Paul Schofield stories, Page 108
Trib HSSN individual WPIAL wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2020
Individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Mac Church, fr., Waynesburg (21-3); 2. Briar Priest, so., Hempfield (21-1); 3. Jacob Houpt, so., Canon-McMillan (16-6); 4. Vincent Kilkeary, fr., Latrobe (14-4); 5. Troy Hohman, so., Penn-Trafford (7-1). 113: 1. Carter Dibert, jr. Franklin Regional (20-1); 2. Ethan Berginc, jr. Hempfield (14-3);...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2020
2019 TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team record LW 1. Waynesburg 4-0 1 2. Seneca Valley 4-0 2 3. Canon-McMillan 4-0 3 4. Hempfield 13-2 4 5. Kiski Area 7-2 5 6. Norwin 6-2 6 7. Connellsville 6-1 7 8. Mt. Lebanon 8-1 8 9. Butler 2-1 9 10. North Allegheny...
Trib HSSN state wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2020
STATE TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team record LW 1. Nazareth (11) 3-0 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 2-0 2 3. Waynesburg 4-0 3 4. Seneca Valley 4-0 4 5. Canon-McMillan 4-0 5 6. Council Rock South (1) 3-0 6 7. Erie Prep (10) 1-0 7 8. Hempfield Area 13-2 8...
Kranitz pin secures win as Norwin wrestling edges Franklin RegionalVideo
Almost everyone in the gym Monday night would have loved to see a rematch between Norwin senior wrestler Kurtis Phipps and Franklin Regional sophomore Finn Solomon. The two battled in the Westmoreland County Coaches Association finals at 126 pounds, and Phipps used a defensive pin to win his second title....
Kiski Area wrestling wins 5th consecutive county title
Kiski Area’s wrestling dynasty continued to grow Saturday at the 67th Annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament. The Cavaliers rallied to win a county-record 13th team title, their fifth consecutive, in front of their home crowd. Kiski Area, which began the day trailing Latrobe, dropped to fourth in the standings...
2nd WCCA wrestling championship includes a 1st for Norwin’s PhippsVideo
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps never had a defensive pin before Saturday’s finals at the 67th Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament. Now he can scratch that off the list of his accomplishments. Phipps (15-0) was locked in a scoreless match late in the third period of the 126-pound final against...
Phipps gets back on mat
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps was back on the mats at the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament after being injured in the finals at the Powerade tournament the week before. Phipps was locked in a tight battle with Wyoming Seminary sophomore Nic Bouzakis in the 126-pound final Dec....
Franklin Regional wrestler Carter Dibert not pleased with second-place finish at Powerade
Franklin Regional junior Carter Dibert wasn’t in a good mood after his match in the Powerade finals. It was clear he’s a wrestler who isn’t accustomed to losing. Dibert dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to Reynolds junior Gary Steen in a battle of returning PIAA 106-pound champions in the finals...
5 facts from the WCCA wrestling tournament
The 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament will conclude on Saturday at Kiski Area. Here are five interesting facts heading into the final day of competition. Quick ones: There were some quick pins during the first night of competition. Here some of the quickest: 11 seconds – Nick...
Latrobe wrestling leads WCCA after first dayVideo
Latrobe sophomore Micah Piper told his coach, Mike Ciotti, he was going to beat the 182-pound No. 2 seed before the start of the 67th Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament Friday. Then he went out and did it. Piper, who can’t break into Latrobe’s starting lineup, took advantage of...
Burrell’s unseeded Christie earns berth in WCCA wrestling semifinals
Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields missed the opening night of the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament Friday because he and his wife Kylie welcomed the birth of their new son, Laker James, late in the afternoon. Laker weighed in at 8 pounds, 15 ounces and 22 inches...
Latrobe’s Gabe Willochell, Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer to miss WCCA wrestling tournament
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament this weekend will be missing two prominent wrestlers. Latrobe senior Gabe Willochell, the No. 1 seed at 132 pounds who is fresh off an exciting win against two-time PIAA champion Alejandro Herrera-Rondon of Seneca Valley, has been scratched from the tournament because of...
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps happy with win, but not DQ finish, at Powerade
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps was locked in a tight battle with Wyoming Seminary sophomore Nic Bouzakis in the 126-pound final Saturday at Powerade Tournament. With the score tied 3-3, Phipps stood up to attempt an escape. Bouzakis decided the take Phipps back down to the mat, but he lifted him...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 31, 2019
STATE TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team, Record, Prev. 1. Nazareth (11), 3-0, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 2-0, 2 3. Waynesburg (7), 3-0, 3 4. Seneca Valley (7), 4-0, 4 5. Canon-McMillan (7), 4-0, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 3-0, 6 7. Erie Prep (10), 1-0, 7 8. Hempfield...
