Wrestling

Connellsville’s Kai Vielma takes down Council Rock South’s Patrick Woloshyn at 139 pounds Friday.
Connellsville looks sharp, Franklin Regional falls in PIAA Class 3A wrestling quarterfinals
February 7, 2025
ALTOONA — Franklin Regional saw its dream of winning a PIAA Class 3A wrestling championship slip away Friday.

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Burrell’s Julian Bertucci talks to coach Steve Ansani during a break in the 139-pound match on Feb. 7, 2025.
Burrell falls to Faith Christian in state quarterfinals; Bertucci reaches milestone
ALTOONA — Any team hoping to knock off one of the top squads in the country better bring its A-plus game to the mat.

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Southmoreland’s Landon Delara works on top of Berlin-Brothersvalley’s Carter Durst in December.
Trib HSSN high school wrestling rankings for Feb. 5, 2025
February 5, 2025
Team rankings

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Franklin Regional’s Titus Colangelo beats Connellsville’s Zachary Franks in the 114-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A tournament.
WPIAL trio headed to Altoona for PIAA team wrestling quarters
It is off to Altoona for Franklin Regional, Burrell and Connellsville on Friday.

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Frankin Regional’s Chase Smith takes down Norwin’s Dom Butera at 133 pounds Tuesday.
Franklin Regional rolls over rival Norwin in PIAA 1st round
February 4, 2025
The Franklin Regional wrestling team did not suffer a letdown Tuesday after celebrating its third WPIAL Class 3A title Saturday.

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Burrell’s Calio Zanella fights off a shot from Penn Valley’s Seth Fetterolf on Tuesday in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A tournament.
Catullo’s energy leads Burrell wrestling to victory in PIAA Class 2A tournament
Ben Catullo didn’t look like someone who had wrestled for 61⁄2 minutes when he leaped to his feet and flexed toward the Burrell wrestling team’s bench. After Catullo’s overtime win at 160 pounds, his teammates were happy to celebrate with him Tuesday night at Burrell High School.

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Norwin’s Landon Sidun (right) tries to secure a takedown against Christian Brothers Academy’s Paul Kenny in the 121-pound final Dec. 28, 2024 at the Powerade Tournament at Canon-McMillan.
State champ Landon Sidun of Norwin out for the season
Norwin sophomore Landon Sidun won’t get a chance to defend his PIAA Class 3A wrestling title.

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Franklin Regional’s Ethan Cartwright earns a major decision over Connelsville’s Cooper Lembo in the 172-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A boys wrestling team championship Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Peters Township High School.
Franklin Regional faces big challenge from rival Norwin as PIAA wrestling tournament opens
February 3, 2025
It is a quick turnaround for the seven WPIAL wrestling teams looking to advance to Altoona for the PIAA team championships this weekend.

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Franklin Regional’s Titus Colangelo beats Connellsville’s Zachary Franks in the 114-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A boys wrestling team championship Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at Peters Twp. High School.
Burrell, Franklin Regional earn home matches to begin PIAA team wrestling tournament
February 2, 2025
WPIAL champions Burrell (Class 2A) and Franklin Regional (3A) earned home matches Tuesday in the PIAA team wrestling tournament.

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Franklin Regional’s Evan Petrovich celebrates after pinning Connellsville’s Julian Ruggieri in the 145-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A team championships Saturday.
Franklin Regional knocks off defending champ Connellsville in WPIAL 3A wrestling final
February 1, 2025
To win championships, sometimes athletes need the unexpected to happen.

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Burrell poses after beating Derry for the WPIAL 2A team championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.
Burrell edges Derry in WPIAL Class 2A team wrestling championships for 19th title
Chalk up another WPIAL Class 2A team tournament title for the Burrell wrestling program.

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Riverview’s Alex Wylly wrestles against Woodland Hills’ Logan Summers on Dec. 4 at Penn Hills High School.
Springdale’s Alex Wylly eyes postseason success as part of Riverview wrestling co-op
Last season, Alex Wylly made a postseason push that saw him place fourth in his Class 2A section tournament, earn a sixth-place medal at the WPIAL championships, and compete at regionals.

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Fox Chapel’s Landon Funk celebrates beating Avonworth’s Auston Kosanovic in the 114-pound final during the 2024 Allegheny County Wrestling Championship.
Fox Chapel wrestler hits 100 wins, still has goals in mind
Landon Funk had the idea planted in his head of reaching 100 wins as a varsity wrestler in 2017. Funk admired Foxes wrestler Mike Mahon and was in the crowd when he hit the century mark.

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Derry’s Anthony Mucci works to defeat Burgettstown’s Nick Grant, 15-0, at 133 pounds during their WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal Jan. 29 at Derry Area.
WPIAL team wrestling championships preview: Derry seeking 1st title
January 31, 2025
Derry has been to the WPIAL wrestling team finals three times and is seeking its first title.

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Connellsville senior Evan Petrovich takes down Great Bridge’s (Va.) Beau Lewis during a 152-pound consolation bout at Powerade on Dec. 28, 2024.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 1, 2025: Team wrestling titles up for grabs
The February Frenzy begins with WPIAL championship wrestling and boys and girls basketball.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Maddox Shaw
                                Thomas Jefferson’s Maddox Shaw has his hand raised in victory after defeating Montour’s Peter Chacon in the the 139-pound finals of the Allegheny County wrestling championships Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Fox Chapel High School.
High school wrestling roundup for Jan. 29, 2025: Thomas Jefferson storms into Class 3A semifinals
January 29, 2025
Maddox Shaw (152), Brayden White (160), Bode Marlow (172) and Zach LaBryer (189) recorded four consecutive pins and a pin by Shep Turk (285) gave Thomas Jefferson the lead for good in a 39-33 victory over Trinity in the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling quarterfinals Wednesday.

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High school basketball roundup for Jan. 29, 2025: Oakland Catholic ends North Catholic section winning streak
Madi Pullen sank the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, leading No. 3 Oakland Catholic to a 39-37 victory over No. 1 North Catholic in Section 1-4A girls basketball Wednesday night, ending the Trojanettes’ 112-game section winning streak that dated to 2016.

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Burrell’s Jacob Stewart pins Southmoreland’s Landyn Queer in the 139-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 2A boys team wrestling quarterfinals Wednesday.
Despite being down 2 starters, Burrell wrestling rolls into Class 2A team semifinals
Calio Zanella was sporting a nose plug to stymie the bleeding, highlighting one of the major challenges facing Burrell’s wrestling team this week.

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Derry’s Ewan Olson works to defeat Burgettstown’s Logan Noyes at 160 pounds Wednesday.
Derry reaches WPIAL team wrestling semifinals with dominant performance
It was quite a dominating performance by the Derry wrestling team Wednesday.

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Kiski Area’s Mario Hutcherson fights for dominant position against Burrell’s Isaac Lacinski during the 172-pound final of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association wrestling tournament Jan. 11.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 29, 2025: Road teams face tall task in wrestling playoffs
Wednesday is a busy night of WPIAL boys team wrestling postseason action with first-round and quarterfinal matches at four sites in each classification.

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