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Solid start: West Greene’s Whyte moves one step closer to state medal

HERSHEY — Colin Whyte has never been one of those heavyweights that looks for headlocks, cement mixers or other upper-body throws. The West Greene junior prefers to shoot single and double legs, which was the case on Thursday morning in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A Individual ...

Whyte, Stephenson qualify for PIAA championships

ALTOONA — Jonah Erdely, Ryan Celaschi and Jackson Angelo ran into a buzzsaw Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional Individual Wrestling Championships at Altoona Area School District Field House. The Frazier trio suffered setbacks at 152, 160 and 172 ...

Waynesburg advances 5 wrestlers to WPIAL tournament

Waynesburg Central had four medalists and one champion on Saturday in the Class 3A South Sectional at South Fayette High School with each advancing to the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Championships. The Raiders’ Jake Stephenson earned a 4-1 decision over Canon-McMillan’s Bryce Collins ...

Kenney steps down as Frazier wrestling coach

The high school wrestling season is ongoing but Frazier will be adjusting to a new head coach as the PIAA individual tournament nears. Tyler Kenney, who took over when Buck Watkins stepped down as the Commodores head coach after the 2023-24 season, recently relinquished his post as ...

Local roundup: Lady Pioneers upset Serra, clinch playoff spot

Kendra Tharp poured in a career-high 28 points as West Greene upset visiting Serra Catholic, 67-61 in overtime, to clinch a WPIAL girls basketball playoff spot in Section 2-1A Monday night. The Lady Pioneers (6-6, 12-7) led 21-19 after the first quarter, 32-30 at halftime and 45-44 after ...

Makel, Tracanna kept J-M wrestling on top

What Travis Makel and Justin Tracanna achieved in the relatively early to mid-1990s at Jefferson-Morgan is part of the Rockets’ rich wrestling history. Makel, a two-time PIAA champion in 1994 and 1995, and Tracanna, a state champion in 1995, also led Jefferson-Morgan to a WPIAL Team ...