Posts Tagged ‘Hunter Catka’
Pennsylvania Dominates NHSCA Sophomore Nationals with Seven Champions
Half of the 2018 NHSCA Sophomore National Champions are from Pennsylvania. The Keystone State brought home seven individual Champions from the sophomore division including 18 overall medalists in Virginia Beach. State Champion Hunter Catka (Sun Valley) captured the 220 pound title in the Sophomore Division with four falls including one in the finals against Cody…
Read MoreSophomore Hunter Catka gets revenge, upends Nate Schon in Class AAA 220 lbs. Quarterfinals
It was a match that kept Hunter Catka motivated throughout the season and was the driving force in the Sun Valley sophomore’s run to 30 straight wins. The outcome was an (8-3) win in the State quarterfinals. In the finals of the 2017 Penn Manor Tournament at 220 pounds, Catka, a returning PIAA State Qualifier,…
Read MoreVulakh and Anderson Lead Pennsylvania at the Journeymen Fall Classic
SCHENECTADY, NY – The first major Folkstyle event of the season took place in New York at the Journeymen Fall Classic where Keystone State wrestlers found success. Two of those wrestlers came away with Championship Hammers as Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic) and Ryan Vulakh (Pope John Paul II) each took first place in Group A.…
Read MoreGreco Champion Starocci Leads 7 Pennsylvania Cadet Double All-Americans
FARGO, ND – After an extended stay in Fargo for the Cadet National Championships Team Pennsylvania capped their trip by earning eleven All-Americans and finishing third in the team race. Seven of those wrestlers became Cadet Double All-Americans taking home both Freestyle and Greco-Roman hardware. Leading the Cadets was PIAA State runner-up Carter Starocci (Cathedral…
Read MorePennsylvania Captures Six Freshman National Champions at NHSCA
VIRGINIA BEACH – The future of Pennsylvania wrestling appears bright as a total of six Keystone State freshmen finished atop the podium in Virginia Beach at the 2017 NHSCA Freshman Nationals. In total 17 wrestlers from Pennsylvania finished in the Top 8 of their respective weights. At 106 lbs. National Prep wrestlers Drew Munch (Wyoming…
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