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Hollidaysburg resident and Grier School graduate Edith Manfred recently earned two silver medals at the Sun Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Florida.

On Feb. 20 and 21, Manfred, a member of the Savannah College of Art & Design team, ran a new personal best of 17:49 in the indoor 5000 meters and ran 10:29 for the 3000 meters, both for second-place finishes behind teammate Talia Sullivan.

Adding on

JOHNSTOWN — Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has announced the addition of a Women’s Basketball program to Black Bear Athletics starting in the 2026-27 academic year, creating opportunities for female student-athletes throughout the region.

The College will also transition its Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, and Women’s Volleyball teams from NJCAA Division III to Division II effective this June. This move allows Penn Highlands to offer athletic scholarships in these programs, enhancing the ability to support student-athletes’ educational and athletic careers.

Women’s Basketball will make its return to Penn Highlands as an official NJCAA-sanctioned sport for the first time since the program competed for two seasons from 1998-2000, when the team was known as the Cambria County Area Community College Shawnee Cardinals.

Up for award

PITTSBURGH — Olivia Babcock has been dubbed a top finalist for the prestigious AAU Sullivan Award, announced by the Amateur Athletic Association.

She heads to New York City April 6-7 for the ceremony.

Presented annually since 1930, the AAU Sullivan Award honors the most outstanding collegiate, Olympic or similarly elite athlete in the United States.

Babcock is named a top finalist after earning 2024 and 2025 AVCA National Player of the Year, AVCA East Coast Region Player of the Year and CWSA Honda Award honors. She is the most highly decorated athlete in Pitt volleyball history and looks to expand her resume.