Shawn Curtis

3 weeks ago | tribdem.com | Shawn Curtis

ALTOONA, Pa. – The first leap from Brielle McMillen during the long jump competition was enough to net her gold during the District 6 Class 2A girls track and field championship meet Wednesday at Mansion Park Stadium. The Cambria Heights junior hit the sand at 17 feet, 3/4 of inch. While that jump stood to hold off Richland’s Trinity Macey, who also produced her best jump (16-6) on her first try, the waiting might have been the hardest part.

3 weeks ago | tribdem.com | Shawn Curtis

ALTOONA, Pa. – Throughout Bode Layo’s season, consistency in the high jump was key. As the Portage senior explained after taking first place during the first day of the District 6 Class 2A track and field championship meet Wednesday at Mansion Park Stadium, he soared to his standard height early in the season and kept hitting that mark afterward. “I just came in the first meet this year and jumped 6-foot-5 and I was like, ‘Hey, this is what I need to start working on,’ ” Layo said.

4 weeks ago | tribdem.com | Shawn Curtis

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – In four plate appearances through the first seven innings of Thursday’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference softball showdown between Central Cambria and host Westmont Hilltop, Hilltoppers center fielder Kelsie Muto hadn’t reached base.

2 months ago | sports.yahoo.com | Shawn Curtis

In the aftermath of Bishop McCort Catholic’s District 6 Class 2A title victory over Penns Manor Feb. 27 at Mount Aloysius College, Crimson Crushers coach John Hahn had a feeling that his team might encounter the Comets again in the PIAA tournament if it could handle its business. The two District 6 powers will collide at 7 p.m. Friday when they’ll face off at Central Cambria High School with a trip to the PIAA 2A title game on the line.

2 months ago | sports.yahoo.com | Shawn Curtis

While the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers navigate through the PIAA girls basketball Class 2A bracket for the first time, veteran coach Rachel Prosser pointed out that the team’s run to the state semifinal is also new ground in a different way for half of her team. A PIAA quarterfinalist in Class 1A a season ago, the Mountaineers (26-2) have six freshman on their roster of 12 players, with a quartet of sophomores and two juniors adding to the mix.