Mac Stout and Sonny Sasso are both ranked in the top 11 in the nation. And are the clear cut 2 best in AAA and there’s not even a close 3rd. And they are on the same side of the bracket.
@PIAASports
explain please. I’d love to hear this one.
I’ve seen a lot of dominant performances in many sports at many different levels. But what the WPIAL has done in AAA at States is one of the most dominant I’ve seen. But I’m not surprised cause it’s every year
Each year, the weekend after Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic we should do a WPIAL vs District 11 dual. Rotate location each year at Pitt/Lehigh. Wrestle the AA first and AAA second. Any wrestler grade 9-12, doesnt have to be just seniors. This would sell and be great bragging rights
The WPIAL had 6 wrestlers who didn’t wrestle in the WPIAL finals(Kapusta, Houpt, Ferraro, Vielma, Morlacci, Volk-Klos) all beat a Regional champ in the R16. That’s called showing up to wrestle! Great performance by all of them!
Looking at National team rankings. Powerade had 6 of the top 15 schools in the nation. But gets me thinking, there’s nothing more satisfying than being an elite public school wrestling team.
What Beca and NDGP do isn’t impressive. And if you think it is then you’re clueless. Pull from all over the state and other states and flex your muscle on true public schools. Go wrestle Blair and Sem if thats how good you think you are. At least Beca chose to go AAA
One thing I noticed from Clarion Open. Slippery Rock needs to bring back wrestling. They had a handful of club kids wrestling unattached with no coach and no facility. And the kids were tough and scrappy. Bring this program back! Props to you guys!
@sru_wrestling
@Mullen1224
WPIAL all-time wins
Dane Johnson - 180
Geoff Alexander - 180
Ashtin Primus - 179
Donnie Ament - 179
Jason Nolf - 176
Shane Welsh - 173
@gerrit_9house
has 173. If he wins WPIAL and PIAA he’ll wrestle 8 matches, which would put him at 181 and the new WPIAL all-time wins leader!
Wrestler A is 21-5. Wrestler B is 18-6. And Wrestler B beat Wrestler A. Wrestler B should be ranked higher. No questions asked. Some people don’t get that
At the end of the day, don’t end a match between two top kids in the nation like that. Evans didnt deserve to be booed(even though I think it was towards the ref) and Taylor didn’t deserve to lose like that. Sour ending to the best rivalry in the state. Both kids bright futures
It’s truly disgusting, a slap in the face, and a disservice to every single wrestler competing at states with the brackets that the PIAA just put out. Predetermined brackets are the worst thing in the sport of wrestling and it’s all laziness, lack of care, and lack of knowledge.
8 man brackets at states is cruel and unfair. It’s an embarrassment to no extent and I pray they don’t go through with that plan. Multiple, multiple kids won’t even make the state tournament because of a loaded district that would end up placing at states. This isn’t the answer
The WPIAL only getting 4 to Hershey in AAA is a joke. The WPIAL along with Northeast region dominate the state. Should each get 6 and 5 respectively. Breakdown should be as followed:
SW(WPIAL) - 6
NE(District 2, 11, 12) - 5
SE - 3
SC - 3
NW - 3
PIAA needs a Private/Catholic division for team states. Gives the AA and AAA teams a fair chance at a title. And it makes the sport better cause everyone would tune into a private/catholic team tournament. Keep individuals as it is now.
In all my years of competing and being around several different sports, the Thayne Lawrence finals match was hands down the worst officiated sporting event I’ve ever witnessed.
@PIAASports
you guys have a serious problem in high school wrestling officiating that needs fixed
@PIAASports
wants the WPIAL to only have 3 guys make it from AAA next year. It only took an hour into AAA for a WPIAL 4th place guy to beat an undefeated champ from a different region. Give the WPIAL 5 qualifiers.
Shawn Taylor/Dylan Evans was the best rivalry in the state. We were fortunate to get to see them wrestle 5 times. It didn’t end how anyone wanted it to. Thanks and credit to both of them for putting it all on the line every matchup. Both are good kids. Best of luck to both!
It’s crazy how much better states would be if
@WestmorelandSN
was covering it. Full commentary for every mat with a smooth broadcast. Flo doesn’t care about their viewers, WSN does. And that’s why people laugh at Flo and love WSN!
The wrestling community lost a great one. Sending condolences to the family and friends of Kai Burkett as well as the Chestnut Ridge wrestling program, district, and community.
There was nothing wrong with college wrestling. The committee is just getting bored. Changing college wrestling to freestyle would be the worst thing they’ve ever done.
@ThePoniExpress
@keithgavin84
is and it’s not close. Maybe you media guys should give wrestling some attention other than when it’s convenient for you.
What a performance by true freshman WPIAL guys. Rocco Welsh in the National Finals and Ty Watters guaranteed a top 6 finish. Impressive stuff!
@rocco_welsh
@ty_watters
I could build a football team of guys who are wrestlers that would compete for a WPIAL football title. It’s great seeing so many guys play both sports! Playing football helps you as a wrestler and wrestling helps you as a football player.
