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Young Eagle wrestler soars in Tyrone’s win

HUNTINGDON — Tyrone and Huntingdon fought nip and tuck for the team title throughout the District 6 Class 2A Section 1 Tournament on Wednesday at Huntingdon High School. And wouldn’t you know it, the team title came down to the very last bout of the night between Tyrone’s Braden Ewing and Bellwood-Antis’ Nate Jennings in the true second bout at 285 pounds. With the Bearcats holding a four-point lead over the Golden Eagles going into the final bout, Ewing, a freshman, pounced on an opening in a scoreless bout with Jennings, put the Blue Devil junior on his back and pinned him ...

Central crowns four champions en route to title over Glendale

EBENSBURG — Glendale figured to be the favorite to win the team title of Tuesday’s District 6 Class 2A Section 3 Tournament at Central Cambria High School The Vikings were riding the momentum of winning their first District 6 Class 2A Tournament last year and an 8-0 regular season record ...

Tiger wrestlers come up just a bit short

INDIANA — Hollidaysburg had to forfeit five matches in a 30-27 loss at Indiana in high school wrestling action Tuesday night. The Tigers did get falls from Brian Praul at 126 and Nicklas Eppihimer at 189. Campbell Walls (160), Aaron Sleeth (172) and Gaige Rabenstein (132) also picked up victories for Hollidaysburg. 106—No match. 113—Adams, H, won by forfeit. 120—No match. 126—Praul, H, pinned Norton, 1:33 132—Rabenstein, H, dec. Petras, 9-3. 138—McFarlane, I, won by forfeit. 145—W. Turner, I, won by forfeit. 152—D. Turner, I, won by forfeit. 160—Walls, H, dec. ...

Mirror high school wrestling rankings

106 POUNDS 1. Korry Walls Tyrone So 8-3 2. Bryce Proudfit Penn Cambria Sr 8-0 3. Hunter Jones Cambria Heights Fr 6-2 4. Noah Horne Hollidaysburg Fr 8-7 5. Tyler Biesinger Central So 2-2 Ones to watch: Dillon DeGennaro, Alt 113 POUNDS 1. Nick Zabinski Glendale Fr 8-0 2. Remington Fleck Tyrone Fr 7-4 3. Trent Hoover Penn Cambria Fr 7-1 4. Xavier Adams Hollidaysburg Sr 4-5 5. Bryce Blake Cambria Heights Sr 6-1 Ones to watch: Eli Wisor, Alt; Luke Uplinger, Cent 120 POUNDS 1. Hunter Walk Tyrone Sr 10-1 2. Jaxon Matthews Central Jr 3-1 3. George ...

Wrestlers forced to miss sectionals

Two Blair County star wrestlers won’t be competing in the District 6 Class 2A Section 1 Tournament at Huntingdon High School today. Bellwood-Antis senior and returning Southwest Regional fourth-placer Alex Taylor, who was 9-0 at 172 pounds, will miss the postseason because he’s under concussion protocol until March. Tyrone senior Alex Weaver, who was 4-4 at 215, has been ruled ineligible for the postseason. Weaver placed eighth at the Southwest Regional Tournament last season. Also, the entire Moshannon Valley wrestling team didn’t enter the postseason because of COVID-19 ...

Ready or not, postseason starts Tuesday

The wrestling season is less than three months old. Because of COVID-19 protocols, some teams, Glendale for one, just started the dual meet season this month. On Tuesday, though, the postseason starts for 26 District 6 Class 2A teams with four sectional tournaments in Huntingdon, Central Cambria, Bald Eagle Area and Forest Hills. Nine of the 12 teams in the Mirror coverage area make up the field. Impending bad weather could lead to postponement of the tournaments. The sectional tournament hasn’t been used in many years, but is in use in 2021 because tournaments can only be ...