Pennsylvania Wrestlers Have Tall Task in NCAA Quarterfinals on Friday

At 125 pounds defending National Champion Darian Cruz (Lehigh/Bethlehem Catholic) will take on a similar wrestler in the quarterfinals – Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State who, like Cruz, has a unique style of wrestling. Spencer Lee (Iowa/Franklin Regional) gets a re-match with Oklahoma State All-American Nick Piccininni who he defeated earlier this season 10-5. Two…

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Five NCAA First Round Matches Will Feature PA vs. PA Wrestlers

133 lbs. Bout 37 (11) Dom Forys (PITT/North Allegheny) vs. Corey Keener (PSU/Blue Mountain)   149 lbs. Bout 73 (15) Ronald Perry (LH/Solanco) vs. Cortlandt Schuyler (LEH/Manheim Twp.)   157 lbs. Bout 75 (1) Hayden Hidlay (NCST/Mifflin County) vs. Garett Hammond (DREX/Chambersburg)   184 lbs. Bout 131 (3) Ryan Preisch (LEH/Milton) vs. Greg Bulsak (CLAR/South…

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53 Pennsylvania Wrestlers Will Look to Make Statements in Cleveland at NCAAs

  Qualifiers by PA High School Bethlehem Catholic: 4 (Moisey, Cruz, Karam, Dunn) Franklin Regional:  4 (Lee, Smith, Shields, Kemerer)   Qualifiers by College Lehigh: 7 (Cruz, Parker, Karam, Schuyler, Brown, Preisch, Weiler) Lock Haven:  6 (Shoop, Perry, Klucker, Marsteller, Hazel, Haines) Drexel:  5 (DeSanto, Hammond, Rose, DiCiantis, Loiseau)   Qualifiers by PA District  District…

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PAPC30: NCAA Tournament Previews, Predictions, & Storylines

PAPC30:  The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure in Episode 30. The best time of year has finally arrived! The NCAA Tournament starts in just a few days and the boys are here for one final podcast to preview each weight, give some thoughts on dark horses and storylines,…

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PA Natives Hidlay, Renda, and Boykin Lead N.C. State Past Pitt, 23-9

PITTSBURGH, PA – Fourth-ranked North Carolina State showed its strength with a dominating win over Keith Gavin’s Pitt Panthers in front of a packed Fitzgerald Fieldhouse. Pennsylvania natives Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County), Pete Renda Brandywine Heights), and Michael Boykin (Coatesville) all posted wins for the Wolfpack while Pitt’s wins came from Zach Bruce, LJ Bentley,…

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Trent Hidlay Picks N.C. State, But Not For The Reason You Think

There seemed to be a misconception in some people’s minds that Trent Hidlay was destined to attend North Carolina State simply because his older brother, Hayden, wrestles there. That wasn’t the case at all, Trent said Monday, hours after announcing that he would indeed be joining coach Pat Popolizio’s Wolfpack. “If (Hayden) wasn’t there, I’d…

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