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 ...
A Connellsville man faces nearly 40 felony counts after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl on several occasions. Joshua Melke, 31, was reported by the girl鈥檚 mother after she came home to find Melke lying on top of her child, the complaint said. Police said Melke admitted to ...
Connellsville鈥檚 Nolan Rice believes he is starting to come into his own as a wrestler during his junior season, which emphasizes the expectations the Falcons鈥� 127-pounder has for himself considering he is a two-time state qualifier and one-time medalist. Rice, who was eighth in the PIAA ...
