The Golden Eagle wrestling team traveled to Philipsburg Osceola for the Mountaineer Duals over the weekend, where they amassed a 2-4 record. Of the 7 teams present, Tyrone placed 5th.
The record may not reflect it, but Tyrone had some standout performances.
Junior Kyle Scott went 6-0, beating Freedom Area’s ZeShawn Williams with a 17-2 tech fall in his first contest. Scott’s second match featured a first-round fall over Midd-West’s Nolan DeLong, while he received a forfeit in his third bout against Greater Johnstown. Scott achieved first-round tech falls in his matches against Fisher of Bedford and Rutan of Punxsutawney. Scott ended his day with a fall over Jasper of Philipsburg-Osceola. Scott ended up contributing 33 total team points, which was good enough for third overall across all participants.
Senior Logan Rumberger also went undefeated with a record of 5-0. Rumberger started out the day with tech falls against Millward of Freedom Area and Rose of Midd-West. He achieved a first round fall over Bellringer of Johnstown, followed by a forfeit against Bedford. Rumberger’s final victory came by fall over Jacobson of Punxsutawney.
Other strong performances came from Sophomore Kyler Suhoney and freshman Mason VanAllman, who both went 4-2, while junior Kaden Ansman and freshman Rhys Rawlings both went 3-3.
Tyrone’s first two matches were defeats, with a 45-28 loss to Freedom Area and a 57-17 defeat to Midd-West.
The Golden Eagles bounced back in their third bout with a 48-30 over Greater Johnstown, but couldn’t keep their momentum as they followed it up with a 49-17 defeat to Bedford.
Tyrone got their last victory of the day in a 47-30 victory of Punxsutawney, and ended the day with a 45-27 loss to Philipsburg Osceola.
Tyrone returns to the mats on 1/14/25 as they travel to Penn Cambria.
