Wrestling

Burrell celebrates with the trophy after beating Burgettstown in the WPIAL Class 2A team championship Feb. 3 at Peters Township High School.
Burrell hires former assistant Steve Ansani as head wrestling coach
August 20, 2024
Steve Ansani was approved Tuesday as Burrell’s new wrestling coach by the school board.

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Hempfield’s Eli Carr beats West Allegheny’s Nick Jones in the 152-pound bout during the 2024 WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championships	at Canon-McMillan High School.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Hempfield looking for new coach
August 16, 2024
Hempfield is in the process of interviewing for a new wrestling coach.

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Coach Kyle Martin (left) and his PA U16 team won a sixth straight championship at the USA Wrestling National Championships in Fargo, N.D.
Norwin coach leads title-winning U.S. effort at Fargo nationals
August 10, 2024
Kyle Martin doesn’t make the annual trek to Fargo, N.D. for the scenery, the Badlands or props from a movie with the town’s namesake.

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Pine-Richland wrestlers helped teach the sport to the visually impaired at a series of clinics at Penn State Behrend.
Pine-Richland wrestlers help teach sport to the visually impaired
July 20, 2024
Owen Long loves wrestling and appreciates any opportunity he can to share his passion with others.

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Hampton’s Isabella McNutt (right), who will be a freshman at Gannon in the fall, placed sixth at 120 pounds at the USA Wrestling Northeast Regional Championships on May 10-12 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Hampton girls wrestling alum ramps up aggressiveness with college on horizon
Hampton’s Isabella McNutt is becoming a little bit McNasty.

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Plum’s Saphia Davis (right) will compete at at USA Wrestling’s U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D., next week.
Alle-Kiski Valley sends crew to national 16U wrestling tourney
July 12, 2024
Garett Huff is no stranger to high-level wrestling competition.

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Coach Dan Heckert, North Alegheny’s Leyna Rumpler and Knoch’s Miranda LaJevic celebrate Pennsylvania Blue’s national title at the Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals.
WPIAL wrestlers boost Pennsylvania to 1st girls junior national duals title
June 30, 2024
North Allegheny’s Leyna Rumpler has been traveling to Tulsa, Okla. for the past four years to compete with wrestlers from around Pennsylvania in the Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals.

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Burrell’s Cooper Hornack celebrates with coach Josh Shields after Hornack won the 127-pound weight class during the PIAA Class AA individual championship March 11, 2023, at Giant Center in Hersey.
Josh Shields hopes to stay close to Burrell wrestling program despite departure as coach
June 20, 2024
When Josh Shields stepped down as Burrell head wrestling coach a couple of weeks ago, he wanted to convey to the returning underclassmen that while he won’t have the same title, he wants to be present to help them reach their goals.

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Spencer Lee celebrates with family after defeating Thomas Gilman to win the men’s freestyle 57 kg division during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Penn State on April 20.
Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee ready to ‘put on show’ for U.S. wrestling at Paris Olympics
June 16, 2024
There is one thing that has never changed about Spencer Lee since he began wrestling when he was 8.

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Burrell coach Josh Shields talks with his team during a 2022 practice.
3 prominent WPIAL wrestling schools looking for new coaches
June 7, 2024
Three prominent wrestling schools are looking for new coaches.

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Imani Christian’s RJ Sledge carries the state championship trophy from the court with teammates after defeating Berlin Brothersvalley, 79-52, in the the PIAA Class A final on Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024, at Giant Center in Hershey.
PIAA sets 2025-28 state championship sites for basketball, wrestling, swimming
May 15, 2024
Giant Center in Hershey will continue to host the state basketball and individual wrestling championships for the next four years, and swimming and diving is staying at Bucknell.

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Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion takes down Reagan McCullough of Central Bucks East at the state tournament March 7.
3-point takedown, rule changes to promote offense coming to high school wrestling
May 1, 2024
When the National Federation of State High School Associations announced rule changes in wrestling last week, official Tom Manns was thrilled.

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                                Norwin’s Chase Kranitz controls Gettysburg’s Jacob Cherry at the 2022 PIAA tournament.
Norwin notebook: Former Knights standout picks Pitt wrestling
April 13, 2024
Pitt it it for Chase Kranitz.

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Pennsylvania’s Rune Lawrence beats USA’s Max Shulaw in the 215-pound bout during the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic on Saturday.
Wrestling All-Stars from across the state, country put on thrilling show
March 30, 2024
At the 50th annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic on Saturday at Peters Township, the crowd patiently waited for the long-awaited rematch between Frazier’s Rune Lawrence and Max Shulaw, a two-time Ohio state champion from St. Francis DeSales.

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Paul Schofield
TribLive’s Paul Schofield to take place in Southwestern Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame
March 29, 2024
Before he started as a full-time sports writer out of college in 1980, Paul Schofield’s exposure to high school wrestling was minimal.

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Frazier’s Rune Lawrence pins West Greene’s Colin Whyte in the 215-pound finals of the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championships Feb. 24.
Frazier’s Rune Lawrence set for anticipated rematch at Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
Rune Lawrence’s senior season almost ended in the semifinals of the Ironman Tournament in December.

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Canon-McMillan’s Valarie Solorio (top) wrestles Neshaminy’s Grace Nesbitt in the 100-pound finals of the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championship on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Trib HSSN 2024 girls wrestling all-stars: Canon-McMillan’s Valarie Solorio makes history
March 24, 2024
Girls Wrestler of the Year

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                                Maddox Shaw of Thomas Jefferson wrestles Dalton Perry for the 139-pound title at the PIAA wrestling championships March 9 at Hershey’s Giant Center.
Maddox Shaw’s PIAA title highlights decorated season for Jaguars
A two-time WPIAL champion, Thomas Jefferson’s Maddox Shaw advanced to the PIAA Class 3A tournament in Hershey again this year where he took first place in the 139-pound weight division.

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Frazier’s Rune Lawrence takes a moment to himself before competing in the 215-pound finals of the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championships on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at Chartiers Valley High School.
Trib HSSN 2024 wrestling all-stars: Frazier’s Rune Lawrence joins state’s most exclusive club
March 23, 2024
Wrestler of the Year

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Bethel Park’s Mason Kernan beats Connellsville’s Kai Vielma in the 133-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championships March 2.
Mason Kernan caps Bethel Park career as WPIAL champion, PIAA bronze-medalist
Mason Kernan ended his four-year reign on the mats at Bethel Park with a 124-18 record.

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