tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41814196626384426512024-03-12T22:33:37.018-04:00Knop's knotesA wrestling blog by Eric Knopsnyder of The Tribune-Democrat that will focus predominantly on PIAA districts 5 and 6.Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.comBlogger410125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-74771950684790815972015-10-14T13:01:00.001-04:002015-10-14T13:01:10.847-04:00Knop's Knotes has moved!Thank you so much for all of the support over the years. You've helped a little wrestling blog in rural Pennsylvania get nearly a half-million page views!
That has convinced me that there is a huge audience out there looking for wrestling news in Pennsylvania. Please check out my new website at WrestlingPA.com for all the content your enjoyed on Knop's Knotes, plus much, much more! Look for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05363478788165378228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-86903102193463905762015-06-02T00:57:00.001-04:002015-06-02T00:57:06.117-04:00Area loses a legend in Hall of Fame coach Ed Zimmerman
I'm guessing that many of you have heard by now that the wrestling community lost a treasure over the weekend, as District 6 Hall of Famer Ed Zimmerman died at age 68.
Tribune-Democrat sports writer Mike Mastovich, who covered "Zimmie" years ago, wrote the story about his death for Sunday's Tribune-Democrat, which is in the link above.
My family's ties to Zimmie date to 1983, when he took a Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-37267626931415153352015-05-30T07:00:00.000-04:002015-05-30T07:00:02.325-04:00Bishop McCort adding wrestlingI try to treat the offseason as just that - time off from the blog - but this story is just to big to ignore.
Bishop McCort is looking to add wrestling, sooner rather than later. The Crimson Crushers have been wrestling in a co-op with Westmont Hilltop the past three seasons. They attempted to end that co-op this week, but Westmont is making them live up to the terms of their contract, which runsEric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-75724738305389052642015-04-09T11:09:00.001-04:002015-04-09T11:09:19.161-04:00Check out my live stream from Somerset County banquetI'll be trying a live stream via Periscope from the Somerset County all-county wrestling banquet between 12:30 and 1 p.m. today.No idea how it will work, but Berlin's Taylor Cahill has said he'll do an interview with me, so it should be fun. Download the Periscope app and check it out!Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-60766789292464705322015-03-04T15:47:00.001-05:002015-03-04T15:47:28.495-05:00Off the Mat predictions for the state tournament
Here are Mark Dugan's predictions for the state tournament. Where do you disagree with him? Feel free to let a comment and let me know.
OFF THE MAT AA STATE
WRESTLING PREDICTIONS
VOLUME 22, ISSUE 8 MARCH
3rd, 2015
106
GAVIN TEASDALE 09 Jefferson
Morgan 7
AARON BURKETT 11 Chestnut Ridge 5
ALAN DILTZ 11 Benton 4
KEVAN GENTILE 10 Jim Thorpe 11
GAVIN PARK 10 Brookville 9Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-59801551050607452302015-03-01T13:32:00.000-05:002015-03-02T12:22:49.537-05:00PIAA bracketsThe PIAA brackets have been released and are available here. I hope to get a chance to break down them a little later, but Sunday I concentrated on a story about Chestnut Ridge's outstanding performance at the Southwest Regional this weekend.
Preliminary Round
106
Jules Hicklin, Sharon, NW-4, Soph., 34-6 vs. Matt Peters,
Northwestern Lehigh, SE-6, Fresh., 31-7; Huntur Campbell, Cambria
Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-4402722147093604082015-02-26T21:38:00.000-05:002015-02-27T00:50:06.931-05:00All the info you need on the Southwest Regional tournamentI spent six hours today working on a predictions column on www.tribdem.com.
I tried to look at results for each of the wrestlers and balance that out with past performances by individuals and teams. I also took my personal experiences into account, so it probably skews more heavily toward the guys I saw on a regular basis. Oh, and after going pretty close to the seedings in the lower weights, I Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-24145041731486243302015-02-26T13:03:00.003-05:002015-02-26T13:03:51.129-05:00Off the Mat rankings 2-23-2015
OFF THE
MAT AA STATE WRESTLING RANKINGS
VOLUME
22, ISSUE 7 FEBRUARY 23rd, 2015
106
1.
GAVIN TEASDALE......... 09... Jefferson Morgan........... 7
2.
AARON BURKETT......... 11... Chestnut Ridge............... 5
3.
ALAN DILTZ.................. 11... Benton...........................Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-33270746207511787512015-02-22T22:06:00.000-05:002015-02-22T22:06:29.692-05:00Breaking down the Southwest Regional bracketsThe brackets are now posted here. This is the first year that the tournament has expanded to 15 wrestlers at each weight, with District 7 getting 7, District 6 getting 5 (back up from the past few years) and District 5 getting 3.
