Posts Tagged ‘Freestyle’
Pennsylvania’s Hayden Hidlay Cracks United States Under 23 World Team
Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County) has been testing the United State’s Senior Freestyle circuit ever since the redshirt freshman capped his first year of competition at N.C. State with an NCAA Finals appearance. It started in April at the 2018 U.S. Open where Hidlay competed at 70 kilograms against Senior level competition. The Lewistown, PA native…
Read MorePennsylvania Falls Short in Akron at Cadet World Team Trials
Pennsylvania was unable to secure a spot on USA’s Cadet World Team over the weekend in Akron, OH despite efforts from some of the Keystone State’s top young talent. Overall there were eight top eight finishers in Freestyle and six in Greco-Roman Only one Pennsylvania wrestler advanced into the best-of-three Championship finals with 2018 PIAA…
Read MoreEight Pennsylvania Wrestlers Earn Seeds for the Senior Men’s Freestyle U.S. Open
Eight Pennsylvania wrestlers are seeded at the 2018 Marine Corps U.S. Open in Men’s Senior Freestyle, which kicks off from Las Vegas on April 27th. The highest seed goes to Evan Henderson (Kiski Prep), a Bill Farrell Champion earlier this month, who is third at 65 kilograms. Josh Kindig (Blue Mountain) is one behind Henderson…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Evan Henderson Wins Bill Farrell Open, Kenny Courts Runner-up
Former Pennsylvania stand-out Evan Henderson (Armagh, PA) competed for the first time under the Badger Regional Training Center – winning the Bill Farrell International Open at 65 kilograms. The title automatically qualifies Henderson, a former Kiski Prep and North Carolina wrestler, for the 2018 World Team Trials. He will compete in the inaugural Final X…
Read MoreAll Smiles For Miles (Lee) After Reaching Fargo Junior National Final
FARGO, N.D. – Wiping the smile off of Miles Lee’s face on Monday night at the Fargodome might have proved even more difficult than taking him down. Neither happened as the PIAA fifth-place finisher from South Philadelphia booked his spot in the 195-pound title match of the Marines Junior Freestyle National Championship. “The victory was…
Read MorePennsylvania Advances 25 Wrestlers into Fargo Junior Nationals Day 2
FARGO, ND – Pennsylvania Juniors began their journey at the 2017 Fargo Freestyle Nationals with some of the most recognizable names hitting the mats. Thirteen Keystone State grapplers are competing in the Championship Round of 16 with Sammy Sasso (Nazareth), Trent Hidlay (Mifflin County) and Jake Woodley (North Allegheny) taking charge. Check out Pennsylvania’s results…
Read MoreCarter Starocci Leads 12 All-Americans Into Cadet Medal Rounds
FARGO, N.D. – It’s ironic that Carter Starocci has had a stop sign on his mind since he arrived at the Marines Cadet National Championships in Fargo last week. If there’s one thing that the Cathedral Prep rising junior hasn’t done, it’s stop. He’s gone full-speed ahead through the first two days of the tournament,…
Read MoreTeam Pennsylvania Set to Earn 12 Cadet Freestyle All-Americans in Fargo
FARGO, ND – Despite having a dismal quarterfinal round going only 2 for 7 Team Pennsylvania bounced back in the consolation round to come away with 12 Cadet Freestyle All-Americans in Fargo. Pennsylvania Semifinalists 152 – Carter Starocci (Cathedral Prep) 170 – Gerrit Nijenhuis (Canon-McMillan) Pennsylvania All-Americans 94 – Sheldon Seymour (Troy Area) 106 – Ryan Miller (Blair Academy) 120 – Marckis Branford (Wilson Area)…
Read MoreCarter Starocci, Gerrit Nijenhuis Advance to Cadet Fargo Semifinals
FARGO, ND – The semifinal round of the Cadet freestyle competition didn’t go as planned for Team Pennsylvania, as Keystone State wrestlers went 2-7, but the two who did advance – Carter Starocci and Gerrit Nijenhuis – did so in dominant fashion. Cathedral Prep’s Starocci scored a 10-0 tech fall over Ohio’s Jax Leonard in…
Read MoreFargo Day 2: Sunday Funday Team PA Junior Freestyle Begins
FARGO, ND – Sunday funday will be in full swing in Fargo. It will consist of Cadet Freestyle Quarterfinals and the kick-off Junior Freestyle competition. Below is a look at all the Pennsylvania Junior wrestlers taking the mat today! Junior Freestyle 100 – No entries 106 – No entries 113 – Nick Onea (Pottsville) Rd. of 64 vs.…
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