He’s No. 1.
Senior wrestling star Bruce Anderchak broke the school record for career wins at Quaker Valley with his 152nd victory Feb. 21 at the WPIAL Class 2A tournament at Chartiers Valley.
Anderchak began the district event two victories away from tying the QV all-time win record held by Jack Kazalas, a 2024 graduate who compiled a 151-26 career mark.
The 121-pound Anderchak secured three consecutive pins at the two-day event and eclipsed the career mark with a fall in 37 seconds against North Catholic’s Michael Pierro.
“I’m extremely happy for Bruce for hitting this milestone,” QV coach Austin Heinl said. “It was never a question of whether or not he would achieve the most wins as long as he was healthy. He’s overcome being undersized as a freshman, chronic health problems and injuries while never using anything as an excuse.
“In my eyes, he is just that tough. His commitment to his training, practices, diet, recovery and everything else that comes with this sport is what put him in this position today.”
Anderchak improved to 33-1 and 152-29 for his career while Pierro, a sophomore, ended the tournament with a 26-9 record.
“I’m just very grateful and thankful for my support system to allow me to achieve this accomplishment,” Anderchak said. “This wouldn’t be possible without my parents, family, coaches and (practice) partners that allow for me to thrive in the best conditions possible.”
Preston Bubash of Elizabeth Forward defeated QV’s newly crowned all-time win leader 11-5 in the championship round to improve to 36-3 and claim the WPIAL individual title.
Bubash, a sophomore, has handed Anderchak his only two defeats this season heading into the Southwest Class 2A regional tournament.
Anderchak posted 31-13, 40-8 and 48-7 records in his first three seasons and has won three section titles with one runner-up finish in his career. He also has finished as a district runner-up three times and placed fourth as a freshman.
And he has accounted for 64 falls and 26 technical falls in his career.
“I feel like I competed hard at the WPIAL championships with many spots I can build off of and improve on,” Anderchak said, “which ultimately, the main factor is getting prepared for the Southwest regional tournament.”
Three other leading competitors for the Quakers at the WPIAL tournament were juniors Trey Dunlap and Harper Sipes and senior Matt Danna.
“I think our team performed well at the district tournament,” Heinl said. “We fell short on a couple goals, but we competed hard and thankfully have things to work on so we can continue to get better. Bruce is now a three-time WPIAL finalist, which is a short list in our program. Matt Danna is now a three-time WPIAL medalist in three years. He also continues to rack up wins and climbing the total win ranks despite missing his freshman year due to injury.
“Harper Sipes and Trey Dunlap both improved greatly from last season and both qualified for the regional tournament for the first time. I’m really happy for those two. Districts isn’t the last stop so we will keep getting better moving into regionals.”
Dunlap earned a 12-1 major decision against Beaver County Christian junior Carmine Battaglia to end up third at 189. Dunlap wrapped up the tournament with a 37-12 overall record.
Danna won by a technical fall in 4:22 against Laurel senior Braxton Carr to secure fifth place at 160. The score was 20-5.
Danna boosted his 2025-26 record to 41-11 and his career mark to 130-32.
Sipes placed eighth at 145. He is 26-12 this season.
“There are still a lot of goals Bruce, Matt and their teammates, Harper and Trey, want to accomplish the rest of the season,” Heinl said, “so we aren’t going to dwell too much on the wins. Just going to take it one match at a time and enjoy the rest.”
The regional championships were scheduled for Feb. 27-28 at Altoona.