HERSHEY — Altoona’s Luke Sipes won another close bout against Central Mountain’s Griffin Walizer, 1-0, in the consolation semifinals of the PIAA Class 3A Championships on Saturday morning at the Giant Center. But his hopes of finishing third at 152 pounds were dashed when he just ...
Sipes loses in semis By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — At this point last year, Andrew McMonagle was hurting from an injured knee he sustained in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A Championships. “It motivated the heck out of me,” McMonagle said. “I ate hard ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — As expected, Northern Bedford’s Raegan Snider made the semifinals of the inaugural PIAA-sanctioned girls state tournament. But her goal of making the state finals ended in the semifinals when she was pinned in the ultimate tiebreaker by North Allegheny’s Leyna Rumpler. She beat Avon Grove’s Kaitlynn Arnold, 7-1, in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals. Bellwood-Antis’ Juliette Cuevas (100) and Northern Bedford’s Kaylee Ebersole (106) lost in the quarterfinals, but will place in the tournament. Here’s a ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — Bellwood-Antis sophomore Juliette Cuevas said she was nervous on the first day of the first PIAA-sanctioned girls state tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center. Cuevas, who got a fire truck escort out of town on Wednesday, ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — Altoona’s Braiden Weaver knew his first-round 114-pound bout against Bethlehem Catholic’s Reef Dillard was going to be a tight on the first day of the PIAA Class 3A Championships. Weaver, a returning fifth-placer, took a 1-0 lead ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Northern Bedford juniors Kaylee Ebersole and Raegan Snider and Bellwood-Antis sophomore Juliette Cuevas will be a part of history when they step on a mat today at the Giant Center in Hershey. The three area Central Regional champions will be ...
