The retirement of Ron Headlee left a head coaching vacancy for Waynesburg wrestling. Aaron McKinney filled that spot earlier this week. “I couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity that I have in front of me at Waynesburg,” McKinney said. McKinney spent the last four seasons as the head coach of his alma mater, West … Continue reading
Head wrestling coach Ron Headlee’s final regular season has officially come to a close. “It’s hard to believe it’s come to an end,” Headlee said. Sunday afternoon, Waynesburg took on Averett and McDaniel at McDaniel College. Averett is ranked No. 15 in the country as a team in Division III and proved to be a … Continue reading
For years, Waynesburg was the team to beat in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. For the first time since 2008, Waynesburg was beaten by both of the other teams in the PAC. Washington and Jefferson picked up a win against its longtime rivals last week. On Friday night, Thiel finished off an undefeated season with a … Continue reading
Yellow Jackets’ wrestling spent its Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio for the Dr. Si Ostrach Meet and had two team duals at the meet. They started by taking on Defiance College, and Rocky McGeary was the only Waynesburg wrestler to win in a 38-3 team loss. McGeary won in an 8-2 decision. Case Western Reserve was … Continue reading
For the first time since 2008, the Waynesburg wrestling team lost a dual match against Washington and Jefferson. The Yellow Jackets and the Presidents have had many noteworthy and nail-biting battles in recent memory. Some of those rivalry skirmishes came in the past two seasons in which these teams competed against each other in dual … Continue reading
Waynesburg and its young roster were still without top wrestler Rocky McGeary for Saturday’s action. Senior Dylan Winters competed in his first tournament since his freshman season. Winters had the best day wrestling at 133 with a 4-2 record and a dominant victory to advance him to the backside of the tournament. The Jacket wrestlers … Continue reading
Waynesburg University wrestled in its first dual meet of the season Wednesday night against Division II Shippensburg University. The winner would be decided during the final match. The dual began with a Shippensburg first period pin. The second match featured Waynesburg’s Dylan Winters, who picked up a 19-4 technical fall. He got four takedowns in … Continue reading
Waynesburg University’s wrestling team competed in its first collegiate tournament in nearly two years. The only competition last season was one dual meet against Garrett College. The Ned McGinley Invitational, however, did not go as the Yellow Jackets hoped. They finished 14th among a 15-team field. Junior Luke Lavanway had the best performance for Waynesburg … Continue reading
The last time Waynesburg wrestlers stepped onto the mat for a competitive match was February 12, 2021. This was nearly a year after the NCAA Division III Championship was cancelled in 2020. The majority of this year’s Yellow Jacket roster is new faces. Head coach Ron Headlee saw a lot of positives from the young … Continue reading
What ifs are present in sports all of the time. The most common examples in sports are as follows: – What if the Red Sox didn’t sell Babe Ruth for $125,000? – What if Mario Lemieux wasn’t diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease? – What if Derrick Rose didn’t tear his ACL? – What if Barry Sanders … Continue reading
