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Kyle Scott one of 3 area No. 1 seeds as districts approach

Tyrone senior Kyle Scott will enter his final District 6 Class 2A Tournament aiming for his first tournament title as the No. 1 seed at 189 pounds. The 35-0 Scott, a two-time District 6 runner-up, was tabbed as the top seed at 189 when the seeds were released on Tuesday night. Two other ...

Focht’s victory important for Blue Devils in wrestling win

BELLWOOD — Chase Focht scored a 9-6 decision over Jordan Free for Bellwood-Antis at 172 to help the Blue Devils beat Northern Bedford, 30-28, Thursday night in boys high school wrestling action. B-A picked up falls from Tanner McElravy and Sean McFarland. The Panthers received pins from Nolin Snider, Knox Dibert and Kace Clapper. 215–Snider, NBC, pinned Sneath, :42. 285–Dibert, NBC, pinned Grager, 4:42; 107–Hewitt, BA, tech fall Baker, 22-5, 4:30; 114–Guyer, BA, major dec. Dutchcot, 11-2. 121–Double forfeit. 127–McElravy, BA, pinned Leighty, 1:18. 133–McFarland, BA, ...

Forfeits aid Glendale Vikings in wrestling win over Tussey Mountain

FLINTON — Glendale won eight bouts by forfeit Wednesday night, scoring a 51-16 win over Tussey Mountain in high school wrestling action. The Vikings improved to 17-6 while Tussey fell to 0-16. Glendale’s lone contested victory was won by Tanner Ammerman by decision over Cole Tanger. 107–Double forfeit. 114–Mothershead, TM, pinned Kaufman. 121–Santamaria, TM, tech fall Snyder, 20-2. 127–Husick, TN, tech fall Ammerman, 19-2. 133–Kohn, G, won by forfeit. 139–Ammerman, G, dec. Tanger, 12-10. 145–Gilbey, G, won by forfeit. 152–Storm, G, won by forfeit. 160–Zendeck, ...

Mountain Lion trio of wrestlers big reason for win over ’Cats

HUNTINGDON — In a battle of two of the top wrestling teams in District 6, Altoona threw some haymaker punches against Huntingdon in the first three bouts to set the tone for the dual meet. Altoona’s Reese Hite and Gavin Ciampoli came through with falls at 145 and 160 pounds, respectively, ...

Altoona Area High School wrestlers end up second to State College

MILL HALL — The third-seeded Altoona wrestling team advanced to the finals of the District 6 Duals on Saturday at Central Mountain, but the Mountain Lions suffered a 34-33 heartbreaking loss to fourth-seeded State College. The Mountain Lions rolled to a 42-18 win over second-seeded Bellefonte in the semifinals. It was the second District 6 Duals match win in program history, with the first coming last year against Mifflin County. The surging Little Lions knocked off top-seeded and previously unbeaten Central Mountain, 35-31, in the other semifinal. It was the second year in a row ...

Northern Bedford wrestlers knock off higher seed

DAVIDSVILLE — Seventh-seeded Northern Bedford captured a 42-36 win over Conemaugh Township, the sixth seed, in a District 5 Class 2A wrestle-in for the team tournament on Thursday night in high school boys wrestling. The Panthers picked up three wins via pin and four more through forfeits. Kace Clapper (145-pounds), Jordan Free (172) and Nolin Snider (215) came up with falls for NBC. Northern Bedford advances to the quarterfinals scheduled for this Saturday at Chestnut Ridge High School where it will meet up with Bedford at 11 a.m. 107–Baker, NB, won by forfeit; 114–Christ, CT, ...