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HOLLIDAYSBURG -- Hollidaysburg advanced to the District 4-6 Class 3A team championship with a 3-0 win over Altoona on Monday.
Hollidaysburg, the No. 2 seed, will play at top-seeded State College in the final Wednesday.
Crosby Denis and Grace Muriceak won in straight sets in the top two singles matches against Altoona, as did the No. 2 doubles team of Sarah Urban and Katie Klingner.
Emma Moritz led her No. 3 singles match, and Olivia Panaro and Sarah Neatrour led the No. 1 doubles match when the victory was clinched.
"This was a big win for us,'' Hollidaysburg coach Brian Denis said. "This is the fourth time we have seen Altoona this year, and they have played us very competitively every time. It is very hard to beat a very good team three or four times in the same season, especially when they have some talented veteran returning players. After losing four of our top players to graduation, I was anxious to see how we would fill those roles, and all the girls have stepped up this entire season. We are excited to try and defend our district title on Wednesday against an outstanding State College team.''
SINGLES: 1, Denis, H, def. Graham, 6-0, 6-1; 2, Muriceak, H, def. C. Irwin, 6-1, 6-1; 3, Moritz, H, def. S. Irwin, 6-4, 1-2 (susp.).
DOUBLES: 1, Panaro-Neatrour, H, def. Hovan-Adams, 7-5, 2-3 (susp.); 2, Urban-Klingner, H, def. Worley-Dent, 6-1, 6-0.
Records: Altoona (11-3), Hollidaysburg (15-0).
CC nips Central
MARTINSBURG -- No. 3 seed Central Cambria knocked off No. 2 seed Central, 3-2, in the District 6 Class 2A team semifinals. Central Cambria plays at top-seeded Westmont Hilltop today in the championship match.
Marley Ratchford won at No. 1 singles for the Lady Devils over Central's Julia Ritchey, 6-4, 6-3. Ritchey had defeated Ratchford in the district singles finals.
Ally Morgan prevailed at No. 3 singles for the Lady Devils, and the doubles team of Taryn Ream and Maddy Dietz won at No. 1 doubles to seal the win.
Kate Dunn won at No. 2 singles for Central, and Taryn Walters and Aubry Eckman won at No. 2 doubles.
SINGLES: 1, Ratchford, CC, def. Ritchey, 6-4, 6-3; 2, Dunn, C, def. Paskowski, 6-1, 6-1; 3, Morgan, CC, def. Grill, 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1, Ream-Dietz, CC, def. Coppersmith-Beech, 6-3, 6-4; 2, Walters-Eckman, C, def. Kubat-Smith, 6-4, 6-3.
GOLF
Tigers win golf title
EBENSBURG -- Hollidaysburg won the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference boys team championship in high school golf at Ebensburg Country Club on Monday.
Hollidaysburg finished ahead of Central Cambria and Westmont Hilltop.
Westmont's Caden Miller won the individual title by winning a playoff over Hollidaysburg's Isaac Miller and Brody Partner-Gore.
JV FOOTBALL
Tyrone blanks Huntingdon
TYRONE -- Ben Walk fired three touchdown passes, including two to Jesse Parks, and the Tyrone junior varsity football team downed Huntingdon, 29-0, on Monday.
Rhys Rawlings added a touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the Eagles.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Huntingdon 0 0 0 0 — 0
Tyrone 14 6 2 7 — 29
First Quarter
T--Connelly 32 pass from Walk (Zupon run).
T--Parks 17 pass from Walk (conversion failed).
Second Quarter
T--Parks 42 pass from Walk (conversion failed).
Third Quarter
T--Safety.
Fourth Quarter
T--Rawlings 4 run (Walk kick).
Records: Tyrone (5-1-1).