February 20, 2026 8:58 pm
WPIAL 2A Championships at Chartiers Valley
Championships
107 Mason Keesecker (Derry Area) DEC Angelo Boni (Central Valley), 7-2
114 Patrick Bulger (Derry Area) DEC Javeon Chambers (Highlands), 5-0
121 Preston Bubash (Elizabeth Forward) DEC Bruce Anderchak (Quaker Valley), 11-5
127 Cameron Baker (Burrell) MAJ DEC Auston Kosanovic (Avonworth), 16-5
133 Lucas Barr (McGuffey) MAJ DEC Camden Olson (Derry Area), 11-0
139 Michael McNeal (Derry Area) DEC Drake McClure (Bentworth), 6-3
145 Julian Bertucci (Burrell) DEC Emmett Wolfe (McGuffey), 7-3
152 Jonah Erdely (Frazier) DEC Lucas Boyer (Elizabeth Forward), 5-3
160 Ewan Olson (Derry Area) DEC Alek Palko (Jefferson-Morgan), 5-1
172 Mason Horwat (Derry Area) FALL Domenic Willis (Laurel), 1:44
189 Brady Brown (Derry Area) TECH FALL Malachi Peak (Bethlehem Center), 17-2 5:33
215 Noah Layhue (Bethlehem Center) DEC Kolton Carlson (Laurel), 8-1
285 Colin Whyte (West Greene) DEC Casey Wilson (Laurel), 4-2
Third Place
107 Warren Wolesagle (Elizabeth Forward) DEC Brayden Hanning (Jefferson-Morgan), 12-7
114 Bobby Lemley (Bentworth) FALL Caleb Dulaney (Jefferson-Morgan), 4:32
121 Brock McClure (Bentworth) DEC Raydn Thomas (Valley), 6-2
127 Noah Patton (Washington) DEC Danny Smith (Burgettstown), 5-2
133 Noah Collins (West Greene) DEC Jeremy Wagner (Keystone Oaks), 9-3
139 Jacob Stewart (Burrell) DEC Mason Wright (Bethlehem Center), 4-0
145 Ethan Bosco (Central Valley) DEC William McNeal (Derry Area), 2-1 TB2
152 Victor Bonus (McGuffey) DEC Tristan Wtorkiewicz (Mount Pleasant), 4-2
160 Owen Ivcic (Bentworth) DEC Antonio Perkins (Burrell), 10-3
172 Ben Catullo (Burrell) MAJ DEC Aaron Supler (McGuffey), 17-5
189 Trey Dunlap (Quaker Valley) MAJ DEC Carmine Battaglia (Beaver C.C.), 12-1
215 Ayden Kun (Burrell) DEC Ty Blasko (Derry Area), 4-3
285 David Peters (Greensburg Salem) FALL Joe Wilson (Washington), 2:58
Fifth Place
107 Carter Baker (Burgettstown) MAJ DEC Braiden McClure (Ellwood City), 11-2
114 Ryder Gearhart (Keystone Oaks) DEFAULT Jack Kondrasuk (Laurel), 0-0 0:11
121 Cameron Eiler (Fort Cherry) FORFEIT Michael Pierro (North Catholic)
127 Clayton Ealy (McGuffey) FALL James Dulaney (Jefferson-Morgan), 3:12
133 Garen McDonald (Central Valley) DEC Christian Tirado (Hopewell), 4-3
139 Carter Katus (Burgettstown) DEC Lane Ealy (McGuffey), 8-2
145 Caleb Patton (Washington) DEC Carter Bizup (Ligonier Valley), 6-1
152 Liam Jones (Burrell) DEC Logan Noyes (Burgettstown), 4-0
160 Matt Danna (Quaker Valley) TECH FALL Braxton Carr (Laurel), 20-5 4:22
172 Elijah Miller (Greensburg Salem) FALL Jonah Bosch (Beaver C.C.), 4:55
189 Brayden Taggart (Bentworth) DEC Jack Miles (Laurel), 11-4
215 Adam Baloga (Burgettstown) DEC Geo Thompson (Elizabeth Forward), 4-2 TB2
285 Landon Heath (Jefferson-Morgan) DEC Kaden Shannon (Southmoreland), 6-2
Seventh Place
107 Carl Thomas (Burrell) TECH FFALL Holdyn Humphries (Chartiers-Houston), 15-0 1:44
114 Grayson Stroupe (Beaver C.C.) FALL Blake Jamison (McGuffey), 3:45
121 Chase Brown (Yough) DEC Jake Guzek (South Park), 8-5
127 Shane Cronin (Bethlehem Center) TECH FALL Lindenn Acre (Highlands), 16-0 3:16
133 Juzef Betts (Valley) DEC Carter Thomas (Burrell), 5-2
139 Dylan Jones (Keystone Oaks) FALL Logan Fox (Elizabeth Forward), 4:31
