February 15, 2026 9:15 am
The four-week PIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Series started Saturday across the WPIAL. The top six finishers in each weight class advance to the WPIAL Championships next weekend, Class 2A at Chartiers Valley, Class 3A at Canon-McMillan. We’ll have live coverage of both WPIAL Championship tournaments, including all of Saturday’s action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online Listen Here. Following are links to the medal bouts in each of the three Sectional tournaments involving Washington/Greene County teams.
2A Southern Sectional — McGuffey won four individual titles and will send nine wrestlers to the WPIAL 2A Championships next weekend. Burgettstown led the Sectional with 10 wrestlers advancing, but the host Blue Devils had to settle for one individual championship. Bentworth (3) and Beth-Center (2) also had multiple winners.
3A Southern Sectional — Trinity has qualifiers in 12 of the 13 weights, including 11 top-3 finishers at the Sectional. Canon-McMillan will have 11 of its wrestlers on home turf at the WPIAL 3A Championships Friday/Saturday, including four individual section champions.
3A Eastern Sectional — Ringgold won one section title and will send five wrestlers to the WPIAL 3A Championships.
February 15, 2026 5:55 am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 points each to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65. The short-handed Tar Heels played without star freshman forward Caleb Wilson and center Henri Veesaar, who are both injured. The pair had started every game this season and are the team’s top two scorers and rebounders. Luka Bogavac and Zayden High each scored 15 points for North Carolina. Cameron Corhen had 23 points and Roman Siulepa added 14 points for Pittsburgh, which has lost five in a row, including four against ranked teams.
February 15, 2026 6:09 am
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. It centers on whether the Canadian men’s and women’s teams are cheating by double-touching stones after they are released on the ice. It comes as the historic curling powerhouse finds its ego bruised. Its mixed doubles team didn’t even play for a medal, and both teams cannot afford to lose more matches if they want a reach the medal matches.
February 14, 2026 10:00 pm
WPIAL 3A Eastern Sectional at Norwin
Championships
107 Luca Butera (Norwin) DEC Jax Brentzel (Penn-Trafford), 3-1
114 Dylan Barrett (Penn-Trafford) DEC Zach Rehak (Thomas Jefferson), 4-0
121 Landon Sidun (Norwin) DEC Nico Kapusta (Hempfield Area), 6-1
127 Coleton Klipa (Norwin) DEC Nolan Rice (Connellsville), 4-1
133 Dominic Butera (Norwin) DEC Landon Lynn (Connellsville), 6-5
139 Brooks Blasko (Norwin) DEC Chase Smith (Franklin Regional), 11-7
145 Kai Vielma (Connellsville) TECH FALL Nathan Klingensmith (Norwin), 19-4 4:08
152 Michael Ruane (Franklin Regional) MAJ DEC Owen Campbell (Plum), 12-2
160 Cristian Lowther (Ringgold) FALL Jack White (Norwin), 3:19
172 Zach Labryer (Thomas Jefferson) DEC Ethan Cartwright (Franklin Regional), 10-9
189 Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe) FALL Tanner Shaffer (Norwin), 2:24
215 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon) FALL Cael Ott (Penn-Trafford), 0:34
285 John Montgomery (Franklin Regional) FALL Frank Grazulis (Plum), 5:33
Third Place
107 Gracin Guglielmo (Belle Vernon) DEC Salvatore Colangelo (Franklin Regional), 3-0
114 Beau Fennick (Franklin Regional) FALL Zachary Franks (Connellsville), 1:40
121 Titus Colangelo (Franklin Regional) DEC Tommy Gretz (Connellsville), 3-1 UTB
127 Nate Caracciolo (Hempfield Area) DEC Luke Desantis (Penn-Trafford), 3-1
