EBENSBURG — The way the fourth-seeded Central Cambria softball team jumped on Philipsburg-Osceola pitcher Alivia Bizzarri in the first inning of the District 6 Class 3A semifinals was what coaches dream about. The Lady Red Devils scored four runs in bottom of the first inning, including ...
The We CARE Foundation (formerly Easter Seals) held the annual We CARE Foundation Softball Marathon on Aug. 3. The games were played at multiple fields in Altoona and Hollidaysburg. This year, participants raised $8,447. The top three fundraisers were Steve Moore, Gary and Brett Dodson, ...
Three players from the Mirror’s core coverage area were named to the first team of the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association All State team on Friday. Claysburg-Kimmel senior Emalee Cavender and Glendale junior Madison Peterson were both picked as first-team utility players in Class 1A. In Class 3A, Central senior Madison Kennedy was selected as a first-team outfielder. Joining Kennedy as local players honored in 3A were teammate Alexis Fetzer (first base) and Central Cambria’s Katie Scott (catcher) and Katie George (outfield), who were all on the second ...
FIRST TEAM Sydney Shay C Sr. Hollidaysburg Notable: Mirror first-team all star as a junior and sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman. … Hit .444 with five home runs and 23 RBIs. … Will continue playing career collegiately at Grove City. … First team LHAC East all star. Alexis Fetzer 1B Jr. Central Notable: Mirror second-team all star as a sophomore. … Hit .452 with a home run and 15 RBIs. … Second team LHAC East all star. Bella Francona 2B Jr. Claysburg-Kimmel Notable: Mirror honorable mention as a sophomore. … Hit .526 with 37 RBIs and scored 35 runs. … ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com BERLIN — After a three-run top of the first inning by Carmichaels, Claysburg-Kimmel found itself in a hole it had to dig out of right off the bat. The way the Lady Bulldogs’ offense has proven to be explosive, no deficit could be considered ...
Two of the three remaining teams in the Mirror’s core coverage area will be playing relatively close to home in the PIAA baseball and softball quarterfinals when the tournaments resume on Thursday. The Hollidaysburg baseball team will play WPIAL champion Penn Trafford in Johnstown at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point at 4 p.m. in a Class 5A quarterfinal game. The winner will play either District 12 champion Monsignor Bonner or WPIAL runner-up Bethel Park in the semifinals on Monday. Claysburg-Kimmel’s softball team will play Carmichaels, the WPIAL third-place finisher, at Berlin ...