145 Brady Rightweiser (Burgettstown) FALL Harper Sipes (Quaker Valley), 2:31
152 Logan Krul (Avonworth) DEC Josiah Bosch (Beaver C.C.), 7-2
160 Garrett Newman (McGuffey) FALL Jahvon Woods (Washington), 4:56
172 Charles Brenkle (Freedom) FORFEIT Camden Barkey (South Park), 0-0
189 Shannon Archie (Burgettstown) DEC Kash Main (McGuffey), 6-2
215 Derek Diamond (Frazier) FALL Tyler Clayton (Chartiers-Houston), 2:49
285 Payton Schaum (Mount Pleasant) DEC Justin Papuga (Derry Area), 3-2 UTB
February 20, 2026 8:46 pm
WPIAL 3A Championships at Canon-McMillan
Championships
107 Lee Dreshman (Canon-McMillan) DEC Michael Johnson (West Allegheny), 7-2
114 Zach Rehak (Thomas Jefferson) MAJ DEC Bennett Ferraro (Pine-Richland), 13-3
121 Landon Sidun (Norwin) FALL Nico Kapusta (Hempfield Area), 3:03
127 Santino Sloboda (Butler Area) DEC Dom Canali (Trinity), 4-0
133 Cael Yanek (Moon Area) DEC Evan Tolliver (Ringgold), 9-5
139 Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan) TECH FALL Brooks Blasko (Norwin), 23-3 4:00
145 Kai Vielma (Connellsville) DEFAULT Nathan Klingensmith (Norwin), 0-0 0:10
152 Michael Ruane (Franklin Regional) DEC Owen Campbell (Plum), 2-1
160 Cole Gibbons (Mt. Lebanon) DEC Jack White (Norwin), 4-2
172 Zach Labryer (Thomas Jefferson) FALL Liam Costa (Moon Area), 3:58
189 Mario Hutcherson (Kiski Area) MAJ DEC Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe), 14-3
215 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon) DEC Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area), 4-0
285 Cam Danna (West Allegheny) DEC Bradyn McConneha (North Allegheny), 5-2 SV
Third Place
107 Bryce Thomas (Moon Area) DEC Parker Jennings (Trinity), 5-0
114 Jackson Hoy (Trinity) DEC Dylan Barrett (Penn-Trafford), 4-1
121 Tommy Gretz (Connellsville) DEC Titus Colangelo (Franklin Regional), 2-1
127 Nolan Rice (Connellsville) DEC Coleton Klipa (Norwin), 4-2
133 Jon Emma (Canon-McMillan) MAJ DEC A.J. Snatchko (West Allegheny), 9-1
139 Chase Smith (Franklin Regional) DEC Thomas Bencho (West Allegheny), 5-4
145 Jacob Chacon (Montour) FALL Aidan Finnigan (Canon-McMillan), 4:46
152 Noah Curren (Norwin) DEC Luke Lilley (Connellsville), 7-0
160 Cristian Lowther (Ringgold) DEC Cooper Dietz (West Mifflin Area), 4-1 SV
172 Carter Morvay (North Hills) DEC Ethan Cartwright (Franklin Regional), 6-5
189 Bryce Collins (Canon-McMillan) DEC Michael Olszewski (Moon Area), 10-6
215 Brayden Collins (Canon-McMillan) DEC Cael Ott (Penn-Trafford), 4-1 SV
285 Dakota Carmona (Canon-McMillan) MED FORFEIT Edrick Williams (Trinity), 4-2 4:46
Fifth Place
107 Riley Smith (Seneca Valley) DEC Salvatore Colangelo (Franklin Regional), 1-0
114 Beau Fennick (Franklin Regional) DEFAULT Nicholas McGarrity (Peters Township)
121 Robert Cordova (Thomas Jefferson) DEC Gionno Gardner (Canon-McMillan), 4-1
127 Evan Sala (Mt. Lebanon) MAJ DEC Nate Caracciolo (Hempfield Area), 11-3
133 Landon Lynn (Connellsville) DEFAULT Gus Stedeford (North Allegheny), 0-0 0:08
139 Olympic Serrao (Mars) DEC Daniel Smith (Connellsville), 11-4
145 Devin Junko (Trinity) FORFEIT Ian Bucheli (Bethel Park)
152 Griffen Reid (North Allegheny) DEC Rook Smith (Montour), 7-2
160 Jake Lilley (Connellsville) DEF Logan Matrisch (Penn-Trafford)
172 Sydney Hand (Penn-Trafford) DEC Michael Lawrence (Chartiers Valley), 8-5 SV
