By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com PHILIPSBURG — Practice paid off for Penn Cambria and senior Jacob Zunich Monday night against Penns Valley in the District 6 Class 2A high school boys soccer semifinals. With less than 10 minutes to play in regulation and the teams locked in ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com PATTON — Cambria Heights senior Maria Wendekier has paid her dues as a high school soccer goalkeeper. Now a four-year starter, Wendekier said that she had a rough indoctrination into the sport as a freshman at the varsity level. “I gave ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com WINGATE — Top-seeded Altoona was looking to claim a second straight district title when it met third-seeded State College on Wednesday night. The Lady Lions put on a dominating first half performance that left little doubt they would ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com WINGATE — When it comes to the Altoona and State College boys soccer teams, you can throw records out the window. That theme played out from start-to-finish in Wednesday night’s District 6 Class 4A title game as the two teams battled into a ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — According to veteran Hollidaysburg Area High School boys soccer coach Craig Shale, freshman striker Micah Blake is a catalyst who makes things happen out on the field for the Golden Tigers. “He can do that,’’ Shale said. “He brings a lot of energy to the team. He’s a good quality technical player who reads the game well and plays it at a very high level.’’ Blake was the man of the hour Wednesday night for the Tigers in a District 6 Class 3A semifinal-round playoff game at Tiger Stadium, accounting for ...
By Matt Michelone For the Mirror Penn Cambria entered the District 6 Class 2A boys soccer playoffs in some unfamiliar territory where instead of being a team trying to knock off the champion, it was the one everyone else was trying to beat. The Panthers’ Nick Marshall scored the game-winner in last year’s district championship in overtime. On Wednesday night, he came up clutch again, midway through the extra session, to send the fourth-seeded Panthers to the semifinal following a 3-2 win over No. 5 Cambria Heights. “(Cody Farabaugh) hit a beautiful cross, and Nick just ...
