PA District III Youth Wrestling Archive

01/23/2025

Let’s go!

01/20/2025

The Super Bowl of Wrestling! Will he go for the triple crown at Reno Worlds in April? We will be following…

Congratulations to young C**t Alex Herndon on not just winning his weight class at Tulsa Nationals, but also being selected as the Outstanding Wrestler!!!
This is the 2nd time that Alex has done this in the last 2 months!!!!

01/19/2025

🏆2025 Tulsa Nationals Local Wrestlers Update

6U
49 Alex Herndon, American Dream - Championship Finals 🦅 ALERT
60 Everett Brown, American Dream - Consolation 3rd Match

8U
55 Mason Lamparriello, Leola – Blood Round, DNP
58 Deaglan Harrison, Pottstown – Blood Round, DNP
58 Penley Roof, Wellsville – Consolation 5th Match
67 Kasen Meloy, Port Royal – Blood Round, DNP
70 Luke Baublitz, Stewartstown – Blood Round, DNP

10U
52 Greyson Bosley, Central York - Consolation 3rd Match
58 Clancy Smith, Pottsville – DNP
61 Reece Mayfield, York – DNP
64 Oakley Leese, Dover – DNP
67 Charles Smith, Pottsville – DNP
85 Rylee Spahr, East Berlin – Blood Round, DNP
90 Coleman Beecroft, Spring Grove – DNP
90 Cameron Martin, York – Blood Round – DNP

10U Girls
65 Paige Wright, Mechanicsburg – DNP
90 Evelyn Pittman, Dover - Consolation 3rd Match

12U
105 Brody Mayfield, Central York – DNP

12 U Girls
84 Abby Neidig, York – DNP
120 Reese Montgomery, Mechanicsburg – Consolation 5th Match

01/16/2025

‼️ 2025 Tulsa Nationals PA Preview ‼️

Approximately 80 kids from PA are registered for this year's Tulsa Nationals in the 6U-12U divisions. Below is a list of seeded PA wrestlers, along with local entrants. The number next to each name indicates their seed in the bracket. For the full list of entries, visit the World of Wrestling Tulsa Nationals Entry List on their website.

6U
40 (1) Trey Sanders
43 (1) Hayden Zemba
49 (1) Alex Herndon
60 (1) Everett Brown

8U
55 (2) Jack Sanders
55 (5) Jordy Strittmatter
58 (1) Graham Dyson
64 (7) Gavin Petraglia
70 (10) Maddox Thomas

10U
58 (4) Beau McKeown
61 8 John Cambra
73 (1) Bradey Bleich
76 (1) Liam Reeves
80 8 Gus Engelman
85 (4) Kaedrick Brown
100 (1) Blaise Wilson

12U
67 (7) Jackson Strittmatter
70 (1) Stevey Mytych
76 8 Walker Hoffman
84 (2) Dane Malone
84 (9) Collin Smith
84 (12) Maveric Wilson
88 (1) James Danko
96 (2) Alyis Brown

Local Wrestlers

8U
55 Mason Lamparriello, Leola
58 Deaglan Harrison, Pottstown
58 Penley Roof, Wellsville
67 Kasen Meloy, Port Royal
70 Luke Baublitz, Stewartstown

10U
58 Clancy Smith, Pottsville
61 Reece Mayfield, York
64 Oakley Leese, Dover
67 Charles Smith, Pottsville
85 Rylee Spahr, East Berlin
90 Coleman Beecroft, Spring Grove
90 Cameron Martin, York

12U
105 Brody Mayfield, Central York

**Please comment below if any one is missing from the local wrestler list.

01/07/2025

38th Annual Ship Open goes down this weekend Sunday, January 12th!

🚨Sunday January 12th marks the 38th annual Ship Open Tournament 🚨

💪We return to Heiges Field House this year and are ready for another successful event with open, novice and girls divisions 💪

🐾Sign up on PYwrestling at http://www.pywrestling.com/shippensburg-wrestling-tournament-1-12-or.html 🐾

Please message us with any questions!

12/30/2024

‼️ 2024 Junior Powerade‼️

The Junior Powerade is going to be one of the top youth tournaments in the nation soon! Below is a list of central PA wrestlers who placed in the top 4:

3rd, 10U 62: Jase Atherton (Mifflin County) 28 entries
3rd, 10U 68: Duke Peachey (Mifflin County) 35
2nd, 10U 88: Liam Turaj (Berks Catholic) 25
1st, 10U 105: Julian Altiery (Mifflin County) 8
1st, 10U 120: Liam Williams (State College) 10
1st, 12U 96: Carson Kirk (Juniata) 29

Entry numbers summary:

8U: 3 of 8 brackets began in the Round of 32, 4 in the Round of 16
10U: 1 of 10 brackets began in the Round of 64, 6 in the Round of 32
12U: 2 of 13 brackets began in the Round of 64, 7 in the Round of 32

I hope they wrestle back to at least 6 in the future.

