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KERNSTOWN, Va. – The Penn State Altoona women’s cross country team boasted four top-10 finishers en route to the team championship, while the Lion men took runner-up honors at the second-ever Shenandoah University Cross Country Invitational Friday.
Freshman Kim Gueterman (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional) was the top Altoona finisher, clocking a 28:05 that placed her fourth in the 33-competitor race.  Classmate Kirsten Luzik (Robinson Township, PA/Montour) was fifth with a time of 28:09, Maggie Lavelle (Hershey, PA/Hershey) ran a 29:15 and finished ninth, and Chesley Meckler (Boiling Springs, PA/Cumberland Valley) concluded the 6k event in 10th place with a 29:27.
Kelley Rager (Reedsville, PA/Indian Valley) was the final Altoona scorer, clocking a 29:51 and finishing 13th to give the squad 41 team points, one better than host Shenandoah. The team championship is just the second in program history with the other coming at the 2005 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championships.
The Lion men received strong performances from freshmen Wes Brubaker (Port Trevorton, PA/Selinsgrove) and Robert Kistner (Clifton, VA/Centreville), who finished in fourth and seventh places, respectively.  Brubaker clocked a 29:36, Kistner timed a 31:57, and two other Altoona runners, Matt Gorman (West Babylon, NY/St. John the Baptist) and Chris Bradigan (Tyrone) also were top 10 finishers.
Brad Tibbens (Avis, PA/Jersey Shore) was the fifth and final Lion scorer with an 8k time 33:38,

The Tyrone girls tennis dropped a 6-1 match to Central at the Clay Avenue courts on Thursday afternoon.
If just a few games could have gone the other way, the Lady Eagles would have made it very interesting. Despite the apparent wipeout in the final score, the Tyrone girls played a tough match.
In Number two singles, Katelyn Piper and B-A freshman Emily Tompkins played an extremely competitive first game that lasted almost an hour, before Piper prevailed 7-5 and then took the second game 6-1.
At the Number Four singles, Amy Lewis lost her first game to Katlyn Hammond 6-2, but rallied to win the second game 6-3 and force a super tiebreaker, which Hammond won 10-5.
Then, in the Number Five singles, Laura Thompson gave Tyrone their only win with another tough match over Lea Stiles. Stiles took the first game 6-4, but Thompson won the second game in a tiebreaker 7-6 and again in the super tiebreaker 10-5.
“It sound like we got thumped,” said Tyrone tennis coach Mike Hampton, “those singles matches could have gone the other way and then the doubles would have meant a lot more and might have been different as well. We competed, and Central just came out on top.”
Tyrone (0-4) will host Hollidaysburg on Tuesday at the ClayAvenue courts at 3 p.m.

It takes two Two Huntingdon defenders converge on Tyrone running back Larry Glace on Friday during the Golden Eagles 21-0 shutout victory over the Bearcats. Glace led all runners with 11 carries for 149 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. (The Daily Herald/Amanda McIlroy)	Sack time Tyrone junior Shane Walker (13) tackles Huntingdon quarterback Nathan Betts for a loss during Friday night’s 21-0 Tyrone triumph at War Vets Field in Huntingdon. (The Daily Herald/Amanda McIlroy)

