March 9, 2024 11:01 pm
History was made Saturday evening at the PIAA Wrestling Championships as Rune Lawrence of Frazier won the 215-pound championship, becoming just the 14th wrestlers in the history of the PIAA tournament to win four individual titles. WPIAL/PIAA 4-Time Champions Trinity’s Bode Morgan had to settle for a silver medal, falling to Vaughn Spencer in the 172-pound final. Andrew Binni (Canon-McMillan) and Jake Conroy (Ringgold) finished fourth while Peters Township freshman Nicholas McGarrity finished sixth.
3A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
107 Dominick Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham) DEC Aiden Herndon (Cedar Cliff), 2-1
114 Landon Sidun (Norwin) DEC Curtis Nelson (Ridley), 6-3
121 Keanu Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic) DEC Tyler Kapusta (Franklin Regional), 3-1 SV
127 Trey Wagner (Northampton) DEC Dean Houser (Daniel Boone), 5-1
133 Tahir Parkins (Nazareth) DEC Tyler Adams (York Suburban), 9-2
139 Maddox Shaw (Thomas Jefferson) DEC Dalton Perry (Central Mountain), 3-1 SV
145 Luke Simcox (Central Mountain) DEC Pierson Manville (State College), 4-1 TB2
152 Kollin Rath (Bethlehem Catholic) DEC Collin Gaj (Quakertown), 3-2
160 Asher Cunningham (State College) DEC Ryan Garvick (Central Dauphin), 2-0
172 Vaughn Spencer (Pine Richland) DEC Bode Morgan (Trinity), 8-4
189 Tucker Hogan (Daniel Boone) DEC Cole Bartram (Northern York), 5-2
215 Dillon Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts) F Caleb Marzolino (Abington Heights), 3:57
285 Sean Kinney (Nazareth) TF Dean Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts), 15-0 4:08
3RD PLACE
107 Alexander Diaz (Council Rock No) DEC Emilio Albanese (Emmaus), 8-1
114 Kaedyn Williams (Manheim Township) DEC Gabriel Ballard (Northampton), 8-3
121 Mason Ziegler (Quakertown) DEC Tyson Cook (West Scranton), 3-1
127 Eren Sement (Council Rock No) DEF Andrew Binni (Canon-McMillan), 9-1 4:49
133 Mason Kernan (Bethel Park) DEC Ramil Islamov (Baldwin), 4-0
139 Seamus Mack (Hempfield) DEC Patrick Kelly (CB West), 6-1
145 Evan Petrovich (Connellsville) DEC Shane Mcfillin (Bethlehem Catholic), 2-1
152 Eli Carr (Hempfield Area) DEC Luke Sipes (Altoona), 3-2
160 Bode Marlow (Thomas Jefferson) DEC Nick Kunstek (Pottsville), 3-1 SV
172 Sam Gautreau (Owen J. Roberts) DEC Connor Wetzel (Shikellamy), 5-4
189 Tucker Teats (Selinsgrove) F Jared Karabinus (Freedom), 1:37
215 Aiden Hight (Chambersburg) F Jake Conroy (Ringgold), 1:27
285 Nicholas Pavlechko (State College) DEC Michael Hershey (Spring Grove), 3-1
5TH PLACE
107 Max Tancini (Perkiomen Valley) DEC Nicholas McGarrity (Peters Township), 4-1
114 Connor Lenahan (Council Rock So) DEC Santino Sloboda (Butler), 2-0 SV
121 Luke Willochell (Greater Latrobe) DEC Cole Coffin (Pennridge), 8-1
127 Mckaden Speece (Wilson) MD Quinn McBride (Pennridge), 10-1
133 Gavin Sheridan (Boyertown) DEC Chris Dennis (CB West), 5-4
139 Jack Campbell (Nazareth) DEC Marco Frinzi (Bethlehem Catholic), 6-4
145 Gavin Carroll (Quakertown) FOR Elias Long (Central York), 0-0
152 Sam Kuhns (Pennridge) DEC Griffin Walizer (Central Mountain), 4-2 SV
160 Lonzy Vielma (Connellsville) DEC Gunnar Myers (Wallenpaupack), 8-2
172 Brian Heard (Abington Heights) MD Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe), 9-0
189 Nathan Campbell (Norwin) DEC Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area), 3-1
215 Juliano Marion (Franklin Regional) DEC Aidan Buggey (North Allegheny), 3-1
285 John Pardo (Kennett) DEC Maxwell Roy (St. Joseph’s Prep), 6-2
7TH PLACE
107 Willmont Kai (Whitehall) MD Nicholas Salamone (Easton), 14-4
114 Travis Clawson (Penn Manor) DEC Leo Joseph (Greater Latrobe), 6-2
121 Mason Whitney (Abington Heights) DEC Connor Smith (Seneca Valley), 7-1
127 Cael Rossi (Lower Dauphin) DEC Brady Slicker (Hickory), 6-2
133 James Garcia (Wilson) DEC CJ Ferree (Central Dauphin), 4-2
