RUNNING
Stingers lead way at Heritage
MARION CENTER – The Marion Center boys and girls, running on their home course, secured the championships at the Heritage Conference cross country championships on Thursday afternoon.
Hannah Miller of Laurel Valley was the girls’ individual champion, crossing the line in 19:49, beating Alyssa Taddie of Homer-Center by 39 seconds. Kelsey Isenberg of United was fourth in 21:17.
Alex Woodrow was the boys’ champion, winning in 17:07. The Marion Center runner was followed by Laurel Valley’s Max Penrose (17:26).
The Laurel Valley boys finished third, with United fourth. Northern Cambria was sixth.
The Lady Rams finished fourth, one spot ahead of United on the girls’ side.
BASKETBALL
Hoffman named SFU captain
LORETTO – Former Greater Johnstown high hoops standout Kurt Hoffman, now a junior a St. Francis, was named one of the team’s tri-captains for the season.
Hoffman was named to the role along with senior Marquis Ford and junior Mislav Jukic.
The Red Flash held a vote among the team’s coaches and players on Wednesday night.
Hoffman started in 11 of 27 games last season, and has played in 54 games during his career. He shot 59 percent from the field last season, which was best among Red Flash players with 30 or more attempts.
Hoffman was second on last season’s team with 12 blocks.
FOOTBALL
Pitt MLB gets another nod
Pitt middle linebacker Scott McKillop was named a first-team midseason All-American by SI.com, which referred to the senior as a “big-game standout.”
McKillop has also been honored by CBSSports.com and CollegeFootballNews.com.
He ranks second nationally in solo stop with 7.4 per game, sixth in tackles for loss (1.8 per game) and 11th in total tackles (10.4 per game).
VOLLEYBALL
UPJ defeats Fairmont State
It took five games, but Pitt-Johnstown snapped a losing streak with a 3-2, non-conference victory over Fairmont State with a 15-13 win in Game 5 on Thursday night in the Sports Center.
Taylor Hrescak (Richland) had 19 kills to help Pitt-Johnstown improve to 17-10.
The Lady Cats won the first two games, 27-25 and 28-26, but the Falcons answered with 25-19 and 26-24 victories in the next two games.
Kristin Irwin had 11 kills and two block assists, and Kayla Lape (Chestnut Ridge) added seven kills and three block assists. Coach Linda Renzi also got seven kills from Kelly Miller (North Star) and six block assists from Nicole Houser. Taylor King and Merissa Larrew combined for 40 set assists, while Abby Gearhart and Katie Shadron (Ligonier Valley) paced the Lady Cats with 32 and 31 digs, respectively.
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Pirates pick up fourth straight victory
There were times earlier in his career when James McDonald would run into trouble and innings would slow to a crawl. Even worse, runners would disappear, and not in a good way.
Too much thinking. Not enough attacking. -
Sympathetic Pirates add to Cubs’ slide
Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates can relate to what the Chicago Cubs are going through.
Perhaps more than anyone, they know what it feels like to be on an extended losing streak
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AAABA League will open after busy offseason
The AAABA League opens on Tuesday at Point Stadium with two new, but familiar managers, a new but familiar sponsor, an expanded interleague schedule and two new franchises committed to the 2013 season.
A lot of activity took place during the offseason, including the AAABA national committee’s vote to expand the age limit to 21 years old beginning in 2013. -
Richland's Lumley settles for pair of silver medals
Paige Lumley was on an emotional roller coaster and seeing silver on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Richland senior had state record jumps twice during the triple jump competition, but ended up with a silver–medal leap of 40 feet,
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Defending state champion, second-seeded junior Lanae Newsome of Brookville, won with a jump of 40-3½. -
Ridge’s Dull takes second with school-record time
Matt Dull finished his athletic career with his best on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Chestnut Ridge senior ran a career-best time of 38.12 to finish second in the 300 hurdles final, also setting another school record. -
Hit batsman lifts Pirates over Cubs
Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Hague took a 96 mph fastball from Dolis (2-4) in the back near the shoulder blade, scoring Jose Tabata and eliciting an incredulous look to the sky by the Cubs reliever. -
Generals return to defeat Sting
It’s been a dramatic month for the Johnstown Generals.
There were two postponed games that left the immediate and long-term future of the franchise in serious doubt just two weeks ago. - More Local Sports Headlines
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