133 Evan Tolliver (Ringgold) MAJ DEC Lashawn Haley (West Mifflin Area), 14-4
139 Daniel Smith (Connellsville) MAJ DEC Braden Washington (Gateway), 13-2
145 Jake Halsted (Hempfield Area) MAJ DEC Cohen Buccicone (Franklin Regional), 12-0
152 Noah Curren (Norwin) FALL Luke Lilley (Connellsville), 2:13
160 Cooper Dietz (West Mifflin Area) DEC Jake Lilley (Connellsville), 7-2
172 Riley Shaffer (Norwin) DEC Sydney Hand (Penn-Trafford), 4-2
189 Dylan Lytle (Connellsville) TECH FALL Shawn Congdon (West Mifflin Area), 15-0 4:29
215 Donovan Deluco (Gateway) FALL Dane Petrarco (Norwin), 0:42
285 Colin Rockwell (Albert Gallatin) FALL Jonah Fierle (Norwin), 3:42
Fifth Place
107 Jeremy Gray (Connellsville) FALL Gavin Morris (Albert Gallatin), 1:42
114 Brayden Broadwater (Belle Vernon) DEC Greyson Morris (Albert Gallatin), 2-0
121 Robert Cordova (Thomas Jefferson) TECH FALL Rylee Doppelheuer (Belle Vernon), 16-1 4:21
127 Jacob Labryer (Thomas Jefferson) TECH FALL Chaney Shawl (Ringgold), 17-2 2:46
133 Jake Lang (Penn-Trafford) DEC Brennan Overcash (Plum), 7-6
139 Logan Peagler (Greater Latrobe) DEC Leif Syrko (Ringgold), 2-0 UTB
145 Cameron Timko (Thomas Jefferson) FALL Logan Skuta (Greater Latrobe), 3:21
152 Dominic Angelicchio (Greater Latrobe) DEC Dylan Clayton (Penn-Trafford), 1-0
160 Logan Matrisch (Penn-Trafford) DEC Colby Hibner (Belle Vernon), 5-2
172 Caden Wills (West Mifflin Area) DEC Theodore Mitchell (Gateway), 1-0
189 Caden Smith (Ringgold) FORFEIT Garrett Huff (Plum), 0-0
215 Nico Dominick (Greater Latrobe) FALL Kameron Dietrick (Plum), 2:57
285 Andrew Gabriel (Gateway) DEC Gamin Owens (Greater Latrobe), 5-1
February 14, 2026 10:00 pm
WPIAL 2A Southern Sectional at Burgettstown
Championships
107 Brayden Hanning (Jefferson-Morgan) FALL Carter Baker (Burgettstown), 5:42
114 Bobby Lemley (Bentworth) FALL Caleb Dulaney (Jefferson-Morgan), 0:40
121 Gage Bradley (Burgettstown) DEC Alex Medlen (Bethlehem Center), 5-4
127 Clayton Ealy (McGuffey) FALL Danny Smith (Burgettstown), 1:18
133 Lucas Barr (McGuffey) TECH FALL Noah Collins (West Greene), 18-1 2:19
139 Drake McClure (Bentworth) MAJ DEC Mason Wright (Bethlehem Center), 9-0
145 Emmett Wolfe (McGuffey) TECH FALL Caleb Patton (Washington), 17-2 4:00
152 Jonah Erdely (Frazier) DEC Victor Bonus (McGuffey), 7-4
160 Owen Ivcic (Bentworth) DEC Alek Palko (Jefferson-Morgan), 5-3
172 Aaron Supler (McGuffey) FALL Chas Rush (Avella), 2:46
189 Malachi Peak (Bethlehem Center) DEC Dominic Muzzi (Avella), 7-3
215 Noah Layhue (Bethlehem Center) FALL Adam Baloga (Burgettstown), 1:12
285 Colin Whyte (West Greene) FALL Joe Wilson (Washington), 3:25
Third Place
107 Holdyn Humphries (Chartiers-Houston) TECH FALL Brody Quigley (Bethlehem Center), 20-5 5:00
114 Maison Robinson (Chartiers-Houston) FALL Dustin Mace (Avella), 4:12
121 Brock McClure (Bentworth) MAJ DEC Cameron Eiler (Fort Cherry), 12-1
127 Noah Patton (Washington) MAJ DEC Gage Samol (Avella), 11-1
133 Christian Tirado (Hopewell) FALL Anthony Dulaney (Brownsville), 2:10
139 Carter Katus (Burgettstown) FALL Justin Obeldobel (Hopewell), 4:16
145 Brady Rightweiser (Burgettstown) FALL Joel Rizor (West Greene), 4:18
152 Logan Noyes (Burgettstown) DEC Angelo Mele (Chartiers-Houston), 4-0
160 Garrett Newman (McGuffey) DEC Jahvon Woods (Washington), 6-3 SV
172 Levi Yeater (West Greene) MAJ DEC Jason Murray (Burgettstown), 17-4
189 Brayden Taggart (Bentworth) FALL Shannon Archie (Burgettstown), 1:56
215 Derek Diamond (Frazier) DEC Tyler Clayton (Chartiers-Houston), 5-2
285 Landon Heath (Jefferson-Morgan) FALL Jacob Lyle (Chartiers-Houston), 1:52
Fifth Place
107 Xander Winters (Avella)
