Clearfield Wins Lady Bison Wrestling Tournament

The Clearfield girls wrestling team won both the varsity and junior high Lady Bison Tournament held Saturday, Dec. 28 at Arthur J. Weiss Gymnasium. (Submitted Photo)

HYDE — The Clearfield girls wrestling team hosted and won its own Lady Bison Wrestling Tournament on Saturday.

Clearfield’s contingent of 10 girls were a combined 17-9 in the round robin format, scoring 129.5 points to easily outdistance runner-up Huntingdon, which recorded 90 points.

All 17 of the Lady Bison’s wins came by fall — 14 pins and three technical falls.

Finley Gilbert was the lone Clearfield wrestler to get five bouts and she made the most of it, going 5-0 with five pins to win the 124-pound weight class. Lady Bison 112-pounder Kylie Knepp put together a 3-1 day with two technical falls and a pin on the way to a second-place finish.

Gabbie Duncan (118), Angela Rougeaux (130) and Ivy Sanders (136) each wrestled three times. Rougeux was 3-0 with three pins and placed first, Duncan (third place) went 1-2 with a pin and Sanders (fourth place) was 0-3.

Kendall Candalaria (142) and Makayla Taylor (155) both went 2-0 to take first at their weights. Candalaria had two pins and Taylor notched a pin and a tech. Aylee Johnston (170) finished the day 1-1 with a pin, while Alara Quickel (148) was 0-2. Both were second. Lady Bison Meredith Switala was the only 190-pounder at the tournament and took first.

The Lady Bison junior high team also took first. Lizzy Freeland (77-93), Ashley Rougeux (103), Lily McBride (110), Margaret Duke (117-125) and Mya Ludwig (148-155) won their weight classes. Piper Kaskan (77-93) and Myiah Nelson (110) took second. Alexa Knepp (77-93), Gabbie Hockenberry (117-125) and Haydon Spencer (135) placed third, while Miley Reams (117-125) was fourth.

Clearfield is back in action January 4 at the Curwensville Tournament.

LADY BISON SCOREBOARD:

12/10 @ Philipsburg-Osceola 30 – 23 1 – 0

12/12 DUBOIS ppd. 1 – 0

12/28 LADY BISON TOURNEY 129.5 pts. 1st place

01/04 @ Curwensville Tourney

01/08 @ Altoona

01/11 @  Mid-Winter Mayhem – IUP

01/14 @ Bald Eagle Area

01/16 HUNTINGDON

01/18 @ Lady Mountie Tourney – Philipsburg

01/25 @ BEA Tourney

02/12 @ Redbank Valley

02/21 @ District 5/6/9 Championship – Johnstown

03/01 @ Regionals – Milton HS

03/06 – 08 @ PIAA Championships – Hershey

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