189 Musabek Sadyrbekov (Chartiers Valley) DEC Nezumiiro Green (Central Catholic), 7-3
215 Roan Tustin (Waynesburg) FALL Joey Geller (Fox Chapel Area), 1:35
285 John Montgomery (Franklin Regional) DEC Frank Grazulis (Plum), 4-0
Seventh Place
107 Joey Synan (North Allegheny) DEC Jax Brentzel (Penn-Trafford), 4-2
114 Shamil Islamov (Baldwin) DEC Zachary Franks (Connellsville), 8-2
121 Evan Schomburg (North Allegheny) DEC Gavin Bricker (Trinity), 12-9
127 Luke Desantis (Penn-Trafford) DEC Brady Rohaly (North Hills), 4-3
133 Parker Joseph (Mars) FALL Gavin Murphy (Kiski Area), 2:33
139 Peter Leventis (South Fayette) FALL Tilek Sadyrbekov (Chartiers Valley), 1:56
145 Zach Hill (Seneca Valley) FALL Cameron Timko (Thomas Jefferson), 1:00
152 Colton Fisher (Bethel Park) MAJ DEC Adam Haines (Fox Chapel Area), 10-0
160 Mason Calgaro (Canon-McMillan) MAJ DEC Sutton Stoner (Butler Area), 10-1
172 Kaleb Kinzey (Armstrong) DEC Travis Shearer (Kiski Area), 2-0
189 Teagan Barr (Trinity) MAJ DEC Tanner Shaffer (Norwin), 12-3
215 Cameron Healey (North Hills) DEC Ian Holub (Trinity), 8-6
285 Thomas Wuycheck (Seneca Valley) FALL Jonah Fierle (Norwin), 6:23
February 22, 2026 7:00 am
The WPIAL Individual Wrestling Championships wrapped up Saturday at Canon-McMillan (3A), Chartiers Valley (2A) and Mt. Lebanon (Girls). Listen Here
Class 3A notes: Top 7 advance to West Regional next weekend. Canon-McMillan has 9 regional qualifiers, Trinity six, Ringgold 2, Peters Township and Waynesburg one each. The host Big Macs won a pair of individual championships, Lee Dreshman (107) and Collier Hartman (139).
Class 2A notes: Top 8 advance to Southwest Regional next weekend. McGuffey is sending all 9 of its WPIAL qualifiers to the regional including champion Lucas Barr (133). Burgettstown has 7 qualifiers, Bentworth and Jeff-Morgan 5 each. Beth-Center has 4 including 215-pound champion Noah Layhue. Wash High also has 4 qualifiers. Chartiers-Houston and West Greene will send two wrestlers to the regionals. The Pioneers getting a championship from Colin Whyte (285). Fort Cherry has one qualifier.
Girls notes: Top 5 advance to the West Regional with Districts 8 & 10. Canon-McMillan has 8 qualifiers including 118-pound champion Marlee Solomon. Fort Cherry’s Ella Trahan won the 106-pound title, one of two regional qualifiers for the Rangers. Avella, Beth-Center, Burgettstown, Peters Township, Ringgold, Trinity and West Greene have one regional qualifier each.
February 21, 2026 7:00 am
The WPIAL Basketball Quarterfinals wrapped up Friday with the Chartiers-Houston girls winning to reach the semifinals. Sophomore Mackenzie Walsh led the Bucs with 20 points, hitting 13-of-16 free throws along the way, in the win over defending WPIAL champion Aliquippa. Fort Cherry and Burgettstown both lost in the 2A Girls bracket and drop into the consolation bracket, each needing one win to qualify for the state tournament. Ringgold boys lost a one-point game to Hampton and also fall into a consolation bracket. The Rams, though, already have a state tournament bid in hand. In consolation action, Waynesburg was eliminated from the 3A Girls bracket, losing at OLSH. The Trinity girls have already clinched a PIAA bid but lost to Baldwin and will play for 7th place on Tuesday.
