Paul Schofield stories, Page 127
Franklin Regional sends quartet to PIAA wrestling championships
Franklin Regional sent four wrestlers to the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championship, which began March 7 at Giant Center in Hershey. And while coach Matt Lebe was thrilled with four wrestlers heading to Hershey, he was disappointed three others — Garrett Thompson, Mason Spears and Mario Sarnic — didn’t make...
5 Westmoreland County wrestlers advance to PIAA Class AA semifinalsVideo
Ty Cymmerman found himself down three points in the second period of his quarterfinal match at the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships Friday. But the Derry junior didn’t panic and took advantage of a stoppage because of a bloody nose to rally for a 6-4 win in overtime against Greensville...
Upsets, close calls highlight opening day of PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournamentVideo
HERSHEY — It’s been awhile since fans were treated to such craziness that occurred during the first day of the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships. There were upsets and some close calls for some of the top wrestlers in the state Thursday at the Giant Center, which turned into a...
Franklin Regional trio dominates at PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournamentVideo
HERSHEY — It was quite a first day for Class AAA wrestlers from Westmoreland County at the PIAA championships on Thursday. It also was a disappointing day for a few others at Giant Center. Franklin Regional had three wrestlers win in the opening round, including freshman Finn Solomon, who defeated...
Pitt-Johnstown’s Eddins, Allesandro eye DII national titles
Greensburg Salem graduate Chris Eddins has come a long way since high school. He left the Golden Lions with a 138-35 career record, was a WPIAL champion in 2016 and placed sixth in the PIAA Class AAA state tournament. But he stepped up his game at Pitt-Johnstown. He earned a...
Derry’s Cymmerman overcomes slow start to reach PIAA Class AA quarterfinalsVideo
HERSHEY — Derry sophomore Ty Cymmerman started slowly in his opening-round match Thursday at the PIAA Class AA wrestling championships at the Giant Center. But once he got his nerves under control, he rolled to an easy win. Teammate Dom DeLuca, Mt. Pleasant freshman Dayton Pitzer and Frazier junior Thayne...
Wrestlers to watch at the PIAA championships this week
HERSHEY — The PIAA wrestling championships begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Giant Center. Here’s a look at who WPIAL and City League wrestlers could face from around the state. The PIAA only seeds regional champions and uses a power rating. PaPowerWrestling.com state rankings will differ in some weights....
5 things to watch at the PIAA wrestling championships
HERSHEY — The PIAA wrestling championships begin Thursday, with Class AA kicking things off at 9 a.m. at the Giant Center. Nine WPIAL wrestlers earned No. 1 seeds. Three — Seneca Valley sophomore Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, North Hills junior Sam Hillegas and Frazier junior Thayne Lawrence — are returning state champions....
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...
