HERSHEY — While the ending may not have gone his way, Connellsville junior Tommy Gretz wrestled from the preliminary round to the finals in the PIAA Class 3A Individual Wrestling Championships that culminated Saturday at the Giant Center. Gretz (46-15, 105-32) defeated two regional ...
HERSHEY — Connellsville’s Kai Vielma entered his semifinal bout in the state tournament as the favorite, while teammate Tommy Gretz was most likely viewed as the underdog. Vielma’s performance didn’t pay out a whole lot on the tote board, as the No. 1 seed at 145 pounds used three ...
HERSHEY — Kai Vielma was literally hungry. Not only is the Connellsville junior craving a state championship, but on Thursday evening in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A Individual Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey, the Stanford commit wanted to find something to ...
CANONSBURG — Kai Vielma won his first WPIAL championship last year by fall, but he still had to do some work. The second district title for the Connellsville junior was about as easy as it gets. Vielma and Norwin’s Nathan Klingensmith hardly touched a body part besides shaking hands ...
IRWIN — Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown and Connellsville’s Kai Vielma didn’t run into much trouble in earning their third section championships on Saturday at Norwin High School in the Class 3A Eastern Sectional. Brown won all three bouts by fall for the championship in the 215-pound ...
McMURRAY — Connellsville entered the season as one of the favorites to win the WPIAL Class 3A dual meet championship. The Falcons finished third in the state tournament last year and had a healthy lineup returning with three returning state qualifiers, including two medalists, but head ...
