Mike Faher
The Tribune-Democrat
SOMERSET —
BASEBALL
Bedford 9, Somerset 8
SOMERSET – Bedford, which trailed 7-1 after one inning, scored three times in the seventh to stun Somerset on Tuesday.
Marcus Shippey had three hits for the Bisons while Ryan Schnably, Ryan Robinette and Brian Gibbons each had a pair.
Shippey doubled and drove in three runs while Gibbons doubled and had two RBIs.
Cameron Darr had two hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs for Somerset. Drew Hemminger had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs while Austin Sleek drove in a pair of runs.
Westmont 8, Johnstown 2
Westmont Hilltop’s Ben Legath struck out nine and allowed just four hits in a complete-game victory over host Johns-town.
Luke Gindlesperger doubled and singled to lead Westmont’s 13-hit attack.
Brandon Boyd had two hits for the Trojans.
Conemaugh Township 13, Windber 3
WINDBER – Conemaugh Township took advantage of 10 Windber walks and four errors to score 13 runs on just five hits.
Kyle Zambanini and Joe Roman each doubled for Conemaugh Township.
Brad Ditzler went 3-for-3 with a double for Windber while Jake Wissinger hit a two-run homer in the third.
Cambria Heights 7, Penn Cambria 5
PATTON – Shane Mallin’s two-run double highlighted Cambria Heights’ seven-run sixth inning.
Mallin finished with two hits, as did Ian Olsavsky, who picked up the complete-game victory for the Highlanders (4-11).
Penn Cambria’s Jordan Fuller went 4-for-4 and struck out 11 but didn’t figure in the decision after leaving after 52/3 innings.
Mike Kearney homered for the Panthers.
Shade 10, Berlin 6
CAIRNBROOK – Mike Shaw went 4-for-4 with four doubles and five RBIs to lead Shade.
Tyler Smith singled, doubled and hit a solo home run. He also scored three runs.
Brock Medva added two hits, including a double.
Jake Thomas had two hits for Berlin while Tyrel Stockwell and Trace Heffner each doubled.
Central Cambria 11, B. Guilfoyle 3
EBENSBURG – Winning pitcher Mario DeYulis had three hits and teammate Ben Monito hit a three-run homer as Central Cambria defeated visiting Bishop Guilfoyle.
Heath Wirfel and Nate Strom each added two hits for the Red Devils (7-7).
Bill Berd had two hits for the Marauders (6-6).
Conemaugh Valley 6, Blacklick Valley 2
Jimmy Britton had 10 strikeouts in a four-hitter as Conemaugh Valley defeated Blacklick Valley at Point Stadium.
Luke Williams, Jason Preuss and Britton each had two hits for the Blue Jays.
Robert Maul had two RBIs for the Vikings.
Portage 10, North Star 7
BOSWELL – Portage’s Zac Petrunak hit a three-run double in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Mustangs.
Petrunak and Scott Nolan led Portage with two hits apiece.
Max Strasiser and Tony Strasiser each had three hits for the Cougars.
Mike Sinosky led off the game with a home run for Portage, while Brantley Rice and Max Strasiser homered for North Star.
Richland 11, Bishop McCort 4
Travis Gelles went 3-for-4 with five RBIs, and Brett Morganstern had two hits and knocked in three runs in Richland’s win.
Austin Urban went 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI for the Rams.
Matt Kastelic had a pair of hits for Bishop McCort.
Salisbury 15-18, Shanksville 1-2
SALISBURY – Salisbury-Elk Lick swept a doubleheader from Shanksville-Stonycreek.
In the first game, Alex Beiler was 2-for-3 with a double and drove in four runs while Scott Knopsnyder went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.
Shanksville’s Austin Thompson was
2-for-3 and drove in the Vikings’ only run.
In the nightcap, Ryan Vogt and Knopsnyder were each 2-for-3 with Vogt scoring three and Knopsnyder driving in three.
Geoff Garlitz added a two-run home run.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Forest Hills 5, Bishop Carroll 2
EBENSBURG – Kayleigh Wolfhope struck out 14 and walked four in a no-hitter against host Bishop Carroll.
Wolfhope helped her own cause with two doubles and a single, driving in two runs. Tori Ivock had two singles while Megan Gould, Gab Mickus, Heather Orris and Linzy Hull each had a single for the Rangers (12-2) who also got an RBI apiece from Rose Wess and Erica Wirfel.
Penn Cambria 8, C. Heights 2
CRESSON – Seniors Rachel McCloskey and Brittany Vinglish each had two RBIs on senior night while classmate Emily Steberger drove in another in Penn Cambria’s victory.
Another senior, Kadee Eberhart, had two hits, as did underclassman Taylor Freeman.
Kate Reese struck out 12 in throwing a five-hitter.
Brittany Fye doubled and drove in a run for Cambria Heights while Amanda Bobby tripled and drove in the Highlanders’ other run. Alyssa Anna added two hits.
Chestnut Ridge 15, McConnellsburg 0
NEW PARIS – Jessalyn Neatrour doubled, tripled and drove in a run while collecting three of Chestnut Ridge’s 19 hits in a four-inning romp over McConnellsburg.
