SV had a great weekend of wrestling at ALL levels! 12 HS Qualify to WPIALS, 6 JH Qualify to States, and the Youth win both the WAWA Open and Novice Tournaments!!! Let's Go Raiders!
HS Results: The HS team competed in the WPIAL AAA Section 3 Championships on Saturday at Fox Chapel. The team qualified 12 out of 14 weights to the WPIAL Tournament this coming weekend. Placing and qualifying for the Raiders were Tyler Chappell (1st), Hunter Swedish (2nd), Dylan Chappell (1st), Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (1st), Chanz Shearer (2nd), Antonio Amelio (2nd), Drew Vlasnik (3rd), Liam Volk-Klos (2nd), Pat Johnson (5th), Caden Leighty (4th), Nick Funovits (5th), and Davin Beahm (4th). The WPIAL Tournament is Friday and Saturday Feb 28-29 at Canon-Mac. Good Luck, Raiders!
JH Results: The JH team individuals competed in the Area VII State Qualifier at Chartiers Valley on Sunday. The Raiders have 6 JH State Qualifiers (Top 3 for boys and Champion only for girls) and had 10 wrestlers place in the Top 4 of their weight class. Qualifying to JH States were Connor Smith (1st), Brooks Beres (2nd), Teagan Leighty (2nd), TJ Border (2nd), Jake Dappolonia (3rd), and Izzy Leighty (1st). Other top 4 placers were Jake Eubanks (4th), Logan Armstrong (4th), Natalie Tofanelli (3rd, and Jocelyn Rupert (2nd). JH States is Saturday and Sunday Feb 29-Mar 1 in Johnstown. Good Luck, Raiders!
Youth Results: The Youth Open Wrestlers brought home the WAWA League Championship this weekend for the first time in several years. The Top 8 teams in the WAWA Open were SV (139), Central Valley (125), West Allegheny (116), Quaker Valley (111), Moon (109), Canon-Mac (94), Butler (85), and Oak Glen (82). Placing for the Open squad were Jaxon Stevens (1st), Dom Mignanelli (2nd), Grey Rothrock (2nd), Cooper Beres (2nd), Riley Smith (3rd), Ezekiel Hardy (3rd), Cam Grupp (4th), Corey Shotter (1st), Gabe Johnson (1st), James Bidoli (1st), Zach Hill (1st), Zak Ross (2nd), Tommy Wuycheck (3rd), Joey Felitsky (4th), and Quinlan Carney (6th). The SV Novice squad also won the WAWA Novice Tournament Championship. Place winners for the Novice Squad were Broncston Borghi (3rd), Carter Temple (2nd), Charlie Stevens (3rd), Decklan Murcko (3rd), James Long (4th), Logan Myers (3rd), Ryder Waller (4th), Alex Dressler (4th), Cael Waltemire (1st), Dominic Beige (4th), Micah Baker (3rd), Morgan Temple (2nd), Tony Anglero (4th), Zacary Lockman (1st), Aaron Hardy (3rd), Gianni Finley (4th), Kale Baker (2nd), Mimi Skowronski (3rd), Parker Brodmerkel (1st), Preston Robinson (1st), Cole Matthews (2nd), Dean Sauers (4th), Easton Rice (2nd), Jackson Matthews (1st), Jake Skowronski (3rd), Kody Moore (4th), and Oliver Deaton (4th). The FUTURE is BRIGHT!!! As a reminder the youth will only practice for 2 more weeks and they will be on Monday and Wednesday 6:30-8pm in the Field House. Anyone competing in the Area VII Tournament or any other tournament coming up are ALL welcome to come practice....it doesn't matter what level you are.
HS Results: The HS team did not wrestle this week. They are next in action for the Individual Section Tournament to qualify for WPIALS on Feb 22nd.
JH Results: The JH team finished tied for 6th place in the 54 team JH WPIAL District 7 Tournament this weekend. Place winners for the Raiders were Wayne Pirt (2nd), TJ Border (2nd), Connor Smith (4th), and Jake Eubanks (8th). The trek to JH States begins this Sunday at the Area VII State Qualifier Tournament at Chartiers Valley. All JH wrestlers are encouraged to participate.
