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Nelson sparks Tyrone win

TYRONE — While the second set of Thursday night’s District 6 Cass 2A girls volleyball first-round match between No. 7 Tyrone and No. 10 Bellwood-Antis played out, it appeared like the Lady Blue Devils had established the rhythm they needed to advance. While the Lady Golden Eagles dropped ...

JV volleyball wins first-round playoff

ALEXANDRIA — The Juniata Valley High School girls volleyball team kept its season alive by rolling past Moshannon Valley, 25-13, 25-17, 25-15, in the District 6 Class 1A first-round playoffs on Thursday. Juniata Valley, the No. 7 seed, will now play at No. 2 seed Homer-Center on Monday in the quarterfinals. Ellie Manyara delivered 15 kills for the Lady Hornets, Kassidy Watson had seven kills, Selena Sunderland had 26 assists, Maddie Hopsicker contributed three blocks, and Braelyn Hall added eight digs. SERVICE POINTS JUNIATA VALLEY: Hall 10, Rodkey 9, Watson 9, Thompson 6, ...

Heights tops rival Red Devils

PATTON — Brooklyn Galinis netted three goals in the opening 16 minutes of the game, with her second goal coming off a corner kick by Morgan Ross, and Cambria Heights topped Central Cambria, 4-2, in the District 6 Class 2A girls soccer quarterfinals on Wednesday. “We knew how important this game was, and we wanted to have a strong start,” Galinis said. “We could really feel it coming into today. We were connecting on our passes, and everyone was communicating well. We got off to a really good start.” Hannah Hite also scored for the Highlanders, who will play ...

Lady Tigers out in Sweet 16 round

The Hollidaysburg girls tennis team suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it was during their last match of the season. Hollidaysburg’s 2023 campaign came to a close in the first round of the PIAA Tournament, falling to WPIAL power North Allegheny, 5-0, at the Herb Faris Courts at Mansion Park. “I am so proud of our team, not only for the effort they put forth but also for such an amazing season,” said Lady Tigers coach Brian Denis, whose club finished at 21-1. “North Allegheny is one of the elite programs in our state, and that is what we are ...

Berkhimer, Woomer claim titles

Cam Woomer led a group of four Altoona runners who took the top four positions in the boys race at the annual Blair-Huntingdon County Meet in high school cross country competition at Logan Elementary School on Monday. Woomer finished in 17:33 and was followed by Andrew Quinn, Kody Webster ...

Mountain Lion frosh has strong showing

PITTSBURGH — Altoona freshman Ashlyn Noce earned a medal as a top-20 finisher at the Tri-State Coaches Association Cross Country Championships at Oak Park on Thursday. Noce finished 17th in 19:23.82 to lead all Lady Lions in the 264-runner field. As a team, the Altoona girls finished 11th out of 24 teams, and Mount Lebanon senior Logan St. John Kletter won in 17:39.31. The winning team was North Allegheny. On the boys side, Camdyn Woomer finished 24th in 16:56.51 out of 281 runners. Butler’s Drew Griffith won in 15:09, and North Allegheny also won the boys team title. Altoona was ...