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Foursome wins Summit tournament

CRESSON — The team of Shawn Smay, Jim Singer, Frank Hribar and Ryan Richardson won the Summit Country Club’s 11th annual Sons of the American Legion District 20 Veterans Benefit Outing four-player scramble with a score of 60 last Saturday. Joe Gribbin, Joe Myers, Tony Stombaugh and Aaron Offman were second with a 61, and Tom Squashic, Paul David Myers, Matt Henry and Kory O’Donnell were third with a 61. Sylvan Hills HOLLIDAYSBURG — Gary Long and Jerry Long are the leaders in the Sylvan Hills Thursday Evening Golf League after Week 2. Low gross and net scorer was Nick Matteson ...

Tiger duo bows out in 1st round

HERSHEY — The District 6 Class 3A doubles tennis champions lost in the first round of the PIAA Championships on Friday at the Hershey Racquet Center. Hollidaysburg seniors Garrett Bouchard and Felix Xu fell to Dallastown senior Nirvan Joshi and freshman James Anderson, 7-6 (9), 6-3.

Lady Lions show improvements

EBENSBURG — Altoona softball coach Alyssa Rumberger said the Lady Lions made significant strides in their bid to attain respectability during the 2026 softball season. “I think we took some big strides this year. We had a great core of seniors that have been playing together for several ...

2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41

CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause ...

Solid start doesn’t last for Altoona

CRESSON — Altoona baseball started off Wednesday’s District 6 Class 6A championship game against Mifflin County with a Tanner Stroup home run and two base hits from Nick Kraft and Eric McAllister. There wasn’t much to be excited about for Mountain Lions after that point. Even after a ...

Lady Blue Devils secure spot in finals

BELLWOOD — Bellwood-Antis has enjoyed a special resurgence this season in high school softball, but falling behind by two runs in the first inning of the District 6 Class 2A semifinals to the team that ended your season a year ago would shake up plenty of young teams. But it seems despite ...