PA High School Wrestling News

Seven wrestlers will enter the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Tournament with a National Ranking on Friday. In true Pennsylvania Wrestling fashion several of those Nationally ranked wrestlers will likely meet in the 62nd Annual Tournament held at Franklin Regional High School. Two of the biggest names in Westmoreland County, the State and Nation will be…

Following a Holiday season full of impactful events the Pennsylvania State Wrestling landscape is taking shape. Regional and State Rankings saw many changes with wrestlers shifting weights and the top competition going head-to-head. Below is a look at the top State ranked wrestlers in each weight along with our weekly podcast “The Mat Report” which…

The 49th Annual POWERade Tournament saw history take place as Latrobe senior #1 Luke Pletcher became just the sixth wrestler in the Tournament’s history to win four Championships titles. For the second year in a row Pletcher had to get through Derry Area 2x State Champion Micky Phillippi to earn POWERade gold. The pair met…

Day 1 of the 2015 POWERade was brutal from start to finish. Wrestlers who are accustomed to having their hand raised found themselves wresting in the consolations. The quarterfinals were particular tough for the top wrestlers in Pennsylvania with a total of 23 matches featuring PA State Ranked wrestlers going head-t0-head. Below is a recap…

Full Results at the Flo Arena.   106 lbs. #1 Aaron Burkett (Chestnut Ridge) vs. Jared Thomas (Good Council, MD) #3 Beau Bayless (Reynolds) vs. Brandon Kassis (Parkland) #2 Jacob Dunlap (Belle Vernon Area) vs. #6 JJ Wilson (Cedar Cliff) #1 Job Chishko (Penn Trafford) vs. #11 Darren Miller (Kiski Area)   113 lbs. #1…

The 2015 POWERade expects to be yet another exciting two days of wrestling. Below I take a look at each weight-class and the wrestlers who will be competing for a spot on the POWERade Podium. National Prep power Wyoming Seminary has high expectations at the POWERade despite being without their three best seniors Chris Weiller,…

POWERade Seeds have been released. Check them out below and visit POWERadeWrestling.com for more information on the Tournament! I will be providing a preview of the POWERade to be released on Monday!   106. lbs 1.  106 Aaron Burkett Chestnut Ridge 12  2.  106 Kurt McHenry St Pauls – MD 9  3.  106 Job Chishko…

Central Dauphin’s Tyshawn White and Pennridge’s Kyle Gentile are no strangers to strong performances on a big stage. But last weekend was a cut above the norm, as both wrestlers climbed to the top of the podium during the prestigious Beast of the East at the University of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center. White and Gentile…

Pennsylvania wrestlers fared well in one of the toughest Tournaments in the Nation. The University of Delaware played host to the Beast of The East in the 23rd Annual event with a total of five Pennsylvania programs finishing in the Top 10 in team scores. Leading the way was #1 Bethlehem Catholic with 146.5 points…

The second annual Flo-Excaliber Tournament hosted by National Prep power Wyoming Seminary featured multiple State Ranked wrestlers from a variety of programs. Host Wyoming Seminary dominated the field that included many Pennsylvania Native wrestlers. One of those was former Bethlehem Catholic PIAA State Champion Jake Riegel who captured the 126 lbs. Championship. The #2 ranked…