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Defending champ Tigers come up short

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com TYRONE — Defending District 6 Class 3A champion Hollidaysburg showed plenty of heart battling back from down two games to one and then back from a 7-3 deficit in the fifth and deciding game to take a lead, but it turned out to be second-seeded Bald Eagle Area’s night Wednesday in a 17-25, 25-22, 25-13, 15-25, 15-11 win over the Lady Tigers in the championship match at Tyrone Area Middle School. “I love coaching this team,” Hollidaysburg coach Dean Grenfell said. “I love coaching the whole team, and I told them I loved coaching ...

Homer-Center too much for BC in semi victory

By Bryanna McDermott For the Mirror HOMER CITY — It was a bad night to have an off night. Second-seeded Homer-Center swept No. 3 Bishop Carrol, 25-12, 25-18, 25-18, Wednesday night in the District 6 Class 1A girls volleyball semifinals. The Huskies couldn’t find any momentum on a night nothing fell in their favor as they struggled against the Wildcats’ power hitters while Homer-Center continued to stay hot. “I can honestly say, we probably just made more mistakes than we’re used to making,” Bishop Carroll co-head coach Erin Becquet said. “I don’t know that they ...

Mustangs watch season end in semifinal round

By Jaclyn Yingling For the Mirror ​ALLPORT — Up 17-10 in the third set against top-seeded West Branch, Portage looked like it might take one from the number-one ranked team in the state. The Lady Warriors (37-3) had four hitting errors and a service error and eventually had their backs to the wall, trailing 22-17 on Wednesday night in the District 6 1A semifinals. But a run of service errors by the Lady Mustangs allowed West Branch to stage a comeback, getting a four-point run from Shianna Hoover and a two-point run from Kyla Kephart to take the 25-23 win and sweep Portage ...

Lady Spikers march into D6 championship

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com It’s tough enough to beat a team once, even tougher when you’re asked to do it twice and in a matter of three contests. During Tuesday night’s District 6 Class 4A girls volleyball semifinal, the No. 2 seed Altoona Lady Spikers were tasked with trying to do just that after sweeping No. 3 seed Central Mountain as both teams wrapped up their regular season schedules two weeks ago. With a mix of hot starts, and some challenging waters, the Lady Spikers ended up sweeping the Lady Wildcats again, this time 25-17, 25-22, 25-21 at the ...

FH downs Tyrone

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com SIDMAN — Seventh seeded Tyrone began its match against second-seeded Forest Hills just the way it hoped — by jumping out to a 1-0 set lead in a tight, back-and-forth affair. The Lady Rangers turned the tables in the second set by winning in the same close fashion. Unfortunately for the Lady Eagles, the Rangers were just settling in as they took control in both the third and fourth sets about midway through to claim both sets. The result was a 3-1 match loss for Tyrone in District 6 Class 2A quarterfinal volleyball ...

Somerset edges Altoona in hockey

Altoona held a 2-0 lead after one period but fell to Somerset, 5-2, in high school ice hockey action on Tuesday at Galactic Ice. Brady Sassano and Cayden Helsel scored goals for Altoona. SCORE BY PERIODS Somerset 0 3 2 — 5 Altoona 2 0 0 — 2 First period: A—Sassano (Crum), 12:04; A—Helsel, 9:41. Second period: S—E. Ash (Jefferson), 12:47; S—Hoffman (Shumaker, Gary), 10:28; S—E. Ash (T. Ash), 10:18. Third period: S—K. McKelvey (T. Ash), 10:26; S—D. McKelvey (E. Ash), 1:51. Saves—Criste, A, 27. Records: Somerset (1-2); Altoona (2-1).