139 Michael Turi (West Scranton) DEC Kamal Abboud (Liberty), 4-2 SV
145 Gavin Reynolds (Central Dauphin) DEC Hayden Coy (Penn Trafford), 4-0
152 Keegan Demarest (PM East) F Nadav Nafshi (Harriton), 0:47
160 Carter Davis (Central York) DEC Gavin Cole (Council Rock So), 4-3
172 Talan Hogan (Pennridge) FOR Bekhruz Sadriddinov (Council Rock So), 0-0
189 James DeLuise (Bethlehem Catholic) FOR Michael Spielman (Strath Haven), 0-0
215 Brandon Stiehler (PM West) F Ryan McMillan (Wilson), 2:48
285 Andrew Brennan (LaSalle) DEC Calvin Lachman (Quakertown), 5-0
March 9, 2024 11:00 pm
History was made Saturday evening at the PIAA Wrestling Championships as Rune Lawrence of Frazier won the 215-pound championship, becoming just the 14th wrestlers in the history of the PIAA tournament to win four individual titles. WPIAL/PIAA 4-Time Champions Bentworth teammate Chris Vargo (2nd) and Vitali Daniels (7th) both brought home PIAA medals along with Jorden Williams (Chartiers-Houston), Gaven Suica (Burgettstown) and Braedon Williams (Fort Cherry), all third-place finishers. Joey Baronick (Burgettstown) finished fourth.
2A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
107 Joey Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Dominic Deputy (Chestnut Ridge), 6-1
114 Ayden Smith (Notre Dame Green Pond) DEC Will Detar (Trinity (D3)), 7-4
121 Aaron Seidel (Northern Lebanon) MD Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt), 8-0
127 Jax Forrest (Bishop McCort) TF Chris Vargo (Bentworth), 15-0 4:32
133 Brandt Harer (Montgomery) DEC Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt), 2-1 TB2
139 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort) TF Cameron Mingee (Littlestown), 21-6 2:55
145 Reagan Milheim (Warrior Run) DEC Mason Barvitskie (Southern Columbia), 3-1
152 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort) DEC Max Stein (Faith Christian Academy), 2-1
160 Conner Harer (Montgomery) DEC Cael Weidemoyer (Faith Christian Academy), 4-3
172 Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy) F Luke Fugazzotto (Northwestern Lehigh), 1:41
189 Andrew McMonagle (Huntingdon) DEC Garrett Garcia (Southern Columbia), 8-7
215 Rune Lawrence (Frazier) DEC Austin Johnson (Muncy), 6-3
285 Brenan Morgan (Central Valley) DEC Brody Kline (Berks Catholic), 6-4
3RD PLACE
107 Thomas Boyce (Conwell Egan) DEC Sam Wolford (Northern Lebanon), 1-0
114 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain) DEC Easton Mull (Chestnut Ridge), 6-2
121 Lincoln Sledzianowski (Bishop McCort) DEC Louie Gill (Reynolds), 7-5
127 Nico Fanella (Indiana) DEC Logan Stewart (Reynolds), 3-2
133 Charlie Robson (Conwell Egan) DEC Mason Gibson (Bishop McCort), 4-2
139 Chase Bell (Reynolds) F Matthew Smith (Midd-West), 2:30
145 Ryan Lawler (Bishop McDevitt) DEC Chase Hontz (Faith Christian Academy), 2-1 TB2
152 Brady Collins (Clearfield) DEC Gage Wentzel (Montoursville), 3-2
160 Devon Magro (Bishop McCort) MD Tyler Morrison (West Perry), 9-1
172 Keegan Ramsay (Notre Dame Green Pond) DEC Hunter Hohman (Grove City), 15-14
189 Caleb Close (Bald Eagle Area) DEC Lucas Lawler (Bishop McDevitt), 6-0
215 Rowan Holmes (Somerset) DEC Jason Singer (Faith Christian Academy), 4-2
285 Mark Effendian (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Dylan Pitzer (Mt. Pleasant), 4-0
5TH PLACE
107 Tanner Guenot (Bald Eagle Area) F Cam Baker (Burrell), 2:47
114 Jorden Williams (Chartiers-Houston) DEC Dalton Wenner (Cranberry), 1-0
121 Josef Garshnick (United) FOR Gauge Botero (Faith Christian Academy), 0-0
127 Gideon Bracken (United) DEC Weston Pisarchick (Brockway), 5-0 SV
133 Cyrus Hurd (North East) MD Jack Kazalas (Quaker Valley), 10-1
139 Gaven Suica (Burgettstown) DEC Cooper Hornack (Burrell), 3-1 UTB
145 Cole Householder (Brookville) DEC Mason Horwat (Derry Area), 9-3
152 Cody Hamilton (Grove City) DEC Cameron Milheim (Warrior Run), 5-3 UTB
