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UPJ mourns passing of former standout wrestler Leo Feist
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown is mourning the loss of one of its former standout athletes. Leo Feist, a former NCAA regional champion, passed away last Sunday at the age of 60. Feist, a Cambria County native, graduated from Conemaugh Valley High School...
Baseball Game Preview: Westmont Hilltop Hits the Road
The Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers will head out on the road to challenge the Central Cambria Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'. Westmont Hilltop is is headed into Friday's matchup looking...
Baseball Recap: Spencer Whitfield leads Meyersdale to victory over Ferndale
Meyersdale came into Wednesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ferndale Yellow Jackets an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Meyersdale considering their two-run performance the match before. Ryan...
Baseball Recap: Caden Vresilovic can't quite lead River Valley over Northern Cambria
River Valley lost against Northern Cambria back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The River Valley Panthers lost 17-2 to the Northern Cambria Colts. The defeat continues a trend for River Valley in their matchups with Northern Cambria: they've now lost three in a row.
4 Conemaugh Township athletes make college declarations
DAVIDSVILLE — Four talented Conemaugh Township student-athletes made their collegiate declarations at a ceremony held on Thursday. Dylan Giffin signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Division II Seton Hill University. Teammates Colten Huffman and Tristen Hawkins inked letters to wrestle at Division II Frostburg State University, and Sam Sharbaugh will take his game to the links at Division III Penn State Altoona.
Softball Recap: Windber comes up short despite Kaylie Gaye's strong performance
After flying high against North Star last Tuesday, Windber came back down to earth. The Windber Ramblers fell just short of the Southern Huntingdon County Rockets by a score of 9-7 on Wednesday. Kaylie Gaye made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4...
Baseball Recap: Forest Hills falls despite strong effort from Chase Williamson
Forest Hills was the 6-1 winner over Central Cambria when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Forest Hills Rangers lost 13-3 to the Central Cambria Red Devils on Tuesday. Chase Williamson made the most of his time at bat despite...
Baseball Game Preview: Meyersdale Heads Out
Meyersdale and North Star are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Meyersdale Red Raiders are on the road again on Thursday to play the North Star Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
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