Three members of Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Wrestling Team competed in the 2024 WPIAL Class 3A Boys Varsity Wrestling Individual Championships, held March 1-2 at Canon-McMillan High School (Canonsburg, Pa.).
Senior Augustus Aubrecht competed in the 215-pound weight class; senior Cooper Courson in the 160-pound weight class; and junior Liam Hein in the 45-pound weight class. All three advanced to the WPIAL Championships after placing in the 2024 Class 3A Boys Varsity Wrestling Northern Sectional Championships on Feb. 24.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
2024 Class 3A Boys Varsity Wrestling Northern Sectional Championships
Several members of Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Wrestling Team competed in the 2024 Class 3A Boys Varsity Wrestling Northern Sectional Championships, held Feb. 24 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
Junior Liam Hein earned first place in the 145-pound weight class; senior Augustus Aubrecht took fifth place (215); and senior Cooper Courson (160) received sixth place. All three will advance to compete in the WPIAL Class 3A Boys Varsity Wrestling Individual Championships, to be held March 1-2 at Canon-McMillan High School (Canonsburg, Pa.).
Other wrestlers, who competed in the section event, included sophomores Adam Budzilek (285) and Andy Diaz (152); and freshman Paxton Hartle (127).
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
2024 Burgettstown Invitational
Senior Gus Aubrecht earned third place in the 215-pound weight class and junior Liam Hein took third place in the 145-pound weight class. Other participating wrestlers were senior Cooper Courson (160); junior Brandon Frantz (145); sophomore Andy Diaz (152) and Joseph Zottola (160); freshman Paxton Hartle (127), Jonathon Maestra (285) and Peyton Wearing (127).
For more information, visit www.pa-wrestling.com/hs/teams/bentworth/tournament_stats_full.htm?id=6629.
2022-2023
WPIAL Class 3A Varsity Wrestling Championships
Mars Area High School senior Rocco Darocy participated in the 2023 WPIAL Class 3A Varsity Wrestling Championships, held March 3-4 at Canon-McMillan High School (Canonsburg, Pa.)
Darocy competed in the preliminary round for in the 139-pound weight class. He advanced to the WPIAL event after taking sixth place in the 2023 Class 3A Varsity Wrestling Northern Sectional Championships on Feb. 25.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
2023 Class 3A Varsity Wrestling Northern Sectional Championships
Several members of Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Wrestling Team competed in the 2023 Class 3A Boys Varsity Wrestling Northern Sectional Championships, held Feb. 25 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
Senior Rocco Darocy took sixth place in the 139-pound weight class. Junior Cooper Courson (160) and sophomore Liam Hein (145) advanced to the quarterfinals in their respective weight classes; and freshman Adam Budzilek (285) and sophomore Brandon Frantz (133) competed in the first round.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
2021-2022
2021 Section 3-3A Boys Varsity Wrestling Individual Championships
Several members of Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Wrestling Team competed in the 2021 Section 3-3A Sub-Section 3B Boys Varsity Wrestling Individual Championships, held Feb. 20 at North Allegheny Senior High School.
Senior Keith Brubach and junior Christian Scheller earned first place in the 172-pound and 152-pound weight classes, respectively in sub-section competition. Sophomore Rocco Darocy (126) and sophomore Jonathan Grieco (138) took second place; senior Davis Luedtke (145) and junior Eli Wright (160) took third place; and sophomore Logan Santa (189) took fourth place.
Brubach took first place overall in section competition and will advance to the 2021 WPIAL Class 3A Wrestling Championships, to be held on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Canon-McMillan High School. Darocy, Grieco and Scheller each placed third overall in their respective weight classes.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.
Section 3-3A Varsity Team Wrestling Tournament
Mars Area High School Varsity Wrestling Team competed in the 2020-2021 Section 3-3A Varsity Team Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 8.
The Fightin’ Planets advanced to the quarterfinal round of the competition. Entering into the team playoffs, the Planets had a 4-13 overall record and are 2-2 in section competition.
For more information, visit www.wpial.org.