Pennsylvania Wrestling Newsbreaks

 


 

 

PWCA official website

 

 

Lock Haven University is excited to announce that the dates for the 2010 Fall Classic have been set.  Our goal is to once again,

build this tournament into one of the premiere pre-season tournaments in the Country.  The competition will take place on

October 16th and 17th, 2010.  It will be held in Thomas Fieldhouse on 8 full mats. 

ALL DIVISIONS except Senior High will compete on Saturday October 16th with SENIOR HIGH ONLY on Sunday October 17th.

Participant numbers are limited so please be sure to sign up soon!! 

Feel free to sign up online as well at www.lhup.edu/wrestling/FC.htm

 

Brochure with details HERE

 

Super 32 Brackets (posted 8/31/10)

 

 

 


       Robbie Weikel

Central Mountain's Weikel named Wrestling USA Magazine's
Assistant Coach of the Year.

 


   PA Editor Tom Elling presented the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
   Certificates to Dylan and Andre Alton - PIAA Champions from
   Central Mountain High School.

 

 

PA Native Ed Peery Passes

 

New Head Coaches:
Justin Adams is the new Head Coach at Upper Dauphin Area High School.

Seth Martin has replaced retired Todd Myers at Selinsgrove.

Mike Snyder at Milton.

Tom Williams taking over the Lake Lehman head coaching job from Phil Lipski
Scott Green, assistant wrestling coach at Binghamton University, Binghamton, N.Y., will join Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School as the head wrestling coach, effective August, 2010.Green was named head wrestling coach following the departure of John Gordon, Sem’s Upper School Dean and head wrestling coach, who recently accepted an administrative position at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond Virginia.

Mark Houseal will assume the position of HC at Pope John Paul II. Houseal came from Saint Pius X(d-1-aa). SPX and Kennedy-Kenrick merged to create Pope John Paul.

 

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Photos 4/18/10

 

"Let the battle begin. Bring it on." Eric Hess in Biggest Battle of his Life (by Frank Dimon)

 

 

A group of wrestling fans and friends of Eric Hess have begun to fundraise for Eric's needs....They are also selling t-shirts for Eric. 

Same thing as above all shirts are $10 (youth sizes are available and add $1 for XXL and $2 for XXXL). 

Please pass along this to anyone who is interested in helping out. 

Also, for anyone who is interested (I know this basically appeals to the Benton people only, sorry to the rest), we (Benton Wrestling)

are officially selling Benton Wrestling 2010 PIAA State Champion T-shirts.  Shirts cost $10 (add $1 for XXL and $2 for XXXL)! 

 

Andrew Alton Honored with Dave Schultz State & Regional Award

 

Adrian Stewart Compiles Wrestlers of the Decade list  -     astewart@hmc.psu.edu

 

DuBois High Wrestling to hold Golf Scramble Aug 14th

 

PIAA AAA Welcome  (Tom Elling & Henry Cejudo)            

 

PIAA AA Welcome   (Tom Elling & Henry Cejudo)

(YouTube by Weachter Enterprises)

 

New Coaches:

Matt Lobb at Glendale

James Lewis was at Montrose this past year. I missed him so adding him now.

 

California High School Highlights CIF Championships (video)

 

PWCA  Hall of Fame induction will took place on Sunday, April 25, 2010 @ State College, PA
Those to be inducted include:  Rick Stuyvesant, Sylvester Terkay, John Toggas, Jr., Bill Welker, Stan Dubel, Dick Stauffer, Jeff Catrabone, Bill Cramp, Bob Funk, Vertus Jones, Jody Strittmatter, Rande Stottlemeyer

Ticket Information, etc.

