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BG girls soccer date set

BG girls will play at Irwin Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic, the District 6 Class 1A girls soccer champion, will be playing WPIAL champion Freedom at Norwin High School in Irwin at noon on Saturday in the PIAA quarterfinals. The Lady Marauders defeated Karns City, 2-0, to advance while Freedom topped District 10 runner-up Mercer, 3-1. The winner of Saturday’s game will play in the PIAA semifinals on Tuesday against either WPIAL runner-up Riverview or WPIAL third-place finisher Springdale. Those two teams play at Plum at noon on Saturday.

AAHS season over after loss vs WPIAL runnerup

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com Marc Frye’s first season as the head coach of the Altoona Area High School girls soccer team was a memorable one this fall. Altoona won the District 6 Class 4A championship and captured a victory in a PIAA subregional playoff game for the ...

Pittsburgh area tough on Central

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — Central’s normal possession style of play was non-existent for the most part on Tuesday night against Shady Side Academy. The Lady Dragons got off a pass but it was quickly shut down or intercepted by the pressure and ...

Will NBC see different Ramblers this time?

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com The regular season isn’t always an indicator of the postseason. Exhibit A — Windber lost to North Star, 41-20, in September before beating the Cougars, 41-20, in the District 5 Class 1A semifinals last week. Could Exhibit B take place Thursday against Northern Bedford in the District 5 championship? The Ramblers lost to the Black Panthers, 35-6, on Oct. 20 at Windber, but the team Northern Bedford will play at Somerset at 7 p.m. will be a lot different than the one it played that night. Windber quarterback Tanner Barkley, who ...

Central Columbia too much for Penn Cambria boys

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — When you make your first appearance on a new stage in any sport, that can create a lot of nerves. It can also provide you a learning experience for what you need to do to get where you want to be over the longer term. Tuesday ...

Lady Lions knock off McDowell

ERIE — When Alannah Irwin tore the ACL in her right leg in January, she didn’t think there was any way she’d play soccer this fall. After working hard to recover faster with rehab, she made it back to the soccer field to make one of the biggest kicks in program history. Irwin clinched a 5-3 shootout win over McDowell by burying the final shot among the first round of shooters to give Altoona a historic win on Saturday at Dollinger Field in Erie. “Everyone knows that McDowell has ended Altoona’s season every year that we’ve won District 6,” Altoona coach Marc Frye ...