Awesome win and ride. The low leg finisher was a specialty of one of his high school coaches. Brought back memories
Clarion Open
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Nice win for Curry over Noto. Kind of a sucky match though. Neither guy attacked with any conviction until Curry in OT. Very Phillippi kind of win.
Tyler Badgett has won more matches today than his entire 2021 season. Great performance by him today!
Guess nobody answered this, yeah seems like semifinalists are locked into 1st-4th. Not ideal, but for tournaments that don't mean squat, keeps things more simple.
Damnit two finals, a 3rd, and a 5th place all going at the same time for Pitt.
Hunter Kernan, can’t place at WPIALs but ends up winning Clarion open. Talk about development fantastic effort
Nice win for Mancini over a two-year WVU starter. Dan goes 5-1 on the day.
He is clearly an athlete. Getting better and better as wrestler too. Just needs to keep building confidence.
Overall thoughts by weight class, today I was left with more questions than answers (not nessicarily a bad thing)
125- probably more confused on who should be the starter than before the tournament. Camacho dominates wrestle off but Curry out places and beat Noto who Colton lost to. Will say positive thinking is Camacho is better than last year and Curry is also an upgrade from last year Camacho
133- no one there so just pray Micky stays healthy
141- Michael’s tough on top beat some D1 starting caliber guys, not ACC level yet but kid is scrappy
149- Kemerer got knocked out cold which was not a good sight thoughts and prayers for him I hope he is okay. Mancini really did well on the backside of bracket. Beating Boyd from WVU is a nice win good barometer
157- Exactly what Badgett needed finally showing off some of his skills. Taking a back seat this season will be very beneficial, the team is in good hands with Cleary who didn’t wrestle this weekend
165- nothing too much to say Weatherby does battle though
174- more question marks but In a good way. Kernan wins the thing including a win over Luca in the semis. Win is a win but it was due to what like 5 seconds of riding time differential? Luca to me will be able to pull off a win or two more this season but Kernan’s performance put my mind at ease. Things will get a lot tougher during conference matches but what a tournament for him. Talk about development
184- Lledo is so much fun to watch beat a top 20 guy in Key as well. Another guy who has developed nicely. Literally becoming must watch!
197- tough day here. Finch will get better and Magin shows the ability to get to legs
HWT- more questions but once again not nessicarily bad. Slinger had a good day but I hope not to get fooled like last year. Possible addition Reid would be a great depth piece because beyond Slinger we got nothing at the moment. I still think Cooley would be the better option if healthy but what do I know
125- probably more confused on who should be the starter than before the tournament. Camacho dominates wrestle off but Curry out places and beat Noto who Colton lost to. Will say positive thinking is Camacho is better than last year and Curry is also an upgrade from last year Camacho
133- no one there so just pray Micky stays healthy
141- Michael’s tough on top beat some D1 starting caliber guys, not ACC level yet but kid is scrappy
149- Kemerer got knocked out cold which was not a good sight thoughts and prayers for him I hope he is okay. Mancini really did well on the backside of bracket. Beating Boyd from WVU is a nice win good barometer
157- Exactly what Badgett needed finally showing off some of his skills. Taking a back seat this season will be very beneficial, the team is in good hands with Cleary who didn’t wrestle this weekend
165- nothing too much to say Weatherby does battle though
174- more question marks but In a good way. Kernan wins the thing including a win over Luca in the semis. Win is a win but it was due to what like 5 seconds of riding time differential? Luca to me will be able to pull off a win or two more this season but Kernan’s performance put my mind at ease. Things will get a lot tougher during conference matches but what a tournament for him. Talk about development
184- Lledo is so much fun to watch beat a top 20 guy in Key as well. Another guy who has developed nicely. Literally becoming must watch!
197- tough day here. Finch will get better and Magin shows the ability to get to legs
HWT- more questions but once again not nessicarily bad. Slinger had a good day but I hope not to get fooled like last year. Possible addition Reid would be a great depth piece because beyond Slinger we got nothing at the moment. I still think Cooley would be the better option if healthy but what do I know
Pay the 150. Best wrestling investment. There are other dual meets covered as well as international events. Just finished watching the U 23 world championships which included watching Nino. i also watched the Clarion Open which Pitt participated in.
Nah. I can't justify 150 on something I won't really use all that often. Most of the college duals are on ESPN3 as well so I only really need it for early season tournaments
I'm also certain that we will see a revolving door at 125. Camacho and Curry are close enough that they will likely wrestle off every week and I don't see one of the two winning vs the other convincingly. I may have preference for Camacho though since he seems so much more aggressive than Curry. Also has a higher ceiling, IMO
Going to go back and watch all the matches on Flo this week. So happy wrestling season is back
