PA High School Wrestling News
Help Pick Pennsylvania's Top Incoming Freshmen of 2018
It’s that time of year wrestling fans! Who will be the future stars of Pennsylvania wrestling? As always you the fans can help choose the Top Incoming Freshmen of 2018 by simply filling out the form below. The listed wrestler must be entering 9th grade for the 2017-2018 school year. Wrestlers from Pennsylvania can still…
Read MoreNational Prep Champ Bartlett Talks Freshmen Year Plus Kaden Cassidy Transfer
PAP28: School is back in session at Pennsylvania high schools and the PA Power Wrestling pair of Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsnyder @KnopsKnotes are getting ready for the season. The pair welcome on guest Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary), who was the Top Incoming Freshman of 2017 in Pennsylvania, to talk about his off-season, high…
Read MoreRecapping the Top Incoming Freshmen of 2017
Before we open the gates for wrestling fans to help select the 2018 Top Incoming Freshmen (TIF), let us take a look back at 2017 and how well the exclusive group performed. Every season the list gets larger as more and more wrestlers are making their marks on the Pennsylvania Youth Wrestling scene. Of the…
Read MoreAnthony Walters Makes College Commitment Live Plus Guest AJ Schopp
PAP27: 2-time PIAA State Finalist and Bishop McCort star Anthony Walters makes his college announcement on the PA Power Podcast and talks about his decision. Hosts Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder debate who would be on their Mount Rushmore of Pennsylvania Wrestling. Pennsylvania State Champion and 2-time All-American AJ Schopp (Tyrone Area) stops by to talk…
Read MorePA Power Podcast: Post-Fargo Thoughts and Debate with Guest John Strittmatter
PAP26: The PA Power Wrestling pair Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder return from Fargo and give a recap on Team Pennsylvania’s performance and the State of Freestyle/Greco-Roman Wrestling in the Keystone State. They breakdown a seven year average on All-Americans from PA and discuss what the PAWF can do to improve numbers. Guest John Strittmatter of…
Read MoreGreco Champion Starocci Leads 7 Pennsylvania Cadet Double All-Americans
FARGO, ND – After an extended stay in Fargo for the Cadet National Championships Team Pennsylvania capped their trip by earning eleven All-Americans and finishing third in the team race. Seven of those wrestlers became Cadet Double All-Americans taking home both Freestyle and Greco-Roman hardware. Leading the Cadets was PIAA State runner-up Carter Starocci (Cathedral…
Read MoreFargo Junior Freestyle Nationals Conclude with Eight All-Americans for Team PA
FARGO, ND – Although it wasn’t how Team Pennsylvania wanted to end their Fargo Junior National Freestyle Championship there is much to be celebrated for the Keystone State. Overall eight Team Pennsylvania Junior wrestlers came away with hardware including two runner-ups. At 113 lbs. Pottsville Area wrestler Nick Onea, who in 2017 was a PIAA…
Read MorePennsylvania's Cadet Women Earn Three Fargo All-Americans
FARGO, ND – While most of the day’s attention was spent on the Junior Men’s Finals and medal round matches Pennsylvania’s Cadet Women did battle inside the Fargodome on Tuesday. Pennsylvania earned three Cadet Women All-Americans with Caitlyn Walker (Wyoming Seminary) and Kayla Kehr (Spring Grove) taking fourth while Jillian Bruno (East Stroudsburg) finished in …
Read MoreTrent Hidlay Steamrolls His Way Into Fargo Junior National Finals
FARGO, N.D. – Trent Hidlay is excited to be in the finals of the Marines Junior Freestyle National Championship, but he knows there’s one giant step left in achieving his goal at the Fargodome. He’ll have Maryland’s Aaron Brooks in the 170-pound title match on Tuesday. And, just like he always does, he’ll write B2W…
Read MoreCarter Starocci Captures Cadet Freestyle National Championship
FARGO, N.D. – Carter Starocci never stopped working – not after finishing second in the PIAA tournament, not after outscoring opponents 48-2 on his way to the finals of the Marines Cadet National Championship and not even when the coveted “stop sign” awarded to freestyle champions was just a few seconds away. True to his…
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