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Shore's Kimble, McCray have responded well to injuries, look to give all on Day 2 of districts

Local sports May 15, 2026

It can be a real mental battle to temper expectations, especially when you’re coming off an exceptional debut campaign. That’s a reality Jersey Shore’s Aaralynn Kimble has been forced to take on throughout her sophomore campaign, one which has been greatly impacted by an array of injuries. At the start of the season, Kimble endured a hip flexor injury, which didn’t hold her out completely but heavily influenced her races. Once that got healed, she sprained her toe, which held her out for the weeks leading up to PHACs. “I feel like my injuries have held me back a lot this ...

Shore's Hollick has hit ground running as freshman, vies for hardware on Day 2 of districts

Local sports May 15, 2026

Going back to previews from late March can be interesting for a lot of reasons. For one, you get to see which freshman standouts came out of nowhere, and which were heavily anticipated. In the case of Jersey Shore freshman Elizabeth Hollick, it was the latter. Girls head coach Monica ...

Day 2 results from the District 6 Track and Field Championships

Local sports May 14, 2026

CLASS AAA BOYS 3,200 relay: 1. Mifflin County, 7:43.37**; 2. State College, 7:59.00; 3. Altoona, 8:29.02; 4. Central Mountain (Gabriel Houser, Xian Deems, Shane Walker, Che McAllister), 9:16.14. 110 hurdles: 1. Braelyn Ross, Hollidaysburg, 15.30; 2. Christopher Thompson, Somerset, 16.06; 3. Noah Stump, Altoona, 16.09; 4. Landyn Langille, Bellefonte, 16.33; 5. Hunter Kling, Altoona, 16.51; 6. Jacob Nyman, Central Mountain, 17.67; 7. Jonathan Nyman, Central Mountain, 18.09; 8. Jacob Switzler, Altoona, 18.30. 100: 1. Jayden Byrd, State College, 10.91*; 2. Caleb Bartley, Bellefonte, ...

Penns Valley's Althouse clinches second PIAA bid, District 6 silver, headlines strong districts outing for area

Local sports May 14, 2026

ALTOONA – Having already qualified for states as a sophomore, Penns Valley junior Spencer Althouse felt little pressure as he prepared to run it back. There were nerves; it’s districts after all, and a two-hour weather delay didn’t help matters. But knowing what he was capable of put ...

Helms earns second District 6 title, as Bellefonte girls track and field qualifies five for states

Local sports May 14, 2026

ALTOONA – Despite running her best career 400-meter dash at districts last season, Bellefonte’s Althea Helms – then a sophomore – fell short of securing her second straight District 6 title. It certainly wasn’t bittersweet, more a product of a particularly stout field featuring ...

Kahne claims first World of Outlaws win

Local sports May 14, 2026

It was another challenging race weekend with rainouts at Clinton County and Selinsgrove. The Outlaw swing through our area continued at Williams Grove and the Friday night preliminary race it was a Posse win as Kasey Kahne claimed his first ever World of Outlaws victory by winning it in the Macri Motorsports 39m. The 30-lap Outlaw finale was claimed by their point leader David Gravel and now the Morgan Cup trophy will reside at the World of Outlaws headquarters in Concord, North Carolina for the next 364 days. The victory for Connecticut’s Gravel was the 10th of his career at the ...