Terry Tate was instrumental in turning around the Tyrone wrestling program. As coach, he led the Eagles to a combined 14 wins in the last two years, including a 7-4 mark this season. In his first three seasons, Tyrone had eight combined wins. But Tate, who won a Class 2A state title as a ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com Visiting Glendale battled Forest Hills throughout Thursday night’s District 6 Class 2A Duals Championship, but the Rangers won crucial bouts at 160 and 172 pounds to beat the Vikings, 34-24, and claim their second straight Duals title. With the win, the Rangers (9-1) advanced to the quarterfinals of the PIAA Duals, where they’ll wrestle District 10 powerhouse Reynolds. The Vikings finished the season with a 9-1 record. “I thought we went out and battled, but we just didn’t come up with wins we needed,” Glendale coach Brian Storm said. ...
HERSHEY — Brock McMillen doesn’t usually show a lot of emotion after his wins, but after he captured his third state title on Friday at Hershey’s Giant Center, the Glendale senior celebrated. He did when the final seconds ticked off the clock after a tight 1-0 win over Burrell’s Ian ...
Glendale’s Brock McMillen burst upon the high school wrestling landscape as a freshman and made an immediate impact. The two-time Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling state champion went 41-4, with all of his losses coming to Mount Union’s Josh Boozel in the dual meet, District 6 finals, Southwest Regional finals and in the 113-pound Class 2A state finals. Fast forward to today and McMillen (19-0), a 138-pound senior, is a three-time district and regional champ and a day away from vying for his third state title. If he captures his third title at Hershey’s Giant Center, he’ll be the ...
INDIANA — Glendale’s Brock McMillen has wrestled Burrell’s Ian Oswalt in the finals of the last two postseason tournaments and Saint Joseph’s Amonn Ohl in the semifinals or the finals in two of the last three tournaments. “It’s like Groundhog Day,” Glendale coach Brian Storm ...
Under this season’s COVID-19 pandemic-influenced PIAA wrestling format, the first-ever Super Regional tournaments technically served the function of the first part of the state tournament, with competition that is just as intense and difficult. Two Altoona Area High school entries in Saturday’s Class 3A West Super Regional tournament at the Altoona High School Fieldhouse did well to reach that point, but they both ran into meat-grinder opposition there and were eliminated from competition with two straight losses Saturday morning. Senior 138-pounder Matt Sarbo and sophomore ...
