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Hollidaysburg defeated Westmont Hilltop, 4-1, in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference high school boys tennis semifinals at the Summit Tennis & Athletic Club on Thursday.
Ben Johnson, Garrett Bouchard and Michael Waibel swept the singles competition for the Golden Tigers, and Alex Arbogast and Jacob Sidney won a doubles match.
The Golden Tigers, who improved their record to 18-0 will play the LHAC championship match next week and will play State College today at 5 p.m. for the District 6 team title.
SINGLES: 1, Johnson, H, def. Masterson, 6-4, 6-1; 2, Bouchard, H, def. Allen, 6-1, 6-3; 3, Waibel, H, def. Weidlein, 6-0, 6-0.
DOUBLES: 1, Ragno-Hoffman, WH, def. Xu-Chen, 6-4, 7-5; 2, Arbogast-Sidney, H, def. Jayasooriya-Selders, 6-0, 6-2.
Records: Hollidaysburg (18-0); Westmont Hilltop (15-3).
Pirates top JV
WILLIAMSBURG -- Williamsburg downed Juniata Valley, 7-1, and got two hits and three RBIs each from Luke Uplinger and Preston Long in high school baseball.
Rowan Gorsuch allowed just one run on three hits in earning the rain-shortened win.
JUNIATA VALLEY (1): Thompson 3b 301, Smith dh 200, Spurlin p 100, Z. Dick 1b 200, Scalia ss 100, Hoover 2b 200, L. Dick lf 200, Harbst rf 211, Robinson c 201, Prough cr 000. Totals -- 17-1-3.
WILLIAMSBURG (7): Uplinger c 322, Gorsuch p 301, Long ss 302, Clark 3b 200, Brantner cf 100, Reffner rf 200, Lower 2b 211, Neri lf 222, Parks 1b 100, Barroner cr 020. Totals -- 19-7-8.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Juniata Valley 000 01X X--1 3 1
Williamsburg 004 3XX X--7 8 1
2B--Neri, Long. RBI--Robinson, Uplinger 3, Long 3, Clark. WP--Gorsuch. LP--Spurlin. SO--Gorsuch 5, Spurlin 1. BB--Gorsuch 1, Spurlin 2.
Records: Williamsburg (7-9); Juniata Valley (3-13).
Blue Devils edged
SPRING MILLS -- Bellwood-Antis scored five runs in the first inning but couldn't hold on to the lead in a 9-7 loss to Penns Valley in high school baseball.
Chase Plummer, Zach Pier and Cam Swogger each had two hits for the Blue Devils, and Plummer had two RBIs.
BELLWOOD-ANTIS (7): T. Swogger lf-rf 310, C. Swogger c 412, Pier 1b 322, Berkowitz dh 411, Plummer ss-2b 412, Cacciotti 3b 401, Partner 3b 000, Dorminy cf 310, McCartney rf-p 200, Dorminy 2b-lf 200. Totals -- 29-7-8.
PENNS VALLEY (9): Meyer cf 211, Karc ss 412, Stover 3b 321, Romig rf 422, Gillespie 2b 311, Kurtz c 300, Neideigh 1b-p 300, Webster lf 210, Shawley dh 210, Shouey cr 000. Totals -- 26-9-7.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Bellwood-Antis 511 000 0--7 8 1
Penns Valley 306 000 X--9 7 1
2B--Plummer, Pier, Stover, Romig. RBI--Plummer 2, C. Swogger, Pier, McCartney, Dorminy, Karc 2, Gillespie 2, Meyer, Stover, Romig, Kurtz. WP--Lieb. LP--McCartney. SO--McCartney 5, Gonzalez 2, Lieb 4, Neideigh 2. BB--Lieb 3, Neideigh 1, McCartney 4, Gonzalez 1.