114 Blake Jamison (McGuffey) MAJ DEC Jacob Rizor (West Greene), 17-3
121 Kamden Stamm (Chartiers-Houston) DEC Jorden Moore (Avella), 6-1
127 James Dulaney (Jefferson-Morgan) FORFEIT Shane Cronin (Bethlehem Center), 0-0
133 Jeremy Tkach (Burgettstown) DEC Bryan Thompson (South Side), 11-9
139 Lane Ealy (McGuffey) MAJ DEC EJ Lingenfield (Jefferson-Morgan), 12-4
145 Vinny Boris (Hopewell) MAJ DEC Kody Gates (Brownsville), 11-0
152 Evan Tirado (Hopewell) FALL Mason Crow (Bentworth), 1:46
160 Brice Smith (West Greene) DISQ Dadrien Walls (Chartiers-Houston), 3:34
172 Miles Rocco (South Side)
189 Hunter Gorby (West Greene) DEC Kash Main (McGuffey), 7-4 SV
215 Lucian Williams (South Side) FALL Jeff Smuzinick (Brownsville), 2:36
285 Keegan Volland (South Side) DEC Connor McQuillan (Fort Cherry), 7-2
February 14, 2026 10:00 pm
WPIAL 2A Southern Sectional at South Fayette
Championships
107 Lee Dreshman (Canon-McMillan) DEC Michael Johnson (West Allegheny), 7-1
114 Nicholas Mcgarrity (Peters Township) MAJ DEC Jackson Hoy (Trinity), 16-4
121 Gionno Gardner (Canon-McMillan) MAJ DEC Gavin Bricker (Trinity), 12-4
127 Dom Canali (Trinity) MAJ DEC Evan Sala (Mt. Lebanon), 10-2
133 Cael Yanek (Moon Area) DEC Jon Emma (Canon-McMillan), 9-6 TB2
139 Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan) TECH FALL Thomas Bencho (West Allegheny), 18-3 3:44
145 Jacob Chacon (Montour) DEC Ian Bucheli (Bethel Park), 11-8
152 Logan Slovick (West Allegheny) MED FORFETO Rook Smith (Montour)
160 Cole Gibbons (Mt. Lebanon) DEC Mason Calgaro (Canon-McMillan), 7-3
172 Liam Costa (Moon Area) DEC Behr Bruckner (Trinity), 5-0
189 Bryce Collins (Canon-McMillan) DEC Teagan Barr (Trinity), 4-1 SV
215 Roan Tustin (Waynesburg) DEC Brayden Collins (Canon-McMillan), 4-2
285 Edrick Williams (Trinity) DEC Cam Danna (West Allegheny), 3-2 TB2
Third Place
107 Bryce Thomas (Moon Area) FALL Parker Jennings (Trinity), 0:23
114 Shamil Islamov (Baldwin) DEC Hayden Seymour (Moon Area), 11-5
121 Karsten Kirchner (Moon Area) FORFEIT Floyd Huff (Waynesburg), 0-0
127 Ricky Hammel (West Allegheny) TECH FALL Landon Lower (Moon Area), 20-2 4:16
133 Jake Wright (Trinity) DEC A.J. Snatchko (West Allegheny), 6-0
139 Peter Leventis (South Fayette) DEC Caleb Crawford (Bethel Park), 7-0
145 Devin Junko (Trinity) MAJ DEC Aidan Finnigan (Canon-McMillan), 14-6
152 Carson Gerba (Trinity) DEC Colton Fisher (Bethel Park), 7-1
160 Luke Poland (Trinity) TECH FALL Bryce Catanzaro (Upper St Clair), 18-0 4:31
172 Michael Lawrence (Chartiers Valley) MAJ DEC Blake Schepis (West Allegheny), 10-2
189 Michael Olszewski (Moon Area) DEC Musabek Sadyrbekov (Chartiers Valley), 4-1
215 Ian Holub (Trinity) DEC Khalil Razipour (Moon Area), 3-1 TB2
285 Dakota Carmona (Canon-McMillan) DEC Jacob Halbedl (Montour), 4-1 SV
Fifth Place
107 Conner Dean (South Fayette) DEC Gabe Green (Peters Township), 7-4
114 Lucas Carson (West Allegheny) FALL Parker Kolarcik (Canon-McMillan), 2:21
121 Ahkmed Yusupov (Baldwin) FALL Damon Nelson (Montour), 2:42
127 Carson Elder (Bethel Park) MED FORFEIT Jason Alex (Baldwin), 6-1 4:02
133 Aiden Guthrie (Baldwin) MAJ DEC Link Miner (Waynesburg), 9-1
139 Tilek Sadyrbekov (Chartiers Valley) DEC Mike Griffiths (Baldwin), 7-1
145 Zack Regotti (Moon Area) DEC Brock Dennison (South Fayette), 11-5
152 Ben Mares (Mt. Lebanon) DEC Derek Worstell (Upper St Clair), 6-0
160 Parraish Brinson (Baldwin) FALL Max Gould (Moon Area), 3:20
172 Jack Hunter (Canon-McMillan) TECH FALL Luca Coury (Upper St Clair), 16-1 5:00
189 Landen Pusateri (Peters Township) DEC Bryce Tunno (Blackhawk), 3-1
215 Gavin Kesler (West Allegheny) DEC Wyar Alozie (Chartiers Valley), 7-2
