Butler’s Santino Sloboda defeated Manheim Township’s Frank Leanza 8-1 in a rematch to place third and break the Butler County wins record with 176 career victories in a 127-pound bout on Day 3 of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Giant Center in Hershey. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw

Fresh off his second consecutive bronze and fourth career medal at the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships, Butler’s Santino Sloboda will wrestle again in a high school setting.

The senior 127-pounder was invited to the 52nd Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, which pits some of the WPIAL’s best wrestlers against an all-star team from Oklahoma.

The match will be held March 28 at Peters Township High School. The WPIAL vs. Oklahoma match is scheduled to begin at 4:15 p.m. There is also a women’s match featuring Pa. and Oklahoma wrestlers, and a Pennsylvania vs. USA match.

Sloboda, who is ranked No. 27 by High School On SI in the nation at 127 pounds, won bronze at last week’s state championships, closing out a career in which he won a Butler County record 176 matches. He has committed to wrestle collegiately at Pitt.

The full WPIAL roster includes:

121 pounds: Cam Baker, Burrell (uncommitted)

127: Santino Sloboda, Butler (Pitt)

133: Lucas Barr, McGuffey (Washington & Jefferson)

133: Antonio Boni, Central Valley (Bucknell)

139: Collier Hartman, Canon-McMillan (Navy)

145: Julian Bertucci, Burrell (uncommitted)

152: Jonah Erdly, Frazier (Seton Hill)

160: Cole Gibbons, Mt. Lebanon (New York U.)

172: Zach LaBryer, Thomas Jefferson (Lock Haven)

189: Malachi Peak, Beth-Center (Washington & Jefferson)

215: Cooper Roscosky, Kiski Area (Buffalo)

285: Bradyn McConneha, North Allegheny (Appalachian St.)