Wrestling

Quaker Valley’s Logan Richey beats Catasauqua’s Gavin Fehr, 4-3, at 145 pounds in the preliminary round during the PIAA wrestling championships March 9 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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.

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Pine-Richland’s Joey Schneck earned a fifth-place finish at the 2023 PIAA championships.
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.

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Waynesburg’s Rocco Welsh beats Canon-McMillan’s Matthew Furman in the 172-pound final at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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.

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Penn-Trafford heavyweight Joe Enick leaps into the arms of coach Travis McKillop after his win in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling tournament against Pine-Richland’s Joey Schneck on March 4.
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.

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Canon-McMillan’s Andrew Binni celebrates beating District 3 Hempfield’s Seamus Mack, 6-4, during a 127-pound semifinal during the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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.

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Burrell’s Cam Baker scores back points on Muncy’s Gage Swank during the 107-pound bout in the quarterfinals during the PIAA Class 2A individual wrestling championships Friday, March 10, 2023, at the Giant Center in Hersey.
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.

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High school sports scores, schedules for March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023
High schools

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Medalists in the 136-pound bracket pose Sunday, March 5, 2023, after the MyHouse Western Regional girls championships at Kiski Area.
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.

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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.

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Burrell’s Cooper Hornack tries to take down Hampton’s Dustin Kerr (standing) during the 127-pound bout Feb. 18, 2023.
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.

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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.

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Frazier’s Rune Lawrence was the only wrestler to win a title by fall at the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional championships Saturday in Altoona.
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.

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Latrobe senior Nate Roth picks up Bethel Park’s Ethan Higgins in the 139-pound quarterfinal at teh WPIAL Class 3A wrestling tournament March 3, 2023, at Canon-McMillan.
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.

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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.

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Kiski Area senior Bella DeVito and freshman Ava Golding have worked to help build the school’s still-young girls wrestling program.
Kiski Area set to host girls regional wrestling tournament Sunday
Some of the top girls high school wrestlers in Pennsylvania will converge on Kiski Area High School for Sunday’s West Region Championships.

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Latrobe’s Nate Roth (rear) can reach the state tournament with a strong performance this weekend.
Westmoreland high school wrestling notebook: Latrobe’s Roth looks for trip to Hershey
February 28, 2023
Latrobe senior Nate Roth might be the best wrestler in the WPIAL not to qualify for the PIAA individual championships.

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Burgettstown’s Parker Sentipal has his hand raised after a victory at 114 pounds at the WPIAL Class 2A team wrestling championships Feb. 4.
Burgettstown, Burrell, Frazier send 5 to semifinals at WPIAL Class 2A wrestling
February 24, 2023
Burgettstown, Burrell and Frazier sent five wrestlers apiece through to the semifinals and one top seed fell on the first day of the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championships Friday at Chartiers Valley.

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Burrell’s Julian Bertucci (top) is No. 3 in the 114-pound rankings this week.
WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings: Feb. 22, 2023
February 21, 2023
Individual Rankings

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Chartiers Valley’s Dylan Evans (right) maintains control of Baldwin’s Keith Mincin (left) during the 160-pound finals of the Allegheny County wrestling championships Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Fox Chapel High School.
Chartiers Valley wrestlers turn attention toward individual postseason success
February 19, 2023
You would think a growing team like the Chartiers Valley wrestling program would not like being part of a loaded section where signs of improvement might not be evident in your spot in the final standings.

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Quaker Valley’s Logan Richey looks to gain dominant position during a scramble in the 145-pound finals of the Allegheny County wrestling championships Jan. 21 at Fox Chapel.
Quaker Valley wrestler Logan Richey joins elite company
Quaker Valley senior Logan Richey joined an elite group of wrestlers at his school Feb. 1 with his performance at the WPIAL Class 2A team tournament.

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