Posts Tagged ‘PIAA Championships’
Ball Game! Cedar Cliff Senior’s Dramatic Takedown Stuns Shaw
HERSHEY, PA – Donovan Ball had lost to Max Shaw twice before, but that wasn’t about to change his mindset going into their 3A State Quarterfinals Match on Friday. The Cedar Cliff senior had a game plan, and he stuck with it for all six minutes of their match. He needed almost all of that…
Read MoreCaleb Dowling Makes Statement, Downs Defending State Champ Nathan Haubert in Quarters
HERSHEY, Pa.: Caleb Dowling came into the PIAA Class 2A Championships as a marked wrestler. He’s the guy everyone wants to beat. That comes with the territory when you are the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the state. But, the St. Joseph’s Catholic standout didn’t feel like the favorite, not with the defending 145-pound state…
Read MoreFinn Solomon Likes The Bright Lights, Advances to Quarters After Win over Tal-Reese Flemming
HERSHEY, Pa.: It’s become commonplace for freshmen wrestlers to feel comfortable with their surroundings in Hershey’s Giant Center. The early-February state team duals has helped. So has the fact that these wrestlers are competing in more big events at a young age. Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon hasn’t had the luxury of wrestling in team states.…
Read MoreCanon-McMillan’s Kenny Hayman Storms Back From 5-1 Deficit to Defeat Patrick Noonan
HERSHEY, Pa.: There are a lot of aspects that go into being a wrestler who can perform on the sport’s biggest stage. Of course, there is the obvious. You have to be in good condition, both in strength and stamina. You also need to have the right mindset. Then, there is the trait that isn’t…
Read MoreHempfield Area’s Ty Linsenbigler Knocks Off Defending State Champion Jeffrey Boyd
HERSHEY, Pa.: A year ago, Hempfield Area’s Ty Linsenbigler walked on to the floor at Hershey’s Giant Center and could barely contain his nerves. He managed to win a pig-tail match, but he lost his next two bouts and left the venue full of disappointment and without a medal. That served as motivation over the…
Read MoreFreedom’s Bryson Miller Starts and Finishes Strong in Decision over Garrett McClintick
HERSHEY, Pa.: Freedom’s Bryson Miller hasn’t been himself the last two months of the high school wrestling season. It wasn’t a technique issue. There was no slump. Miller tweaked his calendar during the MAC Tournament in early January and has been dealing with some pain and inability to train as needed. That’s made it difficult,…
Read MorePope John Paul II’s Matt Vulakh Pulls The Early Upset Over State Champ Gary Steen
HERSHEY, Pa.: Pope John Paul II’s Matt Vulakh had a stunned, and almost uncomfortable, look as five reporters stood around him at Hershey’s Giant Center. It wasn’t just the unnatural process of answering rapid-fire questions. Vulakh was a little overwhelmed by what he just accomplished during the opening rounds of the PIAA Championships. Most wrestlers…
Read MorePIAA State Championship Fan Guide: Schedule, Defending Champions, Storylines to Follow
Schedule Thursday Class 2A: Weigh-ins, 8 a.m.; Preliminaries and First Round, 9 a.m.; First Round Consolations, 1:15 p.m. Class 3A: Weigh-ins, 3 p.m.; Preliminaries and First Round, 4 p.m.; First Round Consolations, 8:15 p.m. Friday Class 2A: Weigh-ins, 8 a.m.; Quarterfinals and Second Round Consolations, 9 a.m.; Third Round Consolations, 11:45 a.m.;…
Read MoreOffseason Motivation Has Inspired Freshman Ryan Crookham To Excel at The State Level
Ryan Crookham wasn’t happy with his offseason performance in the Cadet Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, N.D., last summer. Really, you couldn’t blame him. He is the only eighth grader to win the prestigious Super 32 Tournament— he did it in 2017 — and was the No. 1 ranked wrestler in his weight class coming into…
Read MoreBiglerville’s Levi Haines is Enjoying His Unblemished Run to the PIAA Championships
Biglerville’s Levi Haines loves getting his hand raised at the end of six grueling minutes. But, it’s not his focus entering or during a match. That might make some around the sport do a double take. Wrestling is a tough, hard-nosed sport in which the final evaluation by people, not in a wrestler’s inner circle,…
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