The 17th annual Altoona Mirror Classic boys basketball game will have a Hollidaysburg flair to it tonight at Penn State Altoona. Blair County coach Brad Lear will coach four of his Hollidaysburg seniors — Mason Goodman, Cole Walters, Leyton Weimert and Jake Hileman — one last time when ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Williamsburg coach Amy Hileman will coach her daughter Ayla one more time in Thursday’s 17th annual Altoona Mirror Classic at Penn State Altoona. It’s the latest way Ayla’s career has mirrored her mother’s. “It’s pretty ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic freshman Maurie Querry and her teammates snuck away from their coaches, the media and staff members at the Giant Center with the PIAA Class 1A championship trophy to the second level of the arena to take ...
HERSHEY — None of the Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic players who stepped on the court during a dominant first quarter in the PIAA Class 1A championship game Friday at the Giant Center had ever played in a state final. You certainly couldn’t tell that from watching the game. In fact, the Lady Marauders have played beyond their years throughout the 2023-2024 season. The majority of the year, BG started three freshmen, Morgan Ruggery, Maurie Querry and Anberlyn Petrecca, and a pair of sophomores, Stella Yeskey and Alana Lightner. Once the postseason started, sophomore Gia Adams joined ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com HERSHEY — The loudest roars from a crowd listed at 950 people Friday afternoon during Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic’s 35-17 win over Mountain View in the PIAA Class 1A girls basketball championship game at the Giant Center came when the Lady ...
Moschella watches in different role HERSHEY — Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic’s girls basketball team played beyond their years this season, but for as focused as the Lady Marauders were throughout the year, there was at least one “fan” feeling the pressure Friday at Hershey’s Giant Center. “I can really feel it right now, the nerves,” said retired Bishop Guilfoyle coach Mark Moschella about a half hour before the game started from his seat in the stands. “You just want them to play their best. If their best isn’t good enough, then so be it, but you certainly don’t want ...