160 Story Buchanan (Girard) DEC Isaiah Pisano (Hopewell), 6-4
172 Braedon Welsh (Fort Cherry) FOR Carmine Lenzi (Berks Catholic), 0-0
189 Jackson Angelo (Frazier) DEC Carter Chamberlain (Clearfield), 5-2
215 Dante Burns (Conwell Egan) FOR Gavin Hannah (Brookville), 0-0
285 Carson Neely (Port Allegany) MD Joseph Baronick (Burgettstown), 10-1
7TH PLACE
107 Jordan Manyette (Trinity (D3)) DEC Dakota Santamaria (Tussey Mt.), 4-3
114 Caden Judice (Bald Eagle Area) DEC Carter Beck (Saegertown), 5-4
121 Bradley Wagner (Mifflinburg) DEC Colton Wade (Sullivan County), 6-2
127 Jackson Rush (West Perry) MD Jonah Peterson (Upper Dauphin), 13-2
133 Hunter Gould (Conneaut Area) DEC Hudson Hohman (Grove City), 3-2
139 Marcus Gable (Philipsburg-Osceola) DEC Noah Doi (Camp Hill), 7-0
145 Jackson Albert (Saucon Valley) DEC Jackson Butler (Bishop McCort), 1-0
152 Trent Hoover (Penn Cambria) DEC Ty Watson (Penns Valley), 3-2
160 Dominic Sumpolec (Notre Dame Green Pond) DEC Hudson Ward (Canton), 9-2
172 Caden Finck (Montgomery) DEC Kyle Scott (Tyrone), 3-1 SV
189 Vitali Daniels (Bentworth) MD Cody Wagner (Faith Christian Academy), 12-1
215 Chad Beller (Catasauqua) DEC Teague Calvin (Greenville), 5-2
285 Sawyer Robinson (Towanda) DEC Braden Ewing (Tyrone), 5-1
March 10, 2024 12:01 am
Derek Errett scored 26 points helping Fort Cherry rally past Karns City in the PIAA 2A boys first round Saturday afternoon. Blake Sweder added 14 as the Rangers fought back from an 8-point deficit early in the third quarter. Fort Cherry outscored the Gremlins 37-20 from that point on. The Trinity girls season ended Saturday night at Cathedral Prep. Trinity tied the game early in the third before the Ramblers scored 14 of the next 16 points and were never threatened again. Action moves to the second round including a trio of games on the WJPA Sports Network. We’ll have the Peters Township girls on Tuesday, plus South Fayette girls and Fort Cherry boys on Wednesday, all on WJPA-FM (95.3), online at wjpa.com and video available on subscription on the NFHS Network. Click PIAA Brackets
PIAA First Round
Saturday, March 9
5A Girls Cathedral Prep 53, Trinity 29 Listen/Watch Here
5A Girls South Fayette 48, Red Land 20
4A Girls Warren 71, Elizabeth-Forward 64
2A Boys Fort Cherry 61, Karns City 52 Listen/Watch Here
2A Boys Conemaugh Township 55, Bishop Canevin 47
6A Boys McDowell 61, Baldwin 45
6A Boys Upper St. Clair 57, Central Dauphin 53
6A Boys State College 65, Mt. Lebanon 58 OT
PIAA Second Round
Tuesday, March 12
6A Girls Peters Township vs. Spring-Ford, 5:15 pm at Bald Eagle Area, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
6A Girls Chartiers Valley vs. Norwin, 6 pm at Peters Township
3A Girls Seton-La Salle vs. Westmont-Hilltop, 6 pm at Hempfield
5A Boys Moon Area vs. York Suburban, 6 pm at Hollidaysburg
5A Boys Bethel Park vs. Fox Chapel, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
Wednesday, March 13
5A Girls South Fayette vs. Oakland Catholic, 5:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
2A Boys Fort Cherry vs. Serra Catholic, 7:15 pm at Peters Township, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
6A Boys Upper St. Clair vs. State College, 5:30 pm at Pitt-Johnstown
March 10, 2024 7:26 am
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak reached 40 goals for the third consecutive season, and the Boston Bruins beat the fading Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1. Coming off a 4-1 victory over Toronto on Thursday, the Bruins posted consecutive regulation wins for the first time since Jan. 20 and 22. They are fighting for the NHL’s top record. Pavel Zacha had two goals and an assist for Boston, which has 91 points. Brad Marchand and Jake DeBrusk each had a goal and an assist, and Linus Ullmark made 38 saves. Kris Letang scored for Pittsburgh, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 17 shots.
