Wrestling

Kiski Area’s Sammy Starr celebrates a defeat on opponent Chase Kranitz of Norwin in the 152-pound final during the 67th Westmoreland County Coaches Association wrestling tournament Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at Kiski Area High School.
Kiski Area wrestling wins 5th consecutive county title
January 4, 2020
Kiski Area’s wrestling dynasty continued to grow Saturday at the 67th Annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament.

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Gateway’s Evan Whiteside competes at the North Hills Duals on Dec. 14, 2019.
Gateway’s Whiteside ready to earn trip to state tournament
Evan Whiteside has designs on competing at the PIAA wrestling championships in March.

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Phipps gets back on mat
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps was back on the mats at the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament after being injured in the finals at the Powerade tournament the week before.

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Franklin Regional wrestler Carter Dibert not pleased with second-place finish at Powerade
Franklin Regional junior Carter Dibert wasn’t in a good mood after his match in the Powerade finals.

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Hempfield’s Justin Cramer works to defeat Franklin Regional’s Anthony Alesi at 195 pounds during the WCCA wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at Kiski Area High School.
5 facts from the WCCA wrestling tournament
The 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament will conclude on Saturday at Kiski Area. Here are five interesting facts heading into the final day of competition.

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Burrell’s Richard Feroce works to pin Hempfield’s Coby Stepanik at 195 pounds during the WCCA wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at Kiski Area High School.
Burrell’s unseeded Christie earns berth in WCCA wrestling semifinals
January 3, 2020
Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields missed the opening night of the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament Friday because he and his wife Kylie welcomed the birth of their new son, Laker James, late in the afternoon.

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Shaler Area wrestling coach Swope hopes Yeager’s tournament medal is building block
January 2, 2020
Brad Yeager demonstrated what Shaler Area wrestling coach Ethan Swope hopes to see more of moving forward.

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The Harmon brothers Landon (left) and Logan (right) go to school at Apollo-Ridge but wrestle for Armstrong as a part of a co-op agreement. Logan is currentyl 9-0 in his junior year whule Landon is 6-4 with five pins as a freshman.
Apollo-Ridge’s Harmon brothers excelling on mat at Armstrong
December 31, 2019
Just last year, Apollo-Ridge and Armstrong worked out a co-op agreement that allowed then-Apollo-Ridge sophomore Logan Harmon to wrestle for the River Hawks and compete in orange and blue during the winter months.

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Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps is slammed to the mat by opponent Nic Bouzakis of Wyoming Seminary in the 126 pound final at the Powerade Wrestling tournament Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 at Canon-McMillan High School. The slam was deemed illegal, the match stopped due to concussion risk and given to Phipps.
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps happy with win, but not DQ finish, at Powerade
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps was locked in a tight battle with Wyoming Seminary sophomore Nic Bouzakis in the 126-pound final Saturday at Powerade Tournament.

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Gabe Willochell, Latrobe
No one had a better Powerade tournament than Latrobe’s Gabe Willochell and he was awarded for it by earning Outstanding Wrestler honors. He also won his weight class at 132 pounds with five pins and an ultimate tiebreaker decision.

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Quaker Valley wrestler Conner Redinger
Quaker Valley athlete of the week: Conner Redinger
December 30, 2019
Conner Redinger

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North Hills wrestler Sam Hillegas looks to make a move on Ian Irizzarry from Parkersburg South (WV) during their Round of 32 match at the Powerade Tournament on Dec. 27, 2019.
Waynesburg leads WPIAL contingent with 4 in semifinals at Powerade
December 27, 2019
After an exciting Friday of wrestling, the field for the semifinals at the 2019 Powerade wrestling tournament is set.

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Seneca Valley’s Chanz Shearer looks to put a finishing move on Caden Stout from St. Clairsville (OH) during the Powerade Tournament on Dec. 27, 2019.
Powerade wrestling tournament notebook: Waynesburg, Seneca Valley earn top five spots heading into quarters
Heading into the quarterfinals of the 2019 Powerade wrestling tournament at Canon-McMillan on Friday, just two WPIAL teams found themselves within the top five teams of one of the toughest competitions in the country. The hosts found themselves just outside of the top five looking in.

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Plum’s Cole Yocca competes in the Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament Dec. 6, 2019, at Gateway.
Despite shorthanded roster, Plum wrestlers aim for improvement
Coming off a 2-5 season in 2018-19 when the team had one senior and just four juniors, Plum’s wrestling team was looking for improvement.

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Kiski’s Jack Blumer wrestles Bethlehem Catholic’s Luca Frinzi in the 160-pound class AAA quarterfinal during the PIAA state wrestling tournament on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Kiski Area, Burrell wrestlers earn Powerade seeds
December 24, 2019
Wrestling teams from all around will travel to Canon-McMillan on Friday and Saturday to compete in the 2019 Powerade wrestling tournament, which is considered one of the best in Western Pennsylvania as well as the country.

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Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps has his hand raised after winning a Powerade title last season.
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps ready to defend Powerade titles
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps didn’t have a usual summer wrestling in different major tournaments. He couldn’t.

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Returning state champ Thayne Lawrence of Frazier has been out with an injury.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Waynesburg takes over top spot in rankings
It was quite a week in the WPIAL and for the Waynesburg wrestling program.

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Waynesburg’s Darnell Johnson pins Hempfield’s Daniel Beck at 182 pounds during their WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinal last season.
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 24, 2019
Class AAA

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Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 24, 2019
Class AAA

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Trib HSSN wrestling team of the week: Seneca Valley
Seneca Valley went into the Kiski Area Quad Meet last Friday looking to prove it was one of the top teams in WPIAL Class AAA, and that’s exactly what they did.

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