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Landon Baker's 76 earned him medalist honors and helped Altoona top Central Cambria, 406-434, at Park Hills Golf Course in a high school match Thursday where nine players played for each team and five scores counted.
Krieghoff Cumming shot an 80, and Adam Kanouff carded an 81 for the Mountain Lions.
Tony Benko's 78 led the Red Devils, who also got an 82 from Austin Semelsberger.
ALTOONA (406): Baker 76, Cumming 80, Kanouff 81, Young 84, Hillegass 85.
CENTRAL CAMBRIA (434): Benko 78, Semelsberger 82, Cuppett 86, Jorinscay 92, Kirsch 96.
Records: Altoona (4-1-1); Central Cambria (18-3).
BG splits
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic split a match with River Valley and Portage, topping the Mustangs, 345-374, but losing to the Panthers, 334-345, thanks in part to River Valley medalist Jacob Pynos' 73 at Park Hills Golf Course.
Nick Helsley led the Marauders with a 78, and Brody Partner-Gore carded an 80.
Jonah Irvin led Portage with an 81.
RIVER VALLEY (334): Pynos 73, Reed 77, Doak 89, Fridley 95.
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (345): Helsley 78, Partner-Gore 80, Okonak 93, Sheehan 94.
PORTAGE (374): Irvin 81, Kargo 90, Zock 101, Patalune 102.
Records: River Valley (10-2); Bishop Guilfoyle (15-5); Portage (5-7).
TENNIS
Lady Tigers win
HOLLIDAYSBURG -- Crosby Denis, Megan Ferris and Regan McKee won singles matches, and Nina Meadows and Grace Muriceak won at No. 1 doubles while Sarah Neatrour and CeCe Williams won at No. 2 doubles to help Hollidaysburg sweep Central, 5-0.
With the victory in the match between the two previously unbeaten teams, Hollidaysburg took over first place in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference's East Division.
SINGLES: 1. Crosby Denis, H, def. Ritchey, 6-1, 6-1; 2. Megan Ferris, H, def. Coppersmith, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Regan McKee, H, def. Renner, 6-3, 6-4.
DOUBLES: 1. Nina Meadows-Grace Muriceak (H) def Zoe Grill-Kate Dunn 6-1, 6-0; 2. Sarah Neatrour-CeCe Williams (H) def Breslyn Beech-Taryn Walters 6-0, 6-0.
Records: Hollidaysburg (5-0); Central (4-1).
CC beats Tyrone
EBENSBURG -- Marley Ratchford, Lydia Paskowski and Allie Morgan won singles matches to help Central Cambria defeat Tyrone, 4-1.
Lillian Janosko and Taryn Ream also won at No. 2 doubles for the Lady Devils.
The team of Ezri Bumgarner and Carena Eamigh won the No. 1 doubles for Tyrone.
SINGLES: 1, Ratchford, CC, def. Witkamp, 6-1, 6-1; 2, Paskowski, CC, def. Ramsey, 6-2, 6-2; 3, Morgan, CC, def. McClellan, 6-4, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1, Bumgarner-Eamigh, T, def. Heinzeroth-Stock, 7-5, 3-6, 10-6; 2, Janosko-Ream, CC, def. Laird-Juart, 6-1, 6-1.
Records: Central Cambria (2-2); Tyrone (2-3).
CROSS COUNTRY
Portage sweeps
CRESSON -- Penn Cambria's Josh Stolarski won the boys cross country race in 19:14, but Portage topped the Panthers, 20-36, with the help of a runner-up performance from Gabe Cortez in 19:23 and a third-place finish by Logan Gentile in 19:36.
The Portage girls also won, 21-28, behind a first-place finish by Alex Chobany in 21:23. Leah Shoemaker was Penn Cambria's top finisher in second place at 23:36, and Portage's Lilly Haney was third in 24:11.
BOYS
1. Josh Stolarski, PC, 19:14; 2. Gabe Cortez, P, 19:23; 3. Logan Gentile, P, 19:36; 4. Nolan Westover, P, 20:24; 5. Ayden Westover, P, 20:27; 6. Simon Girard, P, 22:40; 7. Austin Grey, PC, 23:10; 8. Anthony Smithmyer, PC, 23:22; 9. Joe Hanlon, PC, 23:22; 10. Xavier Myers, P, 25:04.
GIRLS
1. Alex Chobany, P, 21:23; 2. Leah Shoemaker, PC, 23:36; 3. Lilly Haney, P, 24:11; 4. Addysin Berkheimer, PC, 25:24; 5. Miley Hoover, PC, 25:43; 6. Kendall Stancovich, P, 25:51; 7. Jada Irvin, P, 26:17; 8. Cassie Burkett, P, 26:45; 9. Kennedy Myers, P, 26:52; 10. Sophie Hoover, PC, 27:04.
Records: Portage boys (1-0), girls (1-0); Penn Cambria boys (0-1), girls (0-1).
Junior high girls: Penn Cambria 27, Portage 28.