Posts Tagged ‘Ohio State’
U.S. Open Champs Sam Sasso and Trent Hidlay On Cusp of Junior World Team Berths
I can remember being in Fargo, ND two years ago when Sammy Sasso and Trent Hidlay were the undisputed leaders of Team Pennsylvania. At the time both Sasso and Hidlay were rising seniors, each won their first State Championships months earlier, and were being courted by the top NCAA Division I schools across the Nation.…
Read MoreJust Like Old Times: Luke Pletcher, Micky Phillippi Meet In NCAA Quarters
PITTSBURGH – There are no secrets here, not in a quarterfinal between two former practice partners who grew up a few miles from one another in Westmoreland County. Not for a pair of three-time PIAA champions who have faced each other so many times through the years that neither can give an accurate estimate on…
Read MoreTe’Shan Campbell Continues To Be a Role Model, Both On The Mat and Off
Former Pittsburgh area wrestler Te’Shan Campbell advances to the NCAA Championships Round of 16 PITTSBURGH, Pa.: Te’Shan Campbell put his ankle bands on, walked to the edge of the mat, took a knee, and prayed before his opening-round match in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. It’s a ritual for Campbell. Not only is…
Read MoreThe Open Room Talks How Good Penn State Really Is Plus Chat With Chance Marsteller
PAPC47: Back at it Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee return to The Open Room and talk about all things College Wrestling. They discuss how good the 2019 Penn State Wrestling really is and breakdown their win in Columbus. In addition they are joined by All-American and one of Pennsylvania’s best ever Chance Marsteller of Lock Haven who…
Read MorePenn State vs. Ohio State Preview, DeSanto’s Suspension, and Guest Nino Bonaccorsi of Pitt
PAPC46: The Open Room, with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, returns to talk about Penn State’s impressive win over Michigan and the upcoming slugfest with Ohio State. The two also discuss Austin DeSanto’s suspension and chat with Pittsburgh redshirt freshman Nino Bonaccorsi on his season and goals. Take a listen today! You can now listen to…
Read MoreICYMI: Four Pennsylvania Wrestlers Earn Championship Titles at Edinboro Open
Zain Retherford has already graduated and Jason Nolf is in his final season at Penn State. Who will be the next big NCAA stars from Pennsylvania? Well, you may not have to look far to figure it out. Over the weekend many of Pennsylvania’s young college wrestlers competed in the Edinboro Open with four coming…
Read MoreICYMI: Pennsylvania’s NCAA Update from the Twitterverse
The highly anticipated re-match of the last years NCAA third place match at 133 pounds, between Luke Pletcher and Tariq Wilson, was short lived when Ohio State faced off against N.C. State. Pletcher, the Ohio State junior from Latrobe, was hoping for some payback on Wilson who defeated him in the consolation finals by…
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…
Read MoreMidlands & Southern Scuffle Previews Plus Guest Zeke Jones on The Open Room Podcast
PAPC41: The Open Room returns during the Holiday Season to deliver some much needed College Wrestling talk. Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU is joined by PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson, who fills in for Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee, as they recap the Wilkes Open and preview some of the best Tournaments of the year with The Midlands and Southern Scuffle. Joe…
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