Another stern test awaits wrestlers at WCCA meet this weekend
It’s a busy and hectic time of the year for high school wrestlers. The end of December and the beginning of January is when wrestlers find out a lot about themselves. They find out where they stand against the best in the WPIAL and state. Consecutive weekend tournaments during the...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 31, 2019
WPIAL TEAM RANKINGS Class AAA Team, Record, Prev. 1. Waynesburg, 3-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 4-0, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 4-0, 3 4. Hempfield, 12-2, 4 5. Kiski Area, 7-2, 5 6. Norwin, 5-2, 6 7. Connellsville, 6-1, 7 8. Mt. Lebanon, 7-1, 8 9. Butler, 2-1, 9 10. Greensburg Salem,...
Latrobe’s Willochell pulls stunner, wins Powerade wrestling titleVideo
Gabe Willochell has a funky style to his wrestling. The Latrobe senior and Edinboro commit never is out of a match because of the way he wrestles, and he has won his share of high-scoring matches. But Saturday in the 132-pound final at the Powerade Tournament at Canon-McMillan, all he...
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps ready to defend Powerade titles
Norwin senior Kurtis Phipps didn’t have a usual summer wrestling in different major tournaments. He couldn’t. Phipps spent his summer rehabbing from surgery on his left foot. “I didn’t start wrestling live until October,” Phipps said. “I wrestled in the Super 32 and didn’t do well. But I feel I’m...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Waynesburg takes over top spot in rankings
It was quite a week in the WPIAL and for the Waynesburg wrestling program. The WPIAL reversed its original decision to ban Waynesburg junior Wyatt Henson from postseason competition and then No. 4 Seneca Valley and No. 5 Canon-McMillan each defeated No. 1 Hempfield and No. 2 Kiski Area in...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 24, 2019
Class AAA Team Record LW 1. Waynesburg 3-0 3 2. Seneca Valley 4-0 4 3. Canon-McMillan 4-0 5 4. Hempfield 12-2 1 5. Kiski Area 7-2 2 6. Norwin 5-2 6 7. Connellsville 6-1 7 8. Mt. Lebanon 7-1 9 9. Butler 2-1 10 10. Greensburg Salem 2-1 8 Class...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 24, 2019
Class AAA Team Record LW 1. Nazareth (11) 3-0 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 2-0 2 3. Waynesburg 3-0 5 4. Seneca Valley 4-0 8 5. Canon-McMillan 4-0 9 6. Council Rock South (1) 3-0 6 7. Erie Prep (10) 1-0 7 8. Hempfield Area 12-2 3 9. Northampton (11)...
Spencer Lee wins U.S. Senior Nationals, qualifies for Olympic trials
Iowa junior Spencer Lee went to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil as a workout partner with Daniel Dennis. Now Lee may be heading back to the Olympics as a participant. The Murrysville native and Franklin Regional grad won the 57 kg (125 pounds) U.S. Senior National Freestyle Championship on...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 17, 2019
Class AAA Team (district), record, previous ranking 1. Nazareth (11), 1-0, 1 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11), 1-0, 2 3. Hempfield Area (7), 6-0, 3 4. Kiski Area (7), 6-0, 4 5. Waynesburg (7), 2-0, 5 6. Council Rock South (1), 1-0, 6 7. Erie Prep (10), 0-0, 7 8. Seneca...
Westmoreland County wrestling notebook: Top teams set to square off at Kiski Area
Four of the top five Class AAA wrestling teams in the WPIAL will square off Friday at Kiski Area. No. 1 Hempfield (6-0), No. 2 Kiski Area (6-0), No. 4. Seneca Valley (1-0) and No. 5 Canon-McMillan (2-0) each will wrestle two matches beginning at 6:15 p.m. Hempfield will meet...
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Dec. 17, 2019
Class AAA Team record last week 1. Hempfield 6-0 1 2. Kiski Area 6-0 2 3. Waynesburg 2-0 3 4. Seneca Valley 1-0 4 5. Canon-McMillan 1-0 5 6. Norwin 4-2 6 7. Connellsville 5-1 7 8. Greensburg Salem 1-0 8 9. Mt. Lebanon 5-1 9 10. Butler 2-0 10...
