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Norwin wrestler Phipps chasing PIAA gold this weekend
Kurtis Phipps and his brother Drew having something in common — both suffered heart-breaking, 1-0 losses in the PIAA Class AAA wrestling finals. Drew Phipps, now at Bucknell, fell to Stroudsburg Jake Jakobsen in the 195-pound final in 2016. Kurtis Phipps, a Norwin junior, lost to Seneca Valley sophomore Alejandro...
High school wrestling notebook: Hempfield sending 5 to state tournament
It was quite a weekend for the Hempfield wrestling team at the WPIAL/PIAA Class AAA Southwest Regional tournament. The Spartans had five wrestlers advance to the PIAA tournament, which begins Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey. Senior Kyle Burkholder, junior Dillon Ferretti, and sophomores Ethan Berginc, Ty Linsenbigler and...
Robert Morris’ Williams named to NEC third team
The Northeast Conference handed out postseason awards Tuesday, and Robert Morris senior guard Josh Williams landed on the conference’s third team. The 6-foot-2 Williams averaged 13.9 points in his first season with the Colonials after transferring from Akron. He was named NEC Player of the Week on Nov. 19. He...
Division I Eastern Wrestling League to merge with MAC next season
The Mid-American Conference made a major move to continue to enhance its wrestling presence, announcing Tuesday that the seven teams from the Eastern Wrestling League will be joining for the 2019-20 season. This will give the MAC the second-largest wrestling conference in the country behind the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Conference,...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of March 4, 2019
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (39-4); 2. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (37-2); 3. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (32-6); 4. Costa Moore, Canon-McMillan (26-8); 5. Briar Priest, Hempfield (30-10); 6. Vince Citrano, Plum (30-6); 7. Troy Hohman, Penn-Trafford (21-17); 8. Brook Petras, Indiana (27-10)....
NCAA announces allocation list for wrestling nationals
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship is less than three weeks away the allocations for each league were recently released. Pitt is hosting to the 2019 tournament March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena. There will be two sessions each day as 330 college wrestlers will come to the city looking...
Seven WPIAL wrestlers win Junior High state titles
Frazier junior Thayne Lawrence is headed to Hershey on Thursday to compete in the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships. He is the returning 152-pound champion. His younger brother, Rune, a seventh grader, already picked up his state title in the Pennsylvania Junior High tournament in Johnstown. Now, the Lawrences have...
Nine WPIAL wrestlers earn top seeds in state tournament
The PIAA released the pairings for the individual wrestling championships, which begins Thursday at Giant Center in Hershey, and nine WPIAL wrestlers earned No. 1 seeds. The PIAA used a new point system to determine the top seeds from the regional champions. Returning PIAA champions from the WPIAL, Seneca Valley...
Franklin Regional’s Camacho finally defeats Miller, wins second WPIAL title
Franklin Regional senior Colton Camacho never had beaten Kiski Area senior Darren Miller prior to Saturday’s 126-pound final at the Class AAA WPIAL/PIAA Southwest Regional championships. That string ended as Camacho used two first-period takedowns to defeat Miller, 4-2, to win his second WPIAL title at Canon-McMillan. Miller had won...
Brashear’s Mwete qualifies for PIAA wrestling tournament
Brashear senior Joe Mwete earned a trip to Hershey by finishing second at the Class AAA PIAA Northwest Regional at Altoona. The PIAA Wrestling Championships begin on Thursday at Giant Center. Mwete (30-3) reached the 145-pound final, but lost to Cathedral Prep’s Paniro Johnson, 6-5. He advanced to the finals...
Norwin’s Phipps, North Hills’ Hillegas eye 3rd WPIAL titles after semifinal victoriesVideo
Norwin junior Kurtis Phipps and North Hills junior Sam Hillegas clinched a spot in the 2019 WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championship with wins in the semifinals Saturday at Canon-McMillan. The duo is trying to join a large list of three-time WPIAL champions. That number is at 77 after Frazier junior...
Hempfield’s Berginc pulls off big upset to highlight Day 1 of Southwest Regional wrestlingVideo
When Shaler senior Ryan Sullivan was forced to drop out of the WPIAL/PIAA Class AAA Southwest Regional tournament because of a broken hand, it gave an underdog wrestler an opportunity to earn a trip to the PIAA championship in the 120-pound weight class. Hempfield sophomore Ethan Berginc, who attends Jeannette...
Penn-Trafford’s Nick Coy looking to continue season of firsts at WPIAL wrestling tournamentVideo
It’s been a year of firsts for Penn-Trafford senior wrestler Nick Coy. He won his first Section 1-AAA title Saturday, edging Hempfield sophomore Ty Linsenbigler. He captured his first Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association title Jan. 5, and he opened the season Dec. 8 by winning his first Eastern Area Invitational...
