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Pennsylvania's Caitlyn Walker Wins Cadet Pan-American Championship
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Pennsylvania Women’s Wrestling was represented at the 2017 UWW Cadet Pan-American Championships by rising star Caitlyn Walker (Wyoming Seminary). The Hatboro, PA native competed for Team USA at 40 kg/88 lbs. and went (3-0) claiming the gold medal. Walker qualified for her second straight Cadet World Team in May 2017 when…
Read MoreZain Retherford Will Represent Pennsylvania Wrestling at World Championships
LINCOLN, Neb – Pennsylvania Wrestling will be represented at the UWW Senior World Championships in Paris, France come August 2017. 2-time NCAA National Champion Zain Retherford (Benton Area/Penn State) qualified for his first Senior Freestyle World Team in Lincoln, Nebraska with an impressive performance against his former coach and training partner Frank Molinaro. Retherford, a…
Read MorePA Power Podcast with Cadet World Team Member Gavin Hoffman
The PA Power Podcast returns with some big news and a ton to catch up on! Listen in! 0:40 – Welcome Back to the PA Power Podcast! 4:00 – Freestyle Cadet World Team Trials Recap 13:20 – Guest Gavin Hoffman 28:40 – Greco-Roman Cadet World Team Trials Recap 38:50 – PA Women’s Wrestling Update 43:00…
Read MorePA's Best Flock to Virginia Beach for Memorial Day Weekend at NHSCA National Duals
VIRGINIA BEACH – For the 18th year in a row wrestlers from across the Nation will descend upon Virginia Beach for the NHSCA National Duals. Pennsylvania will be well represented by many of the biggest names in Wrestling including seventeen total 2017 PIAA State Champions; Jaret Lane (Southern Columbia), Sam Hillegas (North Hills), Gavin Park…
Read MoreFour Pennsylvania Wrestlers Set to Compete in Times Square at Beat The Streets
NEW YORK – Four Pennsylvania grapplers are headed to Times Square in New York City to compete in the Beat The Streets Benefit featuring a main event between the USA and Japan. A preliminary match between members of the New York Beat The Streets Club will face off with wrestlers from the Philadelphia Beat The…
Read MorePreviewing Daton Fix vs. Austin DeSanto at Beat The Streets
New York – The match-up Wrestling fans have been craving will take place on Wednesday in a unique format in an even more unique venue – Time Square. The blockbuster match between Austin DeSanto and Daton Fix is slotted to go down on Wednesday at the 2017 Beat The Streets Benefit in a specially constructed…
Read MoreSpencer Lee and Jeff Upson Join Takedown Radio to Discuss Film
DES MOINES – 3-time World Champion Spencer Lee and PA Power Wrestling’s owner Jeff Upson joined Takedown Radio host Scott Casber to discuss the documentary that showcases Lee’s Championship run in Macon, France. Listen in to the full show below!
Read MoreLuke Pletcher Takes Advantage of Trip to Vegas by Winning Junior Nationals
LAS VEGAS – By his own standards Luke Pletcher isn’t a Freestyle master, just yet. The true freshman at Ohio State has always been known for his Folkstyle dominance that saw him win three Pennsylvania State High School Championships while competing at Greater Latrobe. Now with a season of NCAA Division I experience under his…
Read MorePennsylvania's Jordan Oliver Inches Closer to World Team Berth with U.S. Open Win
LAS VEGAS – Jordan Oliver is finally on top. The former Easton Area Red Rover claimed his first career U.S. Open Championship on Saturday with a win over 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro in the 65 kg finals. Winning the U.S. Open is a huge first step in the road to Paris at the 2017 World…
Read MoreJordan Oliver Leads Pennsylvania Wrestling at U.S. Open
LAS VEGAS – Jordan Oliver (Easton Area) leads a contingent of Pennsylvania wrestlers in Las Vegas at the 2017 U.S. Open (Photo of Oliver by Tony Rotundo of Wrestlers Are Warriors). The 3-time PIAA State Champion is the lone Keystone Wrestler who advanced into the Senior Men’s Freestyle Finals. Overall ten wrestlers from Pennsylvania are…
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