Name: Rylan Carney High school: Hollidaysburg Area Hometown: Duncansville Sport: Cross country/track & field College choice: IUP Other colleges considered: Bloomsburg, ESU, Shippensburg, Juniata Why I picked IUP: “It is the best fit academically and athletically. IUP has a great ...

FIRST TEAM Paige Alexander, so., Central Cambria: First-team Mirror all-star as a freshman. … Medaled at PIAA meet with 20th place finish in 20:04. … Third at District 6 meet in 19:38.5. … Finished sixth at LHAC championships in 18:45.9. … Runner-up at Saint Francis Invitational in ...

FIRST TEAM Sam Chestney, so., Hollidaysburg: Second-team Mirror all-star as a freshman. … Finished 13th at District 6 Class 3A meet in 16:29.4. … Placed sixth at LHAC meet in 16:15.4. … Was 13th at the Gettysburg Invitational in 16:17.3. … Finished 14th at the Big Valley Invite in ...

HERSHEY — Central senior Lanee Berkhimer led six medalists from the Altoona Mirror’s core coverage area with a fourth-place finish in the Class 2A girls race at the PIAA cross country championships at Hershey Park on Saturday. “I knew I had to go out with the first group and that if I ...

REEDSVILLE — Central Cambria senior Ethan Haycisak was heartbroken a year ago at the District 6 Class 2A cross country meet at Indian Valley Elementary School. Haycisak advanced to states as an individual, but his team narrowly lost the championship. He did everything on Saturday to make ...

SOMERSET — Northern Bedford advanced two boys runners to the PIAA Championships after their performances in the District 5-8 Cross Country Championships on Tuesday at Somerset Area High School. Northern junior Weston Hart, who placed third in 19 minutes, 9 seconds, and freshman Chris Corle, ...