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Dragons, Vikings each take home wins

BELLWOOD — Central dominated Bellwood-Antis, 67-3, with six forfeit wins and three falls in high school wrestling action on Thursday. Carsen Mowery, Braydon Beach and Blair Miller had falls for the Scarlet Dragons, Kaden Horn and Joel Morris won by technical falls, and Walldims Benitez won by decision. Vince Shank won a decision for Bellwood. 107—Ty Matthews, C, (For.) 114—Carsen Mowery, C, over Tanner McElravy, (Fall 1:48) 121—Vince Shank, BA, over Bailey Wilt, (Dec 11-9) 127—Bryer Mickel, C, (For.) 133—Joel Morris, C, over Sean McFarland, (TF 17-0) 139—Jeremiah ...

Mountain Lions hand Clearfield first defeat of season

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Clearfield is one of the state’s top-ranked boys wrestling teams at the Class 2A level. Altoona is a pretty good team itself at the Class 3A level, as the Mountain Lions showed Wednesday night by edging the previously unbeaten Bison, 31-29, in a dual meet at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse. Altoona won the matches that it needed to win, and perhaps just as importantly, avoided giving up costly bonus points or falls in a couple of the other bouts. “We got points when we needed to, and we were able to do what we needed to ...

Lineup changes help key Mountain Lions’ romp

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — On paper or in a computer tablet, the dual meet between backyard rivals and the two top teams in the Mirror coverage area Altoona and Hollidaysburg figured to be a close one. But the Mountain Lions’ lineup shift helped them pull ...

Chestnut Ridge downs Tyrone

NEW PARIS — Chestnut Ridge recorded seven falls and received two forfeit wins in beating Tyrone, 57-18, in high school wrestling action on Tuesday night. Mason VanAllman (152 pounds), Kyler Suhoney (172 pounds) and Kyle Scott (189 pounds) earned pins for Tyrone. 133–Willey, CR, pinned Frye, 1:05; 139–Sipe, CR, dec. Rawlings, 16-9; 145–Ickes, CR, pinned Detwiler, 1:08; 152–VanAllman, T, pinned Harbaugh, 3:24; 160–Feight, CR, pinned Pluebell, 3:23; 172–Suhoney, T, pinned Casey, 4:37; 189–Scott, T, pinned Ringler, 1:15. 215–Calhoun, CR, pinned Ansman, 3:59; ...

Tyrone grappler suffers first loss of season at LHAC event

EBENSBURG — Tyrone’s Kyle Scott and Bald Eagle Area’s Caleb Close are both returning state placewinners and ranked in the top six of the PA Power Wrestling’s state rankings at 189. So, they could be wrestling a lot this season. In the first meeting between them this season, Close, who finished third in the PIAA Class 2A Championships, earned a 6-1 decision over returning eighth-placer Scott in the second Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday afternoon at Central Cambria High School. It was the first loss for Scott this season after 14 dominant wins. ...

Nine from area advance to LHAC semifinals

EBENSBURG — Nine wrestlers from the Mirror coverage area advanced to the semifinals of the second Laurel Highlands Championships on Friday at Central Cambria High School. Central Cambria had a good first day at home, advancing three to the semifinals in Burke Niebauer (127), Jake Wilson (152) and Jeremy Hajzus (189). Hollidaysburg also advanced three wrestlers in Connor Sidney (107), Brayden Sidney (114) and Mitchell Baronner (172). Tyrone’s returning tournament runner-up Kyle Scott (189), Central’s Kaden Horn (139) and Penn Cambria’s Layton Munyon (121) moved on to the ...