Winning a District 5 or 6 championship is the goal most often listed by area teams going into seasons no matter what sport they play. But sometimes, the true goals are much more attainable and sustainable. The Altoona Area High School boys golf team likely will not win a District 6 Class ...
SAN DIEGO — Oneil Cruz hit the first homer allowed by Mason Miller in over a year with two outs in the ninth Tuesday night, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Cruz improbably lined a low 98-mph pitch from Miller (4-2) into Petco Park's short porch in ...
NEW YORK — Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz are out of the mixed doubles tournament at the U.S. Open. After winning their debut playing together, Williams and Alcaraz got knocked out in the mixed doubles quarterfinals by Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli in straight sets. It was Williams’ first match back at the Grand Slam tournament in New York since 2022 as she makes a return to tennis at age 44. Alcaraz had not played since April because of a right wrist injury. Now the question is whether Williams will play women’s doubles alongside her older sister, Venus. WNBA team ...
CLEARFIELD — The Hollidaysburg girls golf team improved to 6-1 by shooting a team total 136 in a quad-meet at the Curwensville Clearfield Country Club that saw the Lady Tigers go 3-0 Tuesday in high school action. Penn Cambria’s Mikayla Durbin was the medalist with a 42 as the Lady Panthers took second (154), but they did best Philipsburg-Osceola (158) and Clearfield (180). Hollidaysburg was led by Piper Weidley’s 44. HOLLIDAYSBURG (136): Weidley 44, Malausky 46, Kerstetter (46) PENN CAMBRIA (154): Durbin 42, McConnell 56, Wirfel 56 PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (158): Burns 44, Fahr 56, ...
EBENSBURG — Hollidaysburg won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles to edge Central Cambria, 3-2, in high school girls tennis on Tuesday. Crosby Denis and Grace Muriceak won in straight sets in singles play, and Rina Stiffler and Olivia Panaro combined for a straight-set doubles win ...
ATLANTA — The success of a new PGA Tour postseason format depends largely on getting fans to understand what it means. And money is not the answer. Golf was never meant to have a Super Bowl or a World Series, no matter how hard the tour has tried to make it feel that way over the last 20 ...
