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 ...
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 ...
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: Northern Bedford’s Kaylee Ebersole will have big tests early on Horger’s side. 112 POUNDS: Finalists: Lillian Rumsey, Williamsport vs. Kylee Trostle, ELCO. Champion: Rumsey. Comment: Bishop McCort’s Lane Fordyce could make a run to the finals to force a regional rematch with Rumsey. 118 ...
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 the win and lost twice on the second day. “It obviously sucked,” Hoover said after collecting his regional silver medal at the Altoona Fieldhouse. “There was a lot of build-up to that. I won a district and regional title. I was feeling really good going down to that tournament. “I hurt ...
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: Altoona’s Braiden Weaver will have a big quarterfinal against Manheim Township’s former state champ and three-time placer Kaedyn Williams. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Mason Ziegler, Quakertown vs. Keanu Dillard, Bethlehem Catholic. Champion: Dillard. Comment: Dillard will have a big semifinal against ...
107 POUNDS: Finalists: Dominic Deputy, Chestnut Ridge vs. Joey Bachman, Faith Christian Academy. Champion: Bachman. Comment: I’m giving the edge to top-ranked Bachman in this battle of unbeatens. Bachman could have his hands full with Bald Eagle Area’s Tanner Guenot in the quarterfinals. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Ayden Smith, Notre Dame-Green Pond vs. Dalton Wenner, Cranberry. Champion: Smith. Comment: Smith eked out a 5-4 win over West Branch’s Landon Bainey to win a state title last year. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Aaron Seidel, Northern Lebanon vs. Louie Gill, Reynolds. Champion: ...
