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Noce, CC teams among contenders

Altoona senior Ashlyn Noce has enjoyed great success during her scholastic cross country career. She could add to that with a possible District 4-6 Class 3A individual championship on Saturday, but it won’t be easy. Noce is considered one of the favorites in the 3A girls field, along with State College’s Evelyn Younkin and Williamsport’s Isabella Sanders, in the meet that will be held at Maple Crest Golf Course in Portage this year. The District 6 1A girls race will begin the day at 9 a.m., followed by 1A boys at 9:30. The District 6 2A girls will start at 11:30 a.m., followed ...

Bishop Carroll boys, NBC girls fall in playoffs

RURAL VALLEY — West Shamokin edged Bishop Carroll, 2-1, in overtime in the District 6 Class 1A boys soccer semifinals on Thursday. West Shamokin will now face Saint Joseph’s or Belleville Christian in the final next week at Hollidaysburg’s Tiger Stadium. GIRLS SOCCER NBC eliminated DAVIDSVILLE — The Northern Bedford County High School girls soccer team saw its season end on Wednesday with a 3-0 loss to Conemaugh Township in the District 5 Class 1A quarters. Leah Kordell scored two goals for Township, and Gina Hagan had one. Keeper Colbi Hunsberger recorded the ...

Mountain Lions boys soccer miss out on chances in semifinal loss to Huskies

Sometimes, soccer truly is a game of inches. With more than eight minutes to play, Mifflin County senior Jace Bagrosky drew a penalty kick with the score tied 1-1 against Altoona. He proceeded to put the ball away. Fast forward to around five minutes to play, Altoona junior Andrew Burke ...

Important football games awaiting Tigers, Lions

Final regular-season games in high school football can sometimes be bland and uneventful events that either serve as playoff tune-ups or close the books on unremarkable seasons. That won’t be the case this Friday night for either Altoona or Hollidaysburg, when both squads take to the road ...

Northern Bedford boys cross country team captures District 5-8 crown

EVERETT — The Northern Bedford boys captured the Class 1A team title in the District 5-8 Cross Country Championships on Tuesday at the Bedford County Technical Center course. Christopher Corle’s third-place finish led the Black Panthers, who scored 33 team points to easily outdistance second-place Johnstown Christian (82). Northern’s Weston Hart was fourth, Sole Rhoat was sixth, Jaidyn Shaulis eighth and Jake Keller 13th. The team will compete in the state meet on Nov. 7 at Big Spring High School in Newville. Hudson Lease of Johnstown Christian won the 1A boys race, Somerset’s ...

Highlanders star injured in team’s playoff victory

PATTON — Nate Conaway scored two goals for Cambria Heights in its 3-2 victory against Huntingdon in a District 6 Class 2A boys soccer playoff quarterfinal match on Tuesday night at AmeriServ Field. Whether the senior forward will be available in the semifinals is an issue that coach Adam ...