Brian Courtney to Wrestle at Virginia
Six months after his incredible run to a PIAA Class AA title, No. 4 Brian Courtney continues to surprise. The Athens Area senior caught most observers off guard on Friday night, when he announced his commitment to the University of Virginia. “Honestly, I love the coaches,” said Courtney, who became the first wrestler to defeat…
Read MoreNCAA champ Keith Gavin & KJ Fenstermacher Talk New Schools
Some of the biggest names in Pennsylvania are on the move – and on the PA Power Podcast. Keith Gavin, who was a PIAA State placewinner at Lackawanna Trail and a National Champion at Pitt, has accepted a position as an assistant coach at Oklahoma. He joins Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder to talk about…
Read MorePIAA Medalist #70 Dallas Bulsak Commits to Pitt
Dallas Bulsak felt right at home at the University of Pittsburgh, so there was no need for the South Park senior to look any farther. “I was just most comfortable there,” Bulsak told PA Power Wrestling on Monday, a day after announcing that he would join coach Jason Peters’ Panthers. “I thought that’s where I…
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