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High school football: Week 12

FRIDAY DISTRICT 6-8-10 CLASS 6A CHAMPIONSHIP McDowell (2) at State College (1), 7 Notable: Teams meet for the fifth year in a row. State College has won the last two by a combined score of 76-14. DISTRICT 2-6-9 CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP 6-1 Hollidaysburg at Abington Heights, 7 Notable: ...

Tyrone school board hires several new coaches

TYRONE — At its school board meeting Tuesday, Tyrone Area High School approved three new varsity head coaches. Cate Baran, a 2020 graduate of Tyrone who was a two-time Altoona Mirror first-team all-star for the Lady Eagles softball team, will be the new head coach of the program, taking over for Hilary Soellner, who stepped down after last season. Baran was hired at a $4,000 stipend as was new head baseball coach Jim Lang. Lang was a longtime assistant under Kevin Soellner, who also resigned after last season. Lang was on the coaching staff that led the Golden Eagles to the 2021 ...

Bishop Guilfoyle cruises into round 2

BROOKVILLE — After making history as the first District 6 girls soccer team to make a PIAA championship game last year, Bishop Guilfoyle Academy passed its first test while trying to return to the state final with a 4-0 win over Elk County Catholic Tuesday in the PIAA Class 1A first ...

Tiger boys give effort, not enough goals in loss to Plum soccer

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Area High School boys soccer team earned an ‘A’ for effort in its PIAA Class 3A first-round state playoff matchup with highly-touted WPIAL runners-up Plum Tuesday night at Tiger Stadium. But unfortunately for the Golden Tigers, their effort alone ...

Shaler soccer wears down Lady Tigers in victory

HOLLIDAYSBURG — For nearly 60 minutes of action on Tuesday night, the Hollidaysburg girls’ soccer team’s game plan was going well. Despite trailing by one, the Lady Tigers were keeping Shaler in check and not allowing them to run away with the contest. Unfortunately, for ...

Hollidaysburg girls volleyball season comes to a close in first-round defeat

HOLLIDAYSBURG — One year ago, Hollidaysburg saw its girls volleyball season end in a sweep against Oakland Catholic in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A Tournament. Fast forward to Tuesday night, the Lady Tigers found themselves on the same stage for the first time in Class 5A with ...