Pennsylvania Kids Earn 50 All-Americans at Nationals in Wisconsin
Many of Pennsylvania’s top youth wrestlers headed west to Wisconsin Dells, WI where they competed in the ASICS/USAW Kids Nationals. Three days of wrestling in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle concluded on Friday with Pennsylvania wrestlers finding success along the way. In total there were 24 All-Americans in Freestyle and 26 All-Americans in Greco-Roman. Even more…
Read MoreHow Did Pennsylvania's Top Incoming Freshmen of 2016 Fare?
Pennsylvania’s Top Incoming Freshmen of 2016, like all years, was packed full of some of the most talented wrestlers in the Keystone State. In 2016 there were 19 Class AA State Qualifiers, six who were PIAA State Medalists, and 18 Class AAA State Qualifiers, six who were PIAA State Medalists. Combined between Class AA &…
Read MorePennsylvania's Jake Hendricks & Michael Beard Golden at Cadet Pan-Am
All three Pennsylvania wrestlers who travelled to Lima, Peru left with Cadet Pan-American hardware. Leading the charge were National Prep stars Jake Hendricks (Wyoming Seminary) and Michael Beard (Malvern Prep) who each captured Cadet Freestyle Pan-Am Gold Medals on the final day of competition (Photo of Gold Medalists Jake Hendricks & Michael Beard from Kerry…
Read MorePennsylvania Wrestling Will Have an International Weekend
While Pennsylvanians are busy celebrating the 4th of July Weekend multiple wrestlers from the Keystone State will be competing internationally. Three wrestlers are traveling to Lima, Peru to compete in the UWW Cadet Pan-American Championships (Photo from US Women’s Wrestling). Wyoming Seminary’s Jake Hendricks, a 2016 National Prep Qualifier, will be competing for Team USA…
Read MorePennsylvania Takes Fifth at Freestyle Junior National Duals
It may not have been the performance Team Pennsylvania was looking for but after several long days of competition the Keystone State left Tulsa, Oklahoma with a fifth place finish at the Freestyle Junior National Duals. Although not an “all-star” line-up for Team PA it was a unique group of wrestlers comprised of wrestlers from…
Read MoreGlendale Agrees to Bring Dubler Back as Coach
A little more than a month ago, I posted about Billy Dubler’s situation with Glendale School District, which had threatened to find a new wrestling coach if Dubler didn’t agree to a number of terms that the school board had drawn up for him. The resulting firestorm, which included a large number of parents and…
Read MorePAP04: Bishop McCort Head Coach Shad Benton Discusses New Program
Ever since Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, PA ended their co-op with Westmont Hilltop a year ago the thought of a new wrestling program was intriguing. In 2016-2017 McCort will have their first ever wrestling program but unlike many first year programs the Crushers will be highlighted by some of the State’s top talent.…
Read MoreInjured Wrestler Ian Malesiewski Improving, Hopes to Return to PA Soon
Ian Malesiewski, a Cathedral Prep sophomore, continues to recover in a Cleveland hospital after suffering a spinal cord injury while competing in the Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals in Akron three weeks ago. I spoke with his father, T.J., by phone on Thursday about his son’s condition, what lies ahead for him and how members of the…
Read MoreTeam PA Finishes Second in Both Styles at Cadet National Duals
For the second year in a row Team Pennsylvania did not have to travel far in order to compete in the USAW Cadet National Duals. The York Expo Center played host to the Nation’s top wrestlers as Cadet aged wrestlers competed for their home States. A year earlier Pennsylvania finished fourth in the Freestyle Cadet…
Read MoreMAWA Blue Defeats Young Guns Black in Disney Duals Finals
Two Pennslyvania Teams did battle in the Disney Duals District All-Stars finals as Young Guns Black and MAWA Blue met for the second straight year in a row. In the 2015 Disney Duals finals Young Guns Black came away with a (25-22) win over MAWA Blue. This time around a strong MAWA Blue program was…
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