Finn Solomon Gets Sweet Revenge In State Semifinal Victory Over Kyle Burkholder
HERSHEY, Pa.: Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon has been waiting for another shot at Hempfield Area’s Kyle Burkholder. That’s not a surprise. Anytime a wrestler loses twice to the same competitor, he or she is ready for a rematch. It was supposed to happen at sectionals, but Burkholder forfeited after an injury. So, that meant…
Read MorePIAA Class 3A State Tournament Medal Round Matches Set for Saturday Night in Hershey
106 Pounds 1st #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) vs. #1 Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley) 3rd #5 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) vs. #3 Kyle Hauserman (Council Rock North) 5th #4 Kyle Waterman (Council Rock South) vs. #10 Mason Prinkey (Connellsville) 7th #8 Braxton Appello (Easton) vs. #11 Julien Maldonado (Boyertown) 113 Pounds 1st #1…
Read MoreIn Featured Match Senior Julian Chlebove Takes Out Sam Hillegas in 132 Pound State Semifinals
Hershey, PA – All eyes were on mat #3 inside the GIANT Center as two top ten ranked wrestlers in the Nation went at it in the most anticipated meeting of the Class 3A State Semifinals. Both Sammy Hillegas and Julian Chlebove have two State Championships to their names and have a combined career record…
Read MoreTwo Time State Champs Hillegas vs. Chlebove Highlight Class 3A State Semifinal Match-Ups
Five Can’t Miss Semifinals 126 Pounds #3 Darren Miller, Kiski Area, vs., #5 Patrick Gould, East Stroudsburg South 132 Pounds #1 Sam Hillegas, North Hills, vs., #2 Julian Chlebove, Northampton 152 Pounds #4 Dan Mancini, Owen J Roberts, vs., #1 Cole Handlovic, Bethlehem Catholic 220 Pounds #2 Shane Noonan, Hazleton,…
Read MoreMedal Round Matches In The PIAA Class 2A State Tournament
106 Pounds 1st #3 Levi Haines (Biglerville) vs. #2 Sheldon Seymour (Troy Area) 3rd #4 Joey Fischer (South Park) vs. #1 Gary Steen (Reynolds) 5th #10 Gavin Bradley (Athens) vs. #8 Kai Burkett (Chestnut Ridge) 7th #7 Matt Vulakh (Pope John Paul II) vs. #5 Noah Frack (Brandywine Heights) 113 Pounds 1st #3…
Read MoreAndrew Cerniglia Runs The 145 Pound Gauntlet and Beats Caleb Dowling to Reach State Finals
HERSHEY, Pa.: Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Andrew Cerniglia wasn’t intimidated when the PIAA Championship brackets came out last Sunday. Instead of worrying about being pinned by Pequea Valley’s Gabe Miller in the regional final, which put him in a loaded top half of the state bracket, he embraced the challenge with a simple, “Well, it’s time…
Read MoreClass 3A State Semifinal Match-Ups and Quarterfinal Results From Hershey
Championship Quarterfinal Results 106 #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) DEC #5 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff), 7-6 106 #8 Mason Prinkey (Connellsville) F #10 Braxton Appello (Easton), 6:26 (OT) 106 #1 Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley) F #11 Julien Maldonado (Boyertown), 4:54 106 #4 Kyle Waterman (Council Rock South) MD #14 Wyatt Fox (Red Land),…
Read MoreDorian Crosby Knocks Off Returning State Champ Hunter Catka in Quarterfinals
HERSHEY – Coming off a loss in the Northwest Region 3A finals, Dorian Crosby was drawn into the top half of the 220-pound bracket with returning state champion Hunter Catka of Sun Valley. The Cathedral Prep wrestler was undaunted. “People say I had a tough draw,” said Crosby, who is ranked fourth. “I didn’t think…
Read MorePatrick Gould Takes One Step Closer to Gold With Win Over Top-Ranked J.J. Wilson
HERSHEY, Pa.: East Stroudsburg South’s Patrick Gould was well aware of what he was facing in Friday’s PIAA Championship quarterfinal round. All eyes were on him as he approached the mat. That’s what happens when you are one of the better wrestlers in the state and you are facing the top-ranked wrestler in your…
Read MoreCathedral Prep’s Paniro Johnson Upsets Nationally-Ranked Jagger Condomitti to Reach State Semis
HERSHEY, Pa.: Erie Cathedral Prep’s Paniro Johnson knew it was going to be an uphill battle to make it to the state finals. It didn’t matter that Johnson was a returning state medalist in Class 3A-120 a year ago. That meant nothing in this field. He was competing in a super-tough 145-pound weight class against…
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