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Hollidaysburg wins Forest Hills tourney

SIDMAN — Hollidaysburg won the high school girls volleyball Forest Hills Kickoff Tournament on Saturday after going 8-0 in pool play and beating three teams in the playoffs to win the Gold Division title. The Lady Tigers topped Richland, 25-15, 25-11, in the championship after topping ...

PSU Altoona hires Michaud as new men’s tennis coach

Penn State Altoona Athletics announced on Friday the hiring of Kenneth Michaud to be the next head coach of its NCAA Division III men’s tennis program. Michaud most recently served as an assistant coach at NAIA Oakland City University. Before that, his coaching stops included stints at Iowa ...

Konnor Griffin set to join Curve for rehab assignment

Pirates Manager Don Kelly said Saturday that infielder Konnor Griffin is scheduled to join the Altoona Curve on major league rehab for Sunday night’s game with Erie. Griffin, who was placed on the injured list on July 7 with a finger injury, is scheduled to be in the Curve lineup for Sunday night’s game against the Erie SeaWolves at Peoples Natural Gas Field at 6 p.m. The Pirates selected the 20-year-old infielder 9th overall in 2024 out of Jackson Prep HS in Mississippi. Griffin helped lead the Curve to a playoff appearance in 2025 and was named Baseball America’s Minor League ...

Extra ‘special’ win: Big plays lift Golden Tigers over rival Lions

Back-to-back stellar special team plays shifted momentum in Hollidaysburg’s favor as the Golden Tigers defeated rival Altoona, 24-7, in the opener of the high school football season Friday night at a near-capacity Mansion Park. With the game tied at seven and just seconds to play in the ...

Fast start fuels BG this year

HOLLIDAYSBURG — In their 2025 season football opener, the Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Marauders were tasked with shaking off a challenging first half in a road game against Penns Valley before BG took control of the game in the second half. The Marauders faced no such difficulty in their 2026 ...

Experience pays off for Bellwood-Antis against Clearfield

BELLWOOD — Friday night’s matchup between Bellwood-Antis and Clearfield at John Hayes Field at Memorial Stadium was veterans versus youth. The Blue Devils’ experience outweighed the Bison’s learning curve in a 26-14 win to open its season. Bellwood trailed, 7-6, at the half but ...