Wrestling

Kiski Area’s Brayden Roscosky and Belle Vernon’s Logan Hoffman compete in the 189-pound bout during the Westmoreland County wrestling tournament finals Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at Kiski Area High School.
Burrell’s Corrado wins showdown; Kiski Area’s Roscosky wins 3rd Westmoreland wrestling title
February 6, 2021
When Kiski Area junior Enzo Morlacci won the Powerade Tournament on Jan. 30, he was disappointed Burrell senior A.J. Corrado couldn’t wrestle because the coronavirus had shut down the Buccaneers’ program for 10 days.

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Waynesburg’s Eli Makel (top) works against Canon-McMillan’s Nikko Martini at 189 pounds on Jan. 27.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 3, 2021: Wrestling regular season wrapping up
February 3, 2021
Sectional duals are winding down in WPIAL team wrestling. This is the final week of the regular season before the team sectionals and the district playoffs next week.

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Hempfield heavyweight Isaiah Vance (left) is one of five wrestlers in the field who have won a pair of Westmoreland County titles.
Westmoreland County wrestling tournament will have different look
February 2, 2021
There will be a Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament this weekend.

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Norwin’s Chase Kranitz (right) wrestles Kiski Area’s Enzo Morlacci (left) in the 160-pound final of the Powerade Wrestling Tournament on Jan. 30, 2021.
Enzo Morlacci 1st in Kiski Area history to win Powerade
The Kiski Area wrestling program has a storied history of success, but Enzo Morlacci accomplished something for the first time in program history this weekend.

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Franklin Regional’s Carter Dibert wrestles Connellsville’s Mason Prinkey last year at states.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Franklin Regional stays hot
Franklin Regional maintained its hold on the No. 4 position in the Class AAA Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings by winning the North Allegheny Duals on Jan. 30.

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New Knoch wrestling coach Bob Waldron watches as wrestlers Aaron Butler and Gavin McGowan train during a practice on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Knoch forced to quarantine, won’t practice until Feb. 11
The Knoch wrestling team won’t be participating in team sectional playoffs this season. The Knights entered quarantine at the end of the week last week, and coach Bob Waldron said the team won’t be competing until individual sections.

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Waynesburg’s Mac Church (right) works against Canon-McMillan’s Jacob Houpt at 120 pounds during their match on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at Waynesburg Central High School. Waynesburg won, 48-13.
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 2, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings:

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Seneca Valley’s Chanz Sheaer wrestles Waynesburg’s Wyatt Henson in the 145-pound weight class final of the Powerade Wrestling Tournament on Jan. 30, 2021, at Monroeville Convention Center.
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling team rankings for Feb. 2, 2021
Here’s a look at the latest Trib HSSN wrestling team rankings through Feb. 1, 2021:

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Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Franklin Regional
The No. 4 Franklin Regional wrestling team took on five teams at the North Allegheny Duals on Saturday and came away with an undefeated record while allowing just 49 points and giving up five pins.

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Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon
Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon captured the second Powerade tournament title of his high school career Saturday when he took down two of the top four wrestlers in his weight class and racked up one pin, two major decisions and a decision.

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Hayden Coy is a freshman member of the 2020-21 wrestling team at Penn-Trafford.
Penn-Trafford’s Hayden Coy following in brothers’ footsteps
January 31, 2021
When part of a successful wrestling family, there is plenty of advice to go around.

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Franklin Regional’s Finn Solomon wrestles Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps in the 126-pound final during the 67th annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association wrestling tournament last season.
Franklin Regional wrestling sets sights on section title
January 30, 2021
The Franklin Regional wrestling team hasn’t won a section title for more than five years, but the Panthers have put themselves in position to end that streak.

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Latrobe’s Jack Pletcher wrestles Thomas Jefferson’s Michael Zacur in a 152-pound bout during the Powerade wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 at Monroeville Convention Center.
Powerade schedule adjusted
January 29, 2021
There will be a change in schedule at the Powerade Tournament on Saturday.

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Norwin’s John Altieri reverses Northern York’s Cole Bartram in a 145-pound bout during the Powerade wrestling tournament Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at Monroeville Convention Center.
Mt. Pleasant freshman Shaulis starts strong at Powerade tournament
Mt. Pleasant freshman Greg Shaulis didn’t stick around to watch his brother Lucas wrestle Friday afternoon at the Powerade wrestling tournament.

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Kiski Area senior Sammy Starr looks to finish off a pin during Kiski Area’s sub-section meet with Armstrong on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.
Kiski Area picks up two sub-section wins ahead of Powerade wrestling tournament
January 28, 2021
The Kiski Area wrestling team still is trying to find its identity in a year in which the coronavirus pandemic has caused it to pause and restart multiple times.

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Burrell pulls out of Powerade Tournament
A second WPIAL team has been forced to pull out of the Powerade Tournament.

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Hempfield junior Briar Priest controls Latrobe sophomore Nate Roth in a battle of top wrestlers at 132 Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Priest held on for a 6-5 win.
Hempfield’s Briar Priest tops Latrobe’s Nate Roth to lift Spartans
January 26, 2021
The top wrestlers in the WPIAL at 132 pounds met for the first time Tuesday, and the two walked away knowing this likely won’t be the last time they meet this season.

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Burrell’s Ian Oswalt watches the video screen during the parade of champions before taking the mats in the AA final championship bout on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the PIAA individual state wrestling championship at the Giant Center in Hershey.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Local wrestlers earn top seeds at Powerade
Wrestling teams around the WPIAL might’ve had to wait a little longer, but the annual Powerade wrestling tournament, which includes some of the best high school wrestling teams in the country, is finally here.

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Seneca Valley’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon controls Trenton Donahue of DuBois last year at states.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Waynesburg, Seneca Valley grapplers eye 2nd Powerade titles
Waynesburg sophomore Mac Church and Seneca Valley senior Alejandro Herrera-Rondon are the only WPIAL wrestlers looking for their second Powerade Tournament titles this weekend.

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Derry Area’s Ty Cymmerman pins Latrobe’s Payton Henry in 3:07 at 152 pounds on Jan. 18. Joe Makara is the official.
WPIAL wrestling standings through Jan. 25, 2021
Class AAA

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