HERSHEY — It’s been a challenging year off of the mat for Glendale’s Brock McMillen, who has dealt with an arrhythmia, which affects the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat, as well as blood pressure problems. So, an overtime tiebreaker in the 132-pound finals bout with Burrell’s Ian ...
HERSHEY — Shortly after his controversial 3-1 overtime loss to Wilson Area’s Kolby Flank in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals late Friday night, Chestnut Ridge’s Duane Knisely wasn’t feeling great. He was slumped against a wall near the entrance to the floor of Hershey’s Giant Center. In about 45 minutes or so, he was going to have to wrestle Mount Union’s Jake Ryan in the 220-pound consolation semifinals. “I really was just tired, and I didn’t want to wrestle at first for about 30 minutes it seemed like,” Knisely said on Saturday afternoon. “But I was able to get ...
HERSHEY — The semifinals of the PIAA Class 2A Championships have been a hurdle that Bedford’s Kaden Cassidy hasn’t been able to clear in two previous appearances. Cassidy cleared that hurdle in convincing fashion on Friday night at Hershey’s Giant Center. After recording two ...
HERSHEY — Being that it was his first appearance in the PIAA Class 2A Championships, Philipsburg-Osceola junior Parker Moore admitted he didn’t know what to expect. “This is crazy,” Moore said, “but it’s awesome.” Moore made it look easy in his first-round bout, rolling to an ...
106 POUNDS: Finalists: Jacob VanDee, Cathedral Prep vs. Tyler Kasak, Bethlehem Catholic. Champion: Kasak. Comment: Mifflin County’s Nic Allison could get shot at Kasak in the quarterfinals. 113 POUNDS: Finalists: Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional vs. Ben Monn, Cumberland Valley. Champion: Dibert. Comment: Dibert is a returning state champion. 120 POUNDS: Finalists: Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley vs. Will Betancourt, Manheim Central. Champion: Chappell. Comment: Bellefonte’s Lane Aikey could face Chappell in the semifinals. 126 POUNDS: Finalists: Kurtis Phipps, Norwin vs. Rocco ...
If three area wrestlers perform up to their seeds at the PIAA Championships, they will be bringing home gold medals from Hershey. Glendale returning state champion Brock McMillen (32-3) is the top seed at 132 pounds, while Chestnut Ridge freshman Calan Bollman (37-3) and Bedford senior Kaden Cassidy (34-0) are the first seeds at 106 and 138, respectively, in the Class 2A tournament. McMillen is a two-time Southwest Regional champ who earned Glendale’s first state title last season after being a state runner-up as a freshman. He’ll look to cap off a year that he endured heart ...
