SHIPPENSBURG — A couple weeks ago, Altoona junior Branson Adams didn’t think he would even be competing in the District 6 championships. On Saturday at the PIAA championships at Seth Grove Stadium, Adams finished off a whirlwind turnaround from injury by placing sixth in the 3A long ...
PC’s McDermott fourth By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com SHIPPENSBURG — Hollidaysburg senior Caden DeLattre has shown plenty of flashes of brilliance during his sports career as member of the Golden Tigers. He holds school records in the long jump and triple jump in track ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com SHIPPENSBURG — Two area female athletes finished eighth in events Friday afternoon at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium on the first day of the PIAA track and field championships, but they had vastly different reactions to ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Penn Cambria senior Josh Stolarski will be the top seed in two events at the PIAA Class 2A track and field championships Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg’s Seth Grove Stadium. Stolarski is the defending PIAA champion in the 400-meter dash and goes in with a seeding time of 47.91, his District 6-record-breaking mark in the event. He’s also the top seed in the 200-meter dash at 21.73, also a district record. He’s seeded 20th in the 100 dash. “Easily the 400 is my best race,” Stolarski said. “I had like 10 days to prepare, ...
BOYS 100 dash: Yarnell, H, 10.82; Hazelwood, A, 10.96; Nelen, CH, 11.03; Stolarski, PC, 11.04; Williams, A, 11.11 200 dash: Stolarski, PC, 21.73; Yarnell, H, 21.74; Ronan, T, 22.69; Etters, A, 23.00; Williams, A, 23.15 400 dash: Stolarski, PC, 47.91; Wills, H, 49.12; Yarnell, H, 50.23; Romani, T, 52.58; Etters, A, 52.74 800 run: Bossler, A, 2:00.88; Detwiler, T, 2:02.38; Van Egdom, A, 2:05.18; K. Webster, A, 2:06.68; Kuntz, CC, 2:06.85 1600 run: Kuntz, CC, 4:25.10; Woomer, A, 4:30.06; R. Webster, A, 4:36.06; Detwiler, T, 4:43.0; Sunderland, A, 4:46.24 3200 run: Woomer, A, ...
Name: Xavier Williams School: Altoona Area Age: 16 Grade: Junior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Williams broke the Mansion Park facility, District 6 and Altoona school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a District 6 championship time of 14.18. He also made it to the PIAA meet in the triple jump with a state-qualifying distance of 46 feet, 9.5 inches. Season update: Williams leads the Mirror’s track and field honor roll in the 110 hurdles and is second in the triple jump. Coach Paula Foreman’s quote: “Xavier has been blessed with a lot of ...
