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2-Day Abe Intensive Weekend Wrestling Camp
May 16 - 17 at Mechanicsburg High School
Friday, May 16 Only: $20
Saturday, May 17 Only: $100
Friday & Saturday: $115

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2008 ABE INTENSIVE SUMMER WRESTLING CAMPS click here to download brochure

North Hills HS
(Commuter)

Intensive Training & Technique
June 16 ~ June 19
June 23 ~ June 26
Allegheny College
(Resident & Commuter)

Intensive Training & Technique
June 28 ~ July 2

Parent & Wrestler Camp
June 27 & 28

Freestyle/Greco Camp
July 6 ~ July 10
Washington & Jefferson College
(Resident & Commuter)

Intensive Training & Novice/Technique
August 3 ~ August 7

Parent & Wrestler Camp
August 2 & 3

Congratulations the following Pitt Bull wrestlers who placed at the Tournament of Champions in OH:
Eric Hong-1st, Jimmy Gulibon-1st, Jaric Kasunic-1st, Coy Ozias-1st, Lex Ozias-3rd, Zack Kelly-4th, Tyler Manion-4th, Austin Shaffer-6th.

Congratulations to Josh Maruca for winning MAWA Eastern Nationals

Congratulations to Spencer Lee for winning the Trinity Award

Congratulations to Simon Kitzis for winning Freestyle FILA Cadet Nationals at 119lbs.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE PITT BULL TEAM MEMBERS WHO QUALIFIED FOR J.O. STATES

Champions
Tyler Griffiths
Daniel Leonard
Eric Morris
Jimmy Gulibon
Ty Lydic
Ben Johnson

Place Winners
Gage Curry (7)
Spencer Lee (2)
Eric Hong (4)
Frankir Jezioro (5)
Clay Byerly (3)
Alex Knopsnider (8)
Robbie Kalin (2)
J J Walker (2)
Travis Sonon (8)
Austin Griffiths (7)
Michael Kemerer (2)
Jeric Kasunic (8)
Damon Drositis (5)
Calvin Sittig (2)
Mack McGuire (2)
Alex Lane (7)
Aaron McKinney (2)

JO States Qualifiers
Tyler Griffiths
Dominic Means
Gage Curry
Daniel Leonard
Spencer Lee
Noah Wright
Eric Hong
Gus Solomon
Frankir Jezioro
Tommy Zummo
Clay Byerly
Alex Knopsnider
Robbie Kalin
J J Walker
Sean Bright
Travis Sonon
Austin Griffiths
Michael Kemerer
Justin Alexander
Tyler Smith
Connor Medlang
Caleb Camacho
Jason Monper
Brett Zanotto
Eric Morris
Jeric Kasunic
Damon Drositis
Calvin Sittig
Ron Seibert
Jimmy Gulibon
Manny Markenton
Mack McGuire
Tyler Manion
Kevin Wilhelm
Ty Lydic
Trevor Medlang
Ben Johnson
Joe Washington
Alex Lane
Aaron McKinney
DJ Martin
Adam Lis

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PITT BULL H.S. WRESTLERS WHO PLACED AT STATE & PREP NATIONALS

HS State Champion
Jamie Clark 112lbs (Ohio)
PIAA HS Place Winners
Eric Hess 130lbs 2nd
Nico Megaludis 103lbs 3rd
Frank Martelotti 112lbs 3rd
James Fleming 145lbs 5th
Geoff Alexander 103lbs 5th
Travis Shaffer 125lbs 5th
Matt Cunningham 152lbs 5th
Zack Zummo 130lbs 8th
Gator Martinez 140 8th
Robert Blotzer 130lbs 8th

Prep National Place winners
Ian McLaughlin 112lbs Champion & OW
Nick Schenk 112lbs 6th
Simon Kitzis 112lbs 7th
John Regan 145lbs 3rd

PA Independed Place winners
John Regan 3X Champion
Ian McLaughin 3rd

 



KEITH GAVIN WINS NCAA TITLE

Congratulations to Pitt Bull Counselor, Keith Gavin on his 2008 NCAA Division I Championship win. Gavin (Pitt) defeated Steve Luke (Michigan) by a 4-2 decision in the finals.

