Kiski Wins Westmoreland County; Christie Downs Griffiths

By Jeff Upson | January 7, 2018

One of the State’s premier breeding grounds of high level wrestling is Westmoreland County and on Saturday night 14 wrestlers claimed Championship titles at the 65th Annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association Tournament. Keeping with tradition the 2018 WCCA featured some of Pennsylvania’s top wrestlers. Eight bouts in the championship finals saw wrestlers going head-to-head who…

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WarUp on The WPIAL Podcast Recaps Holiday Action

By Jeff Upson | January 3, 2018

PAW05: WarUp on the WPIAL episode five with Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle is chalked full of results from the Holiday Tournaments. The two recap the prestigious POWERade Tournament as well as Southmoreland and the West Mifflin Tournaments.  PA Power Wrestling has updated the State Dual Team Rankings which include several notable WPIAL programs as the…

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Opening Weekend Recap & Look Ahead with Burrell Head Coach Josh Shields

By Jeff Upson | December 12, 2017

PAW02: “WarUp on The WPIAL” is back for episode two with host Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 joined by Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle as the two recap opening weekend results from the WPIAL including the Eastern Area, Chartiers-Houston Tournament, and more. The pair welcome on guest Josh Shields, head coach of Burrell, who discusses his goals for the season…

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PAP34: State Rankings Breakdown Plus Opening Weekend Preview

By Jeff Upson | December 8, 2017

PAP34: PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsynder @KnopsKnotes breakdown the Pre-Season State 2A & 3A State Rankings and why they hate doing them. In addition they take a look at ahead at what to expect this weekend as Wrestling officially gets underway across Pennsylvania and beyond! Take a listen below.  Show Breakdown 00:40 – Santa Claus is Coming…

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#2 BECA vs. #3 Kiski Will be Quarterfinal Showdown

By Jeff Upson | February 10, 2017

The showdown between undefeated WPIAL Champions #3 Kiski Area and returning PIAA State Champions #2 Bethlehem Catholic will take place in the Class AAA Championship Quarterfinals and fans are in for a barnburner. Both teams cruised to wins in the opening round to set up the meeting between two of the State’s top programs. In…

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#8 Council Rock South Outlasts #4 Canon-McMillan in First Round

By Jeff Upson | February 9, 2017

The two matches that were expected to be tight races turned out to be just so. #8 Council Rock South, the District 1 Champions, earned a hard fought (30-29) win over a stout #4 Canon-McMillan. Several factors went into the result with senior Cary Palmer gathering a major decision at 145 lbs. and super frosh…

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PIAA State Dual Team Tournament Predictions

By Jeff Upson | February 9, 2017

The 2017 PIAA State Dual Team Tournament kicks-off on Thursday and PA Power Wrestling has bracket predictions! In both Class AA and AAA there are the top tier teams that will battle for a PIAA State Championship but there are several teams that will challenge them. In Class AA I am going with the most…

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Pre PIAA State Tournament Dual Team Rankings Updated

By Jeff Upson | February 7, 2017

Ahead of the PIAA State Dual Team Tournament First Round that kicks-off on Thursday both Class AA & AAA State Rankings have been updated. Class AA has remained mostly unchanged while Class AAA has a new #1 for the first time this season with Nazareth Area taking over Bethlehem Catholic after a stunning win in…

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