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Athlete of the Week: B-A offensive line
This week’s BluePrint Athlete of the Week is the entire Bellwood-Antis offensive line. When watching a football game it is easy to get caught up in who’s scoring the touchdowns and who is making the big plays; however, none of that would be possible without a good offensive line. This is the reason why the B-A offensive line is the Athlete of the Week.
The Look Ahead – Greater Johnstown
The Golden Eagles travel to Johnstown this Friday to take on the 0-1 Trojans. With both teams coming off of losses you can expect this to be a good game. Even though Johnstown hasn’t won a game since October of 2019 when they beat Somerset 33-27, they have a new coaching staff and are getting better every game.
Bellefonte boys survive Nail biter over Tyrone
Thursday, the Bellefonte boys soccer team went up against Tyrone in a tough defensive Laurel Highlands battle. When the dust settled in the contest, the Red Raiders came out victorious 2-1. “It was a physical game. we hate lots of chances to score just couldn’t find the back of the...
Red Dragons' rough start continues against Highlanders
PATTON — Purchase Line coach Matt Falisec knew his team would be in for a tough start at the outset of the Heritage Conference football season. "We had Northern Cambria last week and Cambria Heights this week. These are two of the top teams,” he said after the Red Dragons suffered a 51-0 loss to Cambria Heights in the Highlanders’ conference home opener on Friday at Cambria Heights High School. "Thank goodness they’re out of the way. And we’ll get ready to go next week.” This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Browser CompatibilityYour browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks. We recommend switching to one of the following browsers:
PIRATES, CURVE BOTH GET SHUTOUT WINS
The pitching was superb for both the Pirates and their AA affiliate, the Altoona Curve on Saturday. Both got shutout wins. Joe Block has the story of the Pirates’ win in Cleveland. At Altoona, Anthony Solometo and Jaden Woods led the Curve to a fifth straight win over New...
Dukes Win Season-Opening Meet
TYRONE, Pa. -- The Duquesne University women's cross country team won its season-opening meet on Saturday at Saint Francis with 40 points and five finishers in the top 11. MEET RESULTS Senior Haley Hamilton led the way for the Dukes, charting a 14:27.80 in third place. Ryley Schwalm (14:49.30 - 7th place), Gina Bolla (14:53.10 - 9th place), Brooke Krally (14:55.60 - 10th place) and Morgan Roemer (14:56.60 - 11th place) completed the scorers for the winning squad. Duquesne had 17 runners finish in the top half of the 82-runner field and 10 raced in the top 20. Liv Wilson...
Juniata boys fall to Jersey Shore and Susquenita in weekend action
In a Saturday morning contest, the Juniata boys soccer team came up short in their contest against Susquenita, falling 3-1. Susquenita hit the first goal of the game at the 32-minute mark. Juniata bounced back to tie the contest at 27:26 when Anthony Maradiaga. However, the Blackhawks ended the first...
Women's Cross Country Finishes Third, Men Take Fourth at Father Bede Invitational
> Saint Francis University cross country opened the 2024 season by hosting the Father Bede Invitational on Saturday. >> The women finished 3rd out of 6 teams with 57 points, including three athletes placing in the top-10. >> The men took 4th out of 6 teams with 97 points. >>...
Altoona Wins Pitchers’ Duel Saturday
ALTOONA, PA — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (18-36, 48-74) dropped their fifth straight game to the Altoona Curve (24-31, 53-71) at Peoples Natural Gas Field Saturday, 1-0. The Fisher Cats outhit the Curve, 4-2 but couldn’t get a run across. Right-hander Abdiel Mendoza (L, 8-10) picked up...
Men's Cross Country Opens Season with Second Place Finish
WESTMORELAND, Pa. – The men's cross country team finished second overall Friday evening at the Westmorland-WCC Wolfpack Invite with four top-ten finishers. Finishing in third for the Eagles was Adam Gallo with a time of 17:29.30 with McClain Reamer right behind in fourth with a time of 17:59.50. CJ Coffey placed eighth with a time of 18:33.60 while Jake Alexander finished tenth with a time of 19:14.60. With a time of 19:39.60 was Clark Gaynor who finished 13th.
