Tag: Freedom
5 things to watch at Saturday’s WPIAL Class AA wrestling championships
February 15, 2019
The WPIAL Class AA individual wrestling championships began Friday with preliminary round bouts at Canon-McMillan. The tournament resumes Saturday.
Gaul, Ward look to become four-time section champions
February 13, 2019
While some wrestling coaches in Class AA would like to see the section tournaments eliminated, there are just as many who think the section tournaments are important to the athletes. The WPIAL wrestling committee agrees, and because the PIAA southwest regional at IUP's Kovalchik Center can be contested only Feb.
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Canon-McMillan’s Costa Moore
Wrestler of the week: Costa Moore, Canon-McMillan, so. The Big Macs' sophomore had a strong performance over three days of the PIAA Class AAA tournament, helping his team reach the semifinals in the consolation bracket. Moore won all five of his bouts while wrestling at 113 and 120 pounds. His
Freedom wrestling bows out of state tournament
February 8, 2019
HERSHEY -- Freedom is still searching for its first win in the PIAA Class AA team wrestling tournament after going 0-2 this week at the Giant Center. The Bulldogs, who are 0-5 in school history in the state tournament, were eliminated after a 39-24 loss to Greenville on Friday. Freedom
Freedom wrestling falls to Chestnut Ridge at PIAA tournament
February 7, 2019
HERSHEY -- Freedom coach Jim Covert knew his team faced a tough challenge in the first round of the PIAA Class AA team wrestling tournament Thursday at Giant Center. He just wished his wrestlers would have put forth a better effort. District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge (13-0), ranked No. 3
Ambridge, Quaker Valley girls to play for playoff berth Thursday night
February 6, 2019
Win and you're in. It might be stressful for players and coaches, but it's an early playoff gift for girls basketball fans. That will be the case Thursday in Section 2-4A when Ambridge hosts Quaker Valley. Both teams are tied for fourth place with 4-7 records, trailing co-leaders Blackhawk and
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 4, 2019
February 5, 2019
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings Class AAA Team, record, previous 1. Kiski Area, 15-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 13-3, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 4 4. Waynesburg, 15-3, 6 5. Hempfield, 13-3, 3 6. Thomas Jefferson, 16-2, 5 7. Norwin, 15-4, 7 8. Connellsville, 11-5, NR 9. Mt. Lebanon, 10-4, 8 10.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Burrell Buccaneers
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Burrell Burrell winning a WPIAL Class AA championship is a tradition unlike any other -- each February, the Bucs end up on top. The longest WPIAL wrestling championship streak in WPIAL history reached 13 years Saturday as Burrell beat Freedom, 54-21, at Chartiers-Houston. Seven different wrestlers
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Kiski Area’s Jack Blumer
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Jack Blumer, Kiski Area, jr. Blumer wrestled four matches over the course of the week. All four ended the same way. The junior 160-pounder typified Kiski Area's team dominance in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, getting four pins to help the Cavaliers win their third consecutive
WPIAL wrestling teams find out opponents for PIAA team tournament
February 3, 2019
Now that the Burrell and Kiski Area wrestling teams have successfully defended their WPIAL titles, they can focus on winning PIAA championships. The PIAA team tournament begins Monday in both Class AAA and Class AA. Canon-McMillan, which defeated Waynesburg for third place in Class AAA, will travel to Pittsburgh to
