Posts Tagged ‘King of The Mountain’
KOM & Panther Holiday Recaps Plus Seneca Valley Coach Wildrick on WarUp on The WPIAL Podcast
PAW18: PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle recap the King of The Mountain and Panther Holiday Classic Tournaments and speak with Seneca Valley head coach Kevin Wildrick. The duo also preview the WPIAL Quad Meet featuring four of the top teams this season taking place on Friday. Take a listen today! You can now listen…
Read MoreUnseeded Mason Spears takes 138-pound KoM title, team title to Council Rock South
MILL HALL, Pa.: Mason Spears had plenty of time to think about his first two years of high school wrestling after a disappointing sophomore season. But Spears didn’t worry about the broken thumb that hindered his freshman season. He didn’t wallow in self-pity or blame anyone but himself for a lackluster second year in which…
Read MoreKollin Myers makes Boiling Springs history with late takedown for King of the Mountain title
MILL HALL, Pa.: All Kollin Myers heard in the back of his head was, ‘You’ve got 22, 22.’ Turns out, that was the voice of his coach, Rod Wright. Myers was down by one point to Penn-Trafford standout Nick Coy with 22 seconds left in his 145-pound title match during the prestigious King of the…
Read MoreMcGill Tops Gorring In Finals as King of The Mountain Champions Crowned
106 1st Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) MD Kai Burkett (Chestnut Ridge), 12-0 3rd Nic Allison (Mifflin County) DEC Owen Reinsel (Brookville), 3-2 5th James Day (Philipsburg NJ) M FOR Jay Maldonado (Boyertown) 7th Hunter Swedish (Seneca Valley) DEC Easton Toth (Forest Hills), 6-0 113 1st Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley) DEC Braden Bower (Williamsport), 4-0…
Read MoreLive bout-by-bout updates from the Championship Finals of the King of The Mountain
This year’s King of the Mountain Tournament started with over 300 wrestlers vying for a title in this prestigious event. Now, the field is down to 28. The championship finals are scheduled for 5 p.m., and only 14 of those wrestlers will walk out of Central Mountain High School with a championship trophy under their…
Read MoreKing of The Mountain Semifinal Results, Finals Match-ups, and Predictions
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS 106 #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) TF #9 Nic Allison (Mifflin County), 15-0 106 #4 Kai Burkett (Chestnut Ridge) DEC #5 Jay Maldonado (Boyertown), 11-4 113 #1 @ 106 Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley) DEC #9 Finn Solomon (Franklin Regional), 5-1 113 #17 Braden Bower (Williamsport) DEC #5 @ 106 Jackson Arrington…
Read MoreSaturday Semifinals to Watch and Sleepers at King of The Mountain
106 pounds #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) So. vs. #9 Nic Allison (Mifflin County) Fr. Allison is a small 106 pounder but is tough as nails. Dibert is a monster from top, like most Franklin Regional Panthers, and can score in bunches. Allison will need to win the match from neutral if he wants to…
Read MoreSaegertown’s Kenny Kiser avenges Surge loss to Erik Gibson, earns KoM semifinal berth
MILL HALL, Pa.: There were some nerves bouncing around Kenny Kiser’s stomach as he approached the mat Saturday morning at Central Dauphin High School. The Saegertown junior’s opponent, Forest Hills freshman Erik Gibson, the No. 6 wrestler in the state at 145 according to PA Power Wrestling. The same wrestler who beat him the finals…
Read MoreBoilings Springs’ Kobin Karper loves underdog role, blasts into KOM quarters
MILL HALL, Pa.: Boiling Springs’ Kobin Karper likes the idea of being an unknown heading into a wrestling tournament. Not only does he feel like he has an advantage over his opponent, it’s motivation to prove his worth to the rest of the field. Karper won’t be sneaking up on anyone during the final rounds…
Read MoreFreshman Finn Solomon earns statement win over Council Rock South’s Kyle Waterman
MILL HALL, Pa.: Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon showed no nerves or hesitation when he stepped on the mat in Friday’s Round of 16 at the prestigious King of the Mountain Tournament. It didn’t matter that Solomon was an unseeded freshman facing the tournament’s top seed at 113, Council Rock South’s Kyle Waterman. This was Solomon’s…
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