Posts Tagged ‘Cathedral Prep’
Dorian Crosby Knocks Off Returning State Champ Hunter Catka in Quarterfinals
HERSHEY – Coming off a loss in the Northwest Region 3A finals, Dorian Crosby was drawn into the top half of the 220-pound bracket with returning state champion Hunter Catka of Sun Valley. The Cathedral Prep wrestler was undaunted. “People say I had a tough draw,” said Crosby, who is ranked fourth. “I didn’t think…
Read MoreCathedral Prep’s Paniro Johnson Upsets Nationally-Ranked Jagger Condomitti to Reach State Semis
HERSHEY, Pa.: Erie Cathedral Prep’s Paniro Johnson knew it was going to be an uphill battle to make it to the state finals. It didn’t matter that Johnson was a returning state medalist in Class 3A-120 a year ago. That meant nothing in this field. He was competing in a super-tough 145-pound weight class against…
Read MoreIndividual Ranked Matchups To Watch In The PIAA Team Quarterfinals
The first day of the PIAA State Dual Team Championships at the GIANT Center brought us a highlight match at 120 pounds, with #1 Ryan Crookham of Notre Dame – Green Pond beating former PIAA State Champion #2 Beau Bayless of Reynolds 6-1 . We probably won’t get anything quite that juicy in the quarterfinal round,…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Thursday Updated District Dual Team Brackets; Erie Prep is Hershey Bound
The first team making a trip to Hershey has been determined when Cathedral Prep won the District 10 Class AAA Championship with ease. The #4 ranked team in the State outscored two opponents (128-15) to win their fourth straight District 10 Championship. Many Districts, including District XI, will start their District Duals today while others…
Read MorePOWERade Ends in Fireworks With #1 Starocci Beating #2 Nijenhuis
It was a match that many at Canon-McMillan High School had waited nine months to see: Cathedral Prep’s Carter Starocci vs. their own Big Mac, Gerrit Nijenhuis. As the highlight match of the night, the 182-pound bout was held until the very end, and boy, did the POWERade Wrestling Tournament end with some fireworks. Starocci…
Read MorePennsylvania State Dual Team Rankings Released
The 2019 Season is here and top programs from across Pennsylvania are only days away from their first competition. That means we need to take a look at who will be some of the top dual teams in 2019. In Class AAA, District 11’s Bethlehem Catholic will be the team to catch as the returning…
Read MoreCarter Starocci Explains Why He Selected Penn State
Carter Starocci didn’t grow up a Penn State fan. And while it will be nice for his parents to be able to drive 3 ½ hours from their Erie home to see him wrestle for the Nittany Lions, that wasn’t a deciding factor in his decision to commit to Penn State on Saturday either. So,…
Read More1 vs. 2 match highlights Northwest Regional
ALTOONA – Facing the No. 1-ranked wrestler in Class AAA at 195 pounds, State College senior Cole Urbas got a little help from an unexpected source – his younger brother, Lance. Cole Urbas, who is ranked second in the state, won the high-profile showdown with Luke McGonigal of Clearfield 1-0 on Saturday night in the…
Read MoreUpdated Dual Team Rankings Following State Tournament in Hershey
The medals have been handed out and Champions determined at the 2018 PIAA State Dual Team Tournament so let’s take a look at where everyone ranks now. There were several teams who made jumps based on their performance in Hershey including District 6’s Class AA program Huntingdon who moved from #25 to #10 after knocking…
Read MoreUpdated Class AAA Dual Team Rankings and Tournament Predictions
The Class AAA State Dual Tournament begins tonight with preliminary round matches taking place across the State. Winners will advance to the Giant Center in Hershey, PA . PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson is making predictions on who will be advancing. Check-out the updated State Dual Team Rankings here. [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018_AAA_Dual_Predictions.pdf” download=”all”]
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