Posts by Eric Knopsnyder
Seven Semifinals To Watch In Southwest 2A Regional
There semifinals of the Southwest 2A Regional, which begin at noon at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, have state-ranked matchups all over the place. We narrowed it down to seven of the best ones to watch for – and if you can’t make it to IUP, you can see it live on CementJob.com. 120 pounds #3…
Read MoreNo. 1 Julian Gorring To Miss Postseason Unless Court Intervenes
Julian Gorring has been the state’s top-ranked 182-pounder in Class 2A for almost the entire season, but it looks like the Fort LeBoeuf senior will miss the postseason for an alleged incident involving a teammate that Gorring’s father says was retaliation for ongoing racial and verbal abuse. Gorring has been suspended by the school district,…
Read MoreTwice as Nice: #1 Reynolds, #2 Southern Columbia To Wrestle For PIAA State 2A Title
Gaige Garcia couldn’t have scripted it much better. The Southern Columbia junior picked up his 100th career victory on Friday night with a fall that clinched a spot in the final of the PIAA Class 2A Team Wrestling Championships. Well, maybe it could have been sweeter if it had come in the final against top-ranked…
Read MoreIndividual Ranked Matchups To Watch In The PIAA Team Quarterfinals
The first day of the PIAA State Dual Team Championships at the GIANT Center brought us a highlight match at 120 pounds, with #1 Ryan Crookham of Notre Dame – Green Pond beating former PIAA State Champion #2 Beau Bayless of Reynolds 6-1 . We probably won’t get anything quite that juicy in the quarterfinal round,…
Read More5 Takeaways From Thomas Chevrolet Championships
After spending nearly 24 hours over two days in the cramped confines of Bedford High School, I think I have a much better understanding of how things look in the Southwest Region. Some things we knew going in – such as the fact that Jared McGill of Chestnut Ridge is the favorite at 170 pounds…
Read MoreFans’ Guide To Thomas Chevrolet Tournament
Location: Bedford High School, Bedford Teams competing (with top dual meet teams first): No. 4 Burrell, No. 6 Chestnut Ridge, No. 7 Greenville, No. 17 Freedom Area, No. 21 North Star, No. 24 Newport, Athens, Bedford, Berlin Brothersvalley, Beth-Center, Cambria Heights, Central, Central Cambria, Claysburg, Conemaugh Township, Everett, Jefferson-Morgan, North Schuylkill, Northern Bedford, Northern Garrett (Md.),…
Read MoreHere’s What Is Causing Shortage Of NCAA Tickets in Pittsburgh
Supply and demand – that’s the easiest way to sum up the issues surrounding tickets for the NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh this March. Although the supply has been relatively stable over the past two decades, the demand has spiked significantly this season. Minnesota head coach Brandon Eggum tweeted on Wednesday about the situation, asking FloWrestling…
Read MorePOWERade Ends in Fireworks With #1 Starocci Beating #2 Nijenhuis
It was a match that many at Canon-McMillan High School had waited nine months to see: Cathedral Prep’s Carter Starocci vs. their own Big Mac, Gerrit Nijenhuis. As the highlight match of the night, the 182-pound bout was held until the very end, and boy, did the POWERade Wrestling Tournament end with some fireworks. Starocci…
Read MoreFive Takeaways From The Southmoreland Holiday Classic
A month into the season, we might have found the most improved wrestler in the state. That’s one of the biggest takeaways from the Southmoreland Holiday Classic, which wrapped up on Friday. Here’s what we learned at the two-day tournament, which Greensburg-Salem won: Big Impression The 195-pound weight class featured the Nos. 2, 5…
Read More6 Panther Holiday Classic Takeaways
The Panther Holiday Classic has changed quite a bit in the past few years. A few years ago, it shifted from Penn Cambria High School to Mount Aloysius College in Cresson. Last year, it dropped Sheetz as its title sponsor. And this year, its field got a new look with a heavier emphasis on AAA…
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