Paul Schofield stories, Page 31
Frazier’s Rune Lawrence ready for showdown as he tries for 4th state wrestling title
HERSHEY – The PIAA Class 2A showdown between returning state champions is set. Now it’s time to see who is the best 215-pound wrestler in the state. Is it three-time champion Rune Lawrence, a senior from Frazier? Or is it returning 215-pound champion Austin Johnson, a junior from Muncy? Both...
Kiski Area’s Cooper Roscosky, Burrell’s Cam Baker fall in PIAA semifinals
HERSHEY — All Kiski Area sophomore Cooper Roscosky wanted from the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championship was his best performance. He figures the next two seasons will be his time to shine. Roscosky advanced to the semifinals by pinning Strath Haven sophomore Michael Spielman in 1 minute, 43 seconds to...
Franklin Regional wrestler Ty Kapusta believes it’s his time in state finals
HERSHEY – Franklin Regional senior Ty Kapusta is having the tournament of his life and he’s not surprised. Kapusta reached the 121-pound finals of the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championship at the Giant Center with two impressive wins Friday. He knocked off Quakertown senior Mason Ziegler, 3-2, in the quarterfinals...
Norwin’s Landon Sidun, Latrobe’s Hunter Snyder unfazed at PIAAs, reach semifinals
HERSHEY – There doesn’t seem like anything fazes Landon Sidun and Hunter Snyder. The two freshmen showed that to the large wrestling crowd at the Giant Center on Friday during the quarterfinals at the PIAA Class 3A championship. They were two of 17 WPIAL wrestlers to advance to the semifinals...
8 WPIAL wrestlers advance to PIAA Class 2A semifinals
HERSHEY — Eight wrestlers from the WPIAL have reached the semifinals at the PIAA Class 2A tournament at the Giant Center following wins in the quarterfinals Friday morning. The semifinal round is at 7 p.m. Friday. Burrell sophomore Cam Baker used a takedown in the third period to defeat Tussey...
As quest for 4th PIAA Class 2A title begins, Frazier’s Rune Lawrence records 100th pin
HERSHEY — Frazier senior Rune Lawrence began his quest of being the next four-time PIAA champion by recording the 100th pin of his career. The West Virginia commit (30-1) pinned Greenville junior Teague Calvin at 2:31 in the first round of the Class 2A tournament Thursday. He will face Catasauqua...
Norwin freshman Landon Sidun gets back on track in PIAA Class 3A 1st round
HERSHEY – Norwin freshman Landon Sidun couldn’t wait to be back on the mat after falling short in the Class 3A WPIAL tournament March 2. Sidun worked on a few of his mistakes and came out on Day 1 of the PIAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday at the Giant Center...
Derry freshmen make statement with upset wins in PIAA Class 2A wrestling
HERSHEY — For those in the wrestling community who didn’t know anything about Derry freshmen Mason Horwat and Brady Brown before Thursday, they do now after the opening round of the PIAA Class 2A tournament at Giant Center. One bystander told his buddy, “That’s a freshman,” after he watched Brown...
Burrell’s Cam Baker, Cooper Hornack advance to PIAA Class 2A quarterfinals
HERSHEY — This is the first year the PIAA has decided to sponsor a girls wrestling tournament. But not every girl entered that tournament. Northwestern junior Sierra Chiesa decided to give the boys tournament another try after going 2-2 last year. On Thursday, she lost to Burrell sophomore Cam Baker...
WPIAL contenders ready to compete in 1st PIAA girls wrestling championship
HERSHEY – When Canon-McMillan senior Valarie Solorio strolled into the Giant Center on Wednesday, she was listening to “Empire State of Mind” and checking out the size of the arena. Her first thought: “This is where I belong.” The PIAA is hosting its first girls wrestling championship over the next...
Hempfield wrestling coach Santia knows what it takes to be a state champion
Few are better than Hempfield Area wrestling coach Steve Santia when it comes to talking about what it takes to be an underdog and win a PIAA title. Santia stunned the crowd at Giant Center in Hershey in 2007 when he pinned Marcus Zimmerman of Manheim Central in 1 minute,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling rankings for March 5, 2024
WEEK 12 Team rankings Class 3A Team (This year’s record) 1. Connellsville (17-4) 2. Trinity (13-3) 3. Franklin Regional (22-3) 4. Bethel Park (19-3) 5. Latrobe (13-5) 6. North Allegheny (17-4) 7. Fox Chapel (15-2) 8. Peters Township (16-6) 9. Norwin (12-7) 10. West Allegheny (9-4) Class 2A Team (This...
