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Top-seed Red Devils getting P-O

From Mirror reports The undefeated and top-seeded Central Cambria girls softball team will be tested in its first playoff game when the Lady Devils host the longtime kingpin of District 6, Philipsburg-Osceola, in the Class 3A quarterfinals on Monday. Central, which earned the third seed in that classification, will host Richland the same afternoon, and seventh-seeded Penn Cambria will play at Juniata at 3:30 p.m. All three local teams will be hoping to make it to the finals at Saint Francis University on June 1. In Class 5A, the championship game is already set. ...

Lady Highlanders come up short in final

NORTHERN CAMBRIA — In its first season as a member of the Heritage Conference last spring, the Cambria Heights softball program captured the conference championship. Despite a pair of home runs from senior first baseman Lexi Griak Monday night, the Lady Highlanders were unable to repeat as conference champions this year. Freshman right-handed pitcher Avery Elkin tossed a complete game victory — spacing six hits, striking out eight batters and walking none — to lead West Shamokin to a 5-3 win over Heights in the conference title game at the Spangler Softball Field. It was the ...

CC improves to 19-0

MARTINSBURG — Central Cambria scored four runs in the first inning and went on to beat Central, 6-2, in a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup in high school softball action on Monday. Central Cambria improved to 19-0 heading into the District 6 playoffs. Kami Kamzik had two ...

Hollidaysburg records shutout over Heights

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Olivia Knab and Olivia and Mikaylah Vincent each went 3-for-3, and Maria Malone pitched her second perfect game of the season as Hollidaysburg shut out Cambria Heights, 15-0, Friday in high school softball. Abby Steiner homered and drove in four runs for the Lady Tigers. SCORE BY INNINGS Cam. Heights 000 XXX X— 0 0 5 Hollidaysburg 339 XXX X—15 15 0 HR—Steiner (H). Multiple hits—O. Vincent 3, M. Vincent 3, Knab 3, Musselman 2 (H). RBI—Steiner 4, Malone 2, Musselman 2, M. Vincent 2, Knab 2, Hall, Stevens, Alexy (H). WP—Malone. LP—Nihart. ...

Vincent leads Lady Tigers

TYRONE — Olivia Vincent went 4-for-5, hit a solo home run in the third inning and then hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning to lead Hollidaysburg to an 11-9 victory in a Mountain League high school softball game on Thursday. Sydney Shay also homered for Hollidaysburg and drove in two. Beth Pearson doubled and had two RBIs for Tyrone. SCORE BY INNINGS Hollidaysburg 101 040 5—11 12 1 Tyrone 010 341 0— 9 12 3 2B—Steiner (H); Pearson (T). 3B—Sprankle (T). HR—O. Vincent 2, Shay (H). Multiple hits—O. Vincent 4, Shay 2, Malone 2, Dawson 2 (H); Pearson 2, ...

Kamzik, CC blank Ridge

EBENSBURG — Kami Kamzik fired a no-hitter, and Central Cambria improved its record to 17-0 with a 5-0 win over Chestnut Ridge in high school softball action on Wednesday. Kamzik struck out 14 batters and walked just two. Jordan Krawcion, Aubrey Ruddek and Soph Blasko each hit solo homers ...