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Green Hornets rise up with big fourth quarter

THREE SPRINGS — With 22 total yards, Juniata Valley didn’t have much of anything offensively to hang their hats on in the first half Friday night, and yet, the Green Hornets still only trailed by 11 at the break. The second half, especially the fourth quarter, proved to be a completely ...

Winless Bulldogs can’t slow down Collins, Trojans

CLAYSBURG — When it comes to a Claysburg-Kimmel team that features a lot of players that are getting their first varsity experience, there wasn’t much of an answer for Mount Union’s Nasir Collins. Collins was a threat to score every time he touched the ball on Friday. He finished with ...

Lady Lions tennis team finishes in 2nd place

The Altoona Area High School girls tennis team took home the consolation prize at the Mountain Lion Invitational on Friday. The Lady Lions, who opened with a 3-2 win over Indiana in the semifinals, fell to Abbington Heights in the finals, 4-1. Against Heights, Altoona (7-3) got its only win at No. 2 doubles when Natalie Baker and Mariah Harris teamed up for a win. Heights is 13-1 with its only loss against Hollidaysburg on Thursday. In a 3-2 win over Indiana, Altoona got singles victories from Skylar Irwin and Andie Adams, along with Emma Hovan and Erika Irwin. Central Cambria also ...

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Tyrone’s Lola Woomer blocks the ball down toward Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s Grace Cioffari during Thursday night high school girls volleyball action at the Pleasant Valley gymnasium. See roundup here. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

B-A, Central put 3-0 records on the line tonight

Last year, Central traveled to Bellwood-Antis and was shut out in a 20-0 loss that was part of a 1-5 start of the season. Things looked bleak for the Scarlet Dragons, only a couple seasons removed from a string of District 6 championships. But a young Central team won three of its last ...

Lady Tigers tennis team takes twinbill at home

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg girls tennis team improved to 11-0 Thursday, thanks to a 5-0 win over Tyrone and a 3-2 win over Abington Heights in a doubleheader in high school action. Against Tyrone, Crosby Denis, Grace Muriceak and Katherine Wang picked up singles wins while the doubles teams of Selina Dong and Emmy Horrell, along with Ruby Biesinger and Crosby Beauchamp took home doubles wins. Tyrone dropped to 6-4. In the win over Heights, which lost for the first time this year (11-1), Denis and Muriceak won singles matches while the doubles team of Brooklyn Klingner and ...