The semifinals got underway Saturday. Defending state champion South Fayette, the top seed in the 5A girls bracket, sprinted past Peters Township, dropping the defending WPIAL champions into the third-place game. Juliette Leroux scored 20 points, one of four Lions in double figures. Throughout the WPIAL playoffs, our audio coverage is available free on-air and online. Video coverage for WPIAL/PIAA playoff games is accessible through the NFHS Network. We will produce the video for all of our broadcasts through at least Saturday’s semifinals. Here’s a daily schedule of games for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets
Friday, Feb. 20
Quarterfinals
2A Girls #5 Rochester > #4 Fort Cherry, 47-39 Watch/Listen
2A Girls #2 Winchester Thurston > #7 Burgettstown, 59-20 Watch/Listen
2A Girls #3 Chartiers-Houston > #6 Aliquippa, 52-44 Watch/Listen
5A Boys #10 Hampton > #15 Ringgold, 48-47
Consolation Round 1
5A Girls Baldwin > Trinity, 49-38 (Trinity plays for 7th place on Tuesday)
3A Girls Our Lady/Sacred Heart > Waynesburg, 68-52 (Waynesburg is eliminated)
Saturday, Feb. 21
Semifinals
Saturday, Feb. 21
5A Girls #1 South Fayette > #12 Peters Township, 66-27 Watch/Listen
Consolation Round 1
2A Boys Jeff-Morgan > Winchester Thurston, 69-54 (Jeff-Morgan will play for 5th place Wednesday)
Monday, Feb. 23
Consolation Round 1
1A Girls Sewickley Academy at West Greene, 7 pm (winner clinches PIAA berth, plays for 5th place; loser eliminated)
2A Girls Laurel at Fort Cherry, 7 pm (winner clinches PIAA berth and plays for 5th place; loser plays for 7th place–the final qualifying position)
2A Girls Burgettstown at Aliquippa 7 pm (winner clinches PIAA berth and plays for 5th place; loser plays for 7th place–the final qualifying position)
5A Boys Ringgold at Penn Hills, 7 pm (winner plays for 5th place, loser plays for 7th place)
Tuesday, Feb. 24 (site/time to be announced)
Semifinals
6A Girls #1 Canon-McMillan vs. ##5 Seneca Valley, 5:45 pm at Mt. Lebanon, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen
2A Girls #3 Chartiers-Houston vs. #2 Winchester Thurston, 5:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
February 21, 2026 7:53 am
MILAN (AP) — Sidney Crosby is out for Canada in the men’s Olympic hockey gold medal game against the United States after an apparent right knee injury. Crosby skated in a closed practice on Saturday, but he still cannot go. The 38-year-old left Canada’s quarterfinal against Czechia hurt four days ago and missed the semifinal against Finland. Connor McDavid wears the captain’s “C” again. He leads the tournament with 13 points in five games.
February 22, 2026 8:15 am
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Women are powering Team USA’s medal surge at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and they are setting records along the way. Through Saturday, the next to last day of these Games, they stand at six gold medals and 17 medals in women’s events. That tops past U.S. Winter Games marks. When mixed events are included, the total climbs to 21 medals. More than 40 American women are leaving Italy with at least one medal. Gold moments include women’s hockey over Canada, wins in Alpine skiing, monobob, figure skating, and freestyle moguls. Athletes say the success keeps feeding the next wave.
February 22, 2026 8:17 am
(AP) – Michigan is the No. 1 overall seed in the preliminary rankings by the committee that will select the 68-team men’s field for the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines were joined by Duke, Arizona and Iowa State as the 1-seeds in Saturday’s reveal show on CBS. The Cyclones got the last No. 1 seed ahead of UConn and Houston. Saturday’s reveal is a snapshot of where things stand with less than a month left until Selection Sunday. Generally the teams listed above the cutline for a top-four regional seed stay there. Selection Sunday is March 15. The Final Four is in Indianapolis.
February 22, 2026 8:18 am
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Rondale Moore, the NFL receiver who had season-ending training camp knee injuries in each of the last two years after a standout college career at Purdue and a promising start with the Arizona Cardinals, was found dead Saturday, authorities said. He was 25. Police said Moore died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. Moore was found dead in the garage of a property in his hometown of New Albany, police chief Todd Bailey said. The death remains under investigation. Floyd County Coroner Matthew Tomlin also confirmed Moore’s death. He said an autopsy would be conducted Sunday. Moore signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2025, but he blew out his left knee while returning a punt in their first exhibition game.
February 21, 2026 10:33 am
MILAN (AP) — Canada has not decided whether injured captain Sidney Crosby will play in the gold medal game at the Olympics against the U.S., coach Jon Cooper said. Crosby skated in practice Saturday, and teammate Nick Suzuki said the 38-year-old center looked good on the ice. Hockey Canada closed practice to reporters to maintain a shroud of secrecy around Crosby, who left the quarterfinal game Wednesday night against Czechia with an apparent right knee injury and did not play against Finland on Friday night in the semifinals. Cooper said Crosby will only play if he can have an impact on the game.
February 21, 2026 4:36 am
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — American freeskier Alex Ferreira won the men’s halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Winter Games to complete his collection of Olympic medals. The 31-year-old Ferreira won with a third and final run worth 93.75 points, adding the gold medal to his silver in 2018 and bronze in 2022. Estonia’s 19-year-old Henry Sildaru took the silver in his first Olympics. His third run was just 0.75 points off Ferreira’s mark. Brendan Mackay of Canada took the bronze.
