HERSHEY — Wrestling, like life, has many bittersweet moments. Connellsville experienced several of those instances over its three days in the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships that culminated Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey. The Falcons’ Evan Petrovich showed the state ...
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 ...
When Connellsville’s nine wrestlers step on the mat at the Giant Center in Hershey, the bright lights and big stage should not be intimidating. The Falcons had six boys and three girls qualify for the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships at their respective regional tournaments last ...
CANONSBURG — The Falcons flew high this weekend. Connellsville's wrestling team came within an eyelash of winning the team title in the PIAA Class 3A West Region wrestling tournament Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School's gym. A pin in the final bout of the night by Shep Turk gave ...
CANONSBURG -- Lonzy Vielma doesn't need to know what number comes after 149. Just about everyone inside Canon-McMillan's gymnasium Friday night, including the public address announcer, let him know. Vielma won his 150th high school wrestling match in the PIAA Class 3A West Region ...
Connellsville had seven wrestlers advance to the title bout in the WPIAL Class AAA Eastern Regional Tournament Saturday with three winning titles. The Falcons’ Nolan Rice decisioned Hempfield’s Nico Kapusta, 3-0, in the 107-pound final. Kai Vielma won the 133-pound title with a ...
