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Thompson sparks Hornets’ victory

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com HOUTZDALE — Juniata Valley sophomore Levi Thompson had an offensive day to remember in Thursday’s District 6 Class A first-round playoff game at Moshannon Valley. Thompson delivered a home run, double and single, coming up a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, got on base four times, knocked in a run and scored three runs. And for good measure, he pulled off a rare steal of home in the fifth inning. “Oh was it? I didn’t realize that,” Juniata Valley coach Jeff Hensor said when he was informed of the near cycle. “Levi has been a ...

Top-seed Red Devils getting P-O

From Mirror reports The undefeated and top-seeded Central Cambria girls softball team will be tested in its first playoff game when the Lady Devils host the longtime kingpin of District 6, Philipsburg-Osceola, in the Class 3A quarterfinals on Monday. Central, which earned the third seed in that classification, will host Richland the same afternoon, and seventh-seeded Penn Cambria will play at Juniata at 3:30 p.m. All three local teams will be hoping to make it to the finals at Saint Francis University on June 1. In Class 5A, the championship game is already set. ...

Klotz supplies Central with hits

Name: Kyle Klotz School: Central Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Klotz went 6-for-9 with seven RBIs and five runs scored as Central went 4-0, beating Philipsburg-Osceola, Richland, Johnstown and Bishop McCort. Season update: Klotz is 21-for-60 ...

Blough, Riccio spark Mtn. Lions over Tigers

Altoona celebrated senior day with a 12-5 victory over Hollidaysburg in high school baseball action Monday at PNG Field. Connor Blough and Michael Riccio led the way for Altoona with two hits and two RBIs each. Gavin Albright earned the win by going 5ª innings and giving up just one earned run. Joe Bukosky collected two hits and two RBIs, and Landon Perry stroked two doubles and drove in a run for Hollidaysburg. HOLLIDAYSBURG (5): Bukosky ss 402, Smith p-rf 411, Perry 1b 312, McIntire p 000, Rossman c 310, Clapper ph 000, Hileman cf 300, McCrystal ph 100, Helsel rf-lf 000, ...

Dragons take 2 on the road

JOHNSTOWN — The Central High School baseball team won a pair of games in Johnstown on Friday, 17-2, over Johnstown and 4-2 over Bishop McCort, to finish the regular season 18-2. In the first game, Byler picked up the win while Jeff Hoenstine, Griffin Snowberger, Baron Dionis, Britton ...

Hollidaysburg downs Tyrone

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Matt Smith hit a two-out walk-off grand slam as Hollidaysburg mercy-ruled Tyrone, 14-3, in six innings to avenge an earlier loss this season Thursday in high school baseball. Smith went 3-for-5, scoring twice, and driving in four, and Keagan Hockey went 3-for-4, scored ...