Youth Results: The Youth Wrestlers finished up the WAWA regular season with their last league match at REC on Saturday. The Youth Open Dual Team then competed on Sunday at the 9 team Edinboro Youth Duals going 4-0 and finishing in 1st place. Dual match scores were SV 32 Ft LeBouef 25, SV 42 Hickory 24, SV 47 Corry 14, and SV 34 Oil City 25. The SV Youth wrestlers are next in action at the WAWA Open and Novice Tournaments at the Golden Dome at CCBC this coming weekend. If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
Franklin Open: Jackson Habel (2nd), Dom Mignanelli (1st), Grey Rothrock (2nd), Zak Ross (1st)
Seneca Valley Raiders finish Dual Season Top 6 in State for 2nd time in 3 years!
HS Results: The HS team made a great run this weekend in the PIAA AAA Dual Team Championships in Hershey, falling just short of their goals! For the 2nd time in 3 years, the Raiders made it to the consi-semis before falling, finishing in the Top 6 of the State in AAA. In the Round of 16, the Raiders defeated State College 34-29. The Raiders fell to Nazareth (the eventual Champ) in the quarterfinals 50-10. In the consolation bracket, Seneca Valley defeated Central Dauphin 37-28 and Spring Ford 34-27. In the consi-semis, the Raiders fell just short, losing 33-31 to Bethlehem Catholic which later finished in 3rd place. The coaches and wrestlers made us all proud by competing to their best and giving it their all! Thank you for the great dual season and excitement this past weekend!!! The HS Varsity team will continue their season trying to maximize the number of wrestlers earning a spot back to Hershey for Individual States with Individual Sections beginning on Feb 22nd.
JH Results: The JH team did not compete this week. The JH team will next be in action on Tuesday Feb 12th at 3:30pm at Canon-Mac for a dual meet. They will then compete in the JH WPIAL tournament on Friday and Saturday in Norwin to close out the regular season before their trek to JH States in Johnstown begins.
Youth Results: The Youth Wrestlers wrestled great this weekend in Butler at a WAWA League Match. Several wrestlers also competed well at individual tournaments throughout the state. If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
Corry Kids Open: Riley Smith (1st), Zach Hill (1st), Connor Smith (1st), Jimmy Bidoli (2nd), Jake Eubanks (4th)
Sharon Novice: Ryder Waller (1st), Cooper Habel (3rd), Alex Dressler (3rd), Liam Shipley (3rd), Landon Shipley (3rd), Aydin Shipley (1st), Kale Baker (1st), Micah Baker (4th), Dean Sauers (1st)
Sharon Open: Jackson Habel (3rd), Dominic Mignanelli (4th), Grey Rothrock (2nd), Jaxon Stevens (3rd), Jimmy Bidoli (3rd)
Trinity Odd Age: Jack Tofanelli (3rd), Jake Eubanks (4th), Zak Ross (1st)
Slippery Rock Open: Corey Shotter (1st), Joey Felitsky (1st)
College Update: Congratulations to Antonio Amelio who at the end of last week verbally committed to Bucknell University to continue his academic and wrestling careers!!! From this year’s varsity team, that is now Drew V. to Chicago, Ale H-R to Oklahoma, Dylan C. to Bucknell, and now Antonio A. to Bucknell. And we can’t forget our statistician Maddie Montalbano who will be headed to Ohio University for Diving!
Seneca Valley HS Team going to Hershey for 3rd Year in a row for Team States!!! Good Luck, Raiders!
HS Results: The HS team finished as the WPIAL AAA Team Runners-up on Saturday in Norwin qualifying to Team States for the 3rd year in a row! The HS team wrestled in the WPIAL Team Semi-Finals on Wednesday at home. They advanced to the Saturday WPIAL Team Finals with wins are Franklin Regional 59-10 and Thomas Jefferson 42-20. On Saturday in the semi-finals of the WPIAL Team Finals SV defeated Canon-Mac 31-30. The WPIAL Championship match was tight throughout, coming down to the final bout, before SV fell to Waynesburg 33-30. SV qualifies to the PIAA AAA State Dual Team Tournament which begins on Thursday Feb 6th in Hershey. Brackets can be found at https://www.piaa.org/sports/championship_details.aspx?sport=wrestling. Their first match will be against State College. If they win that, they will advance to the quarterfinals on Friday against most likely the top ranked team in the state, Nazareth.
