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Conaway’s hat trick helps Heights boys soccer

High School Boys soccer

PATTON — Nate Conaway scored a hat trick to help the Cambria Heights boys soccer team to a 5-0 win over rival Penn Cambria in high school action on Monday. Mason Kline and Andre Smithmyer each added goals for the Highlanders (9-3-2). Goalie Owen Garrison had six saves in getting the shutout. SCORE BY HALVES Penn Cambria 0 0 -- 0 Cambria Heights 2 3 -- 5 First Half: CH–Kline (McConnell), 24:24; CH–Conaway (Link), 9:23 Second Half: CH–Conaway (unassisted), 39:51; CH–Conaway (Link), 36:02; CH–Smithmyer (Kline), 23:00 Records: Penn Cambria (4-8); Cambria Heights ...

Frye finds a way for Lady Lions

Athlete of the Week

Name: Ava Frye School: Altoona Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Soccer Athlete of the week achievement: Frye scored to help Altoona beat previously unbeaten Bedford, 2-1, and then scored to tie the game against Selinsgrove in a 1-1 tie. The Lady Seals are 9-1-2. Season update: Frye has ...

Hollidaysburg moving on to Wednesday’s 3A finals

High School Girls tennis

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Three-time District 6 Class 3A team tennis champion Hollidaysburg punched its ticket to this year’s finals with a 5-0 victory over Altoona in the semifinals on Monday. Hollidaysburg, the No. 2 seed with a 16-0 record, will play at 4 p.m. Wednesday at No. 1 seed State ...

Vinglish more than just stats

Athlete of the Week

Name: Corbin Vinglish School: Penn Cambria Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Vinglish ran for 231 yards and four touchdowns and had 12 tackles, including one for loss, defensively, to help the Panthers edge Westmont Hilltop, 27-22. Season update: ...

Pitt's Narduzzi stands up for ACC

Local Sports

PITTSBURGH — Pat Narduzzi is tired of ACC football being a punching bag in the polls and seemingly everywhere else. The pathologically unfiltered Pittsburgh coach is ready for the league to start punching back. Narduzzi landed the first but likely hardly the last salvo of the season just ...

Sports at a glance: Medvedev DQ'd at event

National Sports

BEIJING — Daniil Medvedev struck a spectator with a ball and because of it, was disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the China Open in Beijing. The spectator was helped out of the arena holding a hand over his left eye. “I feel terribly sorry for him actually and I just hope he’s OK,” Medvedev said. “Hopefully I can meet him and make up for it somehow.” Djokovic was serving for the match at 7-5, 5-3 when Medvedev hit the ball into the stands in apparent frustration. Djokovic extended his perfect career record at the China Open to 33-0. Fears ...