PA High School Wrestling News

The Easton Area Red Rovers have a long tradition of success at the Reno Tournament of Champions in Nevada. 2015 was no different as two Easton wrestlers ended on top of the podium. 2015 PIAA State Third Place Medalist Evan Fidelibus dropped from 145 lbs. and had no issues capturing the Championship title at 138…

For the third year in a row #2 Max Murin (Central Cambria) faced off with Altoona Area’s #5 Cole Manley at the Sheetz Holiday Classic. In 2013 the two freshmen met in the semifinals at 106 lbs. with Murin winning (1-0) and would win the Championship while Manley finished in third. A season later the…

Article By Todd Irwin of The Altoona Mirror (tirwin@altoonamirror.com) Photo By Gary M. Baranec   NEW PARIS – Chestnut Ridge’s Jared McGill entered his freshman season with a gaudy junior wrestling resume, including being a two-time Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling state champion and a five-time finalist. But there’s probably not many who expected him to pull…

The State’s #1 ranked wrestler at 170 lbs. Austin Bell (Belle Vernon Area) got his senior season off to an amazing start in Stowe, Ohio at the 2015 Walsh Ironman. Bell, a PIAA State Third Place medalist a season ago, entered the Tournament seeded fourth and after two tech-falls Austin found himself in the quarterfinals.…

Pennsylvania’s Wrestling stars were on full display at the King Of The Mountain and they did not disappoint. Leading the way was Greater Latrobe senior #1 Luke Pletcher who claimed his third straight KOM Championship with an epic (7-5 SV) win over #2 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth Area) at 138 lbs. The two exchanged flurries throughout…

King Of The Mountain Finals Set! Four matches will feature #1 vs. #2 ranked wrestlers in the State. Click here for updated Championship Brackets.   106 lbs. #3 Job Chishko (PT) vs. #6 Sean Pierson (NZ)   113 lbs. #1 Tyson Klump (NZ)  vs. #2 Jakob Campbell (BT)   120 lbs. #4 Austin DeSanto (EX) vs. #17…

Below are the Semifinal match-ups that will be taking place at 1:30 on Saturday. Updated brackets will be posted when available.   106 lbs. #3 Job Chishko (PT) vs. #14 Luke Resnick (OJR) #16 Matt Wilde (BT) vs. #6 Sean Pierson (NZ)   113 lbs. #1 Tyson Klump (NZ)  vs. #12 Kolin Myers (BS) #4 Geo…

The 2015 King Of The Mountain will feature a total of 89 State Ranked wrestlers in the Championship Quarterfinals on Saturday morning. Six of those wrestlers will look to hold their #1 State Rankings. Notable results from Friday evening included several highly ranked wrestlers going down. At 106 lbs. #2 Brady Sherback (Greater Latrobe) was…

One of the largest and most competitive Tournaments in Pennsylvania will take place this weekend at Central Mountain High School. Below is all the information on the Tournament you will need to know. Stay tuned for coverage!   2015 King Of The Mountain Team Score [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”…

All this season I will be joining PennLive’s Jeremy Elliott on the Mat Report each Wednesday evening. Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee is the best pound-for-pound wrestler in the state and makes a good argument for the best in the country. Over the summer, Lee had soreness in his shoulder. He was cleared to wrestle and…