The Altoona wrestling team was scoring so many points in five of its bouts against Hollidaysburg that it was hard for fans and scorekeepers to keep up on Wednesday night before a large crowd at the AAHS Fieldhouse. Onlookers at the head table even found out a 2 couldn’t be displayed on the ...
WINGATE — The Central wrestling team earned four pins, and led in the early going against Juniata, before dropping the next four bouts to suffer a 35-33 loss in District 6 Class 2A team dual action Tuesday night at Bald Eagle Area High School. The ninth-seeded Dragons got falls from Carsen Mowery (114), Kaden Horn (127), Thaide Mickel (139) and Isaac Smith (152) to grab a 27-14 edge before the Indians claimed a decision and three pins. Brooks Matthews got a forfeit win for Central at 107 pounds to end the match. 114–Mowery, C, pinned Maradiaga, 0:38; 121–Bomberger, J, dec. ...
BEDFORD — Andrew McMonagle reached the PIAA Class 2A state wrestling tournament last March but suffered a setback there. McMonagle tore three ligaments in his knee in the first round of the 160-pound competition and was forced to injury default out of the competition. This year, as a senior, McMonagle — a Williamsburg High School student who has been competing in wrestling last season and this season as part of an athletic co-op that his school has with Huntingdon Area — is trying his best to make up for lost time. McMonagle jacked his season record to 33-1 by winning the ...
MORRISDALE — The tiebreaker round, a gut check for wrestlers who remain tied with their opponent after regulation and a 1 minute overtime period, was the theme in the finals of the Ultimate Warrior on Saturday night at West Branch. Three of the four finalists from Blair County found themselves in white-knuckle tiebreakers in the finals of the eighth annual tournament. Two area wrestlers — Altoona’s Luke Sipes at 152 and Tyrone’s Kyle Scott at 172 — were able to win in the tiebreaker round. The second-seeded Sipes scored a last-second reversal in the second 30-second ...
GROVE CITY — Glendale’s top-seeded Daniel Williams recorded pins in all five of his bouts at the Fred Bell High School Wrestling Tournament to capture the 285-pound title on Saturday at Grove City High School. Williams (26-2 with 16 falls) built a 9-0 lead on Laurel’s Casey Wilson before pinning him in 2:54 in the championship finals. George Campbell finished eighth at 172 for the Vikings, who finished 16th with 97 points in the 41-team tournament. General McLane won the team title by 4.5 points over Penns Valley, 187.5-182. Altoona wins jr. high title The Altoona Area ...
MORRISDALE — Six wrestlers from the Mirror coverage area, including Altoona’s returning champions Braiden Weaver (114) and Luke Sipes (152), advanced to today’s Ultimate Warrior semifinals at West Branch High School. In addition to Weaver and Sipes, three Tyrone wrestlers won their quarterfinals bouts on Friday in returning tournament runner-up Braden Ewing (285), Kyle Scott (172) and Andrew Weaver (189). Hollidaysburg’s Mitchell Baronner (172) also advanced. The 44-team tournament resumes at 9 a.m. today with the fourth round of consolations. The championship semifinals and ...
