Tony Gizoni was considered one of the greatest wrestlers to emerge from Washington High School.He might have been the best to emerge from Washington County.Gizoni certainly had the credentials: three PIAA gold medals, two NCAA titles and entrances into three major halls of fame.Gizoni died ...
Bruce Cridge, a PIAA wrestling champion for Canon-McMillan High School, died Tuesday from an illness. He was 40.Cridge won the 152-pound title in the 1996 PIAA Class AAA Championships in Hershey, winning a 5-2 decision over Robby Waller of Mt. Pleasant.Cridge received a full scholarship to ...
On the day of Gavin Teasdale’s most significant wrestling matches, there is tension, a churning in the stomach, and a strained look on the face of . . . everyone but Teasdale.While his family squirms in their seats during warmups and his coaches pace before a match, there is a calmness, born ...
After an eight-year association with the program, Jason Cardillo has resigned as Canon-McMillan High School’s wrestling coach.Cardillo said it was for family reasons.“It was really a tough decision,” said Cardillo. “It’s been really tough on my family. I almost resigned last year but ...
PITTSBURGH – Canon-McMillan senior Brendan Furman found a positive to his loss at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, Saturday at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House.Furman (138-33), a Cornell recruit and PIAA Class AAA champ, lost 3-0 in the 285-pound bout to Trent Hillger (241-8), a Wisconsin ...
Gavin Teasdale did what a lot of teenagers do when it comes to major events in their lives.He changed his mind.Teasdale, a three-time undefeated state champion from Jefferson-Morgan, decommitted from Iowa and will instead attend Penn State University when he graduates in June 2018.Teasdale ...
