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Repko, Aliquo help BC reach PIAA semis

Bishop Carroll Catholic uncharacteristically missed the District 6 Class 1A playoffs last season, and Huskies coach Cosie Aliquo and his team, led by senior Luke Repko, were determined to make up for that disappointment this year. After a District 6 title, a trip to the PIAA semifinals, Aliquo being named Altoona Mirror Coach of the Year and Repko being voted as the Player of the Year, mission accomplished. “It means a lot to me, and I’m thankful,” Repko said. “I definitely could not have won the award without Coach Cosie, and hearing he got the Coach of the Year was great. ...

Traditions continue with Vent, Kaack

For the third straight season, a Hollidaysburg girls basketball player was voted the Altoona Mirror Player of the Year, and Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic coach Kristi Kaack won her second Coach of the Year award in the year she claimed her second state title. Junior Bella Vent led the Lady Tigers to a District 4-6 Class 5A championship and a win in the first round of the state playoffs while averaging 15.9 points per game and playing excellent defense. “She was one of the returning starters that we had from the previous year,” Hollidaysburg coach Deanna Jubeck said. “She knew what ...

Moschella built Bishop Guilfoyle for long haul

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series on the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2024: Mark Moschella coached more than 750 games at Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School, winning 13 district titles, reaching 13 PIAA final fours and nine state championship games while ...

Collins shines in win against Blair County

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com It’s hard to know what to expect and what motivates certain players in all-star games, but from the tip of Thursday’s 17th annual Altoona Mirror Basketball Classic at Penn State’s Adler Arena, it was pretty clear what the game meant to ...

Central Pa. shoots its ways past Blair County

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com Central PA coach John Hahn said his team all seemed to know each other pretty well, despite only getting one practice together earlier this week for the Altoona Mirror Classic. That one practice turned into an all-hands-on-deck effort for Hahn’s team ...

Captains enjoy return home

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Barb (Miller) Gilliland finally served as an honorary captain in the 17th annual Altoona Mirror Classic all-star basketball game Thursday at Penn State Altoona, four years after she was originally scheduled to be recognized. “It was 2020, and ...