CRESSON — Central senior Griffin Snowberger edged Tyrone’s R.J. Royer by one stroke to win the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference’s individual boys championship at the Summit Country Club on Thursday. Snowberger carded a 74, and Royer had a 75. Jack Muldoon shot a 76 to finish ...
LEWISTOWN — Altoona cruised past Mifflin County, 5-0, with singles wins from Courtney Irwin, Isabella Graham and Olivia McMinn in girls high school tennis on Thursday. Andie Adams and Skylar Irwin won at No. 1 doubles, and Triumph Kilmartin and Oriana Dent won at No. 2 doubles. SINGLES: 1, C. Irwin, A, def. Kelly, 6-0, 6-0; 2, Graham, A, def. Grimm, 6-1, 6-0; 3, McMinn, A, def Clinard, 6-1, 6-0. DOUBLES: 1, A. Adams-S. Irwin, A, def. Miller-Stoner, 6-0, 6-0; 2, Kilmartin-Dent, A, def. Kauffman-Parson, 6-0, 6-0. Records: Altoona (6-1); Mifflin County (0-7). Lady Tigers ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg swept Somerset, 25-15, 25-18, 25-19 in girls high school volleyball Thursday night. The Lady Tigers (5-1) got seven service points each from Emily Clapper and Lexi McLanahan. SERVICE POINTS HOLLIDAYSBURG: L. Stanek 1, Wallace 2, N. Stanek 2, Clapper 7, McGinnis 3, McLanahan 7, Kordish 6 Team records: Hollidaysburg (5-1) JV: Hollidaysburg, 27-25, 25-18 Rockwell sets mark TYRONE — Madelyn Rockwell became Tyrone’s all-time leader in career assists with a 38-assist effort in the Lady Eagles’ 25-22, 16-25, 25-22, 25-18 win over Chestnut ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com District 5 and District 6 include some of the smallest schools in Pennsylvania, and the way those schools will be reporting their numbers to the PIAA will change in the next cycle. At Wednesday’s PIAA meeting, a Dec. 1 deadline was set for co-ops for the next two-year cycle, which begins in the 2024-2025 school year. In addition, teams must inform the PIAA of their intent to voluntarily play up in classification, as Penn Cambria’s girls basketball team did this past season when it won a District 6 Class 4A championship. The ...
MARTINSBURG — Senior Ashlyn Renner won at No. 3 singles and was honored by her team as Central topped Shanksville-Stonycreek, 5-0, on senior night in high school girls tennis on Wednesday. Julia Ritchey, Kate Dunn and Brooklyn Coppersmith also won singles matches for the Lady Dragons. Breslyn Beech and Brooke Smith won at No. 1 doubles. SINGLES: 1, Ritchey, C, def. Fratier, 6-0, 6-0; 2, Coppersmith, C, def. Feneo, 6-0, 6-0; 3, Renner, C, def. Edwards, 6-0, 6-0; 4, Dunn, C, def. Hufford, 6-0, 6-1. DOUBLES: 1, Beech-Smith, C, def. Tooher-Becker, 6-1, 6-0. Records: Central ...
MARTISNBURG — The Central Cambria boys and girls both defeated Central, 15-50, in high school cross country competition on Wednesday with Dom Kuntz’s time of 19 minutes, 46 seconds leading the way in the boys race. CC’s Evan George and Jacob Wilson were second and third, both finishing in 19:46. Central’s Lanee Berkhimer won the girls race in 21:02. Kiera Link’s runner-up performance in 21:51 was tops for the Lady Devils. BOYS 1. D. Kuntz, CC, 19:46; 2. E. George, CC, 19:46; 3. J. Wilson, CC, 19:46; 4. E. Haycisak, CC, 20:06; 5. D. McConnell, CC, 20:09; 6. Ethan ...
