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Lady Mustangs basketball eliminated from the postseason

ARMAGH — Here is a truly incredible statistic: Of the 12 games the Portage girls’ basketball team lost this season, 11 were against teams that made the PIAA state playoffs. The Lady Mustangs’ latest — and season-ending — setback came against the United Lady Lions, a 43-24 decision in the District 6 Class 2A third-place game on Friday night at United High School. United jumped out to a 17-0 lead after the first period, where Portage managed only four field goal attempts and committed 10 turnovers. “We didn’t play our best. United’s very good and has played better and ...

Altoona girls basketball tops rivals in state playoff tuneup

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg and Altoona Area girls basketball teams had not played in a week or more when the two met up Thursday night to make up a game that had been postponed from earlier this month. Both had won their respective District 6 titles in 6A and 5A, respectively. It ...

NBC girls can’t make up deficit in D5 finals loss

JOHNSTOWN — Northern Bedford got off to a slow start in its District 5 Class 1A championship game against top-seeded Southern Fulton on Thursday at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown’s SportsCenter — and Bailey Hull made sure they never recovered. The Southern Fulton freshman, ...

Lady Pirates nearly win, despite no Gorsuch in lineup

WINGATE — The Williamsburg Lady Pirates have faced a lot of adversity recently, but head coach Angela Detwiler and her players are adopting a glass half-full approach. With star junior post Levada Gorsuch sidelined with an ankle injury, the significantly undersized Lady Pirates played with the heart of a lion Thursday night in their District 6 Class 1A third-place consolation game against Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy at the Bald Eagle Area High School gymnasium. In a matchup in which both teams, win or lose, were guaranteed to move on to next week’s PIAA state tournament, both ...

Ruggery rewards coach’s faith in helping BG win title

CRESSON — Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s girls basketball team has a lot of players that can take over a game at any given time. But throughout the Lady Marauders’ run the last three seasons, the main cog in getting the most out of all those options has been junior Morgan ...