Wrestling
PIAA will sponsor high school girls wrestling after unanimous approval
May 17, 2023
Advocates for high school girls wrestling in Pennsylvania had their collective arms raised Wednesday.
Wrestling notebook: Hempfield’s Lucas Kapusta picks Lock Haven; Gabe Willochell transfers
April 18, 2023
When Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta visited Lock Haven last summer, he made a connection with assistant coach Nate Carr.
Quaker Valley girls wrestlers making statewide splash in youth competition
April 9, 2023
Quaker Valley Wrestling Association was well-represented at the Keystone State youth championships this past season.
Trib HSSN wrestling all-stars: Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary earns top honors with run to 3rd state title
March 26, 2023
Wrestler of the year
Valley News Dispatch wrestling all-stars: Burrell’s Cooper Hornack gets top honor
March 25, 2023
Wrestler of the year
Westmoreland wrestling all-stars: Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary earns top honor
Wrestler of the year
Quaker Valley sees pair of wrestlers hit 100-win milestone
March 19, 2023
It doesn’t often happen that a high school wrestling team has two 100-win grapplers in one season.
Pine-Richland pair claim medals at PIAA wrestling championships
The Pine-Richland wrestling program never sent more than two wrestlers to the PIAA championships. This year, the Rams made history by sending three wrestlers, and they didn’t come home empty handed.
Ohio State recruits Vinny Kilkeary, Rocco Welsh headline Pittsburgh Classic rosters
March 15, 2023
Ohio State recruits Vinny Kilkeary of Latrobe and Rocco Welsh of Waynesburg headlined the WPIAL wrestlers named to the Pennsylvania wrestling team in the annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.
Penn-Trafford sends record number of wrestlers to states
March 12, 2023
Waynesburg assistant coach Scott Rhodes said he was surprised when he looked in the PIAA individual championship brackets and saw that Penn-Trafford qualified five wrestlers for the state tournament.
Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary, Waynesburg’s Mac Church to wrestle for 3rd PIAA 3A titles
March 11, 2023
HERSHEY – There are 65 wrestlers in the state of Pennsylvania that have won at least three PIAA titles.
Burrell’s Cam Baker, Cooper Hornack reach PIAA Class 2A wrestling semifinals
March 10, 2023
HERSHEY — Muncy freshman Gage Swank learned a valuable lesson Friday during the quarterfinal round of the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships — don’t make Burrell freshman Cam Baker mad.
Canon-McMillan girls wrestling team wins 1st Western Regional
The growth of girls wrestling was on display Sunday as more than 100 girls wrestlers competed in the first MyHouse Western Regional girls championships at Kiski Area.
Developmental season for Penn Hills wrestling ends with near-misses for WPIAL hopefuls
Penn Hills wrestling spent the season in a developmental phase, trying to build self-confidence on the roster and give kids a chance to qualify for the WPIAL Class 3A championship tournament.
Hampton freshman makes name for himself in WPIAL wrestling postseason
Hampton freshman Dustin Kerr proved a wrist fracture and a sore elbow couldn’t prevent him from climbing a podium.
New aggressive style leads to success on mat for Fox Chapel junior
Alexander Kaufmann started having fun with wrestling again when he decided to change things up. The 152-pound Fox Chapel junior spent this season trying to press the pace and make opponents match his tempo.
Frazier’s Lawrence emerges with 189-pound title at Class 2A Southwest Regional
March 4, 2023
ALTOONA — It didn’t take long for Rune Lawrence to flash the brilliance of his skills in the sport he loves. Frazier’s dominating 189-pound junior showed why he’s a two-time PIAA Class 2A wrestling champion by registering the only fall in the finals of the Southwest Regional championship tournament Saturday at Altoona Fieldhouse.
Latrobe’s Nate Roth starts strong at WPIAL tournament
March 3, 2023
It’s been a long and difficult journey for Latrobe senior Nate Roth.
Mt. Pleasant freshman Dylan Pitzer advances to semifinals at Class 2A wrestling regionals
Since he came in as the 12th seed after a fourth-place finish at the WPIAL tournament, the rest of the field at 215 pounds at the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional wrestling tournament in Altoona might not have given much thought to Mt. Pleasant freshman Dylan Pitzer before wrestling started Friday evening.
