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The Iowa Hawkeye Intrasquad Preview – Pennsylvania Edition
Every season, about two weeks before the first competition, the Iowa Hawkeyes will have wrestle-offs. Though this year they are taking a slightly different approach to these wrestle-offs. Instead of having true wrestle-offs to determine the starter at each weight, Coach Brands has thrown together 16 Intrasquad matches. These Intrasquad matches will showcase the talent…
Read MoreThe Open Room Grades Pennsylvania’s Performance at NCAAs Plus Take A Look Ahead
PAPC52: Has it sunk in that the 2019 NCAA Wrestling season is over? Yeah, same here. The Open Room with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee give out grades to Pennsylvania wrestlers and recap all of the action from the Steel City. The pair also talks “headgear-gate,” Penn State’s 2020 line-up, and what could be in…
Read MorePennsylvania Pushes 19 Wrestlers Into The NCAA Quarterfinals; 37 Total Still Alive
Pittsburgh, PA – Day 1 of the 2019 NCAA National Tournament started with 52 Pennsylvania wrestlers who took the mats. After two rounds of competition Pennsylvania pushed 19 wrestlers into the Championship Quarterfinals on Friday in Pittsburgh and still have 37 wrestlers alive in the consolation round. Only 15 Pennsylvanians were eliminated after Day 1.…
Read MoreThe Open Room on PA Midwest vs. Oklahoma State and Chat with Super Hidlay Brothers
PAPC49: Are you hungry? Because The Open Room has a double serving of Hidlay brothers on The Open Room. PA Power Wrestling’s Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee talk with Hayden and Trent Hidlay about their childhood, hoagies, and life at N.C. State. They also preview one of the biggest rivalries in College Wrestling this weekend; Iowa…
Read MoreThe Open Room Podcast Talks 133 lbs. Mayhem, Lee-Rivera IV, and Chat with The Mason Beckman
PAPC44: The College Wrestling season is moving full-steam ahead. 133 pounds is a mess but one that includes a ton of Pennsylvania talent. The Open Room, with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, break down upcoming action, recaps last weeks notable results, and chats with Pennsylvania’s most energetic ambassador – Mason Beckman, assistant coach at George Mason…
Read MoreAustin DeSanto Stuns Nick Suriano as Iowa Rolls Rutgers in Carver-Hawkeye
Once again Pennsylvania grapplers went undefeated for the Iowa Hawkeyes as they topped visiting Rutgers (30-6) on Friday night. Photo of Austin DeSanto by Sam Janicki. The highlight bout, one that Iowa head coach Tom Brands said should be pay-per-view on the Big Ten Network, took place at 133 pounds between #3 Nick Suriano and…
Read MoreDeSanto Downs Lizak, Nolf Rolls Deakin, Pitt Beats The Dakotas and More Weekend Action
Sunday was a little much. We had some of the NCAA’s best college wrestlers going at it across multiple time zones plus the NFL Playoffs. While all eyes in college wrestling were on the RAC with mega-match Nick Suriano vs. Daton Fix going head-to-head in what became a bizarre meeting – some of Pennsylvania’s biggest…
Read MoreReferees Should Use Discretion When Enforcing The Silly “Singlet Strap” Rule
Read Dustin Hockensmith’s story on PennLive ‘I still can’t believe it was called’: Hershey scores controversial wrestling win over Red Land Listen – I love rules. In fact, my occupation, the one that actually pays the bills, is based on the enforcement of rules that our society has in place. As a Police Officer –…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Sammy Sasso Talks Midlands Performance and More on The Open Room
PAPC42: Back for 2019 The Open Room returns with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, as they recap the Southern Scuffle and Midlands. They look give a mid-season outlook and look ahead at some future must-see-matches happening. Nazareth’s 2-time Pennsylvania State Champion Sammy Sasso of The Ohio State University stops in to talk about his third place…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Austin DeSanto Wins Midlands and Sammy Sasso Steamrolls to Third
If you were a betting type of person and asked to pick the Iowa Hawkeye from Pennsylvania most likely to win a 2018 Midlands Championship – Austin DeSanto (Exeter Township) likely wouldn’t be your first choice. But, when the dust settled on the 56th Ken Kraft Midlands Championship from Northwestern University, it was Austin DeSanto…
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