AA preseason Terrific 10! In no order
Dayton Pitzer - Mt. P
AJ Corrado - Burrell
Ian Oswalt - Burrell
Connor Redinger - QV
Joey Fischer - South Park
Trent Schultheis - Freedom
Rune Lawrence - Frazier
Ty Cymmerman - Derry
Grant Mackay - Laurel
Shane Kemper - Burgettstown
🔥🔥🔥ATTENTION!!🔥🔥🔥
I’m proud to announce we have booked a date and location for the event! The event will be given a name in the coming day and will have a flyer/promotional display for the event. So we are wrestling!
May 8th at Kiski High school!
🔥🔥I’m in the works of putting a wrestling card together with hopefully 12 matches. Aiming for the first week of May! All WPIAL guys with potentially a few from another district. Still working some things out, but should be able to get a full card and make this happen!🔥🔥
Kase Chopp of Butler, ranked 21 in the state just took out Penn St commit and PIAA state champ Dalton Perry in the quarters at Winter Mayhem! What a match!!
@GTathletics1
@gtwcoach
Athletes of all sports. Don’t let this bring you down. Keep working to get better and your moment will come. Feel horrible for all of you. And feel horrible for the thousands who will be out of work because of these guidelines🙏🙏
@colin_dunlap
Colin you are better than this. Posting a video of a kids mom watching her son lose in the national tournament and making a joke of it? This isn’t right. I expect this from ESPN and Barstool, but not you.
This was called a pin against Burrell by the 2 officials that made a debacle of this whole tournament. And then took 2 team points from Burrell.
@PIAASports
please do something. These teams deserve better
Let’s put an end to the WPIAL vs D11 arguing and just have them wrestle after states in a dual every year. Best on Best. They can even use their wrestlers that go to NDGP and Becahi who aren’t from D11 and the WPIAL will still win year after year😂
Darius McMillon😳😳 If you didn’t know who he is, you do now. This kid is an absolute beast. AAA 120 just got a new true contender in the state. Not just the WPIAL.
I give Bishop McCort wrestling credit. They have elected to wrestle AAA next season given their lineup that consists of athletes from all over, and the high level these kids wrestle at. They can compete in AAA and are looking to test themselves even more. I respect this a lot.
People tweeting the video of Spencer Lee’s mom after he got pinned is weird. You’re gonna tweet a video of a college athletes mom after her son lost? You people are weird.
@Pitt_WRES
has Stout, Pitzer, Priest, Keslar, Chappell, Laffey, and Pletcher in this recruiting class. Grant Mackay the year after. Have Brock McMillen and Luca Augustine redshirting right now, and who knows who else they get to come here. In 2-3 years this team will be awesome!
Brady Joling lost first round. Then wins 5 straight to go for 3/4. Kid wrestled 7 matches, damn near half the kids in the bracket to take 4th. Credit to you!
Have to say it was a pretty special moment seeing Dylan Evans jump into the arms of his dad, who’s also his head coach, after winning the title. Great moment
@coachevanscv
@WrestlingCV
RIP to former Brashear state champion Godwin Nyama Cutler. Greatest wrestler ever from the City League who put together a great career on the mat. Thoughts and Prayers go out to his family and friends🙏 Rest Easy Godwin, and watch over us all❤️
Powerade has the best field it has ever had. This will be the toughest Powerade tournament in the history of the event. Get your popcorn ready for this one!
#Powerade
Wednesday top 5 duals.
1. Waynesburg vs West Allegheny
2. McGuffey vs Burgettstown
3. Peters Township vs Bethel Park
4. Freedom vs Laurel
5. Thomas Jefferson Vs Norwin
Congrats to all the state champs and state medalists. What a great season!
But we aren’t done yet. Waynesburg and Burrell are still competing in the dual state tournament!
Driving 50 mins for 5 matches is unacceptable. Teams that have 5 wrestlers should wrestle in two tri meets within their section. Traveling that far and making a whole team weigh in isn’t right. Have a tri meet and wrestle two section matches in one night. Would be much better
Idea for the
@wpial7
next year. Get with
@PittTweet
to work out schedules and have the WPIAL Team semis/finals at Fitzgerald Field House. Awesome venue and great place for wrestling. The athletes would love it.
Noon - AA Semis
2:15 - AAA Semis
4:30 - AA Finals
7:00 - AAA Finals
I need 46 more followers to hit 3,000. Amazing how this page has grown and I owe it to all of the wrestlers, fans, and teams. I hope you enjoy the content and I’m so thankful for all of you!
I said at the start of the year to watch out for Butler. They had a great dual season and just went toe to toe with TJ who just won their section. This Butler program is on the rise! And they are fun to watch.
@gtwcoach
would be my vote for AAA coach of the year.
@WrestlingJesus1
isn’t alone in his fight. All wrestlers with a WrestlingJesus shirt, please wear it tomorrow for your dual in warmups to show support for our dear friend and supporter. Spread the word and let’s honor our great friend who’s always watching!
When was the last time Flo did a stream and there weren’t issues? The fact that people continue to use them for anything is beyond me. They charge a ton of money for below average streams and average content. They struck again at Powerade with the stream being down. Always. Flo😂