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2022 WPIAL Class 3A Wrestling Championship info
WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championships/PIAA Southwest Regional Where: Canon-McMillan High School When: Friday and Saturday Times: Friday: Preliminary round, 5 p.m.; Quarterfinals, 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Consolation Round 2, 10 a.m.; Semifinals, 11:30 a.m.; Parade of Champions and finals, 4 p.m. WPIAL Tickets: GoFan Tickets will be $10 online and at...
Chartiers Valley’s ‘well-oiled machine’ crushes Moon in Class 5A semifinals
It’s back to the “Pete” and the WPIAL championship game for the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team. The Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus is becoming a second home for the Colts. Chartiers Valley punched its ticket to the WPIAL finals for the fifth time in six...
Pitt-Johnstown turns away Seton Hill in PSAC women’s basketball tournament
There are times when things just don’t seem to go your way. The Seton Hill women’s basketball team had that happen Monday in the opening round of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs. No. 6 Pitt-Johnstown used a big second quarter and hot 3-point shooting to upset No. 3 Seton...
Franklin Regional swimmers focus on relays at WPIAL meet
It’s been quite a season for the Franklin Regional swimming teams. The boys and girls advanced 14 swimmers to the WPIAL Class 3A championships March 3-4 at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool. And while advancing 14 seems great, Panthers coach Vic Santoro said he was hoping for more. “It’s...
Penn-Trafford underclassmen look forward to WPIAL championship meet
Penn-Trafford swimming coach Dave Babik knew this season would be challenging. The Water Warriors boys and girls teams didn’t have the numbers this season, compared to some of the other Class 3A programs. The boys finished 7-5 and the girls 6-6. “We were pretty happy how the boys finished,” Babik...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hockey team finishes regular season strong
The Penn-Trafford hockey team ended the regular season in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League with solid wins over Latrobe and Shaler. Warriors defeated Latrobe, 5-3, on Feb. 17 as four different players scored. It was a three-goal second period that rallied the Warriors from a 1-0 deficit. Scoring goals were...
Connellsville’s Jared Keslar captures 4th section wrestling title, Hempfield’s Briar Priest gets 3rd
Winning section titles aren’t as easy as you think, especially four of them. Connellsville senior Jared Keslar became the school’s seventh wrestler to achieve that goal, and Hempfield senior Briar Priest earned his third Saturday at the WPIAL Class 3A Section 2 tournament at Hempfield. Both Pitt recruits feel winning...
Belle Vernon’s Cole Weightman returns, hopes to conquer stacked weight class
Belle Vernon senior Cole Weightman recently made two tough decisions about his future. First, he picked IUP over Cal (Pa.) to play football, which was difficult choice. And second, after talking to his dad Ed, he decided to wrestle. “We talked about making history,” Cole Weightman said. “I have a...
Wrestling notebook: 3 WPIAL junior high champions for Norwin
Norwin crowned three champions at the WPIAL Junior High School Tournament on Saturday. Connellsville won the team title 255 points. The Falcons had one champion, three wrestlers finish second, five finish third and one fifth. Winning titles for the Knights were Landon Sidun (110 pounds), Jack White (117) and Gage...
Trib HSSN Individual Wrestling Rankings for Feb. 23, 2022
Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 35-4; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 26-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 23-5; 4. Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan) 26-9; 5. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 25-9. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 27-4; 2. Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan) 21-7; 3. Luke Dunlap (South Fayette) 21-3; 4. Darius...
Avonworth uses speed on defense, offensive spurts to take down Ligonier Valley
It took Avonworth a little more than a quarter to hit its stride Monday in its WPIAL Class 3A first-round game, but when it did, Ligonier Valley couldn’t keep up. That’s because the visiting Rams, other than a four-minute stretch in the third quarter, never found their groove and they...
Penn-Trafford juniors score top 5 finishes at WPIAL rifle championships
They took different paths to get there, but Penn-Trafford juniors Seth Baughman and Mallory McRae ended up right next to each other in the final results of the WPIAL rifle championships Feb. 10 at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen Club. Baughman placed fourth with a score of 200-17x and five center...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hockey team gearing up for playoffs
The Penn-Trafford hockey team is ready to make a postseason run after picking up a pair of late-season wins: defeating West Allegheny, 3-2, and Indiana, 5-1. The Warriors were scheduled to face Latrobe on Feb. 17 and Shaler on Feb. 2 to close the regular season. Heading into those two...
