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Matt Townsend

Penn-Trafford senior Cindy Weir finished her WPIAL swimming career in championship fashion.

The WPIAL championships this past weekend at Pitt's Trees Pool was her showcase for the fourth-consecutive season. Weir won the 50-meter freestyle for the fourth time in her career and the 100 freestyle for the third time.

Weir was also part of the 200 medley relay that finished third and the 400 freestyle relay that finished fourth. Weir will be swimming both relays and her two freestyle events at the PIAA championships March 8 at Penn State.

Weir will be aiming toward completing a rare feat at Penn State, as she tries to win the 50 and 100 freestyles for the second consecutive season. Weir, who will swim at Maryland next season, has won four state gold medals in her career.


SECTION CHAMPS

Plum won four individual titles at this past weekend's Section 4-AAA tournament at Gateway High School.

Steve Stremple (140), Steve Chirieleison (152), Dan Yobp (160) and Matt Cassidy (171) won titles. Will Tedder (125) and Clay Croasdale (135) took second. Josh DesLauriers (112), Tony Bonura (189) and Bryan McCarthy (275) took home the consolation match and in the process qualified for the WPIAL championships this Friday and Saturday at Robert Morris College. The top three finishers in each weight class qualified.

  • Valley also had a good outing in Section 4-AAA on Saturday. Danny Enciso (112) and Billy Enciso (119) won titles. Jeremy Astor (103), Jake Whitlock (119) and Anthony Arcuri (145) took home consolation matches.

  • Penn Hills' Mitch Mitchell (275) also won a Section 4-AAA title. Highlands' Bill Spencer (103), Mark Gould (125) and Jonas Hatajik (140); Penn Hills' Tannon Deluco (112), Matt Palermo (145), Anthony Palermo (160); Gateway's Dan Boden (189) and Jack Korpela (152); and Woodland Hills' Robert Rose (135) also qualified for the WPIAL meet out of Section 4.

  • Penn-Trafford's Nick Padezen took home a Section 1-AAA title at 171 pounds. Justin Smith (140) and Mike Ladick (275) won consolations to reach this weekend's WPIAL meet as well. Garrett Belle (130), Mike Cardamone (152), Jason Jones (160) finished second to also qualify.

  • In Section 2-AAA, McKeesport's Mike Brletic won at 171 pounds, and his teammate, Jake Babyak, finished second in the heavyweight division. McKeesport's Brian Whiteman (130) and Charles Roka (189) won their consolation matches to qualify for WPIALs as well.

    Elizabeth Forward also had a solid meet in qualifying two wrestlers for the WPIALs in Adam Snyder (119) and Rod Salka (125).


    REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

    Burrell qualified all seven of its wrestlers for this weekend's Class AA Southwest Regionals at University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown at Saturday's WPIAL championships at Washington and Jefferson College (see story).

  • Freeport also qualified four wrestlers for regionals in Brad Lehochy (135), Kurt Brenner (160), Larry Moon (171) and Shane Mihalko (275).

    MARKSMAN

    Junior Dom Ionadi, a Penn Hills graduate, made Carnegie Mellon University history this basketball season in setting a new record for 3-point shots made and 3-point percentage.

    Ionadi ended this season with a .436 shooting percentage from 3-point range, making 88 of 215. Ionadi surpassed the record set by Tommy Praesel during the 1998-99 season.


    ON FIRE

    Serra Catholic senior shooting guard Jody Sabo played well during the regular season, averaging 19 points per game, in leading the Eagles to the Section 4-AA title.

    Sabo, a four-year starter, has nearly doubled her scoring output in the playoffs. In a first-round victory over Ford City, Sabo scored 36 points in a 75-70 overtime victory. She followed that with 38 points in 72-61 victory over No. 3-seed Avonworth on Saturday.