Tag: Jefferson-Morgan

Jefferson-Morgan star wrestler Teasdale handed 1st high school loss in Powerade final

December 31, 2017

There won't be another four-time undefeated PIAA champion this season. That's because Wyoming Seminary sophomore Beau Bartlett used two takedowns — the winning with 26

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Powerade wrestling notebook: Norwin’s Phipps chasing title at 106 pounds

December 30, 2017

The annual Powerade Christmas Tournament holds the reputation as one of the most challenging high school wrestling competitions in the country. The first day of

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Three WPIAL wrestlers earn No. 1 seeds for Powerade

December 27, 2017

A trio of WPIAL wrestlers earned top seeds for this weekend's heralded Powerade Christmas Tournament at Canon-McMillan High School. Norwin sophomore Kurtis Phipps (106 pounds),

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Wrestling notebook: Hempfield, Greensburg Salem to battle for Crosstown Cup

December 12, 2017

Former Hempfield coach Rick Shaheen felt Westmoreland County wrestling needed a jolt back in 1999. So Shaheen and Greensburg Salem coach Randy Parsley created the

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Wrestling notebook: Jefferson-Morgan’s Teasdale set to chase 4th PIAA title

December 6, 2017

Western Pennsylvania wrestling fans found out last March that nothing is guaranteed on the mat. No one expected Franklin Regional senior Spencer Lee to lose.

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Big Game Hunting – Week Four

September 25, 2017

The celebration continues with the announcement this week that the MSA Sports Network will soon become the Trib Live High School Sports Network. A lot of very happy people in southwestern Pennsylvania when that news broke Monday, none more happy than I, but, there is work to do. Onward we march into the 2017 campaign. […]

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Springdale runs past Jefferson-Morgan for coach’s 1st win

September 1, 2017

It was a welcomed feeling for first-year Springdale coach Seth Napierkowski. He recorded his first win as a head coach, and did it in convincing

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CTK ’17 – 1-A Tri-County South Conference Preview

August 25, 2017

The Tri-County South Conference has been much maligned over the years for its lack of success in winning WPIAL playoff games. But the Tri-County South this year features a running back with more than 4,000 career yards rushing and a 6-foot-4 quarterback who had nearly 2,000 yards offense last season. Suffice it to say there […]

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WPIAL football conference preview: Class A Tri-County South

August 21, 2017

The favorite Fort Cherry (9-2 overall, 6-1 Tri-County South in 2016) The Tri-County South runner-up last season, Fort Cherry returns a talented offensive attack that

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PIAA Wrestling: Class 2-A FINAL Results

March 11, 2017

While the WPIAL only brought home one gold medal on Saturday, it was one that took its wrestler one step closer to wrestling history. Gavin Teasdale of Jefferson Morgan won his third straight state championship by defeating Austin Clabaugh of Bermudian Springs by major decision, 13-5. It was a dominating performance for the Rockets junior, who finished the season 40-0 and is now 122-0 in his career.

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