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Hileman, Sipes, Sleeth top seeds

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Three area wrestlers — two from Altoona and another from Hollidaysburg — were named No. 1 seeds for the District 6 Class 3A Tournament at the zoom seeding meeting on Tuesday night. Altoona senior Luke Hileman (28-3) was announced as the top seed at 106, while freshman star Luke Sipes (28-1) is the No. 1 seed at a four-man 152 pounds. Hollidaysburg senior Aaron Sleeth (21-11) is the top seed at 172. There is no Blair County second or third seeds, but Altoona’s Will Young (145) and Connor Reimer (189) are fourth seeds. ...

Dublers, Hoover garner titles this time

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com They all tasted defeat in the District 6 Class 2A championship finals last season, leaving Glendale’s Zeke Dubler and Suds Dubler and Penn Cambria’s Trent Hoover with a bitter taste in their mouths. It was that bitter taste that drove them in the ...

Three Panthers qualify for regional tourney

JOHNSTOWN — Three Northern Bedford wrestlers placed third at their respective weights in the District 5 Tournament on Saturday at UPJ to qualify for the Southwest Regional Tournament. Northern Bedford’s Eion Snider (160), Aaron Bowers (172) and Derek Beach (285) all placed third to qualify. The top three at every weight advanced to the regional. Reyan Imler (132) and Brian Amick (215) came up one win short with fourth-place finishes. Imler suffer two overtime losses, including an 8-4 OT loss to Somerset’s Logan Baker. “The team wrestled very well,” Northern Bedford coach ...

Seventh-seeded Blue Devil Norris in semifinals

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Ethan Norris has been a bright spot in a very gloomy season for the Bellwood-Antis wrestling program. He endured the Blue Devils going 1-16, and coach Kyle Fink resigning during the season. B-A also had matches canceled in the torrent of anger ...

Dubler brothers, Hoover focus on first

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Glendale’s Zeke Dubler and Suds Dubler and Penn Cambria’s Trent Hoover all had to settle for second place in last year’s District 6 Class 2A Tournament. This year, they’re all looking to take one more step up on the medals stand at the Altoona Fieldhouse. The Dubler brothers and Hoover are No. 1 seeds for this year’s district tournament. Junior Zeke Dubler and senior Suds Dubler are top seeds at 160 and 172, respectively, while Hoover, a sophomore, is a top seed at 126. “I expect Hoover to compete, as I do the entire team,” ...

Todd Irwin’s District 6 2A predictions

106 POUNDS: Finalists: Korry Walls, Tyrone vs. Jacob Sombronski, United. Champion: Walls. Comment: Walls has three decisions over Sombronski this season. 113 POUNDS: Finalists: Lucas Fye, Bald Eagle Area vs. Landon Bainey, West Branch. Champion: Bainey. Comment: Central’s Biesinger or Tyrone’s Rumberger could face Bainey in the semis. 120 POUNDS: Finalists: Coen Bainey, Bald Eagle Area vs. Nick Coudriet, Philipsburg-Osceola. Champion: Bainey. Comment: Bainey bulldozed his way through his first two district tournaments. 126 POUNDS: Finalists: Trent Hoover, Penn Cambria vs. ...