Tournament Held In Honor Of Local Athlete

February 6, 2023 2:53 am

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — (WPXI) – Family and friends of a 13-year-old who was killed in a car crash hosted a memorial wrestling tournament in his honor. Jayden Andersen died in a single-vehicle crash in Washington County in April, 2022. Before he died he was a four-sport athlete at Beth Center Middle School. That is why the people who loved him decided to hold a wrestling tournament in his honor. The tournament was held at the Greater Pittsburgh Sports Complex in Coraopolis on Sunday. More than 250 wrestlers came to the competition. “It’s bittersweet that our son touched more people than he can even imagine. This is just awesome,” said Joe Anderson Sr., Jayden’s father. The tournament kicked off a scholarship fund to help send seniors to college and benefit local sports programs in need.