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Quinn, McCrum place first

Altoona’s Andrew Quinn came out on top in the boys race at the annual Blair-Huntingdon County high school cross country race at Logan Elementary School on Monday. Quinn finished in 17 minutes, 46 seconds and was honored along with his senior teammates Enoch VanEgdom, Braden Lyle and Camdyn ...

Bedford outlasts Hollidaysburg for LHAC crown

BEDFORD — Bedford scored a first half goal and blanked Hollidaysburg, 1-0, in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference girls soccer championship game on Saturday. The Lady Bisons improved to 17-1 and also beat Hollidaysburg, 2-1, in the regular season matchup on Sept. 24. The Lady Tigers fell to 13-5-1. SCORE BY HALVES Hollidaysburg 0 0 -- 0 Bedford 1 0 -- 1 Records: Hollidaysburg (13-5-1); Bedford (17-1). Altoona second LOCK HAVEN — The Altoona junior high girls cross country team finished second at the Lock Haven MIddle School championships in a field of 32 ...

Lady Tigers qualify for states

From Mirror reports The District 6 champion Hollidaysburg Area girls golf team learned this week that it received an at-large qualification into Wednesday’s PIAA Class 3A championship at the Penn State White Course. The Lady Tigers finished second in their PIAA regional, falling by six strokes to McDowell, but after District 11 and 12 did not meet the qualification of finishing with a score lower than 300 at districts to qualify for states, at-large teams that were runners-up in regionals advanced, including Hollidaysburg. “District 11 and 12 did not advance a team,” District ...

Lady Tigers tennis gets LHAC championship

BEDFORD — Hollidaysburg clinched its second straight Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference team championship on Thursday with a 5-0 win over previously-unbeaten Bedford. Crosby Denis, Grace Muriceak and Emma Moritz won in singles play for the Lady Tigers, and Sarah Neatrour and Olivia Panaro, and Katie Klingner and Sarah Urban won in doubles action. Hollidaysburg, the District 6 Class 3A team champ, plays Tuesday in the first round of the PIAA state playoffs against the WPIAL’s Shadyside Academy. “This was a great win against a very talented Bedford team that we beat last year ...

Altoona girls finish up fourth at Tri-State event

WHITE OAK — Altoona sophomore Ashlyn Noce finished 10th among 225 runners in the Class 3A girls division of the Tri-State Coaches Association Championships on the White Oak Park course in high school cross country on Thursday. Noce finished in a time of 18 minutes, 56.30 seconds. The Altoona girls finished fourth out of 24 teams. Dean Sunderland was the Altoona boys’ top finisher, placing 31st in Class 3A in 16:55.83. The Altoona boys were 10th out of 29 teams. BOYS Teams: 1, NA—North Allegheny 52; 2, B—Butler 93; 3, FC—Fox Chapel 116; 4, SV—Seneca Valley 130; 5, ...

CC teams capture LHAC titles

PORTAGE — The three section champions in girls cross country in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference, Richland, Central Cambria and Clearfield, squared off in dual meets, and Central Cambria came away with the title at Maple Crest Golf Course. Individually, Abigail Sheehan and Alaina ...