 

Pennsylvania Chapter - National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2010 Inductees -

Ron Frank, Kraig Nellis, Mike Johnson,  Frank Vulcano, Jr., Tom Harbert, Rande Stottlemyer,
Ken Wunderly,  Les Turner

WRESTLING 2010-2011

First Practice Date November 19

Minimum Length of Preseason Practice 3 weeks

First Inter-School Practice or Scrimmage Date November 26

Maximum Number of Regular Season Inter-School Practices or Scrimmages 2

First Regular Season Contest Date December 10

Maximum Length of Regular Season 11 weeks

Maximum Number of Regular Season Contests 22

District Deadline Team Wrestling February 5

Team Wrestling First Round February 8

PIAA AA & AAA Team Wrestling Championships February 11 & 12 GIANT Center, Hershey

Last Regular Season Contest Date and District Deadline February 26

Region Deadline March 5

PIAA AA & AAA Wrestling Championships March 10, 11, & 12 GIANT Center, Hershey

 

Results for the 36th Annual Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic PA drops 30-13 contest

 

NCAA Finals Results

125: #3 Matt McDonough (Iowa) 3-1 dec. #5 Andrew Long (Iowa State)

133: #1 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) 6-4 dec. #2 Daniel Dennis (Iowa)

141: #1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) 7-3 dec. #6 Montel Marion (Iowa)

149: #2 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) 3-2 dec. #1 Lance Palmer (Ohio State)

157: #J.P. O’Connor (Harvard) 6-4 dec. #7 Chase Pami (Cal Poly)

165: #1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) 9-3 dec. #6 Dan Vallimont (Penn State)

174: #2 Jay Borschel (Iowa) 6-2 dec. #1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell)

184: #6 Max Askren (Missouri) 10-3 dec. #1 Kirk Smith (Boise State)

197: #1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) 5-2 dec. #2 Craig Brester (Nebraska)

285: #1 David Zabriskie (Iowa State) 3-2 dec. #2 Jake Rosholt (Oklahoma State)

 

TEAM STANDINGS, TOP TEN:

1: Iowa – 134.5

2: Cornell – 90.0

3: Iowa State – 75.0

4: Wisconsin – 70.5

5: Oklahoma – 69.0

6: Oklahoma State – 65.0

7: Minnesota – 63.0

8: Ohio State – 62.0

9: Penn State – 49.0

10: Missouri – 48.0

 

New Jersey All-Stars beat Pennsylvania All-Stars in the Easton Lions Wrestling Classic last night, 28-12.
Here are the results:  (from Dean beers)
http://pawrestlingscores.com/09-10%20Season/2010EastonWrestClassicResults.html

 

 

PIAA Brackets 2010-- FULL results

  

Tom's photos from States (hundreds posted Sunday & Monday)     Dave Ackley's Note and Quotes
More notes added to Dave Ackley's work

Coach of the Year 2A - Russ Hughes - Benton

Coach of the Year 3A - Doug Buckwalter - Central Mountain


Man-of-the-Year: Randy Umberger (right)

 

Round-Up Media Award: RL McCray- Corry Journal
Rod Frisco (L) presents the award.


Nico Megaludis controls Anthony Marino in 119 AAA Final

 

D11 All-Stars 29, District 3 All-Stars 26...
http://pawrestlingscores.com/09-10%20Season/2010D3D11AllStarMatchResults.html
Kindig dec Shober, 3-1... takedown within last 30 seconds.

 

Listen over the Internet MSASports.net   Finals on PCN

WBPZ's John Lipez

 

2010 Clash of Champions  March 16, 2010  (involved MAC all-stars)

 

EWL Championships 2010

 

(Check http://piaa.escapesports.com/ for updated Regional results)

Other updates website Regionals NE AAA 

 

PA Independent School Wrestling Site

 

District 6 Wrestling Hall of Fame to Honor 12. 

District 4 Hall Inducting 7

 

From the 'Unusual' Department:

Western  Wayne defeats Hanover for District 2 AA Title-- BUT.. rule book violation causes a stir. (Times-Leader)

 

Check out Rod Frisco's website and insight into this past weekend's exciting team championships.

