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Ritchey, Ratchford are set to meet for tennis title

Top-seeded Julia Ritchey of Central and second seed Marley Ratchford of Central Cambria will meet Wednesday for the District 6 Class 2A singles championship as they earned two victories apiece on Monday morning at Summit Athletic Club to set up a rematch of last year’s title match. After receiving byes in the round of 16, Ritchey and Ratchford made quick work of their opponents as Ritchey defeated Lucia Yuhas of Forest Hills (6-1, 6-1) in the quarterfinals before beating fourth seed Lydia Paskowski of Central Cambria (6-1, 6-2) in the semifinals. Ratchford, who won last year’s ...

Lady Tigers golf team still perfect

BLAIRSVILLE — Crosby Denis shot a 39 to earn medalist honors and lift Hollidaysburg to a 132-137 win over River Valley on Monday in nine-hole high school girls golf action at Chestnut Ridge Country Club on Monday. With the win, the Lady Tigers improve to 12-0 on the season. HOLLIDAYSBURG (132): Denis 39, Malausky 45, Carles 48. RIVER VALLEY (137): Dunlap 44, Lamantia 48, Pynos 48. Record: Hollidaysburg (12-0).

Lady Vikings rally for road victory

SAXTON — Glendale got within a set of losing to Tussey Mountain, but the Lady Vikings rallied to capture the final two sets to come away with a 3-2 (16-25, 25-23, 15-25, 25-19, 15-8) victory Monday night in girls high school volleyball. Rachel McClellan totaled 30 digs and 22 kills, Hannah Matish dished out 27 assists and had 11 service points, Addy Kelly added 13 points and 15 kills,,while Emma Dudurich recorded 29 assists and Ava Weld tallied 12 points. JH: Glendale, 25-16, 25-21. Altoona defeaed STATE COLLEGE — Altoona knotted the match after claiming the second set, but ...

Lady Lions capture tennis tourney

The Altoona girls tennis team won the Mountain Lion Invitational on Friday, besting DuBois, Indiana and Tyrone in high school action at Mansion Park. The Lady Lions defeated Tyrone, 5-0, in the semifinals behind singles wins from Courntey Irwin, Isabella Graham and Andie Adams, along with doubles victories from the teams of Skylar Irwin-Emma Hovan and Ryleigh Campbell-Ava Williams. In the finals, Altoona (10-2) beat Indiana, 4-1. Both Irwins picked up singles victories, while the doubles team of Hovan-Adams, along with Oriana Dent-Kaylee Swain, also won. Tyrone finished in fourth, ...

Lady Huskie earns LHAC golf title

EBENSBURG — Bishop Carroll junior Sarah Miller, a junior transfer from Conemaugh Valley, shot a 78 to win the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference’s girls golf championship at Ebensburg Country Club on Thursday. “I’m very impressed with her performance today,” Bishop Carroll coach Tim Holtz said. “She absolutely killed it tee-to-green. She was straight off the tee and worked the ball where she needed to on her approach shots. The chipping and putting was there.” The 78 was Miller’s lowest high school round. “She has been shooting in the low 80s and flirting with ...

Lady Lions sweep Indiana en route to win No. 8

VANDERGRIFT — Isabella Graham, Courtney Irwin and Skylar Irwin won singles matches to help Altoona top Kiski Area, 5-0, in high school girls tennis on Thursday. Emma Hovan and Mary Worley won at No. 1 doubles for the Lady Lions, and a win at No. 2 doubles by Madison Marketta and Oriana Dent completed the sweep as Altoona improved to 8-2. SINGLES: 1, Graham, A, def. Andree, 6-0, 6-1; 2, C. Irwin, A, def. Faybik, 6-1, 6-1; 3, S. Irwin, A, def. Zielinski, 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES: Hovan-Worley, A, def. Lauschus-Vigna, 6-0, 6-1; 2, Marketta-Dent, A, def. Isenhardt-Hewitt, 6-0, ...