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BC girls earn trip to championship

EBENSBURG — Playing in a rugged Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference has certainly made a difference for Bishop Carroll volleyball this season. That tough schedule certainly prepared the top-seeded Lady Huskies for their first game of the District 6 Class 1A playoffs, getting a sweep over ...

Volleyball season comes to an end for Portage, NBC

BOALSBURG — The Portage girls volleyball team saw its season end Thursday night in the District 6 Class 1A semifinals, losing to St. Joseph’s 25-20, 21-25, 25-15, 25-21. Portage ends its season at 7-17. St. Joe’s (14-5) plays Saturday at the Altoona Fieldhouse against Bishop Carroll ...

AAHS hockey team wins

The Altoona Area High School ice hockey team improved to 2-1 Thursday night, thanks to a 4-2 win over Johnstown at Galactic Ice. Altoona broke open a 2-2 game with two goals in the third period. The Mountain Lions got four goals from four different individuals in Tyler Mock, Ryan ...

Williamsburg grad leads basketball team to upset

TOWSON, Md. — Williamsburg graduate Ayla Hileman made a game-tying 3-pointer with four seconds left to force overtime and helped Division II Frostburg State defeat Division I Towson, 94-92, in double overtime in women’s college basketball action on Thursday. Hileman started and finished ...

Penguins fall behind early in loss at home

PITTSBURGH — Pavel Zacha scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Thursday night. Morgan Geekie scored in his third straight game and had an assist. Elias Lindholm, Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten also scored for the Bruins, who have won three straight. Boston ...

Lady Tigers soccer defeats Bellefonte again for gold

PHILIPSBURG — On the surface, playing in a double-overtime semifinal game while your championship opponent had a bye seems like a disadvantage. But for the Hollidaysburg girls soccer team, its victory over Central Mountain in that round helped propel the Lady Tigers to a 2-1 win over ...