Stefanie McCoy had three hits for the Lions while Tiffany Klingerman, Alana Weyant, Brittany Mock and Makayla Dunlap each had two. Dunlap doubled and drove in two runs while Weyant added two RBIs. Mock also had a double.
Westmont 7, Johnstown 1
Gina Rievel singled and doubled to lead Westmont Hilltop past visiting Johnstown.
Emily Kirkstadt and Madalyn Lenzi-Snopko each had two singles for Westmont (3-10).
Tabitha Custer had two doubles for Johnstown (5-6).
Windber 4, Conemaugh Township 2
WINDBER – Chloe Huston was 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored as Windber came from behind to defeat visiting Conemaugh Township.
Ambra Rowles added a double and scored a run, Erin Valinsky scored a run and Sarah Berkey drove in two runs, including the go-ahead run in the fifth, for the Ramblers (9-5).
Julie Byer and Ashley Rheel each had a hit and scored a run for the Indians.
Marion Center 2, Northern Cambria 0
MARION CENTER – Marion Center strung three hits together and Kelly Mack knocked in a run in the first as the Stingers shut out visiting Northern Cambria.
Kristen Gromley had five strikeouts and three walks, giving up four hits in the win.
Ashley Baker had six strikeouts with three walks, surrendering five hits for the Colts.
Portage 11, North Star 8
BOSWELL – Portage rallied from a 5-0 deficit in the first inning, then held off host North Star.
Kaitlyn Dividock went 3-for-4 with two doubles for the Mustangs (7-6) while Tanea Lehman had two hits, including a triple.
Heather Rhoades went 4-for-4 to lead the Cougars (2-8) while MacKayla Maust had two hits, including a triple.
Saltsburg 14, Laurel Valley 6
NEW FLORENCE – Madeline Perringer was 3-for-4, with a double, a run scored and three RBIs as Laurel Valley lost to visiting Saltsburg.
Chelsey Hropovich added a double, a run scored and a run batted in for the Rams.
Richland 18, Bishop McCort 2
Lauren Keffer and Clarissa Snopko each went 2-for-4 as Richland crushed Bishop McCort in five innings.
Keffer recorded her 100th career hit in the game. Emily Basile had a double and scored a run for the Crushers.
Blacklick Valley 2, Conemaugh Valley 1
Megan Thomas was 3-for-4, including two triples, and scored a run as Blacklick Valley remained unbeaten, edging Conemaugh Valley.
Olivia McClain led off with a walk in the top of the seventh and scored what turned out to be the winning run on one of the Thomas triples. Jenna Skubik added a double for the Vikings.
Holly Glass had a double and Carley Yanko singled and scored the Blue Jays’ run.
Shade 5, Berlin 1
CAIRNBROOK – Erin Spinelli had two hits with a triple and winning pitcher Kelli Shaw added a double as Shade downed visiting Berlin.
Sami Johnson had two doubles and Kristen Hankinson had one for the Mountaineers.
Westmont 12, Meyersdale 2
Madalyn Lenzi-Spoko went 4-for-4 with two doubles on Monday night in Westmont Hilltop’s five-inning rout of visiting Meyersdale.
Nicole Dorn and Gina Rievel each had two hits for the Hilltoppers, including a double by Dorn.
Elizabeth Caton had two hits for the Red Raiders.
BASKETBALL
Juniata College honors Berkey
HUNTINGDON – Shanksville-Stonycreek graduate Jeff Berkey took home a pair of awards at Juniata College’s Athletic Awards Night on Sunday.
A guard, Berkey received the Stanford Mickle Award, which goes to the senior male athlete who has made the greatest contribution to Juniata athletics, as well as the John E. Blood Memorial Award, which is presented the senior student-athlete who has earned the highest grade point average combined with significant athletic achievement.
Berkey, a business management student with a secondary emphasis in politics, was named to the dean’s list seven times, and was an ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA First team Academic All-District selection. On the court, he finished fourth all-time at Juniata with
158 3-pointers, and he is third in
3-point shooting percentage. A two-time team captain, he was an 84 percent free-throw shooter for his career.
Berkey was named Second-Team All-Landmark Conference in each of his final two seasons at Juniata, and was named the Landmark’s Senior Scholar-Athlete in men’s basketball.
CYCLING
Tour de Toona set to return
ALTOONA – Professional cycling will return to the Laurel Highlands this summer.
Bob Leverknight, media director for the International Tour de Toona, said Tuesday that the region will host a seven-day women’s professional race from Aug 23-29. After two decades of racing, the event took last year off due to economic issues.
“We’re looking forward to being back and part of the community,” Leverknight said. “The decision was made about two days ago by the race director that we’re going.”
The first event will be a time trial on Aug. 23 in Altoona. The second day of racing will begin in Vintondale and end in Cairnbook.
Cyclists will begin in Somerset County on Aug. 24 somewhere near Laurel Hill State Park, although Leverknight said the exact starting point has not been determined. That stage will have a mountaintop finish at Blue Knob Ski Resort.
Blair County will host the final four days of racing.
Men’s pro and amateur classes will join in on the action from
Aug. 27-29.
Leverknight said organizers will be seeking volunteers over the next few months. More information can be found at www.tourdetoona.com.
