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Who is State College's Cole Urbas? A Sophomore Semifinalist at 182 lbs.
HERSHEY: Numerous wrestling fans asked “where did sophomore Cole Urbas come from?” The State College sophomore was a Northwest Regional Qualifier in 2016 at 160 lbs. competing in a loaded weight. In fact the top two guys at his weight would go on to finish 1 and 2 in the State. Cole said he took…
Read MoreSemifinals Set and State Medalists Determined in Class 2A
106 lbs. Championship Semifinals 106 #1 Beau Bayless (Reynolds) vs. #2 Kaden Cassidy (Bishop McCort) 106 #3 Nate Smith (Bishop McDevitt) vs. #4 Josh Boozel (Mount Union) Consolations 106 #6 Elijah Bundro (Wilson Area) vs. #10 Baylor Shunk (Penns Valley) 106 #14 Jacob Blair (Muncy) vs. #7 Anthony Glasl (Brockway) 113 lbs. Championship Semifinals…
Read MorePequea Valley's Undefeated Gabe Miller Earns Spot in 2A Semifinals
HERSHEY: Pequea Valley sophomore Gabe Miller isn’t surprised to be in the PIAA State 2A Semifinals. Last season as a rookie Miller entered the famous 2016 Class AA 126 lbs. bracket after finishing second in the Southeast Regional. In his first trip to Hershey Gabe opened with a fall but ran into 2015 PIAA State…
Read More14 Can't Miss Quarterfinals in Class 2A
It was a great opening day at the state tournament in Hershey, but Day 2 promises to be even better with quarterfinals and semifinals in Class AA. Even though the quarterfinal round begins at 9 a.m. Friday, you’ll want to have your popcorn ready for these matchups: 106 lbs. #3 Nathan Smith, Bishop McDevitt vs.…
Read MoreNazareth's Sean Pierson Makes First State Tournament Match Count
HERSHEY: A year ago, Nazareth’s Sean Pierson had to sit on the sidelines and watch his teammates compete in the state championships at Hershey’s Giant Center. It wasn’t that Pierson wasn’t good enough to be in the bracket. In fact, he was good enough to place on the podium at 106. The problem was, Pierson…
Read MoreClass 3A State Tournament Quarterfinals To Watch on Friday
132 lbs. #2 KJ Fenstermacher (Northampton) vs. #6 Andrew Wert (Central Dauphin) These two met in the 2016 Beast of The East Quarterfinals where Andrew Wert was the winner (1-0). They met again a week later in the Hurricane Holiday Classic in Liberty with Fenstermacher avenging the defeat to pick up a (4-2) win. Fenstermacher…
Read MoreA Look at Class 3A First Round Upsets From Thursday
#14 Diego Santiago (Easton) DEF. #4 Matt Wilde (Boyertown) 3-1 SV At 113 lbs. Easton senior #14 Diego Santiago had to fight his way to the State Tournament in a loaded Northeast Regional where he took fourth. After an opening round win over stout fresh #17 Killian Delaney (West Chester Henderson) 8-2 to advance into…
Read MoreOwen J. Roberts Ryan Resnick Pulls off First-Round Stunner, beats Eric Hong to reach Class 3A Quarters
HERSHEY: Ryan Resnick was greeted with hugs from his coaches and fans that made their way down to the edge of the Giant Center floor. The congratulations, pats on the back and fist bumps continued all the way around the edge of the floor from the Owen J. Roberts and District 1 fans. It was…
Read MoreBoiling Springs' Kollin Myers Shakes off Regional Setback, Scores Win over Joe Klock
HERSHEY: Boiling Springs’ Kollin Myers knelt along the boards on the floor of Hershey Giant Center, blood trickling out of his nose and down his face. Myers was a little battered. He just finished a physical first-round match with Benton hammer Joe Klock during Thursday’s Day 1 of the PIAA Class 2A Wrestling Championships. And…
Read MoreUpsets Abound in Class AA Opening Round Matches
#19 Sheldon Seymour (Troy) DEF. #5 Kyler Anspach (Northern Lebanon) FALL 1:25 #19 Sheldon Seymour (Troy) had the first major upset of the day when the rookie from Troy pinned junior #5 Kyler Anspach (Northern Lebanon) in the opening round. Seymour, who weighed in at 97 lbs., dominated the bout picking up a takedown and…
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