Wrestling

Franklin Regional Sal Colangelo takes down Norwin’s Dom Butera during a 107-pound match in the PIAA 3A championships on Saturday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Franklin Regional caps unbeaten season by outlasting Norwin for PIAA Class 3A title
February 7, 2026
JOHNSTOWN — To win a team championship, it takes a group of heroes.

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Chase Smith of Franklin Regional looks to turn a Bethlehem Catholic opponent on Feb. 7, 2026 during the PIAA Class 2A semifinals. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Franklin Regional, Norwin to wrestle for PIAA Class 3A title
JOHNSTOWN – The Franklin Regional and Norwin wrestling teams will meet in a third consecutive title match Saturday afternoon.

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Penn Hills senior wrestler Daemon Phipps has his hand raised after picking up a win by fall at 127 pounds on Feb. 2 at Penn Hills. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
Penn Hills senior using extra energy to turn in memorable senior season
All of the pieces seem to have settled into place for Penn Hills wrestler Daemon Phipps. The 121-pound senior feels comfortable at his weight class and with his skillset.

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Franklin Regional sophomore John Montgomery works for a pin in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals Friday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Norwin, Franklin Regional wrestling teams advance to PIAA semis
February 6, 2026
JOHNSTOWN — Winning toss-up matches is key to deciding tight wrestling matches this time of the season.

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Norwin’s Dom Butera tries to turn Franklin Regional’s Sal Nassif at 133 pounds Jan. 20 at Franklin Regional. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
WPIAL wrestling powers Norwin, Connellsville set to battle in state quarterfinals
February 5, 2026
Norwin is making its second appearance in the PIAA Class 3A team wrestling tournament but its first journey into the quarterfinals.

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Norwin’s Brooks Blasko beats Franklin Regional’s Chase Smith at 139 pounds during the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling championship Jan. 31. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
PIAA team wrestling preview capsules for Feb. 6, 2026
Class 3A

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Derry freshman Patrick Bulger gets back points on Blake Brumbaugh of Penns Valley on Tuesday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Derry rallies to defeat Penns Valley for 1st PIAA win
February 3, 2026
Three days after winning its first WPIAL Class 2A wrestling title, Derry added another first Tuesday.

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Franklin Regional’s Max Firestine beats Norwin’s Nathan Klingensmith in the 145-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling championship last month. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
WPIAL team wrestling rankings: Feb. 3, 2026
Week 8 Team rankings

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North Allegheny’s Bradyn McConneha celebrates after beating Plum’s Frank Grazulis in the 285 pound bout during the Allegheny County wrestling championship Saturday Jan. 17, 2026 at Fox Chapel Area High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings: Feb. 3, 2026
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Franklin Regional’s Salvatore Colangelo beats Norwin’s Luca Butera in the 107-pound bout, the last of the night, to clinch the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling championship Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Peters Township High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Team effort guides WPIAL wrestling teams into PIAA tournament
February 2, 2026
It takes more than the team’s stars to win a wrestling title.

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Franklin Regional’s Michael Ruane beats Norwin’s Evan Suedhoff in the 160-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling championships Jan. 31 at Peters Township High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
WPIAL wrestling teams prep for PIAA tournament, next steps in ‘Journey to Johnstown’
February 1, 2026
It is back to work for the seven WPIAL wrestling teams that qualified for the PIAA team tournament.

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Derry’s Mason Horwat beats Burrell’s Dylan Sanchez in the 172-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 2A team wrestling championship Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Peters Township High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
8 Western Pennsylvania teams set for PIAA wrestling tournament
The PIAA wrestling team tournament will begin Tuesday. WPIAL champions Franklin Regional (Class 3A) and Derry (Class 2A), along with Connellsville, Norwin, Burrell, Laurel, McGuffey and City League champion Obama Academy will compete.

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Quaker Valley senior Matt Danna picks up the leg of Gateway sophomore Joseph Thompson at the Allegheny County tournament Jan. 16. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Quaker Valley wrestler Matt Danna joins 100-win club
Call it a moon landing.

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Franklin Regional’s Sal Colangelo beats Norwin’s Luca Butera in the 107-pound bout in the last match of the night to clinch the title during the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling championship Saturday at Peters Township High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Late heroics lift Franklin Regional wrestling past Norwin for 2nd straight WPIAL 3A team title
January 31, 2026
Franklin Regional junior Sal Colangelo did not panic when he gave up an early takedown with a title on the line.

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Derry’s Ewan Olson beats Burrell’s Antonio Perkins in the 160-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 2A team wrestling championship Saturday at Peters Township. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Derry upends defending champ Burrell in Class 2A to claim 1st WPIAL team wrestling title
The Derry wrestling program has a rich history.

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Fox Chapel’s Calyx Kimbrough pins Peters Township’s Luke Kail in the 160-pound bout Dec. 3 at Fox Chapel. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Fox Chapel wrestlers gearing up for postseason tournaments
The Fox Chapel wrestling team is grateful to have a few weeks between the end of its dual season and the start of the individual wrestling tournaments. The Foxes’ lineup accrued a large number of bumps and bruises throughout the season.

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Franklin Regional’s Beau Fennick pins Norwin’s Gabriel Hawkingberry earlier this month. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Top seeds set to battle for WPIAL team wrestling titles
January 30, 2026
The WPIAL wrestling committee got it right.

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Franklin Regional junior Sal Nassif takes down Norwin’s Cash Mitchell at 127 pounds at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Jan. 9. (Paul Schofield | TribLive).
High school wrestling roundup for Jan. 28, 2026: Top-seeded Franklin Regional marches into WPIAL Class 3A semifinals
January 28, 2026
Sal Nassif won an overtime decision in the third bout of the match at 133 pounds, giving top-seeded Franklin Regional the lead for good in a 50-16 victory over Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 3A team quarterfinals Wednesday night.

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Norwin’s Brooks Blasko pins Trinity’s Jacob Wright in the 139-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling quarterfinals Wednesday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Norwin decks Trinity, advances to WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling semifinals
Norwin wrestling coach Kyle Martin went to his top six wrestlers before Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 3A team quarterfinal against Trinity and simply put the weight on their shoulders.

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Jacob Stewart works on top to try and get in position for a pin during his 139-pound match against Beth-Center on Wednesday at Burrell. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
Burrell wrestlers begin push for another team title, advance to WPIAL Class 2A semifinals
Burrell senior wrestler Jacob Stewart looks forward to this stretch of the season. When the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs start, the Buccaneers are always on the hunt for more hardware.

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