Soon after Altoona’s Braiden Weaver pinned Central Mountain’s Patrick Tarantella in 2:37 of the 133-pound finals of the District 6 Class 3A Tournament on Saturday night, he raised both of his arms with 4 fingers showing on both hands. “I think I planned it in my room last night,” a ...
As the Northern Bedford girls team was pushing Clearfield for the team championship of the District 5-6-9 Tournament, Emily Dennis was doing her part to pile up the team points. Dennis bulldozed her way through the 130-pound field on Saturday at the Altoona Fieldhouse with three first-period ...
Juliette Cuevas burst upon the high school girls wrestling scene two years ago as a 100-pound sophomore at Bellwood-Antis. Cuevas wasn’t afraid to attempt high-risk moves, and those moved helped her find success in the first PIAA-sanctioned postseason. She finished third at the District ...
100 POUNDS: Finalists: McKenzie Astorino, Curwensville vs. Juliette Cuevas, Bellwood-Antis. Champion: Astorino. Comment: Astorino is undefeated, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Cuevas wins this battle. 106 POUNDS: Finalists: Rachel Clouse, Northern Bedford vs. Breana Crawford, Redbank ...
Altoona senior Braiden Weaver has dominated in the District 6 Class 3A Tournament since his freshman year. Weaver is 6-0 and has five pins and a technical fall en route to winning three District 6 titles at 107, 114 and 121 pounds. On Saturday at the tournament, Weaver will be looking to ...
107 POUNDS: Finalists: Dominic Picciotti, Altoona vs. Connor Sidney, Hollidaysburg. Champion: Picciotti. Comment: Strangely enough, these two haven’t wrestled yet, but it should be a good finals bout. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Andrew Alexander, Mifflin County vs. Landon Krupka, Hollidaysburg. ...
