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Central volleyball earns victory

McKEESPORT — Christian Heuston had 21 service points, nine kills and eight blocks to lead Central to a 3-2 win over McKeesport Monday night in boys high school volleyball action. The Dragons (1-1) took the first two sets 26-24 and 25-20 before falling in the next two (27-25 and 25-20) and then rallying to claim the final set by a 20-15 score. Blake Reynolds dished out 30 assists, Mason Kocsis had 21 and Bryson Brooks added 11 kills and three blocks for the Scarlet Dragons. SERVICE POINTS CENTRAL: Heuston 21, Brooks 7, Grace 6, Reynolds 4, Daugherty 4, Becker 1, Kocsis ...

Altoona volleyball ousted in semifinals

NORTH HUNTINGDON – The Altoona Area High School boys volleyball team competed in the Norwin Tournament on Saturday where it finished in third place out of the 17 schools in the event. Altoona made it to the semifinal round against host Norwin where it lost, 25-18. Altoona opened up pool play by going 3-1, beating Trinity (25-11), McKeesport (25-22) and Penn Hills (25-21) while losing to Bethel Park (25-19). In the second round of play, Altoona split with Hempfield (16-25, 25-22) and South Fayette (22-25, 25-22). In the quarterfinals, Altoona defeated West Shamokin 25-23 before ...

College signings

Carson Kensinger: Frostburg State baseball Name: Carson Kensinger High school: Hollidaysburg Area Hometown: Duncansville Sport: Baseball Position: Pitcher College choice: Frostburg State Other colleges considered: Charleston, Seton Hill Why I picked Frostburg State: “Great baseball program and coaches.’’ Greatest high school achievement: “Four-year letterwinner in baseball.’’ Coach Jon Syznal’s quote: “Carson has been a staple of our pitching staff for years. He consistently performs very well and ...

Altoona boys tennis earns shutout

NEW OXFORD — The Altoona boys tennis team evened its record at 1-1 Thursday, thanks to a 5-0 win at New Oxford in high school action. The Mountain Lions got singles wins from Luke Mitchell, Josh Adams and Brady Sassano to go with doubles victories earned by Avery Lanzendorfer-Aiden Aiken, along with Max Chile-Sean Ratchford. SINGLES: 1, Mitchell, A, def. Paris, 6-0, 6-0; 2, Adams def. Malinowski, 6-0, 6-0; 3, Sassano, A, def. Millet, 6-1, 6-0. DOUBLES: 1, Aiken-Lanzendorfer, A, def. Grimes-Davis, 6-3, 6-1; 2, Chile-Ratchford, A, def. Winpigler-Wilson, 5-7, 7-5, 10-3. Records: ...

AAHS volleyball opens with win

The Altoona boys volleyball team opened the 2024 season Wednesday night with a 25-13, 25-14, 25-20 win over Central in high school action at the Fieldhouse. The Mountain Lions got 13 assists and 10 digs from Sam Kessinger to go with five kills from Caleb Fries, five digs from Nino Yohn and ...

Kirkham, Duey help Tigers win first title in 21 years

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com JOHNSTOWN — Hollidaysburg last won a Laurel Mountain Hockey League championship back in 2003 — the first year that the league’s playoffs began. This year’s senior-laden, unbeaten Golden Tigers were a team of destiny, and they ended ...