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Football

Albright new head football coach at Central

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com ROARING SPRING — The new head football coach at Central High School for the 2024 season will be a very familiar face. The appointment of Jerry Albright — who has served as an assistant coach in the school’s football program at either the ...

No matter where he went, Baker proved he could coach

ROARING SPRING — For the first time in 58 years, including 44 as a head coach, Dave Baker isn’t doing advance planning for a high school football season. And that’s just fine with him. Baker, who retired as Central High School’s head coach last week after a highly-successful 13-year ...

Baker retires after 44 years, 245 wins

Retirement is often associated with a celebration and the retiree often speaks about relief from the long years of work and plans for rest and relaxation. For longtime Central and Williamsburg head football coach Dave Baker, it is the opposite. He’s losing one of the loves of his ...

Mid-Penn change alters Lions, Tigers schedules

A shakeup in the Mid-Penn Conference has led to schedule changes for the two biggest football teams in Blair County. Altoona will remain in the Mid-Penn’s Commonwealth Division, but the elimination of the Liberty Division has led to the Commonwealth and Keystone Divisions including 10 teams ...

BG wins appeal, will drop back to 1A

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic won an appeal with the PIAA on Wednesday that will allow the Marauders to drop back to Class 1A in high school football starting this fall. Four football programs, Villa Maria field hockey and Springfield Township boys ...

Three Tigers honored

The Pennsylvania Football News Coaches Select All-State Team was released Friday for Class 4A through 6A, and three Hollidaysburg players landed on the 5A team. Jack Steiner, who set a Hollidaysburg record for kick return yardage this season, made the first team as a kick return ...