Senior Jarod Verkleeren Eligible to Compete for Hempfield Area
It was not the way Jarod Verkleeren wanted to end his junior season at Belle Vernon Area High School but his experience has made the Iowa State recruit a stronger person. The 2015 UWW Cadet World Champion had his sights set on a PIAA State Championship in 2016 a year after finishing fourth in Hershey.…
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…
Read MorePAP07: Junior Worlds with 3x Champion Spencer Lee
The PA Power Podcast returns all the way from Macon, France host of the 2016 Junior World Championships. Listen in as Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder recap Pennsylvania’s performance in France plus sit down with 3x World Champion Spencer Lee (Photo of Lee by PA Power Wrestling’s Tami Knopsnyder). The duo also discusses Jarod Verkleeron’s…
Read MoreSpencer Lee the Comeback Kid Wins Third World Championship
Spencer Lee had to dig deep. For the first time in his Freestyle career Spencer went a full six minute match. In the first 20 seconds, Spencer was in on a low single and brought it up off the mat but his opponent, Kurshid Parpiev of Kyrgyzstan, kept a hard whizzer in to avoid being…
Read MorePenn State freshman Mark Hall wins Junior World title
Macon, France, is nearly 4,000 miles from State College, but a few “We are …” chants were ringing around Le Spot arena on Saturday evening. That’s because one of the newest members of the Nittany Lions wrestling team had just won a Junior World freestyle title in dominating fashion. Mark Hall needed just 30 seconds…
Read MoreMichael Ciotti Takes Over as Head Coach at Greater Latrobe
Michael Ciotti is back home. He has been named the fifth coach in the history of the Greater Latrobe program. A Latrobe and Pitt graduate, Ciotti has traveled thousands of miles to return to where it all started. In 10 seasons as a coach and educator, he’s worked in three Pittsburgh-area school districts – Pittsburgh…
Read MoreUWW Junior World Championship Preview: #PAPOWER in Macon, France
The 2016 Junior World Championships will take place in Macon, France starting on Tuesday August 30th. Three Pennsylvania native wrestlers will be competing and PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder are making the trip to provide Keystone State wrestling fans with the best coverage they can. The Tournament will be streamed live on…
Read More#6 Max Murin Commits to the Iowa Hawkeyes
The Young Guns pipeline keeps paying off for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Central Cambria senior Max Murin, a three-time PIAA State medalist and three-time Fargo All-American, told PA Power Wrestling on Friday night that he has committed to wrestle for Iowa. Murin is the fifth Young Guns wrestler to commit to the Hawkeyes in the past…
Read MoreSeven Pennsylvania Wrestlers Win Super 32 Challenge Qualifier
The biggest pre-season wrestling event in the Nation is still over a month away but the early entry tournaments for the Super 32 Challenge kicked-off in Pennsylvania over the weekend. The Eastern PA Super 32 Challenge Early Qualifier took place at Muhlenberg College with the top four wrestlers earning early registration for the main event…
Read MoreState Runner-up Austin DeSanto Commits to Drexel
2016 PIAA State Runner-up Austin DeSanto (Exeter Township) has given a verbal commitment to Drexel according to Flo Wrestling. The #12 ranked wrestler of all Class of 2017 graduates owns a career record of (135-7) and last season went (50-1) only falling to #1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional) in the 120 lbs. PIAA State Finals…
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