Joe Tuscano

1 month ago | observer-reporter.com | Joe Tuscano

1 / 3Canon-McMillan’s Marlee Solomon works to score against Conneaut’s Daylee Watson during their bout in the finals at 112 pounds Saturday in the PIAA Girls Wrestling Championships. 2 / 3Canon-McMillan’s Marlee Solomon is about to score a takedown on Conneaut’s Daylee Watson in the girls finals at 112 pounds.

1 month ago | observer-reporter.com | Joe Tuscano

By Joe TuscanoFor the Observer-Reporternewwsroo@observer-reporterHERSHEY – When you look at Elaina Ashby, you might think you’re seeing double. And you’d be right. Elaina Ashby and Alexia Ashby are twins on Trinity’s girls wrestling team. And they have been providing a powerful punch to the Hillers all season. The twins have combined for 105 victories, which includes 83 pins. In Thursday’s first round of the PIAA Girls Championships at the Giant Center, the two twins went their separate ways.

1 month ago | observer-reporter.com | Joe Tuscano

By Joe Tuscanofor the Observer-Reporter,[email protected] – It was a comeback for the ages and Nick McGarrity couldn’t be happier. McGarrity, a sophomore from Peters Township, rallied from a 6-3 deficit in the final two minutes to take a 9-8 victory from Andrew Alexander of Mifflin County in the 107-pound weight class at the PIAA Class 3A West Region Tournament Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School.

1 month ago | observer-reporter.com | Joe Tuscano

By Joe TuscanoFor the [email protected] – There is nothing more satisfying than opening a wrestling tournament with a victory. Two in a row? Why that’s just living in the tall grass. Nick McGarrity, a 107-pound sophomore from Peters Township, and Dom Canali, a 127-pound junior from Trinity, know how good it feels to get a good start in a tournament.

2 months ago | observer-reporter.com | Joe Tuscano

By Joe TuscanoFor the [email protected] HEIDELBERG – There are matches in your wrestling career that are better than most. Take Owen Ivcic for example. The 160-pounder from Bentworth trailed 12-6 against Chaney Lewis of the Neighborhood Academy in his semifinal bout. All Ivcic did was score nine points in the final 90 seconds of the match for a wild 15-14 victory.