Wrestling

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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Family motivates Fox Chapel junior in quest for postseason wrestling success
February 18, 2023
Josh Alexander had one of his brothers work on lighting a fire underneath him. With the Alexander family, there is a lot of successful family history on the wrestling mat. Both of Alexander’s brothers wrestled at Maryland, and his father competed at Clarion.

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Canon-McMillan’s Tanner Mizenko locks in a cradle on Waynesburg’s Floyd Huff during a match at the PIAA Class 3A team tournament Saturday.
Canon-McMillan proves point with 4th-place finish at PIAA team wrestling tournament
February 11, 2023
HERSHEY – Canon-McMillan coach Brian Krenzelak said he doesn’t care about team rankings, but he did take notice that his Big Macs were ranked sixth in the WPIAL at the start of the season.

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Members of the North Allegheny girls wrestling team won the Lady Raiders Invitational on Jan. 29, 2023, at Columbia High School in Cleveland. From left are Kaylee Dean (second, 235), Sophia Folks (second, 130), Leyna Rumpler (second, 155), Callie Rautenbach (first, 145) and Audrey Morrison (second, 140).
North Allegheny set to host 2nd annual Western Pa. girls wrestling championship
About 35 athletes visited North Alle­gheny last winter for the first Western Pa. girls wrestling championship, a number that should more than double this time around.

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Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta trips Central Mountain’s Gino Serafini to the mat during the 160-pound match at the PIAA Class 3A team championship Friday at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Last-second losses doom Hempfield in PIAA team tournament quarterfinals
February 10, 2023
HERSHEY – An unbelievable postseason came to an end Friday for the Hempfield Area wrestling team, but it was not from a lack of effort.

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Burgettstown junior Gaven Suica takes down Honesdale senior Braden McLaughlin during the 133-pound match at the PIAA Class 2A team championship Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Burgettstown gets WPIAL in win column at PIAA team wrestling championships
February 9, 2023
HERSHEY — Burgettstown ended a long streak for WPIAL Class 2A teams other than Burrell at the PIAA team championship Thursday at the Giant Center.

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Canon-McMillan’s Brandon Dami takes down Norwin’s John White during a 133-pound match in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Feb. 1.
A closer look at the 5 WPIAL entries in the PIAA team wrestling championship field
February 8, 2023
The PIAA team wrestling championship will begin with first-round matches Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey. Here is a closer look at the five WPIAL teams in the field.

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Hempfield’s Eli Carr beats Connellsville’s Julian Ruggieri in the 145-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Peters Township High School.
3 WPIAL wrestling teams set to begin PIAA tournament with preliminary-round matches
February 5, 2023
Three WPIAL wrestling teams can earn a trip to Hershey if they can win preliminary-round road matches Monday.

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Penn-Trafford’s Jake Lang rolls Kiski Area’s Clayton Cramer on his head during the 114-pound match Jan. 30, 2023 in the WPIAL CLass 3A preliminary round.
Penn-Trafford wrestlers end team season strong despite loss to Canon-McMillan
Penn-Trafford’s wrestling team can now focus on getting individuals ready for their part of the season after losing to Canon-McMillan in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament Feb. 1.

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Canon-MacMillan celebrates beating Waynesburg Central in the WPIAL Class 3A Team Wrestling Championships Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Peters Township High School.
Canon-McMillan edges Waynesburg on criteria to capture 10th WPIAL wrestling title
February 4, 2023
Waynesburg’s run as king of WPIAL wrestling ended Saturday at Peters Township.

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Hampton junior Aiden Petry (right) battles Woodland Hills senior Dre’Shawn Sanders during a 189-pound match at the Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament Jan. 20 at Fox Chapel.
Hampton wrestlers set sights on next hurdle
Hampton missed the WPIAL wrestling playoffs in its first season as a Class 2A program, but there’s still a lot to shoot for.

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Quaker Valley’s Jack Kazalas has his hand raised in victory after defeating Chartiers Valley’s Brady Joling in the 121-pound finals of the Allegheny County wrestling championships Jan. 21.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 4, 2023: Rematches headline team wrestling semifinals
They made history last year when they met in the WPIAL team wrestling 2A finals. Now they will collide again, a round earlier in the district semifinals.

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Hempfield’s Eli Carr (top) maintains control of Franklin Regional’s Nathan Stone during the 139-pound final of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament Jan. 7.
Cinderella Hempfield heads into WPIAL team wrestling semifinals with confidence
February 3, 2023
When the Canon-McMillan public address announcer was announcing WPIAL Class 3A team championship scores from other sites Wednesday, fans took notice of two finals.

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Quaker Valley’s Jack Kazalas (left) scores on a double-leg takedown against Chartiers Valley’s Brady Joling during the 121-pound finals of the Allegheny County wrestling championships Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Fox Chapel High
Breaking down the 2022-23 WPIAL wrestling semifinals
WPIAL team wrestling championship

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Hempfield’s Eli Carr has his hand raised after winning the 139-pound final at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association tournament Jan. 7.
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2023: Hempfield pulls pair of upsets in WPIAL team wrestling
February 1, 2023
Hempfield busted the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling tournament bracket Wednesday night, knocking off sixth-seeded Trinity and third-seeded Butler en route to a berth in Saturday’s semifinals.

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The Latrobe wrestling team surrounds heavyweight Wyatt Held to encourage him after he suffered an elbow injury Wednesday against Norwin.
Injury derails Latrobe against Norwin in WPIAL team tourney
The highly anticipated quarterfinal match between No. 2 Canon-McMillan and No. 7 Latrobe didn’t happen Wednesday night in the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament.

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Frazier drops Highlands in WPIAL team tournament
There’s a new kid on the mat.

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