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Mustangs pick up wins over Panthers

CRESSON — The Portage boys edged Penn Cambria, 74-67, behind wins from Bode Layo in the shot put, discus and javelin. Gabe Corte also won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs for the Mustangs in high school track and field on Wednesday. Andre Marinak won the high jump and both the 110- and 300-meter hurdle events for Penn Cambria, and teammates Josh Stolarski (200-meter, 400-meter) and Carter McDermott (long jump, triple jump) won two events for the Panthers. On the girls side, Portage once again squeaked past Penn Cambria, 72-68, thanks to wins from Cami Burkett in the 100- and ...

Lady Blue Devils earn victory

BELLWOOD — The Bellwood-Antis girls opened their season with an 85-65 win over Bedford in high school track and field action on Tuesday. Chelsea McCaulsky won the discus and javelin events for the Lady Blue Devils, and Alexis Lovrich placed first in the 800- and 1600-meter runs. The Bedford boys topped Bellwood-Antis, 84-66. BOYS 100 dash: 1. Weber, BD 11.3; 2. Wigfield, BD, 11.7; 3. Lynch, BD, 11.9. 200 dash: 1. Weber, BD, 23.3; 2. Wigfield, BD, 24.1; 3. Thompson, BA, 24.3. 400 dash: 1. Taylor, BD, 54.6; 2. Ritchey, BA, 56.1; 3. Weeden, BA, 57.2. 800 run: 1. Gresh, BD, ...

JV community mourning loss of coach-teacher Smith

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com The Juniata Valley High School boys and girls basketball teams took to the court with heavy hearts on Wednesday night. They played their respective District 6 Class 1A consolation games after learning that former Green Hornet football and girls ...

Passing the baton: Revered B-A coach Roseborough steps down after 57 years

For the first time since its girls track and field program started, Bellwood-Antis will have a different head coach this spring. The school recently approved Jennifer Soisson as the new coach after Julie Roseborough stepped down after 57 years of leading the program. “I wanted to be fair ...

2022 Mirror boys track all-stars

FIRST TEAM Jake Adams, sr., Altoona: First-team Mirror all-star as a junior. ... Top distance (23-9) in Mirror’s Track Honor Roll in the long jump. That distance tied Brady Gehret’s school record. ... PIAA silver medalist in the long jump with a distance of 22-2.75. ... Won District 6 Class 3A championship in long jump. ... Finished third at Penn Relays against competition from around the world in the long jump. ... Won a bronze medal in long jump as a junior. ... Won the long and triple jumps and was part of the third-place 400-meter relay team at the Shippensburg Invitational to ...

Tigers place 10 on ML all-star team

The Hollidaysburg boys track and field team placed 10 athletes on the 2022 Mountain League All-Star team this week. The Golden Tigers were represented by Caden DeLattre, who made it in the long jump and the triple jump. Joining him was the 3200 relay team (Ben Love, Chris Love, Max Pohar and Jake Clapper, as well as the 1600 relay team (Ryan Frank, Drew Wyland, Jake Clapper and Isaac Yarnell. In the throws, Vincent Franco made it for the discus. Tyrone’s Keegan Gwinn made it in the javelin, while teammate Adam Detwiler was named for the 800 run. Second-teamers for Hollidaysburg ...