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Win gets Lady Dragons a date on Monday

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Central High School girls soccer team enjoyed a solid all-around effort Thursday night in posting a 3-1 victory over Somerset in a District 6 Class 2A quarterfinal-round playoff game at Tiger Stadium. Junior forwards Lakkyn Dibert and Kira Trexler, along with junior midfielder Paiton Campbell, each scored goals for third-seeded Central (12-7), which advanced to Monday’s semifinal round on the road against second-seeded Forest Hills. Forest Hills advanced with an 8-0 quarterfinal-round victory over seventh-seeded Penn Cambria Thursday. Central used a staunch ...

Marauders cruise into 1A finals

According to Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School girls soccer coach Joe DeLeo, sophomore forward Hailey DeGol is the consummate team player — but sometimes, at her own expense. “Hailey has always been extremely talented, but we’ve been working on her becoming more assertive on the field,’’ DeLeo said. “She tends to involve her teammates in scoring chances when she should be taking the shots herself. We’ve been telling her that if she took that step, she would help the team even more.’’ DeGol has obviously been paying attention. She scored five goals Wednesday night ...

Penn Cambria knocks off defending champions

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com Sometimes if you want to be the champion, you have to beat the defending champion along the way. That happened on Wednesday night. The first half of the District 6 Class 2A boys soccer quarterfinal between No. 4 Penn Cambria and No. 5 Juniata featured a lot of both sides playing between the 20-yard lines. That was until early in the second half when Panther sophomore Nick Marshall went top shelf for what ended up being the game-winner as Penn Cambria knocked off the defending champion Indians, 1-0, at Mansion Park. “We just said this top ...

GCS soccer programs both get wins

BELLEVILLE — The Great Commission School boys soccer team defeated Blair County Christian in the fifth-place game Friday, 4-3 in a double overtime penalty shootout, at the ACAA Soccer Tournament held at Belleville Mennonite. It was the first time in six years that the Bears have beaten the Bobcats. The Bears won the shootout, 3-2, after it was tied at 3-3 at the end of regulation. Eli Michael scored twice for GCS while Landyn Summers added one goal. No results were reported on BCC’s goals that were scored. Lady Bears win BELLEVILLE — The Great Commission School girls also ...

Dibert hat trick good enough for CHS

ROARING SPRING — Central forward Lakkyn Dibert led the Lady Dragons over Huntingdon with a hat trick and got assists by Carli Hart, Addison Long, and Kira Trexler in a 6-4 win Thursday in high school girls soccer play. Paiton Campbell scored a 30-yard goal and had an assist. Bethany Kensinger scored and Addison Long scored a back-door goal assisted by Trexler. The Bearcats’ Ella Haffey had two goals while Aleia Eagle and Natalie Gwinn each scored a goal. SCORE BY HALVES Huntingdon 2 2 -- 4 Central 4 2 -- 6 First Half: H–Haffey (unassisted), 2:21; C–Kensinger ...

Kravetz scores four in Altoona victory

Senior Hailey Kravetz scored four goals, and Altoona routed Mifflin County, 5-0, on senior night in high school girls soccer action at Mansion Park on Wednesday. With the win, Altoona improved to 13-5 while Mifflin County dropped to 2-16. Sophia O’Dea also scored for the Lady Lions, who ...