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HOLLIDAYSBURG-- Maria Malone struck out 18 of 21 batters, giving up just two hits with only one walk as the Hollidaysburg softball team opened the season with a 2-1 win over Bellwood-Antis Tuesday in high school action.
The lone run the senior Malone gave up was unearned.
Offensively, Hollidaysburg, down 1-0 at the time, scored twice in the sixth for the win. Sydney Shay homered and Hallee Chandler added a solo RBI effort.
Bellwood-Antis, also playing its opener, got two hits and an RBI from London McKee. Pitcher Palynn Gregg gave up four hits, two earned runs with four strikeouts and five walks.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Bellwood-Antis 100 000 0 -- 1 2 3
Hollidaysburg 000 002 X -- 2 4 3
3B--Vincent (H). HR--Shay (H). Multiple hits--McKee 2 (BA). RBI--McKee (BA), Shay, Chandler (H). WP--Malone. LP--Gregg. SO--Gregg 4, Malone 18. BB--Gregg 5, Malone 1.
Records: Bellwood-Antis (0-1), Hollidaysburg (1-0)
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LOYSBURG -- Northern Bedford collected 12 hits and every Lady Panther in the lineup reached base safely in a season-opening 15-2 win in five innings over McConnellsburg in high school softball.
Lacy McIllnay had two hits and drove in four runs, while teammate Miranda Brown added a two-run homer.
Winning pitcher Lindsey Bolinger struck out two and walked three while scattering six hits.
SCORE BY INNINGS
McConnellsburg 001 01X X -- 2 6 3
Northern Bedford 832 2XX X -- 15 12 1
2B--McIllnay (NB), Shafer (M). HR--Brown (NB). Multiple hits--Zelanko 2, McIllnay 2, Bolinger 2, Thomas 2 (NB), Shafer 2 (M). RBI--McIllnay 4, Brown 2, Thomas 2, Lemin 2, Helsel 2, Zelanko (NB), Shafer, Mellott (M). WP--Bolinger. LP--Buterbaugh. SO--Bolinger 2,Buterbaugh 1. BB--Bolinger 3, Buterbaugh 4.
Records: Northern Bedford (1-0), McConnellsburg (0-1)
C-K triumphs
MOUNT UNION -- Claysburg-Kimmel jumped out to a 6-3 after three innings en route to a 13-3 victory in six innings over Mount Union in high school softball.
McKenna Black had three hits and three RBIs for the Lady Bulldogs. Winning pitcher Emalee Cavender had three hits and went the distance, striking out nine with one walk while scattering six hits over seven innings.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Claysburg-Kimmel 312 205 X -- 13 9 4
Mt. Union 003 000 X -- 3 6 3
2B--Black, Crisswell (CK). 3B--Cavender (CK). Multiple hits--Cavender 3, Black 3 (CK). RBI--Helsel, Black, Musselman, Crisswell (CK), Wible 2, Harris (MU). WP--Cavender. LP--P. Williams. SO--Cavender 9, P. Williams 5. BB--Cavender 1, P. Williams 6, Wible 3 (MU).
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (1-0), Mount Union (0-1)
Tennis
The Hollidaysburg boys tennis team improved its record to 3-0 Tuesday afternoon, defeating Clearfield, 5-0, in high school action at the Summit Tennis & Athletic Club.
The Golden Tigers got singles victories out of Garrett Bouchard, Michael Waibel and Yvan Chen. The doubles teams of Jacob Sidney and Alex Arbogast, and Noah Kanish and William Zhu, also earned victories.
Clearfield fell to 1-2, and it was the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference opener for the Tigers..
SINGLES: 1, Bouchard, H, def. Evilsizor, 6-0, 6-0; 2, Waibel, H, def. Greslick, 6-0, 6-0; 3, Chen, H, def. Rumfola, 6-0, 6-0.
DOUBLES: 1, Sidney-Arbogast, H, def. Wriglesworth-Michael, 6-1, 6-0; 2, Kanish, Zhu, H, def. Taylor-Rockmore, 6-0, 6-0
Records: Clearfield (1-2), Hollidaysburg (3-0).
Baseball
LOYSBURG -- The Northern Bedford baseball team opened its season with a 4-3 loss to McConnellsburg in high school action.
The Panthers, who scored twice in the third to tie the game up at 3-3, got two hits from Noah Kochara while Wesley Horsh added a solo RBI effort. Northern, which out-hit McConnellsburg 6-4, was hurt by five errors in the game.
MCCONNELSBURG (4): Fowler 2b 411, Mellott ss 310, Clevender 3b 312, Alexander c 200, Sattazahn cf 300, Earley rf 300, Gress 1b 200, Glen 1b 100, Mardoe dh 311, Shafer lf 300. Totals -- 27-4-4.
NORTHERN BEDFORD (3): Bowers 1b 411, N. Kochara cf-rf 412, Snyder 3b 411, Gable ss 300, Bowser dh-p 201, Musselman p-cf 300, Horsh 2b 301, A.Kochara rf-lf 300, Kagarise c 200, Watson ph 000. Totals -- 28-3-6.
SCORE BY INNINGS
McConnellsburg 201 000 1 -- 4 4 2
No. Bedford 102 000 0 -- 3 6 5
E--Gable 3, Bowers, Free, Alexander, Mellott. 2B--Fowler, Bowers. RBI--Fowler, Mellott, Horsh. WP--Hall. LP--Bowser. SO--Musselman 7, Bowser 2, Gress 7, Hall 3. BB--Musselman 1, Gress 1,Hall 1.
Records: McConnellsburg (1-0), Northern Bedford (0-1).