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*WJPA Radio--OnAir, OnLine* Thanks for another great year of high school wrestling! WJPA Wrestling Radio 60 years and counting! It was the late 1940's. Radio in Washington County was less than 10 years old. It was in this infancy of the medium that our coverage of the ultimate man-vs.-man sport began. Behind the microphone, describing the action was future Hall of Fame announcer Pete Stanton. His gift for gab and his willingness to travel hour upon hour were legendary. The sport drew hundreds, even thousands to high school gymnasiums and other facilities in the dead of winter. Then, in the late winter of 1950, the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships were held at Washington High School. WJPA Radio and Pete Stanton were there, covering every bout from start to finish. Now, as the PIAA Individual Championship Series is just weeks away, our crew is prepared to carry on that tradition begun 60 years ago this winter. Gone are the days of "dry pair" phone lines and the brackets where only the champion at each level advanced. Today, with the internet and its webcasts, audiocasts, message boards, blogs and dedicated sites, our coverage of the state's most-popular high school sports event event has changed. But, after these 60 years (and counting), you'll still get every score of every bout of the PIAA Wrestling Championships, whether you're listening in the Washington, PA area on 1450-AM, or around the world via the MSA Sports Network. Enjoy the action! WPIAL Four-Timers Club Matthew Cunningham joins WPIAL immortals! More than seventy years ago, Andy Puchany (Canonsburg) won his fourth WPIAL individual wrestling title. Last February, Dane Johnson ( Shady Side Academy) won the 140-pound WPIAL AA title, his fourth championship and went on to win a third-straight PIAA title. Over the 70 years that separate Puchany and Johnson, only 16 other WPIAL wrestlers have captured four individual WPIAL titles. Saturday night, Shady Side Academy's Matthew Cunningham added his name to the list of WPIAL Wrestling immortals. As much as Cunningham treasures that status, his ultimate goal is a PIAA title, something that's eluded him the past three seasons. With Cunningham winning his fourth crown, a 5-3 decision over Dakota DesLauriers, it marks the fourth consecutive year that membership has increased in this exclusive club, something that had never happened before. In fact, early on, nearly four decades passed between induction ceremonies. Puchany won four consecutive WPIAL individual wrestling championships from 1936-1939. Waynesburg's James Conklin started his four-year run the next season. Canonsburg's Donald Haney (1947-1950) and Manuel Pihakis (1949-1952) soon followed. And then, membership applications were denied, year after year after year. Conklin and The Canonsburg Trio waited 36 years before John Dasta, Penn Hills, joined their ranks. John Richey (Connellsville) and Cary Kolat (Jefferson-Morgan) entered in back to back seasons. Mark Angle (Canon-McMillan) and Justin Tracanna (Jefferson-Morgan) went back to back. Then, Shawn Whyte (West Greene) and Troy Letters (Shaler) followed in three-year intervals. Two years later, it was Joe Makara (Burrell). Larry Hall (Jeannette) and Coleman Scott (Waynesburg) became the first duo to enter the same year, 2004. Troy Dolan (Derry) joined one year ahead of Colin Johnston (Canon-McMillan) and Jordan Shields (Burrell), the only pair to win their fourth titles on the same night. 