Clearfield Wrestling Founder Art Weiss was in on the coin toss with referee Dick Wood and the captains from
Clearfield and State College. Check photos HERE

 

District Results (Individual) 
District 1 District 2 District 3 AA    AAA  Rod Frisco's Blog District 4
District 5  AA District 6 AA   AAA brackets District 7 AA Sect 1, 2. 3 District 8
District 9 District 10 Sect 1 District 11  AAA  AA District 12 public

 

Team Brackets for PIAA Championships   AA      AAA

Click HERE for the summaries of all of the dual meets.

Photos from PIAA Team Championships
     Central Dauphin Wins their 3rd straight PIAA AAA Dual Meet Championship

 


                    Fort LeBoeuf takes the 2010 Class AA Dual Meet Title

 

 

PIAA Team Championships - Districts - Dean Beers

Amateur Wrestling News National High School Rankings (prior to start of Team Championships)

 

NEW!!!  Terry Fike's Eastern Wrestling (College) Blog

 

Tickets Now Available for ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships

at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center, April 22-25th

 

Any Wrestlers who has achieved the 100-win mark?  Let me know. tom@pawrsl.com

Century Club 2009-2010


2009-2010 PWCA All-Academic Nomination Forms

 

2010 MAC Hall of Fame Inductees (John Rosa)

 

PA Power Ratings 2010

 

PJW State Wrestling Championships 2010-2011 at Wachovia Arena

 

Reynolds Wrestling Magazine Issue #1 for 09-10

 

Dan Gable Museum News Release: NWCA National Duals

 

Penn State Open 12/6/09

 

PSAC Tournament won by Edinboro 12/5/09

 

2008-2009 PWCA All-Academic Teams (compiled & released by Ron Kanaskie & Bob Greenly)

 

Penn College starts a wrestling program

 

Penn State Wrestling    -  

 

Transfers:

Joe & Jim Jones formerly of Cardinal O'Hara have transferred to Haversord Twp.

Brian Brill from Wellsboro to Central Mountain.

Mike Evans from Cumberland Valley to Blair Academy.

 

Coaching changes:

 

State College - Chad Dubin is the head coach
Mike Robinson is the new head coach at Juniata
Jerry "Bear" McCoy has replaced Ron Ledbetter at South Side
Carl Yanek replaces Ben Frantegelli at Center High School

Jeff Stauffer is the new head coach at Lackawanna Trail.
Matt Striebig takes over at Dallastown for the retired Dave Gable.

Chadd Sines is the head coach at Meyersdale.

Troy Sunderland has been named HC @ Manheim Central HS.

Shane McChesney takes over at McDowell.

Tim Simon is the new HC @ Fort LeBoeuf.

Ryan Yates replaces retiring Chris Como @ Burrell

Barry Anderson is the new head coach at Meadville.

Ken Whitsel has resigned at Lewistown. His assistant Kirby Martin will take over.

Josh Lininger is the new head coach at Lower Dauphin. Ed Neiswender retired.

Eric DeRemer is looking for the 83 State finals video. Anyone who might have a copy,
please contact Erie @ twinwrestler1@juno.com 

Don Lehman's NEW West York High Wrestling Alumni Website- dedicated to past and present wrestlers.

How do you count team points for duals and tournaments?  Check HERE

Past Results of PIAA Wrestling Tournaments     2008 Gallery of Wrestling pics from PIAA

Bill Welker's "Pancake Series" DVD now available.

 

Wrestlers and Wrestling Fans ...  Get your Pennsylvania Wrestling Tee-Shirt

Now two choices of design.

Design #1   Design #2


WPIAL Wrestling and more on WJPA... check out info here.

The History of Collegiate Wrestling Book.  The price has been reduced by 30%.  You can now purchase this great book including updates for last year for $34.95.  Please remember that this is a project of the state chapter program and all proceeds go to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.


Get all of your Pittsburgh Steeler Memorabilia at Ross Sports


NCAAs to come to Philadelphia in 2011...