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Devils slam Dragons softball team

MARTINSBURG — Palynn Gregg and Lainey Stinson each hit grand slams to help Bellwood-Antis defeat Central, 14-0, in six innings in high school softball Thursday. Gregg finished with six RBIs, and Stinson threw six shutout innings, allowed just one hit and struck out 13 without walking anyone. Riley Peterson doubled for Central’s lone hit. SCORE BY INNINGS Bellwood-Antis 300 407 X—14 16 1 Central 000 000 X— 0 1 3 2B—Sweigert (BA); Peterson (C). HR—Stinson, Gregg (BA). RBI—Gregg 6, Stinson 4, Sweigert, Martin, McKee (BA). Multiple hits—McKee 3, Clabaugh 2, Gregg ...

Flying high

Hannah Owulade wins the 100-meter hurdles for the Altoona Lady Lions track and field team Tuesday afternoon at Mansion Park. See roundup here.

Experience big part of new Tyrone girls basketball coach

When Tyrone Area High School girls basketball coach Mike Whitling stepped down following the Lady Eagles’ loss to Forest Hills in the District 6 Class 4A playoffs, there was plenty of interest from coaches in a team with several talented underclassmen. So much so that the man leading Tyrone ...

B-A makes Conlon officially girls head basketball coach

New Bellwood-Antis varsity girls basketball coach Lindsey Conlon has plenty of coaching experience at all levels — including a one-game cameo as the Lady Blue Devils interim head coach last season in a 65-52 win over Central in January. “We are excited to name Lindsey Conlon as our next ...

Waite tosses complete-game gem in Altoona’s baseball win

Altoona defeated Cedar Cliff, 2-0, at Mansion Park in high school baseball Tuesday. Connor Waite threw a complete game three-hitter while striking out 10 and walking only one. Waite’s 10th strikeout ended the game and stranded runners on second and third. Nick Kraft and Carter McConnell each had run scoring singles for Altoona while Kraft totaled two hits on the day. CEDAR CLIFF (0): Boblick p 300, Anastasi ss 300, Price cf 201, Enders c 300, Secrest lf 301, Bryan 2b 300, Ripple 1b 301, Edwards 3b 200, Georges 3b 000, Ritchie dh 300. Totals — 25-0-3. ALTOONA (2): C. Pike cf ...

Lady Lions score early, often in big softball victory at home

Altoona scored five runs in each of the second and fourth innings to rout Juniata, 12-1, in five innings in high school softball action on Wednesday at Logan Elementary Field. Charli Schneider fired a two-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks for the Lady Lions, now 3-5. Kaya Sprankle ...