Category Archives: YAIAA wrestling

Gable wins title

Dallastown’s Clay Gable finishes the 171-pound title in style, racking up eight points in the third period to record a 16-1 technical fall over Cedar Cliff’s Clint Morrison at 5:18 of their Class AAA 171-pound PIAA Wrestling championship. The Wildcat … Continue reading

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After two, Gable builds on lead

Clay Gable moved his lead out to 7-0 after the second period with an escape and a takedown.

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Alton wins showdown

Dylan Alton of Central Mountain won the marquee match-up of the Class AAA finals of the PIAA Wrestling Championships, defeating Joey Napoli of Cumberland Valley in the 145-pound final. Both wrestlers were 2008 state champions. Dylan’s twin brother Andrew won … Continue reading

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Brown drops Class AA 189-pound final

Delone Catholic’s Dallas Brown fought the good fight but in the end couldn’t solve the defense of Line Mountain’s Jon Fausey in a 7-5 loss for the PIAA Class AA 189-pound championship. Fausey showed an excellent variety of offense, scoring … Continue reading

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Gable reaches Class AAA final

Dallastown’s Clay Gable put on a totally dominating performance in the semifinal round of the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships to earn a shot at a state title this evening, winning a 9-3 decision over Belle Vernon’s Patrick Tasser. The … Continue reading

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Brown in Class AA finals

Delone Catholic senior Dallas Brown advanced to Saturday’s PIAA Class AA state championship match in the 189-pound weigh class Friday after a dominating 9-1 major decision over R.J. Malson of Greenville. Brown will face Line Mountain’s Jon Fausey who knocked … Continue reading

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Five advance in Class AAA consies

A 5-for-7 performance in the second round of consolations brings the YAIAA medal count from the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships to six for the three-day event, very easily the toughest scholastic championships there are in PA. Leading the way … Continue reading

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Gable wins again

Dallastown’s Clay Gable turned out another solid performance in his 171-pound quarterfinal round bout of the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships, winning an 8-0 major decision over Ty Wilps of Chartiers Valley. The victory puts the Wildcat senior into tomorrow … Continue reading

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A good five minutes

With three wrestlers on the mat simultaneously, the Delone coaching staff of Trevor Byers and John Hefner would know very quickly if they were going to have a good or a great PIAA Wrestling tournament. About five minutes later, it … Continue reading

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Brown wins showdown, Schmelyun drops first of season

In one of the highlight quarterfinal bouts of the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships, Dallas Brown of Delone Catholic eeked out a 6-5 decision over Westmont Hilltop’s Zac Bennett. Bennett had won the Class AA 189-pound state title in 2007 … Continue reading

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