Gavin Ciampoli, like generations of the program’s gold medal hopefuls before him, has looked up daily to the wall at the Altoona Area High School with the two names who have won state titles in wrestling: - Brad Benson (1973) - Steve Maurey (1974) “I’ve always wanted to put my name up ...
Altoona Area High School junior Gavin Ciampoli became the first Mountain Lion wrestler in 52 years to win a state championship with a gold medal performance in Hershey on Saturday. Ciampoli decisioned West Scranton senior Tommy Schechterly, 9-3, in the Class 3A 160-pound championship match at ...
Altoona’s Gavin Ciampoli and Tyrone’s Kyle Scott have reached the time in their wrestling careers most high school wrestlers can only dream of. Both will be wrestling in the finals of the PIAA Championships at 4 p.m. Saturday at Hershey’s Giant Center. Ciampoli advanced to the ...
Three of the four Altoona wrestlers have advanced to the quarterfinals of the PIAA Class 3A Championships at Hershey’s Giant Center. Dominic Picciotti (107), Braiden Weaver (133) and Gavin Ciampoli (160) advanced to today’s quarterfinals, set for 2:15 p.m. Piccotti had the biggest win ...
It’s been 52 years since Altoona wrestling has had a state champion in wrestling. Steve Maurey won the 1974 112-pound Class A state championship. It was the first year that PIAA separated wrestling to two classifications. Current Mountain Lion coach Joel Gilbert was only 6 months ...
Tyrone’s Kyle Scott may be off to the University of Pittsburgh to continue his wrestling career in just a few months, but first there’s a major task to fulfill to end his high school chapter. First, he only needs one win to become the Golden Eagles’ all-time wins leader. He tied A.J. ...
