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Mounties will pose challenge for Dragons football team

Central has enjoyed a long run of success on the high school football field over the past decade-plus, but last year’s season opener against Philipsburg-Osceola was an eye opener for many of the Scarlet Dragons and coach Jerry Albright. The Mountaineers doubled up Central, 48-24, which ...

Area District 6 cross country runners well represented in 3A, 2A and 1A

All-stars from Class 3A, 2A and 1A all return for area boys cross country teams this season. Bishop Carroll Catholic’s Noah Knobloch won the District 6 Class 1A championship as a freshman last year and was selected as an Altoona Mirror first-team all-star and will be hoping to repeat in ...

Bucs leave 10 on base in defeat

SAN DIEGO — Jackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vasquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. The Padres remained in possession of the National League’s third ...

Tiebreaker results in Marauders’ win in golf match

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Bishop Guilfoyle Academy and Hollidaysburg both shot 306 at Thursday’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference boys golf match at Scotch Valley Country Club, but the Marauders got the victory due to the LHAC’s first tiebreaker, which comes down to the fifth golfer’s ...

Curve starter shines in win

Six shutout innings from Nick Dombkowski paced the Altoona Curve in a 6-1 win over the Erie Seawolves Wednesday night at PNG Field. There were 2,960 fans on hand to see Dombkowski earn his second win with the Curve this season, a game where he struck out six and had no walks. “It was ...

Follow the ball

Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s Grant Okonak tees off on the No. 7 hole Wednesday afternoon at the Scotch Valley Country Club. The Marauders took part in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup which they won on Wednesday. See roundup story here.