Iowa visits Happy Valley this weekend bringing home a few PA wrestlers in its line-up to face-off with the best team in the country. This match wouldn’t even warrant a preview if Marinelli hadn’t healed up and the staff hadn’t pulled Lee from a Redshirt. I don’t remember Iowa ever pulling a shirt but I […]
Did we just witness one of the best duals in recent times? Unequivocally, yes. I know this is Super Bowl weekend but that was definitely the super bowl of wrestling. Even though March is when it really counts. This dual gave fans everything, unless you are an Ohio State fan. More national champions than you […]
If you’re a wrestling fan, and even if you’re not, the 106th meeting between Penn State and Lehigh didn’t disappoint. 5 returning national champs and several highly ranked wrestlers took the mat today and put on a show for fans. The PP&L center was filled to capacity and Lehigh set an attendance record for a […]
I talked with Mason today about his recent victory at the World Team Trails. We talked about Greco wrestling and future plans. World Team Trials match by match Best 2 out of 3 finals 1st Mason Manville Colorado Springs, CO (U.S. Army) PO Kamal Bey Scottsdale, AZ (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 2-0 Mason Manville Colorado […]
We spent more than an hour talking about his wrestling history and future aspirations. One of the things that I like about him is his willingness to do whatever it takes, from travel to changing styles, in order to pursue tough competition and excellence. Travis will be competing over the spring and summer as a […]
I took a bunch of grief for my forecast of this match last week. In my old age I’ve become of the mind that wrestlers are on the same team and non wrestlers are the (problem) other team. It’s impossible to know all the wrestlers out there and decide if I like them so I […]
This might be the most anticipated match up of the year. Two of America’s best wrestlers turned coaches with talented and deep coaching staffs, training centers and teams. What are some of the factors that might affect performance? Both teams are used to the competition time. Will the travel affect Penn State? Both teams are […]
I’m on record saying that I don’t like that wrestling orders their matches by weight rather than the professional style of having the highest ranked or most anticipated matches go last at any event. I think that there is tons of up side to my proposal. Take pressure off the big guys. Lots of studies […]
Video highlights up by Monday-coaching all weekend. What can I say, it’s wrestling season, no rest for the weary. A game Rutgers team bussed in to Happy Valley last night only to be reminded just how long a road it is to the top of the wrestling heap. The Lions got 6 bonus point matches […]
This Friday Rutgers drives to Happy Valley to do battle B1G style. Rutgers just had a tight victory over Illinois. Penn State is coming off of a dominating matchup with Nebraska. Like last season Penn State has been prevailing even with shifting around the lineup a bit. Penn State is a juggernaut with at least […]
Highlights inprocess It was a great day for Pennsylvania wrestling fans to watch some serious action. Lehigh rolled into State College as an underdog but looked to be very competitive in several matches with the reigning national champions. 15,424 wrestling fans watched as the Mountain Hawks took 2 of the first 3 matches. Then Penn […]
I’ve been to more than 10 Penn State versus Lehigh Matches going back to the 1980’s and they’ve always been a fun time with friends watching kids we used to wrestle with or, now that we’re advancing in age, that we’ve coached or just follow. This year’s match at the Bryce Jordan Center should be […]
He’s listed at 75kg for Bill Farrell I had a lengthy conversation with Mason Manville today. Mason is currently training at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs. He will be competing in the 80KG weight class at the non-Olympic weight World Team Trials in Greco Roman. I’ve talked to Mason a few times […]
It’s that time of year wrestling fans. Schools are mostly back in session. Schedules and rosters are being released and calendars are getting marked up for future match dates. I’m reaching out to coaches that I know to get their projected line ups for the coming season. Lots of things can happen between now and […]
I talked with fellow Greek Nico earlier today. Nico is a 4x All American and won his first individual national championship in March. Nico finished his Penn Sate wrestling career with 62 bonus point wins and while some PSU detractors may not consider him the most exciting Penn State wrestler he’s #11 on the all […]
