Wrestling
Derry’s Keesecker brother-sister combo make history, hope to medal at state wrestling
March 3, 2026
It could be a big weekend in Hershey for the Keesecker and Kolesar families.
PIAA wrestling preview: Norwin’s Sidun looks to rebound after regional loss
DuBois sophomore Matt Gallegos shocked the wrestling community Feb. 28 when he upset Norwin junior Landon Sidun in the PIAA Class 3A West Regional finals.
Bruce Anderchak climbs to top of Quaker Valley wrestling’s all-time wins list
March 1, 2026
He’s No. 1.
Adjusting to new weight class, Penn-Trafford senior turns focus to PIAA tournament
Penn-Trafford senior wrestler Dylan Barrett said he was not himself during the WPIAL Class 3A championships Feb. 21.
Norwin’s Landon Sidun upset, Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown gets revenge at PIAA 3A West Regional
February 28, 2026
The unexpected happened at the PIAA Class 3A West Regional wrestling tournament Saturday at Canon-McMillan.
Derry freshman among 4 WPIAL champs at PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional
ALTOONA — One of Derry’s six WPIAL champs wore gold for the second consecutive week Saturday, and he needed only one point to make it happen.
Kiski Area’s Ava Golding wins 3rd West Regional girls wrestling title
Coming into the PIAA girls wrestling West Regionals at Mt. Lebanon High School, Kiski Area senior Ava Golding had a couple more goals to check off.
Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown gets rematch with DuBois’ Kendahl Hoare at regionals
Belle Vernon senior Elijah Brown has lost one match this season.
Fox Chapel grad finds success as freshman on Washington & Jefferson mats
Sonnie Blanco likes to watch Jack Viti employ his unorthodox wrestling style. What the Washington & Jefferson coach would like to see Viti do more of is lead the dance.
Fox Chapel wrestler fights through adversity to earn 100th win
Reaching 100 wins meant that Fox Chapel senior wrestler Joey Geller had to find a way to get through the North section qualifier to reach the WPIAL Class 3A championships. But nothing would be easy for Geller during the 215-pound bracket at Butler High School.
Michael Ruane joins decorated group of Franklin Regional champions with 1st WPIAL title
Franklin Regional junior Michael Ruane won his first WPIAL Class 3A wrestling title Feb. 21 and ended a short three-year drought for the program.
Hempfield, Penn-Trafford wrestlers have big 1st night at PIAA West Regional
February 27, 2026
It was quite a night for wrestlers from Hempfield and Penn-Trafford during the first day of the PIAA Class 3A West Regional.
Derry sends 5 to semifinals at PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional tournament
Derry sent five of its six WPIAL champions through to the semifinals on the first day of the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional tournament Friday in Altoona.
With eye on state wrestling gold, Kiski Area, Southmoreland girls turn focus to regionals
February 26, 2026
Southmoreland senior Zoey Murphy and Kiski Area senior Ava Golding have earned medals in the PIAA girls wrestling championship.
2026 PIAA West Regional boys wrestling tournament preview capsules
PIAA Class 3A West Regional
Knoch’s Braylee Ireland set to defend PIAA West Regional title
Braylee Ireland won four of her five matches at last Saturday’s WPIAL girls wrestling championships at Mt. Lebanon.
Derry wrestlers look to build on great season as Southwest Regional looms
February 25, 2026
The Derry wrestling team did something last weekend that has not been done since 1947: have six WPIAL champions in one season.
Work pays off for Fox Chapel wrestler with 2nd straight trip to WPIAL tournament
February 22, 2026
Andrew Kratsa has been snakebitten at times during his time with the Fox Chapel wrestling program. The 145-pound senior wrestler didn’t get an opportunity to wrestle in the postseason as a freshman because he suffered a concussion after being slammed in practice.
2 Quaker Valley wrestlers become 3-time section champs
Quaker Valley seniors Matt Danna and Bruce Anderchak captured their third section championships Feb. 14 at the WPIAL Class 2A Northern wrestling tournament held at Keystone Oaks.
Norwin’s Sidun claims 1st WPIAL title; Butler’s Sloboda, Belle Vernon’s Brown win 3rd at 3A tournament
February 21, 2026
It is hard to believe that the best 121-pound high school wrestler in the country, Landon Sidun, had not won a WPIAL championship.
