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Bisons girls tennis will play for crown

BEDFORD — The Bedford High School girls tennis team will play for the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championship next week, thanks to a 4-1 win over Central Cambria Thursday afternoon. Bedford, 16-0, will play host to undefeated Hollidaysburg (18-0) on Monday at 4 p.m. The Lady Red Devils, who finished the regular season at 12-7, got their only win in singles play when No. 2 Ireland DeBalli defeated Samantha Ednie, 6-4, 6-2. Bedford got singles wins from Taylor Ruhlman and Nevach Lohr, along with doubles victories from the teams of MccKenzie Clapper-Addie Shaffer and Jackie ...

Lady Lions sweep series from rivals

Altoona swept the season series with Hollidaysburg with a 3-1 victory in high school girls soccer action on Thursday night at Mansion Park. Altoona had also won the earlier meeting, 4-2. Joie Irwin converted a cross from Lauren Metrik halfway through the second half to give Altoona a 2-1 ...

Big challenge awaits Golden Tigers football team

Hollidaysburg’s high school football team is coming off the two best seasons in Golden Tiger history, but Friday night, it will be playing a squad in Williamsport at Tiger Stadium that is enjoying its best year in a decade. “They have a ton of athletes out for new coach Kevin Brown’s ...

Bishop Carroll’s Knobloch celebrates birthday by finishing first

PORTAGE — Wednesday was Bishop Carroll Catholic sophomore Noah Knobloch’s 16th birthday, and he was determined to make it a sweet one. The defending District 6 Class 1A cross country champion had lost to Hollidaysburg senior Reuben Manfred in a race last week and went into the Laurel ...

High school football: Week 9

FRIDAY Altoona (4-4) at Cedar Cliff (2-6), 7 Notable: Cedar Cliff has won both meetings since being added to Lions’ schedule. Altoona last beat CC in 2007. Williamsport (6-2) at Hollidaysburg (5-2), 7 Notable: Common opponent Jersey Shore lost to both, 32-28, to Millionaires, 50-18 to ...

Williamsburg’s Ross captures ICC cross country title

MOUNT UNION — It was a banner day for Williamsburg at the Inter-County Conference cross country championships. Tanner Ross won the individual boys championship in 16:55.8, and the girls team — led by Ava Dixon’s fourth-place finish in 20:22.4 — repeated as the ICC team ...