After trailing in the first period 3-0, Central Mountain standout Kendall Wagner was pinned in the closing seconds by Punxsutawney’s Jael Miller to finish as a silver medalist at 170 pounds.

Wagner was one of three Central Mountain wrestlers to earn a silver medal on Friday at the District 5-6-9 girls wrestling championships.

Wagner had a first-round bye before she earned a 7-2 decision against Southern Huntingdon’s Chloe Holloway. Wagner scored three points with 42 seconds left in the first period for a 3-0 lead.

Neither had any points in the second period, but Wagner took control in the third.

After 60 seconds, Wagner scored three more points for a 6-0 lead. Holloway cut the deficit to 6-2 with 35 seconds left, but Wagner held on the rest of the bout for another point and secured the win to advance to the final.

Wagner is 22-6 this year after suffering the loss in the finals at districts. She has 18 wins by fall and has been pinned just five times. Wagner took second at districts last year as well and was a second-place finisher at regionals.

Central Mountain standout Ashlynn Miller, the No. 2 seed in the 235-pound bracket (20-5) faced Bedford’s Mylah Steinbuch (16-1) in the final in a matchup of 1-2 seeds.

Miller and Steinbuch didn’t allow any offense in the first period as they took a scoreless dual into the second.

Steinbuch secured a point less than 20 seconds into the second period for a narrow 1-0 lead before a takedown with 1:27 left gave her a 4-0 lead over Miller. The Wildcat would end up being pinned in that second period, however, to end the tournament with a silver medal.

Central Mountain’s Austynn Falls finished with a silver medal when she was pinned in 40 seconds to Greater Johnstown’s Sayona Harris-Haye at 142.

Evelth earned a 14-2 major decision win in the championship semifinals against Glendale’s Elizaeth Kaufman. Tice secured a first-period fall in 1:24 over State College’s Anna Lackey to advance to the first-place medal round as well.

FIRST-PLACE FINALS

100: Kaylee Ebersole (Northern Bedford) pinned Nina Twigg (Marion Center), 2:18. 106: Ava Heisel (Northern Bradford) dec. Eden Eveleth (Bald Eagle Area), 6-0. 112: Iris Reitz (Redbank Valley) pinned Addison Tice (Bald Eagle Area), 4:44. 118: Chloe Stiles (United) dec. Maddison Bryner (Juniata), 8-5. 124: Emily Dennis (Northern Bedford) dec. Natalie Yingling (West Branch), 9-7. 130: Bethany Watt (Penn Cambria) pinned Emily Shetler (Central Cambria), 1:40. 136: Charlotte Hunt (Philipsburg-Osceola) pinned Tessa Queen (Curwensville), 3:25. 142: Sayona Harris-Haye (Greater Johnstown) pinned Austyn Falls (Central Mountain), 0:40. 148: Violette Lasure (Chestnut Ridge) pinned Gabby Bambarger (West Branch), 0:34. 155: Reagan Snider (Northern Bedford) dec. Juliet Alt (Chestnut Ridge), 3-2 UTB. 170: Jael Miller (Punxsutawney) pinned Kendall Wagner (Central Mountain), 1:42. 190: Grace Crestani (Bald Eagle Area) pinned Katelynn Krepps (Juniata), 0:52. 235: Mylah Steinbuch (Bedford) pinned Ashlynn Miller (Central Mountain), 2:39.

THIRD-PLACE FINALS

100: Mariah Hershberger (Bedford) pinned Lily Spicer (Bald Eagle Area), 4:22. 106: Veda Kepart (Philipsburg-Osceola) pinned Ellie Bodenhorn (Punxsutawney), 2:26. 112: Evelyn Neal (Punxustawney) def. Anna Lackey (State College), 8-7, 3:17. 118: Finley Gilbert (Clearfield) pinned Aurora Comfort (Meyersdale), 2:31. 124: Kira Watt (River Valley) pinned Angela Rougeaux (Clearfield), 2:41. 130: Brooke Santoro (Johnsonburg) maj. dec. Kendyl Meersand (Philipsburg-Osceola), 8-0. 136: Kalea Dey (Chestnut Ridge) pinned Ella Johnsonbaugh (Bellefonte), 4:38. 142: Shelby Shirley (Bradford) pinned Noelle Rasmovich (Huntingdon), 2:17. 148: Kiah Greenawalt (Punxsutawney) maj. dec. Abby Ickes (Meyersdale), 14-3. 155: Makayla Taylor (Clearfield) pinned Laikyn Paxton (North Star), 1:58. 170: Chloe Holloway (Southern Huntingdon) pinned Dani Ordiway (Bradford), 1:46. 190: Noelle Murray (Bedford) pinned Keyauna Schimp (Redbank Valley), 1:59. 235: Jessa Barron (Southern Huntingdon) pinned Lindsey Boose (Altoona), 2:13.

