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1995, ’96 Altoona Lady Lions basketball teams were golden

Editor's note: This is the sixth in a series on the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame's class of 2026 honorees: The Altoona Area High School girls basketball team won its third PIAA Class 4A championship in 1995 under legendary coach Art Taneyhill. The team had gone through its ups and downs ...

Vince Boland, Hollidaysburg baseball shuts down Central

MARTINSBURG — Vincent Boland threw six innings of shutout baseball, striking out nine, in Hollidaysburg’s 7-0 win over Central in high school baseball action on Wednesday. Ty McGough had three hits including a double. Donald Miller and Braden Hatch added two hits and two RBIs each, and ...

Cambria Heights’ Brielle McMillen wins four events

PATTON — Brielle McMillen won four individual events, the 100-meter dash, the high jump, long jump and triple jump for Cambria Heights in a high school track and field meet against Portage and Blacklick Valley on Wednesday. The Heights girls downed Portage, 99-42, and Blacklick Valley, ...

Clabaugh’s RBI double lifts B-A over Bellefonte

BELLWOOD — Abby Clabaugh hit a walk-off RBI double to lead Bellwood-Antis to a 3-2 win over Bellefonte in high school softball on Wednesday. London McKee had four hits for the Lady Blue Devils. Palynn Gregg and Lainey Stinson combined to strike out 14 batters, and Stinson picked up the win ...

Central volleyball team prevails over Forest Hills

SIDMAN — Christian Heuston had 10 kills to lead Central to a 25-18, 25-14, 25-14 win over Forest Hills in high school boys volleyball on Wednesday. Heuston and Lincoln Mauk each had four blocks, and Blake Reynolds had eight kills and four aces. Dylan Hoover had a team-high 11 service points, ...

Playing dirty

Altoona’s Eric McAllister dives back into first base safely on a pickoff attempt in a high school baseball game with Mifflin County on Tuesday. The Mountain Lions won the game. See roundup story here. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski