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Altoona baseball team heads to District 6 playoffs at 9-11

CAMP HILL — Altoona dropped a Mid-Penn game to Cedar Cliff, 13-3, in five innings to finish the regular season at 9-11 in high school baseball on Tuesday. Vinny Nedimyer paced Altoona with two hits, including a two-run double. Cedar Cliff was led by Michael Boblick and Blake Secrest, who each drove in four runs. Boblick blasted a grand slam as part of an eight-run third inning. Altoona hosts State College at 4 p.m. Thursday in the District 6 Class 6A semifinals. ALTOONA (3): Nedimyer cf 201, Hileman ss-p 300, Hainsey 3b 301, Brouse lf 200, Keith c 100, Baer p 110, Shields p 000, ...

Banks part of big Tigers offense in win over P-O baseball

PHILIPSBURG — Josh Banks had four hits and scored two runs to lead the Hollidaysburg baseball team to a 7-5 win over Philipsburg-Osceola on Monday in high school action. Mack Layton homered for the Tigers (17-2), who scored five runs in the fifth inning for a 7-1 lead. Ty McGough had two ...

Wild ending for NBC softball in victory over Portage

LOYSBURG — Mylee Mitchell scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Northern Bedford a 7-6 victory over Portage in high school softball action on Monday. Mitchell gave up just three hits over nine innings and struck out 17 to earn the win. Mackenzie Dick ...

Gillin leads Bishop Carroll to victory over Ferndale

EBENSBURG — Preston Gillin had two doubles and drove in a run to help Bishop Carroll Catholic top Ferndale, 8-5, in a high school baseball game on Saturday. Jack Tremel also had two hits, including a triple, and Zach Shedlock had two singles for the Huskies. FERNDALE (5): Fesko cf 311, Corson p 522, Hrivnak ss 201, T. Wenban rf 000, Chuklochak 3b 310, Ferenchik lf 201, McClucas c 200, Zahurak 2b 400, J. Wenban 1b 300, Watson ph 100, Bryner rf 312. Totals — 28-5-7. BISHOP CARROLL (8): Myers ss 311, Shedlock c 402, Holtz p 400, Gillin 1b 422, Tremel 3b 322, Lucko 2b 200, P. ...

Mirror Track Honor Roll

BOYS 100 dash: Muth, H, 10.93; Britton, PC, 11.03; M. Smearman, BA, 11.09; Cunningham, BC, 11.13; Walters, H, 11.22 200 dash: Walters, H, 22.27; Etters, A, 22.73; Ross, H, 22.85; Irons, T, 22.94; M. Smearman, BA, 23.08 400 dash: Stoltzfus, BA, 50.05; Papcun, P, 50.92; J. Heuston, C, 51.06; ...

Hollidaysburg gets a pair of winners in Altoona Middle School Championships

Hollidaysburg had a pair of champions at the Altoona Middle School Championships held Saturday at Mansion Park. Mason Kephart won the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:24.93, and Layla Budny claimed the shot put title with a throw of 36 feet, 2.75 inches. Two other local boys won championships. Central Cambria’s Roman Forcellini sprinted to the 100 dash championship in 12.06 seconds, and Spring Cove’s Brayden Bartley won the 400 dash in 53.98 seconds. KEY: Nittany Christian (NC); Altoona (A); Bald Eagle Area (BEA); Beaty-Warren (BW); Bedford (B); Bellefonte (BF); Belleville ...