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by EricKnopsnyder
September 30th, 2018, 3:30 pm
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: New Bishop McCort wrestling coach
Replies: 9
Views: 5063

Re: New Bishop McCort wrestling coach

smelly wrote:I guess I'm in the dark. What happened to Shad?
Shad was out before the start of last season after District 6 found recruiting violations.
by EricKnopsnyder
September 6th, 2018, 2:56 pm
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: Top District 5 teams of all time
Replies: 5
Views: 4366

Re: Top District 5 teams of all time

You're absolutely correct, it was 1987. I initially thought it was '88, but looked up the brackets and found it was '87. Apparently I didn't make the change in what I had already typed, though. I remember the Phillippis moving to Meyersdale, but didn't recall them going back to Rockwood.
by EricKnopsnyder
September 6th, 2018, 11:48 am
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: Top District 5 teams of all time
Replies: 5
Views: 4366

Re: Top District 5 teams of all time

I'd love to see a breakdown of one of those Ridge teams vs. the 1988 Meyersdale team that finished second at the PIAA tournament. They had: David Warnick, 98-pound state champ Michael Warnick, 105-pound state third Jeff Beal, 112-pound state sixth Mark Phillippi, 126-pound state qualifier Roger Phil...
by EricKnopsnyder
September 6th, 2018, 11:21 am
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: Huge preseason tournament in Johnstown
Replies: 2
Views: 2421

Huge preseason tournament in Johnstown

PA Power Wrestling is holding its first-ever tournament, and we're looking to bring in some of the top wrestlers in Pennsylvania and the Northeast. You can enter on FloArena here:  https://events.flowrestling.org/event/b18b09ed-104d-204e-2c8c-d528d4ed3569/registration Here are the details: What: The...
by EricKnopsnyder
September 6th, 2018, 10:53 am
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: New Bishop McCort wrestling coach
Replies: 9
Views: 5063

Re: New Bishop McCort wrestling coach

Lefteyelouie wrote:I heard Ken Chertow was the next HC?  What happened with that?  
I didn't hear anything official, but I think he wanted a job within the school in addition to coaching, and that didn't work out.
by EricKnopsnyder
September 6th, 2018, 10:52 am
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: New Bishop McCort wrestling coach
Replies: 9
Views: 5063

Re: New Bishop McCort wrestling coach

Manfred wrote:I thought Johnny Rizzo was a good fit there, why didn't they retain him after his interim appointment?
He never wanted it long term. He is planning to go to law school.
by EricKnopsnyder
September 5th, 2018, 5:56 pm
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: New Bishop McCort wrestling coach
Replies: 9
Views: 5063

New Bishop McCort wrestling coach

Paul Myers, who wrestled at Penn Cambria as well as UPJ and SIUE before becoming an assistant coach at PC and last year at Hollidaysburg, has been named the new coach at Bishop McCort. From what he told me, it sounds like he has the right approach to the job. What do you think? http://www.tribdem.co...
by EricKnopsnyder
February 11th, 2018, 3:59 pm
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: Jr. Hi Mountain Conference duals
Replies: 13
Views: 6407

Re: Jr. Hi Mountain Conference duals

You can find complete results on FloArena http://arena.flowrestling.org/event/f98b6a69-8570-41b0-8c55-04855b36ea7d
I also put together the results and a brief that should be in tomorrow's Tribune-Democrat.
by EricKnopsnyder
February 6th, 2018, 12:45 pm
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: North Star wrestler undergoes brain surgery hours after D5 duals
Replies: 2
Views: 2363

North Star wrestler undergoes brain surgery hours after D5 duals

Please keep North Star's Keaton Furry and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Just hours after wrestling against Chestnut Ridge in the D5 finals on Saturday, he was rushed to the hospital with a debilitating headache that caused him to slur his words and experience numbness in his legs. He unde...
by EricKnopsnyder
December 7th, 2017, 10:58 am
Forum: Wrestling
Topic: Wrestling preview
Replies: 2
Views: 2185

Wrestling preview

Hey folks, just wanted to let everyone know that my wrestling preview is in today's (Thursday, Dec. 7) Tribune-Democrat. It's three full pages. I hope you'll find it both interesting and informative. It has a story on the impact of the new rule allowing two-piece uniforms (it's bigger than I anticip...