By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com PORTAGE — There was little drama in whether Portage girls basketball coach Lance Hudak would pick up his 300th career win a quarter into the Lady Mustangs’ 62-26 win over West Shamokin on Wednesday at Len Chappell Gymnasium, but the margin of ...
By Jamie Eichenlaub For the Mirror Melana Eyer played a big part in setting the tone early in the second, third and fourth quarters Wednesday night for the Altoona Lady Lions. The junior guard made key plays at the beginning of each of the last three quarters and scored a game-high 20 points as the Lady Lions weathered a bumpy finish to outlast Williamsport, 48-42, in a non-conference game Wednesday at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse. “We have a pretty tough schedule and every game is a battle for us,” said Eyer, who scored six points early in the second quarter and ...
TYRONE — The Tyrone Area High School boys basketball team edged Bellwood-Antis, 65-58, on Monday night to improve its record to 8-5. Eli Woomer and Andrew Escala each scored 16 points for the Golden Eagles, and Ashton Walk and Kendall Lehner each scored 10. Holden Schreier led the Blue Devils with 25 points, and Anthony Caracciolo scored 23. Bellwood fell to 4-10. BELLWOOD-ANTIS (58): H. Schreier 9 2-3 25, C. Schreirer 1 0-0 2, Shanafelt 0 0-0 0, Bardell 3 0-0 6, Caracciolo 8 3-4 23, Cacciotti 0 0-0 0, Fatzinger 1 0-0 2, Dickison 0 0-0 0. Totals — 22 5-7 58. TYRONE (65): ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com EBENSBURG — On a night in which both the Central Cambria and Bishop Carroll Catholic boys basketball teams were playing for a cause that was much bigger than a game, the Red Devils rode a big fourth quarter to a 65-57 Laurel Highlands Athletic ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg joined the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference in both boys and girls basketball competition this season, and the Lady Tigers hosted Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic Monday night in an LHAC game that matched up two unbeaten teams and provided a good litmus test for ...
WILLIAMSBURG — The Bellwood-Antis and Williamsburg boys basketball teams play two completely contrasting styles. The Blue Devils are very meticulous on offense, while the Blue Pirates want to play a track meet style. Bellwood wasted no time imposing its will on the game as the Devils seized complete control midway through the opening quarter, and never looked back in earning a 49-30 victory over Williamsburg on Monday night. “We are two different types of teams,” Bellwood-Antis coach Tyler Mertiff said. “We were obviously in the ICC (Inter-County Conference) for so long that ...