A few Knotes:
Collin Glorioso of Huntingdon, who is No. 5 in the PA Power rankings, is the top seed at 120 pounds. His reward? A likely semifinal matchup with No. 4 Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-12872707686620781822015-02-21T14:16:00.003-05:002015-02-21T18:08:31.109-05:00District 5 final results
For some reason, I lost the previous post with the results from District 5 on Saturday along with all of the notes I had compiled on the semifinals. This will have to suffice.
I'm holding a live chat on The Tribune-Democrat if you want to stop by and say hello.
Team standings and key: 1. Chestnut
Ridge (CR) 235.5. 2. Berlin Brothersvalley (BB) 164. 3. North Star
(NS) 120.5. 4. Somerset (SO) Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-73471996392386411222015-02-20T13:26:00.001-05:002015-02-22T22:07:01.495-05:00Live updates and chat from Day 1 of the District 5 tournament
Wrestling is done for the evening. Here are the results. Wrestling resumes at 9:30 Saturday morning with the semifinals and consolations. The consi finals are at 5 with the finals to follow.
I don't have a good chat option that I can use on here, so I'll be using the one on The Tribune-Democrat. Just click on the link and it should take you there.
Team standings: 1. Chestnut Ridge 51.
2. Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com7Windber Windber40.229903 -78.822245tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-4520151436486777302015-02-17T01:47:00.003-05:002015-02-17T01:47:55.525-05:00Off the Mat rankings 2-16-2015
Here are the latest rankings. Sorry the formatting is a little screwed up. Not sure why it's that way, but I don't have the time to go through and reformat all of it.
OFF THE MAT AA STATE
WRESTLING RANKINGS
VOLUME 22, ISSUE 6
FEBRUARY 16th, 2015
106
GAVIN TEASDALE 09 Jefferson
Morgan 7
AARON BURKETT 11 Chestnut
Ridge 5
ALAN DILTZ 11 Benton 4
COLIN PASONE 10 Wilkes-Barre
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05363478788165378228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-82518242596648952482015-02-15T15:48:00.000-05:002015-02-15T17:01:35.684-05:00District 5 brackets, updated with KnotesThe District 5 brackets are out here http://liveresults.escapesports.com/PIAA/2015-PIAA-District-V_AA.html
A few Knotes:
Chestnut Ridge has exactly half of the top seeds in the tournament – Aaron Burkett (106), Dylan Wiliams (113), Justin McCoy (120), Derrick Claar (138), Trent Crouse (152), Conner Buttry (195), Shane Davis (285). The other 11 teams in the district have seven combined.
If the Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-64102655318014879342015-02-15T12:15:00.000-05:002015-02-15T12:15:41.789-05:00District 6 regional qualifiers and recapUnfortunately, due to a big project at work and a wild winter storm, I wasn't able to make it to the District 6 tournament in Altoona this weekend. Andy Elder covered the tournament for The Tribune-Democrat.
Complete brackets are available on the District 6 site. Here's a rundown of the regional qualifiers with my thoughts on the weight along with the top guy who won't be at regionals:
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1Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-39148443912984614572015-02-13T11:13:00.001-05:002015-02-13T11:13:02.017-05:00No live updates for D6Sorry folks, but I won't be able to do updates from District 6 this weekend. I've got a big project at work that will keep me in the weekend most, if not all, weekend. I'm hoping I can make it for the finals tomorrow, but even that is iffy.Sam Legg will be covering tonight and tomorrow for The Tribune-Democrat.Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-84389995571193219182015-02-10T21:35:00.002-05:002015-02-11T01:21:06.607-05:00D6 seeds (updated)Unfortunately, it sounds like the District 6 seeding meeting ran rather late tonight and there were problems with TrackWrestling results. Big thanks to Todd Irwin of the Altoona Mirror for sending me the seeds. I hope to have the full brackets tomorrow.
District 6 Class AA Tournament
Team Key
BA--Bellwood-Antis, B--Blairsville,
CH--Cambria Heights, C--Central, CC--Central Cambria,
CK-Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-49712318619231472382015-02-10T12:35:00.000-05:002015-02-10T12:35:15.842-05:00If you love wrestling, please do thisIf you're reading this, I'm assuming you're a wrestling fan. There are plenty of us out there, but our numbers pale in comparison to other sports. That's why we need to band together in ways that others don't.
