Christian Mirenda scored a hat trick to lead the Altoona boys soccer team to a 6-0 win over Ligonier Valley Tuesday night in high school action at Mansion Park.
Altoona, which led 4-0 at the break, got a shutout from goalie Joe Smith, who made three saves. Nick Beckel added two goals and an assists for the winners, who improved to 2-1.
SCORE BY HALVES
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Altoona’s Christian Mirenda moves past Ligonier Valley’s Robbie Adams Tuesday.
Ligonier Valley0 0 - 0
Altoona 4 2 - 6
First Half: A - Mirenda (Beckel), 16:00; A - Mirenda (unassisted), 18:00; A - Beckel (unassisted), 30:00; A - Mirenda (unassisted), 30:30.
Second half: A - Beckel (Allender), 25:30; A - Metzgar (unassisted), 35:00.
Records: Altoona (2-1); Ligonier Valley (0-1)
Somerset3
Bishop Carroll1
EBENSBURG - Michael Pyo scored on a penalty shot in the 74th minute, but Bishop Carroll lost to Somerset at home.
SCORE BY HALVES
Somerset1 2 - 3
Bishop Carroll 0 1 - 1
First Half: 1, S-Thompson (Knechg), 20:27.
Second Half: 2, BC-Pyo (penalty shot), 73:15; 3, S-McIlveen (unassisted), 76:22; 4, S-Williams (Law), 77:45.
Records: Bishop Carroll (0-1); Somerset (1-0).
JV: Somerset, 2-1.
Bedford2
Cambria Heights1
PATTON - Sam Felix scored both goals to lead the Bedford boys team past Cambria Heights in each team's opening game.
Zack Strasser added Cambria Heights' lone goal.
SCORE BY HALVES
Bedford0 2 - 2
Cambria Heights 0 1 - 1
Second Half: B-Felix (penalty kick), 8:21, B-Felix (Baer), 14:09, CH-Strasser (unassisted), 39:41.
Records: Bedford (1-0); Cambria Heights (0-1).
GIRLS
Bedford9
Cambria Heights1
BEDFORD - Hannah Grimes scored three goals to lead the Bedford girls team to a rout of Cambria Heights.
Bedford's Paige Diehl and Alyssa Turkovich scored two goals apiece. Devon Layton and Taylor Easter also scored for Bedford.
First Half: B-Grimes (unassisted), 11:31; Layton (Pyle), 17:10; Easter (unassisted), 23:14; Diehl (unassisted), 25:57; Grimes (unassisted), 34:31; Diehl (unassisted), 37:42.
Second Half: B-Grimes (Hammond), 7:41; Turkovich (Diehl), 31:32; Turkovich (Diehl, Dawson), 37:30.
Hollidaysburg2
Central Mountain1
MILL HALL - Madison Aungst scored with 7:49 left off an assist by Anne Mielnik to break a tie and lift the Hollidaysburg girls team to a win over Central Mountain.
Mikayla Dongell scored the Lady Tigers' first goal. Shelbe Walker scored for Central Mountain.
Hollidaysburg is 3-0.
SCORE BY HALVES
Hollidaysburg0 2 - 2
Central Mountain 0 1 - 1
Second Half: CM-Walker (Soo), 19:22; H-Dongell (Stubbs), 17:47; Aungst (Melnik), 7:49.
Records: Hollidaysburg (3-0); Central Mountain (1-2).
JV: Hollidaysburg, 1-0.
BG falls to Westmont
JOHNSTOWN - Melissa Walko scored five goals for Westmont Hilltop in a 10-5 victory over Bishop Guilfoyle in the first game for each team.
Alyssa McGhee had all five goals for Bishop Guilfoyle, while Maria Ruggery had two assists.
In the junior varsity match, Westmont Hilltop won, 2-1. Chloe Lusk had Bishop Guilfoyle's goal.
JUNIOR HIGH
Lions beat Dragons
ROARING SPRING - Nate Thomas scored twice as Altoona beat Spring Cove, 5-2, in junior high boys action.
Evan Cardoza, Matt Cowan and Billy Ajay also scored for the Mountain Lions, as they improved to 1-0.
Tigers tie DuBois
HOLLIDAYSBURG - Christian Kendziora scored two goals for the Hollidaysburg junior high boys team as it tied DuBois, 4-4, to go to 1-1-1 on the season. Austin Burket had three assists for the Tigers, while Connor Pielmeier and Milo Defay also added goals.
Lady Tigers lose
HOLLIDAYSBURG - The Hollidaysburg junior high girls soccer team dropped its season opener to DuBois on Tuesday, 8-1. Sydney Routch scored the Lady Tigers' lone goal.
Altoona juniors win
ROARING SPRING - Altoona beat Spring Cove, 5-2. Olivia Smith had both goals for Spring Cove, which is 0-1.
