Posts by Eric Knopsnyder
Carter Starocci Explains Why He Selected Penn State
Carter Starocci didn’t grow up a Penn State fan. And while it will be nice for his parents to be able to drive 3 ½ hours from their Erie home to see him wrestle for the Nittany Lions, that wasn’t a deciding factor in his decision to commit to Penn State on Saturday either. So,…
Read MoreA Painful Day For Pennsylvania In Greensboro as Day 1 of The Super 32 Concludes
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Saturday proved to be a painful day for Pennsylvania wrestlers – in more ways than one – at the Super 32 Challenge. Of the 185 Keystone State wrestlers who came south to battle for the belt, only 14 will have that opportunity on Sunday – and one of the biggest names in…
Read MoreElbow Injury Sidelines State Champion Julian Chlebove at Super 32
GREENSBORO, N.C. – It was a situation that Julian Chlebove had been in hundreds, maybe even thousands, of times before: The Northampton senior was working to take down an opponent with a single leg. Only this time, something went very wrong. Oregon’s Joey Coste was trying to prevent Chlebove from getting a second takedown in…
Read MoreBehind The Scenes At Fargo
There is so much going on in Fargo that one person can’t possible take in everything that goes over the course of several days at the Freestyle National Tournament, especially when you’re trying to focus on Cadets and Juniors for both boys and girls. And, even all of the things that I saw, I didn’t…
Read MoreBaker Claims Third Title To Lead Junior Girls
FARGO, N.D. – Vayle Baker is experienced enough to know not to panic when she was put on the shot clock in the 117-pound finals of the Girls Junior National Freestyle Tournament on Wednesday. Instead, she stayed with her game plan against Phoenix Dubose of Washington. A few seconds after giving up a point for…
Read MoreSeymour Leads Three Cadet Champs As PA Finishes Third
FARGO, N.D. – Greco-Roman might not be Sheldon Seymour’s favorite style of wrestling, but when he won a stop sign in it, he wasn’t about to complain. Seymour captured the 106-pound title at the Cadet National Greco-Roman Tournament on Thursday – the first of three championships for Team Pennsylvania, which finished third in the team…
Read MoreFischer Lands Junior Title To Lead Team PA
FARGO, N.D. – Joey Fischer has been hungry for the past four months – and not just because of the weight he needed to cut to wrestle 100 pounds at the Junior National Freestyle Tournament. Fischer, who will be a sophomore at South Park High School, said not medaling at the PIAA 2A tournament in…
Read MoreJared McGill Changes Mind, Picks Pitt
Jared McGill flipped the script to Pitt. McGill, who had announced 10 months ago that he planned to wrestle for Army West Point, said Tuesday that he has changed his mind and will instead accept an offer from Pitt. “It’s tough,” said McGill, who will be a senior at Chestnut Ridge. “I just felt like…
Read MoreStout, Manville Take Different Paths To Fargo Titles
FARGO, N.D. – Carson Manville and Luke Stout both come from strong wrestling backgrounds, but they’re different in many ways. The one common bond? They each won Cadet National Freestyle Tournament championships on Monday as Team Pennsylvania captured the team title. Manville, who won freestyle and Greco-Roman titles for Minnesota last year before his family…
Read MoreFinalist Joey Fischer Leads Team PA’s Eight Junior All-Americans
FARGO, N.D. – Pennsylvania will have eight All-Americans – and just one finalist in Joey Fischer – at the Junior Freestyle National Tournament, which wraps up at the Fargodome on Tuesday. “We’re a little disappointed,” said Team PA coach Brad Dillon, who is an assistant at Lehigh. “You want to keep as many guys in…
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