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Cuevas, Ebersole, Snider earn regional titles

By Zach Powell For the Mirror MILTON — Being one of three girls on Bellwood-Antis’s girls wrestling team, and one of two remaining in the postseason, sophomore Juliette Cuevas felt she needed to represent her school. Heading into Saturday’s PIAA Central Girls Regional Tournament, the lightweight Cuevas wanted to put Bellwood on the map. Cuevas won four consecutive matches from Saturday morning through the evening to capture her first-ever regional title at 100 pounds in the PIAA’s inaugural tournament. Two of Cuevas’s four victories came by fall, both being on their ...

Snider among area wrestlers in semifinals

Northern Bedford’s Eion Snider knows the feeling of just missing out on wrestling in the PIAA Class 2A Championships because he finished seventh at the Southwest Regional Tournament. But that bitter taste in his mouth has been replaced with a smile because the Black Panther senior has ...

NBC girls getting ready for step 2 at regionals

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Northern Bedford sophomore 106-pounder Kaylee Ebersole and junior 155-pounder Raegan Snider had very little trouble winning their weight classes last Saturday at the first girls District 5-6-9 Tournament. Ebersole pinned State College’s Anna Lackey in 51 seconds in the finals. Snider, ranked fourth at 155 by PA-Wrestling.com, pinned Bedford senior Camryn Steinbuch in 1:21. This week, they’ve turned their attention to the Saturday’s Central Regional Tournament at Milton High School. Ebersole (17-8) and Snider (19-3) are top seeds at ...

H.S. girls wrestling PIAA Central Regional picks

100 POUNDS: Finalists: Mia Gifford, Western Wayne vs. Autumn Shoff, Moshannon Valley. Champion: Shoff. Comment: In a battle of pinners, I’m giving the edge to Shoff. 106 POUNDS: Finalists: Kaylee Ebersole, Northern Bedford vs. Sadie Wagner, Montgomery. Champion: Ebersole. Comment: Bald Eagle Area’s Eden Eveleth could knock off Wagner in the quarterfinals. 112 POUNDS: Finalists: Lillian Rumsey, Williamsport vs. Lane Fordyce, Bishop McCort. Champion: Rumsey. Comment: Rumsey is ranked second PA-Wrestling.com, while Fordyce is ranked third. 118 POUNDS: Finalists: Saige Oliver, ...

Rematches can be seen throughout regionals

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Rematches from the championship finals of the District 6 Class 2A Tournament are a strong possibility in the Southwest Regional Tournament this weekend at the Altoona Fieldhouse. Tyrone’s Braden Ewing and Glendale’s Daniel Williams could tangle again at 285 and go to another tiebreaker. Penn Cambria’s Trent Hoover and Bishop McCort’s Melvin Miller could meet up again at 152, as could Tyrone’s Kyle Scott and McCort’s Owen McMullen at 172 and Huntingdon/Williamsburg’s Andrew McMonagle and Bald Eagle Area’s Caleb Close at 189. ...

PIAA Class 2A SW Regional Picks

107 POUNDS: Finalists: Dom Deputy, Chestnut Ridge vs. Tanner Guenot, Bald Eagle Area. Champion: Deputy. Comment: Deputy beat Guenot, 3-0, in the Laurel Highlands final. P-O’s Caleb Hummel could face Deputy in the semifinals. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Caden Judice, Bald Eagle Area vs. Easton Mull, Chestnut Ridge. Champion: Mull. Comment: Many ranked wrestlers at this weight. Mull will get tests against United’s Jacob Sombronski and Derry Area’s Anthony Mucci before the finals. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Landon Bainey, West Branch vs. Lincoln Sledzianowski, Bishop McCort. Champion: ...