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Wrestling

Scarlet Dragons beat Highlanders

MARTINSBURG — Avery Campbell (215) and Brooks Matthews (107) won by fall for Central in a 65-12 win over Cambria Heights Thursday night in high school wrestling. John Pulcine was victorious by technical fall at 189, while the Scarlet Dragons won eight other matches by forfeit. Thomas ...

Altoona edged in district semis

MILL HALL — Altoona found itself in a big hole it couldn’t get out of and lost by a point to Mifflin County, 34-33, in the semifinals of the District 6 Class 3A Duals on Saturday at Central Mountain High School. The Mountain Lions lost seven of the first eight bouts, including two by ...

Penn Cambria knocks off Bedford

CRESSON — The Penn Cambria High School wrestling team picked up a 48-23 win over Bedford on Saturday with the help of four forfeits and three falls. Layton Munyon, Drew Mardula and Jesse Horning recorded falls for the Panthers, and Zachary Farabaugh and Nick Summerville won by ...

Mountain Lions get offensive in win over rivals

The Altoona wrestling team was scoring so many points in five of its bouts against Hollidaysburg that it was hard for fans and scorekeepers to keep up on Wednesday night before a large crowd at the AAHS Fieldhouse. Onlookers at the head table even found out a 2 couldn’t be displayed on the ...

Central ousted from District 6 2A tournament

WINGATE — The Central wrestling team earned four pins, and led in the early going against Juniata, before dropping the next four bouts to suffer a 35-33 loss in District 6 Class 2A team dual action Tuesday night at Bald Eagle Area High School. The ninth-seeded Dragons got falls from Carsen ...

McMonagle adds to resume

BEDFORD — Andrew McMonagle reached the PIAA Class 2A state wrestling tournament last March but suffered a setback there. McMonagle tore three ligaments in his knee in the first round of the 160-pound competition and was forced to injury default out of the competition. This year, as a ...