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Hollidaysburg 14U team keeps hope alive at Little League tourney

NORTHUMBERLAND — Kaylob Ferris-Himes had two hits for Hollidaysburg, and Ty Davis had a two-run single in a 10-3 victory over Shikellamy at Pineknotter Park in the Pa. Little League 14U Juniors State Tournament to stave off elimination on Friday. Evan High stole two bases, and Hollidaysburg drew nine walks as a team. Hollidaysburg will take on Upper Moreland on Saturday. SCORE BY INNINGS Shikellamy 200 001 0— 3 7 4 Hollidaysburg 220 204 X—10 9 4 2B—Royer (H). RBI—Hertzog, Bedisky (S); Davis 2, Manning, Chamberlain, Royer, Gardner, Landrin (H). Multiple ...

Area 4 VFW champs

Hollidaysburg won the Area 4 VFW 14U championship with a 7-3 win over Altoona. Team members include (from left): First row—Peyton Weimer, Cohen Muth, Hudson Sheetz, Max Piper, Shay Patel, Dylan Johnston, Thomas Burke. Second row—Micah Layton, Owen Jancula, Will Redline, Holden Schneider, ...

PIAA wrestling regionals facing major changes

STATE COLLEGE — The PIAA revealed its plan to change the Class 2A boys high school wrestling regional format at its meeting at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Wednesday. Under the proposed new format, District 6 wrestlers would compete against District 10 wrestlers in the ...

MacCarty savors his local golf roots

One of Pennsylvania’s finest PGA golf professionals, and a man who also left his mark here in central PA nearly five decades ago, is currently enjoying retirement life along Florida’s Atlantic Coast. Jack MacCarty, now 78 years old, began his golf career in State College at Centre Hills ...

Several local baseball tournaments to begin Saturday

Three local baseball tournaments are scheduled to begin Saturday in Blair County — one in Hollidaysburg, one in Claysburg and one in Altoona. The Hollidaysburg Area Summer Baseball League’s Joe Sheetz Field will be the site of the Pennsylvania Little League 12U Section 4 Tournament with ...

Laurel Med moving on in Federation playoffs

Laurel Med completed a sweep in the best-of-3 George B. Kelley Federation quarterfinals with a 10-6 victory over Sheetz at Mansion Park on Thursday. Tanner Rossman and Grayson Johnson had three hits apiece to lead Laurel Med. Rossman tripled, while Johnson recorded a double. Ryan McConnell ...