Scoring first big advantage to tournament winners
HOUSTON – We are about to see what a more powerful and stronger Chris Vargo can be like during this wrestling season.
Andrew Massucci had a hat trick to lead No. 2 Peters Township over No. 10 Butler 4-2 in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals.
Bentworth’s Julian Hays was robbed by the goal post in the first half Tuesday night when one of his shots clanked off the frame during the scoreless first half of Bentworth’s WPIAL Class A boys soccer playoff match against Beaver County Christian.
ELLSWORTH — Landan Stevenson scored three touchdowns, A.J. Vanata ran for two scores and Mapletown clinched a playoff berth in Class A with a 50-15 victory over host Bentworth in the Tri-County South Conference on Friday night.
AVELLA — KJ Rush ran for a one touchdown, passed for another and threw a pair of two-point conversion passes in Avella's 22-point fourth quarter as the Eagles rallied for a 30-21 victory over visiting Bentworth in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
The Bentworth girls soccer program clinched its 12th consecutive WPIAL playoff berth by defeating Beth-Center 4-0 Thursday in a Class A Section 2 match.
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ROGERSVILLE — Colin Brady rushed for 156 yards and scored five touchdowns as West Greene shut down Bentworth 49-12 in Class A Tri-County South action Friday night.
ELLSWORTH — Seth Adams threw for three touchdowns and ran for three more and Bentworth made Anthony Taylor's final successful extra point stand in a wild, 49-48 victory over Jefferson-Morgan, in a Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
CARMICHAELS — Quarterback Trenton Carter threw for a pair of first-half touchdowns and rushed for another, as Carmichaels defeated Bentworth 42-7 Friday night.
ELLSWORTH — Breydon Woods rushed for 275 yards on 21 carries and scored four touchdowns as Waynesburg defeated host Bentworth 64-20 in a nonconference game Friday night.
For more than a generation, Dion Jansante has served as the head coach of the Bentworth baseball team.
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California's girls softball team saved its best game of the season for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs.
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It was only the fourth game of the season but it became the turning point, even if the players on Bentworth High School baseball team didn’t realize it.
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Three area wrestlers take medals home from Hershey
INDIANA – No one wanted it to end this way but it did.
“He was there for the birth of the Bentworth High School wrestling program. He was there when no one else was. He was there when no one else cared. He was there to agonize over all the losses, all the frustration, all the pain. For 15 years, Tom Teagarden was there for – as he would say – th…
CANONSBURG – Chris Vargo walked off the mat with a scowl on his face that could bring rain.
Thirteen area players named to the Pennsylvania Football Coaches Association all-state footyball teams.
MAPLETOWN — Sophomore Landan Stevenson rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries, returned an interception 68 yards for a score and a punt 22 yards for a fifth TD Friday night as Mapletown ended the season with a 40-29 victory over Bentworth in the Class A Tri-County South Conference.
ELLSWORTH – Seth Adams threw two touchdown passes in the first four minutes of Bentworth’s 26-point second quarter, Owen Petrisek had three touchdown runs and Trevor Richardson booted two field goals as the Bearcats defeated Avella 41-31 Thursday night in a Class A Tri-County South Conferenc…
WAYNESBURG — Owen Maddich scored three touchdowns and Jonathan Wolfe added two more as Jefferson-Morgan knocked off Bentworth 40-34 in a Tri-County South Conference game Friday night at Waynesburg University's John F. Wiley Stadium.
ELLSWORTH – Bailey Jones rushed for 239 yards and scored three touchdowns Friday night to power Carmichaels to a 41-16 victory over Bentworth in a Tri-County South Conference game.
MONESSEN — Owen Petrisek scored two touchdowns Friday night, the latter with 5:11 to go, and Bentworth held Monessen to 70 yards total in a 14-6 victory in a Tri-County South Conference game.
The “When Sports Were Played” for today takes us back to Feb. 20, 1991, when Bentworth juggled its lineup and found the right combination to beat Chartiers-Houston and win the WPIAL Class AA wrestling team championship.
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WPIAL Class AA gold medals proves elusive for all but two local wrestlers
Fisher of Beth-Center makes it five in a row this season over Weston of Bentworth.
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A pair of upsets and an injury headlined the first day of the Tri-CADA wrestling tournament.
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Rori Schreiber overcomes diagnosis to enjoy successful soccer career at Bentworth.
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Third place and PIAA berth still possible for Bearcats, Leopards
ELLSWORTH — Jonathan Wolfe rushed for 216 yards on 45 carries and scored four touchdowns, the last one a 51-yarder in the fourth quarter as Jefferson-Morgan outscored Bentworth, 46-39, in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game on Friday night.
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Jocelyn Timlin and Paige Marshalek lead Bentworth to a first-round victory over Mohawk in the Class A girls soccer playoffs.
LEECHBURG — Jake Blumer ran for four touchdowns and leechburg, sparked by a big first quarter, defeated Bentworth 46-13 in a non-conference game Friday night.
CALIFORNIA — Cochise Ryan ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns on 16 carries, passed for another score and tacked on a two-point conversion run, powering California to a wild 67-34 victory over Bentworth in the Tri-County South Conference on Friday night.
ELLSWORTH – Bentworth celebrated Senior Night on Wednesday and clinched at least a share of its third girls soccer section title under head coach Tyler Hamstra.
ELLSWORTH — Trent Cavanaugh scored three touchdowns and had 229 total yards in Bentworth's 31-20 victory over Avella in a Class A. Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
MAPLETOWN — Owen Petrisek scored on a 25-yard run with 2:14 remaining to give Bentworth its first win of the season, a wild 47-42 victory over Mapletown in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game.
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Bentworth girls soccer forward, Paige Marshalek, hits two milestones to earn recognition as Observer-Reporter Athlete of the Week.
HOUSTON — Anthony Lento threw three touchdown passes to pace Chartiers-Houston to a 41-18 win over Bentworth in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game Friday.
ELLSWORTH — Zaire Harrison accounted for seven touchdowns as Cornell blew past Bentworth, 62-9, in a non-conference game Friday night.
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Returning 10 starters, Bentworth is eyeing another chance at a WPIAL championship.
ROGERSVILLE — Ben Jackson scored five times on just seven carries and gained 150 yards during West Greene's 82-14 victory over Bentworth in a Tri-County South Conference game.
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