State College Volleyball sweeps MPC commonwealth opponent Altoona
State College swept commonwealth opponent Altoona Thursday evening 3-0. Sarah Tate played well recording six kills, 12 digs and three aces. Jesse Campbell also contributed 15 assists, three aces and nine digs. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may...
Cross Country to Host Father Bede Invitational in 2024 Opener
> Live Stats WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW >> Saint Francis University Cross Country will open the 2024 season by hosting the Father Bede Invitational at B & D Acres Saturday, August 31. >> The women’s 4k race will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the men’s 6k race will follow at 10:45. >> Competing teams: Allegheny, Bucknell, Duquesne, Mercyhurst, Saint Francis, Saint Vincent, Pitt Johnstown >> GPS Address: 3121 Huntingdon Furnace Road; Tyrone Pa., 16686 SEASON PREVIEW Head Coach Douglas Hoover returns for his 13th season with the Red Flash. He is coming off a 2023 campaign that saw the…
Softball Announces 2024 Fall Schedule
LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University softball announced five opponents in its 2024 fall schedule in preparation for the 2025 season. The fall slate begins with two games played at Penn State on Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. against the Nittany Lions and 1:30 p.m. against Clarion. The schedule continues with Saint Francis' only home games of the fall on Sept. 21 against IUP in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
New Hampshire Falls Flat Late, Loses Third Straight
ALTOONA, PA— The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (18-34, 48-72) were held scoreless over the last five innings in a 5-4 10-inning loss to the Altoona Curve (22-31, 51-71) at Peoples Natural Gas Field Friday night. After jumping out to a 4-0 advantage, the Fisher Cats allowed five unanswered runs from the sixth through 10th.
CURVE WALK OFF FISHER CATS
Matt Frazier sent the Fisher Cats to the loser’s column with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th to win 7-5 Friday night at PNG Field. After New Hampshire quickly went ahead in the top of the tenth inning against Grant Ford, but the Curve used a wild pitch and a walk to put men at the corners with one out when Fraizer lifted a high fly ball down the right field line off Anders Tolhurst to earn the win. This marks the eighth walk-off this season and the first six-game series win since July 30th.
Saint Francis Men's Golf Opens Season at the Red Bandanna Invitational This Weekend
Red Bandanna Invitational | Turning Stone Resort | Verona, NY | Aug 31- Sept. 2. Saint Francis University men's golf opens the fall season at the Red Bandanna Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. Teams will play 36 continuous holes on Monday before a final round of 18 on Tuesday. Along with the Red Flash, Boston College, LaSalle University, Manhattan College, Mercyhurst College, North Dakota State University, Robert Morris University, Sacred Heart University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, University of Toledo and Youngstown State University will be in the field. The team will make their first appearance at this event, with Alex Yong, Ben Diskin, Joey Miller, Trent Meyers, and Toby Webb on their starting lineup.
Women's Cross Country Places Second at Father Bede Invitational; McNally Wins First with Course Record Time
TYRONE, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison women's cross country team opened the 2024 season, finishing second at the Father Bede Invitational. The Bison used the meet to introduce freshmen to collegiate running and provided more experience for other classes. The course at B&D Acres was 4k in length. Bucknell freshman Shaelan McNally set the course record with her time of 14:11.70.
Football Game Recap: Huntingdon Takes a Loss
Huntingdon lost against Richland back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Huntingdon Bearcats were beaten by the Richland Rams 50-7. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Rams are ranked 154th).
Bishop McCort-Carrol vs Bishop Guilfoyle Preview
The second week of high school football is here and tonight the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders travel to Johnstown to take on the Bishop McCort-Carroll Crushers. Both teams are 1-0 and are looking to get a second win on the year. The original game time for this game was for 7 PM, but has been moved to 8 PM.
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