chris edwards

ALLEGANY — The marquee bout pitted a returning sectional champion from the large school division and a sectional finalist from the small school. And i...

Every match, every tournament this season for the Pioneer wrestling team began with a reminder of what it had lost. The Panthers began the winter camp...

BEMUS POINT — It isn’t often that the Olean High boys tennis team is truly tested. The Huskies, during the regular season, at least, have made 5-0 vic...

It likely wasn’t the state tournament they had grown up dreaming about. They traded Albany’s 17,000-seat Times Union Center for a sports complex at Ma...

The podium at Albany’s Times Union Center was filled with Big 30 wrestlers on Saturday, as seven local competitors placed at the NYSPHSAA Division II ...

YORKSHIRE — Pioneer held off a strong fight from Starpoint to stay unbeaten in ECIC Div. II wrestling action, clinching at least a share of the league...

Mike Rigerman’s journey to a wrestling state championship began a year ago. But it was no ordinary year for the Pioneer senior. In between trips to Al...

ALBANY — Mike Rigerman’s dominant season on the wrestling mat concluded with the most pressure-filled situation. The Pioneer 220-pounder reached this ...

Odds were pretty good Olean would be represented at the New York state wrestling championships. The Huskies had at least one state qualifier the last ...

RIDGWAY, Pa. — The first-year Port Allegany/Smethport wrestling co-op kept rolling Thursday night. The Gators had little trouble dispatching Ridgway, ...

FRANKLINVILLE — In the opening CCAA Division II wrestling match for both teams, Franklinville used four pins and six forfeits to build a big lead over...

ALBANY — Pioneer’s Mike Rigerman placed fourth and Olean’s Patrick Walsh sixth Saturday in Division 2 competition at the New York State Public High Sc...

ANGOLA — A year ago, Pioneer’s Mike Rigerman could only take in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association wrestling championships as ...

The Olean High wrestling program has a couple of impressive streaks going, and the Huskies don’t want to see them end anytime soon. “We’ve had nine wi...

SALAMANCA — It’s rare to hear wrestling coaches sit perfectly quietly during any match, much less a sectional championship. But Pioneer Central coach ...

PENDLETON — Earlier in the week, Pioneer wrestling coach Chris Edwards spoke of relishing the opportunity to determine the best team in Section 6. The...

Traditionally, the postseason for Section 6 wrestling teams has focused on the individual. But this year, in addition to class tournaments and the sta...

CHEEKTOWAGA — Sophomore Ather Thommatha set the tone for the Pioneer wrestling team, picking up a first-period pin over Maryvale’s captain in just the...