Elijah Brown and Kai Vielma competed against each other when they wrestled in the youth leagues, but those matches were a long time ago. That may seem hard to believe, as Brown now has about 70 pounds on Vielma, but despite the change in weight classes, the duo can share one distinction: ...
JOHNSTOWN 鈥� The team portion of Connellsville鈥檚 wrestling season ended Saturday morning inside 1st Summit Arena at the Cambria County War Memorial following a 33-24 setback to Nazareth in the consolation quarterfinals of the PIAA Class 3A dual meet tournament. The Falcons (19-5) lost ...
GETTYSBURG 鈥� Bill Swink wasn鈥檛 taking any chances. Following Jake Lilley鈥檚 12-2 major decision and Connellsville assuring itself a victory in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A dual meet tournament, the Falcons competed in one bout before forfeiting the last three weights in a ...
McMURRAY 鈥� Connellsville entered the season as one of the favorites to win the WPIAL Class 3A dual meet championship. The Falcons finished third in the state tournament last year and had a healthy lineup returning with three returning state qualifiers, including two medalists, but head ...
CONNELLSVILLE 鈥� Bill Swink is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Connellsville wrestling team, and in those five years, the 1982 graduate of Connellsville Area High School has guided his team to the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 3A dual meet tournament all five times. Fresh of ...
When Bill Swink was questioned about earning his 500th-career coaching victory, the Connellsville wrestling head coach was quick to point out those who have worked with him in his over 40 years of guiding wrestlers on and off the mat. 鈥淭o achieve something like this, you need to have kids ...
