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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 title 
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...
Greensburg Salem wrestler John Meyers ready to tackle heavy hitters at 220
Greensburg Salem senior John Meyers is gambling on his ability. A 2019 PIAA qualifier at 195 pounds, Meyers decided to tackle a heavier weight class this season — 220. In doing so, Meyers had to win a wrestle-off against senior teammate Trent Patrick, also a PIAA qualifier in 2019, and...
Tribune-Review Westmoreland football all-star team
Here are the members of the 2019 Tribune-Review Westmoreland football all-star team. HAYDEN BARON Belle Vernon, T/DE, Sr., 6-3, 260 The Robert Morris commit helped the Leopards reach the WPIAL Class 4A championship game. The Leopards had a balanced offense, and he contributed on defense, as well. ANTHONY BONACCI Franklin...
Derry's Justin Huss named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Football Player of the Year 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR JUSTIN HUSS RB/DB, Senior, 5-9, 150, Derry For fans who attended a Derry football game in 2019, the one thing they noticed is No. 21 never left the field. And while Derry coach Tim Sweeney likes to use multiple runners, there was no doubt Justin Huss...
Wrestling notebook: Greensburg Salem coach Randy Parsley set for family reunion at Delaware tournament
When the Greensburg Salem wrestling team goes to the Milford (Del.) Invitational on Saturday, it will be a special time for the Parsley family. It’s the first time that Randy’s Golden Lions will face the team his brother Don coaches, the Milford Buccaneers. The Bucs have won six consecutive Delaware...
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Dec. 10, 2019
Class AAA 1. Nazareth (11) 0-0 2. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 0-0 3. Hempfield Area 5-0 4. Kiski Area 0-0 5. Waynesburg 1-0 6. Council Rock South (1) 0-0 7. Erie Prep (10) 0-0 8. Seneca Valley 0-0 9. Canon-McMillan 0-0 10. Northampton (11) 0-0 Class AA 1. Reynolds (10) 0-0...
Norwin boys go to 3-0 with win over Baldwin 
Norwin basketball coach Buddy Valinsky couldn’t ask for a better start to the 2019-20 season. The Knights’ first-year coach, who came from Allderdice in the offseason to replace Lynn Washowich, saw his team improve to 3-0 with a 56-48 victory over a young Baldwin team Monday at the Mike Rettger...
Franklin Regional wrestler Dibert ready to defend state title 
Franklin Regional junior Carter Dibert knows winning another PIAA wrestling title won’t be easy, but he’s ready to tackle the challenge. He got off to a good start Saturday at the Eastern Area Wrestling Invitational at Gateway by easily winning the 126-pound weight class. He won the state title at...
Hempfield grad Maddie Holmberg off to good start at Penn State
Penn State senior Maddie Holmberg kicked off the indoor track and field season in impressive fashion. The 2015 Hempfield grad won the pentathlon at the Bison Opener at Bucknell on Friday. Maddie Holmberg begins the indoor season by winning the pentathlon event with 4075 points!#WeAre #PSUTF pic.twitter.com/M5tC1b5RxY— Penn State Track...
Nazareth Prep boys roll over Ligonier Valley with strong second half
This wasn’t how Ligonier Valley boys basketball coach John Berger envisioned the season-opener. The Rams opened Friday at Derry’s Chuck Smith Tip-Off Classic and got drilled by reigning WPIAL Class A champion Nazareth Prep, 89-52. Nazareth Prep, which got 35 points from senior Will Taylor, outscored Ligonier Valley, 57-23, in...
Ligonier Valley officially welcomed back to WPIAL
It’s official. Ligonier Valley has returned to the WPIAL after spending the past 50 years in District 6. The PIAA Board of Control on Wednesday voted unanimously, 31-0, to allow Ligonier Valley to leave District 6 and join the WPIAL. It was the final piece of a five-step process started...
Mt. Pleasant puts pieces in place to take a run at Burrell in WPIAL Class AA wrestling
It’s been 13 years since a team other than Burrell as captured a WPIAL Class AA team title. That was Mt. Pleasant in 2006. In fact, the Vikings also won in 2005 and 2003 under then-coach Mark Mears, currently the Director of Transportation and Athletics at Latrobe. Winning a title...
WPIAL Class AA wrestlers to watch
Top returning Class AA wrestlers State champions Wrestler, School (Yr., Wt., Last year’s record, career record) Thayne Lawrence, Frazier (sr., 160, 29-3, 96-11) Dayton Pitzer, Mt. Pleasant (so., 182, 42-1, 42-1) PIAA placewinners Joey Fischer, South Park (jr., 106, 38-2, 73-10) 4th Ryan Michaels, Elizabeth Forward (sr., 113, 43-2, 78-8)...
WPIAL Class AA preseason team wrestling rankings
WPIAL Class AA preseason team rankings Team (2018-19 record) 1. Burrell (13-4) The Bucs return 11 starters, including state placewinners Ian Oswalt and A.J. Corrado. 2. Quaker Valley (15-7) The Quakers returns 11 starters, including PIAA qualifier Conner Redinger. 3. Burgettstown (12-2) The Blue Devils return eight starters, including PIAA...
Hempfield wrestling team shooting for top spot in WPIAL Class AAA
Hempfield Area wrestling coach Tommy Dolde isn’t keen on rankings, especially when his team is the one ranked No. 1 in the preseason. He’d rather see returning WPIAL Class AAA champion Kiski Area seeded first. “They are No. 1 in my mind until someone beats them,” Dolde said. “Kiski is...
WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers to watch
Top wrestlers returning Class AAA State champions Wrestler, School (Yr., Wt., 2019 Record, Overall) Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (so., 106, 41-2, 73-12) Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Seneca Valley (jr., 113, 48-1, 94-9) x-Sam Hillegas, North Hills (sr., 132, 41-1, 118-2) Gerrit Nijenhuis, Canon-McMillan (sr., 170, 44-3, 134-16) x-state champion in 2017, 2018...


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