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Re: District 6 in altoona

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 4:53 pm
by SRV
By ERIC KNOPSNYDER
The Tribune-Democrat

ALTOONA — Westmont Hiltop took a giant step toward a second consecutive District 6 Class AA Wrestling Tournament title this afternoon.

The Hilltoppers advanced five wrestlers - Josh Polacek (112), Tanner Hough (119), Trevor Kushner (135), Ryan Burnheimer (171) and Josh Duplin (285) - to this evening's championship round, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Altoona Fieldhouse.

Coach Matt Beaujon's team had 162 points after the semifinal round for a 24-point edge over second-place Forest Hills, which has three finalists in Chris Gallaher (160), Zack Glessner (189) and Jeff Meier (215).

Third-place Penn Cambria has three finalists as well, with Evan Link (112), Patrick Myers (125) and Zak Newton (215) still chasing a championship.