Penn State Survives Scare, Downs Lehigh 23-19 in Front of Record Crowd

By Mason Beckman | December 3, 2017

ALLENTOWN, PA. – Defending national champion and top-ranked Penn State won the final four bouts to survive a serious scare and defeat Lehigh 23-19 in front of a Lehigh home-record 9,896 fans in Allentown’s PPL Center. All five defending national champs won their bouts today with Darian Cruz, Zain Retherford, and Jason Nolf picking up…

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PAPC15: Vegas Preview, Lehigh Vs Penn State, & Special Guest Mike McMullan

By Mason Beckman | December 1, 2017

PAPC15:  Pennsylvania native, four-time All-American, and current Northwestern University Assistant Coach Mike McMullan joins the program to discuss how he views his career in hindsight, what it took for him to change the landscape of heavyweight wrestling, the unique challenges of coaching college wrestling*, and much more. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than…

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Parker, Marstellar, & Preisch Lead Pennsylvania Contingent at Journeymen Collegiate Classic

By Mason Beckman | November 13, 2017

TROY, N.Y. – The second weekend of the 2017-2018 college wrestling season wrapped up with the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Sunday at Hudson Valley Community College. Two Pennsylvania programs, Lehigh and Lock Haven, took part in the event along with numerous Pennsylvania natives competing for out-of-state schools. Lehigh’s Scott Parker (Pennridge) knocked off three ranked opponents…

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No. 9 Jaret Lane Announces His College Decision

By Eric Knopsnyder | September 9, 2017

Jaret Lane has gotten plenty of inside information on the Lehigh University wrestling program. All of it helped convince him that Bethlehem is the place for him. Lane, who is No. 9 on PA Power Wrestling’s list of seniors for 2018, announced his decision in an exclusive interview on Friday, a day before he publicly…

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NCAA Champion Darian Cruz Talks About Staying Focused for 2018

By Jeff Upson | August 6, 2017

PAPC3:  2017 NCAA National Champion Darian Cruz joins the PA Power College Podcast to talk about re-focusing for 2018 and what he has been up to this summer. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take a stab at the best ever college wrestling families from Pennsylvania. They discuss a variety of topics in episode 3 including Aaron Pico,…

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Grading the Schools Selected by Pennsylvania's Class of 2017

By Jeff Upson | May 16, 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…

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Pitt Looks to Lure South Dakota State's Chris Bono

By Eric Knopsnyder | April 6, 2017

Chris Bono has already had one historic moment at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House. Could more be on the way? The reigning Big 12 Coach of the Year is scheduled to interview for the Panthers’ head coaching job, PA Power has learned. Initial reports had Bono headed to Pittsburgh on Friday, but by late afternoon it…

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One for District 11: Darian Cruz wins NCAA Title, Credits His Roots

By Eric Knopsnyder | March 19, 2017

ST. LOUIS – It might have been wrestled on college’s wrestling’s biggest stage, in front of nearly 20,000 fans at the Scottrade Center and millions more watching on television, but Darian Cruz’s NCAA championship was all about the Lehigh Valley. The Bethlehem Catholic grad beat Ethan Lizak, his old elementary school rival from Parkland, 6-3…

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