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Rossi, Batzel, Koontz ADs going into HOF

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors’ Hall of Fame recently announced the addition of three familiar names from the Mirror coverage area to its list of honorees: Dean Rossi, Jeff Batzel and Brian Koontz. Rossi, the former Hollidaysburg Area Athletic Director who passed away in 2015, along with Northern Bedford’s Batzel and Everett’s Koontz, will be inducted at a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the University of Pittsburgh. Rossi served as AD at Hollidaysburg for 25 years and as a part-time athletic director at Huntingdon for two years. He also served at the District 6 ...

Tyrone’s Smearman totals 4 goals for boys soccer team

TYRONE — Ned Smearman scored four goals to go with three from Tytus Novak and two each from Miles Smearman and Ethan Myers in Tyrone’s 14-0 win over Philipsburg-Osceola in high school boys soccer Wednesday. Novak also had three assists to go with two from Noah Gulvas for Tyrone ...

Lady Eagles tennis above .500 mark

HUNTINGDON — The Tyrone girls tennis team improved to 3-2 on Wednesday, thanks to a 4-0 win over Huntingdon in high school play. The Lady Eagles got singles wins from Ezri Bumgarner and Jocelyn Diel. They also earned doubles victories from the tandems of Cassidy Fleck-Grace Zimmerman and Cassie Behrer-Addison Davis. SINGLES: 1, Bumgarner, T, def. Boonie, 6-0, 6-0; 2, Diehl, T, def. Stapleton, 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES: 1, Fleck-Zimmerman, T, def. Weller-Wiser, 6-0, 6-1; 2, Behrer-Davis, T, def. Huang-Dolan, 6-0, 6-1 Records: Huntingdon (0-5); Tyrone (3-2). Central picks up No. ...

Porter Jr. unsure if he will play Week 1 for Steelers

PITTSBURGH — Joey Porter Jr.’s balky back felt good enough to return to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. At the moment, his health appears to be the least of his concerns. The fourth-year cornerback didn’t commit to playing in Pittsburgh’s season opener against ...

Bucs avoid ugly loss in victory

PITTSBURGH — Brandon Lowe scored from third when San Francisco third baseman Oseilvis Basabe short-hopped a throw to first with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Giants 13-12 on Tuesday night. Lowe led off the ninth against Carson Seymour (0-1) ...

Big test awaits BG football team

After watching his team open its 2026 season with a 46-14 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference mercy-rule victory over Penns Valley last Friday night at Hollidaysburg’s Tiger Stadium, Bishop Guilfoyle Academy coach Justin Wheeler realizes that the sledding will get much tougher for the ...