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Robinson has historic night for Hornets in 16-point victory

ALEXANDRIA — Connor Robinson scored his 1,000th career point on a foul shot, and Juniata Valley handed West Branch just its second loss of the season, 78-62, on Friday in high school boys basketball. Robinson scored six points in the game and now has 1,005, and he also had 16 rebounds. Charlie Mattas led the Hornets with 23 points, Jax Rand scored 20, Chris Deihl scored 14, and Ronal Chavez scored 12. Isaac Tiracorda scored 36 for West Branch. WEST BRANCH (62): Cotton 3 0 1-2 1, Evans 2 0-0 4, Z. McGonigal 3 0-0 6, D. McGonigal 4 0-0 10, Tiracorda 15 6-10 36, E. Emigh 2 0-0 5. ...

Bulldogs’ tough week ends in loss

By Kevin Petrochko For the Mirror CLAYSBURG — The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs came into Friday night’s Inter-County Conference matchup against the Tussey Mountain Titans searching for revenge from the two teams’ first meeting last month. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs couldn’t finish the job as they fell to their rivals, 56-48. After getting upset by Mount Union earlier in the week, the Bulldogs (9-7) couldn’t get any offense going in the first half. “We were ice cold for a little bit there,” Bulldogs coach Mike Harris said. “We didn’t hit a lot of shots, and ...

Lady Marauders hold on in fourth to defeat B-A

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com The new Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference has created some interesting matchups across the area, and Thursday night two of the most successful girls basketball teams over the past decade squared off at Pleasant Valley gymnasium. Bishop ...

Gates hits win milestone

SAXTON — Tussey Mountain limited Claysburg-Kimmel to single digit scoring efforts in each quarter, a defensive effort that was appropriate for head coach Todd Gates as he reached the 300-win milestone with a 53-15 triumph Thursday night in high school girls basketball action. “It’s just a testament to all the good people I have had helping me,” Gates said. “I have had a lot of good people going through this program, and there’s been a lot of hard work by a lot of people. It was never a goal. It was never anything I was looking to try and accomplish, but now that I have done ...

Slow-starting Portage wakes up in time

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com PATTON — Going back to a Dec. 21 defeat against Conemaugh Township last month, the Portage boys’ basketball team has had a challenging time establishing the consistency they want in their game plan. That night started a three-game losing ...

Lady Pirates building up their resume

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com WILLIAMSBURG — A year ago, Williamsburg was at the top of most state rankings among girls basketball teams in Class 1A. This season, some ranking services have them in the middle of the top 10 and some don’t have them listed at all. It might be time to start paying attention to the Lady Pirates again. Williamsburg put its game against Southern Huntingdon away in the first quarter and eventually settled for a 73-54 win over the Class 2A Lady Rockets, who entered Wednesday’s game at 14-2. The Lady Pirates got 23 points and 13 ...