Butler’s Santino Sloboda defeats Trinity’s Dom Canali 4-0 in a 127-pound final at the WPIAL Class 3A Boys Wrestling Individual Championships Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at Canon-McMillan High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Butler senior Santino Sloboda is once again undefeated through two rounds at the PIAA Boys Individual Wrestling Class 3A West Regional tournament.

Sloboda (127 pounds) won the first by technical fall, then beat Central Mountain’s Gavin Heverly with a first-period pin in the quarterfinals Friday at Canon-McMillan High School. The state’s No. 2-ranked wrestler at 127, according to Inside Pa. Wrestling, takes on State College’s Kael Davis (No. 13) in Saturday’s semifinals.

Close friend Sutton Stoner (160), who got into regionals after an injury by a wrestler who placed ahead of him at districts last week, will face Westinghouse’s Wayne Simmons in the consolation second round to start Day 2. Stoner lost his opener by fall, then pinned DuBois’ Seth Wilmoth in the second period.

Mars freshman Olympic Serrao (139) will join Sloboda in the semifinals. The rookie won by major decision in his opener and then by a narrow 1-0 win over Norwin’s Brooks Blasko (No. 8 in the state). Serrao, who is ranked 17th in Pa., won on an escape with a minute left in regulation. He’ll face Cranberry’s Dalton Wenner (No. 7) in the semifinals.

His classmate, Parker Joseph (133), lost his first match but pinned Harbor Creek’s Jacob Luna in the second period to advance.

Seneca Valley’s Riley Smith (107), Zach Hill (145) and Tommy Wuycheck (285) all dropped into the blood rounds and will open Saturday in the second round of consolations. Smith won his Round of 16 bout by technical fall before losing in the quarterfinals to West Allegheny’s Michael Johnson 8-1. Hill and Wuycheck lost the opener and won their first-round consolation bout: Hill by first-period tech fall over Allderdice’s Kameron Thomas, and Wuycheck by 5-0 decision of Brashear’s Nateso Salivaire.

North Catholic sophomore Michael Pierro (121 pounds) is one of two 2A wrestlers left in the county. He opened the regional tournament at Altoona High School with a tech fall loss to Chestnut Ridge’s Garrett Weyandt (No. 9 in the state in 2A).

Pierro will try to stay alive in the blood rounds Saturday morning, starting with a match against Central’s Carsen Mowery.

Slippery Rock senior Zac Turberville is the state’s No. 6 wrestler at 160 pounds in 2A, per Inside Pa. Wrestling, and opened his regional at Sharon High School with a 5-3 decision over St. Marys’ Jackson Wehler.

It sets up a Saturday morning semifinal with Clearfield’s Colton Ryan (14th in the state).