When arguably the greatest college wrestler, and quite possibly, the best coach at the collegiate level, is interested in you competing for him, it is tough to decline. That’s what Belle Vernon senior Elijah Brown encountered when he spoke with Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson after ...
No one would have blamed Elijah Brown if he did a backflip or pointed to those in the crowd that supported him. But the humility that Brown showed in victory is what made the Belle Vernon junior’s state championship even more impressive. Brown earned a 4-3 decision over Kiski Area’s ...
Name: Elijah Brown School: Belle Vernon Class: Junior Sport: Wrestling Brown’s week: In winning his fifth match this season over Kiski Area’s Cooper Roscosky, 4-3, in the finals at 215 pounds last Saturday in the PIAA Class 3A Individual Wrestling Championships, Brown not only earned ...
Name: Elijah Brown School: Belle Vernon Class: Junior Sport: Wrestling Brown’s week: In winning his fifth match this season over Kiski Area’s Cooper Roscosky, 4-3, in the finals at 215 pounds last Saturday in the PIAA Class 3A Individual Wrestling Championships, Brown not only earned ...
HERSHEY — The way Elijah Brown walked off the mat, those who did not know the result would have thought he lost. Despite the melancholy reaction, the Belle Vernon junior not only won his initial state championship, but the first in program history. “I have never really been someone to ...
HERSHEY — Maybe Tommy Gretz likes Hershey’s chocolate better than Boyer’s Mallo Cups, or he doesn’t understand Altoona pizza. Whatever it was, the Connellsville sophomore didn’t allow an 8-0 setback in the semifinals of the team state dual meet tournament to Bethlehem Catholic’s ...