Shawn Sinclair’s 2nd goal lifts Franklin Regional past Latrobe
Franklin Regional dropped both regular-season hockey games to Latrobe this season, and things didn’t look good for the Panthers after the first period. But circumstances changed in the second period, and so did the outcome of the PIHL Penguins Cup Class 2A quarterfinals at Kirk S. Nevin Arena. The Panthers...
Seton Hill baseball knocks off nation’s No. 1 team
Christian Zilli (Hempfield) pitched a scoreless 11th inning to earn his third save of the season, and Noah Sweeney (Greensburg Salem) drove in Aidan Shephard (Norwin) for the winning run on a double play grounder as Seton Hill handed No. 1 Tampa its first loss of the season, 6-5, on...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Emily Valenta places 3rd in state rifle competition
Penn-Trafford junior Emily Valenta ended up placing third in the state in the high school individual rifle competition. She finished with a 411.1 total to finish behind Everett’s Trey Myers (413.8) and Kinzey Williams (413.1). Emily’s sister Carlee, a senior, placed 16th with a 406.2 score. Emily Valenta was the...
Butler’s Santino Sloboda stuns top-ranked wrestler to win WPIAL Class 3A crown
Very few people at the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championships Saturday at Canon-McMillan gave Butler sophomore Santino Sloboda a chance at beating the No. 1 wrestler in the country at his weight class. Sloboda and his circle did. A reversal with two seconds left in the 114-pound final gave Sloboda...
Kiski Area’s Cooper Roscosky wins WPIAL title; pair from Plum headed to states
Kiski Area sophomore Cooper Roscosky has one-upped his brother, Braydon. With his 4-2 overtime win against Norwin senior Nathan Campbell, Cooper became the first in the family to win a WPIAL Class 3A title. He claimed the 189-pound title at the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championships at Canon-McMillan. Now his...
Latrobe’s Luke Willochell claims 3rd WPIAL title; Hempfield’s Eli Carr his 2nd
No one said winning a title would be easy, but Latrobe junior Luke Willochell found a way Saturday at the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championships at Canon-McMillan. Willochell (38-1) claimed his third by defeating Franklin Regional senior Tyler Kapusta, 1-0, to win the 121-pound title. Now his focus turns to...
Latrobe’s Luke Willochell survives scare, stays on track for 3rd WPIAL title
It wasn’t easy, but Latrobe junior Luke Willochell survived a scare in the WPIAL Class 3A wrestling semifinals Saturday at Canon-McMillan. Willochell gave up an early takedown and rallied in the third period to defeat Canon-McMillan sophomore Cooper Hartman, 8-4, to advance to the 121-pound finals for the third consecutive...
Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion keeps hot streak going, wins section title
When Franklin Regional senior Juliano Marion lost to Ringgold junior Jake Conroy on Jan. 3, he used it as a learning experience. Marion (39-5) had lost three consecutive matches, including two in the Powerade Tournament, but he wasn’t concerned. Now he’s one of the hotter wrestlers in the WPIAL and...
Latrobe freshman thrives under bright lights of WPIAL Class 3A tournament
Latrobe freshman Hunter Snyder has been on the big stage before. He’s competed in Freestyle Nationals at Fargo and Junior Olympic states. Now he’s one win away from earning a trip to Hershey for the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championships. Snyder is one of four Latrobe wrestlers to reach Saturday’s...
Kiski Area’s Roscosky, Plum’s Walker reach WPIAL wrestling semis
Kiski Area senior Cooper Roscosky achieved something Friday that he missed out last year: advancing to the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals. Roscosky lost in the quarterfinals in 2023, ended up sixth and did not qualify for the PIAA tournament. He needs one win Saturday after advancing to the semifinals with...
Penn-Trafford wrestler Coy ready to make a run at WPIALs after injury-hampered season
Hayden Coy’s senior season hasn’t gone quite as planned. A foot injury the second weekend of the season at Trinity Duals kept him from helping his Penn-Trafford teammates compete for a Section 3-3A title. But Coy, after some physical therapy, has returned and is ready to compete for his first...
Bishop Canevin holds off Jeannette for 5th place in Class 2A
Jeannette basketball coach Adrian Batts said anytime his young Jayhawks are still playing games at this time of the year, it’s a good thing. Even though the Jayhawks (17-9) had already qualified for the PIAA playoffs, Batts was hoping for a better performance in Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 2A consolation game...
Latrobe junior Luke Willochell looks to join impressive list
Before Latrobe junior Luke Willochell can think about joining Frazier senior Rune Lawrence as the next four-time WPIAL champion, he has to take care of business Friday and Saturday at the WPIAL Class 3A championships. Willochell is the only wrestler in this weekend’s tournament at Canon-McMillan with a shot at...
