JOHNSTOWN —
The conference track and field meets are in the books and athletes are now preparing for this week’s district meets.
The District 6 Class AA meet is set for Tuesday at Altoona’s Mansion Park while the District 5 Class AA meet will be run on Wednesday at Panther Community Stadium on the campus of Northern Bedford High School.
The Class AAA meet for District 6 is scheduled for Thursday at Mansion Park.
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Ready to run: In this week’s District 5 meet, Windber senior Tim Roddy has the top seed in two individual events – the 3200 (10:03.21) and the 1600 (4:35.04). He and Ramblers teammates Kyle Gipe, Mike Mash and Sam Weaver are also top-seeded in the 3200 relay (8:33.44).
Roddy has continued to bring his times down as the season has progressed and keeps striving to improve.
“Every race I run, I get faster and faster,” said Roddy earlier this season. “This is the most fit I’ve been in my entire life. I just try to go out there and do my best. I’m running this year for my dad (Tim Roddy Sr.), who passed away last year. I want to go out there and try to be undefeated, which is something he wished for me to do and try to win districts. Every race I try to go out there and get a new (personal record) and run as fast as I can.”
Other top-seeded boys from the area as of May 5 include: Chestnut Ridge’s T.J. Young in the pole vault (13 feet, 101/2 inches) and the high jump (6-2) and teammate Matt Dull in the 300 hurdles (41.24) and Berlin’s Ian Sayler in the long jump (21-2) and Alex Will in the 110 hurdles (15.54).
Bedford has the top times in the 1600 relay and Chestnut Ridge, the top 400 relay.
In the girls seedings, Conemaugh Township senior Kelly Vann has the height to beat in the pole vault (10-8) while Leanna Showalter of Chestnut Ridge and Shade’s Chloe Mapes are tied for the top seed in the high jump (5-3).
Bedford’s Crystal Dibert holds the top distance throws in both the shot (39-31/2) and the discus (112-11) while Bisons teammate Carrie Baker is tops in the triple jump (32-113/4).
Berlin’s Ashley Stoltzfus has the top seed in the 100 hurdles (16.34) and is tied with Northern Bedford’s Kesi Hite for the best time in the 300 hurdles (49.84).
The 1600 and 3200 relays of Bedford are the top seeds. The Chestnut Ridge foursome holds the top seed in the 400 relay.
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Baseball and softball set to begin: The District 6 baseball and softball playoffs are set to begin on Thursday.
In baseball, a pair of area teams will play.
In Class A, ninth-seeded Williamsburg is at No. 8 Northern Cambria while in Class AA, Central Cambria, the No. 9 seed, is at eighth-seeded Bellwood-Antis.
The softball schedule is due to be released today.
The District 5 deadline for baseball and softball is Saturday and the playoffs begin next week.
Cory Isenberg is a sports writer for The Tribune-Democrat.
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Windber's Tim Roddy is the top-seeded runner in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs in the District 5 meet. John Rucosky
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Cory Isenberg is a sportswriter for The Tribune-Democrat. Tribune-Democrat File Photo
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Cory Isenberg: Time is running out for track
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CORY ISENBERG | Postseason action heating up
With conference track and field championships decided, district championships in 5 and
6 are set for this week.
On Tuesday, the District 6-AA meet is scheduled for Altoona’s Mansion Park while the District 5 Class AA meet will be held on Wednesday at Northern Bedford County High School. -
CORY ISENBERG| A long night at Mansion Park
The final 1600 relay races had run, trophies had been awarded and the stands were nearly empty except for a few remaining reporters Friday night at Altoona’s Mansion Park.
The 63rd annual West-Central Coaches Track and Field Invitational was complete for the most part except for one last event. -
CORY ISENBERG| Area competitors do well at Shippensburg
The 86th annual Jack Roddick Shippensburg University High School Track and Field Invitational was held on Saturday and several area participants had quality performances at the event.
In Class AA, Forest Hills senior Sam Deitle won the high jump competition with a leap of 5 feet while Bedford senior Carrie Baker was third in the pole vault (10-6) and sixth in the 800.
Bisons’ teammate Kaitlyn Lippencott was fifth in the triple jump and Bedford’s 400 relay and 1600 relay were both eighth. -
CORY ISENBERG| First-round games had their drama
Six teams from the area advanced to the Round of 16, the sweet 16 if you will, in the PIAA basketball playoffs.
The first round featured some dramatic moments for many teams over the weekend, but especially for the Shade boys and the Conemaugh Valley girls. -
CORY ISENBERG| Lasky part of Daytona victory
Johnstown native Justin Lasky removed a major item from his personal bucket list this past Saturday.
The Bishop McCort graduate was part of the winning team in the DRIVE4COPD 300-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Daytona International Speedway. -
Cory Isenberg | Crunch time for area hoop teams
The regular season winds down this week with conference championships for the Laurel Highlands and WestPAC set for Saturday and district playoffs to follow.
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Cory Isenberg | At area high schools, the 3-pointers were flying
Three-point field goals were certainly flying last Monday.
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Cory Isenberg | Area has plenty of all-stars
All-star teams in any sport always seem to provide plenty of fodder for discussion among the masses (especially when you can do so anonymously on any kind of message board).
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CORY ISENBERG| Experience is payoff in tournaments
The reasons for high school basketball teams to play in holiday tournaments are as varied as the teams themselves.
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CORY ISENBERG | Underdogs shine in District 6 basketball playoffs
It was tough to be a top seed in the District 6 basketball playoffs last week while in the District 5 playoffs, the teams fell right into line with their seedings.
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