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Wrestling

Three area girls capture openers at first state tourney

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — Bellwood-Antis sophomore Juliette Cuevas said she was nervous on the first day of the first PIAA-sanctioned girls state tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center. Cuevas, who got a fire truck escort out of town on Wednesday, ...

Five earn victory to get them into quarterfinal matchups

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — Altoona’s Braiden Weaver knew his first-round 114-pound bout against Bethlehem Catholic’s Reef Dillard was going to be a tight on the first day of the PIAA Class 3A Championships. Weaver, a returning fifth-placer, took a 1-0 lead into ...

Three area girls off to historic tourney

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Northern Bedford juniors Kaylee Ebersole and Raegan Snider and Bellwood-Antis sophomore Juliette Cuevas will be a part of history when they step on a mat today at the Giant Center in Hershey. The three area Central Regional champions will be ...

PIAA girls championship picks

100 POUNDS: Finalists: Valarie Solorio, Canon-McMillan vs. Grace Nesbitt, Neshaminy. Champion: Solorio. Comment: Bellwood-Antis’ Juliette Cuevas could face Solorio in the semifinals. 106 POUNDS: Finalists: Julia Horger, Conwell-Egan, vs. Isabelle Wilkes, Hamburg. Champion: Wilkes. Comment: ...

Hoover still searches for gold

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Penn Cambria’s Trent Hoover won Southwest Regional Class 2A titles as a sophomore and junior, but earning a medal at the PIAA Championships has been just beyond his grasp. Hoover opened with a 16-3 win last season, but he suffered a broken hand in ...

PIAA Championships: Todd Irwin’s. 3A PICKS

107 POUNDS: Finalists: Max Tancini, Perkiomen Valley vs. Dominick Morrison, Hatboro-Horsham. Champion: Morrison. Comment: I was tempted to pick Central Dauphin’s Thunder Beard. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Colby Martinelli, Pennridge vs. Santino Sloboda, Butler. Champion: Sloboda. Comment: ...