WarUp Talks With Canon-McMillan Senior Gerrit Nijenhuis

PAW36: PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle recap the Westmoreland County, Tri County, and MAC Tournaments and are joined by State Champ, POWERade Champ, and 4x TRICADA Champ Gerrit Nijenhuis of Canon-McMillan. Take a listen today! Subscribe to the PA Power Podcast on Apple Podcasts and give us a review! Tune in on Spotify and follow @PAPowerWrestle for…

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POWERade Recap & County Previews With OW Guest Gabe Willochell

PAW35: PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle recap all the Holiday Tournament action including POWERade, Southmoreland, and West Mifflin. They are joined by POWERade Champ and OW Gabe Willochell of Latrobe. The pair also talk about Belle Vernon sophomore Cole Weightman’s performance at the Trojan Wars and take a look ahead at…

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WarUp on The WPIAL Podcast Recaps Holiday Action with POWERade Champ Kurtis Phipps

PAW20: PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle start 2019 off with a bang as they recap all the Holiday Tournaments including POWERade, Southmoreland, and the Steve DeAugustino Classic. They chat with POWERade Champ and State Finalist Kurtis Phipps of Norwin and take a look ahead at upcoming action across the WPIAL! Take a listen today!…

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POWERade Ends in Fireworks With #1 Starocci Beating #2 Nijenhuis

It was a match that many at Canon-McMillan High School had waited nine months to see: Cathedral Prep’s Carter Starocci vs. their own Big Mac, Gerrit Nijenhuis. As the highlight match of the night, the 182-pound bout was held until the very end, and boy, did the POWERade Wrestling Tournament end with some fireworks. Starocci…

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Champions Crowned in Wild POWERade Finale from Canonsburg

  Final Medalists   106 LBS 1st #1 Gary Steen (Reynolds) DEC #1 Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley), 5-3 3rd #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) DEC #3 Kyle Hauserman (Council Rock North), 4-3 5th Pacey Najdusak (Mason-OH) DEC Nasir Wilkinson (St. Paul’s-MD), 3-0 7th #3 Matt Vulakh (Pope John Paul II) DEC Sean Seefeldt (St. Edward-OH),…

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POWERade Medal Round Matches

  POWERade Medal Round Matches   106 LBS 1st #1 Gary Steen (Reynolds) vs. #1 Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley) 3rd #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) vs. #3 Kyle Hauserman (Council Rock North) 5th Pacey Najdusak (Mason-OH) vs. Nasir Wilkinson (St. Paul’s-MD) 7th #3 Matt Vulakh (Pope John Paul II) vs. Sean Seefeldt (St. Edward-OH)  …

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POWERade Finals Preview Podcast with Big Mac Gerrit Nijenhuis

PAP46: PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsynder @KnopsKnotes bring you a preview of the 2018 POWERade Finals from Canon-McMillan High School on Saturday. They preview each of the finals matches and make predictions on winners. Joining them are Canon-McMillan junior Gerrit Nijenhuis who talks about his finals match-up with State Champion Carter Starocci (Cathedral Prep). Subscribe to…

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Not So Sleepy: Five Takeaways from the POWERade Quarterfinals

  #1 Alejandro Herrera (Seneca Valley) majors #4 Finn Solomon (Franklin Regional) at 113 pounds (10-1) AHR looked like the State Champ who tore through the Ironman into the finals. He didn’t fall for any of Finn Solomon’s tricks as he collected the first takedown and never looked back rolling up the back-points.   #5…

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You Really Can’t Miss These 13 POWERade Quarterfinals

Can’t Miss Quarterfinals   106 lbs. 106 #5 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) vs. #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) 106 #3 Matt Vulakh (Pope John Paul II) vs. #3 Kyle Hauserman (Council Rock North) #2 Carter Dibert defeated #5 Aiden Lewis at the PA State Tournament in March by major decision (9-1). We could see the…

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