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Tyrone’s Scott, Altoona’s Ciampoli win regional wrestling titles

Tyrone senior Kyle Scott and Altoona junior Gavin Ciampoli won regional wrestling titles on Saturday. Scott captured his first Class 2A Southwest Regional title with a 7-0 win over Derry Area's Brady Brown in the finals at the Altoona Area High School Fieldhouse. Scott (43-0) went 4-0 n the ...

Bishop Guilfoyle boys unseat Forest Hills with strong second half

CRESSON — In more than one way, turnabout was sweet and fair play for the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders in their 74-54 District 6 Class 3A boys basketball championship victory over Forest Hills Friday night before a packed house at the Mount Aloysius College Athletic and Convention ...

Central’s Matthews steps it up in last period

Down 3-1 entering the third period of the 107-pound Southwest Class 2A Regional quarterfinal against Elizabeth Forward’s Warren Wolesagle, Central freshman Ty Matthews noticed Henning was running out of gas. Wolesagle took an injury timeout when the second period ended. “I just (had ...

Altoona gets two in West Regional semifinals

Three area wrestlers are still in the running for a PIAA Class 3A West Regional title this morning at Canon-McMillan High School. Altoona 133-pounder Braiden Weaver is still a possibility for his third regional championship, while 160-pounder Gavin Ciampoli is still alive for his first ...

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 ...

H.S. Basketball Preview Capsules: District 5-6 3A girls and District 6 3A boys

TONIGHT DISTRICT 5-6 CLASS 3A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP Teams: Cambria Heights Lady Highlanders (16-8) vs. Central Cambria Lady Devils (19-6) Site, time: Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, 6 p.m. The coaches: Cambria Heights — Eric Thomas; Central Cambria — Brittany Bracken Playoff path: Cambria Heights — def. Central, 40-31, in the quarterfinals; def. Marion Center, 35-32, in the semifinals. Central Cambria — def. Philipsburg-Osceola, 54-10, in the quarterfinals; def. Penns Valley, 52-37, in the semifinals. Probable starting lineups: Cambria Heights — PG Kinley Rogal, sr.; G ...