Jordyn Fouse was the start of the 51st annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. The Bishop McCort senior wrestled two matches and won them both. She is one her way to big things during her post high school career. But the event is a celebration of wrestling.

All-Star games are difficult to do well. Often times, many athletes who compete in them have their mind on other things or are more risk averse due to the injury risk. But that's not how wrestlers are generally wired. The top wrestlers competed to try and test themselves.

The Pennsylvania women's team, WPIAL team and U.S. all-star team all came away with wins. Check out my stories on the three matches on various news outlets.

Josh Rizzo is the editor and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.

The Penn Hills Holiday Wrestling Tournament saw Highlands win the team event. The Golden Rams had the most champions with seven.

Washington and Summit Academy also produced two winners. There will be more coverage later in the evening.

Here's a look at the rest of the winners:

107 pounds: Javeon Chambers (Highlands)*
114: Daemon Phipps (Penn Hills) pinned Caleb Mcfarlane (Allderdice), 1:47
121: Noah Patton (Washington) p. Levin Dickson (Highlands), :38
127: Rocco Zugai (Summit Academy) technical fall Evan Morgan (McKeesport), 16-1 4:48
133: Burton Babinsack (Highlands) p. Javen Woods (Allderdice), 1:32
139: Aiden Burford (Highlands) p. Levi Smith (Penn Hills), 1:53
145: Elijah Elser (Brashear) p. Dylan Mains (South Allegheny), :52
152: Caleb Patton (Washington) injury default Darnell Jackson (Penn Hills), 4:40
160: Kyren Vesaley (Highlands) injury default Alex Wylly (Riverview)
172: Gavin Sunnafrank (Summit Academy) p. Cole Brunn (Riverview), 1:20
189: Jayden Calhoun (Highlands) p. Tom Paternoster (Allderdice), :59
215: Joshua Battocchi (Highlands) p. Quentin Ainsco-Brevvard (Woodland Hills), 1:01
285: Caden Dadowski (Highlands) p. Kar'zell Daugherty (Washington), 1:30
*No tournament held, Chambers was winner of five-wrestler round robin

Burrell and Kiski has long been the best among the WPIAL's rivalry matches in Westmoreland County. The Buccaneers didn't fold in the face of pressure Saturday at Kiski. Facing a 33-point deficit, Burrell picked up six wins and forfeit to rally past Kiski 35-33.

​The Buccaneers have now beat the Cavaliers in three straight seasons. Before this current streak, Kiski had won 10 in a row.

The PIAA continues to host more of its state championships away from its previous hub of Hershey. The organization announced this week that the team wrestling championship competition will take place at the Altoona Area High School Field House.

The competition was previously held at the GIANT Center. The preliminary and first rounds of the tournament will be held at regional sites. The first round of both the Class AA and AAA competitions will be held Tuesday, Feb. 4 at local sites.

The double-elimination tournament in Altoona will feature eight regional winners. The quarterfinals will be held Friday, Feb. 7. The semifinals and championship rounds will be held the next day. 

This decision is a win for Western Pennsylvania in terms of less travel. However, not having the event at the Giant Center will be a significant reduction in atmosphere for the students who participate.

The GIANT Center provided a more big-league feel and has a lot of history with the event. 

Josh Rizzo is the owner and publisher of Pittsburgh Preps and Colleges. Story ideas can be submitted to [email protected] or on X @J_oshrizzo.

Photos from the Highlands and Valley wrestling match. The Golden Rams won 58-18 Wednesday night at Highlands High School.