285 Alex Zevallos (Upper St Clair) FALL Lincoln Fisher (Waynesburg), 2:22
February 15, 2026 6:07 am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Akshay Bhatia goes into the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a two-shot lead. He shot a 68 on Saturday with a big run of birdies on the scoring holes early. That gave him enough of a cushion to hold on when the cold wind arrived. Bhatia is up two over Jake Knapp, Collin Morikawa and Sepp Straka. The final hour was a prelude to Sunday. The wind was whipping and golf balls were wobbling on the greens. Wind and rain are in the forecast and tee times have been moved up by an hour.
February 15, 2026 6:20 am
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron chases an unprecedented third straight Daytona 500 win Sunday when he attempts to make NASCAR history. He’ll be trying to win NASCAR’s season opener for the third consecutive year in a backup car after he damaged his primary in a qualifying race. He starts near the back in 39th, but he says that does not scare him. Byron has won here with a backup before. He has also won by staying patient and avoiding trouble, not by leading lots of laps. The field also has big storylines. Kyle Busch starts on the pole while stuck in a long winless skid and Brad Keselowski races while recovering from a broken leg.
February 14, 2026 3:58 am
Vitt Emerich hit a pair of free throws with a half-second to play, giving Trinity the win at West Allegheny. The Hillers trailed by 9 points midway through the third, then built a 10-point lead halfway through the fourth. West Allegheny tied the game with just over a minute to play before Emerich was fouled just before the buzzer, sending her to the line. Peters Township built a 7-point lead at the half and held #5 Plum at arms length the rest of the way, scoring an opening-round upset. In the 3A girls bracket, #7 Waynesburg won at home while #11 McGuffey was eliminated with a road loss. Basketball pauses for the weekend with more first-round games set for Monday. Our audio coverage is available free on-air and online. Video for WPIAL/PIAA playoff games is accessible through the NFHS Network under League agreements. We are producing the video for all of our early round games. Here’s a daily schedule of games for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets
Friday, Feb. 13 — First Round
5A Girls #9 Trinity > #8 West Allegheny, 50-48 Watch/Listen
5A Girls #12 Peters Township > #5 Plum, 56-46 Watch/Listen
3A Girls #6 Our Lady/Sacred Heart > #11 McGuffey, 54-20 Watch/Listen
3A Girls #7 Waynesburg > #10 Deer Lakes, 55-26
Monday. Feb. 16
2A Boys #10 Winchester Thurston at #7 Chartiers-Houston, 6:45 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
2A Boys #13 Fort Cherry at #4 Neshannock, 7 pm
2A Boys #14 Bentworth at #3 Our Lady/Sacred Heart, 6:45 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen
2A Boys #11 Springdale at #6 Jeff-Morgan, 7 pm
1A Girls #11 Clairton at #6 West Greene, 7 pm
February 14, 2026 4:07 am
MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin crashed out of the Olympic figure skating podium after a disastrous free skate and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan takes a shocking gold medal. On Friday night in Milan Cortina, Malinin fell twice and dropped from first after the short program to eighth overall. AP reports the arena sat in stunned silence as Malinin fought back tears after one of his worst performances. Shaidorov posted a career-best 291.58 points and gave Kazakhstan its first Winter Games gold medal. Yuma Kagiyama won silver again and Japan’s Shun Sato took bronze. Malinin’s long unbeaten streak was ended.
