By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com TYRONE — Tyrone jumped ahead of Bellefonte early and never looked back in a 63-38 victory Friday night. It was the Golden Eagles’ seventh-straight win and moved them into the top three in the District 6 Class 3A rankings with one game to ...
By Kevin Petrochko For the Mirror The Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders came into Friday’s senior night game against the Clearfield Bison looking to push their winning streak to five straight, including 12 of their last 13, and did just that by beating their Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference foes, 90-61, on Friday night at the Pleasant Valley Gymnasium. The win kept the Marauders (15-3 overall) undefeated in the LHAC at 16-0. “We’re liking where we are,” Marauder coach Ryan Lestochi said. “We feel like we’re still getting better. The last regular season game, we want ...
By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com EBENSBURG — Both the Bishop Carroll Catholic and Bishop McCort Catholic boys’ basketball teams traded equal opportunities through the first three quarters of Friday night’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup. It was once things went to the fourth quarter that the Crimson Crushers pulled away and cruised to a 65-55 victory over the Huskies at the Bishop Carroll gym on senior night. “They just hit some open shots,” Bishop Carroll coach Cosie Aliquo said. “They got the loose balls, and we didn’t. (During the Huskies ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg held Bald Eagle Area to single digits in all four quarters in a 77-26 win Friday night in high school play. The Golden Tigers (17-4), up 29-16 at halftime, got 15 points from Cole Walters, 14 from Jake Hileman and 12 points from Leyton Weimert. BALD EAGLE AREA (26): Burns 0 1-2 1, Smith 1 0-0 3, Cowan 1 0-0 2, Watkins 4 5-8 13, Reavis 1 0-0 3, Spackman 2 0-0 4. Totals — 9 6-10 26. HOLLIDAYSBURG (77): Goodman 2 0-2 4, Albarano 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 1 0-0 2, Hileman 4 6-6 14, Steiner 2 0-0 6, Weimert 6 0-0 12, Metzgar 1 0-0 2, Walters 5 0-0 15, Kirsch 1 ...
CHAMBERSBURG — The Altoona girls basketball team improved their record to 18-4 Friday night, thanks to a 59-40 win at Chambersburg in high school action. The Lady Lions, who used a 16-7 second quarter to pull away for a 27-18 halftime lead, got a balanced effort on offense. Melana Eyer led with 15 points while Jaiden Krull added 11 points. Ella Parker led Chambersburg (7-15) with 13 points.. ALTOONA (59): Stradtmiller 0 0-0 0, M. Eyer 6 1-2 15, Nguyen-Moore 4 0-0 9, Wilt 3 1-4 9, R. Eyer 1 0-0 3, Berardinelli 0 0-0 0, Cogan 3 0-0 6, Harpster 2 0-0 6, Krull 5 1-1 11, Knorr 0 0-0 ...
BOALSBURG — Nearly 30 years ago, Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan made playing through sickness famous with his performance in the “flu game” victory over the Utah Jazz in the 1997 NBA Finals. On a smaller stage, but in a matchup of two of the highest ranked Class 1A girls basketball ...
