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Lady Pirates freshmen deliver in the spotlight for win over Bishop Carroll

Bishop Carroll Catholic wanted to make sure that neither of Williamsburg’s experienced stars would be the ones to hurt them during Saturday afternoon’s PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal contest. While the Lady Huskies more than did their part to keep Lady Blue Pirate senior LeeAnna Royer and ...

Bishop Guilfoyle uses its defense to advance to Final 4 in boys basketball

CLAYSBURG — Defense and grit often make the difference in high school basketball playoff games — especially when those games go into overtime. Bishop Guilfoyle Academy boys basketball coach Ryan Lestochi said that his Marauders team prides itself on cultivating an aura of mental ...

St. Joe’s closes curtain on Lady Marauders basketball season

CLAYSBURG — It’s been readily apparent all winter that it would take a superlative effort by a very good team — and perhaps, a great player — to stop the Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Lady Marauders from winning their third consecutive PIAA Class 1A girls basketball championship this ...

Altoona girls basketball game moved to Tuesday night in Chambersburg

Due to stormy weather concerns in the eastern part of the state, the Altoona-Dallastown PIAA Class 6A girls basketball semifinal matchup, scheduled for Monday night at Big Spring High School in Newville, was postponed to Tuesday. The game will now be the second game of a doubleheader at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Chambersburg Area High School. The Bishop Guilfoyle and Trinity boys will play in the opener at 6 p.m. in a Class 3A semifinal. Six other PIAA semifinal games scheduled for Monday were moved to tonight, including the other 6A girls game between Archbishop Carroll and Upper Dublin in ...

WPIAL champ too much for Lady Panthers basketball team

KITTANNING — Penn Cambria knew from the outset it faced a stiff challenge in its PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal-round game against Oakland Catholic on Saturday at Armstrong Junior-Senior High School. Josie Fontana, the 6-foot-3 senior, personified most of that challenge. “They’re a great ...