Editor's note: This is the sixth in a series on the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame's class of 2026 honorees:
The Altoona Area High School girls basketball team won its third PIAA Class 4A championship in 1995 under legendary coach Art Taneyhill.
The team had gone through its ups and downs ...
JOHNSTOWN — A day that began with a last-minute change in venue for the Cambria County Basketball Coaches’ Association Senior Showcase all-star games ended with a last-minute thrilling finish in the boys’ contest Sunday afternoon as Team Conemaugh took both ends of a double-header against ...
Friday night’s Altoona Mirror Classic basketball game showcased the best players in Blair, Cambria and surrounding counties.
The game has always presented itself as a chance for all the senior players in the Mirror coverage area to lace up their sneakers one last time.
Naomi Crispin of ...
The boys’ version of the Altoona Mirror Classic was a close battle through one quarter of action with the Blair County squad holding a slight advantage.
However, the Central Pennsylvania team used a 20-point scoring difference in the second quarter to separate itself.
Central PA got ...
Friday evening’s Altoona Mirror Classic was just one example of how special of a time it is in girls basketball in Blair County right now.
The Williamsburg girls made it to the state finals, while Altoona made the PIAA semifinals, and Bishop Guilfoyle and Hollidaysburg are regulars in ...
The Clearfield boys had a 21-4 season this year, which was the most games the Bison have won since the 2016-17 season.
It was due in large part to Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference MVP Braison Patrick and another 1,000-point scorer in Evett Maines that drove success for ...