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Basketball

Road to Hershey ends in semis for Bishop Carroll

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonmirror.com GREENSBURG — Bishop Carroll Catholic’s boys basketball team made it into the PIAA Class 1A semifinals because of its speed and athleticism. The Huskies came up short of making it to Hershey for the state championship because they simply ran ...

Lady Pirates, BG to share history one more time

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com There will be a sense of deja vu at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse tonight at 7 p.m. when Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic takes on Williamsburg in a PIAA Class 1A girls basketball semifinal game and not just because the teams have met in the ...

PIAA 1A Basketball Capsule

TONIGHT GIRLS PIAA CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS Teams: 6-1 Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Lady Marauders (27-3) vs. 6-2 Williamsburg Lady Blue Pirates (27-3) Site, time: Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse, 7 p.m. The coaches: Bishop Guilfoyle—Kristi Kaack; Williamsburg—Amy Hileman Playoff ...

Lady Pirates edge Berlin to reach PIAA final four

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com JOHNSTOWN — Williamsburg and its fan base had to sweat out literally every second of Saturday’s PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal game against Berlin Brothersvalley, but in the end, the Lady Blue Pirates avenged a loss in the Inter-County Conference ...

Lady Marauders set tone in dismantling Union

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com IRWIN — Union Area entered Saturday afternoon’s PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal matchup as the defending state champion. So, it would have been easy to understand if a young Bishop Guilfoyle squad came in nervous and needing a few minutes to ...

H.S. basketball preview capsule

PIAA CLASS 1A BOYS SEMIFINALS TONIGHT Teams: 6-1 Bishop Carroll Catholic Huskies (18-10) vs. 7-1 Imani Christian Academy Saints (17-10) Site, time: Hempfield Area H.S., Greensburg, 7 p.m. The coaches: Bishop Carroll—Cosie Aliquo; Imani Christian Academy—Khayree Wilson Playoff ...