By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Marc Frye’s first season as the head coach of the Altoona Area High School girls soccer team was a memorable one this fall. Altoona won the District 6 Class 4A championship and captured a victory in a PIAA subregional playoff game for the ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — Central’s normal possession style of play was non-existent for the most part on Tuesday night against Shady Side Academy. The Lady Dragons got off a pass but it was quickly shut down or intercepted by the pressure and ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com The regular season isn’t always an indicator of the postseason. Exhibit A — Windber lost to North Star, 41-20, in September before beating the Cougars, 41-20, in the District 5 Class 1A semifinals last week. Could Exhibit B take place Thursday against Northern Bedford in the District 5 championship? The Ramblers lost to the Black Panthers, 35-6, on Oct. 20 at Windber, but the team Northern Bedford will play at Somerset at 7 p.m. will be a lot different than the one it played that night. Windber quarterback Tanner Barkley, who ...
By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — When you make your first appearance on a new stage in any sport, that can create a lot of nerves. It can also provide you a learning experience for what you need to do to get where you want to be over the longer term. Tuesday ...
ERIE — When Alannah Irwin tore the ACL in her right leg in January, she didn’t think there was any way she’d play soccer this fall. After working hard to recover faster with rehab, she made it back to the soccer field to make one of the biggest kicks in program history. Irwin clinched a 5-3 shootout win over McDowell by burying the final shot among the first round of shooters to give Altoona a historic win on Saturday at Dollinger Field in Erie. “Everyone knows that McDowell has ended Altoona’s season every year that we’ve won District 6,” Altoona coach Marc Frye ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg and Bradford both scored within the first nine minutes of Saturday afternoon’s PIAA Class 3A subregional match. From that point, the two teams battled back-and-forth in a physical, gritty and sometimes sloppy affair in an attempt to gain the upper hand. Unfortunately, the Owls got a goal off a deflection in the 17th minute of the second half as Hollidaysburg’s season ended in heartbreaking fashion with a 2-1 loss at Tiger Stadium. “I feel bad for the guys because they didn’t deserve to lose that game. We did more than enough to win that game ...
