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Great Commission Bears take third place, finish season at 19-1

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Elijah Best scored a game-high 23 points to lead Great Commission School to a 61-50 win over Blair County Christian in the third-place game of the Allegheny Christian Athletic Association boys basketball tournament at the Hollidaysburg Area Junior High on Saturday. Alex Guise added 17 points for the Bears, who finished the season 19-1. Jonathan Marucci led Blair County Christian with 19 points, and Aidyn Lundy added 18 points. BLAIR COUNTY CHRISTIAN (50): Walter 2 0-0 5, Lundy 8 1-1 18, S. Marucci 2 0-0 6, J. Marucci 6 3-4 19, Sponsler 1 0-0 2. Totals — 19 4-5 ...

Make it six straight: Lady Tigers continue to dominate 5A

CRESSON — Hollidaysburg girls basketball coach Deanna Jubeck had a message for her team after the Lady Tigers closed the regular season with two losses and lost their first game in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference playoffs. Rebound. Not so much from those losses, but literally, ...

Johnstown denies title for Golden Tigers

CRESSON — Star Hollidaysburg senior Kasen Metzger missed the end of the Golden Tigers’ overtime regular-season loss to Johnstown with an injured ankle, so many people believed with him on the court they should have a good chance against the Trojans in Friday’s District 6 Class 5A ...

Huskies roll past Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG — The early portion of the first quarter couldn’t have gone better during Friday night’s District 6 Class 1A boys basketball semifinal for top seed Williamsburg as it took an early 10-2 lead. But fifth-seed Bishop Carroll Catholic took the momentum and ran not long after ...

Missed shots spell doom for Claysburg-Kimmel

CLAYSBURG — Free throws and layups often play a vital role in a basketball game, and, together with a rugged start, they all combined to spell doom for Claysburg-Kimmel in a District 6 Class 2A boys basketball semifinal matchup Friday night. The second-seeded Bulldogs fell behind No. 3 Bishop McCort Catholic, 14-2 at the start of the game, and Claysburg converted just three of its 15 first-quarter floor shots and only six of its 26 first-half shots overall. McCort, which made 10 of its 21 first-half floor shots and 16 of its 20 free throws in the game, held off a spirited Claysburg ...

Lady Tigers swimmers get five to states on opening day

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Hollidaysburg girls swim team got five girls into states on Friday at the District 6 Class 2A Swimming and Diving Championships held at Penn State University. Addison Smith won the 200 freestyle in 2:09.62, and then teamed up with Jackie Bevan, Margaret Bandstra and ...