HERSHEY — Colin Whyte assured himself a spot on the podium when he earned an 8-0 major decision on Friday morning in the quarterfinals of the PIAA Class 2A Individual Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center. Whyte, a senior who will continue his academic and wrestling careers at Kent ...
HERSHEY — Kai Vielma was literally hungry. Not only is the Connellsville junior craving a state championship, but on Thursday evening in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A Individual Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey, the Stanford commit wanted to find something to ...
To win 100 career wrestling matches in the toughest state in the country is a challenge that takes years of dedication and hard work. Entering this season, Connellsville’s program had 35 of its wrestlers reach the century club, but all of its members were boys. The Falcons' Zachary Franks, ...
Belle Vernon used a dominant second half to defeat Section 3-4A rival South Park, 44-27, on Wednesday night in the fifth-place consolation game of the WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball playoffs at Belle Vernon Area High School. The Lady Leopards improved to 22-4, and will enter the PIAA Class ...
NAME: Zach Franks SCHOOL: Connellsville GRADE: Senior SPORT: Wrestling FRANKS’ WEEK: The Falcons’ 114-pound starter won all four of his bouts in the Class 3A state dual meet tournament last week, including his 100th-career victory on Saturday against Nazareth in the consolation ...
JOHNSTOWN — The team portion of Connellsville’s 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 ...
