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The Open Room Podcast Talks 133 lbs. Mayhem, Lee-Rivera IV, and Chat with The Mason Beckman
PAPC44: The College Wrestling season is moving full-steam ahead. 133 pounds is a mess but one that includes a ton of Pennsylvania talent. The Open Room, with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, break down upcoming action, recaps last weeks notable results, and chats with Pennsylvania’s most energetic ambassador – Mason Beckman, assistant coach at George Mason…
Read MoreAustin DeSanto Stuns Nick Suriano as Iowa Rolls Rutgers in Carver-Hawkeye
Once again Pennsylvania grapplers went undefeated for the Iowa Hawkeyes as they topped visiting Rutgers (30-6) on Friday night. Photo of Austin DeSanto by Sam Janicki. The highlight bout, one that Iowa head coach Tom Brands said should be pay-per-view on the Big Ten Network, took place at 133 pounds between #3 Nick Suriano and…
Read MoreHere’s What Is Causing Shortage Of NCAA Tickets in Pittsburgh
Supply and demand – that’s the easiest way to sum up the issues surrounding tickets for the NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh this March. Although the supply has been relatively stable over the past two decades, the demand has spiked significantly this season. Minnesota head coach Brandon Eggum tweeted on Wednesday about the situation, asking FloWrestling…
Read MoreThe Open Room Talks DeSanto-Lizak, Fix-Suriano, and Host Alvernia Head Coach Seth Ecker
PAPC43: We are in the thick of the College Wrestling season and The Open Room, with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, returns to recap some high caliber action across the Nation including Iowa, Penn State, Pitt and even some Daton Fix vs. Nick Suriano talk. The pair talks about Austin DeSanto’s post-match behavior, Jason Nolf’s dominance,…
Read MoreDeSanto Downs Lizak, Nolf Rolls Deakin, Pitt Beats The Dakotas and More Weekend Action
Sunday was a little much. We had some of the NCAA’s best college wrestlers going at it across multiple time zones plus the NFL Playoffs. While all eyes in college wrestling were on the RAC with mega-match Nick Suriano vs. Daton Fix going head-to-head in what became a bizarre meeting – some of Pennsylvania’s biggest…
Read MoreICYMI: Pennsylvania’s NCAA Update from the Twitterverse
The highly anticipated re-match of the last years NCAA third place match at 133 pounds, between Luke Pletcher and Tariq Wilson, was short lived when Ohio State faced off against N.C. State. Pletcher, the Ohio State junior from Latrobe, was hoping for some payback on Wilson who defeated him in the consolation finals by…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Sammy Sasso Talks Midlands Performance and More on The Open Room
PAPC42: Back for 2019 The Open Room returns with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, as they recap the Southern Scuffle and Midlands. They look give a mid-season outlook and look ahead at some future must-see-matches happening. Nazareth’s 2-time Pennsylvania State Champion Sammy Sasso of The Ohio State University stops in to talk about his third place…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Austin DeSanto Wins Midlands and Sammy Sasso Steamrolls to Third
If you were a betting type of person and asked to pick the Iowa Hawkeye from Pennsylvania most likely to win a 2018 Midlands Championship – Austin DeSanto (Exeter Township) likely wouldn’t be your first choice. But, when the dust settled on the 56th Ken Kraft Midlands Championship from Northwestern University, it was Austin DeSanto…
Read MoreMidlands & Southern Scuffle Previews Plus Guest Zeke Jones on The Open Room Podcast
PAPC41: The Open Room returns during the Holiday Season to deliver some much needed College Wrestling talk. Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU is joined by PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson, who fills in for Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, as they recap the Wilkes Open and preview some of the best Tournaments of the year with The Midlands and Southern Scuffle. Joe…
Read MoreMark “Wreck” Hall brings down Champ Valencia as Nittany Lions roll past Sun Devils 41-3
The Friday night dual got underway at 125 pounds, despite pleas from fans to start the match at 184 pounds, in front of a sold out Rec Hall that aired live on ESPN2. Pennsylvania wrestler Devin Schnupp (Warwick) got a standing ovation despite falling to Arizona State’s Brandon Courtney (13-7). After a rough start for…
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