1. Andy Puchany, Canonsburg (1936-1939) 2. James Conklin, Waynesburg (1940-1943) 3. Donald Haney, Canonsburg (1947-1950) 4. Manuel Pihakis, Canonsburg (1949-1952) 5. John Dasta, Penn Hills (1985-1988) 6. John Richey, Connellsville (1988-1991) 7. Cary Kolat, Jefferson-Morgan (1989-1992) 8. Mark Angle, Canon-McMillan (1992-1995) 9. Justin Tracanna, Jefferson-Morgan (1993-1996) 10. Shawn Whyte, West Greene (1995-1998) 11. Troy Letters, Shaler (1998-2001) 12. Joe Makara, Burrell (2000-2003) 13. Larry Hall, Jeannette (2001-2004) 14. Coleman Scott, Waynesburg (2001-2004) 15. Troy Dolan, Derry (2004-2007) 16. Colin Johnston, Canon-McMillan (2005-2008) 17. Jordan Shields, Burrell (2005-2008) 18. Dane Johnson, Shady Side Academy (2006-2009) 19. Matthew Cunningham, Shady Side Academy (2007-2010) 2010 PIAA AA Team Tournament -- Bracket Preliminaries -- Feb. 9, 11 (District sites) Saucon Valley 33, Muncy 28 Boiling Springs 45, Octorara 18 Bedford 34, Huntingdon 28 Ft. LeBoeuf 38, Shady Side Academy 28 Second Round -- Feb. 12 (Giant Center, Hershey) Saucon Valley 41, Forest Hills 20 Boiling Springs 53, Western Wayne 18 Ft. LeBoeuf 38, Ridgway 22 Pen Argyl 43, Bedford 12 Quarterfinals Burrell 47, Saucon Valley 12 Reynolds 32, Boiling Springs 16 Ft. LeBoeuf 33, Benton 30 Schuylkill Valley 32, Pen Argyl 25 Consolation Round 1 Pen Argyl 34, Forest Hills 31 Benton 48, Western Wayne 20 Ridgway 32, Boiling Springs 27 Bedford 33, Saucon Valley 27 Consolation Round 2 Pen Argyl 44, Benton 23 Ridgway 38, Bedford 23 Semifinals Reynolds 34, Burrell 26 Ft. LeBoeuf 32, Schuylkill Valley 30 Consolation Round 3 Pen Argyl 39, Burrell 27 Ridgway 34, Schuylkill Valley 30 Consolation Finals (third place) Pen Argyl 31, Ridgway 24 Championship Finals Ft. LeBoeuf 32, Reynolds 29 2010 WPIAL AA Team Tournament -- Bracket Bucs wins fourth straight WPIAL title! Burrell beat Shady Side Academy, 41-30, to win a fourth straight WPIAL AA title, the Bucs' fifth in the past seven seasons. Burrell gets a bye into the PIAA AA quarterfinals. Shady Side Academy faces District 10 runnerup Ft. LeBoeuf in the first round of the PIAA tourney. Preliminaries--Feb. 1 Chartiers-Houston 46, Highlands 21 Kittanning 41, Charleroi 36 South Side Beaver 49, West Greene 25 Jefferson-Morgan 41, Keystone Oaks 33 Quarterfinals--Feb. 3 Burrell 55, Kittanning 18 Chartiers-Houston 58, Yough 18 Burgettstown 72, Jeff-Morgan 12 Shady Side Academy 42, South Side Beaver 23 Semifinals--Feb. 3 Burrell 41, Chartiers-Houston 31 Shady Side Academy 50, Burgettstown 24 AA Finals--Feb. 9 Burrell 41, Shady Side Academy 30 2010 WPIAL AA Section Team Duals Wednesday, January 27 (click Section for WPIAL bracket) Section 1 Semifinals Chartiers-Houston 45, South Side Area 30 Burgettstown 59, Keystone Oaks 13 Finals 1st--Burgettstown 40, Chartiers-Houston 28 3rd--South Side Area 39, Keystone Oaks 36 Section 2 Semifinals Yough 55, West Greene 16 Jeff-Morgan 34, Charleroi 24 Finals 1st--Yough 33, Jeff-Morgan 24 3rd--Charleroi 42, West Greene 36 Section 3 Semifinals Burrell 50, Kittanning 14 Shady Side Academy 52, Highlands 30 Finals 1st--Burrell 34, Shady Side Academy 30 3rd--Kittanning 33, Highlands 20 2010 Listen Here Archives (via MSASports.net) PIAA Championships ( Giant Center, Hershey) AA Preliminaries, 1st Round Consolations -- Listen Here AA Quarterfinals, 2nd Round Consolations -- Listen Here AA Semifinals, 3rd & 4th Round Consolations -- Listen Here AA Consolation Finals -- Listen Here AA Championship Finals -- Listen Here AAA Preliminaries, 1st Round Consolations -- Listen Here AAA Quarterfinals, 2nd Round Consolations -- Listen Here AAA Semifinals, 3rd & 4th Round Consolations -- Listen Here AAA Consolation Finals -- Listen Here AAA Championship Finals -- Listen Here PIAA Southwest AA Regional (War Memorial, Johnstown) Preliminaries -- Listen Here Quarterfinals, 1st & 2nd Round Consolations -- Listen Here Semifinals, 3rd & 4th Round Consolations -- Listen Here Consolation Finals (3rd & 5th place) -- Listen Here Championship Finals -- Listen Here WPIAL AAA Championships (Canon-McMillan) Pigtails, Preliminary Round -- Listen Here Quarterfinals, 1st-round Consolations -- Listen Here Semifinals, 2nd, 3rd & 4th-round Consolations -- Listen Here Consolation Finals (3rd place) -- Listen Here Championship Finals -- Listen Here WPIAL AA Championships (Chartiers Valley) Preliminaries, Quarterfinals -- Listen Here Semifinals, 1st, 2nd & 3rd-round Consolations -- Listen Here Consolation Finals -- Listen Here Championship Finals -- Listen Here WPIAL Section 5-AAA (Mt. Lebanon) Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations -- Listen Here Consolation Finals, Championship Finals -- Listen Here WPIAL Section 1-AA ( South Side Area) Quarterfinals/Semifinals, Consos -- Listen Here Consolation & Championship Finals -- Listen Here PIAA Team Tournament--Feb. 9-13 AAA Quarterfinals, Feb. 12 Canon-McMillan 31, Shikellamy 30 -- Listen Here AAA Semifinals, Feb. 13 Parkland Canon-McMillan -- Listen Here AAA Round 3 Consolations, Feb. 13 Easton 31, Canon-McMillan 21 -- Listen Here WPIAL Team Tournament--Feb. 1-11 AA Preliminaries, Feb. 1 Chartiers-Houston 46, Highlands -- Listen Here AAA First Round & Quarterfinals, Feb. 2 First Round Canon-McMillan 45, Greensburg Salem 21 -- Listen Here Quarterfinals Canon-McMIllan 35, Franklin Regional 30 -- Listen Here AA Quarterfinals & Semifinals, Feb. 3 Chartiers-Houston 58, Yough 18 -- Listen Here Burgettstown 72, Jeff-Morgan 12 -- Listen Here Shady Side Academy 42, South Side Beaver 23 -- Listen Here Semifinals--Burrell 41, Chartiers-Houston 31-- Listen Here Semifinals--Shady Side Academy 50, Burgettstown 24 -- Listen Here AAA Semifinals, Feb. 4 Canon-McMillan 28, Penn-Trafford 27-- Listen Here AAA Championship, Feb. 9 Canon-McMillan 32, Kiski Area 27 -- Listen Here WPIAL Dual Meet Section Championships--Jan. 27 Section 1-AA (at Chartiers-Houston) Semifinals--Listen Here Chartiers-Houston 45, South Side Area 30 Burgettstown 59, Keystone Oaks 13 Finals--Listen Here 1st--Burgettstown 40, Chartiers-Houston 28 3rd--South Side Area 39, Keystone Oaks 36 Section 5-AAA (at Canon-McMillan) Semifinals--Listen Here Canon-McMillan 48, West Allegheny 19 Mt. Lebanon 37, Hopewell 29 Finals--Listen Here 1st--Canon-McMillan 54, Mt. Lebanon 15 3rd--West Allegheny 38, Hopewell 32 Previous Years--WJPA Wrestling Pages (some links within pages may no longer be active): 2008-2009 --- 2007-2008 2006-2007--- 2005-2006 --- 2004-2005 --- 2003-2004 --- 2002-2003		*News, Schedules & Results* PIAA Individual Championships Final AA Brackets -- Final AAA Brackets PIAA Southwest AA Regional -- FINAL Brackets Top five in each weight advance to PIAA Championships WPIAL AAA Championships -- FINAL Brackets Top three in each weight advance to PIAA Championships WPIAL AA Championships -- FINAL Brackets Top six in each weight advance to PIAA Southwest AA Regional District 5-AA Final Brackets -- District 6-AA Final Brackets (EscapeSports) WPIAL AAA Section Tournaments Section 1-AAA at Indiana -- Final Brackets Section 2-AAA at Hempfield -- Final Brackets Section 3--AAA at Fox Chapel -- Final Brackets Section 4-AAA at Waynesburg -- Final Brackets Section 5-AAA at Mt. Lebanon -- Final Brackets Top four in each weight advance to WPIAL Tournament WPIAL AA Section Tournaments (Feb. 20) Section 1-AA at South Side Area -- Final Brackets Section 2-AA at Charleroi -- Final Brackets Section 3-AA at Shady Side Academy -- Finals Brackets Top four in each weight advance to WPIAL Tournament 2010 PIAA AAA Team Tournament -- Bracket Preliminaries -- Feb. 9, 11 (District sites) Council Rock North 48, Hazleton 22 Council Rock South 45, LaSalle College 18 Parkland 46, Cedar Cliff 22 Connellsville 46, Clearfield 15 Shikellamy 35, Spring Grove 17 Kiski Area 84, Perry 0 Second Round -- Feb. 12 (Giant Center, Hershey) Kiski Area 32, Council Rock North 26 