The Red Sea couldn’t have parted any better for Moses than the hole did for Tyrone running back Larry Glace on a draw play midway through the first quarter last night against Huntingdon.
Chances are pretty good, though, that Moses didn’t have the wheels Glace has.
With the Eagles clinging to a 7-0 lead and facing third-and-6 from their own 18, Glace took a draw handoff, burst through an open seam on the left side of the line, and then exploded between Huntingdon’s safeties on his way to an 82-yard touchdown that drained the life out of the Bearcats.
Tyrone added one more touchdown late to win 21-0 at War Vets Field and improve to 2-0, 1-0 in the MAC Nittany Division. The Eagles also extended their regular-season winning streak to 34-straight games.
“It was just a feel,” Tyrone coach John Franco said of the call to run on third-and-long. “They saw our formation, so we knew they were going to adjust, but it wasn’t the call. It was a guy making a play. Larry did a nice job of finding an open area and then getting through.”
“His speed surprised us,” said Huntingdon coach Jim Zauzig. “I didn’t know they had anyone with breakaway speed. He was on top of our safeties before they had time to react. That was a killer.”
While the play put a gaping hole in the ‘Cats’ balloon of confidence, truth is, it was leaking for quite a while. Tyrone punctured it early with its relentless pass rush, and stretched it open wider and wider with each successive rush.
Golden Eagle defenders lived in Huntingdon’s backfield, stopping 12 plays behind the line of scrimmage, including five sacks of quarterback Nathan Betts – two by defensive end Matt Murray, and one each by Shane Walker, Johnny Shaffer, and Jeremy Barlett.
“We knew their quarterback could run and we had to put pressure on him,” said Shaffer, who added two other tackles for losses.
No stops were bigger than the two Murray delivered on the ‘Cats’ first possession. It took Huntingdon only three plays to move from their own 35 to Tyrone’s 24, with Betts connecting with Derek Heath twice for gains of 28 and 11 yards. On second-and-8, Murray dropped Betts for a 7-yard loss, and on the next play he brought him down again for a loss of one.
A running play on fourth down went for only seven yards, and Tyrone took over.
“Murray and Shaffer are awfully good in 1-on-1 or even 1-on-2 situations,” Franco said. “Our pass rush and our defense were the key for us.”
“We didn’t run many stunts. It was just Shaffer and me working together,” said Murray. “On the sacks, Shaffer kept containment and I ran down the quarterback. The sacks should go in the books for Shaffer.”
But despite the Eagles’ efforts on defense, which limited to Huntingdon to minus-8 yards rushing, they weren’t able to get on the scoreboard until late in the second half, when they drove 70 yards in 10 plays to take a 7-0 lead. Glace, who finished with a career-high 149 yards on 11 attempts, carried three times for 38 yards, and a pass from Levi Reihart to Mark Mingle put the ball at the Huntingdon 1 on fourth down. The Eagles went back to Mingle the next play, and his one-yard blast made it 7-0, following Shaffer’s PAT.
Huntingdon (1-1, 0-1) drove as deep as Tyrone’s 17 with under a minute to play in the half, but on second-and-10, Walker dumped Betts for a 7-yard loss. After an incompletion in the end zone on third down, Evan Yoder’s 41-yard field goal attempt fell short.
The ‘Cat’s got a momentum boost early in the second half when Michael Sellers stripped Mingle and recovered the fumble at the Tyrone 40, but on second down Shaffer stuffed Andrew Sharpless for a 2-yard loss. On third-and-9, Barlett came off the left corner clean and drilled Betts from the blind side, folding the quarterback in half and causing a fumble.
The ‘Cats recovered, but were forced to punt, setting up Glace’s run to make it 14-0.
“Their pass rush was very instrumental in how things went down for us offensively,” said Zauzig. “Betts has got a gun, but he needs time to find his receivers.”
Tyrone’s defense followed Glace’s big play with two of its own. First, Jerrod Good stopped Jared Donelson for a 2-yard loss, and then on fourth down Walker broke through the line and blocked Betts’ punt and recovered the loose ball.
Tyrone’s last score came on a 50-yard drive in the fourth quarter. Mingle did most of the leg-work, carrying six times for 36 yards, but Shaffer delivered the biggest blow. On third-and-8 from the 16, he took a pass across the middle from Reihart and turned up field for the end zone. Inside the five, Shaffer ripped through a tackle attempt by Sellers and then put his head down and plowed over Michael Kalos for his first touchdown of the season to make it 21-0.
“As soon as I saw the goal line, I knew no one was going to stop me,” Shaffer said.
Tyrone kept its shutout with one more stop on Huntingdon’s final drive. The ‘Cats marched as far as Tyrone’s 4, but on first down, Murray popped Donelson for a 1-yard loss. Betts followed with three straight incompletions, and the Eagles had their first shutout of the season.
GRID TIDBITS: Betts completed 12 of 25 passes for 156 yards … he was intercepted once by Eric Desch … Mingle finished with 79 yards on 21 carries.
Tyrone 21  Huntingdon 0
TYRONE        0 7 7 7 – 21
HUNTINGDON 0 0 0 0 – 0
Second Quarter
T – Mingle 1 run (Shaffer kick) 2:51
Third Quarter
T – Glace 82 run (Shaffer kick) 6:51
Fourth Quarter
B – Shaffer 16 pass from Reihart (Shaffer kick) 3:11
Team Statistics
T              H
1st Downs                         12          9
Yards Rushing              238       (-8)
Pass Att.-Comp.           4-8     12-25
Yards Passing                 31       156
Total Offense               269       148
Int. By                             1          0
Fum. Rec.                      2-1       1-0
Punts-Avg.               4-32.5    5-38.6
Penalties/Yards            3-24      3-25
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
TYRONE – Glace 11-149; Mingle 21-79; Barlett 2-9; Gault 3-3; Reihart 3-(-2).
HUNTINGDON -Minor 9-22; Donelson 4-15; Posey 1-2; Sharpless 1-(-2); Heath 1-(-6); Betts 13-(-38).
PASSING
TYRONE- Reihart 4-8-31, 1 TD, 0 Int.
HUNTINGDON – Betts 12-25-156, 0 TD, 1 Int.
RECEIVING
TYRONE – Shaffer 1-16; Desch 1-11; Mingle 1-8; Ingle 1-(-4).
HUNTINGDON – Heath 4-68; Seller 1-28; Kalos 2-25; Pierotti 2-23; Donelson 1-12; Minor 2-0.

