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Report: Waynesburg grad Welsh enters transfer portal

FloWrestling posted on its Instagram account Thursday evening that Ohio State University’s Rocco Welsh has entered the transfer portal. Welsh, a Waynesburg Central graduate who won two state championships, competed for the Buckeyes as a true freshman in the 2023-24 season. He settled into ...

Pitt’s Augustine, Pitzer finish one win shy of All-American status

Pitt’s Luca Augustine and Dayton Pitzer finished one victory shy of earning a spot on the podium and All-American status in the NCAA Division I Individual Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. Augustine, a Waynesburg Central graduate, dropped a 7-6 decision to ...

Four local wrestlers advance to Day 2 of NCAA tournament

Lock Haven’s Wyatt Henson and the University of Pittsburgh’s Dayton Pitzer lost in the round of 16 on Thursday evening in the NCAA Division I Individual Wrestling Championships, but the duo advanced to today’s action at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. Virginia Tech’s Mac Church ...

The growth continues: Women’s wrestling added as an NCAA championship

The NCAA’s addition of women’s wrestling as a championship sport at the Division I, III and III levels will impact all corners of the United States, and Southwestern Pennsylvania is no exception, as the sport has grown immensely the past decade. The organization released a statement on ...

WVU’s RaeQuan Battle releases a statement to the NCAA

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Press Virginia is back. No, not on the court, but maybe soon in the courts. This is neither a zone press nor a man press. It's more a person-to-person press and the opponent is the heartless, archaic NCAA. It's a Battle. RaeQuan Battle vs. the NCAA. You know the ...

NCAA denies transfer waiver for WVU’s Battle

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — To the surprise of no one, the NCAA announced that West Virginia University’s appeal for a transfer waiver to make guard RaeQuan Battle eligible to play this season has been denied. And, to the surprise of no one, WVU’s response has been swift and strong, saying they ...