JH Results: The JH team did not compete this week. The JH team will next be in action on Tuesday Feb 12th at 3:30pm at Canon-Mac for a dual meet.
Youth Results: RSVP by Thursday for REC League Match on Feb 15th. If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
NA 1st Year: Logan Myers (4th), Carter Temple (3rd), Morgan Temple (1st), Cole Matthews (3rd), Dean Sauers (2nd), Greg Chiusano (2nd)
BLUE OUT ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE HS WPIAL SEMI-FINALS….6PM!!! Be there to support the team on their run to the State Team Tournament!!!
General Info: If anyone is interested in getting into the SV Wrestling Super Bowl Pool, you can contact Coach Kevin Wildrick. He posted information on the Friends of Seneca Valley Wrestling Facebook Page.
HS Results: The HS team wrestled in the Team Section Tournament on Wednesday at NA, winning the section for the 3rd straight year. They first beat Hampton 50-18 and then North Allegheny in the Section Championship 40-24. That set the team up to be the 2nd seed in the WPIAL Team Tournament. They will wrestle on Wednesday at home in the WPIAL Semi-Finals at 6pm against Franklin Regional/Trinity and then if they win they will wrestle the winner of Thomas Jefferson/Butler in the quarterfinals at 7:15pm. If they win both of those matches, they will wrestle in the WPIAL Team Finals on Saturday Feb 1st at Norwin at 4pm & 6pm. The top 3 (out of 4) on Saturday qualify to the PIAA Team State Tournament the following weekend in Hershey. The Raiders also sent a partial HS team to the Brooke, WV Tournament. Placing for the Raiders were Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (1st), Dylan Chappel (1st), Tyler Chappel (2nd), Antonio Amelio (2nd), Hunter Swedish (3rd), Liam Volk-Klos (4th), Drew Vlasnik (6th), and Evan Vetter (8th).
JH Results: The JH team wrestled in the always tough North Allegheny JH Tournament on Saturday, placing 4th out of 31 teams. The top 5 teams at the tournament were St. Edward 173, Ft. LeBoeuf 165, Plum 163.5, SV 150, Clearfield 122. Placing for the Raiders were TJ Border (1st), Connor Smith (4th), Teagan Leighty (4th), Brooks Beres (5th), and Logan Armstrong (5th). The JH team will next be in action on Tuesday Feb 12th at 3:30pm at Canon-Mac for a dual meet.
Youth Results: THERE IS NO PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAY! We would like all youth wrestlers to go to the HS matches at 6pm & 7:15pm at the SV HS. Don’t forget to RSVP for the Feb 8 Butler League WAWA Match by this Thursday! It is great to see how we represented at the South Fayette Tournaments this weekend!!! If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
Forth Cherry Odd Age: Zak Ross (1st), Joey Felitsky (2nd), Jack Tofanelli (3rd)
South Fayette 1st Year: SV Team 1st place
South Fayette 2nd/3rd Year: SV Team 2nd place
South Fayette 1st/2nd/3rd Year placers: Ryder Waller (4th), Broncston Borghi (2nd), Zac Lockman (1st), Dean Sauers (2nd), Nick Johns (1st), Kaden Kyes (4th), Jake Skowronski (2nd), Morgan Temple (2nd), Carter Temple (2nd), Jackson Matthews (1st), Cole Matthews (2nd), Cam Grupp (2nd), Kaiden Corrigan (3rd), Kody Moore (3rd), Greg Chuisano (2nd), Jaxon Stevens (3rd), Charlie Stevens (4th), Jackson Habel (2nd), Dominic Mignanelli (2nd), Mason Purvis (1st), Easton Rice (3rd), Parker Brodmerkel (2nd), Micah Baker (1st), Kale Baker (1st), Gianni Finley (2nd), Matthew Cornely (4th)
South Fayette Odd Age: Cooper Habel (1st), Riley Smith (1st), Jimmy Bidoli (2nd), Jackson Habel (3rd), Dominic Mignanelli (3rd), Tommy Wuycheck (3rd), Ryder Waller (4th), Corey Shotter (4th)
HS Results: The HS team beat Pine Richland in section dual action on Wednesday night 59-15. The HS is wrestling in the Team Section Tournament on Wednesday Jan 22nd at North Allegheny HS. Match times are 6pm vs Hampton and 7:15pm vs NA/Butler. The team will then travel to Brooke, WV on Saturday Jan 25th for the Brooke Tournament. The WPIAL Team matches will continue on possibly Monday Jan 27 with Wed Jan 29 being the WPIAL Team Semi-Finals and Sat Feb 1 being the WPIAL Team finals to go to Team States.
