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District 5 2A Regional 107 POUNDS: Finalists: Dom Deputy, Chestnut Ridge vs. Dakota Santamaria, Tussey Mountain. Champion: Deputy. Comment: Returning state runner-up Deputy wins his second title in rematch of last year’s District 5 final. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Easton Mull, Chestnut Ridge vs. Michael Bridge, Somerset. Champion: Mull. Comment: Pinning machine Mull repeats as champion. Everett’s Jackson Lucas could knock off Bridge in semifinals. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Wyatt Clouse, Northern Bedford vs. Trenden Willey, Chestnut Ridge. Champion: Clouse. Comment: Everett’s Elijah ...

AAHS duo continue their friendship trek at regionals

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com The Altoona 1-2 punch of sophomore Braiden Weaver and junior Luke Sipes have made a habit of collecting not only regular season gold medals but also postseason gold medals. The Sinking Valley neighbors and lifelong friends will be looking to add to their growing medals collection in the Northwest Regional Class 3A Tournament this weekend at the Altoona Fieldhouse. Sipes, who was voted the Outstanding Wrestler of the District 6 Tournament after winning his third title, will be vying for his third Northwest Regional Tournament title at 152. ...

PIAA 3A NW Regional wrestling picks

107 POUNDS: Finalists: Gavin Heverly, Central Mountain vs. Andrew Alexander, Mifflin County. Champion: Heverly. Comment: Hollidaysburg’s Brayden Sidney could face Heverly in the semifinals. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Braiden Weaver, Altoona vs. Elijah Scriven, Hickory. Champion: Weaver. Comment: Weaver should roll to the finals to face Scriven in a rematch of the Ultimate Warrior semifinal Weaver won, 6-3. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Brody Bishop, Hickory vs. Aiden Kunes, Central Mountain. Champion: Kunes. Comment: Kunes will have to battle Shikellamy’s Alex Reed in the semifinals. 127 ...

Sipes named OW after winning 3rd title

Altoona’s Luke Sipes certainly didn’t have an easy road in wrestling for his third District 6 Class 3A Tournament title on Saturday at the AAHS Fieldhouse. Sipes ranked third in the state at 152 by PA Power Wrestling, had to face Mifflin County arch-rival and eighth-ranked Parker Kearns ...

Tyrone senior Ewing rises to the top at 285

Tyrone senior Braden Ewing has amassed 113 wins in his career, but he had been waiting and waiting to climb to the top of the medals stand of the District 6 Class 2A Tournament. Ewing, who finished second at 285 pounds as a sophomore and third last season, finally made that climb on ...

12-seed Eckenrode among semifinalists

Cambria Heights junior Marshall Eckenrode had a solid regular season, earning 20 wins and coming up one win shy of placing at the Panther Holiday Classic in December. Eckenrode entered the District 6 Class 2A Tournament as the 12th seed at 160 pounds. He’ll be leaving it by at least ...