PA High School Wrestling News

Nine Districts from around Pennsylvania got the 2016 PIAA Individual Post-Season started over the weekend. Both Class AA and AAA saw several notable matches take place with State Ranked wrestlers meeting along the way. The biggest result came in the District 6 Championship finals at 170 lbs. where recently dropped #3 Anthony Walters (Westmont Hilltop)…

The 2016 PIAA Individual Post-Season has officially started with many Sectional and District Tournaments getting underway this weekend. The post-season landscape is starting to take shape as many of Pennsylvania’s top wrestlers are shifting weights. In class AAA two 2015 PIAA State Medalists dropped to 106 lbs. with Central Mountain junior Geo Barzona and Seneca…

I have kept quite about the District 3 Team Championship finals involving Central Dauphin and Cumberland Valley specifically the actions of head coaches Jeff Sweigard and Dave Heckard. Most of you know I wrestled for Central Dauphin and I consider coach Jeff Sweigard, “Swags,” a role model in addition to an inspirational human being. I…

#1 Bethlehem Catholic vs. #3 Boyertown Area 106 lbs.:  #3 Zach Glenn (BC) vs. #16 Matt Wilde (BT) 113 lbs.:  #7 Ryan Anderson (BC) vs. #2 Jakob Campbell (BT) 120 lbs.:  #8 Luke Carty (BC) vs. #19 David Campbell (BT) 126 lbs.: #1 Luke Karem (BC) vs. #8 Lucas Miller (BT) 132 lbs.:  #5 Joey Gould…

The match everyone has been waiting for and talking about since last season will take place tonight at 8:00 in the GIANT Center! #1 Bethlehem Catholic will meet #2 Belle Vernon Area in the semifinals of tonight’s PIAA Class AAA Dual Team Championships. Let me paint this picture for you: Between the two teams twenty-one…

The 2016 PIAA State Dual Team Tournament will begin it’s first round on Thursday afternoon. There are several first round matches that will be “can’t miss” dual meets between some of the top teams in the State. Below are previews for the top first round match-ups in addition to PA Power Wrestling’s predictions and the…

In lieu of the recent events that took place at Milton Hershey High School over the weekend during the District 3 Class AAA Dual Team Championships Cumberland Valley School District and head coach Dave Heckard announced that he will not be coaching during this week’s PIAA State Dual Team Championship.   From PennLive.com Jeremy Elliott…

The 2016 PIAA State Dual Team Tournament will kick-off tonight with play-in matches taking place all over Pennsylvania. Updated State Dual Team Rankings have been published and there was very little changes made. In Class AA undefeated #1 Brookville Area remains at the top and will be in search of their second PIAA State Dual…

View all the completed District brackets from across the State in both AA & AAA at PA Power Wrestling’s Post-Season Portal by clicking this link. Take a look ahead to this week’s PIAA State Dual Team Championship in Hershey by checking out the State brackets. Check back all this week as we update Rankings and…

#7 Cumberland Valley head coach Dave Heckard joined PennLive high school wrestling beat writer Jeremy Elliott and Jeff Upson, of papowerwrestling.com, on this week’s edition of “The Mat Report” podcast. The Eagles head man discussed Saturday’s re-match with #6 Central Dauphin and the status of 170-pound wrestler Trent Cook. He also touched on the individual…