JH Results: The JH team beat Pine Richland Wednesday night 50-30. They then wrestled in the toughest Middle School Tournament in PA at Bellefonte over the weekend. The team wrestled well, finishing in 7th place out of 18 teams. Placing for SV were TJ Border (1st), Rylan Wagner (2nd), Connor Smith (2nd), Teagan Leighty (3rd), Brooks Beres (4th), and Joe Cornely (6th). Full results are on FloWrestling. I personally would like to thank all of the parents who stuck around and supported the kids even after their son was knocked out of the tournament. That shows a great respect for the kids, personifies the team aspect of being there for your teammates, and shows how these kids want to be there for each other. It is greatly appreciated by me, the other coaches, and the kids and parents. THANK YOU! The JH team is next in action on Saturday Jan 25th at the always tough one day North Allegheny Tournament that pulls some of the best teams from western PA and eastern OH.
Youth Results: THERE IS NO PRACTICE ON MONDAY 1/20 DUE TO NO SCHOOL! Don’t forget to RSVP for the Feb 1 Hopewell WAWA League Match by this Thursday! You can access that from the calendar on our SVWA website. The SV Youth wrestled at Central Valley this weekend in their second WAWA League Match and showed improvement from last week which is what we like to see. If I missed anyone below from tournaments, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
Mt. Lebanon Open: Zach Hill (1st)
Avonworth Odd Age Open: Jackson Habel (1st), Branson May (4th)
Wed Jan 22: HS @ North Allegheny HS Team Sections vs Hampton at 6pm and NA/Butler at 7:15pm
Sat Jan 25: HS @ Brooke, WV HS Tournament
Sat Jan 25: JH @ North Allegheny JH Tournament
Sat Jan 25: NO YOUTH WAWA LEAGUE MATCH. We would like everyone to go to one of the South Fayette Tournaments on Saturday or Sunday!!! They all count toward WAWA points to be eligible for the end of year WAWA tournament.
Sat Jan 25: South Fayette 1st Year and 2nd/3rd Year Tourneys (Counts for WAWA Point)
Sat Jan 25: Fort Cherry Odd Age Tournament
Sat Jan 25: Charleroi Novice Tournament
Sun Jan 26: South Fayette Odd Age Tournament (Counts for WAWA Point)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We want to thank EVERYONE who helped make the youth events happen this weekend! Things even seemed to go well despite the bleachers in the MPR not pulling out due to mechanical/electrical issues. Thank you for setting up and tearing down the mats! Thank you for working in the concession stand, at the admissions table, working the mat tables, making food runs, and cleaning up the gyms afterwards! Thank you to the Middle School wrestlers who helped work tables on Saturday and moved the mat from the basement! Thank you to the High School wrestlers who helped move the HS mat to and from the HS and worked mat tables on Sunday! Thank you to everyone who helped out! It is greatly appreciated by the whole association, boosters, and coaches at every level. Events like that can’t happen without everyone pitching in like we all did! We had 17 teams, over 500 wrestlers, and over 800 matches take place over 2 days of wrestling!
HS Results: The HS team beat Mars in section dual action on Wednesday night, only giving up 4 match points. The team then went to the Reynolds Duals on Saturday and went 3-1. Match Scores were Seneca Valley 64 Erie McDowell 15, SV 45 St. Vincent Saint Mary (OH) 27, SV 67 Musselman (WV) 9, SV 20 Reynolds 38. The HS is next in action on Wednesday 7pm @ Pine Richland. They then begin the Team Section Tournament on Jan 22nd. Congratulations to Dylan Chappell and Drew Vlasnik for hitting 100 wins in their HS wrestling career this weekend!
