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Two-time champ Sipes faces tough road at 152

Altoona junior star Luke Sipes said he “kind of felt disrespected” when he was selected a second seed for the Ultimate Warrior in January despite having won the tournament twice. Sipes, who won the Ultimate Warrior in a tiebreaker, will likely use his No. 2 seed for Saturday’s District 6 Class 3A Tournament at the AAHS Fieldhouse as motivation. Sipes (28-5) has won two District 6 Class 3A titles and two Northwest Regional Tournament titles and has earned two state tournament medals, including seventh last season. The Princeton University commit, however, is seeded second ...

Postseason high school wrestling

D6 Class 2A Predictions 107 POUNDS: Finalists: Tanner Guenot, Bald Eagle Area vs. Caleb Hummel, Philipsburg-Osceola. Champion: Guenot. Comment: Guenot and Hummel haven’t wrestled yet, so returning state qualifier Hummel can’t be counted out. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Caden Judice, Bald Eagle Area vs. Jacob Sombronski, United. Champion: Judice. Comment: Sombronski and Marion Center’s third-seeded Griffin Tinsman have waged some battles this year. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Landon Bainey, West Branch vs. Lincoln Sledzianowski, Bishop McCort. Champion: Bainey. ...

Hoover in search of PC history

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Penn Cambria senior Trent Hoover has captured titles at the last two District 6 Class 2A Tournaments in relative ease, going 7-0 with five pins and two decisions, with both decisions coming in the championship finals. Hoover is looking to become only the second Penn Cambria wrestler to win three District 6 titles, joining Evan Link, who won titles from 2009 to 2011. Hoover’s journey to a third district title doesn’t appear to be as easy in this year’s tournament, which begins Friday at the Altoona Fieldhouse. Hoover (34-3) lost to ...

Scarlet Dragons beat Highlanders

MARTINSBURG — Avery Campbell (215) and Brooks Matthews (107) won by fall for Central in a 65-12 win over Cambria Heights Thursday night in high school wrestling. John Pulcine was victorious by technical fall at 189, while the Scarlet Dragons won eight other matches by forfeit. Thomas ...

Altoona edged in district semis

MILL HALL — Altoona found itself in a big hole it couldn’t get out of and lost by a point to Mifflin County, 34-33, in the semifinals of the District 6 Class 3A Duals on Saturday at Central Mountain High School. The Mountain Lions lost seven of the first eight bouts, including two by forfeit, to trail the Huskies, 34-3. Mifflin County then chose to forfeit to forfeit the final five bouts to apparently conserve energy and health of its upperweights. Braiden Weaver, wrestling up a weight at 121, was the only Mountain Lion to win on the mat, earning a 3-1 decision over Jake Knable. ...

Penn Cambria knocks off Bedford

CRESSON — The Penn Cambria High School wrestling team picked up a 48-23 win over Bedford on Saturday with the help of four forfeits and three falls. Layton Munyon, Drew Mardula and Jesse Horning recorded falls for the Panthers, and Zachary Farabaugh and Nick Summerville won by decision. 114—Ezekiel Brambley, B, over Keaton Brooks, (Fall 1:49). 121—Layton Munyon, PC, over Zane Eddie, (Fall 1:28). 127—Isaiah Chyr, PC, (For.). 133—Isaac Filak, PC, (For.). 139—Zachary Farabaugh, PC, over Job Hagen, (Dec 4-1). 145—Kyler Gardner, B, over Chase Lynch, (TF 16-0 5:35). ...