WPIAL All-Star Team Announced for Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic

The WPIAL will take on the New Jersey All-Stars on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Peters Township High School.

Mark Gray, a Kiski Area senior and Columbia recruit, was chosen to represent the WPIAL against the New Jersey All-Stars for the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic / Josh Rizzo

The Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic announced a lineup of top WPIAL challengers to take on the New Jersey All-Star team at 4:15 p.m.on March 29 at Peters Township High School.

This will be the 51st version of the wrestling classic, which will also feature a battle between the USA and Pennsylvania All-Stars and women's all-star teams from Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The WPIAL is 31-17 all-time against various challengers from different states. Last year, the WPIAL beat New Jersey, 27-19. In 2023, the Ohio All-Stars beat the WPIAL team, 23-18.

The New Jersey team will be released when its confirmed.

Here's a list of this year's participants and the colleges they were committed:

121 pounds - Leo Joseph, Greater Latrobe, U.S. Naval Academy

127 - Nico Fanella, Indiana, Pittsburgh

133 - Luke Willochell, Greater Latrobe, Wyoming

139 - Dominic Ferraro, Pine-Richland, Edinboro

145 - Ramil Islamov, Baldwin, West Virginia

152 - Evan Petrovich, Conellsville, Pittsburgh

160 - Lonzy Vielma, Connellsville, West Viginia

172 - Bode Marlow, Thomas Jefferson, Pittsburgh

189 - Mark Gray, Kiski, Columbia

189 - Braedon Welsh, Fort Cherry, Brown

215 - Jake Conroy, Ringgold, Cornell

285 - Shepherd Turk, Thomas Jefferson, Pittsburgh

--Josh Rizzo | rizzo42789@gmail.com| @J_oshrizzo