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Sports Columns

NCAA athletes should remember: Act your age

Watching the behavioral missteps of college and professional athletes during competition always calls to mind a dining experience with friends and their children. Bored with waiting for his chicken fingers and French fries, one of the kids started crawling underneath neighboring ...

Expect FC814 program to continue its growth

As the indoor soccer season drew to a close, outdoor play had begun in full swing. Tim Dieter, president of Blair County Soccer Club FC814, states that the area club has continued its growth with the opening of spring soccer. Its in-house program, a fun developmental program that offers ...

Spotlight shining on Saint Francis’ Krimmel

Since the Red Flash punched their first ticket to the NCAA Tournament in 34 years, Rob Krimmel’s phone has been blowing up. “It’s been pretty busy — in a good way,” Krimmel said over sips of coffee Friday morning. “Alumni, basketball alums, people in the community, people who ...

Trout stocking starts next week

With all the snow, ice and frigid weather lately, it seems a little out of place to be announcing the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is set to begin its annual trout-stocking efforts next week, but that is indeed the situation. The statewide trout season for 2025 will begin on ...

Ex-teammates, SFU salute legend Porter

LORETTO — Health reasons precluded Kevin Porter from being present for the night in his honor, but a couple dozen players from Saint Francis’ Golden Era did their best to represent him. “Kevin was our guy,” former teammate and close friend Art Hunter said Thursday afternoon during a ...

High school basketball postseason is looming

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Less than a week from today, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, the final regular season games that will count toward District 6 playoff rankings will be played. Conference playoffs began earlier this week with the Heritage Conference and will continue with ...