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CM's Kunes earns silver at West Class AAA regional, as four area athletes qualify for states

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CANONSBURG - In a much-anticipated rematch between state-title contenders, the result would be the same when the dust settled. Despite a strong effort from Central Mountain junior Aiden Kunes to make something happen late, No. 1 ranked Kai Vielma (Connellsville) once again had an answer, defeating the Wildcat by 5-2 decision to be crowned West Class AAA Regional champion. Though the loss stings, Kunes still left his mark on the event, blowing his previous fifth place showing out the water as he saw little resistance on his way to the 145-pound final. His effort headlined an area effort ...

Jersey Shore's Louden Spotts advances to states at Northeast Class AAA Regional

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BETHLEHEM — Jersey Shore’s Louden Spotts had never advanced out of the regional tournament before. Granted, he’s only wrestled once prior to this season, but as a sophomore, he got back to the Northeast Class AAA Regional tournament with hopes of advancing to his first state tournament. The Bulldog reached the third-place match at 152 pounds and punched his ticket to the state tournament in Hershey with a hard-fought 3-0 decision win. The top five finishers at the Northeast Class AAA Regional advance to the state tournament this upcoming week at Hershey. Spotts defeated ...

Penn State women's basketball team loses regular-season finale

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Penn State women’s basketball falls to Indiana 93-59 inside Assembly Hall in regular season finale on Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions drop to 11-18, 4-14 Big Ten while the Hoosiers improve to 17-13, 6-12 Big Ten. Redshirt junior guard Gracie Merkle led Penn State with her ninth double-double of the season. She compiled 22 points and 10 rebounds in addition to four assists. Redshirt junior guard Moriah Murray posted her 24th career game with four our more threes, compiling 12 points. Freshman forward Nyla McFadden produced her second consecutive double ...

Penn State men's basketball beats Iowa at home

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STATE COLLEGE — Stellar late-game execution and a career-high 25 points from senior Josh Reed led the Penn State men’s basketball team to a 71-69 win over Iowa Saturday afternoon inside the Bryce Jordan Center. 
The Penn State defense clamped down in the game’s final minutes, as the Hawkeyes scored just two points in the final 4:29 of play. Freddie Dilione V made a pair of game-winning free throws with 1.5 seconds to play to seal the victory in a back-and-forth battle that saw 15 lead changes and eight tie scores. 
Reed was masterful, finishing with a career-best 25 points on ...

Bald Eagle, Penns Valley advance 7 combined wrestlers to semis at Southwest AA Regional

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ALTOONA - Of the 14 combined regional qualifiers representing Bald Eagle and Penns Valley, all 14 kept their regional runs alive through Day One of the Southwest Class AA regional on Friday. For Bald Eagle, Tanner Guenot (133), Caden Judice (145) and Dawson Lomison (152) advanced to their respective semifinals with 2-0 outings. Ty Corey (114), Liam Purcell (127) and Gage Gardner (285) remain alive in consolations. Guenot finished his day not surrendering a takedown, tech falling Juzef Betts (Valley) and pinning Eli Mullen (North Star) to reach his third straight regional semi. ...

Central Mountain, Bellefonte see three wrestlers advance to semis at West AAA Regional

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CANONSBURG - On Friday evening, the West Class AAA Regional officially kicked off at Canon-McMillan High School. Central and Bellefonte were in attendance, each having eight wrestlers striving to keep their championship bracket runs alive. Of those 16 wrestlers, three made it to championship semifinals. Central Mountain juniors Patrick Tarantella and Aiden Kunes made it at 133 and 145 respectively. And Bellefonte senior Ezra Swisher made it at 152. Kunes saw little resistance on the way to his second regional semifinal appearance, tech falling No. 28 Zach Hill (Seneca Valley) and No. ...