Tag: Mt. Pleasant

Mt. Pleasant freshmen wrestlers capture Section 3-AA titles

February 15, 2019

Mt. Pleasant freshmen Luke Geibig and Dayton Pitzer wrestled like veterans in their first Section 3-AA tournament Friday at Canon-McMillan. They both captured their first section title with impressive decision wins. Geibig downed Derry senior Kace Sabedra, 6-2, to win the 106-pound title. Geibig, who was pinned by Sabedra during

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5 things to watch at Saturday’s WPIAL Class AA wrestling championships

The WPIAL Class AA individual wrestling championships began Friday with preliminary round bouts at Canon-McMillan. The tournament resumes Saturday. The finals are slated for 5 p.m. The top seven finishers in each of the 14 weight classes will advance to the PIAA Southwest Regional at IUP's Kovalchick Complex on Feb.

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5 things to watch at Saturday’s WPIAL Class AA wrestling championships

The WPIAL Class AA individual wrestling championships began Friday with preliminary round bouts at Canon-McMillan. The tournament resumes Saturday.

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Mt. Pleasant freshmen wrestlers capture Section 3-AA titles

February 14, 2019

Mt. Pleasant freshmen Luke Geibig and Dayton Pitzer wrestled like veterans in their first Section 3-AA tournament Friday at Canon-McMillan.

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Highlands boys run away from Mt. Pleasant in crucial section victory

February 1, 2019

Edging toward its 11th section title in school history, Highlands showed no letdown from Tuesday's big win at Knoch. The Golden Rams put on a show for the home fans Friday on senior night, rolling to an 86-59 victory over Mt. Pleasant in a Section 1-4A contest. Junior Johnny Crise

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Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Ian Shahan, Mt. Pleasant’s Heather Gardner

January 29, 2019

Ian Shahan School: Belle Vernon Sport: Swimming Year: Sophomore Claim to fame: Shahan broke his own meet record set a year ago in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.46 seconds at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association meet Saturday at Derry. Last year, Shahan finished in 53.12. He also

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All-American Wresting Club has rich history of training young wrestlers

Rob Waller's All-American Wrestling Club couldn't have asked for a better endorsement. Penn State senior Jason Nolf, a Kittanning graduate, credited Waller and his club's training after he won his second NCAA Division I title last March. Nolf sustained a serious knee injury late in the regular season, which forced

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Burrell’s Ian Oswalt

Wrestler of the week: Ian Oswalt, Burrell, so. Burrell's 120-pounder continued his torrid sophomore season by claiming the championship at the annual Thomas Chevrolet tournament in Bedford. Oswalt did it in dominant fashion, getting three pins in his four matches, including one in the final against Mt. Pleasant's Noah Teeters.

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Penn-Trafford boys, Franklin Regional girls win Class AAA titles at WCCA swim meet

January 26, 2019

For the 14 schools that compete in the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association swimming and diving championships this weekend at Derry, the two-day event marks not only a chance for teams to earn bragging rights for a year, it also gives the swimmers a unique insight as to what they're going

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Belle Vernon girls overcome long drought, defeat Mt. Pleasant

January 24, 2019

In a stagnant game with little offensive flow and more stops and starts than evening rush hour on Route 51, Rachel Wobrak decided someone needed to step on the gas. andquot;For the first three quarters, I didn't feel like I played the way I can,andquot; the Belle Vernon junior said.

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