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2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Tri-County South
Tri-County South Conference Bentworth Vitali Daniels, QB, 6-0, 187, sr. Ben Hayes, WR, 5-10, 172, so. Alexander Rusilko, OL, 6-4, 299, jr. Lucas Bert, WR, 6-1, 174, jr. Beth-Center Ethan Varesko, RB/LB, 6-1, 190, sr. Jonah Sussan, QB/LB, 6-0, 180, jr. Jayce Hundertmark, G/DE, 6-0, 180, sr. Jonathon Esmond, G/DT,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Parkway
Parkway Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Brandon Banks, Aliquippa, WR, 6-0, 170, sr. Daniel Batch, Montour, WR, 6-0, 200, jr. Nick McCreary, Central Valley, OT, 6-3, 260, sr. Mark Dobrowsky, Montour, OT, 6-3, 275, jr. A.J. Hughes, West Allegheny, G, 6-0, 250, sr. Tyler Costanza, Central Valley,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Northeast
Northeast Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Dominic Wilson, Woodland Hills, C, 6-0, 270, sr. Ryan Cory, Pine-Richland, G, 6-4, 290, sr. Jon Smith, Pine-Richland, G, 6-1, 275, sr. Jake Messina, North Hills, OT, 6-4, 265, sr. Antonio Nash, Woodland Hills, OT, 6-5, 290, sr. Brandon London, Shaler,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Midwestern
Midwestern Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Jaivin Peel, Western Beaver, QB, 6-0, 160, fr. Elijah Palmer-McCane, Ellwood City, RB, 6-0, 205, jr. Tyson Florence, Western Beaver, RB, 6-0, 186, sr. Dorian McGhee, Western Beaver, WR, 6-1, 200, sr. Bobby Fadden, Mohawk, WR, 6-1, 160, so. Brixx Rawl,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Interstate
Interstate Conference Offense Player, Position, Height, Weight, Year Luke Bryer, Belle Vernon, C, 5-10, 222, sr. Chris Climes, Elizabeth Forward, G, 6-1, 282, jr. Aidan Corvin, Southmoreland, G, 6-2, 270, sr. Dane Levi, Belle Vernon, OT, 6-3, 280, sr. Charlie Meehleib, Elizabeth Forward, OT, 6-2, 215, sr. Elliot Premus, Southmoreland,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Greater Allegheny
Greater Allegheny Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Luke Goodworth, Mars, QB, 5-11, 185, jr. Carson Heinle, Kiski Area, QB, 6-2, 180, jr. Evan Wright, Mars, RB, 5-7, 170, sr. Brock Borgo, Hampton, RB, 6-0, 200, sr. Jack Fennell, North Catholic, RB, 5-10, 185, sr. Ian Olsen, Armstrong,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Eastern
Eastern Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Tyree Turner, Greensburg C.C., QB, 6-0, 170, sr. Drahcir Jones, Clairton, RB, 5-10, 160, jr. Carlo Buzzato, Riverview, RB, 5-10, 190, sr. Zaemere Correll, Clairton, WR, 6-0, 180, jr. Samir Crosby, Greensburg C.C., WR, 5-11, 165, so. Kymon’e Brown, Jeannette, WR,...
2023 All-City League Football Team
Pittsburgh City League Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Max Qureshi, USO, QB, 6-3, 180, sr. Tyjuane Abram, Westinghouse, RB, 5-11, 195, sr. Daniel Cain, USO, WR, 5-7, 150, sr. Lloyd Penn, Westinghouse, WR, 5-11, 195, jr. Dovea Drewery, Brashear, WR, 5-9, 140, sr. Lucas Stead, Allderdice, TE, 6-3,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Century
Century Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Connor Crowe, McGuffey, QB, 5-9, 185, sr. Eddie Lewis, Washington, RB, 5-9, 160, jr. Dimajio Locante, Keystone Oaks, RB, 5-8, 185, sr. Breydon Woods, Waynesburg, RB, 5-11, 185, sr. Forrest Betz, Brentwood, WR, 6-0, 165, jr. Jack Ricciuti, Waynesburg, WR, 6-3,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Black Hills
Black Hills Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Matt Sieg, Fort Cherry, QB, 6-0, 170, so. Marquis Carter, Bishop Canevin, RB, 5-9, 165, sr. Ethan Faletto, Fort Cherry, RB, 6-0, 175, sr. Khylil Johnson, Cornell, RB, 5-9, 175, jr. Brandon Brazell, OLSH, RB, 5-9, 195, sr. Ethan Gardner,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big Seven
Big Seven Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Brady Boyle, McKeesport, C, 6-1, 255, sr. Jase Banco, Trinity, G, 5-11, 260, sr. Courtney Dunn, McKeesport, G, 6-2, 255, sr. Braeden Helmkamp, Trinity, OT, 6-5, 270, sr. Jayden Keys, McKeesport, OT, 6-0, 250, sr. Jack Drnjevich, Latrobe, TE, 6-6,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big East
