Belle Vernon senior Elijah Brown dominated the field in winning the championship in the 215-pound weight class at the Escape the Rock tournament on Saturday at Council Rock South High School in Holland. The event was scheduled for two days, but due to the threat of inclement weather, the ...
CANONSBURG — In the critically acclaimed film and novel “Gone with the Wind,” lead character Scarlett O’Hara concludes both works with the famous line, “After all, tomorrow is another day.” The book and movie are classics, but they were also released in 1936 and 1939 respectively, ...
CANONSBURG — It is challenging to find a sport as humbling as wrestling, and Monday’s quarterfinals in the 59th Annual Powerade Wrestling Tournament proved that sentiment, as four area wrestlers were denied a spot in the semifinals. Connellsville led the way with three in the ...
Connellsville won seven of the 10 bouts that were contested in a 33-25 victory over West Allegheny in non-section boys wrestling action at Connellsville Area High School. The Falcons’ Jake Lilley won by fall at 172 pounds, while teammate Tommy Gretz earned a technical fall (18-3) in four ...
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 ...
