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Wright’s ex-team prevails

TYRONE — It was kind of a new experience for both Tyrone wrestling coach Quentin Wright and Bald Eagle Area coach Ron Guenot on Tuesday night at the Tyrone gymnasium. Not only was Wright coaching against the program he won two state titles for as a wrestler, Guenot was coaching against the star he coached in junior high at Bald Eagle Area. “It’s definitely strange,” Guenot said with a laugh. “We coached against each other at Trojan Wars this year. Off the mat, we talk. He’s a great guy, and I know he’s going to do well here at Tyrone.” “It wasn’t too weird,” ...

Penn State dominates Spartans

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The top-ranked Penn State wrestling team posted a convincing 28-9 win at Michigan State on Sunday. Penn State (13-0, 5-0 Big Ten) closed out a two-dual swing through Michigan with seven more wins to go 15-5 in picking up two Big Ten road victories. Greg Kerkvliet had a fall for the Lions, Carter Starocci had a technical fall, Drew Hildebrant and Nick Lee won by major decision, and Beau Bartlett, Brady Berge and Aaron Brooks won by decision. Penn State will travel to No. 2 Iowa on Friday night. 125: No. 7 Drew Hildebrandt PSU maj. dec. Tristan Lujan MSU, ...

McCort wrestlers’ injunction request rejected by PIAA

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, in a court brief filed Thursday, opposes a preliminary injunction requested by the coach and parents of wrestlers on the Bishop McCort High School wrestling team who have been sanctioned by the PIAA for alleged violations of rules against the recruitment of athletes. The PIAA’s Board of Appeal, in a ruling last December, barred McCort’s wrestling coach, William Bassett, from coaching the team for two years and is prohibiting the team’s wrestlers from participating in postseason tournaments for two years. The board has also ...

Red Devils’ uphill climb goes to Penn Cambria

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com EBENSBURG — The dual meets between the Penn Cambria and Central Cambria wrestling teams are usually pretty close. The competitive nature is something the coaches, brothers Todd Niebauer of Penn Cambria Matt Niebauer of Central Cambria’s relish. But the dual meet on Thursday night at the Central Cambria gymnasium wasn’t close. The Panthers turned three pins, two technical falls, three forfeit wins and a decision into a 49-12 win over the Red Devils. So Todd Niebauer, who wrestled at Central Cambria, captured bragging rights for a ...

Tyrone takes advantage of forfeits, falls in victory

BELLWOOD — Tyrone collected five forfeit wins and five falls in beating Bellwood-Antis, 60-9, in high school wrestling action on Thursday. Reese Wood, Andrew Weaver, Zack Lash, Jason Barr and Braden Ewing recorded falls for the Golden Eagles, now 7-2. Ethan Norris had a fall for Bellwood, which dropped to 0-15 on the season. 132—Sipes, T, won by forfeit. 138—Walk, T, won by forfeit. 145—Wood, T, pinned Alley, 2:15; 152—Diossa, BA, dec. Klein, 9-2. 160—Weaver, T, pinned Shank, 5:22. 172—Lash, T, pinned Foor, :47. 189—Barr, T, pinned Pluebell, 3:17. 215—Norris, ...

Lions use their six wins wisely against rivals

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Altoona’s annual wrestling dual meet with neighboring Hollidaysburg is usually hard-fought and competitive, and Wednesday night’s matchup between the two schools at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse proved to be no exception. In the 11 bouts that were contested, Altoona won six, and Hollidaysburg took five, but the Mountain Lions benefited from forfeit wins at 152 and 160 pounds to log a 40-23 victory in a match that was much closer than the final score would indicate. “It was a very competitive match,’’ Altoona coach ...