WPIAL wrestling teams earn subsection championships
By: Alec Italiano
Thursday, January 18, 2018 | 6:47 PM
string(211) "Desc: Hempfield's Luke Kemerer (top) works Penn-Trafford's Chris Risnear into position for a pin in the 138-lbs. bout on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Penn-Trafford High School. Penn-Trafford won the match 41-31."
string(44) "Capt: Ken Reabe Jr. | For The Tribune-Review"
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Ken Reabe Jr. | For The Tribune-Review
Hempfield's Luke Kemerer (top) works Penn-Trafford's Chris Risnear into position for a pin in the 138-lbs. bout on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Penn-Trafford High School. Penn-Trafford won the match 41-31.
string(179) "Desc: Kiski Area's Noah Levett pins Southmoreland's Devin Brubacher during their 138 lb. quarterfinal at the WCCA wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Norwin High School."
string(41) "Capt: Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review"
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Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Kiski Area's Noah Levett pins Southmoreland's Devin Brubacher during their 138 lb. quarterfinal at the WCCA wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Norwin High School.
string(253) "Desc: Burrell's Corey Christie wins the 152 lbs. championship bout 2-1 in ultimate tiebreaker over Tyler Griffiths of Southmoreland at the 65th Westmoreland County Coaches Association Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at Norwin High School."
string(43) "Capt: Barry Reeger | For The Tribune-Review"
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Barry Reeger | For The Tribune-Review
Burrell's Corey Christie wins the 152 lbs. championship bout 2-1 in ultimate tiebreaker over Tyler Griffiths of Southmoreland at the 65th Westmoreland County Coaches Association Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at Norwin High School.
string(211) "Desc: Hempfield's Luke Kemerer (top) works Penn-Trafford's Chris Risnear into position for a pin in the 138-lbs. bout on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Penn-Trafford High School. Penn-Trafford won the match 41-31."
string(44) "Capt: Ken Reabe Jr. | For The Tribune-Review"
string(35) "Title: gtr-HempPTwrestling11-011217"
string(6) "Cred: "
Ken Reabe Jr. | For The Tribune-Review
Hempfield's Luke Kemerer (top) works Penn-Trafford's Chris Risnear into position for a pin in the 138-lbs. bout on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at Penn-Trafford High School. Penn-Trafford won the match 41-31.
string(179) "Desc: Kiski Area's Noah Levett pins Southmoreland's Devin Brubacher during their 138 lb. quarterfinal at the WCCA wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Norwin High School."
string(41) "Capt: Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review"
string(33) "Title: GTR-WCCAwrestling05-010618"
string(6) "Cred: "
Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Kiski Area's Noah Levett pins Southmoreland's Devin Brubacher during their 138 lb. quarterfinal at the WCCA wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Norwin High School.
string(253) "Desc: Burrell's Corey Christie wins the 152 lbs. championship bout 2-1 in ultimate tiebreaker over Tyler Griffiths of Southmoreland at the 65th Westmoreland County Coaches Association Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at Norwin High School."
string(43) "Capt: Barry Reeger | For The Tribune-Review"
string(32) "Title: gtr-CoreyChristie3-011018"
string(6) "Cred: "
Barry Reeger | For The Tribune-Review
Burrell's Corey Christie wins the 152 lbs. championship bout 2-1 in ultimate tiebreaker over Tyler Griffiths of Southmoreland at the 65th Westmoreland County Coaches Association Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 at Norwin High School.
The WPIAL team wrestling postseason is all but set.
More than a dozen teams wrapped up subsection championships Wednesday night, earning first-place seeds for the team section tournaments Jan. 24.
Subsection winners are:
• Section 1-AAA: Kiski Area (subsection A) and Hempfield (subsection B).
• Section 2-AAA: Connellsville (A) and Peters Township (B).
• Section 3-AAA: Seneca Valley (A) and Hampton (B).
• Section 4-AAA: Canon-McMillan (A) and West Allegheny (B).
• Section 1-AA: Burgettstown (A) and Freedom (B).
• Section 2-AA: McGuffey (A) and Derry (B).
• Section 3-AA: South Fayette (A) and Burrell (B).
Hempfield, Peters Township, Hampton, West Allegheny, Freedom, Derry and Burrell will host their respective section tournaments beginning at 6 p.m. Jan. 24.
Each section tournament will include a semifinal match pitting the first-place team from one subsection against the second-place team from the other, followed by a championship match between the winners. Those four teams, along with the winner of the fifth-place match from each section, will advance to the WPIAL playoffs.
The only uncertainty remaining is in Section 3-AAA. North Allegheny and Shaler will wrestle Thursday, with the winner earning second place and a berth in the section semifinals and the loser dropping to the fifth-place match against Butler.