JH Results: The JH team beat Mars Wednesday night 56-29. They are next in action on Wednesday Jan 15th at 5pm at Pine Richland. The JH Team will then go to the toughest Middle School Tournament in PA on Friday and Saturday Jan 17/18 at Bellefonte.
Youth Results: The SV Youth had their first WAWA League Match on Saturday. Everyone did extremely well. We definitely have things to work on to improve. And as you probably saw, not only did we have our own tears, but we also caused many others on the other teams. Due to a team backing out last minute, SV had 2 teams compete in the SV Super Novice Dual Tournament on Sunday.Thank you to the parents and wrestlers who put together the 2nd team at the very last minute. Both teams went 3-2 and took 4th and 5th place out of 10 teams. I hope all of the wrestlers and parents realized how important not getting pinned and getting the extra points for the team when you can are so important because there were some close matches where those minor things make the difference. Match scores for the SV Black team were: SV 37 SF 45, SV 42 TJ 27, SV 45 Hickory 30, SV 37 NA Black 45, and SV 51 Beaver 34. Match scores for the SV Blue team were: SV 45 Beaver 24, SV 23 Burrell 51, SV 42 QV 30, SV 37 NA Gold 29, and SV33 SF 36. If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
Trinity: Zach Hill (1st), Gabe Johnson (1st), Brooks Beres (2nd), Brody Pirt (2nd)
Trinity 1st Year: Carter Temple (3rd), Morgan Temple (2nd)
Wednesday is Senior and Youth Night at the SV vs Mars Dual 7pm!!! All youth practices are cancelled. Youth that wear their SV Wrestling t-shirt will get in free.
HS Results: The HS team beat Knoch in section dual action on Friday night 60-15. The HS JV team competed at the Chartiers Valley JV Tournament. Placing for SV were Timmy Johnson (1st), Aidan Hayes (1st), Chase Wearing (1st), Diego Ochoa (1st), and Tyler Yurich (1st). The HS team is next in action on Wednesday Jan 8 @ home at 7pm vs Mars for Senior and Youth Night. They will then wrestle again on Saturday Jan 11 at the Reynolds Duals.
JH Results: The JH team beat Knoch Friday night 73-6. They are next in action on Wednesday Jan 8 @ home vs Mars at 5pm.
Youth Results: The SV Youth Open Dual Team competed at the WAWA Duals on Saturday and took 5th place going 2-2 for the day. The match scores were SV 39 Central Valley 43, SV 48 East Liverpool 33, SV39 Moon 48, and SV 86 Pine Richland 9. Going 4-0 for the team were Logan Myers, Riley Smith, Zach Hill, Joey Felitsky, Gabe Johnson, and Corey Shotter. The next day, Sunday, the SV Youth Open Dual Team competed in the Butler Duals going 5-0 and taking 1st Place. The Scores were SV 75 Knoch 12, SV 46 Fox Chapel 25, SV 60 Mars 16, SV 39 Armstrong 33, and SV 64 Butler 15. Going 4-0 for the team were Jackson Habel, Riley Smith, Zach Hill, Joey Felitsky, Corey Shotter, and Tommy Wuycheck. If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
Reynolds Odd Age: Zak Ross (1st)
North Hills Open” Jaxon Stevens (4th)
North Hills Novice: Gianni Finley (2nd), Micah Baker (2nd), Jacob Skowronski (2nd), Christian Droz (4th)
Chartiers Valley: Zak Ros (2nd), Grant Kemrer (3rd)
Meadville: Brody Pirt (1st), Connor Smith (1st), Brooks Beres (2nd)
HS Results: The HS team competed in the Powerade JV and Varsity tournaments this past week. Placing in the JV Powerade Tournament on Thursday were Tyler Chappell (1st), Tyler Yurich (1st), Marshall Adamson (2nd), and Aiden Hayes (4th). The SV Varsity team improved on their 8th place finish from last year at the Powerade Varsity Tournament to finish in 6th this year out of 53 teams. 6 out of the Top 10 teams were WPIAL teams which will make the WPIAL Dual Tournament coming in the next month extremely exciting: 1st Wyoming Seminary 272, 2nd Malvern Prep 178, 3rd Waynesburg 146.5 (5 placers), 4th Canon-Mac 133 (4 placers), 5th Parkersburg South 131, 6th Seneca Valley 130 (4 placers), 7th Hempfield 110.5 (5 placers), 8th Kiski 106 (3 placers), 9th Norwin 104.5 (3 placers), and 10th Reynolds 104. Earning spots on the Powerade podium for SV were Alejandro Hererra-Rondon (2nd), Dylan Chappell (3rd), Chanz Shearer (4th), and Antonio Amelio (7th). The HS team is next in action on Friday Jan 3rd @ Knoch at 7:15pm. The HS JV team will compete in the Chartiers Valley JV Tournament on Saturday Jan 4th.
