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Tyrone takes advantage of forfeits, falls in victory

BELLWOOD — Tyrone collected five forfeit wins and five falls in beating Bellwood-Antis, 60-9, in high school wrestling action on Thursday. Reese Wood, Andrew Weaver, Zack Lash, Jason Barr and Braden Ewing recorded falls for the Golden Eagles, now 7-2. Ethan Norris had a fall for Bellwood, which dropped to 0-15 on the season. 132—Sipes, T, won by forfeit. 138—Walk, T, won by forfeit. 145—Wood, T, pinned Alley, 2:15; 152—Diossa, BA, dec. Klein, 9-2. 160—Weaver, T, pinned Shank, 5:22. 172—Lash, T, pinned Foor, :47. 189—Barr, T, pinned Pluebell, 3:17. 215—Norris, ...

Lions use their six wins wisely against rivals

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Altoona’s annual wrestling dual meet with neighboring Hollidaysburg is usually hard-fought and competitive, and Wednesday night’s matchup between the two schools at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse proved to be no exception. In the 11 bouts that were contested, Altoona won six, and Hollidaysburg took five, but the Mountain Lions benefited from forfeit wins at 152 and 160 pounds to log a 40-23 victory in a match that was much closer than the final score would indicate. “It was a very competitive match,’’ Altoona coach ...

Ex-B-A coach says concerns weren’t resolved ministration

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Kyle Fink was named the head coach of the Bellwood-Antis High School wrestling team in August after former coach Tim Andrekovich stepped down before Easter of 2021. Fink, who wrestled under Ron Wilson and graduated in 2012, resigned as the coach of the Blue Devils on Tuesday afternoon — just hours before B-A wrestled Everett. Fink said he stepped down because of issues with a couple of wrestlers and parents. “One of the families just started causing problems with me and the program,” Fink said, “because they knew they could get ...

Rallies are too much for Eagles

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HUNTINGDON — In three key bouts of the clash between once-beaten Tyrone and Huntingdon on Tuesday night at Huntingdon, the Golden Eagles held early leads. The Bearcats, though, didn’t give up. When they saw openings in those bouts, they pounced, including two that ended up with pins. Huntingdon’s Eden Wagner (132) and Tyler Garner (152) were both losing, but rallied for pins, while Gunner Singleton scored a reversal with 5 seconds left to beat Braden Ewing at 285. The Golden Eagles couldn’t overcome those losses and two forfeits in a ...

Vikings know how to play the numbers game

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com FLINTON — Like many scholastic wrestling programs in this day and age, Glendale is numerically challenged. The Vikings have 13 on this year’s roster, but are currently dealing with some injuries, and a couple wrestlers competing at the same weight class. Bonus points in dual meets are essential in such a situation, and Glendale has had the good fortune of having several veteran hammers pick up bonus points with falls. “All season long, we’ve been getting pins,’’ Glendale coach Brian Storm said Tuesday night after the ...

Bellwood-Antis coach steps down

Bellwood-Antis superintendent Thomas McInroy revealed at the end of the Bellwood-Antis school board meeting on Tuesday night that Blue Devils head wrestling coach, Kyle Fink, who was in his first year at Bellwood, abruptly resigned as coach prior to B-A’s dual meet against Everett the same night. Going into the dual meet with the Warriors, Bellwood-Antis was 0-13 in dual meets this season. The Blue Devils nearly picked up their first win Tuesday but fell to 0-14 after a 31-30 loss to Everett on Criteria F. “We have a plan in place, but I have no comment further than that,” ...