Posts Tagged ‘Iowa’
Pennsylvania's Luke Kemerer Wins in Iowa at Night of Conflict 3
IOWA CITY, IA – Pennsylvania senior Luke Kemerer wasn’t happy with the way things ended last March in Hershey. The junior fell three steps on the podium from his sophomore season to take sixth in the State at 132 lbs. Seven months later and Luke is starting his final season with the Spartans where his…
Read MoreGrading the Schools Selected by Pennsylvania's Class of 2017
Which schools successfully dipped into the Pennsylvania Wrestling recruiting pool for the Class of 2017? Several programs across the Nation will be welcoming in multiple studs from the Keystone State. Virginia comes in at #1 with four hammers committing to coach Steve Garland and the Cavaliers. See who else stacks up below and view the…
Read MoreDaniel Dennis: Don't Doubt Spencer Lee
Daniel Dennis has seen and felt firsthand what Spencer Lee can do on a wrestling mat, so the 2016 Olympian scoffs at the notion that the Franklin Regional senior will have any problems overcoming a serious knee injury and the first loss of his high school career. “I think the kid’s a phenom. He’s a…
Read MoreFreshman Michael Kemerer Bounces Back for Third at National Tournament
ST. LOUIS – It was not the finish redshirt freshman Michael Kemerer wanted in his first NCAA National Tournament but the Hawkeye showed grit when he battled back to finish in third place at 157 lbs. Kemerer entered as the #2 seed having a (27-2) season record finishing second in the BIG 10 with his…
Read MoreClash of The Young Guns: Nolf vs. Kemerer
Don’t expect Jody Strittmatter to be matside for Penn State’s Big Ten showdown at Iowa on Friday night. Or hosting a raucous watch party, for that matter. The Nation’s top club coach will be tuning in quietly – and nervously – from the comfort of his own home. While the dual could have more than…
Read MorePennsylvania's Michael Kemerer Wins Midlands Championship; Wood Runner-up
4x PIAA State Medalist and 2015 State Champion Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional) made a statement at the 54th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championship hosted by Northwestern University. The Iowa Hawkeye entered his first Midlands as the #2 seed at 157 lbs. and a #4 National Ranking by both Intermat and Flo. The redshirt freshman is…
Read MoreMurin's Win over Hoffman Highlights Sheetz Tournament
Sometimes, when a match is as highly anticipated as the Max Murin-Jimmy Hoffman final at the Sheetz Holiday Classic was, it’s tough to live up to they hype. Saturday’s showdown between the 2016 PIAA runners-up – Murin in AA and Hoffman in AAA – didn’t disappoint. Murin came from behind to beat Hoffman in a…
Read MorePAP07: Junior Worlds with 3x Champion Spencer Lee
The PA Power Podcast returns all the way from Macon, France host of the 2016 Junior World Championships. Listen in as Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder recap Pennsylvania’s performance in France plus sit down with 3x World Champion Spencer Lee (Photo of Lee by PA Power Wrestling’s Tami Knopsnyder). The duo also discusses Jarod Verkleeron’s…
Read MoreSpencer Lee the Comeback Kid Wins Third World Championship
Spencer Lee had to dig deep. For the first time in his Freestyle career Spencer went a full six minute match. In the first 20 seconds, Spencer was in on a low single and brought it up off the mat but his opponent, Kurshid Parpiev of Kyrgyzstan, kept a hard whizzer in to avoid being…
Read MoreUWW Junior World Championship Preview: #PAPOWER in Macon, France
The 2016 Junior World Championships will take place in Macon, France starting on Tuesday August 30th. Three Pennsylvania native wrestlers will be competing and PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder are making the trip to provide Keystone State wrestling fans with the best coverage they can. The Tournament will be streamed live on…
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