WCCA finals feature possible preview of PIAA tournament

By: Paul Schofield
Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 3:16 PM

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The PIAA wrestling tournament is still two months away, but the finals at the 73^rd Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Saturday be a preview to state competition.

There are at least three finals that could eventually be rematches in Hershey.

• At 121 pounds: Norwin junior Landon Sidun against Penn-Trafford senior Dylan Barrett.

• At 189 pounds: Kiski Area sophomore Mario Hutcherson facing Latrobe junior Hunter Snyder.

• At 215: Belle Vernon senior Elijah Brown tangling with Kiski Area senior Cooper Roscosky.

Sidun was the 114-pound state champion in 2024. An injury prevented him from defending his title in 2025. Barrett placed seventh at 114 last year and is a three-time PIAA qualifier.

Hutcherson and Snyder are both PIAA place winners. Hutcherson placed sixth at 172, while Snyder placed sixth in 2024 and third in 2025 at 189.

Brown, a Penn State commit, was the 215-pound champion last year, defeating Roscosky, 4-3, in the state finals. FloWrestling has Roscosky ranked No. 1 and Brown No. 3.

Burrell senior Cam Baker (127) and Derry junior Mason Horwat (172) are looking to become the 49^th and 50^th three-time county champions.

Other returning champions include Barrett, Franklin Regional sophomore Max Firestine (145), Hutcherson (172), Snyder (172 in 2024), Brown and Roscosky (189 in 2024).

The WCCA finals will begin around 4 p.m. at Greensburg Salem.

Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament

At Greensburg Salem

Semifinals

107: Jax Brentzel, Penn-Trafford d. Macoya Johnson, Kiski Area, 2-1; Mason Keesecker, Derry m.d. Gracin Gugliemo, Belle Vernon, 14-1.

114: Marco Angelicchio, Latrobe t.f. Paxton Newell, Kiski Area, 18-2 (4:52); Patrick Bulger, Derry p. Brayden Broadwater, Belle Vernon, 3:32.

121: Landon Sidun, Norwin t.f. Titus Colangelo, Franklin Regional, 21-3 (2:57); Dylan Barrett, Penn-Trafford d. Nico Kapusta, Hempfield, 5-2.

127: Cam Baker, Burrell major d. Colton Klipa, Norwin, 10-2; Luke DeSantis, Penn-Trafford m.d. Nathan Caracciolo, Hempfield, 9-0.

133: Juzek Betts, Valley d. Cam Olson, Derry, 4-2; Dom Butera, Norwin inj. def. Carter Thomas, Burrell, 2:57.

139: Chase Smith, Franklin Regional m.d. Will McNeal, Derry, 10-0; Jacob Stewart, Burrell d. Jackson Pollick, Kiski Area, 1-0.

145: Max Firestine, Franklin Regional d. Jake Halsted, Hempfield, 4-2; Nathan Klingensmith, Norwin d. Mikey McNeal, Derry, 5-2.

152: Noah Curran, Norwin d. Julian Bertucci, Burrell, 2-1 (UTB); Michael Ruane, Franklin Regional, p. Dylan Clayton, Penn-Trafford, 4:44.

160: Jack White, Norwin p. Colby Hibner, Belle Vernon, 1:44; Logan Matrisch, Penn-Trafford, m.d. Antonio Perkins, Burrell, 8-0.

172: Mason Horwat, Derry m.d. Ben Catullo, Burrell, 15-5; Ethan Cartwright, Franklin Regional, d. Sidney Hand, Penn-Trafford, 9-6.

189: Mario Hutcherson, Kiski Area t.f. Tanner Shaffer, Norwin, 20-4 (2:07); Hunter Snyder, Latrobe t.f. Evan McManis, Franklin Regional, 17-2 (1:40).

215: Elijah Brown, Belle Vernon, p. Jake Mundorff, Ligonier Valley, 0:26; Cooper Roscosky, Kiski Area, d. Cael Ott, Penn-Trafford, 10-4.

285: Kaden Shannon, Southmoreland p. Sebastian Summerville, Norwin, 5:01; Davis Peters, Greensburg Salem, d. Alex Akerley, Kiski Area, 5-0.

Team scores: 1. Norwin, 188.5; 2. Franklin Regional, 175; 3. Penn-Trafford, 154.5; 4. Kiski Area, 149.5; 5. Derry, 143; 6. Burrell, 137.5; 7. Latrobe, 127.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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