Lady Tigers dominate
Scholastic digest
LANDISVILLE — Hollidaysburg defeated Hempfield, 4-1, behind singles wins from Jenee Delerme and Payton Ruggery in high school girls tennis on Saturday.
In doubles competition, Paige Jodon and Chloe Love won at No. 1, and Jenna Sheetz and Abigail Goodman won at No. 2.
SINGLES: Hagino, HE, def. Helsel, 6-0, 6-2; 2, Delerme, HO, def. Jackson, 6-1, 6-1; 3, Ruggery, HO, def. Ulrich, 6-4, 6-1.
DOUBLES: Jodon-Love, HO, def. Donell-Granbois, 6-3, 6-2; 2, Sheetz-Goodman, HO, def. Mondock-Cantwell, 6-0, 6-1.
Records: Hollidaysburg (7-2); Hempfield (11-3).
Hollidaysburg wins
TYRONE — Connor Pielmeier scored two goals and added an assist as the Hollidaysburg boys soccer team downed Tyrone, 4-1.
The Golden Tigers, up 3-1 at halftime, also got a goal and an assist from Dominic Daily while improving to 5-3. Tyrone (4-4) got its lone goal from Corey Johnston.
SCORE BY HALVES
Hollidaysburg 3 1 — 4
Tyrone 1 0 — 1
First half: T–C. Johnston (B. Johnston), 6:30; H–Dessort (unassisted), 27:20; H–Daily (Pielmeier), 28:15; H–Pielmeier (Daily), 30:18
Second half: H–Pielmeier (penalty kick), 12:15.
Records: Hollidaysburg (5-3), Tyrone (4-4).
JV: Hollidaysburg, 5-0
Altoona blanked
Tiarnan Ferry scored a pair of goals, as Williamsport shut out Altoona, 5-0, in boys soccer. The Lions slipped to 4-2-1.
SCORE BY HALVES
Williamsport 2 3 — 5
Altoona 0 0 — 0
First half: W–Pombour (unassisted), 9:33; W–Ferry (Pombour), 36:25.
Second half: W–Hill (Pombour), 7:45; W–Ferry (unassisted), 36:35; W–Pombour (unassisted), 38:12.
Records: Williamsport (5-2); Altoona (4-2-1).
P-O beaten
CLEARFIELD — Clearfield scored two second-half goals to pull away from Philipsburg-Osceola, 4-2, in a Mountain League matchup in boys soccer.
Noah Adams and Kyle Godin scored goals for the Mounties.
SCORE BY HALVES
Philipsburg-Osceola 2 0 — 2
Clearfield 2 2 — 4
First half: C–Ryan (Sorbera), 1:18; PO–Adams (Farrell), 5:29; C–Graham (Sorbera), 14:40; PO–Godin (Pelesky), 20:23.
Second half: C–Graham (Winters), 68:00; C–Winters (Graham), 77:41.
Altoona places fifth
CLARION — The Altoona girls volleyball team finished fifth out of 17 teams in the Lady Bobcat Invitational held at Clarion High School.
Altoona went 4-5. In morning pool play, Altoona beat Franklin, 25-14, Huntingdon, 25-18, and Butler, 25-21, while losing to Coudersport, 25-24.
In afternoon pool play, Altoona beat Coudersport, 25-4, but lost to DuBois, 25-23, Clarion, 25-24, and Northern Cambria, 25-17.
In the playoffs, Cambridge Springs bested the Lady Spikers, 25-21.
Kenzie Kirwin led Altoona with 23 kills and 14 service points to go with 34 assists and 23 service points from Emily Albright. Brittany Chestney added 26 service points, Ireland McClellan chipped in with 10 blocks, and Kaila Clawson contributed 61 digs and 20 service points.
SERVICE POINTS
ALTOONA: Chestney 26, Albright 23, Clawson 20, Kirwin 14, Fox 12, Benton 7, Zavalanski 5, Cumming 1.
Tigers finish second
JOHNSTOWN — Hollidaysburg’s junior varsity girls volleyball team was the runner-up to Forest Hills after losing, 26-24, 26-24, in the final of the Hilltopper JV Invitational.
Hollidaysburg defeated North Star, 25-20, 25-18, Richland, 25-23, 25-18. and Johnstown, 25-18, 25-14, in the first round.
In the second round, Hollidaysburg defeated North Star, 25-11, lost to Richland, 25-22, and topped Johnstown, 25-17.
In the quarterfinals, the Lady Tigers topped Westmont Hilltop, 25-18, and in the semifinals, they beat Cambria Heights, 25-20.
Allison Barton had 35 service points, Izzy George contributed 15 kills, Sydney McGinnis had 39 digs, and Reagan Ferguson had 58 assists.
SERVICE POINTS
HOLLIDAYSBURG: Barton 35, George 24, Wagner 24, Simpson 19, Ferguson 19, Berkheimer 7, O’Neill 8.
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