CRESSON — With Portage moving up to the Class 5A level in District 6 this year, the Lady Mustangs knew that Hollidaysburg would be one of the teams they would have to get by if a trip to the state tournament was on their itinerary. And with only five teams in the classification, it’s a ...
By Scott Franco sfranco@altoonamirror.com The Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic boys basketball program has a storied history that added another chapter to its pages on Saturday afternoon. It came in the form of senior Luke Ruggery. Needing 24 points to become the school’s all-time leading scorer ...
There are a lot of people around here, mostly Steelers fans, who are not happy that the New England Patriots are in the Super Bowl again. But someone who would have been thrilled is my mother, the biggest — and I say this with love — most annoying Patriots fan I ever met. Since her ...
Williamsburg High School has a new football coach, and he’s someone with ties to the local area. Ryan Hileman, who coached the Blue Pirates’ junior high team last season, was hired Tuesday night by the Williamsburg School Board to replace Bob Hearn, who had stepped down at the end of the ...
WILLIAMSBURG — Saying it was a “tough decision,” but also a decision he felt he had to make, Williamsburg football coach Bob Hearn has stepped down after 10 seasons running the Blue Pirates’ program. Hearn, who will remain as the school’s athletic director, turned in his letter of ...
For those of you who know me well, and even more so for those who have never met me, let me get this out of the way before we go any further: I will never be mistaken for Liam Neeson. Here’s why: I am not heroic. I don’t act like a hero, and physically and mentally, I do not do heroic ...