JH Results: The JH team did not have any competitions over winter break. They will practice on Monday and Tuesday 12/30 and 12/31 9-10:30am at the SV MS. The MS will conduct wrestle-offs for the +2lb weight classes on Thursday January 2nd. They are next in action on Friday Jan 3rd @ Knoch at 6pm.
Youth Results: If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
Pine Richland Open: Jackson Habel (1st), Gabe Johnson (2nd), Joey Felitsky (3rd), Dominic Mignanelli (4th)
Pine Richland Novice: Dean Sauers (3rd), Decklan Murcko (4th), Carter Temple (3rd)
Commodore Perry Open: Jackson Habel (1st), Dominic Mignanelli (1st), Zak Ross (2nd)
Junior Powerade: Brody Pirt (2nd), Riley Smith (4th)
HS Results: The HS Varsity team wrestled on Wednesday and beat Butler 60-9 in a Section dual. On Friday night, the HS Varsity team went 2-0 in the WPIAL Showcase in Kiski. SV won the first 8 matches to defeat Kiski 35-29. SV then turned around and won 9 of 14 matches in defeating Hempfield 46-23. The other scores from the dual were CMac 39 - Hempfield 27 and CMac 32 - Kiski 30. The team is next in action at the Powerade JV Tournament Dec 26th and the Powerade Varsity Tournament Dec 27th-28th. You can follow both of those tournaments in the Flo Arena.
JH Results: The JH team wrestled on Wednesday and lost to Butler 34-33 in a dual. They are next in action January 3rd at Knoch. The MS winter break practice schedule is 9-10:30am at the SV MS on 12/23, 12/26,12/27,12/28, 12/30, and 12/31. The MS will conduct wrestle-offs for the +2lb weight classes on Thursday January 2nd.
Youth Results: Results are listed below.If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
NA Young Guns Open: Corey Shotter (2nd), Riley Smith (3rd), Connor Smith (3rd), Joe Cornelly (4th)
NA Novice: Zac Lockman (1st), Jackson Matthews (2nd), Dean Sauers (2nd), Aydin Shipley (4th), Cole Matthews (4th), Kody Moore (4th)
HS Results: The HS Varsity team wrestled on Wednesday and beat Armstrong in a Section dual 56-13. On Saturday the HS JV team had some wrestlers participate in the Butler JV Tournament. Earning medals were Tyler Yurich (1st), Tyler Chappell (1st), Marshall Adamson (1st), Chris Helmsen (3rd), Aidan Hayes (3rd), and Timmy Johnson (6th). Part of the HS Varsity team participated on Friday and Saturday in the extremely prestigious Ironman Tournament in Walsh Jesuit. The team finished in 21st place out of 111 teams represented, having 6 out of 9 wrestlers earn wins for the team. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon is the only Raider earning a spot on the podium, placing 3rd after losing in the semi-finals in the 2OT UTB. Ale also won his 100th match of his HS career in his first match Friday morning at Ironman. Congratulations to Ale and all of the HS wrestlers in action. They are next on the mats Wednesday 7pm at home in a section dual with Butler. They then wrestle on Friday in the WPIAL Showcase in Kiski 6pm vs Kiski and 7:30pm vs Hempfield.
JH Results: The JH team wrestled on Wednesday and beat Armstrong in a dual 43-24. On Friday and Saturday, the JH team placed 5th out of 28 teams in the South Fayette MS Tournament. The 7 award winners for SV were Connor Smith (1st), Logan Armstrong (2nd), Teagan Leighty (4th), Brody Pirt (6th), Jake Eubanks (6th), Carter Yuhasz (6th), and Brooks Beres (6th). The SV JH team is next in action on Wednesday 5pm at home vs Butler.
