SHIPPENSBURG — Altoona senior Brooke Long won the PIAA Class 3A long jump championship a year ago and was devastated when she didn’t qualify for states to defend her title in the event this year during the District 6 championships. Instead of dwelling on it and ending her high school ...
Some recent news items in sports worthy of comment while praying for the families in Texas and wishing our nation’s leaders can better protect our children: ITEM: NIL hits home. Pitt standout receiver Jordan Addison, the 2021 recipient of the Fred Biletnikoff award, has officially ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Second-seeded Rutgers wasted all of a stellar start from Nathan Florence before getting a sacrifice fly from Richie Schiekofer in the top of the 10th inning to beat No. 6 seed Penn State 5-4 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. Rutgers (43-14) set a program ...
SHIPPENSBURG — A pair of local sophomores got their PIAA track and field legacies started with their first medals Friday afternoon at Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg University, and a senior captured his first of what he hopes will be three medals to close out his high school career. ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com CLAYSBURG — Every team needs to get contributions from the bottom of their lineup if they want to be successful come playoff time. On Thursday afternoon, Claysburg-Kimmel got the lift it needed at exactly the right time during its game against ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com MARTINSBURG — Bald Eagle Area freshman Sierra Albright got her first look against top-seeded Central in just her third varsity game in early April. It didn’t go well, as she allowed nine runs in a Lady Dragons victory. Unfortunately for ...