12/21/2024

‼️Biglerville Season’s Beatings Alert‼️

The highly anticipated Season’s Beatings Open is back tomorrow, and it’s shaping up to be another action-packed event! Last year’s tournament saw around 20 16-man brackets and 2 32-man brackets in the 6U - 12U divisions, and with the buzz around this year’s competition, we can expect even bigger and tougher matchups!

This is one of the area’s biggest and most competitive in-season school tournaments, attracting the best young talent from all over. The stakes are high, and the excitement is even higher. Expect intense battles on the mat, as athletes battle it out for supremacy in their weight classes.

What to Expect:

Tough Competition: With growth expected, we could see even more participants this year, making for stacked brackets and fierce competition in every match.

Great Talent: The 6U - 12U divisions are sure to showcase some rising stars in the wrestling community.

High Energy: The atmosphere will be electric as athletes, coaches, and fans cheer on their favorites!

Awards: Hardware is scarce, as only the top 3 get awards.

Get ready for some intense wrestling action — it's Season's Beatings for a reason!

Good luck to all the competitors, coaches, and fans!

Thanks to Biglerville for continuing this tradition over the years. I’m sure there will be some dads in the crowd who competed here at age 9 too.

Split Start Time Schedule:

Sunday, December 22

Session 1: 6U & 8U will begin wrestling at 8:00am

Session 2: 10U & 12U will begin at 12:00pm

Doors will be open at 7:00am

11/18/2024

Looking forward to it!

11/10/2024

Leiphart!!

11/01/2024

Perhaps, the next “magic” run is starting somewhere right here, in central Pennsylvania?

10/25/2024

‼️Here’s a breakdown of the youth school leagues in District III. This analysis addresses which youth wrestling league may be the most competitive, noting that some athletes do not participate in their school-associated leagues.

10/23/2024

Can't wait for this to drop!

10/23/2024

‼️ What is the toughest individual youth tournament in District III territory⁉️ See the breakdown below:

10/21/2024

The Keystone State Championships youth schedule has been released for the 2024/2025 season with some significant rule changes:

WE ARE happy to remind you that the 5th Annual Keystone State Championships 2025 will be at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College March 14-16!!!!!

WE ARE happy to announce some exciting changes that we are implementing this year in response to your feedback. This is your State Tournament!

· WE ARE advancing 7 wrestlers from each region

· WE ARE using the NEW PIAA rules

· WE ARE adding new girl’s weights

· WE ARE adding new 6 and Under weights

· WE ARE adding the +2 lbs to all 14U and 16U weights

· WE ARE advancing 5 wrestlers in the 6 and Under division from each region

YOUR ROAD TO HAPPY VALLEY BEGINS AT THESE QUALIFIERS:

SOUTHEAST (ALL DIVISIONS): FEBRUARY 15 & 16 Spooky Nook, Manheim, PA

SOUTHWEST (14U & 16U): FEBRUARY 18 Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, PA

NORTHWEST (14U & 16U): FEBRUARY 19 - Bayfront Convention Center, Erie, PA

CENTRAL (14U & 16U): FEBRUARY 20 - 1st Summit Arena, Johnstown, PA

CENTRAL (YOUTH): FEBRUARY 22 - 1ST Summit Arena, Johnstown, PA

NORTHWEST (YOUTH): FEBRUARY 23 - Bayfront Convention Center, Erie, PA

SOUTHWEST (YOUTH): MARCH 2 – Canon McMillan High School, Canonsburg, PA

NORTHEAST (ALL DIVISIONS): MARCH 9 – Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, Pocono Manor, PA

From the beginning, you spoke and we listened. It is because of you, the amazing wrestlers, coaches, and parents that …

WE ARE the best wrestling state in the country!

WE ARE KEYSTONE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!

10/18/2024

🤼‍♂️‼️ Three local wrestlers are featured in MatScouts' latest 2024 National JH Rankings:

80 lbs.: No. 9 Leo Murillo, Mechanicsburg
90 lbs.: No. 3 Arav Pandey, Mechanicsburg
120 lbs.: No. 4 Jax Fuhrman, Dover

10/15/2024

‼️PJW Area IX ‼️

And don’t forget, 2024/2025 PJW Youth States is at the Harrisburg Farm Show

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