The Mat Report Talks Post-Season with Guest Sammy Sasso
Nazareth’s Sammy Sasso burst on the high school wrestling scene a year ago, when he carved his way to the state finals. Now a sophomore, Sasso is one of the best in the state and a favorite to battle Greater Latrobe hammer Luke Pletcher for the 138-pound title in next week’s PIAA Wrestling championships. Sasso…
Read More#3 Nino Bonaccorsi Shocks #1 Austin Bell In Tiebreaker At WPIAL Sectionals
The last time #1 Austin Bell (Belle Vernon Area) and #3 Nino Bonaccorsi (Bethel Park) faced off it was in the POWERade Finals where Austin Bell came from behind and scored a narrow (5-4) decision over the junior. Bell used two takedowns in the third period to notch the win and secure his first POWERade…
Read MoreDistrict 3 Semifinals Set to Feature Combined 78 State Ranked Wrestlers
The 2016 District 3 Semifinals will feature a total of 78 wrestlers who entered the Tournament with a PA State Ranking in either Class AA or AAA. The District 3 Class AAA Tournament, which also serves as the PIAA’s South Central Regional, qualifies the top five medalist to the PIAA State Tournament next door at…
Read MoreWPIAL Class AAA Sectional Brackets Released
The WPIAL Sectional Brackets for Class AAA have been released and can be found below! All brackets have been released expect the Section 2 Tournament which is still pending due to a lawsuit filed by Jarod Verkleeren (Belle Vernon Area). WPIAL Class AAA Section 1 [embeddoc url=”http://www.wpial.org/stuff/15-16/wr/wr%201aaa%20brax%20fv.pdf” download=”all”] WPIAL Class AAA Section 2…
Read MoreJarod Verkleeren Takes Eligibility Fight to Court
Ken Wunderley of the Post-Gazette Belle Vernon wrestler Jarod Verkleeren was ruled ineligible to wrestle in the Class AAA Section 2 tournament Saturday at Ringgold High School due to a misinterpretation of PIAA rules by Leopards coach Mike Doppelheuer. The family has responded with a lawsuit against Doppelheuer, the Belle Vernon School District, Superintendent Dr.…
Read MoreFormer Canon-Mac Wrestler Camden Fontenot Wins Texas State Title
Junior Camden Fontenot travelled south following his sophomore year at Canon McMillan High School where he was a South West Regional qualifier going (24-5) at 126 lbs. for the Big Macs. His junior year Fontenot competed for Clear Lake High School in Houston, Texas. Fontenot quickly showed why Pennsylvania Wrestling is held to a higher…
Read MoreOffical District 3/SC Regional Brackets Published
The PIAA’s District 3 has released official brackets for the South Central Regional Championship. If any changes are made they will be updated when provided. [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/WR-AAA-BRAX-2016-1.pdf” download=”all”]
Read MoreWorld Champion Jarod Verkleeren To Miss Post-Season
According to Flo Wrestling’s Ryan Holmes 2015 UWW Cadet World Freestyle Champion Jarod Verkleeren (Belle Vernon Area) will not be competing in the 2016 PIAA Individual Post-Season. On the final day of the PIAA State Dual Team Championship PIAA State Medalist Jarod Verkleeren weighed in at 152 lbs. and bumped up to 160 lbs. where…
Read MoreBethlehem Catholic Head Coach Jeff Karam Joins "The Mat Report"
Jeff Karam’s Bethlehem Catholic squad is the king of Pennsylvania Class 3A dual-meet wrestling. (Photo from Matt Smith of NJ Advanced Media) That makes it four Class 2A titles to go along with a Class 3A championship in only their second year in the upper class. Karam joined PennLive’s Jeremy Elliott and Jeff Upson, of…
Read MorePost-Season Results and Highlights From Across Pennsylvania
Nine Districts from around Pennsylvania got the 2016 PIAA Individual Post-Season started over the weekend. Both Class AA and AAA saw several notable matches take place with State Ranked wrestlers meeting along the way. The biggest result came in the District 6 Championship finals at 170 lbs. where recently dropped #3 Anthony Walters (Westmont Hilltop)…
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