SWIMMING
Hilltopper a Heisman finalist
Westmont Hilltop senior swimmer John Livingston was announced as a state finalist for the 15th annual Wendy’s High School Heisman award.
Livingston, a standout on the Hilltoppers squad, has gone the PIAA championships in recent seasons with the team. Now, he is among 20 of Pennsylvania’s top scholar-athletes, embodying the Heisman spirit of hard work and dedication through tier outstanding achievements in athletics, academics and community service, according to a press release.
One boy and one girl will be selected from Pennsylvania and then 12 national finalists will be chosen to go to New York City for the national winners’ announcement.
BASKETBALL
UPJ men picked third
Pitt-Johnstown, the defending West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season champions, were picked to finish third behind West Virginia State University and Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) College when the preseason WVIAC men’s basketball coaches poll was released on Tuesday.
West Virginia State received nine of the 16 first place votes cast in the poll. Second place Alderson-Broaddus picked up four nods for the top spot, while UPJ got a pair of first place votes.
UPJ, which went 23-8 overall and 17-3 in the WVIAC last season, made a splash last season by capturing the WVIAC regular season title in the Mountain Cats’ first year of eligibility.
The Mountain Cats must replace WVIAC Player of the Year Chris Gilliam, but return four starters.
Seniors Marcus Tullis, a Greater Johnstown graduate, Quinton Davis, Matt Ionadi, and former Trojans standout William Sharpe lead the Mountain Cats this season.
SOCCER
UPJ men advance to semis
Freshman Josh Wentz and senior Jason Swope each netted a goal to lift the No. 5 Mountan Cats to a 2-0 victory at No. 4 Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) University in Tuesday’s first round of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Touranament. UPJ advances to the semifinals and will travel to top-seeded West Virginia Wesleyan College on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
The Mountain Cats (10-8-1) opened the scoring 39th minute and took a 1-0 halftime lead when Wentz found the back of the net off of Cory Winwood’s assist.
The Mountain Cats maintained the slim lead until Swope set the final at 2-0 with a penalty kick goal in the 63rd minute.
Craig Neff faced 18 shots and made four saves to earn the shutout.
Local Sports
Sports briefs - 11/5
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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,
1¾ inches.
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. -
Greater Johnstown Speedway failed to win the support of fans
Back in the late 1950’s, the area stock car racing landscape was populated by a very strong and popular three-track weekend circuit, consisting of the Windber Stadium Speedway, Jennerstown Speedway and the Ebensburg Fairgrounds Speedway.
Thus, it came as a major surprise when the announcement was made that a new track, the Greater Johnstown Speedway, would be built and begin operation in 1958. -
Final PIAA track update - No gold for local athletes
Richland senior Paige Lumley broke the state triple jump record twice in the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships today, but it wasn't enough to earn a gold medal.
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PIAA track update - Central Cambria's Brandis earns medal
Central Cambria's Alyssa Brandis claimed the first local medal of this morning's action at the PIAA Track and Field Championshps.
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