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WPIAL individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 10, 2023
Here are this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings. Class 3A 107: 1. Santino Slaboda, Butler (16-0); 2. Tanner Mizenko, Canon-McMillan (17-6); 3. Landon Lynn, Connellsville (12-7); 4. Owen Campbell, Plum (11-4); 5. Dylan Barrett, Penn-Trafford (19-6). 114: 1. Luke Willochell, Latrobe (18-2); 2. Connor Smith, Seneca Valley (15-6);...
WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 10, 2023
Here are this week’s WPIAL and City League team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. WPIAL Class 3A Rank, team, record, previous 1. Trinity (5-0) 1 2. Butler (8-0) 2 3. Connellsville (6-2) 3 4. Waynesburg (7-2) 4 5. Canon-McMillan (3-1) 5 6. Latrobe...
Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary claims 3rd WCCA title; Wildcats win team crown
Mission accomplished by Latrobe senior Vinny Kilkeary. The future Ohio State wrestler became the 58th competitor in the 70-year history of the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament to win three titles Saturday when he pinned Penn-Trafford junior Hayden Coy. It was Kilkeary’s fifth pin of the tournament and ninth of...
Roster smaller but expectations remain high for Franklin Regional swimmers
Vic Santoro has coached swimming at Franklin Regional for the past 31 years. And while he is excited about the season, he is concerned about smaller rosters than normal. “I’ve talked to other coaches and they are experiencing the same,” Santoro said. “I believe covid has done a number on...
Penn-Trafford’s Logan Matrisch leads mighty group of freshmen at WCCA tournament
It seems like every year, something unexpected happens during the opening night of the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament. The 2023 version, the 70th in tournament history, featured some outstanding freshmen looking to make a name for themselves. The group was headlined Friday by Penn-Trafford’s Logan Matrisch. He entered...
Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary gets chance to become 3-time champion at WCCAs
Latrobe senior Vinny Kilkeary returned to the Wildcats starting lineup Wednesday and will get a chance to be a Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association three-time champion. He would become the 58th wrestler in the 70 years of the tournament to win three county titles. Kilkeary (5-0) hadn’t wrestled since the Hickory...
Latrobe wrestlers bring home emotional win for Mears family
It’s been a tough week for the Latrobe wrestling team. The Wildcats had to wrestle a huge WPIAL Section 4 (3A) first-place showdown against Hempfield without coach Mark Mears, who was home with wife, Mary, after she was released from the hospital after suffering a heart attack Saturday. But freshman...
Kilkeary, Roth questionable for WCCA wrestling tournament
Latrobe senior Vinny Kilkeary has a chance to become the 58th wrestler in the 70 years of the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament to win three titles. But it’s unknown if the Ohio State commit will risk further injury and compete in this year’s tournament, which returns to Greensburg Salem...
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 3, 2023
Here are this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings. Class 3A 107: 1. Santino Slaboda, Butler (15-0); 2. Tanner Mizenko, Canon-McMillan (11-6); 3. Nico Kapusta, Hempfield (8-4); 4. Landon Lynn, Connellsville (9-5); 5. Owen Campbell, Plum (11-3). 114: 1. Luke Willochell, Latrobe (14-2); 2. Connor Smith, Seneca Valley (13-4);...
WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 3, 2023
Here are this week’s WPIAL and City League team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. WPIAL Class 3A 1. Trinity (4-0) 1 2. Butler (7-0) 2 3. Connellsville (2-0) 4 4. Waynesburg (6-2) 3 5. Canon-McMillan (2-1) 5 6. Latrobe (3-1) 6 7. Franklin...
50 years and counting: Phil Porterfield enjoys being ‘Voice of the Vikings’
When Phil Porterfield was in high school at Mt. Pleasant, he hoped to be a radio disc jockey. So when late Mt. Pleasant athletic director Sam Freed was looking for a public address announcer for football games, Porterfield thought he would give it a try. Little did the then-junior know...
West Allegheny’s Ty Watters, Waynesburg’s Rocco Welsh only WPIAL wrestlers to win Powerade titles
Can the Powerade Wrestling Tournament get any tougher? Tournament director Frank Vulcano Jr. said in the past he would like to have the toughest event in the country. He might have achieved it. If the 56th annual tournament at Canon-McMillan wasn’t the toughest, it sure was close to the perennially...
Hempfield wrestlers have milestones in sight at Powerade
Winning 100 matches is a goal wrestlers set when they are freshmen. And if they’re good, that goal is reachable. Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta already reached that goal Dec. 21 at Gateway. Senior Ethan Lebin should reach the 100-win milestone at this week’s Powerade Wrestling Tournament at Canon-McMillan. And while...
WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings for Dec. 27, 2022
Here are this week’s WPIAL team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 3A 1. Trinity (4-0) 1 2. Butler (7-0) 2 3. Connellsville (2-0) 4 4. Waynesburg (6-2) 3 5. Canon-McMillan (2-1) 5 6. Latrobe (3-1) 6 7. Franklin Regional (3-0) 7 8....
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Nation’s best geared up for Powerade tournament
It’s not easy to win a Powerade Wrestling Tournament title these days. This is the 56th annual tournament, which begins Thursday and ends Friday at Canon-McMillan High School in Canonsburg, and the competition continues to get tougher every season. The WPIAL and PIAA’s top wrestlers are challenged by a who’s...
Leechburg boys hold off Jeannette in section thriller
In a boys basketball game that looked like Leechburg would win easily, Jeannette turned it into a dogfight. However, Leechburg did the little things down the stretch and capitalized on Jayhawks miscues during the final two minutes, pulling out a thrilling 60-56 victory Tuesday in Section 3-2A. Marcus Cleveland scored...
High school wrestling notebook: Butler ends Waynesburg’s winning streak at 42
When Butler defeated Waynesburg, 40-32, in wrestling Saturday, it was the Raiders’ first loss to a WPIAL team in 42 matches. The Golden Tornado have been on the brink of reaching the WPIAL elite in recent years, and winning the Kiski Area Duals launched them to a new level. Trinity...
Mt. Pleasant advertising for football coaching job
Mt. Pleasant Area School District’s board has opened the football coach’s position, but that doesn’t mean Jason Fazekas is out of a job. Coaches in the district work on one-year deals, but this year, the district has advertised for outside applicants. The deadline to apply is Wednesday. Fazekas, who can...
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings for Dec. 20, 2022
Class 3A team rankings Pos. Team Record Prev. 1. Trinity (3-0) 4 2. Butler (6-0) NR 3. Waynesburg (5-1) 1 4. Connellsville (1-0) 3 5. Canon-McMillan (0-1) 2 6. Latrobe (2-1) 5 7. Franklin Regional (3-0) 6 8. Hempfield (4-1) 8 9. Seneca Valley (4-1) 9 10. Plum (4-1) 10...
Despite being shorthanded, Latrobe wrestling team still too much for Derry
Latrobe is one of the top wrestling teams in Class 3A. When and if they get healthy, the sixth-ranked Wildcats (4-1) hope to be one of the teams vying for the WPIAL title. The Wildcats were missing three starters Monday in their annual holiday match against Derry, and they didn’t...
2022 Tribune-Review Westmoreland County Football All-Stars
Here’s a look at the 2022 Tribune-Review Westmoreland County football all-stars: Danny Calabrace Latrobe, OL/DL, sr. The senior played a key role in the success of the Wildcats, who won their first playoff game since 1968. He had 21 tackles, a sack and forced a fumble. It was his blocking...
Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin adds Tribune-Review Westmoreland, Trib HSSN Player of the Year honors to brilliant resume
To win a PIAA or WPIAL title, it takes a team. It also takes some special players. For Belle Vernon, one of those special players was junior Quinton Martin. The five-star superstar with more than 20 Division I football offers was the player Belle Vernon opponents feared the most. And...
Frazier wrestling team logs upset over Southmoreland
Frazier began a wrestling program in 2016, and Buck Watkins has been coaching the program for the past six seasons. The Commodores were known only for the Lawrence brothers (Thayne and Rune), each of whom has won two PIAA titles. But this isn’t those Frazier teams. No. 8 Southmoreland found...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Waynesburg stars win Ironman titles
Waynesburg seniors Mac Church and Rocco Welsh captured titles at the Walsh Jesuit Ironman on Saturday. Church won the 144-pound weight class by defeating Western Reserve Academy’s Sam Cartella, 2-1, in overtime. Church was 5-0. Welsh posted a 13-4 decision in the 175-pound finals against St. Edward’s Jarrel Miller. He,...
WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 13, 2022
Class 3A Team rankings Pos. Team Record LW 1. Waynesburg (0-0) 1 2. Canon-McMillan (0-0) 3 3. Connellsville (1-0) 4 4. Trinity (3-0) NR 5. Latrobe (2-1) 2 6. Franklin Regional (3-0) 5 7. North Allegheny (4-1) 6 8. Hempfield (0-0) 7 9. Seneca Valley (4-0) NR 10. Plum (4-1)...
