PA High School Wrestling News

Central Dauphin and Cumberland Valley are the top two wrestling programs in the Mid-Penn and all of District 3. When the two teams collide on the mat, it’s a happening. These matches feature tradition, good coaching, top talent and, most of the time, something unexpected. Rams head coach Jeff Sweigard joined PennLive high school wrestling…

The top ranked program in Class AAA, #1 Bethlehem Catholic, cemented their spot as the top dual team in Pennsylvania and showed why they are considered a National power. Forgoing the Escape The Rock Tournament this season BECA participated in the first annual Flo Wrestling’s Who’s #1 Duals. Competing against the top teams in the…

The 2016 Escape The Rock Finals are set for 3:30 today at Council Rock South High School. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/241996960″ params=”color=ff5500″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]   Full brackets can be found at the…

The Escape the Rock semifinals are set and many of Pennsylvania’s top wrestlers will be competing for a spot in the Championship finals. Below are Sunday’s semifinal match-ups. # beside a wrestler’s name is his current State Ranking and matches in bold are can’t miss bouts! Full brackets can be found at the Flo Arena…

Rookie sensation #25 Patrick Gould (East Stroudsburg Area South) will be making a move upwards after an upset victory over #4 Tyson Klump (Nazareth Area) at 113 lbs. on Friday night. In a dual meet that saw #5 Nazareth Area control their District 11 opponent Gould was a bright spot for South coming away with…

Will #1 Austin Bell Hit the Trifecta? Pennsylvania’s top ranked wrestler at 170 lbs. in Class AAA has the opportunity to hit the regular season trifecta at the Escape The Rock. Bell, who is undefeated his senior season, already owns Championship titles from the Walsh Ironman and POWERade Tournament. He can add a ETR Championship…

Northern Lebanon burst on the Class 2A state wrestling scene as an underdog a year ago at the PIAA Dual Meet Championships. Now, they are considered one of the best teams in the state, praise the Vikings are earning with an 11-1 mark and a good showing in tournaments. Vikings head coach Rusty Wallace Jr.…

The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles proved they are not just a strong Tournament team but should also be considered a threat in the Dual Season. Entering with a #5 State Ranking in Class AAA they took on District 11 rival #13 Easton Area in a match that featured twelve State Ranked wrestlers. Nazareth stopped a…

It was a day of milestones for the Council Rock South Golden Hawks wrestling program at the 2016 Parkland Winter Duals. The Goldon Hawks coaching staff, led by Brad Silimperi and Trap McCormack, captured their 200th career dual meet victory on Saturday as they went undefeated (5-0) winning the dual tournament. Two Golden Hawk grapplers…

For senior #1 Micky Phillippi (Derry Area) the sixth time’s a charm against his friend and local rival #1 Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe). Over the last twelve months the pair have met a total of six times and prior to Saturday night Pletcher has won all the meetings. Both own two PIAA State Championships each,…