The PIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Series began Tuesday, the first step on a difficult road to the PIAA Finals Mar. 12-13 at the Giant Center in Hershey. COVID-19 protocols have the PIAA & WPIAL limiting participation to no more than eight wrestlers per weight at a single location. That has forced the addition of several steps in qualifying as well as fewer wrestlers advancing to the next level. WPIAL wrestlers will begin with Sub-Section tournaments (AA Tuesday, AAA Wednesday/Thursday). Only the top two in each Sub-Section advance to Section tournaments this weekend. From there, only the top two move on to WPIAL Championships. The PIAA has also added Super Regional (East & West) tournaments in both classes, each including just eight wrestlers with the top four advancing to Hershey. Follow all of our coverage of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Series from Sub-Section to PIAA Finals. Click Here!
Wednesday, Feb. 17
WPIAL AAA Sub-Section Wrestling
4:50 pm Sub-Section 4A on WJPA-AM (1450) — Listen Here!
Chartiers Valley, South Fayette, Trinity, Waynesburg at Canon-McMillan
WPIAL AA Sub-Sections were held Tuesday night. Burgettstown dominated Sub-Section 1A, taking first place in 12 weights while advancing all 13 wrestlers to the Section tourney Friday. Chartiers-Houston qualified four wrestlers for the next step, Wash High three. In Sub-Section 1B, Beth-Center took the top spot in five weights with a sixth qualifier advancing to Friday’s action. McGuffey has five qualifiers, Jeff-Morgan four, Bentworth and West Greene three apiece.