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Sarbo, McMillen look to make history at regionals

Altoona’s Matt Sarbo and Glendale’s Brock McMillen both wrestle at 138 pounds, and they are looking to make history at their respective regional tournaments on Saturday. Sarbo is aiming for his fourth Northwest Regional Tournament title at the Altoona Fieldhouse, which would set program history and break a tie with 2017 graduate and fellow three-timer Cole Manley. “I feel pretty good about his chances,” Altoona coach Joel Gilbert said. “He’s wrestling real tough right now. As long as he takes it one match at a time, I believe he has as good of a chance as anybody’s ever ...

Mirror high school wrestling rankings

106 POUNDS 1. Korry Walls Tyrone So 12-4 2. Bryce Proudfit Penn Cambria Sr 11-3 3. Noah Horne Hollidaysburg Fr 9-9 4. Tyler Biesinger Central So 6-4 5. Hunter Jones Cambria Heights Fr 7-4 Ones to watch: Dillon Degennaro, Alt 113 POUNDS 1. Trent Hoover Penn Cambria Fr 11-2 2. Nick Zabinski Glendale Fr 10-1 3. Remington Fleck Tyrone Fr 7-5 4. Xavier Adams Hollidaysburg Sr 5-7 5. Bryce Blake Cambria Heights Sr 6-3 Ones to watch: Eli Wisor, Alt; Luke Uplinger, Cent 120 POUNDS 1. Hunter Walk Tyrone Sr 14-2 2. Jaxon Matthews Central Jr 7-4 3. George ...

McMillen earns third D6 crown

Glendale’s Brock McMillen has faced stiffer adversity in his young life, including battling a heart condition, but his third District 6 Class 2A Tournament title was certainly no walk in the park. The two-time state champion had to battle through a nasty cut on his lip that forced three ...

Ridge takes D5 title

BOSWELL — Chestnut Ridge won its 10th straight District 5 Class 2A team wrestling championship with nine regional qualifiers and five champions on Saturday at North Star High School. Calan Bollman (113 pounds), Ross Dull (126), Colton Bollman (138), Luke Moore (152) and Daniel Moore (172) won titles for the Lions. Tussey Mountain’s Trevor Husick (120) and Hunter Horton (132) won championships, and Bedford’s Ashton Dull won the title at 189. Northern Bedford had two third-place finishers in Reyan Imler (126) and Eion Snider (152) and a fourth-place finisher at 285 in Derek ...

Senior Sarbo gets another D6 title

The 2020-21 wrestling season has been a weird one with COVID-19 protocols, a late start to the season and teams having to halt competition, just to name a few oddities. One thing that hasn’t changed is Altoona senior Matt Sarbo dominating in the postseason. Sarbo breezed to his fourth ...

3 wrestling tourneys set for weekend

While the District 6 Class 2A wrestlers have been trying to advance to the District 6 Tournament, the Class 3A and District 5 teams have been waiting their turns for the postseason to start. All three tournaments will take place over the next two days. The District 6 Class 3A Tournament starts at 2 p.m. today at the Altoona Fieldhouse. The District 6 Class 2A Tournament begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Fieldhouse. The District 5 Tournament is at North Star this year, and it begins at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Here’s a closer look at the tournaments: History awaits Altoona’s ...