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Bedford native has filly in big-money final

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Bedford horse trainer/breeder Roger Hammer, 80, watched his 3-year-old trotting filly Little Road win a $25,000 Breeders Crown elimination race at Eldorado Scioto Downs last Saturday. Little Road now advances to the $664,500 final this Saturday. Hammer supplemented the trotter — which he bred — to the Breeders Crown at a cost of $72,000. "Nothing has come out of my pocket with this horse,’’ Hammer said. “She made the money. I'm going to give her a shot at this." Heading into the Crown elimination, Little Road had made $282,562 this year alone and was ...

Area recognition

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Liam Haney, 12 of Portage, broke the USA Powerlifting state record for Pennsylvania in the Youth 3 Division with a raw bench press of 148.8 pounds in Harrisburg on Oct. 17. The old record, from 2019, was for 143.3 pounds.

Bisons girls tennis will play for crown

High School Girls tennis

BEDFORD — The Bedford High School girls tennis team will play for the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championship next week, thanks to a 4-1 win over Central Cambria Thursday afternoon. Bedford, 16-0, will play host to undefeated Hollidaysburg (18-0) on Monday at 4 p.m. The Lady Red Devils, who finished the regular season at 12-7, got their only win in singles play when No. 2 Ireland DeBalli defeated Samantha Ednie, 6-4, 6-2. Bedford got singles wins from Taylor Ruhlman and Nevach Lohr, along with doubles victories from the teams of MccKenzie Clapper-Addie Shaffer and Jackie ...

Lady Lions sweep series from rivals

High School Girls soccer

Altoona swept the season series with Hollidaysburg with a 3-1 victory in high school girls soccer action on Thursday night at Mansion Park. Altoona had also won the earlier meeting, 4-2. Joie Irwin converted a cross from Lauren Metrik halfway through the second half to give Altoona a 2-1 ...