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District 5 Tournament 107 POUNDS: Finalists: Dominic Deputy, Chestnut Ridge vs. Dakota Santamaria, Tussey Mountain. Champion: Deputy. Comment: Bedford’s Zach Burch will get a shot at Santamaria in the semifinals. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Easton Mull, Chestnut Ridge vs. Wyatt Clouse, Northern Bedford. Champion: Mull. Comment: Mull should roll to his second District 5 title. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Brock Holderbaum, Chestnut Ridge vs. Braden Durst, Berlin Brothersvalley. Champion: Holderbaum. Comment: Holderbaum continues his banner season with his second district title. 127 POUNDS: ...

Glendale’s Dubler wins thriller, named OW

For more than 7 minutes in their epic District 6 Class 2A Tournament 160-pound championship finals bout Saturday night at the Altoona Fieldhouse, Zeke Dubler and friend Andrew McMonagle waged a battle that will be remembered for awhile. McMonagle, the Williamsburg junior who wrestles for ...

Mtn. Lions’ Sipes gives repeat effort

A week after finishing fifth at PIAA Class 3A Championships last March, Altoona’s Luke Sipes placed second at the NHSCA freshmen national tournament in Virginia Beach. But it was there that Sipes tore his labrum. Not long after that, Sipes underwent surgery to repair the torn labrum. ...

Ridge picks up six top seeds

JOHNSTOWN — Chestnut Ridge garnered six top seeds for this Saturday’s District 5 Class 2A Wrestling Championships at the University of Pitt-Johnstown. Chestnut Ridge top seeds include Dominic Deputy (107 pounds), Easton Mull (114) Brock Holderbaum (121), Kobi Burkett (127), Calan Bollman (145) and Sam Albright (152). Ridge also has two No. 2 seeds — Mason Weyant at 133 and Alex Crist at 172. Northern Bedford boasts one top seed in Eion Snider at 172 pounds. Second seeded wrestlers for the Black Panthers include Wyatt Clouse (114), Tyler Paris (160), Aaron Bowers (189) and Brock ...

Area sends 15 into semis

Glendale junior George Campbell was out of the Vikings’ lineup for a little bit during the season dealing with a concussion and an injured arm. “We were at a practice and playing basketball,” Campbell said. “I went up, tipped the ball and my legs got swept out from underneath me. I ...

High school wrestling picks

District 6 Class 3A tourney 107 POUNDS: Finalists: Braiden Weaver, Altoona vs. Collin Bauman, Central Mountain. Champion: Weaver. Comment: Hollidaysburg’s Logan Krupka only lost 6-4 to Bauman, so he could be a challenge in the semifinals. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Carson Krupka, Hollidaysburg vs. Styers Oden, Mifflin County. Champion: Krupka. Comment: Altoona’s Nick Irwin (no relation) is seeded second, but he’s been mostly at 107. He’ll wrestle Oden in the semis. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Hunter Johnson, Mifflin County vs. Phillip Sarbo, Altoona. Champion: Johnson. Comment: ...