Wrestling
Wrestling notebook: Alternative tournament announced after cancellations
December 28, 2020
Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling recently announced the 2021 junior high and elementary state tournaments, along with Area tournaments, have been canceled because of the ongoing pandemic.
Picking the Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the 2000s: Class AAA lower weights
Since high school sports have been put on hold until Jan. 4, and with the postponements of three big holiday wrestling tournaments, now is a good time to take a look back and pick the top wrestlers from the WPIAL since the start of the century.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Burrell’s streak continues
December 20, 2020
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.
After wild offseason, Kiski Area’s Enzo Morlacci ready to prove himself
Kiski Area wrestler Enzo Morlacci has had quite the year, but he’s made the most of the past seven months.
New dates set for Powerade, Southmoreland wrestling tournaments
December 17, 2020
The Powerade Holiday Tournament has a new date.
Franklin Regional wrestlers have firepower to contend
December 13, 2020
Franklin Regional won consecutive WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA team wrestling titles in 2014 and 2015, and it reached the semifinals in 2017.
Fox Chapel wrestling looks to lean on work ethic in 2020
After losing four seniors to graduation, the Fox Chapel wrestling team is going to go through a transition process in 2020.
Greensburg Salem wrestling downs Southmoreland in match before hiatus
December 11, 2020
When Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf decided to put high school and recreational youth athletics on a three-week hiatus and the Monroeville Mat Madness wrestling tournament was canceled, Southmoreland athletic director and wrestling coach Dan Boring went to work.
Some teams getting one last game in before sports shutdown begins
December 10, 2020
Basketball teams across the state found themselves with a dilemma Thursday after Gov. Tom Wolf announced the feared shutdown of high school sports, among a throng of other statewide restrictions due to the accelerated spread of covid-19.
A-K Valley teams disappointed, not shocked by high school sports shutdown
Over the past few weeks, coaches, athletes and administrators from around the Alle-Kiski Valley have been battling the unknown.
After a down year, Kiski Area wrestling looking to prove it belongs among Class AAA elite
December 9, 2020
The Kiski Area wrestling team might have fallen short in many areas last season, and the Cavaliers might have lost a ton of talent, but don’t expect them to be anything short of motivated entering a season like no other.
Hempfield could emerge as top contender to Waynesburg’s throne on WPIAL Class AAA mats
Is there any team in the WPIAL that can defeat No. 1-ranked Waynesburg?
Class AAA wrestlers to watch on WPIAL mats this season
Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional
Class AA wrestlers to watch on WPIAL mats this season
December 8, 2020
WPIAL Class AA wrestlers to watch
Led by 3-time WPIAL champ, Derry wrestlers gunning for playoff return
As the Derry wrestling team prepares to open the season Saturday, the district and coach Mike Weinell have one common theme: Don’t look too far ahead.
Coaches have mixed feeling about PIAA wrestling proposals
December 6, 2020
Wrestling coaches around Westmoreland County had mixed feelings about the PIAA’s proposal for how to handle postseason tournaments amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Pair of WPIAL qualifiers return to lead Penn Hills wrestling
In a normal year, turnout for Penn Hills wrestling is low. This season is no different, but the pandemic has caused a couple of more wrestlers to sit out the year.
Led by state qualifiers, Hampton wrestling looks strong in upper weights
December 5, 2020
If Hampton senior Justin Hart ever says “uncle” in the wrestling room, it will have nothing to do with giving up.
Burrell’s Ian Oswalt commits to Brown to continue wrestling career
November 18, 2020
Having one Burrell wrestler in a college program is enough to make an impact, but now the Brown Bears will have two on their roster in 2021.
PIAA approves covid-19 guidelines for winter, remains ‘cautiously optimistic’
October 29, 2020
PIAA basketball teams should limit the number of individuals on their bench to maintain a social distance of six feet or more when possible.
