Wrestling
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 24, 2023
January 24, 2023
Here are this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings.
WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 24, 2023
Here are this week’s WPIAL and City League team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.
Behind Division I recruits, young wrestlers ready to make impact for Chartiers Valley
January 22, 2023
It’s a young team on the mats at Chartiers Valley High School but a team longtime coach Bill Evans is watching develop in front of his eyes day after day.
Behind champion Joe Enick, Penn-Trafford earns 3rd-place finish at Mid-Winter Mayhem
Penn-Trafford senior heavyweight Joe Enick said he was just looking to have fun and do his best at the Mid-Winter Mayhem on Jan. 13-14.
After battling multiple injuries, Pine-Richland wrestler ready to ‘break some brackets’
January 21, 2023
Vaughn Spencer soaked in the moment after recording a pin in his first varsity match last week.
North Allegheny wrestling great Ray Brinzer to join WPIAL Hall of Fame
Ray Brinzer writes software and manages databases as a computer programmer, which seems a world away from a wrestling mat for one of the WPIAL’s all-time greats, but the former North Allegheny star can see similarities.
Franklin Regional notebook: Pair of Panthers win county wrestling titles
Two Franklin Regional wrestlers captured championships at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships earlier this month at Greensburg Salem.
Thomas Jefferson sophomore making noise at Allegheny County wrestling tournament
January 20, 2023
When the topic is Thomas Jefferson competitors at the Allegheny County Wrestling Championship, the name everyone brings up is sophomore Maddox Shaw.
Plum wrestlers dethrone Kiski Area, claim section title
January 18, 2023
Plum wrestling coach Mike Supak rolled out a few last-minute changes to his lineup Wednesday night and the plan paid off as the visiting Mustangs halted Kiski Area’s dominating run of six WPIAL section titles in impressive fashion.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Injuries shake up Class 3A team race
January 17, 2023
A little more than a month into the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling schedule, things have been very unusual in the team portion of the season.
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 17, 2023
Here are this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings.
WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 17, 2023
Here are this week’s WPIAL and City League team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Mt. Pleasant’s Sean Cain
January 16, 2023
When an athlete doesn’t start playing a sport seriously until his freshman year of high school, some would consider him “behind the eight ball.”
New practice room, strong start have Highlands wrestlers optimistic for rest of 2022-23 season
There’s plenty of positivity surrounding the Highlands wrestling program.
Penn-Trafford looks to build off 4th-place finish at WCCA tournament
January 15, 2023
The sign of a good wrestling team is improvement throughout the season.
Plum wrestlers look forward to Allegheny County tournament
January 14, 2023
Last year, the Plum wrestling team took home 10 place medals and a third-place team finish from the Allegheny County tournament at Fox Chapel.
After winning county title, Franklin Regional wrestler Juliano Marion wants more
Franklin Regional junior Juliano Marion captured his second Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling title on Jan. 6, and now he has his eye on becoming the next three-time county champion.
Settled in at 107 pounds, Fox Chapel sophomore emerges as top performer
Landon Funk didn’t have a secure spot in the lineup during his freshman season on the Fox Chapel wrestling team.
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2023: Highlands wrestlers pull away for win
January 12, 2023
Julius Saunders recorded a first-period pin at 160 pounds to give Highlands the lead for good in a 51-19 Section 5-2A wrestling victory over Knoch on Wednesday night.