PITT BULL COUNSELOR - KEITH GAVIN IN THE NEWS
Pitt Bull Counselor and University of Pittsburgh wrestler was featured in the Pittsburgh Post Gazzette Monday Feb 25, 2008. Click here to read the article.



Pitt Bull Wins McDonough Duals 2 years in a Row!



Congratulations to the following wrestlers for their outstanding performance at Tulsa Nationals:

- Spencer Lee (1st place at 8 & Under 61 lbs)
- Tyler Manion (4th place at 12 & Under 100 lbs)
- Austin Shaffer (8th place at 12 & Under 64 lbs)

2008 Abe Sumer Camps Schedule
Choose from 3 types of camps at 3 different locations with 7 dates to choose from.
Click here to view the 2008 camp brochure.


Penn State's Brad Pataky has joined Pitt Bull Coaching Staff.
Brad is currently training for the 2008 Olympics and frequents the Pittsburgh area as part of his training schedule. While in Pittsburgh , Brad serves as the Pitt Bull assistant coach and helps train our young wrestlers.

Pitt Bull Session 2 Underway
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FLYER
Mondays @ North Hills HS room and
Thursdays @ Franklin Regional HS room.

$75/Month or $175/Session or $20/practice for All Grades,
$100/Month or $20/practicen for Jr. HS & HS wrestlers.

Cliff Keen Kick Off Classic Results:
Spencer Lee (Champion), Zachary Stedeford (4th), Cody Mulligan (6th), Tyler Griffiths (4th), Austin Griffiths (3rd) and Jesse Rodgers (dnp)


Pennsylvania Grand Slam Championship Series
Cliff Keen, in conjunction with Sanshiro “Sunny” Abe of Pitt Bull Wrestling and the Tournament Directors from Chartiers Valley , North Allegheny, and North Hills, is pleased to present the Pennsylvania Grand Slam Championship Series. The first leg of the Championship Series begins with the Pennsylvania National Kickoff Classic (October 28, 2007) at Allegheny College in Meadville , followed by the Chartiers Valley Christmas Classic (December 1, 2007), North Allegheny 's Young Guns Tournament (December 8, 2007), and concludes with the North Hills Open Tournament (January 5, 2008).

All four tournaments in the championship series are Pennsylvania Top 100 Tournaments. Any wrestler to win all four tournaments in the series will be crowned a Pennsylvania Grand Slam Champion and will be presented with a very special award at the conclusion of the final Championship Series event following the North Hills Open on January 5, 2008. This series is open to all Pennsylvania and out-of-state wrestlers. For detailed information about this event go to www.panatkickoff.com

Tentative Pitt Bull Practice Schedule
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Session 1: September 17 ~ November 19, 2007
Session 2: November 29, 2007 ~ February 28, 2008
Session 3: TBA

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SANSHIRO ABE
Sunny has changed his email address to sunnyabe@gmail.com
Please send all future emails to this new address and update your address book.
NEW MAILING ADDRESS FOR ALL CAMPS
Attention: Sanshiro Abe
Pitt Bull Wrestling
542 Sunnyfield Drive
Monroeville , PA 15146

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING PITT BULL MEMBERS WHO EARNED ALL AMERICAN STATUS AT THE 2007 CADET & JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

2007 CADET GRECO ALL AMERICANS
105 lbs - Jamie Clark - 5th
119 lbs - Eric Hess - 7th

2007 JUNIOR GRECO ALL AMERICANS
130 lbs - Mitch Artsma - 7th

2007 CADET FREESTYLE ALL AMERICANS
98 lbs - Nico Megaludis - 4th
105 lbs - Jamie Clark - 2nd
112 lbs - Nick Schenk - 5th
125 lbs - Sam Sherlock - 4th
145 lbs - Matthew Cunningham - 5th

Congratulations to Eric Morris for winning the Eastern National Championships and the Ohio Tournament of Champions.

Congratulations to Pitt Bull Wrestler/Counselor - Keith Gavin for his 2nd place All-American Finish at 174 pounds at this years NCAA Division I Championships.

Congratulations to the following wrestlers at the MAWA Eastern Championships:

  • Kyle Berk placed 4th
  • Austin Shaffer placed 7th

Congratulations to the following wrestlers at the Cliff Keen Eastern World Championships.

