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Final flight

McMURRAY — The Connellsville wrestling trio of Janayah Nobles, Evan Petrovich and Lonzy Vielma had their last hurrah as high school wrestlers Saturday evening in the 51st Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic at AHN Arena on the campus of Peters Township High School. Nobles earned a decision, ...

Trio of Falcons to compete in Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic

Connellsville’s Janayah Nobles, Evan Petrovich and Lonzy Vielma will have one more opportunity to show off their skills. Petrovich and Vielma were selected to compete for the WPIAL All-Stars against the New Jersey All-Stars, while Nobles will represent Team Pennsylvania in the women’s ...

All-district wrestling: Leopards’ Brown makes history

No one would have blamed Elijah Brown if he did a backflip or pointed to those in the crowd that supported him. But the humility that Brown showed in victory is what made the Belle Vernon junior’s state championship even more impressive. Brown earned a 4-3 decision over Kiski Area’s ...

Battled tested

When Connellsville’s nine wrestlers step on the mat at the Giant Center in Hershey, the bright lights and big stage should not be intimidating. The Falcons had six boys and three girls qualify for the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships at their respective regional tournaments last ...

Falcons’ fury: Connellsville battles back in team state tournament

When you are part of a wrestling program in the state of Pennsylvania that has produced 14 individual state, eight WPIAL team and one team state champion, the expectations are very high, and normally, anything less than a state title is considered a failure. When Connellsville was awarded its ...