Wrestling
Fox Chapel wrestler hits 100 wins, still has goals in mind
February 1, 2025
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Derry reaches WPIAL team wrestling semifinals with dominant performance
It was quite a dominating performance by the Derry wrestling team Wednesday.
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.
Rematch between Norwin, Canon-McMillan headlines 1st round of WPIAL team tournament
When the 2024-25 wrestling season kicked off Dec. 4, Norwin won six of the final seven bouts and rallied to defeat a young Canon-McMillan team 39-20.
Greensburg Salem pins loss on Knoch in WPIAL Class 2A preliminary round
January 27, 2025
For the second consecutive match, Sadie Sarver picked up a key victory for the Greensburg Salem wrestling team.
Greensburg Salem, Penn-Trafford and Belle Vernon look to advance in wrestling playoffs
January 26, 2025
It has been six years since Greensburg Salem competed in the WPIAL team wrestling tournament and seven years since the team won a playoff match.
Quaker Valley wrestlers pick up section wins, place at tournaments
The bitterly cold temperatures in January haven’t curbed the efforts of the athletes in the Quaker Valley wrestling program.
100-match winners lead Quaker Valley wrestlers at Allegheny County tournament
Quaker Valley junior Bruce Anderchak has dominated in high school wrestling for the past two-and-a-half years.
After slow start, Gateway wrestlers rally at Allegheny County tournament
Gateway wrestling coach Ryan Sula said he didn’t see a lot of good things early on during the two-day Allegheny County tournament Jan. 17 and 18 at Fox Chapel High School.
Chartiers Valley wrestlers hitting their stride at right time
When speaking about his wrestlers and the season they’ve been having, Chartiers Valley coach Bill Evans brought up a quote he recently read:
Behind 4 Allegheny County champions, Thomas Jefferson wrestling focused on WPIAL team postseason
Thomas Jefferson wrestlers Bode Marlow, Maddox Shaw and Shepard Turk made team history last season as all three won WPIAL championships.
Franklin Regional wrestling team crosses off one of its goals with section title
January 25, 2025
One of the Franklin Regional wrestling team’s goals was met Jan. 22 when the Panthers defeated Norwin to claim the Section 9-3A title.
Fox Chapel wrestling’s trademark balance on display at Allegheny County meet
Fox Chapel wrestling coach Michael Frank was proud of how balanced the Foxes’ lineup proved to be at the Allegheny County Championships. The Foxes finished third in the team standings despite not having a wrestler reach the finals.
Pierce Reinhart claims 121-pound title, helps Bethel Park to runner-up finish at Allegheny County tournament
It’s been a banner season for the Bethel Park wrestling team in 2024-25.