  • Eric Hong for capturing the title at 55 lbs
  • Gus Solomon for his 2nd place finish

Congratulations to Tanner Wiltrout for winning the Brute-Adidas National Championship in Kansas City Missouri at 7th Grade 85 lbs.

Congratulations to the following wrestlers at the Fila Cadet Nationals

  • Jamie Clark won Fila Cadet Freestyle and was given the
    Outstanding Wrestler Award, he also placed 2nd in Fila Cadet Greco

  • Simon Kitzis captured a 4th place finish inFila Cadet Freestyle
  • and Eric Hess also captured a 4th place finish in Fila Cadet Freestyle.

Pitt Bull's Nico Megaludis wins Trinity Award!
Congratulations to Nico for his 3-title championship performance. He won Reno Nationals, the Kick-Off Classic, and Tulsa Nationals making him the outstanding winner of the Trinity Award.

Congratulations to the following wrestlers on their High School State Finishes

  • Troy Dolan for capturing his 3rd PIAA title and an
    outstanding performance at 2007 Dapper Dan Classic
  • Frank Martelloti for winning PIAA state title
  • Nick Rodgers for his 8th place finish at PIAA States
  • Eric Devos for winning Minnesota HS States at 103 lbs
  • Simon Kitzis for winning New England HS States at 103 lb
  • Nick Schenk for winning Prep HS Nationals at 103 lbs
  • Jamie Clark for his Runner-up finish at at Ohio HS States at 103 lbs
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING PITT BULL MEMBERS ON A GREAT JO TOURNAMENT
Congraulations to the following Pitt Bull Wrestlers that qualified for the
2007 JO State Tournament
Congratulations to the following Pitt Bull Wrestlers that placed at the
2007 JO State Tournament
Justin Alexander
Geoffrey Alexander
Cole Baxter
William Bell
Nick Beneke
Nick Bergamasco
Nick Bonaccorsi
Tim Connelly
Zachery Deluca
Damon Drositis
Andrew Farbarik
Tyler Griffiths
Austin Griffiths
Jimmy Gulibon
Perry Hoills
Eric Hong
CJ Jablonski
Ben Johnson
Vincenzo Joseph
Robby Kalen
Jeric Kasunic
Michael Kemerer
Spencer Lee
Daniel Leonard
Chris Little
Ty Lydic
Tyler Manion
DJ Martin
Anton Martinez
Josh Maruca
Travis McKillop
Aaron McKinney
Trevor Medlang
Nico Megaludis
Jason Monper
Eric Morris
Adam Morris
Eric Nutter
Anthony Petraca
Joe Phillips
Troy Reaghard
Jesse Rodgers
Travis Shaffer
Ron Siebert
Chase Small
Tyler Smith
Gus Solomon
Lorenzo Thomas
Billy Vaughn
Kevin Wilhelm
Tanner Wiltrout
Brandon Yant
Brett Zanotto
Derrick Zavatsky
Tommy Zummo
10 & Under
45 lbs
1st: Tyler Griffiths

50 lbs:
1st: Daniel Leonard

55 lbs
1st: Austin Griffiths
7th: Eric Hong

65 lbs
3rd: Vincenzo Joseph

70lbs
1st: Michael Kemerer
2nd: Josh Maruca

80lbs
4th: Robby Kalen

90lbs
2nd: Jason Monper
7th: Brett Zanotto


95 lbs
3rd: Jeric Kasunic
11 & 12
65 lbs
7th: Anton Martinez

70 lbs
4th: Jesse Rodgers
8th: Tyler Smith


80 lbs
1st: Jimmy Gulibon

90 lbs
1st: Eric Morris

100 lbs
1st: Ben Johnson

160 lbs
5th: Joe Phillips
13 & 14
82 lbs
6th: Tanner Wiltrout

87 lbs
2nd: Geoffrey Alexander

92 lbs
4th: Ty Lydic
5th: Eric Nutter


97 lbs
1st: Nico Megaludis
8th: Tim Connelly


102 lbs
2nd: Lorenzo Thomas
3rd: Travis McKillop


107 lbs
5th: CJ Jablonski
8th: Trevor Medlang


112 lbs
1st: Travis Shaffer
5th: Cole Baxter


117 lbs
3rd: Aaron McKinney

140 lbs
4th: Nick Bonaccorsi

147 lbs
1st: Andrew Farbarik

157 lbs
1st: Troy Reaghard