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District 6 Class 2A Tournament

107 POUNDS: Finalists: Keegan Bassett, Bishop McCort vs. Gaige Sholly, Huntingdon. Champion: Bassett. Comment: Sholly will have to deal with Penns Valley’s Lisowski in the semifinals. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Max Dinges, Penns Valley vs. Caleb Hummel, Philipsburg-Osceola. Champion: Dinges. Comment: Hummel will have big semifinal against McCort freshman star Eli Herring. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Tanner Guenot, Bald Eagle Area vs. Conner Myers, Penns Valley. Champion: Guenot. Comment: Myers will have to go through Westmont Hilltop’s Dluhos before the finals. 127 POUNDS: Finalists: ...

McCort’s Bassett picks Iowa

From Mirror reports Bishop McCort wrestler Bo Bassett, the No. 1 recruit in the country for the class of 2026, committed to Iowa on Tuesday evening. Bassett announced his decision after getting an 18-second pin in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A Duals on Tuesday night against Corry. Bassett, a 2023-24 PIAA AA state champion at 139 pounds, is 37-0 this season while primarily competing at 145 pounds. He is 111-0 for his career with the Crushers. Bassett had his college choices down to Iowa, Penn State, Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech coming into Tuesday. He projects as a ...

Lady Tigers win LHAC swim title

SOMERSET — The Hollidaysburg Area High School girls swim team finished 11-0 in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference and claimed the team championship with a 105-65 win over Somerset on Monday. Addison Smith won the 200-yard freestyle and 500 freestyle, and Jackie Bevan won the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle for the Lady Tigers The Hollidaysburg boys prevailed 96-66 with Andrew Shanafelt (200 freestyle and 100 butterfly), Charlie Pollock (200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke) and Kaden Henderson (50 freestyle and 100 backstroke) each winning two individual ...

Sipes sets new mark at AAHS

Lions place second From Mirror reports MILL HALL — Altoona senior Luke Sipes became his school’s career leader in wrestling victories Saturday with a pair of falls in the Mountain Lions’ District 6 Class 3A duals. Altoona defeated Mifflin County, 41-26, with the help of Sipes’ ...

Central makes history with win

MARTINSBURG — Bryer Mickel pinned Marion Center’s Landon Spence in the second period to lift Central to a 34-32 victory in high school wrestling action on Thursday. The win was Central’s 19th of the season and set a school record for most wins in a single season. Ty Matthews and Carsen Mowery also won by fall to help Central get to within 32-28 after trailing 32-16, and Kaden Horn won by major decision. 133—Brady Haggerty, MC, over Joel Morris, (Fall 2:39) 139—Griffin Tinsman, MC, over Jeremiah Hart, (Fall 2:47) 145—Kaden Horn, C, over Josh Schleicher, MC, (MD 12-3) ...

AAHS rolls over under-the-weather Millionaires

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com With the District 6 Class 3A dual meet and postseason tournaments on the very near horizon, it’s important that a wrestling team like the one at Altoona Area High School gets sufficient mat time against live competition. In that respect, the ...