By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg faced off against a Fox Chapel team on Tuesday night that possessed the ball, kept spacing, used speed and timed their runs very well. And, they seemed it be one step ahead of Hollidaysburg all night long. The ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com PATTON — The Cambria Heights High School girls soccer team enjoyed a landmark season this year, becoming the first soccer squad in its school’s history to win a district championship Heights posted a 15-3-2 record and won the District 6 Class 2A title as the tournament’s second seed, shutting out fifth-seeded Huntingdon, 1-0 in the championship match last week. The PIAA State tournament field most often brings with it a higher level of difficulty, as Heights found out in its first-ever foray there Tuesday night. District 3 ...
Tyrone plays Penn Cambria in 3A football final Friday From Mirror reports The four remaining girls soccer teams in the Mirror’s core coverage area will all be staying close to home in the first round of the PIAA tournament, which begins on Tuesday. Bishop Guilfoyle Academy and Altoona will play in a doubleheader at Mansion Park. The Lady Marauders kick it off with a 5 p.m. game against District 10 champion Seneca in the Class 1A field. Following that game, Altoona will host WPIAL runner-up Seneca Valley at 7 p.m. in a 4A game. In Class 3A, Hollidaysburg will host WPIAL ...
By Calem Illig For the Mirror While the Cambria Heights girls soccer team spent the last three days preparing for Huntingdon, a wrench was thrown into its plans just moments before kickoff at Thursday’s District 6 Class 2A title game. Starting goalkeeper Maria Wendekier was injured ...
By Jon Fleck For the Mirror The Altoona girls soccer team has advanced to the PIAA tournament. The Lady Lions wrapped up a grueling week with a 6-2 win over McDowell in the District 6-8-10 Class 4A subregional final Thursday at Mansion Park to qualify for the state tourney for the second ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com WINGATE — A year ago, Penn Cambria capped a history-making run through the District 6 Class 2A boys soccer playoffs with the school’s first district championship. It was a victory that then-junior goalkeeper Duncan Gongloff said he felt ...
