TYRONE — Tyrone needed just three sets to earn a 3-0 win over Central, 25-14, 25-9 and 25-16, in high school girls volleyball action on Monday. Kylee Nelson fronted the Lady Golden Eagles with 16 digs and eight service points, Bailey Woomer notched 26 assists, Rylan Crowell came through ...
Central High School’s doubles team of Kate Dunn and Zoe Grill pulled off two upsets over seeded teams on Monday at the Summit Athletic Club to advance to the District 6 Class 2A Doubles Tennis Championship. The Lady Scarlet Dragons duo will face third-seeded Allie Morgan and Taryn Ream of Central Cambria in the final at noon Wednesday. Dunn and Grill got past the Celina Hong-Isabelle Parrish team from Westmont Hilltop, 6-2, 6-4, in the round of 16 before knocking out Bishop McCort’s fourth-seeded team of Julia Vittone and Kira Ocheltree, 7-6 (6-1), 6-2, in the ...
SOMERSET — A five-goal first half helped propel Altoona to a dominating 8-2 victory over Somerset in high school girls soccer on Monday. Alli Little racked up two goals and two assists, Sophia O’Dea and Lia Sankey recorded two goals each, while Sylvia Boslet dished out three assists for the Lady Lions, who also got one goal each from Alannah Irwin and Ava Frye. SCORE BY HALVES Altoona 5 3 -- 8 Somerset 0 2 -- 2 First Half: A–Little (Boslet), 7:35; A–O’Dea (Little), 13:52; A–Frye (unassisted), 15:05; A–Little (Treese), 29:28; A–O’Dea (unassisted), ...
Luke Mitchell kept Middletown off the scoreboard, and Elijah Gibson had two assists to help Altoona pick up its 11th victory in 12 games, 4-0, at Mansion Park Saturday in high school boys soccer. SCORE BY HALVES Middletown 0 0 -- 0 Altoona 3 1 -- 4 First Half: A—Peterman (Gibson), 25:14; A—Black (Spallone), 27:46; A—Ahmed (unassisted), 32:47. Second Half: A—Etters (Gibson), 64:28. Records: Altoona (11-1); Middletown (7-5). Noce finishes 36th CARLISLE — Tyler Umbright, a senior from University High School in West Virginia, won the boys’ challenge race in 15:22.5, and ...
The John Kennedy Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host a Fly Tier Roundtable at the Allegheny Township Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 651 Sugar Run Rd., Altoona, on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 7-9 p.m. This event is free and open to the public and will feature 12 of the best fly tiers from the area demonstrating their skills at creating a wide variety of fly patterns for trout and other species. The 12 tiers scheduled to attend are Bill Anderson, John Brehm, Kevin Compton, Father Clem Gardner, Ron Holsinger, Shawn Holsinger, Jeremy Knapp, John Murone, Creg Strock, Dave Thomas, Brad ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Disappointment and heartache can sometimes serve as the greatest motivation. Last season, Central High School’s Julia Ritchey was visibly heartbroken after losing in the District 6 Class 2A girls tennis championship match in three sets to ...
