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Lady Lions catch fire in 2nd for victory

By Matt Michelone For the Mirror Thursday night’s Mid-Penn Conference matchup against Cumberland Valley for the Altoona girls basketball team started with a slow pace as the Lady Eagles were on fire from the field. But, once the second quarter hit, the Lady Lions pushed the tempo and exploded for a 21-4 run which stretched for a little over a quarter-and-a-half on their way to a 69-38 triumph at the Altoona Fieldhouse. Gracie Sines led the Lady Eagle offense as she as she came up with a steal and a layup for two of her seven points to give Cumberland Valley a 15-9 lead after ...

Ranalli has big contributions in Williamsburg win

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com WILLIAMSBURG —Williamsburg Area High School girls basketball coach Angela Detwiler is stressing to all of her players the importance of developing the confidence to take the open shot when it presents itself. While junior guard LeAnna Royer and sophomore forward Levada Gorsuch are counted on for a heavy portion of the team’s scoring totals, the other players on the team play very important roles as well. “(Opposing) teams are going to key on LeAnna and Vada, and it’s been a big emphasis for us to start this year that I’m ...

Slow start sinks Mountain Lions on road

MECHANICSBURG — Altoona fell behind 21-7 in the first quarter en route to a 74-46 loss at Cumberland Valley Thursday night in boys high school basketball action. Altoona, which fell to 2-8, got 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists from Josh Lowery. Cumberland Valley (8-2) got 23 points from Nolan Buzolka and 19 points from Jared Dolimpio. ALTOONA (46): Dunkle 2 0-0 5, Greaser 0 2-3 2, Wagner 1 0-0 3, Simendinger 1 1-2 3, Barr 0 0-0 0, Pfeffer 0 0-0 0, E. Hicks 0 0-0 0, D. Hicks 0 0-0 0, White 4 0-0 9, Harrington 2 0-0 4, Pezzi 0 0-0 0, Chathams 0 0-0 0, Lowery 7 4-5 18, ...

Tyrone boys perfect after win in title game

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com TYRONE — The Tyrone boys basketball team is off to a blistering start through the first month of the season by winning its first five games prior to this weekend’s tournament by an average of just under 31 points a game. Friday night’s ...

Lady Eagles take advantage of the name game to defeat PC

TYRONE — A pair of Alaynas came up huge for the Tyrone Lady Golden Eagles basketball team Saturday evening, as Tyrone captured the girls championship of the Fred B. Miller Memorial Holiday Basketball Tournament. Tyrone junior guard Alayna Woomer earned tournament Most Valuable Player honors ...

Altoona, BG both suffer setbacks

MIDDLETOWN — The Altoona boys basketball team was outscored, 20-8, in the third quarter Saturday in a 62-47 loss to Manheim Township at the Middletown Christmas Tournament in high school play. The Mountain Lions (2-7) got 10 points from Josh Lowery and eight points from Gavin Dunkle. Both players were named to the all-tourney team for their two-game effort. Tyler Gray had 17 points to lead Manheim Township. ALTOONA (47): Dunkle 4 0-1 8, Greaser 1 1-2 3, Wagner 0 1-4 1, Simendinger 0 1-2 1, Barr 0 0-0 0, DiVentura 0 0-0 0, E. Hicks 0 1-2 1, D. Hicks 1 1-2 4, White 1 3-4 6, ...