Burgettstown, the top-ranked team in Class 2A, looked very bit the part Wednesday night as the Blue Devils rolled to a 60-14 victory over visiting Jefferson-Morgan in Section 1.The Blue Devils won all but three weight classes and every Burgettstown win came via fall. The Blue Devils ended the ...
HOUSTON – The number for Tyler Berish was four.The 152-pound senior from Bethlehem-Center needed four victories in the Chartiers-Houston Invitational to reach 100 for his career.When he finally had the opportunity in the last bout of this tournament, he didn’t let the chance escape ...
In his second year as head coach at Canon-McMillan, Brian Krenzelak suffered a loss before the first whistle blew.Krenzelak’s uncle, Manuel “Buns” Pihakis, died in November and wrestling just won’t be the same at Canon-McMillan.While the familiar face of Pihakis won’t be there, there ...
Manuel Pihakis, a lifelong Canonsburg resident who dedicated his life to his hometown, and a wrestling giant who won three PIAA titles from 1950-52, passed away Saturday at the age of 89.He leaves a rich legacy of accomplishments and an indelible imprint on the community he loved.Pihakis, or ...
A new plan to determine qualifiers for the PIAA Wrestling Championships was put on hold, for possibly as long as two years, by the PIAA wrestling steering committee.At its April 5 meeting, the steering committee supported a plan by Frank Vulcano, athletic director at Canon-McMillan and head of ...
If this were baseball, then the WPIAL and PIAA would be hitting .800 when it comes to advancing the sport of wrestling recently.Earlier this year, the WPIAL switched gears on the team tournament and team eligibility when it offered schools a chance to compete in its tournament but not take on a ...
