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Hollidaysburg track and field teams beat two opponents

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg boys moved to 10-0 with victories over Philipsburg-Osceola and Bald Eagle Area in high school track and field on Tuesday. The Tigers beat P-O, 122-26, and BEA, 117-32. Double-winners for the Hollidaysburg boys were Devin Walters (long jump, 200-meter dash), Braelyn Ross (110 hurdles and 300 hurdles) and Ben Zimmerman (shot put and discus). The Hollidaysburg girls beat Bald Eagle Area, 100-46, and Philipsburg-Osceola, 122-26, while the BEA girls topped P-O, 80-64. Jaclyn Sahlaney won the 100 dash, 200 dash and long jump for the Lady Tigers, and ...

Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers sweep Bedford in boys tennis

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg took two matches from Bedford, both by scores of 5-0, in high school boys tennis on Tuesday. In the opener, the Golden Tigers (13-0) got singles wins from Garrett Bouchard, Felix Xu and Michael Waibel. Doubles victories were earned by the teams of Aamir Azad and Cooper McAller, along with Nolan Lloyd and Colin Gardner. In the second match, winners included Waibel, Alex Arbogast and Jacob Sidney in singles play, while the doubles teams of Bouchard and Xu, along with Evan Davies and McAleer got wins. HOLLIDAYSBURG 5, BEDFORD 0 SINGLES: 1, Bouchard, H, ...

Altoona’s Alexis Fraundorfer honored for academics at Lock Haven

LOCK HAVEN — Alexis Fraundorfer of the Lock Haven women’s swimming team was named to the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. Fraundorfer is an Altoona Area High School graduate. The team is selected by College Sports Communicators. They recognize the ...

Sitting Bulls benefit event slated for this Sunday

The Sitting Bulls Disabled Sled Hockey team will face off against local celebrities, educators and media personalities for a sled hockey exhibition game this Sunday at Galactic Ice in Altoona. The puck will drop at 2 p.m. Doors open at noon. Admission is $5. Kids 12-and-under get in free. Celebrities scheduled to play include Livia Chapman (7 Mountains Media), Tyann Bell (WJACTV), Rick Hull (Johnstown Tomahawks), Riley Holsinger (WTAJ), Derek Partsch (Cambria County War Memorial), Jack McCunne (WTAJ), Charlie “ The Spaniard” Brenneman, Maria Hite (Beginnings, Inc.) Isaac Hank ...

Weather helps out Trout season opener

People fishing on area streams on the opening morning of the 2026 trout season Saturday were experiencing varying degrees of success, but all of them were in agreement about one thing — the sunny, almost summertime-like weather made for a hall of fame day. Temperatures were approaching the ...

Bob Moore made career out of promoting sports

Editor's note: This is the last in a series on the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame's class of 2026 honorees: Bob Moore grew up loving sports, even if by his own admission, he was not a gifted athlete. Oh, he played tennis, but it was with the realization that “my only chance at a career ...