PATTON — Cambria Heights was the unquestioned top team in the Heritage Conference last season, and the Highlanders put a stamp on that by winning the District 6 Class 2A championship — their second district title in as many years. But this season, River Valley — the school that is a ...
LOYSBURG — Last season, Claysburg-Kimmel’s high school football team surprised a lot of people by winning the Inter-County Conference’s North Division. This year, the Bulldogs won’t be sneaking up on anyone and were the focus of many teams at Wednesday’s ICC Media Day at Northern ...
BELLEFONTE — Tyrone graduate Ashton Walk enjoyed a special connection with his fellow Golden Eagle Trent Adams. The two enjoyed one last special moment on the field together in the first quarter as Walk launched a 24-yard touchdown for the first score of Friday night’s Lezzer Lumber ...
Name: Garrett Jasper High school: Cambria Heights Hometown: Hastings Sport: Football Position: Defensive Line College choice: Clarion Other colleges considered: None Why I picked Clarion University: “It felt like home whenever I visited, I loved the coaches and everything the program had to offer.’’ Greatest high school achievement: “Winning back-to-back D6 championships and being named all-state as a D-lineman twice.’’ Coach Jarrod Lewis’ quote: “It’s his versatility combo of strength and speed and athleticism along the defensive line that attracted ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Glendale has hired its new high school football coach, and the Vikings didn’t have to search far to find him. Chase Hill, the current varsity girls basketball coach and a teacher at the high school, was approved by the Glendale board recently to take on the role of head football coach this fall. “I believe Chase will do a great job,” Glendale athletic director John Matchock said. “He is young and enthusiastic. He has some big shoes to fill with Coach (Dave ‘Spank’) Trexler departing. I believe he can build on what Coach ...
Nine area coaches received a vote from either their peers or local media in this season’s voting for Altoona Mirror Coach of the Year. Remarkably, any of those coaches legitimately could have been selected as the winner and it would have been tough to argue that it was unfounded. Penn Cambria’s Nick Felus won by 21 votes over Hollidaysburg’s Homer DeLattre and 25 over Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s Justin Wheeler. Before getting to what Felus accomplished, what did the two closest coaches do? Oh, just won the most games in a single season in Hollidaysburg Area High School ...
