PITTSBURGH — CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Abrams hit a solo shot down the left-field line in the fourth inning to extend the Nationals’ lead to 4-1. He also hit the third of ...
Tyrone athletic director Luke Rhoades confirmed the hiring of a new girls soccer coach for the Tyrone, Bellwood-Antis co-op to take over for Lance Robinson. Rita Kendziora, a former Hollidaysburg and Saint Francis soccer player, will begin her first season next fall. “Coach Kendziora ...
The Altoona girls dominated two Mid-Penn Conference opponents in high school track and field at Mansion Park on Tuesday. The Lady Lions, now 5-0, beat Chambersburg, 91.5-44.5, and Central Dauphin, 120.5-15.5. Jill Long won the long and triple jumps for Altoona, and Kihlee Noel won the shot ...
Veteran Pittsburgh television sports personality Bob Pompeani, who made his second appearance as the emcee of the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame’s induction dinner Saturday night at the Blair County Convention Center, remarked that sports serves a unifying function for countless numbers ...
Hannah Storm has vivid memories of the comments directed toward her as one of the few women working in sports media when her career was in its early stages. “As I was leaving college and looking for jobs, the feedback was, ‘The audience doesn’t want to hear a woman talking about ...
BEDFORD — Tyrone’s Sarah Chichester won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and was named the Outstanding Girls Runner at the SAC Energy Invitational at Bedford Area High School on Saturday. Chichester ran the 100 in 12.86 seconds and the 200 in 26.43 seconds. Central’s Jacob Heuston won the ...
