By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — Altoona had a distinct advantage over rival Hollidaysburg going into their dual meet on Thursday at the Golden Tigers gymnasium. And the Mountain Lions won the disc flip before the match. That gave the visitors an even bigger ...
FLINTON — Glendale totaled seven forfeit wins and three falls in notching a 63-6 win over Bellwood-Antis in high school wrestling action on Thursday. Britton Spangle, Zach Vereshack and Zeke Dubler won by fall for the Vikings, and Daniel Williams won by decision. Hunter Foor had a fall for Bellwood-Antis. 215—Britton Spangle, G, over Christian Jennings, BA, (Fall 1:56) 285—Daniel Williams, G, over Ethan Norris, BA, (Dec 5-3) 107—Double Forfeit 114—Ethan Gilbey, G, over, BA, (For.) 121—Nate Storm, G, over, BA, (For.) 127—Ryder Krise, G, over, BA, (For.) 133—Dylan ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com TYRONE — The last time Tyrone and Huntingdon wrestled each other was in the semifinals of the District 6 Class 2A Duals last season. In that dual meet, the Golden Eagles avenged a two-point loss earlier in the season to beat the Bearcats by 18 points. The 14-2 Bearcats weren’t going to let that happen on Tuesday night at Tyrone. They got stunning pins from Andrew McMonagle at 160 and freshman Landon Erdman at 215 and beat the Golden Eagles, 45-18, on their senior night. “After guys were sick, injured and that type of thing, I knew it ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com LOYSBURG — Two outstanding teams fighting for the top spot in the Inter-County Wrestling Conference squared off Tuesday night, and the matchup lived up to its billing. Clinging to a 25-24 lead entering the final three bouts, Mount Union came up with falls from sophomore Josh Ryan at 189 pounds and senior Mason Beatty at 107 to close the match and seal a 37-27 dual meet victory over Northern Bedford at the Northern Bedford High School gymnasium. Ryan headlocked Brian Amick for a fall in 67 seconds, and Beatty, a PIAA Class 2A state ...
FLINTON — Behind pins from Zach Vereshack (145 pounds), George Campbell (152), Zeke Dubler (160), Daniel Williams (285), Ethan Gilbey (114), Nate Storm (121) and Ryan Krise (127), Glendale defeated Juniata Valley, 51-13, in high school wrestling action on Tuesday. The Hornets got a fall from Zack Dick (189). 133—Lucas Dick, JV, over Dylan Fyock, G, (MD 15-5) 139—Chris Gibson, JV, over Dayton Johnson, G, (Dec 14-7) 145—Zach Vereshack, G, over Scott Brumbaugh, JV, (Fall 1:00) 152—George Campbell, G, over Mason Buckley, JV, (Fall 0:48) 160—Zeke Dubler, G, over Vincent ...
BELLWOOD — Zach Kagarise scored a career-high 29 points to help the Williamsburg High School boys basketball team down Bellwood-Antis, 55-44, on Saturday. R.J. Royer chipped in with 13 points for the Blue Pirates, who improved to 8-5. Holden Schreier led Bellwood with 13 points, and Anthony Caracciolo scored 10. Bellwood-Antis (44): Wagner 3 0-0 6, Beiswenger 3 0-0 6, Shanafelt 2 1-5 5, Cacciotti 1 0-0 3, H. Schreier 4 4-6 13, Caracciolo 4 2-2 10, C. Schreier 0 1-2 1, Bardell 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 10-17 45. Williamsburg (55): Kagarise 8 8-9 29, Gorsuch 2 4-4 9, Royer 3 6-6 13, ...
