Tag: Shaler

Thomas Jefferson captures 1st Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament team title

January 19, 2019

Thomas Jefferson coach Michael Ladick didn't get hoisted and carried off the mat after the Jaguars claimed their first Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament team title Saturday at Fox Chapel. Ladick didn't need to. He already was flying high. Thomas Jefferson crowned three champions -- Mike Zacur, Alex Weber and Max

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WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday

January 18, 2019

The section team wrestling tournaments in Class AAA and Class AA will get underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Kiski Area is the returning WPIAL champion in Class AAA and Burrell in Class AA. Burrell has won 12 consecutive Class AA titles. The top two teams in each subsection, which have

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Shaler boys see road to success in pushing pace

January 17, 2019

Starting slow isn't what senior guard Colton Schott wants to see from the Shaler boys basketball team. When the Titans are at their best, they are moving quickly. If things stagnate, like they did during Shaler's 68-60 win Jan. 15 at Plum, climbing out of holes can be much harder.

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Dadowski part of Shaler’s record-setting indoor track season

Andrew Dadowski doesn't spend his summer confined to the car, driving to different track events he's competing in. The Shaler sophomore enjoys his time off from competitive sports. Summers are for time with friends and family. That could be why when he returned to action so he could prepare to

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Fox Chapel set to host 18th annual Allegheny County wrestling tournament

A native of East Liberty, where wrestling wasn't very prevalent as he grew up, Ron Frank nonetheless made the sport a significant part of his life's work. And even after nearly four decades of coaching at Fox Chapel, Frank still gets a rush from the sight of the medal stand

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High school wrestling notebook: Dolde to get 1st taste of Hempfield-Greensburg Salem rivalry

January 15, 2019

When Tommy Dolde coached wrestling at Connellsville, the Falcons really didn't have a rivalry match. Mt. Pleasant was the Falcons' rival for a few years when Rob Waller coached the Vikings in the late 1970s, and Uniontown was another rival in the early '80s. Connellsville then left Fayette County and

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Upper St. Clair’s Jake Slinger

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Jake Slinger, Upper St. Clair, senior, heavyweight A PIAA Class AAA medalist as a junior, Slinger is having a dominant senior campaign, and he continued that over the weekend at the Burgettstown Tournament. Slinger rolled to the heavyweight championship at Burgettstown, winning his first three matches

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Baldwin’s O’Malley, NA’s Burton win 3 events at TSTCA indoor meet

January 13, 2019

Baldwin's Brendan O'Malley and North Allegheny's Casey Burton won three events apiece Saturday at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor meet in Edinboro. O'Malley, a senior, won the boys 200, 400 and long jump. Burton, a junior, won the girls 60, 200 and long jump. The meet was the second

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Franklin Regional boys rally in fourth quarter to defeat Shaler

January 11, 2019

Nick Leopold feels lucky. The senior point guard for Franklin Regional's boys basketball team knows opponents have to be a model of offensive efficiency to beat the Panthers. When Leopold was off to a horrid start shooting Friday night, there was no need to panic. The defense picked up Leopold,

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Shaler coach D’Agostino gets chance to spread Greco-Roman message

January 10, 2019

Drew D'Agostino doesn't have a long, drawn-out explanation for why Greco-Roman is his favorite style of wrestling. It was always a perfect marriage for D'Agostino: He was good at it, and everything about it made sense. andquot;It's probably the least popular of all the styles, but I enjoy it,andquot; said

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