Big East Conference Offense Player, School, Pos, Ht., Wt., Yr. Ethan Septak, Penn-Trafford, C, 5-11, 245, jr. Chase Gabriel, Gateway, G, 6-1, 275, jr. Riley McCaw, Penn-Trafford, G, 6-2, 280, sr. Kaiyen Mbandi, Gateway, OT, 6-2, 245, so. Devin Curler, Plum, OT, 6-3, 275, sr. Mark Jollie, Penn-Trafford, TE, 6-4,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big 7
Big 7 Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Braylon Thomas, Union, QB, 6-2, 180, sr. Ryan Navarra, South Side, RB, 5-8, 165, sr. Ben Hennon, Laurel, RB, 5-9, 175, sr. A.C. Corfield, South Side, RB, 6-0, 175, so. Colton Fedrizzi, Shenango, WR, 6-3, 215, sr. Dayne Johnke, Union,...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny Six
Allegheny Six Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Brian Crawford, Moon, C, 6-2, 250, sr. Franco Muscatello, Peters Township, G, 6-2, 235, jr. Nate Stohl, Upper St. Clair, G, 6-3, 250, jr. Marco Carone, Upper St. Clair, OT, 6-3, 265, sr. Jake D’Aniello, Moon, OT, 6-0, 205, jr. Mickey...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny 6
Allegheny 6 Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Michael Cahill, East Allegheny, QB, 6-1, 160, sr. Colton Otterman, Freeport, FB, 5-10, 170, sr. Amir Rollins, East Allegheny, RB, 5-11, 170, sr. Ryan Cochran, Deer Lakes, WR, 6-2, 200, sr. Brennen Rutledge, East Allegheny, WR, 6-0, 160, sr. Steve...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny
Allegheny Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Karter Schrock, Apollo-Ridge, QB, 5-11, 185, sr. Donald Barksdale, Steel Valley, RB, 5-10, 172, jr. John Jablunovsky, Ligonier Valley, FB, 5-11, 163, jr. Ryan Lydon, Apollo-Ridge, C, 5-8, 305, jr. Noah Love, Burrell, G, 5-7, 253, sr. Rasaun Hough, Steel Valley,...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Shaler sports enjoyed titanic spring
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Schedule doesn’t let up for Greensburg Central Catholic
Before the season began, Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball coach Chris Skatell talked almost proudly about his team’s schedule, confident that the Centurions had the talent to handle it. “We want to see what their will to compete looks like,” Skatell said as he went down the list of opponents....
Penn-Trafford girls ready to face injury challenge head on
Penn-Trafford girls basketball coach John Giannikas is somewhere near the corner of thrilled and concerned. His team is 7-1 and takes a six-game winning streak into the new year. But the Warriors will march ahead without one of their top players. Sophomore guard Torrie DeStefano, who has emerged as a...
WPIAL team and individual wrestling rankings for week of Dec. 25, 2023
Team rankings Class 3A Team (This year’s record) Last week’s rankings 1. Trinity (4-0) 1 2. Connellsville (2-0) 2 3. Canon-McMillan (2-0) 3 4. Franklin Regional (11-0) 4 5. North Allegheny (8-2) 5 6. Norwin (8-4) 6 7. Plum (5-2) 7 8. West Allegheny (6-0) 8 9. Latrobe (3-2) 9...
Wrestling notebook: Girls ready to take big stage at PoweradeVideo
The seeds for the first Powerade Girls Wrestling tournament were released, and only two girls from the WPIAL — Laurel senior Alexis Brua (124 pounds) and Canon-McMillan junior Natalie Rush (190) — earned top seeds. The girls (high school, junior high and elementary) and non-varsity boys (junior varsity, junior high...
Norwin wrestler Landon Sidun looking to make noise in Powerade Tournament
The name is Landon Sidun. If you don’t know who he is, you will. The Norwin freshman is one of the top new faces in the WPIAL this season. He is a wrestler in the Spencer Lee and Gavin Teasdale mold. Sidun is already making a name for himself. He...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Underdog role suits Beaver Falls
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion
While wrestling might seem like a very individual sport, there are many team aspects to competition. Only the wrestler can win his contest, of course, but team chemistry is as important as in other sports. At least that’s the case according to Franklin Regional’s Juliano Marion, who has the group...
Greensburg Salem’s Dylan Megliorino rolls perfect game, impresses early with record-breaking stats
Practice makes perfect. But what happens when you’re perfect in practice? Junior Dylan Megliorino of the Greensburg Salem bowling team has the answer. On Dec. 6, Megliorino bowled his first 300 game for the school, but it wasn’t the first time he had rolled a perfect game. His first came...