If we put all of our power together, we can make a difference by appealing to advertisers and TV networks. That's where the National Registry for Wrestling comes in. They're looking to Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-79509428452284501592015-02-07T21:18:00.000-05:002015-02-07T21:18:11.603-05:00Mountain Conference Tournament results
On the same day that Chestnut Ridge was becoming the first team from District 5 to wrestle for the PIAA team title, its junior high program won the Mountain Conference tournament at Conemaugh Township. While the Lions only had one champ (122-pounder Jared McGill, who also was named OW), they had a number of placewinners. If the current group of Ridge varsity wrestlers are any indication, those Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-53673074967204069762015-02-05T18:20:00.003-05:002015-02-05T18:43:57.230-05:00Chestnut Ridge beats Northern Lebanon, adances to PIAA quarterfinalsChestnut Ridge jumped out to a 27-0 lead and rolled over Northern Lebanon on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the PIAA Team Wrestling Championships in Hershey.
I couldn't be there, but Jeff Fishbein will be covering the Lions on Thursday and Friday for The Tribune-Democrat.
The Lions will wrestle Burrell – which they beat 50-12 on Jan. 17 – at noon on Friday.
Here's the box score from Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-70735957408767084612015-02-03T18:28:00.000-05:002015-02-03T19:21:28.211-05:00Northern Lebanon beats Huntingdon, will face Chestnut Ridge in Hershey
I couldn't make it to Northern Lebanon tonight, but I was able to put together a full box score between the Twitter feeds of @BearcatBlast and @dbyrneman. Northern Lebanon's victory in the PIAA preliminary-round means they will face Chestnut Ridge in the first round at Hershey on Thursday.
Northern Lebanon 42, Huntingdon 24
132-Caleb Blatt, NL, pinned Trent
Sheaffer, :31.
138-Quinn Blatt, Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-47683634641648204182015-02-03T10:15:00.000-05:002015-02-03T10:15:05.215-05:00State dual-meet projectionsChestnut Ridge is getting plenty of love in projections for the PIAA Class AA Dual-Meet Championships, which officially begin Thursday in Hershey.
Jeff Upson of PA Power Wrestling has the Lions ranked fifth in the state, but predicts thtat coach Greg Lazor's team will reach the final, thanks in part to a bracket that doesn't include No. 1 Brookville, No. 2 Reynolds or No. 3 Boiling Springs. UpsonEric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-68454460016241371732015-02-03T09:48:00.000-05:002015-02-03T09:48:07.128-05:00Off the Mat rankings 2-2-2015
OFF THE MAT AA STATE
WRESTLING RANKINGS
VOLUME 22, ISSUE 5
FEBRUARY 2nd, 2015
106
GAVIN TEASDALE 09 Jefferson
Morgan 7
AARON BURKETT 11 Chestnut
Ridge 5
ALAN DILTZ 11 Benton 4
COLIN PASONE 10 Wilkes-Barre
Meyers 2
KEVAN GENTILE 10 Jim Thorpe 11
JALIN HANKERSON 10 Boiling
Springs 3
GAVIN PARK 10 Brookville 9
ABE GUARRIELLO 11 Fort LeBoeuf 10
COLE LAMBIE 11… Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-5356259139924108752015-01-31T13:04:00.003-05:002015-01-31T15:30:54.287-05:00Chestnut Ridge wins District 5 Dual-Meet title Knotes
North Star wins the toss and takes even.
Ridge has dominated most of first five weights. Best match so far was at 145, where Levi Hobson hit Michael Baker in a lateral drop for a 4-0 lead in first. Baker battled back to take a 5-4 lead in third, but got hit in another lateral drop and pinned.
Tevin Mostoller reportedly suffered a knee injury in the semifinal win over Berlin Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-12198127174488297852015-01-31T10:05:00.001-05:002015-02-01T00:49:25.080-05:00West Branch wins District 6 AA title
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMI KNOPSNYDER
West Branch's Dylan Confer cranks on a headlock against Westmont Hilltop's Drake Dorian at 132.
I didn't get to see the championship or consolation matches, but I do have the results posted below.
Championship finalWest Branch 37, Huntingdon 36*145–Seth Baney, H, pinned Nathan Kristofits, 0:43.152–Jacob Oliver, H, pinned Kris Smeal, 3:09.160–Clayton Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181419662638442651.post-77790115554518632092015-01-30T21:50:00.005-05:002015-01-30T21:50:55.613-05:00Off the Mat rankings
It's been a hectic week, so I've just gotten a chance to post these.
OFF THE
MAT AA STATE WRESTLING RANKINGS
VOLUME
22, ISSUE 5 JANUARY 25, 2015
CARL
POFF’S TNT WRESTLING CAMPS, www.tntwrestlingcamps.com
106
1. GAVIN TEASDALE......... 09...
Jefferson Morgan........... 7
2. AARON BURKETT......... 11...
Chestnut Ridge............... 5
3. ALAN DILTZ.................. 11...
Benton.....Eric Knopsnyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866117336353363383noreply@blogger.com0