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PA Power Wrestling Podcast

A wrestling podcast focused on college, high school and youth wrestling in the state of Pennsylvania produced by PAPowerWrestling.com. Join Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder as they talk wrestling with the most newsworthy names in Pennsylvania. Part of the Mat Talk Podcast Network
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Mar 16, 2018

PAPC31:  We are in Cleveland for the 2018 NCAA National Championship and PA Power Wrestling's Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Mason Beckman @Beck_Diggity recap all the action from Pennsylvania's top wrestlers and preview the Championship Semifinals. We are broadcasting from the Winking Lizard so buckle up and tune in!

Mar 14, 2018

PAW15: The season concluded in Hershey and a total of seven WPIAL wrestlers came home with PIAA State Championship. PA Power Wrestling's Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle break down all the action from the 2018 PIAA State Tournament in both Class AA and AAA with guest appearances from all seven State Champs from the WPIAL. 

Show Breakdown

00:30 – State Tournament hangover

02:00 – Class AAA State Tournament recap 106 lbs.

07:35 – Guest 106 lbs. AAA State Champ Alejandro Herrera 

12:15 – Class AAA State Tournament recap 113 lbs.

16:50 – Guest 113 lbs. AAA State Champ Ryan Sullivan

20:50 – Class AAA State Tournament recap 120 lbs.

25:35 – Guest 120 lbs. AAA State Champ Logan Macri

30:10 – Class AAA State Tournament recap 126 lbs.

35:00 – Guest 126 lbs. State AAA Champ Sam Hillegas

40:05 – Class AAA State Tournament recap 132 lbs. - 285 lbs.

01:02:50 – Guest 285 lbs. State AAA Champ Isaac Reid

01:09:35 – Class AA State Tournament recap 106 lbs. - 126 lbs.

01:14:47 – Guest 126 lbs. State AA Champ Gavin Teasdale

01:19:30 – Class AA State Tournament recap 132 lbs. - 152 lbs.

01:23:37 – Guest 152 lbs. State AA Champ Thayne Lawrence 

01:27:05 – Class AA State Tournament recap 160 lbs. - 285 lbs.

01:33:20 – Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic WPIAL Preview

01:38:12 –  Thanks for a great season

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Mar 13, 2018

PAPC30:  The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on an hour's worth of a wrestling adventure in episode 30. The best time of year has finally arrived! The NCAA Tournament starts in just a few days and the boys are here for one final podcast to preview each weight, give some thoughts on darkhorses and storylines, and make their picks for who will be wrestling on the stage Saturday night and which ten young men will be crowned NCAA Champions.

Show Breakdown

02:30 – 125 Preview

10:00 – 133 Preview

17:00 – 141 Preview

20:30 – 149 Preview

23:15 – 157 Preview

26:15 – 165 Preview

31:00 – 174 Preview

35:00 – 184 Preview

39:30 – 197 Preview

44:00 – 285 Preview

Mar 8, 2018

PAPC29:  Milton native and EIWA Champion Ryan Preisch of Lehigh stops by to discuss the importance of Lehigh's first conference title since 2006, what he's focused on heading into NCAAs, and what the Lehigh team needs to do to come home from Cleveland with a team trophy.

The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour's worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a variety of topics in episode 29 including the medical forfeit epidemic that's hitting college wrestling, some crazy conference tournament results and what they tell us heading into nationals, and why Mason hopes the song "Good Vibrations" gets played during the 174 finals (Photo Credit: Lehigh Athletics).

Show Breakdown

01:00 – Mason is Hyped Up About Lehigh at EIWAs

2:00 - OW's of the Weekend

4:00 -  Medical Forfeits & the Suriano Trailer - Challenge Bricks

17:00 - B1G Recap

28:00 - EIWA Recap

34:00 - MACtion Recap

37:00 - Big 12 Recap

38:30 - ACC Recap

41:30 - EWL Recap

45:00 - Mason's Rant About Seeding

49:15 - Ryan Preisch Joins the Show

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Mar 7, 2018

PAP40: It's such a big Tournament that we had to split the podcast into two parts. In Episode 40 PA Power Wrestling's Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsynder @KnopsKnotes preview the 2018 PIAA Class AA State Tournament and make predictions on who will finish on top. They are joined by repeat guest Cole Matthews of Reynolds! Take a listen below. 

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Mar 7, 2018

PAP41: It's such a big Tournament that we had to split the podcast into two parts. In Episode 41 PA Power Wrestling's Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsynder @KnopsKnotes preview the 2018 PIAA Class AAA State Tournament and make predictions on who will finish on top.

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Mar 6, 2018

PAW14: It is the biggest week of the year in Pennsylvania Wrestling as the PIAA State Tournament is here. PA Power Wrestling's Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle recap the action from the Class AAA Southwest Regional and preview where the WPIAL wrestlers fall in the State Bracket. The pair are joined by guest Jack Blumer of Kiski Area who took out the #1 and #2 ranked wrestlers in the State to win the WPIAL 152 lbs. title. Take a listen below!

Show Breakdown

00:30 – WPIAL Class AAA Recap/State Preview - 106 - 152 

39:00 – WPIAL Champion Jack Blumer of Kiski Area Joins the Show

48:50 – WPIAL Class AAA Recap/State Preview - 160 - 285 

01:05:00 –  Class AA State Preview for WPIAL Wrestlers

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Mar 2, 2018

PAPC28:  Three-time state and world champion, and current 125lb hammer for the Iowa Hawkeyes, Spencer Lee stops by to discuss how rehabbing his knee affected his transition into college wrestling, why wrestling Nathan Tomasello wasn't something he thought would actually happen, and what he's focused on in the coming weeks of the postseason.

The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour's worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a variety of topics in episode 28 including good news regarding Jason Nolf's health, PAC 12 Tournament results, and a preview of all of the conference tournaments that take place this weekend (Photo Credit: University of Iowa Athletics).

Show Breakdown

01:30 – March is Upon Us!

5:00 - Mason Has an Issue with the Youth Wrestling Season

11:00 -  Jason Nolf Update

14:00 - Outstanding Wrestlers - and Humans - of the Week

17:30 - PAC 12 Recap

21:00 - Listener Questions

32:00 - Conference Tournament Previews

53:20 - Spencer Lee Joins the Show

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