Szymanski keeps Burrell’s WPIAL champion streak alive
One historic run at Burrell ended this season, but an even longer one continued. Burrell senior Shawn Szymanski used a takedown to defeat Jefferson-Morgan sophomore Chase Frameli, 5-4, at 145 pounds to win a WPIAL Class AA title and extend his school’s streak of WPIAL champions to 23 years. The...
Mt. Pleasant’s Pitzer, Frazier’s Lawrence dominate WPIAL 2A tournament
Central Valley senior Ambrose Boni was awarded the Outstanding Wrestler award by the Class 2A coaches Saturday at the WPIAL individual championships, but no one dominated the tournament more than Mt. Pleasant senior Dayton Pitzer and Frazier sophomore Rune Lawrence. Pitzer claimed his third WPIAL title and Lawrence his second...
Franklin Regional boys stay motivated throughout up-and-down season
Franklin Regional boys’ basketball team season didn’t end how it planned. The Panthers missed out of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs after finishing in a three-way tie in Section 3-5A with Woodland Hills and McKeesport at 5-7. “The season was filled with ups and downs,” Franklin Regional first-year coach Jesse...
Westmoreland County trio looking for 100-win milestone, trip to Hershey at WPIAL 2A tournament
Every year, wrestlers set goals for the season. Things like helping their team win section, WPIAL and state team titles or individual honors like a 100 career win milestone, a WPIAL title and qualifying for the state tournament. The ultimate goal is to get to Hershey and become a state...
Burrell freshmen looking to mark their mark in WPIAL Class 2A wrestling
When you wrestle for Burrell, expectations are high. It doesn’t matter if you’re a senior or a freshman; you’re expected to compete at a certain level. Three freshmen played a key role in Burrell’s success this season and almost helped the team to another WPIAL Class 2A team title. Now...
Nationally regarded Seton Hill baseball opens season Saturday
The crack of the bat and the pop of the mitt near the Seton Hill baseball field is a sign spring is quickly approaching. Forget Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of six more weeks of winter. Baseball season begins Saturday for Seton Hill. The Griffins, the reigning NCAA Division II Atlantic Region...
Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball team outmuscles Seton Hill
When the Cal (Pa.) and Seton Hill women meet on the hardwood, the games are usually battles. It was no different Wednesday when the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference rivals collided for first place atop the West Division at Salvitti Gymnasium. It was a battle to the end with Cal (Pa.)...
Mt. Pleasant’s Jamison Poklembo, a defending WPIAL champ, driven by No. 2 seed
When the WPIAL wrestling committee released the seeding for the Class 2A individual tournament Tuesday, Mt. Pleasant sophomore Jamison Poklembo was disappointed that he was seeded No. 2 at 138 pounds. The top seed went to Burgettstown sophomore Rudy Brown, who edged Poklembo, 4-3, in the WPIAL third-place match in...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings: Week of Feb. 14, 2022
Class AAA Rank, Team (W-L), Last week 1. Waynesburg (20-1) 1 3. Connellsville (21-4) 2 2. Latrobe (15-3) 3 4. Canon-McMillan (13-7) 4 5. North Allegheny (7-1) 5 6. Kiski Area (14-4) 6 7. Butler (18-4) 7 8. Norwin (16-4) 8 9. Franklin Regional (10-3) 10 10. Bethel Park (13-6)...
Latrobe, Burrell are the early favorites for the 2022-23 wrestling season
Looking ahead to the 2022-23 season, what wrestling teams should be the early favorites? Latrobe, which finished third in the WPIAL Class 3A, probably will be the preseason favorite. The Wildcats will graduate five starters: Lucio Angelicchio, Gabe Golden, Jack Pletcher, Tyler Lynch and Sam Snyder. Some of their top...
Trib HSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings: Week of Feb. 14, 2022
TribHSSN WPIAL Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 14 Individuals Class AAA 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 35-4; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 25-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 22-5; 4. Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan), 24-9; 5. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 23-9. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 27-4; 2. Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan)...
Penn-Trafford hockey leaning on leaders to carry team through stretch run
If the Penn-Trafford hockey team is to win a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League title, it will be the team leaders guiding the way. Early in the season the Warriors (13-4) lost their best defensive player, Cam Kiste, to a season-ending injury. Then last week they lost their top offensive player,...
