2026 PIAA boys basketball playoff brackets
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Altoona’s Gavin Ciampoli rules 160 field at 3A wrestling regionals
CANONSBURG — Four members of the Altoona Area High School wrestling team are headed to Hershey on Thursday, including regional champ Gavin Ciampoli. The four punched their tickets to the PIAA Class 3A Championship at the Giant Center by placing among the top five at the PIAA 3A West ...
Tyrone’s Kyle Scott dominates en route to first regional wrestling title
Two of the goals for Tyrone standout Kyle Scott were to not only win his first Southwest Regional Class 2A Tournament title but also to widen the gap with Derry Area’s Brady Brown. Scott (43-0) accomplished both of those goals on Saturday night at the Altoona Fieldhouse. Scott, who had ...
Many area basketball teams open PIAA playoffs at home
Eleven teams from the Altoona Mirror’s core coverage area qualified for the PIAA basketball tournament, which begins Friday with first-round games. Four of those teams will play that night and seven more will open their state playoff runs on Saturday afternoon. Seven of the 11 teams will ...
Rachel Clouse, Juliette Cuevas earn spots in girls state wrestling tournament
MILTON — Bellwood-Antis’ Juliette Cuevas and Northern Bedford’s Rachel Clouse qualified for this week’s PIAA girls Wrestling Championships by earning medals at the Central Regional Tournament on Saturday at Milton High School. Clouse, a freshman, finished third at 106 pounds. Cuevas, a senior, took fourth at 100 pounds. The top four girls at every weight qualified for the state tournament. Clouse pinned her first two opponents in 3:31 and 3:44, respectively, but she dropped a 9-6 decision to Montgomery’s eventual champion Jenna Houseknecht in the semifinals. Clouse put a ...
Freshman helps Central Cambria Lady Devils repeat
CRESSON — Trailing early in its District 6 Class 3A championship game Friday at Mount Aloysius, Central Cambria turned to freshman Delaney Snyder, who had a traditional three-point play and a 3-pointer to end the first quarter to put the Lady Devils ahead. Snyder later helped close the ...