Julie L. Biddle, age 38, of State College, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, September 5, 2008 at her home, after a courageous battle with brain cancer.
She was born November 3, 1969 in Altoona, the daughter of Richard G. and Deborah M. (Haigh) Darnell.
She married Charles W. Biddle on October 16, 1993 in Altoona.
Surviving are her husband, Charlie of State College; two daughters, Abigail and Elizabeth both at home; and one sister, Jennifer L. Davis and her husband Jay of Tyrone.
She was a 1987 graduate of Altoona Area High School, and a 1991 graduate of Penn State University.
Mrs. Biddle was an active member of the Fourth Street Church of God, where she was an original member of the Bible Quiz Team.
Prior to her illness, she was employed at the ShoeFly store in Tyrone.
She enjoyed going on vacation in Florida and being with her family, and also watching her daughters play soccer.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at The Good Funeral Home, Inc., located at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 8, 2008 at the funeral home, with Reverend Jon R. Neely officiating. Interment will be at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be given to Fourth Street Church of God, 2010 4th Street, Altoona, PA 16601.

Bill and Judy Jones of Tyrone recently celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary, and they have also been performing as the gospel singing duo, About Him, for 12 years now.
To make About Him a trio, Bill’s sister, Pat Schell, joined them in April of 2006.
Pat lives in Phoenixville, PA and has to trek 200-miles to Tyrone just so the group can practice together.
“She brings a lot to the group with harmonies,” added Bill.
Pat also works full-time as the secretary at her church. She has two children and four grandchildren.
The group’s latest recording was released in May of 2007, which includes Pat’s vocals. The album is self-titled, “About Him”.
As well as locally, About Him performs as far away as Ohio and northern Maryland.
This Sunday, About Him has scheduled two performances in this area. Beginning at 10:30 a.m., they will be singing a full concert at Osceola Mills Free Methodist Church. Also at 6 p.m., they will be performing a full concert at Rock of Ages Church in Tyrone.
A free will offering will be taken at both services.
“We get booked so early that it’s hard to get booked locally,” said Bill.
He said if anyone in the area is interested in booking them for an event, please contact them at least four months in advance.
“We’d love to do more stuff locally,” he added.
If practicing and performing for About Him doesn’t already keep Bill busy enough, he graduated from Altoona Bible Institute in May of 2007. He will be ordained in the ministry in the near future.
For more information or to book About Him for a concert, contact Bill at 684-2831 or mail to: About Him Ministries, c/o Bill Jones, Sr., 618 W. 15th Street, Tyrone.