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THURSDAY GIRLS DISTRICT 6 CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP Teams: Marion Center Lady Stingers (19-5); Portage Lady Mustangs (23-2) Site, time: Mount Aloysius, 6 p.m. The coaches: Marion Center—Amy Trimble; Portage—Lance Hudak Playoff path: Marion Center—def. Southern Huntingdon, 50-43, in District 6 Class 2A quarterfinals; def. Bishop McCort, 58-57, in semifinals. Portage—def. Homer-Center, 47-36, in District 6 Class 2A quarterfinals; def. Bellwood-Antis, 56-45, in semifinals. Probable starting lineups: Marion Center—G Lydia Miller, sr.; G Macie Miller, fr.; G Brynnley ...

Hoops du Jour

Lady Lions defeat Purdue again WEST FAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Penn State women’s basketball team earned a gritty 93-88 win at Purdue Wednesday night to sweep the season series with the Boilermakers and earn its 17th win of the year. The Lady Lions used five double figure scorers and 56 percent shooting from the field to pick up their fifth road win of the year. Guard Ashley Owusu led the offensive charge with 23 points, her second straight game surpassing 20 or more. Senior Makenna Marisa produced 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, including a 3-of-5 showing from beyond ...

Dragons’ offense shut down in 2nd half

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com CRESSON — Central’s boys basketball team has outperformed expectations all season long, and the Scarlet Dragons did it again Tuesday night against top-seeded Johnstown in the District 5-6 Class 4A championship game at Mount Aloysius when they ...

Poor first quarter sinks Marauders

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Westmont Hilltop entered the District 6 Class 3A boys basketball tournament this postseason as the fourth seed in the field, prompting some to consider the Hilltoppers as possibly flying under the radar a bit. Veteran Westmont coach Dave ...

Rangers overwhelm Golden Eagle defense

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com SIDMAN — There’s a basketball saying that goes when a team or individual shoots really well that they ‘shoot the lights out’. During a timeout with 2:40 remaining in the Tuesday night’s game between Tyrone and Forest Hills, the overhead lights literally went out. If the adage held true, then the Rangers were the cause of the lights going out as the second seed shot a blistering 64-percent (35-for-55) on the night. That shooting, and a run of 18 unanswered points by FH, proved to be the undoing for the Golden Eagles in a ...

High school basketball capsules

WEDNESDAY BOYS DISTRICT 6 CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP Teams: Williamsburg Blue Pirates (17-7); Bishop Carroll Catholic Huskies (14-10) Site, time: Mount Aloysius, 7:30 p.m. The coaches: Williamsburg—Jeff Detwiler; Bishop Carroll—Cosie Aliquo Playoff path: Williamsburg—def. Blacklick Valley, 55-46, in District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals; def. Bishop McCort, 53-51, in semifinals. Bishop Carroll—def. Portage, 70-56, in District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals; def. Conemaugh Valley, 89-75, in semifinals. Probable starting lineups: Williamsburg—G Jesse Brumbaugh, jr.; G Logan ...