PAP04: Bishop McCort Head Coach Shad Benton Discusses New Program

By Jason Bryant | June 24, 2016

Ever since Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, PA ended their co-op with Westmont Hilltop a year ago the thought of a new wrestling program was intriguing. In 2016-2017 McCort will have their first ever wrestling program but unlike many first year programs the Crushers will be highlighted by some of the State’s top talent.…

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MAWA Blue Defeats Young Guns Black in Disney Duals Finals

By Jeff Upson | June 15, 2016

Two Pennslyvania Teams did battle in the Disney Duals District All-Stars finals as Young Guns Black and MAWA Blue met for the second straight year in a row. In the 2015 Disney Duals finals Young Guns Black came away with a (25-22) win over MAWA Blue. This time around a strong MAWA Blue program was…

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Top 300 Recruits in Pennsylvania's Class of 2017 Released

By Jeff Upson | June 10, 2016

Pennsylvania’s Class of 2017 is headlined by arguably the most preeminent wrestler to grace a Keystone State wrestling mat. That would be #1 Spencer Lee of Franklin Regional. “The Kid” is an undefeated 3x PIAA State Champion who is also a 2x World Freestyle Champion and will head to Iowa following his high school career.…

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Eight Pennsylvania Wrestlers Medal at UWW Freestyle Cadet Nationals

By Jeff Upson | June 6, 2016

Two Keystone State wrestlers advanced into the best-of-three Championship finals at the UWW Freestyle Cadet Nationals in Akron, Ohio while eight overall left with hardware. Nazareth Area sophomore Sammy Sasso competed at 58 kg/127 lbs. despite wrestling at 138 lbs. during the scholastic season. The 2015 Fargo Cadet National Champion faced fellow Fargo Champion Vitali…

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Pennsylvania's Jack Davis Wins Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals

By Jeff Upson | June 4, 2016

Wyoming Seminary sophomore Jack Davis carried his momentum from the Folkstyle season in Greco-Roman winning the 2016 Cadet National Championship in Akron, Ohio on Friday. The 2016 National Prep Champion competed at 58 KG / 127 lbs. in the Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals and rolled into the finals after winning his opening match by tech-fall (11-0)…

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PIAA Votes to Rank Individual State Tournament; Increase Team Bracket

By Jeff Upson | June 1, 2016

I have personally been a strong advocate for the ‘seeding’ or ‘ranking’ of the PIAA State Individual bracket for several years and 2016 was just one example where the random draw protocol systematically fails Pennsylvania Wrestling. Thanks in large part to the PIAA’s Wrestling Steering Committee an attempt will be made to better place the…

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PAWF State Freestyle Champions Crowned

By Jeff Upson | May 26, 2016

Norwin senior and Bucknell recruit Drew Phipps won his fourth straight PAWF Freestyle State Championship over the weekend in Chambersburg. Phipps, a PIAA runner-up in March, won by forfeit over Wyoming Seminary’s Christian Dietrich, a Pitt recruit, for the 195-pound junior title. Phipps was never tested in the eight-man bracket, as he recorded a technical fall and…

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NHSCA Academic All-Americans Include 13 Pennsylvania Wrestlers

By Jeff Upson | May 23, 2016

A total of thirteen Pennsylvania High School wrestlers were named to the NHSCA’s 23rd Annual Academic All-Americans released this week. Pennsylvania Prep school Malvern Prep was head of the class with a total of 12 Academic All-Americans on the list. The lone PIAA representative on the list was Northern Lehigh’s Ryan Farber who is a…

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