March 10, 2024 7:23 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlton Carrington scored 23 points, Blake Hinson added 21 and Pittsburgh defeated NC State 81-73 to claim fourth-place and a double-bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament. The Panthers went ahead 52-35 early in the second half and their lead was still 14 after Hinson hit a jumper near the six-minute mark. But NC State rallied with an 11-0 run sparked by nine points from Jayden Taylor. The Panthers pushed their lead back to eight points, then Taylor got the Wolfpack within 75-70 when he hit a 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining. Guillermo Diaz Graham was fouled on an alley-oop dunk and finished the and-1 for an eight-point lead at 51 seconds. Mohamed Diarra hit a 3-pointer for the Wolfpack but Pitt finished things off at the free-throw line.
March 9, 2024 7:59 am
Saturday is the final day of the 2024 PIAA Wrestling Championships & the WJPA Sports Network will have live coverage as we have for the past 75 years. Mark Uriah, Rusty Pettit, Greg Warnock and Greg Smith will bring home all of the action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Listen/Watch Here
Canon-McMillan’s Valarie Solorio & Natalie Rush, Chris Vargo of Bentworth and Trinity’s Bode Morgan will each wrestle for state championship’s Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, March 9
9:20 am All Classes Consolations & 3rd, 5th, 7th place medal bouts
3:50 pm All Classes Championship Finals
FloWrestling has results listed by classification and round.
The following Washington County wrestlers will medal, finishing anywhere from 3rd-8th place, with consolation semifinals set for Saturday morning:
Girls
Canon-McMillan: Yunuen Ayala, Audrey Calgaro, Dynisty Williams
Fort Cherry: Abigail Dolanch
Peters Township: Grace O’Korn
2A Boys
Bentworth: Vitali Daniels
Burgettstown: Joey Baronick, Gaven Suica
Chartiers-Houston: Jorden Williams
Fort Cherry: Breadon Welsh
3A Boys
Canon-McMillan: Andrew Binni
Peters Township: Nicholas McGarrity
Ringgold: Jake Conroy
March 9, 2024 12:10 am
Gemma Walker pumped in 30 points to lead Peters Township to a 69-49 win at Lebanon in the opening round of the PIAA 6A Girls basketball playoffs. Natalie Wetzel added 21 in the win. Walker’s three-pointer late in the first half put the Indians in front to stay. Peters opened the third on a 10-2 run, then closed the period scoring 12 of the final 27 points to lead by 14. Fort Cherry’s girls lost at District 10 champion Kennedy Catholic.
