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Abrams’ goal lifts Heights over Mounties

PHILIPSBURG — Cam Abrams’ unassisted goal with over seven minutes remaining proved to be the difference for Cambria Heights in a 2-1 win over Philipsburg-Osceola in high school boys soccer Monday. Nate Conaway got the Highlanders a 1-0 lead in the first half before Carson Long’s penalty kick for the Mounties knotted the contest just under six minutes into the second half. SCORE BY HALVES Cambria Heights 1 1 — 2 Philipsburg-Osceola 0 1 — 1 First Half: CH–Conaway (Kline), 30:36. Second Half: PO–Long (penalty kick), 34:16; CH–Abrams (unassisted), ...

Lady Lions romp

SOMERSET — A five-goal first half helped propel Altoona to a dominating 8-2 victory over Somerset in high school girls soccer on Monday. Alli Little racked up two goals and two assists, Sophia O’Dea and Lia Sankey recorded two goals each, while Sylvia Boslet dished out three assists for the Lady Lions, who also got one goal each from Alannah Irwin and Ava Frye. SCORE BY HALVES Altoona 5 3 -- 8 Somerset 0 2 -- 2 First Half: A–Little (Boslet), 7:35; A–O’Dea (Little), 13:52; A–Frye (unassisted), 15:05; A–Little (Treese), 29:28; A–O’Dea (unassisted), ...

Golden Tigers solid in second half en route to win

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com CRESSON — Hollidaysburg and Penn Cambria entered Thursday afternoon having not scored in each of its last two games. Both goalkeepers (Tigers’ Liam Jancula and Panthers’ Duncan Gongloff) came into the contest with six shutouts apiece on their resumes. While each team broke that scoreless streak, it was a tale of two halves with PC getting two in the opening half while Hollidaysburg followed suit with two of its own in the second 40 minutes. Overtime was appropriate for two of the better teams in the area, and it took a misdirected ...

Rivera has big game for Red Devils in win

EBENSBURG — Jonathan Rivera scored two goals and had two assists to lead Central Cambria to a 4-1 win over Central in high school boys soccer on Thursday. Jacob Heuston scored the lone goal for the Scarlet Dragons. SCORE BY HALVES Central 1 0 -- 1 Central Cambria 3 1 -- 4 First Half: CC—Braniff (Rivera), 3:52; C—Heuston (unassisted), 8:41; CC—Hall (Rivera), 27:28; CC—Rivera (Oravec), 38:33. Second Half: CC—Rivera (Oravec), 75:12. Records: Central Cambria (2-9); Central (0-11). Tyrone shines JOHNSTOWN — Tyrone went above .500 with a 10-5 win over Johnstown. Tytus ...

Reininger, Gable key for NBC in shutout win

LOYSBURG — Kitt Reininger scored two goals, and freshman Blaire Gable picked up her first career shutout to lead Northern Bedford to a 4-0 win over Tussey Mountain in boys high school soccer Thursday. Alyssa Yeatts and Hannah Yeatts also scored for the Lady Panthers. SCORE BY HALVES Tussey Mountain 0 0 -- 0 Northern Bedford 2 2 -- 4 First Half: NB—A. Yeatts (Helsel), 10:00; NB—Reininger (unassisted), 35:00. Second Half: NB—Reininger (Miller), 2:00; NB—H. Yeatts (Smith), 19:00. Records: Tussey Mountain (2-9); Northern Bedford (6-5). Tigers get a shutout CRESSON — ...

Lady Marauders pick up seventh win of season

Hailey DeGol and Emma Marasco each scored twice, and Paxton DeLeo scored a goal and had two assists to lead Bishop Guilfoyle Academy to a 7-2 win over Westmont Hilltop at Tom Irwin Field Tuesday night in high school girls soccer action. Ava Geishauser also scored a goal and had an assist for BG (7-2). SCORE BY HALVES Westmont Hilltop 1 0 -- 1 Bishop Guilfoyle 2 5 -- 7 First Half: BG—Geishauser (unassisted), 38:51; WH—Zagorski (penalty kick), 28:11; BG—Marasco (DeGol), 18:29. Second Half: BG—DeGol (DeLeo), 33:27; BG—DeGol (Geishauser), 32:45; BG—Marasco (DeLeo), ...