Name: Alese Rinker School: Altoona Area Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Tennis Athlete of the week achievement: Rinker won at No. 1 singles in helping Altoona sweep Hollidaysburg, 5-0. She also won at No. 1 singles against Central Mountain and Mifflin County in helping the Lady ...
Name: Logan Pfister School: Chestnut Ridge Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Pfister ran for 129 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchdowns, and he was 7-of-12 passing for 193 yards and a touchdown in a 39-14 win over Cambria Heights. He ...
Name: Tyler Trybus School: Cambria Heights Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Trybus ran for 177 yards on 35 carries and scored twice to help the Highlanders knock off Bishop McCort, 37-15, in Johnstown. Season update: Trybus has carried the ball ...
Name: Jaylee Sikora School: Central Cambria Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Golf Athlete of the week achievement: Sikora continued her successful season by shooting a 40 and earning medalist honors as CC beat Penn Cambria and Hollidaysburg at Summit Country Club. Season update: Sikora ...
Name: Maggie Hogan School: Northern Cambria Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Volleyball Athlete of the week achievement: Hogan had four kills and six digs in the final match to help the Lady Colts to a 25-15 win over Central Cambria in the Northern Cambria Tournament championship. Coach Mike ...
Name: Braden Kitt School: Central Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Scored two touchdowns in team’s 12-7 win over Tyrone to improve to 2-0. He passed for 130 yards and rushed for 66 yards. He accounted for 196 of his team’s 208 yards of ...
Name: Zach Mallon School: Bellwood-Antis Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Football Athlete of the week achievement: Mallon rushed for 60 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner in double overtime of a 35-32 win over Tyrone. He also caught three passes for 25 yards and ...
Name: Olivia Bushore School: Claysburg-Kimmel Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Softball Athlete of the week achievement: Bushore pitched Claysburg-Kimmel to the District 6 Class 1A championship with an 8-5 win over Glendale. She struck out six and walked two. Season update: ...
Name: Dan Potopa School: Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Potopa caught all seven innings and drove in the winning run — the only run — in a 1-0 victory over West Shamokin in the District 6 Class 2A baseball ...
Name: Harleigh Cavender School: Claysburg-Kimmel Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Softball Athlete of the week achievement: Cavender went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs in a 6-4 victory over Williamsburg in the District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals. She then went 3-for-4 ...
Name: Austin Lewis School: Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Lewis fired a one-hitter with six strikeouts in a 2-0 victory over Claysburg-Kimmel in the District 6 Class 2A quarterfinals and also went 2-for-3 with an ...
Nick Rigby got a chance to meet everyone he’s been reading about the past four years Monday at the 14th annual Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Year Banquet at The Casino at Lakemont. As Huntingdon’s boys basketball program’s all-time leading scorer accepted the Ron Rickens Sportsmanship ...
Name: Lyric Janosik School: Penn Cambria Age: 17 Grade: Junior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Janosik won the long jump with a distance of 18 feet, 1 inch and also finished second in the high jump (5-2) and the 400-meter relay in the District 6 Class 2A ...
Name: Duane Knisely School: Chestnut Ridge Age: 17 Grade: Junior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Knisely set two meet records in winning the shot put (53 feet, 5.25 inches) and discus (170-4) at the District 5 Class 2A Track and Field Championships. ...
Name: Haileigh Reed School: Claysburg-Kimmel Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Softball Athlete of the week achievement: Reed went 6-for-10 with eight RBIs and six runs scored in three victories — 10-0 over Williamsburg, 4-0 over Glendale and 15-0 over Tussey Mountain. She hit ...
Name: Matt Hartman School: Altoona Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Hartman went 5-for-9, scored six runs and drove in a run in three victories — 10-0 over Punxsutawney, 5-0 over Latrobe and 12-0 over Huntingdon. He also fired a five-hit ...
Name: Alaney Vereshack School: Glendale Age: 17 Grade: Junior Sport: Softball Athlete of the week achievement: Vereshack drove in two runs in an 8-7 win over Williamsburg, hit a home run and double and drove in four runs in a 13-3 win over Curwensville and collected three hits ...
Name: Connor Adams School: Altoona Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Adams won the 100-meter dash in 11.09 seconds in the Mountain Lion Track and Field Classic Class 3A division, helped the 400-meter relay team win in 42.26 and ...
Name: Darcie Frazier School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Frazier won the 200-meter dash, long jump, shot put and 1600 relay in a dual-meet win over Bellefonte. She was also the outstanding track performer at the ...
Name: Rami Alkhafaji School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Tennis Athlete of the week achievement: Alkhafaji won his second straight District 6 Class 3A singles tennis championship with a 7-5, 7-5 win over State College’s Owen Lloyd in the final. Season ...