Central Mountain 42, Council Rock South 20 Parkland 28, Connellsville 25 Shikellamy 38, Cathedral Prep 23 Quarterfinals Central Dauphin 52, Kiski Area 10 Central Mountain 40, Easton 24 Parkland 31, Boyertown 27 Canon-McMillan 31, Shikellamy 30 Consolation Round 1 Shikellamy 29, Council Rock North 28 Council Rock South 42, Boyertown 22 Easton 32, Connellsville 28 Kiski Area 23, Cathedral Prep 18 Consolation Round 2 Council Rock South 39, Shikellamy 24 Easton 31, Kiski Area 30 Semifinals Central Dauphin 35, Central Mountain 34 Parkland 36, Canon-McMillan 20 Consolation Round 3 Central Mountain 36, Council Rock South 25 Easton 31, Canon-McMillan 21 Consolation Finals (third place) Central Mountain 38, Easton 25 Championship Finals Central Dauphin 41, Parkland 28 2010 WPIAL AA Team Tournament -- Bracket Big Macs win Triple-A Title! Canon-McMillan jumped to an early lead, saw the Cavaliers roar in front, then got wins in the final two bouts to beat Kiski Area, 32-27. The Big Macs' Mike Hull wrestled for the first time since before Christmas and scored a 3-2 win over Steve Calderone in the final bout. With its first WPIAL team title since 1995, Canon-McMillan gets a double bye into the PIAA quarterfinals Friday afternoon. Kiski Area has to beat City League champion Perry to qualify. Connellsville won the WPIAL AAA third-place match, beating Penn-Trafford 36-20 to advance to the PIAA Team Tournament. The Falcons face District 9 champion Clearfield trying to qualify for the second round at Hershey. Preliminaries--Feb. 1 West Allegheny 42, Bethel Park 34 Mt. Lebanon 36, Peters Township 25 Fox Chapel 35, Hopewell 31 Greensburg Salem 31, North Hills 28 First Round--Feb. 2 Connellsville 42, West Allegheny 15 Latrobe 33, Hempfield 26 Kiski Area 59, Mt. Lebanon 6 Albert Gallatin 42, Central Catholic 32 Penn-Trafford 57, Fox Chapel 10 North Allegheny 42, Waynesburg 30 Canon-McMillan 45, Greensburg Salem 21 Franklin Regional 29, Butler 28 Quarterfinals--Feb. 2 Connellsville 34, Latrobe 27 Kiski Area 53, Albert Gallatin 12 Penn-Trafford 31, North Allegheny 22 Canon-McMillan 35, Franklin Regional 30 Semifinals--Feb. 4 Canon-McMillan 28, Penn-Trafford 27 Kiski Area 33, Connellsville 27 AAA 3rd place--Feb. 8 Connellsville 36, Penn-Trafford 20 AAA Finals--Feb. 9 Canon-McMillan 32, Kiski Area 27 2010 WPIAL AAA Section Team Duals Wednesday, January 27 (click Section for WPIAL bracket) Section 1 Semifinals Penn-Trafford 27, Franklin Regional 23 Kiski Area 37, Latrobe 23 Finals 1st--Penn-Trafford 28, Kiski Area 27 3rd--Latrobe 46, Franklin Regional 20 Section 2 Semifinals Hempfield 40, Albert Gallatin 31 Connellsville 52, Greensburg Salem 9 Finals 1st--Connellsville 37, Hempfield 30 3rd--Albert Gallatin 33, Greensburg Salem 32 Section 3 Semifinals North Allegheny 51, Fox Chapel 12 Butler 38, North Hills 29 Finals 1st--North Allegheny 33, Butler 28 3rd--Fox Chapel 36, North Hills 29 Section 4 Semifinals Pittsburgh Central Catholic 53, Peters Township 24 Waynesburg 43, Bethel Park 27 Finals 1st--Pittsburgh Central Catholic 40, Waynesburg 33 3rd--Bethel Park 39, Peters Township 37 Section 5 Semifinals Canon-McMillan 48, West Allegheny 19 Mt. Lebanon 37, Hopewell 29 Finals 1st--Canon-McMillan 54, Mt. Lebanon 15 3rd--West Allegheny 38, Hopewell 32 WPIAL Releases 2010-2011 Alignment -- Click Here The WPIAL website today posted the new alignment for wrestling sections for the 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 seasons. The League has retained the "sub-section" format for the regular season. In Triple-A, there are now four sections. In Double-A, there are three sections. Each sub-section (both classes) has six teams. That means five regular season section matches, leaving all teams plenty of competition points for exhibition duals and in-season tournaments.