Youth Results: Youth wrestlers competed in a couple of different tournaments this weekend. Results are below. If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add. Also, if you are wondering where coaches will be on a weekly basis, please ask them at practice.
South Side Open: Adam Wise (1st), Corey Shotter (2nd), Bryce Bereksazi (4th)
Thank you! Thank you to all of the kids and parents that helped out with the SV Middle School Dual Tournament on Saturday! Without your help in the concessions, at the mat table, moving mats, and setting up and tearing down the gyms, this event could not happen. So, THANK YOU to all of the parents and kids who helped!
HS Results: The high school team was in action this weekend at the Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic. The team earned a hard fought 1st place beating several PIAA Dual Team State Qualifiers! The top 5 team scores were SV 217.5, Nazareth 198.0, Canon Mac 151.5, Council Rock South 151.0, and Cumberland Valley 124.0. SV had 10 place winners. Earning titles for the Raiders were Alejandro-Herrera-Rondon and Anotonio Amelio. Others on the podium were Hunter Swedish (2nd), Dylan Chappell (2nd), Chanz Shearer (3rd), Drew Vlasnik (3rd), Liam Volk-Klos (3rd), Marshall Adamson (5th), Nick Funovits (5th), and Davin Beahm (6th). Full results can be found at www.trackwrestling.com. The HS JV team participated at the NA JV Tournament. Placing for the Raiders was Ronan O’Shea (2nd), Andrew Masser (6th), Andrew Fischer (5th), Aidan Hayes (1st), and Chris Helmsen (5th). Full results can be found on Flo Arena. The HS team is next in action this Wednesday for a section dual at Armstrong HS 7pm and then Friday and Saturday at most difficult regular season HS tournament in the nation, Walsh Jesuit Ironman which will have 118 teams represented by one or more wrestlers. The Walsh Ironman 2019 can be followed at www.trackwrestling.com.
JH Results: The JH team competed in the SV Middle School Duals this weekend and went 3-2 as a team, defeating Baldwin, Kiski, and North Allegheny. Dual Match scores were SV 34 Hempfield 47, SV 54 Baldwin 13, SV 47 Kiski 36, SV 67 North Allegheny 12, and SV 18 C-Mac 60. Going 5-0 for the Raiders were Wayne Pirt and Connor Smith. Earning 4 wins were Brody Pirt, Colton Wells, and Teagan Leighty. The SV JH team is next in action this Wednesday for a dual at Armstrong 5pm followed by this Friday and Saturday at South Fayette’s Joe Iagnemma JH Tournament. This tournament can be followed on Flowrestling Arena.
Youth Results: Youth wrestlers competed in a couple of different tournaments this weekend. Results are below. If I missed anyone, please email me so I can add.
Hopewell Open: Zach Hill (1st), Tyler Litman (4th), and Zak Ross (4th)
Hopewell Novice: Aydin Shipley (1st), Ty May (2nd), Liam Shipley (2nd), Alex Dressler (3rd), Ryder Waller (4th), Gianni Finley (4th), and Landon Shipley (4th)
Mars Open: Riley Smith (1st), Jack Tofanelli (1st), Jake Eubanks (2nd), Joe Cornelly (2nd), Jackson Habel (3rd), Dom Mignanelli (3rd), Cam Grupp (3rd), Cooper Beres (4th), and Corey Shotter (4th)
Mars Novice: Ryder Waller (2nd), Zac Lockman (3rd), Dean Sauers (4th), and Cael Waltemire (4th)
College Update: We are beyond proud to relay the latest announcement released on December 1st, joining 2 others on our 2019-2020 SV Raiders wrestling roster (Dylan and Ale) committed to wrestle at the next level, Drew Vlasnik signed with the University of Chicago to continue not only his academic but also his wrestling career. Congrats, Drew! Stay in the loop because I’m sure we will have a couple more commits before the season is over. It’s exciting to be a part of SV Wrestling!
