Knops Knotes

Ex-journalist and freelance writer who has covered wrestling for dozens of outlets. Currently helping with coverage of Pitt wrestling.

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@Pitt_WRES gets a commitment from Franklin Regional's Mikey Ruane, who finished 2nd in PIAA Class AA this season.

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@MattSortino Yes, sir. Just posted a link to a new notebook, which is loaded with @Pitt_WRES news, including the disparity that Pitt has been facing, what the donation means, recruiting updates and so much more.

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https://t.co/cbeWjyYeDC

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What does the $3M anonymous donation mean for @Pitt_WRES? Check out the comments for the link to my FREE notebook article -- which also includes updates on recruiting, transfers, the coaching staff and next season's schedule. #H2P @PantherLair

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This should be huge for the program.

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A transformational gift for the future of Pitt Wrestling. #H2P

Read more: https://t.co/Ec9jkyzbqT

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Nothing comes easy for @noah_korenoskii. His HS didn't have wrestling. His district bracket had 3 future D-I guys in it. He went juco & lost his father shortly after joining @Coker_Cobras.
Through it all, he perseveres & hopes to be an FBI agent one day.
https://t.co/TYKH5KVlBh

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Division II Coker University hires 23-year-old @noah_korenoskii to lead the Cobras wrestling program. What an incredible journey Johnstown has taken to the top of the South Carolina program where he wrestled. (Check comments for more background on that.)
https://t.co/8QhpKsc42e

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@JaxForrest6 beats Ben Davino at world team trials challenge series to earn a spot in Final X! The 11-1 tech fall guarantees him a spot opposite Marcus Blaze in Newark on June 19.

[Bob Greenburg @BobGreenburg]

UPDATED:
Pa High Schools with most NFL Draft Selections All-Time per @pa_fb_history

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Top-five finish in Vegas 👏

Vince placed 5th at 70 kg in the U20 division at the 2026 U.S. Open.

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@MattSortino I haven't but that's more a product of me being busy with my day job since the portal officially opened than an indicator that they don't have any prospects.

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@bradwsports Glad to hear that you're doing better, Brad.

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For those wondering, Team A was Rutgers and Team B was Maryland.

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Which team had the better season?
Team A: 14-5 wrestling in elite conference and finished in the top 15, but had no AAs and finished outside of top 30 at NCAAs.
Team B: 5-9 in duals, winless in same elite conference, but had an AA and finished higher at NCAAs than Team A.

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@kingnunu Nope. Neither of those.

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Which team had the better season?
Team A: 14-5 wrestling in elite conference and finished in the top 15, but had no AAs and finished outside of top 30 at NCAAs.
Team B: 5-9 in duals, winless in same elite conference, but had an AA and finished higher at NCAAs than Team A.

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@hes_stalling 9 for A; 4 for B

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The decade before @TFlynn134, @TheCliffMoore, and @bigmeech141 arrived at WVU, the average NCAA finish of the program was 46th and they had two All-Americans.

In their eight years, they’ve had 8 All-Americans and three straight top 25 finishes.

Winners!

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Tweet of the tournament?
Consider:
A) It provides context on an extremely relevant topic
B) It required research that must of us would not have been willing to do
3) It expertly ties in one of the all-time great movie exchanges

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Many questions of the ages of the 1947 guys. Lowell Lange was young, born August 17th, 1928 making him 18 during NCAAs of 1947. As you can see, 2 of the 4, much older. FYI, “True Freshman”
is not defined as someone who right away competes the fall semester following high school graduation. It means they compete the first year they are enrolled. The two fellas who were 23 below graduated high school, and went and fought in WWII for a few years before heading to college. Keep that in mind please before making any disrespectful comments about being elder freshman 😬.
Sergio Vega- 19
Jax Forrest - 19
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Lowell Lange - 18
Dick Hauser- 19
Joe Scarpello- 23
Dick Hutton- 23

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How cool is this? The @OSUBaseball fans recognizing that @JaxForrest6 has capped his whirlwind ride with a natty!

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When you find out Jax Forrest is a national champion, but you’re at O’Brate 👏

#GoPokes