FIFTH-PLACE FINALS

100: Emily Waters (Huntingdon) pinned Sierra Oleksa (United), 1:58. 106: Elizabeth Kaufman (Glendale) pinned Hayley Sunderland (Southern Huntingdon), 0:44. 112: Yasmin Miller (Northern Bedford) pinned Jadin Elsea (Meyersdale), 3:47. 118: Cayla Jenkins (Southern Huntingdon) pinned Carly Bair (Bellefonte), 2:18. 124: Adalyn Boburchok (Somerset0 maj. dec. Brooklyn Veloz (Altoona), 13-1. 130: Carina Parks (Hollidaysburg) dec. Ivy Sanders (Clearfield), 16-12. 136: Alara Quickel (Clearfield) pinned Issa Sleasman (Meyersdale), 1:33. 142: Jordana Steffen (Juniata) pinned Liberty Lane (Southern Huntingdon), 0:46. 148: Mayah Miller (Bishop McCort) pinned Kaylee Cromwell (Southern HUntingdon), 0:46. 155: Bailee Scott (Bellefonte) tech fall Cameron Corl (Bald Eagle Area), 15-0, 2:20. 170: Lillian Casterline (Huntingdon) pinned Finely Sarver (North Star), 1:33. 190: Emily Neeper (Curwensville) pinned Starlynn Emel-rash (State College), 2:07.

CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS

100: Kaylee Ebersole (Northern Bedford) pinned Sierra Oleska (United), 0:19. Nina Twigg (Marion Center) pinned Mariah Hershberger (Bedford), 3:38. … 106: Eden Eveleth (Bald Eagle Area) maj. dec. Elizabeth Kaufman (Glendale), 14-2. Ava Heisel (Northern Bedford) pinned Veda Kepart (Philipsburg-Osceola), 2:27. … 112: Addison Tice (Bald Eagle Area) pinned Anna Lackey (State College), 1:24. Irish Reitz (Redbank Valley) pinned Evelyn Neal (Punxsutawney), 1:45. … 118: Chloe Stiles (United) dec. Finley Gilbert (Clearfield), 7-1. Maddison Bryner (Juniata) pinned Aurora Comfort (Meyersdale), 5:29. … 124: Emily Dennis (Northern Bedford)pinned Angela Rougeaux (Clearfield), 2:45. Natalie Yingling (West Branch) pinned Adalyn Boburchock (Somerset), 5:21. … 130: Bethany Watt (Penn Cambria) pinned Brooke Santoro (Johnsonburg), 1:38. Emily Shetler (Central Cambria) dec. Ivy Sanders (Clearfield), 14-10. … 136: Tessa Queen (Curwensville) pinned Ella Johnsonbaugh (Bellefonte), 1:32. Charlotte Hunt (Philipsburg-Osceola) maj. dec. Kalea Dey (Chestnut Ridge), 10-0.

142: Sayona Harris-Haye (Greater Johnstown) pinned Noelle Rasmovich (Huntingdon), 0:45. Austynn Falls (Central Mountain) def. Shelby Shirley (Bradford), 4-3, 5:52. … 148: Violette Lasur (Chestnut Ridge) pinned Mayah Miller (Bishop McCort), 0:39. Gabby Bambarger (West Branch) pinned Kiah Greenawalt (Punxsutawney), 4:42. … 155: Juliet Alt (Chestnut Ridge) pinned Cameron Corl (Bald Eagle Area), 1;37. Reagan Snider (Northern Bedford) pinned Makayla Taylor (Clearfield), 1:45. … 170: Jael Miller (Punxsutawney) pinned Dani Ordiway (Bradford), 0:36. Kendall Wagner (Central Mountain) dec. Chloe Holloway (Southern Huntingdon), 7-2. … 190: Grace Crestani (Bald Eagle Area) pinned Emily Neeper (Curwensville), 1:15. Katelynn Krepps (Juniata0 pinned Noelle Murray (Bedford), 2:53. … 235: Mylah Steinuch (Bedford) pinned Lindsey Boose (Altoona), 1:06. Ashlynn Miller (Central Mountain) pinned Jessa Barron (Southern Huntingdon), 5:18.