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Athlete of the Week: Burkett dashes to state meet

Name: Cami Burkett School: Portage Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: Burkett won the District 6 Class 2A championship in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. She ran the 100 in 12.57 and broke her own school record in the 200 with a time of 25.66. Season update: Burkett leads the Mirror’s track and field honor roll in both the 100 (12.23) and the 200 (26.66) and will compete in both events at this week’s PIAA championships. Coach Lance Hudak’s quote: “Cami’s performance this week was extraordinary. As a returning ...

AAHS girls knock off State for title

Altoona and State College entered the final event of Wednesday’s second day of the District 6 Class 3A track and field championship meet at Mansion Park tied in the team race at 204. The Lady Little Lions took an early lead in the 1600-meter relay, but by the time Altoona senior Hailey ...

Stolarski’s story continues to grow with more gold

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Penn Cambria senior Josh Stolarski put on a show in his final meet of a storied career at Mansion Park by winning three District 6 Class 2A championships for the second year in a row, and he added two meet records and personal bests to put the icing on top Wednesday. The defending PIAA champion in the 400-meter dash started his day by winning the 100 in what he called a disappointing time of 11.11 seconds, but that was simply the opening salvo of what became a historic day. His meet-record time of 47.91 surpassed even his expectations ...

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com LOYSBURG — Northern Bedford has a boys and girls track and field program loaded with promising underclassmen that seems destined for a bright future. Bedford has a boys and girls track and field program that is enjoying and maximizing the present. Bedford defended its District 5 team titles in both the boys and girls divisions Wednesday during the District 5 track and field championship meet at Northern Bedford High School’s Panther Community Stadium. Bedford dominated the girls meet by racking up 185 team points and crowning ...

CHS’ Kennedy earns gold & Shippensburg ticket

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Central senior Madison Kennedy is used to standing in a batter’s box facing District 6’s best in the high school softball playoffs this time of year. But Tuesday at the District 6 Class 2A track and field championship meet at Mansion Park, Kennedy found herself in a different position — standing atop the medal stand as the girls javelin district champion. “Softball will always have a special place for me,” Kennedy said. “But, yeah, I’m a track person now. I never imagined this. I was just doing it to have fun. We needed ...

Mosley does more than enough to earn state trip

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Altoona’s Bron Mosley has been enjoying a pretty special senior year athletically for the Mountain Lions. He led the Mirror’s coverage area in rushing for the football team last fall and leads the Mirror’s honor roll in the shot put and has come close to Mike Reid’s long-standing school record in the event. Mosley didn’t break the record at Tuesday’s first day of the District 6 Class 3A championships at Mansion Park, but he redeemed himself from what he called a disappointing third-place finish in the event as a junior by ...