Pennsylvania’s Hayden Hidlay Cracks United States Under 23 World Team
Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County) has been testing the United State’s Senior Freestyle circuit ever since the redshirt freshman capped his first year of competition at N.C. State with an NCAA Finals appearance. It started in April at the 2018 U.S. Open where Hidlay competed at 70 kilograms against Senior level competition. The Lewistown, PA native…
Read MorePennsylvania Falls Short in Akron at Cadet World Team Trials
Pennsylvania was unable to secure a spot on USA’s Cadet World Team over the weekend in Akron, OH despite efforts from some of the Keystone State’s top young talent. Overall there were eight top eight finishers in Freestyle and six in Greco-Roman Only one Pennsylvania wrestler advanced into the best-of-three Championship finals with 2018 PIAA…
Read MoreHow the TIF of 2018 Performed This Season
Every season that PA Power Wrestling has put out the Top Incoming Freshmen (TIF) Report – we can a look back and see how list of rookies performed in their first year of competition. Sometimes we get it right, sometimes wrestlers are overlooked, which makes going back all the more fun. Take a look below…
Read MorePennsylvania Strikes Gold in Guatemala at Cadet Pan-Am Games
Not only was it an incredible performance by Team USA, which claimed a total of 20 Gold Medals, but also a dominating performance from Pennsylvania wrestlers who brought home a total of give Gold Medals. Competing in the 2018 Cadet Pan-American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Pennsylvania Wrestling was represented by several young stars including…
Read MorePennsylvania Falls Short of World Team Berth in Junior and Senior Divisions
Pennsylvania Wrestling was denied a spot on both the Junior and Senior USA Teams this past weekend in Rochester, MN. Several Keystone State wrestlers were within reach but unable to secure spots. 4-time NCAA All-American and NCAA Champion Nico Megaludis (Franklin Regional/Penn State) advanced into the 61 kilogram World Team Trials best-of-three finals against Nahshon…
Read MoreNine Pennsylvania Wrestlers Medal at Junior Freestyle U.S. Open in Las Vegas
Many of Pennsylvania’s biggest names made the trip to Las Vegas for the 2018 UWW Junior Freestyle U.S. Open this weekend. Despite not coming away with any Champions, the Keystone State claimed nine spots in the top eight, with three wrestlers advancing into the championship finals. At 57 kilograms both of Pennsylvania’s participants found their…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Hayden Hidlay Runner-up and Nico Megaludis Third at Senior Freestyle U.S. Open
2018 NCAA runner-up Hayden Hidlay was the lone Pennsylvania finalist in Las Vegas at the Men’s Senior Freestyle U.S. Open (Photo of Hidlay by Tony Rotundo). The Mifflin County graduate and N.C. State All-American showed he is a contender at 70 kilograms with a second place finish. In the finals Hayden dropped a 4-1 match…
Read More2018 POWERade Field Set – Major Additions Include Malvern, St. Joe’s, St. Ed’s and Oak Park
Just when you thought the POWERade Tournament couldn’t get any tougher – think again. Tournament Director Frank Vulcano Jr. and his team announced the 2018 Team Field and it features some scary competition from across the Nation. In addition to returning programs Reynolds, Cathedral Prep, Parkersburg South, and St. Paul’s – new teams for 2018…
Read MoreEight Pennsylvania Wrestlers Earn Seeds for the Senior Men’s Freestyle U.S. Open
Eight Pennsylvania wrestlers are seeded at the 2018 Marine Corps U.S. Open in Men’s Senior Freestyle, which kicks off from Las Vegas on April 27th. The highest seed goes to Evan Henderson (Kiski Prep), a Bill Farrell Champion earlier this month, who is third at 65 kilograms. Josh Kindig (Blue Mountain) is one behind Henderson…
Read MoreFour Pennsylvania Wrestlers Claim Spots on USA’s Cadet Pan-American Team
Four Pennsylvania wrestlers will head to Guatemala City for the 2018 UWW Cadet Pan American Championships on May 25-27 as they came away winners in East Stroudsburg, PA. On Saturday Pennsylvania wrestlers Sheldon Seymour (Troy Area), Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary), and Gerrit Nijenhuis (Canon-McMillan) all claimed spots on Team USA’s Cadet Freestyle Pan-American squad while…
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