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PWCA All Academic 2023
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PIAA State Brackets Class AA Class AAA
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AA Regional Information 2023 (updated 2/3/2023)
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Rick Solofsky Rules Change Proposals
1. Scoring
Rules Proposal (High School)
2.
Injury Time & Rewarding Choice (High School)
3. Neutral Danger Rule
(High School)
WRESTLING - 2 classes
First Practice Date November 18
Minimum Length of Preseason Practice 2 weeks
First Inter-School Practice or Scrimmage Date November 25
Maximum Number of Regular Season Inter-School Practices or Scrimmages 2
First Regular Season Contest Date December 2
Maximum Length of Regular Season 12 weeks
Maximum Number of Regular Season Contests 22
District Deadline
Team Wrestling February 4
Team Wrestling Preliminary Round February 6
PIAA AA & AAA Team Wrestling Championships February 9, 10 & 11 GIANT Center,Hershey
Last Regular Season Contest Date and District Deadline February 25
Region Deadline March 4 PIAA AA & AAA
Wrestling Championships March 9, 10 & 11 GIANT Center, Hershey
Report of Scholastic
Duals (Girls) by Mike Newbern
Report of Scholastic Duals
(MAWA Blue) by Mike Newbern
SW Class AA Regional Wrestling Information 2022
History of Shamokin Greyhound Wrestling - Bill Welker and Ron Weller.
AAU History Freestyle Champions 1989 - 1982 - Jamie Moffatt
Class AAA West Super Region Pairings 2021
Penn State at Northwestern Tr-Meet Notes
PA USA Women's Newsletter January 2021 - Joe Stabilito
Below is our plan for District 6 wrestling this year. Will wrestle for a true second at both sectionals and districts.
Barring any changes, Below the wrestling timeline for Individuals. Team tourney will be determined at a later date.
Helpful Information for Wrestling Coaches (especially 1st year coaches)
PIAA Wrestling Guidelines 2020-2021
The Epic Schalles-Hitchcock Match - Eric Guyll
Carlton Haselrig -
A closer look at the "Rig"-One of the Top 100 College Athletes of All Time
by Joe Baranik PA Wrestling Magazine
by Dr. Bill Welker
Reaching Your Goals, Art Baker's Life In Sports by Norm Palovcsik, Keystone Wrestling Round-Up
The Emergence of Folkstyle Wrestling after World War II
by Dr. Bill Welker 9/13/2020
PIAA State Wrestling brackets 2020
Back to PA Wrestling main page
Lock Haven University Wrestling History 70th Anniversary Celebration
2020 Class of National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Bios
Women's Wrestling Newsletter - August 29, 2019
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Josh Deputy has been an assistant wrestling
coach for 17 years, including 11 years at his
alma mater, Bedford, and the last six years
under Greg Lazor at Chestnut Ridge.
Congratulations to Coach Dave Marko who achieved his 300th career coaching win on Friday, Feb 8th. His record is now 302-120.
And how about Scott Gold II's record In 48 seasons, Coach Gold has a record of 485-379-7. at Oxford Area HS.
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Bill Welker's book - The Sparrow's Spirit: A Champion Wrestler's Lifetime Reflections on Prayer and Perseverance - is the WINNER in the sports category in the 6th Annual Beverly Hills Book Awards Contest.
New Head Coaches
2020-2021
Jason Bilby - Sugar Valley Rural Charter
Lee Weber - Clarion Area
Charlie Kramer - Norristown
Seth Kanaskie - Danville
J
ames Dodson - Claysburg-Kimmel
Andrew Reitterer - Kennard-Dale
Braden Fochtman - Belin-Brotherevalley
Kent Lane- Southern Columbia
Jody Karam - Easton
Josh Dziewa - Germantown Academy
Steve White Fort LeBoeuf
Denny Harer - Montgomery
Brian Vollman - Muncy
Ted Castel - Portage
2019-2020
Shaler - Ethan Swope
Slippery Rock - Denton Zeronas
Boiling Springs - Trevor Byers
Ellwood City - John Fleming
Susquenita - Jim Yinger
Central Bucks South - Chris Meister
Belle Vernon - Bob Bove
Penn Trafford- AJ Brentzel
Susquenita - Jim Yinger
Executive Education Academy charter - Juan Garcia
Great Valley (D1)- Bobby Lavalle
Salisbury - Eric Snyder
Northern York - Dan Nauman
Hughesville - Troy Charles
Blue Mountain - Steve Lindenmuth
Bethlehem Liberty - Brandon Hall
East Pennsboro - Mike Kramer
United - Josh Henning
Southern Lehigh - Brenton Ditchcreek
DuBois - Ed Scott
Parkland - Jon Trenge
Shikellamy - Pete Solomon
Mt. Pleasant - Zach Snyder
Cambridge Springs - Dalton Lester
Bishop McDevitt (3) - Mike Nauman
Harborcreek - Don Capan
Conneaut Area - Kevin Welsh
Lewisburg - Justin Michaels
Chestnut Ridge - Josh Deputy
Western Wayne - Scott Rush
Valley View - Matt Judge
Pine Grove - Ken Newswanger
2018-2019
Iroquois - Jeremy Little
Williams Valley - Matt Dietrich
Bedford - Joel Easter
Norwin - Vince DeAugustine
Grove City -
Wes Phipps
Seneca - Ryan Murphy
Muncy - Royce Eyer
Harbor Creek - Ron Dombkowski
Hershey - Dee Evans
Bethlehem Catholic: Rick Thompson.. Jeff Karam
Dieruff: Jordan Glykas
Emmaus: Thad Smith
Freedom: Dante Terenzio
Notre Dame: Matt Veres
Palisades: Nick LaFevre
Panther Valley - Zane Bachert
Solanco - Tony Mendez
Trinity (D3) - Joe Peretta
The Hill School - Dave Hoffman
Wilkes Open 1961
I am starting to compile all of the Wilkes Open
entries/brackets/placers.
I would appreciate any and all help.. old news clips, brackets, etc.
Amateur Wrestling News' Jim Kalin has written a book about wrestling icon Mike Milkovich.
This a book all wrestling fans will want to read.
Check out the press release
here.
Counting your 22 Contests
A PIAA member school is permitted to participate in a maximum of twenty-two (22) Regular Season wrestling Contests based on the following method of counting Regular Season wrestling Contests:
a. One (1) Contest for each dual meet.
b. Two (2) Contests for each triangular meet or each individually or Team bracketed Tournament involving no more than 8 Teams, pursuant to NFHS Wrestling Rule 10, Conduct of Tournaments, Section 3, Tournament Brackets.
c. Three (3) Contests for each quadrangular meet, each individually or Team bracketed Tournament involving at least 9 Teams, pursuant to NFHS Wrestling Rule 10, Conduct of Tournaments, Section 3, Tournament Brackets, and each one-day Multiple School (Dual) Event or Individual Pool Event. A PIAA member school may participate in no more than two (2) Multiple School (Dual) or Individual Pool Events, excluding triangular or quadrangular meets, during the Regular Season.
d. Multiple day Combination Tournament competition points and/or multiple day Multiple School (Dual) Event competition points are the aggregate of b and/or c herein.
e. All of the foregoing must be compliant with NFHS Wrestling Rule 1, Competition, Section 4, Representation, Article 3, which provides for no wrestler to represent that wrestler’s school in more than one weight class in any meet or wrestle in more than five matches (championship or consolation), excluding forfeits in any one day.