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Wright, Golden Eagles well represented

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com With no returning state placewinners for the 2021-22 season, wrestlers in the Altoona Mirror coverage area had to make a name for themselves. Glendale brothers Zeke Dubler and Suds Dubler certainly made a name for themselves. The Dublers formed a formidable 1-2 punch for the Vikings. Zeke went 38-5 with a school record 28 pins, breaking his brother’s record of 24, at 160 pounds, while Suds posted a 40-5 record with 27 pins. They won District 6 titles, finished second at the Southwest Regional to respective state champions. They both ...

Dublers finish fourth; Sipes gets fifth

HERSHEY — It says a lot about their competitive nature in wrestling, but Glendale brothers Zeke and Suds Dubler wanted to be higher up on the medals stand at the PIAA Class 2A Championships. In the end, though, they wore fourth-place medals around their necks from the toughest high school ...

Altoona freshman gets chance to wrestle for gold

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — Altoona freshman star Luke Sipes has been saying consistently this season that he wants to win a state title. The Mountain Lion is two wins away from doing that. Sipes advanced to Saturday’s 9 a.m. semifinals of the PIAA Class 3A ...

Dublers, Hoover, Sipes all triumph on first day

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — Glendale junior Zeke Dubler and senior Suds Dubler and Penn Cambria sophomore Trent Hoover spent a combined 4:09 on the mat in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A Championships. It was a dominant Thursday morning for the trio at ...

Locals face minefield at Hershey

By Todd Irwin tirwin@altoonamirror.com Five of the eight Mirror coverage area qualifiers to the PIAA Championships have wrestled in both this postseason’s District 6 Tournament and regional finals. Those five will have to battle through tremendously deep weight classes beginning today at Hershey’s Giant Center in the toughest high school state tournament in the United States to match what they’ve done so far in the postseason. Altoona’s Northwest Regional Class 3A champion Luke Sipes (152) and runner-up Luke Hileman (106) are wrestling in stacked weight classes. Penn ...

Trio of girl wrestlers headed for state finals

Northern Bedford’s Jordyn Fouse, Chestnut Ridge’s Patton Plummer and Camryn Steinbuch of Bedford will compete this weekend in the PA Girls High School State Wrestling Championships. The event will be held at Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg this Sunday. Recently, the trio competed against nearly 200 other girls from around the state in regional wrestling tournaments. Plummer claimed gold by going 3-0 at her tournament. She got two pins and a major decision at 148 pounds. Fouse also won the 130-pound title. She went 3-0 with a technical fall, a pin and a regular ...