Looking for success
Ask Hollidaysburg coach Mike Harris to describe Taylor Griffith’s competitive side, and the anecdotes will come flooding.
Flash back to her sophomore year, when Griffith — now a senior — struck out to end an inning. Griffith threw her helmet and bat before going to the dugout, where she sat after being benched.
“She was irate,” Harris said. “She was in a blind rage.”
Griffith re-entered the game after three innings of sitting on the bench without saying a word.
She was benched at another point in her sophomore year against Chambersburg in the PIAA playoffs. She struck out three times “and wasn’t even close to any of the balls,” Harris said.
So Griffith came to the plate again, but not until the 12th inning. She broke out of a hitting slump by poking one over the third baseman’s head, but her problems didn’t end there.
Good Friday for SFU
LORETTO — St. Francis had a very good Friday with the introduction of its new men’s basketball coach.
Don Friday is a terrific fit for the Red Flash. On paper, at least.
Portage leans on Borlie’s passion
Portage Area High School sports a young, inexperienced team that starting center fielder Joe Borlie said came up with big plays at opportune times this spring.
Bearcats spike Altoona
Despite nine service points from Eric Turcovski, eight from Cole Gingrich, and seven from Corey Gallagher, the Altoona High School boys volleyball team dropped a 26-24, 17-25, 17-25, 15-25 decision to visiting Huntingdon Friday night.
» Full StoryPetulla, two others earn conference honors
Three Penn State Altoona baseball players were named to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference postseason all-conference teams for their on-field performances during the 2008 season.
» Full StoryKrimmel staying with Flash
LORETTO — St. Francis assistant coach Rob Krimmel has accepted an offer from new head coach Don Friday to remain on the staff.
Krimmel, who played at SFU, spent the past eight seasons as an assistant under Bobby Jones.
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