Sentinel photo by MIKE GOSS Juniata's Ty Fahnestock smiles his way to an 11-1 win over Penn Valley's Isaac Harpster to qualify for the seventh-place match.

ALTOONA — Six wrestlers from Mount Union and Juniata punched their tickets to the Northwest Regional on Saturday as the District 6 Class 2A Tournament sorted itself out at the Altoona Fieldhouse.

The Trojans advanced four wrestlers, with Rowan McClain-Hartman finishing third at 172 pounds, Andrew Ryan placing third at 215, Kamden Beatty earning fifth place at 121, and Jacik Hess taking sixth at 152. The Indians qualified Ryder Smith, who placed third at 152, and heavyweight Kelton Bonnell, who finished fifth at 285.

McClain-Hartman delivered a steady run through the consolation bracket at 172. He opened the day with an 18-2 technical fall over Bald Eagle Area’s Brody Gardner in 1:29. Later in the round, McClain-Hartman pinned Juniata’s Logan Troyer in 43 seconds. He followed with a 7-1 decision over Huntingdon’s Grady Clark in the consolation semifinals before closing his tournament with a 7-2 decision against River Valley’s Tanner Flickinger in the third-place bout.

Ryan rebounded from a semifinal loss to Huntingdon’s Landon Erdman, who pinned him at 5:31, by putting together two strong consolation wins at 215. Ryan pinned Penns Valley’s Robert Martin in 4:22 in the consolation semifinals, then finished his weekend by pinning United’s Max McConville in 1:50 to secure third place.

Beatty battled through a deep 121-pound bracket and stayed alive with multiple bonus-point wins. He opened with a 17-2 technical fall over Westmont Hilltop’s Pierce Polacek in 3:00, then followed with a 5-0 decision against Bald Eagle Area’s Liam Corey. Beatty dropped a 7-3 decision to Central’s Carsen Mowery in the consolation semifinals but responded with a 10-0 major decision over Penn Cambria’s Layton Munyon in the fifth-place bout.

Hess advanced at 152 after stringing together two technical falls in the consolations. He first earned a 15-0 technical fall against Central Cambria’s Brayden Lutz in 3:18, then followed with a 17-2 technical fall over Southern Huntingdon’s Aaden Cromwell in 3:52. Hess was pinned by Huntingdon’s Luke Mykut in 1:50 in the consolation semifinals and fell 3-2 to Penns Valley’s Sawyer Fetterolf in the fifth-place match to finish sixth.

For Juniata, Smith rebounded from a semifinal setback to finish third at 152. Smith lost by technical fall to Bishop McCort’s Jackson Butler, 22-4 at 4:40, in the championship semifinals. He responded by pinning Fetterolf in 1:16 during the consolation semifinals and then earned a 5-3 decision over Mykut in the third-place bout.

Bonnell navigated a demanding heavyweight bracket to finish fifth. He opened with a 1:54 pin of Juniata Valley’s Matthew Dick and later added a 20-2 technical fall over Marion Center’s Carter Knox in 3:21. Bonnell fell 4-0 to Central’s Blair Miller in the consolation semifinals but closed his tournament with a 2:48 pin of River Valley’s Michael Wano in the fifth-place match.

Juniata also had wrestlers compete through the consolation rounds before being eliminated. Ty Fahnestock finished seventh at 145 after opening with an 11-1 major decision over Penns Valley’s Isaac Harpster, then dropping a pin to Glendale’s Ethan Gilbey before closing his tournament with a 4-3 decision against Forest Hills’ Johnathan Johnson.

Logan Troyer battled through the 172-pound bracket, recording a 10-0 major decision over United’s Aiden Overly before falling to McClain-Hartman and Westmont Hilltop’s Amari Myers by pin.

Mount Union placed 13th in the team standings with 76.5 points, while Juniata finished 14th with 75.5. Bishop McCort ran away with the team title, scoring 321 points, followed by Penns Valley and Bald Eagle Area.

The six qualifiers will return to Altoona in two weeks with regional berths secured and the next step toward Hershey firmly in front of them.

District 6 Class 2A Wrestling Championships

At Altoona Area HS

Team standings

1. Bishop McCort 321.0

2. Penns Valley 195.0

3. Bald Eagle Area 148.5

4. Huntingdon 147.5

5. Central 129.0

13. Mount Union 76.5

14. Juniata 75.5

Juniata Results

Consolation Round 4

133 Ace Foster (Philipsburg-Osceola) pinned Anthony Maradiaga, 0:56

145 Ty Fahnestock maj. dec. Isaac Harpster (Penns Valley), 11-1

160 Jaykob Sample (West Branch) pinned Colten Rowles, 2:42

172 Logan Troyer maj. dec. Aiden Overly (United), 10-0

285 Kelton Bonnell pinned Matthew Dick (Juniata Valley), 1:54

Championship Semifinals

152 Jackson Butler (Bishop McCort) tech. fall Ryder Smith, 22-4, 4:40

Consolation Round 5

145 Ethan Gilbey (Glendale) pinned Ty Fahnestock, 3:08

172 Rowan McClain-Hartman (Mount Union) pinned Logan Troyer, 0:43

285 Kelton Bonnell tech. fall Carter Knox (Marion Center), 20-2, 3:21

Consolation Semifinals

152 Ryder Smith pinned Sawyer Fetterolf (Penns Valley), 1:16

285 Blair Miller (Central) dec. Kelton Bonnell, 4-0

Seventh Place

145 Ty Fahnestock dec. Johnathan Johnson (Forest Hills), 4-3

172 Amari Myers (Westmont Hilltop) pinned Logan Troyer, 0:55

Fifth Place

285 Kelton Bonnell pinned Michael Wano (River Valley), 2:48

Third Place

152 Ryder Smith dec. Luke Mykut (Huntingdon), 5-3

Mount Union Results

Consolation Round 4

121 Kamden Beatty tech. fall Pierce Polacek (Westmont Hilltop), 17-2, 3:00

152 Jacik Hess tech. fall Brayden Lutz (Central Cambria), 15-0, 3:18

172 Rowan McClain-Hartman tech. fall Brody Gardner (Bald Eagle Area), 18-2, 1:29

Championship Semifinals

215 Landon Erdman (Huntingdon) pinned Andrew Ryan, 5:31

Consolation Round 5

121 Kamden Beatty dec. Liam Corey (Bald Eagle Area), 5-0

152 Jacik Hess tech. fall Aaden Cromwell (Southern Huntingdon), 17-2, 3:52

172 Rowan McClain-Hartman pinned Logan Troyer (Juniata), 0:43

Consolation Semifinals

121 Carsen Mowery (Central) dec. Kamden Beatty, 7-3

152 Luke Mykut (Huntingdon) pinned Jacik Hess, 1:50

172 Rowan McClain-Hartman dec. Grady Clark (Huntingdon), 7-1

215 Andrew Ryan pinned Robert Martin (Penns Valley), 4:22

Fifth Place

121 Kamden Beatty maj. dec. Layton Munyon (Penn Cambria), 10-0

152 Sawyer Fetterolf (Penns Valley) dec. Jacik Hess, 3-2

Third Place

172 Rowan McClain-Hartman dec. Tanner Flickinger (River Valley), 7-2

215 Andrew Ryan pinned Max McConville (United), 1:50