
Oh Boyd!
It’s been all but forgotten for most who watched the fifth-place finals of the 2008 District 6 Class AA Tournament at the Altoona Fieldhouse. No, Taylor Boyd’s 4-2 overtime loss to Huntingdon’s Jesse Runk at 112 pounds won’t go down in history as one of the most remembered bouts. Boyd, now a Juniata Valley senior 125-pounder, remembers it all too well. It not only prevented him from making a return trip to the Southwest Regional Tournament, it also spurred him to work tirelessly over the next two years toward getting better. “Actually, when I lost in the fifth-place match at districts my sophomore year, that has motivated me ever since,” Boyd said. “It was definitely a huge disappointment when it happened, and it was a wakeup call to crank up the work ethic a little bit more.” Boyd changed his approach to preparation. He stays at least a half hour after every practice to run, drill or lift, and he works out at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club at Penn State every Sunday.
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District 6 Class AA Duals need expanded
While all the Class AAA and AA teams that made the semifinals of the District 6 Duals all deserve to be there, especially in Class AA, I had to stifle a laugh when I saw the teams that weren’t in the field.
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TYRONE — Angered by his bout being stopped while he had Forest Hills’ Mitch Brewer on his back, Huntingdon junior Alex Miller pounded the mat with his fist.
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Emotions are always high when rivals square off in any sport.
Monday’s PIHL game between Altoona and Hollidaysburg at Galactic Ice was no exception.
Mirror rankings
103 POUNDS
1. T.J. Brandt Altoona Fr 24-1
2. Ryan Dupas Cambria Heights So 22-1
3. Nathan Sell Claysburg-Kimmel So 18-14
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