Tag: Franklin Regional

Waynesburg’s Mac Church controls opponent Mason Leiphart of Dover in the 120-pound class AAA semifinal during PIAA wrestling championships on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

WPIAL rematches set for PIAA Class AAA lightweight wrestling finals

March 13, 2021

HERSHEY — Franklin Regional and Waynesburg each advanced two wrestlers to the finals at Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA championships at the Giant Center.

Hempfield’s Briar Priest and Latrobe’s Nate Roth compete in the 132-pound finals during the the Westmoreland County wrestling tournament Feb. 6.

Believing key for WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers at PIAA championships

March 11, 2021

Wrestlers who want to win a PIAA championship just can’t rely on their skills. They better believe.

Southmoreland’s Henry Miller won the Class AA boys 100-yard breaststroke at the WPIAL swim championships on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Upper St. Clair High School.

Western Pa. individual swimmers, relays discover fates for PIAA championships

March 9, 2021

Swimmers from Alle-Kiski Valley and Westmoreland County schools brought home eight WPIAL Class AAA and Class AA titles from this past weekend’s swimming championships at Upper St. Clair High School.

Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (right) wrestles Waynesburg’s Rocco Welsh (left) in the 152-pound final of the Powerade Wrestling Tournament on Jan. 30.

Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for March 9, 2021: Seneca Valley

This past weekend, the Seneca Valley wrestling team left Altoona High School with three super regional champions, the most of any team in attendance.

Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer to lock up Carlynton’s Collin Milko during their regional championship match Feb. 27.

Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week for March 9, 2021: Dayton Pitzer, Mt. Pleasant

Not many wrestlers have had the type of season that Dayton Pitzer has had this year. The 215-pounder from Mt. Pleasant dominated the PIAA Class AA West Super Regional this past weekend with three pins, extending his pin streak to 13 in contested matches.

Franklin Regional’s Carter Dibert (left) works to defeat Hempfield’s Ethan Berginc at 126 pounds during the WPIAL Class AAA individual wrestling championship on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at Canon-McMillan High School.

Franklin Regional notebook: Dibert, Solomon have state title aspirations

March 7, 2021

Franklin Regional senior Carter Dibert captured his second Class AAA WPIAL/PIAA Southwest Regional title on Feb. 27, but the Arizona State recruit wants another PIAA title.