Wrestling

Fox Chapel’s Jack Viti looks to pin Brashear’s Antonio Roa during their 172-pound match at the Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament on Jan. 20.
Fox Chapel wrestling expects to show dual meet prowess again
November 23, 2024
Wrestling often is viewed as an individual sport, and understandably so, because it’s one on one on the mat every match.

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Blythe Letters is a freshman on the Shaler girls wrestling team.
Led by next generation of Letters family, Shaler girls wrestling team eager to hit mat
November 17, 2024
Shaler girls wrestling coach Robert Taylor remembers when he found out there would be a program for the first time this season.

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Hempfield’s Nico Kapusta scrambles with Burrell’s Cam Baker during the WCCA championships Jan. 6 at Greensburg Salem High School.
Teams can compete in additional regular season contests under WPIAL policy change
October 14, 2024
WPIAL wrestlers can compete in more matches than usual starting this winter, and teams in other sports might see their regular season schedules increase as well.

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Mt.Pleasant Dylan Pitzer wrestles Mark Efface in the dian of Faith Christrian during the PIAA championship wrestling in Hershey Giant Center Saturday March 9, 2024
Wrestling standout Dylan Pitzer remains ineligible following WPIAL hearing
Wrestling standout Dylan Pitzer, a WPIAL runner-up last winter, remains ineligible for his junior season after a hearing Monday at the league office in Scott.

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PIAA approves wrestling regional shakeup affecting western Pa.
October 10, 2024
The PIAA board of control voted Wednesday to approve the wrestling steering committee’s proposal to make a major change in the individual regional tournaments.

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Iowa’s Michael Kemerer wrestles Penn State’s Carter Starocci faces at the 2021 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament.
Franklin Regional grad Michael Kemerer joins Minnesota coaching staff
October 5, 2024
Former All-American wrestler Michael Kemerer will join the University of Minnesota coaching staff this winter.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Stephen Predajna maintains dominant position on Latrobe’s Bradan Bronson during the WCCA championships Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at Greensburg Salem High School.
WPIAL notebook: Wrestling teams want in-season tournaments exempt from PIAA contest limit
September 17, 2024
If WPIAL wrestling teams get their wish, some in-season tournaments no longer will count toward their 22-contest limit set by the PIAA.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Dylan Pitzer wrestles Mark Effendian of Faith Christian during the PIAA wrestling championships March 9, 2024, at Hershey’s Giant Center.
Wrestling standout Dylan Pitzer ineligible after transfer from Mt. Pleasant to Derry
September 4, 2024
Wrestling standout Dylan Pitzer, a WPIAL runner-up last winter, could miss his junior season after transferring from Mt. Pleasant to Derry.

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Burrell wrestlers celebrate after beating Burgettstown in the WPIAL Class 2A team championship match in February.
Notable changes to the 2024-25, 2025-26 WPIAL wrestling alignment
August 26, 2024
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.

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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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