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Pro Fab Solutions has No. 2 playoff spot with win in City League game

Pro Fab Solutions wrapped up the No. 2 seed for the upcoming playoffs with a 9-8 victory over Sheetz in the final night of the regular season in the Altoona Greater City Baseball League on Monday at Juniata Field. Pro Fab finished with a 15-5 mark and will face No. 3 Sheetz, which ended up ...

Park Hills crowns Lady Invitational golf winners

The Park Hills Country Club recently hosted its Ladies Invitational where a gross division and net division titles were won. In the first flight gross division, Cindy Trimarco and Stephanie Kirsch claimed the trophy with a 3-over-par 73. Cathy Beam and Alysha Kuchar captured the second flight ...

Lady Panther one of 3 finalists for prestigious honor

NEW YORK — University of Pittsburgh volleyball star Olivia Babcock was named one of three finalists for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, the Collegiate Women Sports Awards announced Monday live on CBS Sports Network. The Top Three are chosen from among the 12 Honda Sport Award ...

Steiner helps Imler’s Poultry capture Altoona AAABA title

Imler’s Poultry and Cumming Motors went the distance in their best-of-three Altoona All American Amateur Baseball Association championship series, but Sunday’s deciding game really came down to the first inning. Cumming Motors got its first two runners on, but Imler’s pitcher Brady ...

Putting in the work

Landon Simala of Portage Area High School competes in the big man competition on Saturday at Richland High School in Johnstown, while Northern Bedford’s Trace Baker (right) looks for a receiver in 7-on-7 drills. The teams were two of 16 taking part in summer football activities. Mirror ...

Greenwood Meadows downs Sylvan in Courtesy Kia

Sometimes you need just one thing to go your way in a baseball game to achieve a win. That could be one hit, one big play or even one big inning. For Greenwood Meadows of East End in Saturday’s Courtesy Kia Little World Series championship game at Centennial Field, it got the latter as it registered a four-run fourth inning en route to a 7-4 win over Altoona Independent’s Sylvan Veterinary. “We’ve had a lot of games this year where we relied on the back of our lineup,” Greenwood Meadows coach Mike Thrower said. “It was big for Logan (Thrower) to get on, Eli (McGinnis) had ...