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Edith Manfred: Savannah College cross country, track and field Name: Edith Manfred High school: The Grier School Hometown: Hollidaysburg Sport: Cross Country, track & field College choice: Savannah College of Art and Design Other colleges considered: Yale, Rhode Island School of Design, University of the Arts London, University of Oxford, and Salve Regina College Why I picked Savannah: “I was looking for an art school with athletics and found inspiration and opportunities at SCAD.” Greatest high school achievement: Competing as an independent athlete among the ...

CC captures softball title

PORTAGE — The Central Cambria High School softball team won the Mustang Classic on Saturday, beating Portage, 12-0, in the final, and Clearfield, 4-0, in the semifinals. In the final, Kami Kamzik, Aubrey Ruddek and Keira Link combined on a five-inning no-hitter with nine strikeouts. Kamzik also homered twice and teammate Olivia Janosik had two hits, including a home run. In the opener, Kamzik struck out 16 en route to a victory. She walked one while giving up just two hits. Liv Janosik had three hits, including a double, for the 12-0 Lady Red Devils. CENTRAL CAMBRIA 4, CLEARFIELD ...

Mirror seeks nominations for recognition banquet

The Mirror is seeking nominations for its annual high school sports recognition program. Area high schools are invited to submit nominations for the Ron Rickens Sportsmanship Awards, the Dean Rossi Leadership Award and the Erin (Johnson) Kelly Award, which recognizes the area high school athlete who has overcome the most adversity. The Rickens awards, which honor a deserving male and female athlete, are presented in memory of former local coach and referee Ron Rickens. Nominations should include supportive examples of sportsmanship, leadership, academic excellence and community ...

Tiger tennis finishes regular season

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Nathan Barton and Jadd Younes won singles matches, and Haddy Obeid and Michael Waibel and Felix Xu and Garrett Bouchard won doubles matches for Hollidaysburg in its 4-1 win over Altoona Thursday in boys high school tennis action. Kadyn Carey won a singles match for the Mountain Lions. “This was a great win for us today against a really good team,” Hollidaysburg coach Brian Denis said. “We had some players really step and play extremely well. It was a nice way to finish off an outstanding regular season.” Hollidaysburg finishes the regular season at 17-1 ...

Altoona, BG defeated in home matchups

State College swept Altoona, 25-14, 25-18, 25-19, in high school boys volleyball action at the AAHS Fieldhouse on Monday despite eight kills and 11 digs from Caleb Fries. Sam Kessinger finished with 15 assists for the Mountain Lions, who slipped to 6-3. The Little Lions improved to 6-2. SERVICE POINTS ALTOONA: Weathersbee 4, Kessinger 3, Fisher 1, Winters 1. Records: State College (6-2); Altoona (6-3). JV: State College, 25-10, 25-13. BG swept Hempfield swept Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic, 25-12, 25-18, 25-12, at Pleasant Valley Gymnasium and dropped the Marauders’ record ...

BG volleyball takes care of Rangers

Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic swept Forest Hills, 25-16, 25-20, 25-21, in boys high school volleyball at the Pleasant Valley Gymnasium on Thursday with the help of 38 assists by Ian Bennett. Matthew Woolridge had 17 kills, two blocks, six service points and six digs, and Ryan Donoughe added 15 kills and six service points for the Marauders. SERVICE POINTS BISHOP GUILFOYLE: Bennett 4, Pownall 5, Donoughe 6, Kelleher 1, Wandersee 5, Dodson 4, Woolridge 6. Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (3-6). JV: Forest Hills, 25-19, 23-25, 17-15. Cetral beaten MARTINSBURG — West Shamokin defeated ...