NTL WRESTLING: TOWANDA GOES 3-3 AT THEIR DANDY DUALS (December 14, 2025)
Northern Tier Sports ReportTOWANDA — It was an up-and-down day for Towanda wrestling at their annual Dandy Duals Tournament Saturday as the Knights finished 3-3 on the afternoon.
They got wins over NP-Liberty (57-17), Wyoming Area (60-18), and Jersey Shore (42-29), but fell to Wilkes-Barre (36-32), Honesdale (40-32), and Montgomery (62-6).
Two forfeits in the lighter weights appeared to be the difference in their close losses, and they’re still dealing with some injury issues, but Towanda coach Bill Sexton was satisfied with how his kids who were on the mat wrestled.
“That kids that are there did their job,” he said. “Nobody gave in, thing just didn’t go our way in some of our matches. We got a lot of kids a lot of mat time.”
Tanner Vanderpool went 6-0 to lead the Knights, with Bryghton Yale, Hagen Jones, and Gage Evans all going 5-1.
“Vanderpool had a big day,” Sexton said. “Evans had a strong day, his only mishap against the 2-time state champion.”
Reese Sluyter, and Kolton McPeak both went 4-2, as Dominic Miller went 3-3.
Mason Harbst, Jaydon Stranger, Dillan Sbragia, and Finn Brennan all finished 2-4.
In the win over NPL Yale (133) and Sbragia (189) both had falls with McPeak (172) scoring a 15-14 decision over Terrell Rinebold.
Harbst (107), Vanderpool (139), Jones (145), Evans (152), Sluyter (160), Brennan (215), and Miller (285) all had forfeits.
In the loss to Wilkes-Barre Vanderpool (139), Jones (145), Evans (152), and McPeak (189) all had falls as Yale (133) scored a tech fall.
Sluyter (160) earned a 3-2 win over regional qualifier Gene Ardo. It was 2-2 after three periods and overtime, so in tie-breaker Sluyter got an escape, then kept Ardo down for the win.
In the loss to Honesdale Yale (133), Vanderpool (139), and McPeak (172) all had falls with Evans (152) getting a tech.
Sluyter (160) scored a forfeit as Jones (145) earned a 14-10 win over Justin Scanlon.
A Vanderpool (139) fall was their lone win against the Red Raiders, a team that Towanda had a 6-match win streak against going into today.
They rebounded with their win over Wyoming Area as Vanderpool (139), Jones (145), Evans (152), Sluyter (160), McPeak (172), and Stranger (127) all had falls.
Yale (133), Sbragia (189), Brennan (215), and Miller (285) all had falls.
It was an exciting end to the day for the Knights in their tit-for-tat battle with Jersey Shore.
Towanda took an 18-0 lead to start, only to watch Jersey Shore to cut it to 18-17 after four straight wins.
A Miller fall (285) put Towanda up 24-17, only for the Tigers to earn a forfeit for a 24-23 score.
The two teams traded forfeits to make it 30-29, but pins by Stranger (127) and Yale (133) shut the door.
Towanda (4-3) will host Wellsboro on Monday with a lot going on. It’s their Hall of Fame induction night, they celebrate the 70th anniversary of their program, and their girls will host their first ever dual match.
Junior high kicks things off at 5 p.m.
