Section wrestling tournaments among 3 things to watch Wednesday in WPIAL athletics

By: HSSN Staff
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 4:33 AM

The section wrestling tournaments arrive Wednesday night with matches at seven host sites and 28 teams vying for the titles.

First-round matches start at 6 p.m., with the finals at 7:15.

In Class AAA, Section 1 host Hempfield faces Armstrong, and Kiski Area faces Greensburg Salem; Section 2 host Peters Township faces Belle Vernon, and Connellsville faces Upper St. Clair; Section 3 host Hampton faces Mars, and Seneca Valley faces North Allegheny; Section 4 host West Allegheny faces Waynesburg, and Canon-McMillan faces Moon.

In Class AA, Section 1 host Freedom faces Fort Cherry, and Burgettstown faces Beaver; Section 2 host Derry faces Beth-Center, and McGuffey faces Elizabeth Forward; Section 3 host Burrell faces Quaker Valley, and South Fayette faces Valley.

A number of matches will be broadcast on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

PIAA board to reveal playoff brackets

Updated state football playoff brackets for the 2018 and 2019 seasons could be revealed Wednesday when the PIAA board of directors meets in Mechanicsburg.

The WPIAL can’t finalize its district playoff brackets until the PIAA’s are released. Only then will the WPIAL know what round each of its champions will enter the state playoffs.

In the past two years, the WPIAL Class 6A, 5A and 4A champions entered the state playoffs in the quarterfinals, while the three smallest classifications joined a week later in the state semifinals.

A busy week for Moon, West Allegheny

Only a half-game separates second-place Moon (13-2, 5-1) and third-place West Allegheny (7-7, 5-2) in the Section 2-5A boys basketball standings entering Wednesday’s matchup. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. at Moon.

The two teams will play three section games in four days this week.