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Altoona beats CD East, earns first road victory

HARRISBURG — Don’t read too much into all the final numbers of Friday night’s Altoona at Central Dauphin East football game because some of them might be a little deceiving. Just read the final score: Altoona 28, CD East 14. Behind a turnover-free offense that scored when it had to, and ...

Contented Cumming bows out

JOHNSTOWN — As Cumming Motors manager Chris Sanders talked to his baseball team following Thursday’s 8-5 elimination game loss to the Brooklyn Cougars in the AAABA National Tournament, he could not emphasize enough how much he enjoyed his time with the 2022 group. He talked about how ...

Faith or football? NFL broadcast presents Christmas Eve dilemma

It’s no secret that I am probably one of the biggest fans of the NFL. There just aren’t a lot of 57-year-old men who keep little helmet magnets of every team in the league on their fridge and keep the standings in the right order during the season. My wife and kids know I love them, but ...

Slowik, Moyer earn titles

The sign-in time frame for the annual Altoona Mirror Bowler of the Year Tournament Thursday night was from 6-7 p.m. at the Pleasant Valley Recreation Center. John Slowik, one of the area’s top bowlers for some time, didn’t arrive until late, after most everyone else in the field had signed ...

When you get caught between the moon and the Pizza Hut

I am going to tell you a story involving cherry tomatoes and the Dudley Moore classic comedy “Arthur,” and it’s all going to make sense to you in the end. And since this is February — the month that has Valentine’s Day — there’s even some romance thrown in for good measure. It ...

Third time a charm for Panthers vs BG

When two teams are evenly matched, high school basketball coaches will tell you it’s hard to beat a team three times in one season. The Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic boys team found that out Thursday night at home against Penn Cambria. Playing in the semifinals of the Laurel Highlands ...