Action continues Saturday including a pair of games on the WJPA Sports Network. The Fort Cherry boys visit Karns City at 12:45 with the Trinity girls taking on Cathedral Prep in Erie at 5:45 pm. Both games will be live on WJPA-FM (95.3), online at wjpa.com and video available on subscription on the NFHS Network. First round opponents for the Washington County teams are listed along with those of our nearest neighbor in the South Hills, Mon Valley and airport areas. Click PIAA Brackets
PIAA First Round
Saturday, March 9
2A Boys WPIAL-3 Fort Cherry at 9-2 Karns City, 12:45 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
5A Girls WPIAL-5 Trinity at 10-1 Cathedral Prep, 5:45 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
5A Girls 3-8 Redland at WPIAL-1 South Fayette, 2 pm
4A Girls WPIAL-3 Elizabeth-Forward at 10-2 Warren, 1 pm
6A Boys 10-1 McDowell at WPIAL-2 Baldwin, 1 pm
6A Boys 3-7 Central Dauphin at WPIAL-1 Upper St. Clair, 1 pm
6A Boys WPIAL-3 Mt. Lebanon at 6-1 State College, 3 pm
2A Boys WPIAL-5 Bishop Canevin at 5-1 Conemaugh Township, 4 pm
Friday, March 8
6A Girls Peters Township 69, Lebanon 49 Listen/Watch Here
6A Girls Chartiers Valley 44, Altoona 43
3A Girls Northwestern 67, Keystone Oaks 47
3A Girls Seton-La Salle 66, Karns City 46
2A Girls Kennedy Catholic 68, Fort Cherry 24
1A Girls Elk County Catholic 45, Monessen 16
1A Boys Elk County Catholic 85, Monessen 54
4A Boys Lincoln Park 73, Montour 56
5A Boys York Suburban 52, Thomas Jefferson 48
5A Boys Bethel Park 59, Hershey 45
5A Boys Moon Area 52, Obama Academy 34
March 9, 2024 4:18 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have released veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson and wide receiver Allen Robinson II in cost-cutting moves ahead of the start of free agency next week. Peterson, an eight-time Pro Bowler, signed a two-year deal with the Steelers last March. He was due a roster bonus of almost $3 million next week. The 33-year-old Peterson had two interceptions last season. Robinson had 34 receptions for a career-low 280 yards without a touchdown. Cutting him saves the Steelers $10 million under the salary cap.
March 9, 2024 4:15 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA Division I record for 3-pointers in a season by a woman or man, finishing with 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists on a poor shooting night to lead No. 4 Iowa past Penn State 95-62 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Clark missed her first 11 3s before finally connecting in the fourth quarter. It was her 163rd 3-pointer of the season, surpassing Stephen Curry of Davidson and Darius McGhee of Liberty for the most by a D-I player. Clark finished 2 of 14 from long range and 5 of 19 overall. But Iowa still had little trouble with Penn State.
March 8, 2024 9:17 am
The WJPA Sports Network will have live coverage of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships as we have for the past 75 years. Mark Uriah, Rusty Pettit, Greg Warnock and Greg Smith will bring home all of the action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Listen/Watch Here
Bentworth’s Chris Vargo and Burgettstown’s Joey Baronick won quarterfinal matches to advance to the 2A Boys semifinals. Jorden Williams (Chartiers-Houston) lost in the quarters and dropped into the 3rd Round Consolations. He’s joined in that round by seven others from the Washington/Greene County area, all winners in the 2nd consolation round.
FloWrestling has results listed by classification and round.
Friday, March 8
10:20 am 2A Boys 3rd Consolations
11:35 am Girls Quarterfinals, 1st & 2nd Consolations
2:05 pm 3A Boys Quarterfinals, 2nd & 3rd Consolations
6:50 pm All Classes Semifinals & Consolations
Saturday, March 9
9:20 am All Classes Consolations & 3rd, 5th, 7th place medal bouts
3:50 pm All Classes Championship Finals
2A Boys Semifinals
Bentworth: Chris Vargo
Burgettstown: Joey Baronick
2A Boys 3rd Consolations
Bentworth: Vitali Daniels, Owen Ivcic
Burgettstown: Gaven Suica
Chartiers-Houston: Jorden Williams
Fort Cherry: Braedon Welsh
Jeff-Morgan: Chase Frameli
McGuffey: Lucas Barr
West Greene: Colin Whyte
Girls Quarterfinals
Canon-McMillan: Audrey Calgaro, Natalie Rush, Valarie Solorio, Dynisty Williams
Fort Cherry: Abigail Dolanch
Peters Township: Grace O’Korn
Ringgold: Anna Duncan
Girls 1st Consolations
Canon-McMillan: Yunuen Ayala, Capri Chambers, Eva Gray, Malia Ramos
Fort Cherry: Isabella Spotti
Peters Township: Liliana Giulianelli
3A Boys Quarterfinals
Canon-McMillan: Andrew Binni, Collier Hartman
Ringgold: Jake Conroy
Trinity: Bodie Morgan, Blake Reihner
3A Boys 2nd Consolations
Canon-McMillan: Geno Calgaro, Ryder Joseph
Peters Township: Nicholas McGarrity
Trinity: TJ Allison
Waynesburg: Brock Evans, Ky Szewczyk, Roan Tustin
