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HERSHEY – When a coach says, “Every point counts,” in a dual wrestling meet it may appear as a cliche, but don’t tell that to Connellsville coach Bill Swink, who witnessed his team suffer a 30-29 setback to Wilson West Lawn on Thursday in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A dual meet championships […]
McMURRAY – The wait for eight is over. Connellsville’s wrestling team had been sitting on seven WPIAL titles since 2008 but ended that drought Saturday at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena. The Falcons downed two previously unbeaten teams in Franklin Regional, 31-28 in the semifinals, and Trinity, 33-32 in the final, to earn their […]
CANONSBURG – Connellsville’s Evan Petrovich was the lone area medalist on Saturday evening at the conclusion of the 57th Annual Powerade Wrestling Tournament at Canon-McMillan High School. Petrovich finished sixth at 145 pounds after dropping a 2-1 decision to Bishop McCort’s Sam Herring in the fifth-place bout. Petrovich, a junior, is 14-4 this season. He […]
Amidst the 2023 rendition of the Tom Best Memorial Top Hat Tournament, one wrestling program stood out above the rest. Even without two-time state medalist D