Guessing that watching Penn or Drexel in person this year is looking like a long shot. Of course Philadelphia Democratic Mayor James Kenney says his city-wide ban on large events and gatherings through February 2021 does not apply to protests. The city of Philadelphia has banned large gatherings through February 2021, and that means […]
The Palestra was a roller-coaster of emotion Sunday afternoon for both teams. Drexel pulled out an early lead but a come from behind win in the last seconds of the penultimate match got the Penn faithful on their feet hoping for a minor miracle in the final match to complete the comeback. Alas their […]
Army came into Philly tonight and came out ready to compete hard for 7 minutes. They caught a young nicked up Drexel team flat footed and kept their foot on the gas pedal for the entire dual. Drexel lost a team point after the SV stalling point for Caywood at 197. Next up for Army, […]
The Drexel Dragons wrestling team kept the Abner’s Cheesesteak Trophy for the third straight year – is this the beginning of a streak? I asked Coach Az that question in a post match interview. Penn came into the match a little banged up and missing their 125lb wrestler. The Daskalakis Athletic Center had more than […]
A young Cornell team started their trip to Philly squaring off against Drexel in front more than 1,000 fans on spirit night. I think that this is the biggest crowd to see a Drexel wrestling match in modern times. Drexel Coach Matt Azevedo is in his 7th season and squared off with his former mentor […]
Tonight the Big Red of Cornell come down to Philly to match up with the Drexel Dragons. Drexel Coach Matt Azevedo coached at Cornell under Coach Rob Koll prior to becoming the Drexel Head Coach. Over the last 7 seasons the Drexel staff have steadily improved. They knocked off #16 Rider last Sunday and lost […]
Superbowl weekend wrestling this year has been awesome. This match, PSU v OSU and even my son went 2-0. (Catch him in the Post match interviews below) If you were one of the lucky 500 people to be at the DAC this afternoon you were treated to a great fight between budding rivals. The dual […]
A great mid-Atlantic rivalry is emerging between these two schools and wrestling fans should take note. Last year’s dual was a two-point affair and I see this being just as close. Rider is coming into this match enjoying one of their best dual seasons that I can remember. Drexel comes into this match up with […]
Interviews David Pearce, Matt Azevedo, May Bethea , Joey Goodhart and Alex Tirapelle Introductions 157lbs: May Bethea (Penn) MD William Davis (Drexel), 16-6 Penn up, 4-0 165lbs: Joe Velliquette (Penn) DEC Austin Rose (Drexel), 6-2 Penn up, 7-0 174lbs: #13 Casey Kent (Penn) DEC Ebed Jarrell (Drexel), 4-0 Penn leads, 10-0 184lbs: Alex DeCiantis (Drexel) […]
Introductions Post Match Ebed Jarrell, Josh Murphy 125lbs: Michael Beck (Maryland) DEC Tanner Shoap (DU), 6-2 133lbs: #11 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Billy Rappo (Maryland), 6-1 141lbs: Ryan Diehl (Maryland) DEC David Pearce (DU), 6-1 149lbs: #18 Matthew Cimato (DU) MAJ Adam Whitesell (Maryland), 10-1 157lbs: Justin Alexander (Maryland) DEC Willie Davis (DU), 7-4 […]
Everyone involved in this dual thought that it was going to be close and they were right. Fuentes was able to close the gap since he last wrestled Wert a couple of years ago but it wasn’t enough. Drexel ran off three wins in a row to take a 7-point lead. Rider then reeled off […]
Drexel entrance Introductions Garett Hammond Matt Cimato Drexel coaches Matt Azevedo, Josh Dziewa American Coach Teague Moore 165lbs: Austin Rose (DU) MAJ Michael Eckhart (American), 12-4 174lbs: Ebed Jarrell (DU) MAJ Joe Salvi (American), 14-4 184lbs: Alex DeCiantis (DU) WBF Jason Grimes (American) @ 1:46 197lbs: Jeric Kasunic (American) WBF Joshua Murphy (DU) @ 1:48 […]
Video highlights in progress. The Mountain Hawks finished a strong weekend dismantling two good local teams without so much as a hiccup. Drexel opted to draw for the starting weight. This allowed the fans to get a Devoy vs. Parker match to close things out. If you are new to my site, I’m not a […]
Match video posted. Interview with Coach Matt Azevedo Coach Zach Tanelli 125lbs: Zack Fuentes (DU) received a forfeit 133lbs: #11 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) TF Alec Kelly (Columbia), 19-3 141lbs: Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) DEC David Pearce (DU), 8-5 149lbs: #15 Matthew Cimato (DU) Major decision Dan Reed (Columbia), 14-3 157lbs: Tyler Ponte (Columbia) DEC Willie […]
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 […]