Wrestling

Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown beats Owen J. Roberts’ Decker Bechtold during a PIAA Class 3A 215-pound semifinal March 6 at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown to represent WPIAL on Pennsylvania team at Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
March 15, 2026
Two-time PIAA Class 3A 215-pound champion Elijah Brown was the only WPIAL wrestler named to the Pennsylvania team for the 52nd annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.

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North Allegheny’s Bradyn McConneha beats Council Rock’s Matthew Scott during a PIAA Class 3A 285-pound quarterfinal bout March 6 at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
North Allegheny wrestler Bradyn McConneha caps ‘amazing’ run to state finals
March 14, 2026
“Big B” got an “A” this postseason.

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New Kensington High School wrestler Billy Clarke will be inducted into the A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame in the class of 2026. (Courtesy of A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame)
New Kensington grad Billy Clarke never planned on wrestling, but he made school history
March 13, 2026
Billy Clarke was caught off-guard when a coach asked him to join the New Kensington High School wrestling team as a sophomore.

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Quaker Valley’s Matt Danna scrambles with Mt. Lebanon’s Cole Gibbons in the 160-pound finals during the Allegheny County wrestling championship Jan. 17 at Fox Chapel. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Sewickley Herald notebook: 3 Quaker Valley wrestlers make it to states
March 8, 2026
Three Quaker Valley wrestlers qualified for the PIAA Class 2A tournament off their performances at the Southwest Regional at Altoona.

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Norwin’s Landon Sidun beats Connellsville’s Tommy Gretz during the PIAA championships Saturday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Norwin’s Landon Sidun, Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown win 2nd titles; Kiski Area, Connellsville wrestlers also take PIAA 3A gold
March 7, 2026
HERSHEY — There can be a lot of pressure on a wrestler going after a second PIAA wrestling title.

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Derry’s Mason Horwat loses to Montoursville’s Matt Tonkin during the PIAA championships Saturday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Only WPIAL 2A finalist, Derry’s Mason Horwat, captures PIAA wrestling silver
HERSHEY — Mason Horwat’s dream of becoming Derry’s next PIAA champion will have to wait for another season.

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Canon-McMillan’s Marlee Solomon beats Shippensburg’s Olivia Kearns during the PIAA championships Saturday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Canon-McMillan’s Marlee Solomon repeats, Mt. Lebanon, Moon wrestlers also claim PIAA girls gold
HERSHEY — Having one state gold medal in her collection already, there was only so much Marlee Solomon could do to top her previous achievements.

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Kiski Area’s Ava Golding beats Dallastown’s Avery Baldwin during a PIAA girls 142-pound quarterfinal bout Friday at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
6 WPIAL wrestlers to go for gold at PIAA girls championships
March 6, 2026
HERSHEY — Six WPIAL wrestlers will be in the championship round of the PIAA girls wrestling tournament Saturday afternoon after recording victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals Friday at Giant Center.

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Connellsville’s Tommy Gretz beats DuBois’ Mateo Gallegos during a PIAA Class 3A 121-pound semifinal Friday at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Connellsville’s Tommy Gretz spoils potential marquee rematch with upset win in PIAA Class 3A wrestling
HERSHEY — For those who were hoping for a Landon Sidun-Mateo Gallegos rematch in the 121-pound PIAA Class 3A wrestling championship finals, Connellsville junior Tommy Gretz ruined it.

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North Allegheny’s Bradyn McConneha beats Council Rock’s Matthew Scott during a PIAA Class 3A heavyweight quarterfinal Friday at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Elijah Brown breaks Belle Vernon record; 10 from WPIAL reach PIAA Class 3A semifinals
HERSHEY – Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown has hardly broken a sweat in his two matches at the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships.

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Derry’s Brady Brown beats Greenville’s Hunter Cox at 189 pounds during a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal bout Friday, March 6, 2026, at Hershey’s Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Derry sends 3 wrestlers to PIAA Class 2A semifinals
HERSHEY — It has been quite a season for the Derry wrestling program.

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Hempfield’s Nico Kapusta is slammed to the mat by Landisville Hempfield’s Joey Gallo during the PIAA 
Class 3A 121-pound quarterfinals Thursday at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Hempfield’s Nico Kapusta has eventful Day 1 at PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships
March 5, 2026
HERSHEY — Hempfield senior Nico Kapusta left the Giant Center on a stretcher Thursday during the opening day of the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships.

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Derry’s Patrick Bulger beats Trinity’s Camron Smith at 114 pounds during a first-round match at the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships Thursday at Hershey’s Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Patrick Bulger’s comeback win highlights strong Derry showing at PIAA wrestling championships
HERSHEY — Things did not look good for Derry freshman Patrick Bulger in his debut match at the PIAA Class 2A wrestling championships Thursday.

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Norwin’s Josephine Dollman beats Curwensville’s Bryce London during a PIAA 142-pound first-round bout Thursday at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
20 WPIAL wrestlers march into quarterfinals at PIAA girls championships
HERSHEY — There’s a song that says the waiting is the hardest part.

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Franklin Regional’s Michael Ruane wrestles Plum’s Owen Campbell in the 152 pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championship Feb. 21 at Canon-McMillan High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Plum’s Owen Campbell among A-K Valley wrestlers looking to go for gold at PIAAs
March 3, 2026
Owen Campbell checked a box on his senior-year goals list when he won his 100th match at the North Hills Duals in December.

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Derry’s brother-sister wrestling duo of Mason and Kaila Keesecker will compete at the 2026 PIAA championships. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Derry’s Keesecker brother-sister combo make history, hope to medal at state wrestling
It could be a big weekend in Hershey for the Keesecker and Kolesar families.

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DuBois sophomore Mateo Gallegos secures a reversal to beat Norwin junior Landon Sidun in the 121-pound West Regional final Feb. 28. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
PIAA wrestling preview: Norwin’s Sidun looks to rebound after regional loss
DuBois sophomore Matt Gallegos shocked the wrestling community Feb. 28 when he upset Norwin junior Landon Sidun in the PIAA Class 3A West Regional finals.

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Quaker Valley’s Bruce Anderchak looks to escape from Elizabeth Forward’s Preston Bubash at 121 pounds during the Allegheny County wrestling championships Jan. 17. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Bruce Anderchak climbs to top of Quaker Valley wrestling’s all-time wins list
March 1, 2026
He’s No. 1.

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Penn-Trafford senior Dylan Barrett takes the mat at the Class 3A Eastern Qualifier on Feb. 14. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Adjusting to new weight class, Penn-Trafford senior turns focus to PIAA tournament
Penn-Trafford senior wrestler Dylan Barrett said he was not himself during the WPIAL Class 3A championships Feb. 21.

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DuBois sophomore Mateo Gallegos secures reversal to beat Norwin junior Landon Sidun in the 121-pound final Saturday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Norwin’s Landon Sidun upset, Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown gets revenge at PIAA 3A West Regional
February 28, 2026
The unexpected happened at the PIAA Class 3A West Regional wrestling tournament Saturday at Canon-McMillan.

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