HS Parking Update: Due to construction on the new swimming pool complex, parking on the upper concourse of the football field is now CLOSED along with the former walkway along the school from the upper parking lots to the field house. For all access to the field house, parents must drop off and park in the lower softball field parking lots and walk across the track.
HELP NEEDED: We will need help setting up and tearing down mats for the SV MS Duals on Saturday. The set up will happen SATURDAY MORNING AT 7AM and the cleanup will happen immediately after the last match on Saturday (around 5pm). Unfortunately, elementary basketball is in the Middle School Gym on Friday night until 8:30pm so we will need to set up those two mats and tables Saturday morning and EVERYONE'S HELP IS NEEDED!
HS Results: The high school team will be conducting wrestle-offs this week for their upcoming events this coming weekend. The SV Varsity team will begin their tough season wrestling in a 24+ team tournament in Cumberland Valley on Fri/Sat Dec 6/7 that features other perennial powerhouse teams like Canon-Mac, Hempfield, Spring-Ford, and Council Rock to name a few. The SV JV team will compete in the North Allegheny JV Tournament on Sat Dec 7.
JH Results: The JH team will be conducting wrestle-offs this Wednesday for their upcoming events. As a reminder, wrestlers must be within 2lbs of their desired weight class to wrestle-off for that weight. The new JH weight classes are 80-87-94-101-108-115-122-130-138-145-155-170-190-210-250. The SV JH team begins their season on Sat Dec 7th at the SV Duals at the Seneca Valley Middle School. Wrestling begins at 0930 and the SV JH team will wrestle Hempfield, Baldwin, and Kiski in pool play. They will then wrestle 2 more matches against teams from the other pool (Canon-Mac, North Allegheny, Quaker Valley, and Burrell). There will be some great wrestling going on. If you are in the area, I highly recommend you come support our JH wrestlers in their home dual tournament. Also, expect to receive an email asking for volunteers for concessions! We still need a lot of help so the time can be split and no one gets stuck there all day!
Youth Results: The first official youth practices begin this week on Tuesday Dec 3rd 6:30pm-8:30pm. The Blue team will practice Tuesday in the field house and Thursday in the MS. The Black team will practice this Wednesday and Thursday in the field house. There is NO practice on Monday Dec 2nd due to the kids not being in school. If you are unsure what group your wrestler is in, you can look at the rosters on the website. If you have any paperwork, please bring it to one of the practices and give to one of the coaches. Also, at some point this week, Scott Leighty may pull your son/daughter to get his/her weight for those who didn’t weigh in on Admin Night. We currently have 104 wrestlers signed up (62 Blue Team and 42 Black Team). This is the first time we have broken 100 youth wrestlers in several years!
Beaver Open: Cam Grupp (2nd), Riley Smith (2nd), Corey Shotter (2nd), Dominic Mignanelli (3rd), Nicholas Johns (3rd)
Beaver Novice: Zacary Lockman (1st), Ty May (3rd)
Boardman Open/Novice: Dom Mignanelli (2nd), Landon Herrick (Novice 3rd)
College Update: Several former SV wrestlers have been wrestling in college this season. Louis Newell has the 125# starting spot at Pitt. Jason Geyer has the 141# starting spot at New York University. Nick Montalbano is red-shirting this season but has been wrestling at Open tournaments for American University. Also, congrats to 2 SV Juniors who have recently committed to wrestling at the next level! Dylan Chappell recently committed to wrestle at Bucknell University and Alejandro Herrera-Rondon announced today his committment to wrestle for the University of Oklahoma. I’m sure there will be a few more to come over the next couple of months. It’s exciting to be a part of SV Raider Wrestling!
You can set up your own account upon registering your wrestler for the season. Simply click on the orange "Register Now" button to begin the registration process. When you are finished with registration, you will simply visit the site, click "Sign In" on the top right corner, fill in the email address you used during registration, and hit "Forgot Password". The system will walk you through setting up a password of your choice.
If you are not registering a wrestler, are new to this SV Wrestling site, and feel you need an account, please send an email to Melissa Smith at smith_melissa@bah.com from the email you want your account set to. In the Subject line, simply say "Account Setup". You should receive an email within 1-3 days announcing your account has been set up and providing instructions for creating your password.
You will need an account to volunteer for events in the system, check the status of payments made, and other administrative items.
