By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com WINGATE — Perspective is a funny thing. From the Hollidaysburg point of view, Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Bellefonte in a shootout that also went down to extra kicks was about as heartbreaking as you can experience. The Lady Tigers led 1-0 ...
PATTON — Showing resiliency has never been a problem for the second-seeded Cambria Heights boys soccer team this season. Monday night the Highlanders had to do it again after falling behind by two goals in the first half, and managed to go into the break tied during the District 6 Class 2A ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com SIDMAN — With the new realignment of the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference, Central and Forest Hills girls didn’t meet on the soccer pitch this season. On Monday night, the two teams got together in the District 6 Class 2A semifinals at G.H. Miller Field. The Lady Dragons controlled pace of play and possession as two goals from Carli Hart off two assists by Kira Trexler proved to be more than enough to propel Central to a 2-0 victory over the Lady Rangers. “We practice possession all season — that’s our main thing,” ...
Bedford’s Kaitlyn Richardson scored two goals in the first 23 minutes of Monday’s District 6 Class 2A semifinal game at Mansion Park, and the Lady Bisons never looked back from there. Top-seeded Bedford scored five more times on the night on its way to punching a ticket to the district championship, and a spot in the PIAA Tournament, in a 7-0 victory over fourth-seeded Cambria Heights. “This is a good team win,” Bedford coach Jeff Thomas said. “We definitely came out and played Bedford soccer tonight and possessed the ball right from the get-go. That’s what we needed to ...
WINGATE — The Penn Cambria High School boys soccer team earned a spot in Thursday’s District 6 Class 2A championship game with a 2-1 upset of top-seeded Penns Valley on Monday night at Bald Eagle Area High School. Penn Cambria, the fourth seed, will face third-seed Philipsburg-Osceola in the finals at Hollidaysburg’s Tiger Stadium at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Sophomore Nick Marshall and junior Jake Zunich scored goals for the Panthers in the first half on assists from senior Sean Tomlinson. Penns Valley, playing a man down in the second half due to a red card, cut the deficit to 2-1 ...
The Altoona boys soccer team has won six 1-0 matches this year with excellent defense, but those games lead to a thin line between winning and losing. Thursday night in the District 6 Class 4A boys soccer semifinals, the Mountain Lions found themselves on the wrong side of a 1-0 score for the second time this season against Central Mountain. “It’s a cruel game,” Altoona coach Dave McCarter said. “We had a ton of chances and a lot of looks at goal. It’s who buries them. I thought we were playing great defensively, lights out. If you don’t finish, one opportunity for the ...
