Forest Hills senior Brooke Smay and United junior Kennedy Fletcher were in seventh heaven Friday at the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on a brisk and breezy day at Seth Grove Stadium on the campus of Shippensburg University.
Rockwood’s Sam Emert arrives safely at second base on a double to center during the top of the first inning in Wednesday’s District 5 Class A semifinal at Shanksville, beating the tag by Conemaugh Township second baseman Leeah Michalides. Rockwood won, 2-1. See more photos at http://tribune-democrat.smugmug.com/Rockwood win over Township earns shot at District 5 title
With a berth in the District 5 Class A title game hanging in the balance, Rockwood coach John Emert played a hunch. Again.
With his Rockets clinging to a one-run lead over No. 2 seed Conemaugh Township with two gone in the seventh, Emert ordered a base on balls to Kayla Luprek to load the bases with Leeah Michalides on deck.
Westmont Hilltop’s top singles player Jeremy Burkheimer and the rest of the Hilltoppers face ELCO in today’s PIAA Class AA team tournament.Windber, Westmont set for PIAA tourney
Windber boys’ tennis coach Joe Podrebarac added larger-classification schools like Hollidaysburg to the Ramblers’ schedule for the 2013 season in hopes of accomplishing two goals: Win the District 5 team championship and advance to the PIAA playoffs.
