By Kevin Petrochko For the Mirror The Altoona Area High School boys basketball team came into Friday’s game against the State College Little Lions searching for their first win of the season, but couldn’t come out on top as the Lions fell to their Mid-Penn rivals, 64-42, at the Altoona ...
TYRONE — Morgan Ruggery tallied 22 points, and Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic ran past Tyrone, 68-24, in high school girls basketball action on Friday night. The Lady Marauders, who also got nine points each from Maurie Querry and Stella Yeskey, improved to 13-0. Laney Woomer led Tyrone with 10 points. BISHOP GUILFOYLE (68): Querry 3 1-2 9, Ruggery 10 1-1 22, Petrecca 2 1-1 6, Yeskey 4 1-2 9, Lightner 2 3-3 7, Adams 2 0-0 5, Homan 0 0-0 0, Gofus 2 0-0 4, Lechner 1 0-0 2, Hite 2 0-0 4. Totals — 28 7-9 68. TYRONE (24): Woomer 3 3-4 10, Paul 0 1-2 1, Greene 3 1-4 7, Crowell 1 1-2 3, ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic and Tyrone entered Thursday’s boys basketball game at Pleasant Valley gymnasium as the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds, respectively, in the District 6 Class 3A playoff race. For the first 18 minutes of the game, it looked ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com WILLIAMSBURG — In Thursday nights rivalry, matchup with Juniata Valley, Williamsburg got off to a big start in both the first and third quarters. The Blue Pirates came sprinting out of the gate in the opening stanza and held that lead heading into the locker room where they built an even bigger lead to open the second half. The resiliency of the Green Hornet kicked in as they wouldn’t go away by clawing back within striking distance before Williamsburg was able to take back control. The Pirates were able to close out an 87-74 ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Area High School boys basketball team jumped out to a 32-14 halftime lead and went on to down Bellefonte, 64-40, on Thursday night. Mason Goodman led the Golden Tigers with 14 points, Layton Weimert scored 13, Cole Walters had 12, and Jake Hileman added 10 points. Hollidaysburg improved to 9-3 overall. BELLEFONTE (40): Hamilton 1 3-4 6, Vancas 1 0-0 3, Cox 2 0-0 5, Wartz 1 0-0 2, McConnell 4 0-2 8, Hattorman 1 0-0 2, Tomassacci 1 0-0 3, Johnson 1 0-2 3, Carman 2 2-4 8. Totals – 14 5-12 40. HOLLIDAYSBURG (64): Goodman 6 0-0 14, Albarano 0 0-0 ...
By Brad Rosemas For the Mirror BLAIRSVILLE — River Valley girls basketball coach Rick Brown acknowledged his team had practiced for the past three days preparing to face Heritage Conference foe Portage’s full-court press. While being a staple for the Mustangs all season that had helped produce 14 consecutive victories, the 2023 PIAA Class 3A runner-up Panthers found their way through. River Valley used consistent transition baskets and strong 3-point shooting to defeat Portage 59-43 on Thursday night, giving the Mustangs their first loss of the season. “When you have ...
