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Canon-McMillan wrestling coach stepping down

 By Bill West
The coach of the state’s premier Class AAA wrestling program during the past several years, Chris Mary now plans to turn his attention to another kind of AAA: Amy, Ava and Alivia. Mary, 47, Canon-McMillan’s coach the past 13 seasons, resigned Monday evening and cited his desire to spend more …

Olympic wrestling champ Angle visits Pine-Richland
By Jerry Clark
For budding athletes, there is no cooler thing than to learn from an iconic professional in your sport. Seeing just how Calvin Johnson runs a …
Jolley resigns as BVA wrestling coach
By Jeff Oliver 12:03 a.m.
Jack Jolley let the Belle Vernon Area School Board off the hook by resigning from his post as the varsity wrestling coach. Jolley, who had …
Southmoreland wrestler brings home national crown
By Jason Black
During his freshman wrestling season at Southmoreland, Jake Beistel racked up 34 wins and earned a trip to the PIAA Class AA championships. It was …
Burrell’s DesLauriers named Valley News Dispatch wrestler of the year
By Bill West
Burrell senior Dakota DesLauriers’ win in the PIAA Class AA individual championships’ 182-pound weight class title bout added to the debate about which member of …
Canon-McMillan’s Wiercioch named Pittsburgh Tribune-Review wrestler of the year
By Dave Mackall
After winning back-to-back PIAA wrestling championships at Canon-McMillan High School and another as a freshman at Charleroi, Cody Wiercioch is headed to Pitt on a …
Burrell’s DesLauriers named Tribune-Review wrestler of the year
By Dave Mackall
Add another DesLauriers wrestler to Burrell High School’s rich tradition. Four-time state placewinner Dakota DesLauriers joined his uncle Joel DesLauriers as a PIAA champion by …
Hempfield’s Krivus joins program’s group of state champs
By Paul Schofield
Moments before Sam Krivus was to receive his gold medal for winning his first state wrestling title Saturday night, the Hempfield sophomore stood in the …
Canon-Mac wrestlers shine again at PIAA championships
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — Canon-McMillan shined again on the center stage at the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday at Giant Center. But no one celebrated …
3 WPIAL wrestlers win PIAA Class AA titles
By Bill West
HERSHEY — Burrell senior Dakota DesLauriers’ sizeable fan following gathered in Section 109 at Giant Center on Saturday afternoon, right in front of a wall …
Wilps finishes season strong at PIAA tournament
By Nathan Smith
All that separated Chartiers Valley junior Noah Wilps and championship match at the PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournament was four seconds. Wilps held a 4-3 …
Ligonier Valley siblings place at PIAA wrestling tournament
By Peter Turcik
Ligonier Valley High School wrestlers Josh Patrick and Justin Patrick competed in the PIAA AA wrestling state tournament recently. Senior Josh Patrick finished fifth in the 120-pound weight class, winning three matches and losing two. He ended his season with a record of 27-2. Junior Justin Patrick finished fourth in …
SSA grad makes NCAA tourney
By Marty Stewart
Competing in the 133-pound weight class, Davidson College sophomore Anthony Elias, a 2011 Shady Side Academy graduate, will face ninth-seeded Northern Iowa redshirt sophomore Levi …
High school wrestling notebook: WPIAL well represented at PIAA championships
By Paul Schofield
Hampton senior Jake Hart did a backflip, Canon-McMillan senior Cody Wiercioch held up three fingers and Franklin Regional junior Tyler Smith pumped his fists. Those …
Latrobe’s Pletcher scores PIAA wrestling gold
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — As Latrobe freshman Luke Pletcher walked off the Giant Center floor Saturday at the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships, he flipped his headgear …
Kiski Area duo fall just short of PIAA wrestling gold
By Bill West
HERSHEY — Because the PIAA Wrestling Championship brackets use pre-drawn pairings rather than subjective seedings, Kiski Area junior Shane Kuhn accepted that his path to …
Quaker Valley youth wrestling wins conference championship in 1st season
By Staff Reports
Quaker Valley’s youth wrestling team, in only its first year of existence, won the Western Athletic Wrestling Association Conference championship at Aliquippa High School on …
Wrestlers finish season strong at PIAA tournament
By Matt Grubba
Franklin Regional’s super sophomore class has been at the forefront of the team’s growing list of accolades, but it was the Panthers’ junior leader who …