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DANDY DUALS
TOWANDA 57, NP-LIBERTY 17
107: Mason Harbst (T) fft
114: Bodhi Nickerson (N) fft
121: Charles Aumick (N) fft
127: Bryce Pequignot (N) tech. Jaydon Stranger, 17-0, 1:57
133: Bryghton Yale (T) fall Jonah Neill, :45
139: Tanner Vanderpool (T) fft
145: Hagen Jones (T) fft
152: Gage Evans (T) fft
160: Reese Sluyter (T) fft
172: Kolton McPeak (T) dec. Terrell Rinebold, 15-14
189: Dillan Sbragia (T) fall Wyatt Nybeck, 1:49
215: Finn Brennan (T) fft
285: Dominik Miller (T) fft
WILKES-BARRE 36, TOWANDA 32
114: James McKeown (W) fft
121: Jayson Sanchez (W) fft
127: Carlo Salinas (W) tech. Jaydon Stranger, 16-0, 4:32
133: Bryghton Yale (T) tech. Cameron Grohowski, 19-4, 6:45
139: Tanner Vanderpool (T) fall Dominic Mercandante, :12
145: Hagen Jones (T) fall Teagen Butler, 5:12
152: Gage Evans (T) fall Griffen Osmanski, 1:46
160: Reese Sluyter (T) TB Gene Ardo, 3-2
172: Liam Evanko (W) fall Dillan Sbragia, 1:07
189: Kolton McPeak (T) fall Ethan Hooper, 5:30
215: Ethan Osmanski (W) dec. Finn Brennan, 8-2
285: Altamir Terry (W) fall Dominik Miller, 1:15
107: Traytan Luton (W) tech. Mason Harbst, 16-1, 2:04
HONESDALE 40, TOWANDA 32
121: Jason Bronson (H) fft
127: Brody Walsh (H) maj. Jaydon Stranger, 24-11
133: Bryghton Yale (T) fall Sam Eisele, 1:46
139: Tanner Vanderpool (T) fall Connor Scanlon, 1:57
145: Hagen Jones (T) dec. Justin Scanlon, 14-10
152: Gage Evans (T) tech. Jack Hook, 17-0, 2:30
160: Reese Sluyter (T) fft
172: Kolton McPeak (T) fall Brayden Maciejewski, 2:30
189: Duke Martin (H) fall Dillan Sbragia, 2:22
215: Levi Landry (H) fall Finn Brennan, 2:00
285: Bobby MacDowell (H) fall Dominik Miller, 1:03
107: Dominic Schuman (H) fall Mason Harbst, 1:25
114: Nathan Schuman (H) fft
MONTGOMERY 62, TOWANDA 6
127: Liam Seeley (M) tech. Jaydon Stranger, 21-5, 3:03
133: Carden Wagner (M) fall Bryghton Yale, 1:44
139: Tanner Vanderpool (T) fall Jayden Rupert, :48
145: AJ Kroft (M) tech Hagan Jones, 15;0, 2;00
152: Brandt Harer (M) tech. Gage Evans, 15-0, 1:08
160: Trace Furman (M) tech. Reese Sluyter, 18-2, 5:06
172: Josh Knoebel (M) fall Kolton Mcpeak, 3:42
189: Raiden Felix (M) dec. Dillon Sbragia, 10-3
215: Gage Furrman (M) dec. Finn Brennan 7-1
285: Evan Huger (M) fall Dominc Miller, 3:14
107: Manny Stoltzfus (M) fall Mason Harbst, 1:53
114: Ian Marquette (M) fft
121: Gabe Oberheim (M) fft
TOWANDA 60, WYOMING AREA 18
133: Bryghton Yale (T) fft
139: Tanner Vanderpool (T) fall Gabrial Rosengrant, :50
145: Hagen Jones (T) fall Lincoln Smith, 1:21
152: Gage Evans (T) fall Damon Swartwood, :28
160: Reese Sluyter (T) fall Jacob Grabko, 1:40
172: Kolton McPeak (T) fall Riley Pierce, 4:45
189: Dillon Sbragia (T) fft
215: Finn Brennan (T) fft
285: Dominic Miller (T) fft
107: Tyler Randazzo (W) fall Mason Harbst, :28
114: Chase Wilhem (W) fft
121: Evan Lark (W) fft
127: Jaydon Stranger (T) fall Emerson Langdon
TOWANDA 42, JERSEY SHORE 29
139: Tanner Vanderpool (T) fft
145: Hagen Jones (T) fall Ben Lovell, :46
152: Gage Evans (T) fft
160: Tobias Morgret (J) maj. Reese Sluyter, 11-3
172: Jonathan Dincher (J) fall Kolton McPeak 3:32
189: Riley Kanski (J) maj. Dillon Sbragia, 10-0
215: Aiden Patts (J) dec. Finn Brennan 6-0
285: Dominic Miller (T) fall Gage Watkins, 4:40
107: Travis Merrill (J) fft
114: Mason Harbst (T) fft
121: Gabriel Fisher (J) fft
127: Jaydon Stranger (T) fall Bentley Nihart, 1:53
133: Bryghton Yale (T) fall Draylen Phillips, :23
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