Name: Carly Sowers High school: Cambria Heights Hometown: Carrolltown Sport: Volleyball Position: Outside hitter College choice: Allegany College of Maryland Other colleges considered: None Why I picked ACM: “ACM has a phenomenal Dental Hygiene program.’’ Greatest high school ...
Name: Devin Walters School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 15 Grade: Freshman Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Walters won the District 6 Class 3A championship in the long jump and the 200-meter dash. He also helped Hollidaysburg win the 400-meter relay. Season update: ...
Name: Kihlee Noel School: Altoona Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Noel set the District 6 meet record in the shot put with a throw of 40 feet, 8.5 inches and threw the discus 129 feet, 3 inches — a mark that would have broken the ...
It isn’t uncommon for athletes in professional sports to be talented enough to play another game at a high level. One of the extreme cases came in 1992 when Deion Sanders played in an NFL and an MLB playoff game on the same day. Bo Jackson was also an all-star in both baseball and ...
Many things factor into winning and losing a high school baseball game, but nothing might be more important than throwing strikes. Fortunately for Altoona, the Mountain Lions had a pitcher with elite control on the mound for Thursday’s District 6 Class 6A semifinal against State College ...
A two-run home run by Titus Dumitru helped the Altoona Curve split a rare home and away doubleheader with the Harrisburg Senators, winning 2-0 in game two after a 3-1 loss in game one in front of 2,334 fans Thursday night at PNG Field. Dumitru launched his home run 394 feet to give the ...
