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PSU’s Starocci denies Waynesburg grad Welsh a national title

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rocco Welsh's dream of winning a national championship as a true freshman came up short Saturday night in the finals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at 174 pounds. The Waynesburg graduate and Ohio State wrestler dropped a 2-0 decision to Penn State's Carter ...

Waynesburg grad Welsh to wrestle Starocci for NCAA title

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carter Starocci and Aaron Brooks will have a chance to make some wrestling history for Penn State. Waynesburg graduate and Ohio State true freshman Rocco Welsh hopes to alter history when he wrestles Starocci in the finals at 174. The two Nittany Lions passed their ...

Former Trinity wrestling coach Dubelle dies

Dr. Stanley Dubelle, who took over as head wrestling coach at Trinity High School in 1957 and turned the team into a powerhouse, died Tuesday in Harrisburg. He was 91. The 1950 graduate of Washington High School, who completed his degree at Franklin & Marshall College in 1954, was ...

What a debut for inaugural PIAA girls tournament

If first impressions are any indication for girls wrestling, then buckle up for a new era in a sport that has been dominated by men. The inaugural girls championships crowned 13 champions Saturday evening at the Giant Center in Hershey after three long days of wrestling. The days may have ...

Three local wrestlers finish second in state tournament

HERSHEY – Competing in the state finals is the dream of every wrestler. However, once the wrestler reaches the finals, he or she will sometimes feel like a failure if they are not able to celebrate a state championship. Such was the case Saturday night in the PIAA Individual Wrestling ...

Big Macs dominate girls western regional

CANONSBURG -- You can forgive Valarie Solorio for the tears that ran down her cheeks after becoming the first western wrestling champion in the brand spanking new girls division. The senior from Canon-McMillan has been waiting a long time for this, and the first title could not have come to a ...