Wrestling

Penn-Trafford’s Tasso Whipple wrestles Burrell’s Isaac Lacinski during the 172-pound final at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association wrestling tournament.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 11, 2023: Wrestlers to battle for section top spots
January 11, 2023
Threes are wild on Wednesday when two of the three teams tied for first place in Section 3-3A go head-to-head on another busy night of WPIAL team wrestling.

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Latrobe’s Luke Willochell (top) maintains control from the top against Franklin Regional’s Tyler Kapusta during the 114-pound final of the WCCA.
Westmoreland high school wrestling notebook: Latrobe won’t travel to Virginia
January 10, 2023
The Latrobe wrestling team was scheduled to participate in the Virginia Duals this weekend, but because of the health of concerns of Latrobe coach Mark Mears’ wife, Mary, who suffered a heart attack Dec. 30, the veteran coach decided to tend to his wife.

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Franklin Regional’s Nathan Stone (front) reverses position on Hempfield’s Eli Carr during the 139-pound final of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association wrestling tournament Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.
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.

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Kiski Area senior Bella DeVito and freshman Ava Golding have worked to help build the school’s still-young girls wrestling program.
Freshman, senior leading charge for Kiski Area girls wrestling
January 9, 2023
It was an all-Kiski Area final in the 126-pound bracket at the high school girls Powerade Tournament on Dec. 28 at Canon-McMillan High School.

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Adeline Gray, right, of the United States and Germany’s Aline Rotter Focken compete during the women’s 76kg freestyle finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.
Penn Hills officially sponsors girls wrestling, taking 1st step toward creating a team
January 8, 2023
Penn Hills isn’t ready just yet to field a high school girls wrestling team.

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Quaker Valley’s Brandon Krul wrestles Plum’s Antonino Walker during the quarterfinals of the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships at Fox Chapel last season.
Quaker Valley wrestlers learn from Powerade experience, set sights on WPIAL repeat
A select group of Quaker Valley athletes did some big-time wrestling over the holiday break.

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Plum’s Saphia Davis wrestles during a match against Fox Chapel on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at Plum High School.
Plum’s girls wrestling team shows improvement in early-season matches
January 7, 2023
The Plum School District sanctioned girls wrestling in June — the 47th district to do so in Pennsylvania — and since then, the program has made significant strides. Its wrestlers, coach Dave Miller said, are making progress both in the practice room and on the competition mat.

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Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary works to escape Quakertown’s Mason Ziegler in the 120-pound match at the PIAA championships Friday, March 11, 2022, in Hershey.
Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary gets chance to become 3-time champion at WCCAs
January 5, 2023
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.

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Latrobe freshman Brock Mears pumps his fists after pinning Hempfield senior Logan Wolfe on Wednesday.
Latrobe wrestlers bring home emotional win for Mears family
January 4, 2023
It’s been a tough week for the Latrobe wrestling team.

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Hempfield senior Ethan Lebin tries to escape from Fort LeBoeuf’s Jake Bennett (kneeling) during a 127-pound match at Powerade.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 4, 2023: Class 3A rivals collide on mat
January 3, 2023
We have another first for 2023 with a busy night on the mats with WPIAL team wrestling section matches.

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Latrobe Vinny Kilkeary celebrates PIAA Class 3A semifinal round win against Manheim Township’s Kamdyn Williams March 12 at the Giant Center.
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.

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Parkersburg South’s Gage Wright pulls in Waynesburg’s Rocco Welsh at 172 pounds at the Powerade wrestling tournament at Canon-McMillan on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022.
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 3, 2023
Here are this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings.

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Burrell’s Julian Bertucci works to pin Kiski Area’s Amari McNeil at 121 pounds during their match on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Kiski Area High School.
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.

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Hempfield senior Lucas Kapusta trips Fort LeBoeuf’s Jackson Bowers to the mat during a 145-pound consolation match at the Powerade Wrestling Tournament Dec. 29, 2022 at Canon-McMillan.
Hempfield wrestlers have milestones in sight at Powerade
December 29, 2022
Winning 100 matches is a goal wrestlers set when they are freshmen. And if they’re good, that goal is reachable.

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Butler freshman Santino Sloboda grabs the leg of Marion Center’s Griffin Tinsman in the 107-pound final at the Southmoreland Holiday Classic on Wednesday.
Butler wrestlers crown 5 champs, win team title at Southmoreland tournament
December 28, 2022
A good start to the season got even better for the Butler wrestling team this week.

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Burgettstown’s Joey Sentipal wrestles Beth-Center’s Kyle McCollum in the 132-pound Class 2A WPIAL final last year.
WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings for Dec. 27, 2022
December 27, 2022
Here are this week’s WPIAL team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.

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Butler’s Kase Chopp beats Latrobe’s Jacob Braun in the 126-pound bout during the WPIAL Class 3A team quarterfinals last season.
High school wrestling notebook: Butler ends Waynesburg’s winning streak at 42
December 20, 2022
When Butler defeated Waynesburg, 40-32, in wrestling Saturday, it was the Raiders’ first loss to a WPIAL team in 42 matches.

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Burrell’s Luke Boylan hushes the crowd after pinning Kiski Area’s Donavin Harbison at 215 pounds during their match on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Kiski Area High School.
Trib HSSN wrestling rankings for Dec. 20, 2022
Class 3A team rankings

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Latrobe’s Brady Cole (white singlet) looks for a takedown against Derry’s Zachary Panichelle at 152 pounds Dec. 19, 2022. Cole recorded a win.
Despite being shorthanded, Latrobe wrestling team still too much for Derry
December 19, 2022
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.

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Penn-Trafford senior Owen Ott
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Owen Ott
For most people, gaining 80 pounds might be seen as something negative. But for Penn-Trafford wrestler Owen Ott, it was quite the opposite.

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