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BG boys sweep its tri-meet

CHERRY TREE — The Bishop Guilfoyle Academy boys golf team went 3-0 on Friday, beating Northern Cambria, River Valley and Portage in high school action at the Chetremon Golf Course. The Marauders, who totaled a 188, were led by Grant Okonak, who finished at 36. BG’s top four all finished under 40. Northern Cambria’s Parker Maseto shot a 39 as the Colts finished at 230 for second place. River Valley (233) got a 38 from Brady Doak. Portage (285) was led by Nathan Phillips’ 50. BISHOP GUILFOYLE (188): Okonak 36, Sheehan 37, McClellan 38, Nachtman 38 NORTHERN CAMBRIA (230): ...

White’s homer bright spot in defeat by Curve

It wasn’t Altoona’s night Friday at Peoples Natural Gas Field as Akron downed the Curve, 7-1, in front of 5,015 fans. But the lone run for the locals came from a man who has been experiencing one of the best stretches of his career — Lonnie White Jr. White hit his 17th home run for the ...

Dawson has no regrets over Steelers selection

Back in April of 1993, Steelers Hall of Fame center Dermontti Dawson came to Altoona High School on a Steeler caravan on a tour of charity basketball games that were popular in the offseason. In that game, which also featured Steelers great Greg Lloyd, Dawson knocked down eight ...

Ashcraft tosses gem for Pirates to end skid

MIAMI — Braxton Ashcraft threw a complete-game three-hitter, Rafael Flores had a pair of three-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 13-1 on Thursday. Jared Triolo and Jacob Gonzalez also went deep for the Pirates, who snapped a three-game skid. Pittsburgh’s Jake ...

Allar puts up numbers for Steelers in preseason win

PITTSBURGH — Rookie Drew Allar threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another during an impressive debut as the Pittsburgh Steelers surged past the Green Bay Packers 28-9 in the preseason opener on Thursday night. Allar, a third-round pick from Penn State, was 10 of 13 for 154 yards, ...

James bring home golf gold from State Games

Hollidaysburg’s Bryan James recently took home a gold medal in the open division of the 2026 State Games of America golf competition held at State College this year. The 40-year-old James is a teacher in the Hollidaysburg School District and will be entering his 16th season as ...