Fox Chapel wrestlers make progress
By Marty Stewart
The Fox Chapel High School wrestling team ended its season two weeks ago and, despite a losing record, coach Ron Frank was satisfied with the …
Gateway's Wilkins concludes senior season at PIAA tournament
By Michael Love
Gateway senior A.J. Wilkins missed a big chunk of his senior season because of a foot injury. He recovered from the injury and was cleared to compete right before the Section 1 tournament. Wilkins took advantage of the opportunity to get back on the mat, and that opportunity took him …
Connellsville senior closes out career with 3rd-place finish in Hershey
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — As Ethan Kenney was hugging his brother Tyler under the stands at the Giant Center on Saturday night, Connellsville wrestling coach Tom Dolde …
Redbank Valley returns with 2 PIAA medals
By Bill West
HERSHEY — Redbank Valley wrestling coach Mike Kundick at first suggested the year 2000, but then he paused and dug deeper into his memory Saturday …
Kittanning gets 2 PIAA medalists for 1st time in program history
By Bill West
HERSHEY — Most other wrestlers who win PIAA titles drop to their knees, jump into their coaches’ arms or at least smile and throw their …
Burrell’s DesLauriers claims wrestling gold
By Bill West
HERSHEY — With a smile so wide it began to hurt a bit, Burrell senior Dakota DesLauriers stood on top of the medal stand in the Giant Center on Saturday afternoon, the latest addition to the Alle-Kiski Valley’s collection of state high school wrestling champions. DesLauriers and Kittanning junior Jason …
Local wrestlers dominate PIAA quarterfinals
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — The 6,106 fans who attended the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships at Giant Center on Friday witnessed WPIAL domination. Of the 28 quarterfinalists …
Pitt-bound wrestler Zanetta gets final shot at nemesis Nolf
By Bill West
HERSHEY — Keystone Oaks senior Nick Zanetta knows the tale of his high school career is among the stranger ones in WPIAL history. Zanetta hopes …
Freshman hoping to take his place in Derry wrestling history
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — All Derry freshman 106-pounder George Phillippi wanted was to keep his school’s streak intact. He’s succeeded in part of his goal. Phillippi became …
Westmoreland County wrestlers shine at PIAA tournament
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — Latrobe wrestling coach Tad Harbert remembers the days when District 11 dominated the PIAA championships. Now the strength of the wrestlers in the …
Kiski Area’s Kuhn, McCutcheon advance to PIAA semifinals
By Bill West
HERSHEY — A supersized “hoss,” as described by Kiski Area coach Chuck Tursky, might’ve slowed down junior heavyweight Shane Kuhn Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals …
Burrell senior DesLauriers dominates, makes PIAA final
By Bill West
HERSHEY — Another day, another Dakota DesLauriers victory — two, actually. In fairly low-drama fashion, DesLauriers, Burrell’s senior 182-pounder, advanced to the PIAA Class AA …
Kittanning’s Nolf, Keystone Oaks’ Zanetta face off for 4th time in 4 weeks in state wrestling final
By Bill West
HERSHEY — Months ago, Kittanning junior Jason Nolf uttered the name “Nick Zanetta” when asked who he expected to wrestle for a PIAA Class AA …
3 area wrestlers will win medals
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — A trio of Mon Valley wrestlers have earned medals at the PIAA Championships. Now Belle Vernon Area senior Adam Nickelson, Charleroi junior Nick …
Connellsville’s Ethan Kenney qualifies for PIAA semifinals
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — Connellsville assistant wrestling coach Mick Lilly said senior Ethan Kenney usually wrestles better the third day of the tournament. If that’s the case, …
BVA wrestling has great feeder system
By Jeff Oliver
Tim Ayersman comes from a solid wrestling background. You could definitely say the sport is in his blood. As a wrestler at Waynesburg Central, he …
Walker brothers advance with victories at PIAA wrestling
By Paul Schofield
HERSHEY — When the Walker brothers are training in the wrestling room, North Hills assistant coach Vertus Jones sometimes has to separate them. “They are …
Burrell’s Edwards confident after opening-round victory
By Bill West
An opponent considered one the best in the country stands between Burrell junior Steve Edwards and further advancement in the winner’s bracket of the PIAA …
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