By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonmirror.com GREENSBURG — Bishop Carroll Catholic’s boys basketball team made it into the PIAA Class 1A semifinals because of its speed and athleticism. The Huskies came up short of making it to Hershey for the state championship because they simply ran ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com There will be a sense of deja vu at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse tonight at 7 p.m. when Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic takes on Williamsburg in a PIAA Class 1A girls basketball semifinal game and not just because the teams have met in the last two District 6 championship games. “That’s where my last game was, so it’s kind of funny,” Williamsburg coach Amy Hileman said. “I’m looking forward to it. Our fans, their fans, it will be just like 1993, but hopefully we can turn it around this time.” Hileman is referring to ...
TONIGHT GIRLS PIAA CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS Teams: 6-1 Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Lady Marauders (27-3) vs. 6-2 Williamsburg Lady Blue Pirates (27-3) Site, time: Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse, 7 p.m. The coaches: Bishop Guilfoyle—Kristi Kaack; Williamsburg—Amy Hileman Playoff path: Bishop Guilfoyle—def. Purchase Line, 69-14, in District 6 quarterfinals; defeated Bishop Carroll Catholic, 57-40, in semifinals; def. Williamsburg, 46-42, in District 6 championship; def. Riverview, 58-33, in PIAA first round; def. DuBois Central Catholic, 47-21, in PIAA second round; def. ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com JOHNSTOWN — Williamsburg and its fan base had to sweat out literally every second of Saturday’s PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal game against Berlin Brothersvalley, but in the end, the Lady Blue Pirates avenged a loss in the Inter-County Conference ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com IRWIN — Union Area entered Saturday afternoon’s PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal matchup as the defending state champion. So, it would have been easy to understand if a young Bishop Guilfoyle squad came in nervous and needing a few minutes to settle in. Instead, the opposite happened as the Lady Marauders, who play mostly freshmen and sophomores, came out with a defensive intensity combined with knocking down four outside shots. The Scotties were the ones on their heels as BG set the tone from the tip and held off a fourth quarter rally ...
PIAA CLASS 1A BOYS SEMIFINALS TONIGHT Teams: 6-1 Bishop Carroll Catholic Huskies (18-10) vs. 7-1 Imani Christian Academy Saints (17-10) Site, time: Hempfield Area H.S., Greensburg, 7 p.m. The coaches: Bishop Carroll—Cosie Aliquo; Imani Christian Academy—Khayree Wilson Playoff path: Bishop Carroll—def. Portage, 70-56, in District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals; def. Conemaugh Valley, 89-75, in semifinals; def. Williamsburg, 72-41, in District 6 championship; def. Johnsonburg, 56-47, in PIAA first round; def. Neighborhood Academy, 71-70 in overtime, in PIAA second round; def. ...
