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The record-setting season for the Plum girls soccer team continues. The Mustangs trailed District 3 champion Mechanicsburg just two minutes into Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal at Hollidaysburg. But second-half tallies from junior Camryn Rogers and sophomore Ava Weleski lifted Plum into the state semifinals with a 2-1 win over...

The Plum girls soccer team is in uncharted territory, but at the same time, it has set its course for a familiar destination. For the first time in program history, the Mustangs will play a PIAA quarterfinal game. Plum faces District 3 champion Mechanicsburg at 1 p.m. Saturday. “It is...

PIAA Girls Soccer Class 3A Quarterfinals Plum (20-2-1) vs. Mechanicsburg (18-3-2) 1 p.m. Saturday at Hollidaysburg High School, Hollidaysburg Winner plays: Winner of 7-1 Mars (17-0-1)/7-3 Montour (16-7) on Tuesday in semifinals (Site and time TBD) Notes: Plum punched its ticket to the quarterfinals with a 3-1 victory over District...

Freeport girls volleyball coach Tom Phillips has always worried about the potential for a “hangover” from winning a WPIAL championship going into the first round of the state tournament. The emotional high of winning a district crown can be tough to replicate just a couple days later, but the Yellowjackets...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Plum girls soccer team threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Hollidaysburg net, and Tigers freshman keeper Natalie Foster in the first half during a PIAA Class AAA first-round game Tuesday at Hollidaysburg. Plum delivered 14 shots, including seven on goal, over the first 40 minutes....

A Plum man has formed a network of volunteers, Plum Snow Angels, to shovel the sidewalks and driveways of elderly and disabled residents in the borough. When floodwaters ripped through Plum in 2019, Ric Vigno and friends traveled through the borough and helped elderly and disabled residents throw away “half...

Kaley Simqu was a starter at Cedar Crest High School two years ago for Plum’s PIAA Class 3A girls soccer first-round game against District 3 champion Manheim Central. Now a junior, the midfielder/defender and a number of other current Mustangs teammates experienced the heartbreak of a shootout loss to the...

It took a while because of the pandemic, but the Junior Girl Scouts from Plum Troop #55153 finally got their accolades. The troop worked together as a team and completed the requirements needed to earn the Bronze Award. The girls made Christmas ornaments for the residents at Concordia at Ridgewood...

Class 3A First round 7-2 Plum (19-2-1) at 6-1 Hollidaysburg (13-8) 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hollidaysburg High School Winner plays: Winner of 3-1 Mechanicsburg/12-2 St. Hubert’s in quarterfinals Saturday (site and time TBD) Plum enters the state playoffs after a runner-up finish to Mars in Saturday’s WPIAL title game at...

The Plum and Freeport girls volleyball teams shared a gym four times this season but never played an official match against each other. The Mustangs and Yellowjackets did scrimmage in mid-August, but they missed each other at the Plum and Freeport tournaments. The teams also got a chance to see...

Caroline Hunter Plum girls volleyball Members of the Plum girls volleyball team have turned the page on the WPIAL season. The Mustangs dropped a 3-2 decision to Hampton in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals last Tuesday but quickly changed focus to the PIAA tournament. They will play WPIAL champion Freeport...

Skip cooking dinner; order spaghetti meal Nov. 21 Take advantage of the take-home spaghetti dinner the Knights of Columbus has scheduled at Our Lady of Joy Church, 2000 O’Block Road, Plum, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21. Just drive your car up to the main entrance, place your order...

Ashley Persia ran her final high school cross country race Oct. 28 at the WPIAL championships, and the Plum senior made her move throughout the race and finished 48th in Class 3A at Cal (Pa). While Persia didn’t reach her goal of a trip to states, Mustangs’ coach Stephanie Lednak...

The Plum girls volleyball team had its sights set on the WPIAL Class 3A championship game as it faced Hampton in the semifinals Nov. 2 at Gateway. The Mustangs won a pair of close games, 26-24, to jump out to a 2-0 lead in the match. However, the Talbots rallied...

Edgewood Jesse Mullen sold property at 321 Coal St. to James Louks and Sarah Tancred for $177,261. Hershey Dugan sold property at 1046 E End Ave. to Alexander and Ezra Abraham Gershanok for $410,000. Ronan Jones sold property at 346 Locust St. to Lisa Frumkes for $640,000. Michael Gunzenhauser sold...

For the third consecutive season, the two teams in the WPIAL Class 3A final were Mars and Plum, and for the third time it was the Planets claiming the district crown with a 2-1 victory Saturday at Highmark Stadium. In doing so, Mars (16-0-1) became the first school to three-peat...

The No. 4-seeded Hampton Talbots remained perfect, but they used an imperfect performance to stay that way. The Talbots (11-0) overcame turnovers and penalties to edge a spirited Plum team 14-13 on Friday night on a late touchdown in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. Trailing for...

For the third consecutive season, the Mars and Plum girls soccer teams will meet in the WPIAL Class 3A championship, with the latest installment taking place at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Highmark Stadium. The top seeded Planets (15-0-1) won the past two meetings, but the No. 2 Mustangs (19-1-1) are...

Verona Council candidates Vince Flotta, Patricia Lynn Hredzak-Showalter, Rhoda Worf and Ray Suchevich were leading in a five-person race for four, four-year seats, according to unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Office of Elections. A little more than 66 percent of precincts were reported online as of Nov. 3. Flotta,...

A quickly scribbled together crib sheet that coaches drew up during the second overtime helped Franklin Regional extend its season. Although this wasn’t cheating. It was precise execution. The piece of paper had all the answers sophomore goalkeeper Aryan Selokar needed for the shootout session against Plum on Wednesday night...

Logan Brooks Plum, Sr., WR/DB Brooks has been key part of the Mustangs passing game all season, but he picked up his pace the past several weeks with a combined 23 catches for 263 yards and three touchdowns against Knoch, Armstrong and Greensburg Salem. He hauled in 11 passes for...

Eight candidates were on the ballot for four, four-year seats on Plum Borough School Board. The four winners were all Republicans – Ronald Sakolsky, Angela Anderson, Megan Chuderewicz and Devin Adams. Anderson was the lone incumbent. Democrats Renee Richardson, Justin Newman, incumbent Joe Tommarello and Melissa Russell were the bottom...

In the Plum mayoral race, Republican Mayor Harry Schlegel beat Democrat David Biondo, 3,524 to 3,390, for another four-year term. Eight candidates were on the ballot to fill four seats on Plum Borough council. The top vote-getters were all Republicans: incumbents Paul Dern and Mike Doyle, as well as newcomer...

Camryn Rogers Class: Junior School: Plum Sport: Soccer Report card: Rogers had a hat trick in Plum’s 7-1 win over Laurel Highlands in the first round of the playoffs Monday. She had a dozen goals in the regular season. The Mustangs played South Fayette on Tuesday in the semifinals and...

In a Section 5 match with Armstrong late in the regular season, the Hampton girls volleyball team found itself down 2-0. The Talbots were able to mount a rally that night and pull out a win. It helped them finish in a tie for the section title. Hampton was in...