PA High School Wrestling News
Carter Starocci Leads 12 All-Americans Into Cadet Medal Rounds
FARGO, N.D. – It’s ironic that Carter Starocci has had a stop sign on his mind since he arrived at the Marines Cadet National Championships in Fargo last week. If there’s one thing that the Cathedral Prep rising junior hasn’t done, it’s stop. He’s gone full-speed ahead through the first two days of the tournament,…
Read MoreTeam Pennsylvania Set to Earn 12 Cadet Freestyle All-Americans in Fargo
FARGO, ND – Despite having a dismal quarterfinal round going only 2 for 7 Team Pennsylvania bounced back in the consolation round to come away with 12 Cadet Freestyle All-Americans in Fargo. Pennsylvania Semifinalists 152 – Carter Starocci (Cathedral Prep) 170 – Gerrit Nijenhuis (Canon-McMillan) Pennsylvania All-Americans 94 – Sheldon Seymour (Troy Area) 106 – Ryan Miller (Blair Academy) 120 – Marckis Branford (Wilson Area)…
Read MoreCarter Starocci, Gerrit Nijenhuis Advance to Cadet Fargo Semifinals
FARGO, ND – The semifinal round of the Cadet freestyle competition didn’t go as planned for Team Pennsylvania, as Keystone State wrestlers went 2-7, but the two who did advance – Carter Starocci and Gerrit Nijenhuis – did so in dominant fashion. Cathedral Prep’s Starocci scored a 10-0 tech fall over Ohio’s Jax Leonard in…
Read MoreFargo Day 2: Sunday Funday Team PA Junior Freestyle Begins
FARGO, ND – Sunday funday will be in full swing in Fargo. It will consist of Cadet Freestyle Quarterfinals and the kick-off Junior Freestyle competition. Below is a look at all the Pennsylvania Junior wrestlers taking the mat today! Junior Freestyle 100 – No entries 106 – No entries 113 – Nick Onea (Pottsville) Rd. of 64 vs.…
Read MoreFargo Day 1: Schedule, Match-ups, and More from Team PA
Cadet Freestyle 88 – Noah Clawson (Carlisle Area) Rd. 1 vs. Dylan Lesueur (Alabama) 94 – Gabriel Gramly (Mifflinburg Area) Rd. 1 vs. BYE 94 – Sheldon Seymour (Troy Area) Rd. 1 vs. Evan Potter (Oregon) 100 – Brennan McBride (Coatesville Area) Rd. vs. Korbin Shepherd (Missouri) 106 – Wiley Kahler…
Read MoreState Runner-up Carter Starocci Wants a Stop Sign in Fargo
ERIE, PA – Last year at this time Carter Starocci was coming off an eighth place finish in his first trip to the PIAA State Tournament and the Cathedral Prep rookie eyed more. He placed third at the PAWF Freestyle Cadet State Tournament and earned a trip to Fargo, ND. Competing at 152 lbs. Carter…
Read MoreNo. 12 Robert Patrick Explains Why He Chose Virginia
Robert Patrick was pretty sure that he wanted to wrestle for the University of Virginia. The No. 12 recruit in Pennsylvania just wanted to be sure. A camp on the Charlottesville campus was more than enough for him to make the decision. The Ligonier Valley rising senior told PA Power Wrestling on Monday that he…
Read MoreBison System Duals Attract Keystone State's Best Wrestlers
LEWISBURG – The 2017 Bison System Duals held on the campus of Bucknell University will once again welcome club teams from across several States including many of the top grapplers from the Keystone State. Leading the charge are State Champions and Dark Knight teammates Julian Chlebove (Northampton) and Sammy Sasso (Nazareth). Rookie State Champion Sam…
Read MoreClass of 2018 Top 300 Recruits Released
July 1st marked the first day that NCAA College coaches were able to make home visits to Class of 2018 recruits among several other lifted restrictions on contact. This means some of the Nation’s top programs and their staffs will be travelling to the Keystone State in order to sway the top recruits. As always…
Read MoreYoung Guns Perseveres to Win Disney Duals District All-Stars Division
KISSIMMEE, FL – After Day 1 of the AAU Scholastic Duals District All-Stars Division wrapped up Young Guns head coach Jody Strittmatter was a little uneasy. Yes his Young Guns Black squad left the Disney Duals ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with an undefeated record on the day, in the driver’s seat of Pool…
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