The Patriot-News, March 11, 2010 8:46 p.m.
Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson, center, watches the PIAA AAA preliminary matches from a suite at the Giant Center. - (JOE HERMITT, The Patriot-News)
With a week between the Big Ten championships and NCAA championships, Penn State head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson took a break from preparations to observe some of his prized recruits in action at the PIAA wrestling tournament.
Three defending state champs, Central Mountain’s Andrew and Dylan Alton and Coudersport’s Dirk Cowburn, are Penn State recruits for next season, and Franklin Regional junior 119-pounder Nico Megaludis has verbaled to PSU.
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DUSTIN HOCKENSMITH, The Patriot-News
Central Mountain senior wrestlers Andrew and Dylan Alton turned in two of the most dominant performances of the PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournament. The twins accomplished their feats differently – one with a machine-like technical fall and one with a blink-and-you-missed-it pin.
Andrew Alton squared off with Mechanicsburg senior Rustin Barrick, who, to his credit, spent little time on his back in a 27-9 defeat. But, Barrick was no match for Alton on his feet during a match-long exchange of takedowns and escapes. Late in the second period, Alton put an end to the back-and-forth, sealing the tech fall with a takedown and adding three nearfall points for good measure.
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BOB FLOUNDERS, The Patriot-News, March 11, 2010 3:43 p.m.
There are few sure things at the PIAA wrestling championships. But it would be surprising, very surprising, if Coudersport’s Dirk Cowburn and Benton’s Eric Hess don’t meet in Saturday’s Class AA 160-pound final at Hershey's Giant Center.
The two seniors, returning state champions, are clearly the class of the weight. Cowburn is a Penn State recruit and Hess will attend Lehigh.
via Clash of champs: Coudersport’s Dirk Cowburn, Benton’s Eric Hess on collision course at 160 – PennLive.com.
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By Genaro C. Armas, AP Sports Writer
HERSHEY, Pa. — Dirk Cowburn barely looked out of breath. It took just 80 seconds for the Coudersport senior to pin his opponent in his first-round bout.
Not a bad way for the two-time champ to start his final PIAA wrestling tournament.
“Every time you come into a tournament like this, your name's in the books … two-time state champs, of course everyone is trying to beat you,” Cowburn said Thursday at the Giant Center. “That's what makes it exciting.”
via Favorites get through early at PIAA wrestling – USATODAY.com.
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