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Rachel Clouse, Juliette Cuevas earn spots in girls state wrestling tournament

MILTON — Bellwood-Antis’ Juliette Cuevas and Northern Bedford’s Rachel Clouse qualified for this week’s PIAA girls Wrestling Championships by earning medals at the Central Regional Tournament on Saturday at Milton High School. Clouse, a freshman, finished third at 106 pounds. Cuevas, a senior, took fourth at 100 pounds. The top four girls at every weight qualified for the state tournament. Clouse pinned her first two opponents in 3:31 and 3:44, respectively, but she dropped a 9-6 decision to Montgomery’s eventual champion Jenna Houseknecht in the semifinals. Clouse put a ...

Tyrone’s Scott, Altoona’s Ciampoli win regional wrestling titles

Tyrone senior Kyle Scott and Altoona junior Gavin Ciampoli won regional wrestling titles on Saturday. Scott captured his first Class 2A Southwest Regional title with a 7-0 win over Derry Area's Brady Brown in the finals at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse. Scott (43-0) went 4-0 n the ...

Central’s Matthews steps it up in last period

Down 3-1 entering the third period of the 107-pound Southwest Class 2A Regional quarterfinal against Elizabeth Forward’s Warren Wolesagle, Central freshman Ty Matthews noticed Henning was running out of gas. Wolesagle took an injury timeout when the second period ended. “I just (had ...

Altoona gets two in West Regional semifinals

Three area wrestlers are still in the running for a PIAA Class 3A West Regional title this morning at Canon-McMillan High School. Altoona 133-pounder Braiden Weaver is still a possibility for his third regional championship, while 160-pounder Gavin Ciampoli is still alive for his first ...

Regional wrestling title on Scott’s wish list

Tyrone’s Kyle Scott is entering the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional Wrestling Tournament looking to cross off another goal on his bucket list. Scott has finished second at the regional tournament twice. He was the runner-up as a freshman and last year as a junior, when he was waging ...

PIAA Class 2A Southwest Wrestling Regional — Todd Irwin’s wrestling picks

PIAA 2A Southwest Regional 107 POUNDS: Finalists: Kooper Deputy, Chestnut Ridge vs. Mason Keesecker, Derry Area. Champion: Deputy. Comment: Central’s Ty Matthews will have to clear some big hurdles, including a possible semifinal against Keesecker. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Patrick Bulger, Derry Area vs. Carter Ickes, Chestnut Ridge. Champion: Bulger. Comment: West Branch’s Will Edwards could wrestle Ickes in the semifinals. 121 POUNDS: Finalists: Keegan Bassett, Bishop McCort vs. Max Dinges, Penns Valley. Champion: Bassett. Comment: Dinges will probably wrestle Tussey Mountain’s ...