Central Mountain saw nine wrestlers reach the podium on Saturday at the 2026 Ultimate Warrior Tournament in West Branch. Among those, senior standout Aiden Kunes took home a gold medal.

Kunes, who recorded his 100th career victory on Friday, earned a 4-1 decision in the championship semifinals at 145 pounds against Bald Eagle Area standout Dawson Lomison to reach the first-place finals.

Once in the championship finals at 145, Kunes made easy work of opponent Greyson Meyer of St Mary’s, winning by decision 9-2. Kunes scored five points in the second period after trailing 1-0, scoring those points on a takedown and nearfall in the final 21 seconds. Kunes scored an escape early in the third period and then had a takedown nearly halfway through the third to take a 9-1 lead and all but ensured the win from there.

At 133 pounds, Patrick Tarantella took home a silver medal. Tarantella earned a 5-3 decision against Richland’s Brady Kostick in the 133 semifinals and in the championship, ran into a tough opponent in Hickory’s Brady Slicker as Slicker won via decision, 10-3.

Central Mountain’s Gavin Heverly (127) took fourth, Hunter Donley (189) took sixth, Hayes Donley (139), Hayes Henry (285) and Mario Serafini (172) all took seventh, and Collin Bauman (121) and Todd Caris (215) took eighth.

Heverly cruised to a convincing 17-2, 4:00 tech fall in the consolations against Garnet Valley’s Peyton Duffy before a third-place final loss to Derry’s Dylan Bateman in a very close contest, 2-1. Heverly lost in the championship semifinals to Muncy’s Gage Swank by decision, 4-1.

While Central Mountain had an impressive nine medalist, Bald Eagle Area left the Ultimate Warrior Tournament with two champions and a fifth-place finisher.

Caden Judice (152) and Tanner Guenot (139) both won titles and Dawson Lomison took fifth at 145.

Judice won against Luca Albanese of Port Allegheny in the 152 semifinals with a 15-0, 3:17 tech fall. In the championship match, he cruised to a 15-0, 4:27 tech fall win against Ryder Smith of Juniata.

Guenot earned a 6-2 decision over Hickory’s Brody Bishop in the 139 semifinals and in the finals, Guenot defeated Bentworth’s Drake McClure via decision, 7-1.

Once in the semifinals, Lomison dropped back-to-back matchups. First he lost to Central Mountain’s Aiden Kunes via decision, 4-1, before droppinga 6-3 decision to Greyden Gustas of Reynolds. In the fifth-place match, Lomison beat Averi Gable of Philipsburg-Osceola, 5-0.