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Lengthy road trips for C-K, Glendale

From Mirror reports Claysburg-Kimmel and Glendale will both be traveling more than an hour Thursday when the Inter-County Conference rivals continue their runs in the PIAA Class 1A softball championship tournament. The Lady Bulldogs will take on Chartiers-Houston, the third seed out of the WPIAL, at Hempfield High School in Greensburg at 2 p.m. The Lady Vikings will travel to Somerset High School to take on WPIAL runner-up Carmichaels at 4 p.m. Six of the remaining eight teams in 1A are from either District 6 or the WPIAL. The winners will play in the semifinals on Monday, and ...

BG comeback comes up short

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com DuBois Central Catholic High School returned a strong nucleus this year from its 2022 team that captured the PIAA Class 1A baseball championship. The Cardinals lost their first three games this season, though, and head coach Adam Fox regarded ...

Tyrone just misses out on WPIAL champ

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com ELLWOOD CITY — Tyrone baseball coach Kevin Soellner is just two years removed from winning a PIAA championship, and the feeling he experienced bringing home the gold that season has stuck with him. Soellner admits he hates losing more than ...

Mounties moving on

PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola baseball team advanced to the second round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs Monday afternoon, thanks to a 4-3 win over Avonworth in eight innings. Sam McDonald won it for the Mounties with an RBI single, his first hit of the game. Paker Lamb had two hits for the Mounties, who trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh before tying the game up in the bottom of the frame. Gavin Emigh worked four innings in relief to get the win. The Mounties will play Punxsutawneyon Thursday in the quarterfinals. AVONWORTH (3): Brooks cf 2000, Metz c 2100, ...

Athlete of the Week: Sell helps BG claim D6 crown

Name: Kade Sell School: Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Age: 17 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Sell went 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs and was the winning pitcher, striking out four and allowing no earned runs, in a 14-3 win over Harmony in the District 6 Class 1A championship game. Season update: Sell is hitting .295 with 22 RBIs, four doubles and a home run for the 16-7 Marauders, who will open play in the PIAA playoffs against DuBois Central Catholic today. Coach Tommy Williams’ quote: “Nerves always play a factor, but he settled ...

Area teams learn their destinations

From Mirror reports Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic will host District 9 runner-up DuBois Central Catholic at Vets Field on Monday at 4 p.m. in the first round of the PIAA tournament. The Marauders (16-7) won the District 6 Class 1A championship over Harmony earlier this week while top-seeded DuBois Central Catholic (17-5) was upset by Clarion after a seventh-inning rally. The Mirror’s other remaining core coverage area baseball team, Tyrone, will travel to Ellwood City to play WPIAL champion Riverside Monday at 3 p.m. in the 3A bracket. The team that beat Tyrone, Philipsburg-Osceola, ...