High school wrestling notebook: Norwin’s Phipps, North Hills’ Hillegas chasing 3rd WPIAL titlesVideo
Norwin junior Kurtis Phipps and North Hills junior Sam Hillegas could reach a WPIAL milestone at the WPIAL/Southwest Regional Class AAA wrestling championships Friday and Saturday at Canon-McMillan. They could join a long list of three-time champions. That list grew to 77 at the WPIAL Class AA tournament Feb. 16...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for week of Feb. 25, 2019
Tribune-Review individual wrestling rankings Class AAA 106: 1. Carter Dibert, Franklin Regional (34-1); 2. Dylan Chappell, Seneca Valley (35-4); 3. Mason Prinkey, Connellsville (28-5); 4. Vince Citrano, Plum (27-4); 5. Briar Priest, Hempfield (27-8); 6. Costa Moore, Canon-McMillan (23-6); 7. Tyler Diggins, Moon (27-5); 8. Troy Hohman, Penn-Trafford (19-15). 113:...
Nazareth Prep boys top Vincentian Academy to claim 1st WPIAL Class A basketball titleVideo
Nazareth Prep senior Tre Harvey knew during warmups it was going to be a special night. The 6-foot-3 forward nailed his first 3-pointer and seemingly didn’t miss during a 31-point effort that carried the Saints to a 69-62 victory against Vincentian Academy in the WPIAL Class A championship game Thursday...
WVU football hires former Seton Hill assistant
West Virginia football coach Neal Brown continued to add to his staff on Tuesday, hiring Tyler Hancock as the senior analyst (special teams) and former Seton Hill assistant Scott Gasper as the offensive recruiting coordinator. “Tyler and Scott bring a lot of football experience and are strong additions to the...
Broken hand will force Shaler’s Sullivan to miss WPIAL, PIAA wrestling tournaments
A broken right hand will keep Shaler senior Ryan Sullivan, the returning WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA 113-pound champion, from defending his titles. Sullivan (28-1), seeded No. 1 at 120 pounds, was pulled from the WPIAL Class AAA tournament bracket Tuesday, according to WPIAL wrestling chairman Frank Vulcano. “It was...
Mitch Keller allows 2 runs as Pirates suffer 1st spring loss
Top prospect Mitch Keller started and allowed three hits and two runs in an inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost 6-5 to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. It was the Pirates’ first loss in Grapefruit League action. Relief pitcher Michael Feliz worked two scoreless innings, and...
Former champions on collision course at WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championships
One returning champion definitely won’t be adding another WPIAL Class AAA wrestling title to his resume this weekend. What’s because Norwin junior Kurtis Phipps, a two-time champion at 106 pounds, and Shaler senior Ryan Sullivan, last season’s 113-pound winner, both are in the 120-pound weight class at the WPIAL/PIAA Southwest...
Pirates move to 3-0 with spring training win over Red Sox
Left fielder Melky Cabrera played the first five innings and went 1 for 2 with a double, third baseman Colin Moran doubled and scored in the first inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 3-0 with a come-from-behind victory against Boston (2-1) on Monday in Bradenton. Shortstop Kevin Newman had...
Cal (Pa.) unveils new logo
Cal (Pa.) recently unveiled a new logo for its athletic teams. The new logo is part of a multi-phase rebranding to capture the spirit of the university and give it a fresh, new look. It will tell of story about the past and what the university is today. “We invited...
Hempfield’s Orie wins state indoor shot put title
Hempfield senior MacKenna Orie knew if she wanted to win a state indoor title, she needed a quick start. She did just that, breaking the school indoor record in shot put with a winning throw of 47 feet, 7 1/2 inches on her first attempt Sunday at the Pennsylvania Indoor...
Mt. Pleasant’s Pitzer, Derry’s DeLuca claim regional wrestling titlesVideo
Wrestlers who give up a five-point move early in a championship match usually don’t recover. Someone forgot to give Mt. Pleasant freshman Dayton Pitzer the memo. Pitzer rebounded from the first-period toss by Ellwood City junior Austin Walley to capture the PIAA Class AA 182-pound Southwest Regional title 9-6 on...
Burrell’s Oswalt achieves goal at PIAA Class AA Southwest wrestling regional
Burrell sophomore Ian Oswalt had one goal in mind at the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional: He wanted to dominate. That’s exactly what he did in capturing the 120-pound title Saturday at IUP’s Kovalchick Complex. Oswalt (45-2 this season, 92-12 career) achieved his goal by picking up two pins on...
