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Hollidaysburg tops Tyrone and Central in cross country

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Reuben Manfred ran a first-place time of 16:45, and teammate Mason Kephart was second in 18:20 to lead Hollidaysburg to a 18-43 win over Tyrone and a 15-50 triumph over Central in high school boys cross country on Wednesday. Tyrone, which got a third-place finish from ...

Central grad Paxton Kling earns Double-A promotion

Paxton Kling of the Texas Rangers organization is moving on up. Kling, the former standout scholastic baseball star and Central High School graduate, was promoted on Wednesday from Class A ball to the Rangers’ Double-A affiliate in Texas, the Frisco RoughRiders. Kling recently completed ...

Curve deliver early in win

The Altoona Curve offense erupted for nine runs in the first two innings en route to a 9-5 victory over the Akron RubberDucks Wednesday night in front of 2,832 at PNG Field. Nine different hitters came to the plate as the Curve scored four in the first inning after starter Dominic Pipkin ...

High school football: Week 3

TONIGHT Altoona (1-1) at Central Dauphin East (0-2), 6 Notable: Lions scored 41 points last week, the most since Oct. 9, 2020 in a 42-28 win over Chambersburg. FRIDAY Central (2-0) at Tyrone (2-0), 7 Notable: Central is 12-8 in the last 20 meetings against Tyrone. Eagles snapped a ...

Lady Lions tennis team earns victory

DuBOIS — Altoona defeated DuBois, 4-1, behind singles wins from Skylar Irwin, Ava Williams and Adalia Lopez-Oakes in high school girls tennis on Wednesday. Emma Hovan and Natalie Baker won at No. 1 doubles for the Lady Lions (5-1). SINGLES: 1, S. Irwin, A, def. Parekh, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7; 2, Williams, A, def. Lashinsky, 6-1, 6-2; Lopez-Oakes, A, def. Catalano, 6-2, 6-2. DOUBLES: 1, Hovan-Baker, A, def. Orzechowski-Sarick, 6-3, 6-0; 2, Sheloski-Gutheridge, D, def. E. Irwin-Harris, 6-3, 6-7 (7-5), 10-4. Records: Altoona (5-1); DuBois (4-2). SOCCER BG cruises Emma Marasco scored ...

Panthers’ QB receives weekly honors

PITTSBURGH — Pitt sophomore quarterback Mason Heintschel was named the Maxwell Award Player of the Week and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week following his performance in the Panthers’ 59-14 season-opening victory over Miami (OH). Heintschel completed 31-of-41 passes ...