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Winterburn steps down as coach

By Buck Frank bfrank@altoonamirror.com Before 2015, the Altoona Area High School girls soccer program didn’t enjoy much team success. After Derek Winterburn was hired as head coach in 2015, the team’s achievements improved dramatically to the point where it won its first three District 6 championships in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Now the program will be hoping to sustain that success moving forward as Winterburn’s resignation as coach was officially accepted by the Altoona School Board on Tuesday night. “Derek came in when the program was at rock bottom,’’ Altoona ...

2022 Mirror boys soccer all-stars

FIRST TEAM Eric Arbogast, sr., Hollidaysburg: Scored 18 goals and had 18 assists, both team highs for the District 6 champions. ... Voted to the All-State team by Mountain League coaches. Kade Black, sr., Altoona: First-team Mirror selection as a junior. ... Attacking midfielder that finished with 18 goals and six assists for District 6 finalist. ... Division I prospect. Justin Bossler, so., Altoona: Defensive specialist as a holding midfielder for the Mountain Lions. ... Served as anchor for midfield play. ... Scored two goals and had an assist. Nate Crum, sr., Hollidaysburg: ...

2022 Mirror girls soccer all-stars

FIRST TEAM Quinn DeAntonio, sr., Altoona: Altoona goalkeeper made 108 saves and allowed just 1.4 goals per game. ... Recorded four shutouts. ... Helped Lady Lions make District 6 final. Lainey Farabaugh, sr., Bishop Guilfoyle: Three-time Mirror first-team selection and second-teamer as a freshman. ... Led the state in points-per-game for her four-year career. ... Scored 56 goals and had 14 assists as a senior. ... Finished with 170 goals and 66 assists in her career. Brooklyn Galinis, fr., Cambria Heights: Outside midfielder was crucial for Lady Highlanders. ... Scored team-highs ...

College signing: Ella Garner: Lenoir-Rhyne soccer

Name: Ella Garner High school: Central Hometown: Martinsburg Sport: Soccer Position: Center back College choice: Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory, N.C. Other colleges considered: Seton Hill, Shepherd, Grand Valley State, Penn State Behrend Why I picked Lenoir-Rhyne: “I chose Lenoir-Rhyne because it fit everything I was looking for. The women’s soccer program was highly competitive and finished fourth in the nation (in Division II) last year. When I was on campus and stepped onto the field, it felt right. I got the at home feeling being there.’’ Greatest high school ...

Too much speed puts an end to Lady Dragons’ year

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com CLEARFIELD — Central keeper Darcy Heltzel faced more shots Tuesday in the Scarlet Dragons’ PIAA Class 2A girls soccer first round game against Clearfield than she had the whole season. The senior held her own, especially early, with several ...

Lady Tigers fail to hold 3-1 lead

BRADFORD — Bradford and Hollidaysburg were inseparable for more than an hour. The District 9 champions scored the decisive goal in Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A girls soccer sub-regional, however, eliminating Hollidaysburg with a 4-3 victory. Hollidaysburg bookended halftime with a pair of goals that gave the Lady Tigers a 3-1 lead, but Bradford roared back in the second half before Grace Close scored the game-winner with 4:04 left. “The last three goals were a little rough on our part,” Hollidaysburg coach Tristan DelGuidice said. “It was a heck of a season, Bradford played ...