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A.J. OK

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski A.J. Kelly of Altoona (508) checks out his competition before running to victory on Saturday morning.
July 5, 2009

On and off the course, A.J. Kelly is very familiar with the ups and downs of competitive road racing. In 2007, Kelly missed the qualifying time for the United States Olympic men’s marathon team by 44 seconds. In 2008, he underwent surgery for torn cartilage in his left hip in August, and didn’t run a single mile from March through November of that year. The 27-year-old Kelly is back on the road and fully recovered in 2009, as evidenced by his overall championship in the annual Hollidaysburg Area YMCA July 4 15-Kilometer Road Race held Saturday. Kelly won his third overall championship in the event by finishing the 9.3-mile race, which starts at the Mishler Theater and winds through Altoona before finishing at the Heritage Plaza, with a time of 53:04 — a full 25 seconds ahead of last year’s overall champion, Ryan Walsh. Gina McGee, 44, of Johnstown, was the overall 15K women’s champion with a time of 1:01:08. Jim Spisak of Johnstown won the overall championship in the 5K (3.

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Curve impress big crowd

July 5, 2009



Blair County Ballpark can always be counted on for a fun, festive Fourth of July.

A season-high crowd of 8,151 packed the seats of BCB and saw a little bit of everything in the Curve’s 1-0 win over Bowie on Saturday.

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Despite rain, City League still gets in games

July 5, 2009

Once again this weeks, baseball games across the Mirror coverage area were postponed because Mother Nature refused to cooperate.

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Lozinak, Curve doing all they can to attract more fans

July 5, 2009

This is a very important month in Curve history, with 19 home dates serving as a significant barometer of the interest fans either still do or do not have in the 11-season-old franchise.

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Pacheco gets Class AAA promotion

July 5, 2009

Jonel Pacheco didn’t get rewarded for his solid first half with a spot in the Eastern League All-Star Game, but he got an even better reward Saturday.

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Local baseball roundup

July 4, 2009

Tyler Neff pitched a two---hitter with eight strikeouts in a complete game, and Justin David drove in the only run for East Coast Gun Sales, who won 3-0, over Bella Care, in a Greater City League game at Mansion Park on Friday night.

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