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Altoona’s Sophia O’Dea tallying up the goals

Name: Sophia O’Dea School: Altoona Area Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Soccer Athlete of the week achievement: O’Dea scored two second-half goals, including the game-winner, in Altoona’s 4-3 win over Selinsgrove. Earlier in the week, she had a hat trick in the Lady Lions’ 4-0 ...

Athlete of the Week: Central Cambria’s Ryan Chappell a ‘game-changer’

Name: Ryan Chappell School: Central Cambria Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Chappell had 28 carries for 170 yards and three touchdowns for Central Cambria in a 32-22 win over Central. Season update: Chappell has run for 1,052 yards on 158 carries ...

Josh Banks big part of Tigers’ success

Name: Josh Banks School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Banks had three interceptions and returned two for touchdowns in the Golden Tigers’ win over state-ranked Jersey Shore. He also led Hollidaysburg with eight tackles and ...

Ashlyn Noce passionate about her craft

Name: Ashlyn Noce School: Altoona Area Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Cross country Athlete of the week achievement: Noce finished third individually at the John Sample Invitational in 18:50.3 and helped Altoona win the team championship in the 21-team event. Season update: Noce ran a ...

Cole DeLattre runs Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers’ offense

Name: Cole DeLattre School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: DeLattre threw the game-winning 14-yard touchdown pass to Josh Banks to cap Hollidaysburg’s rally in a 35-30 win over Fort Hill, Md. He also rushed for 102 yards and a ...

Work pays off for Central Cambria’s Lydia Paskowski

Name: Lydia Paskowski School: Central Cambria Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Tennis Athlete of the week achievement: Paskowski defeated Central’s Kate Dunn to win the District 6 Class 2A singles championship. She also won at No. 1 singles in the Lady Red Devils’ victory over ...