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Tyrone girls hoops doomed by Rangers’ 25-1 run

TYRONE — Tyrone was hit with a gut punch by Forest Hills early in their District 6 Class 4A semifinal game Wednesday night when the Lady Rangers scored 10 of the first 12 points, but the Lady Eagles have dealt with adversity all year. Tyrone lost star senior Alayna Woomer to injury early ...

Slow start sinks B-A girls hoops in opener

BELLWOOD — It was one of the most frustrating nights for the Bellwood-Antis girls basketball team at the most inopportune time. The Lady Blue Devils got behind the 8-ball with a 10-point deficit after the first quarter, and although they nearly climbed out of it late, No. 5 United was ultimately too much to handle as they knocked off No. 4 Bellwood, 46-37, in the District 6 Class 2A quarterfinals on Wednesday evening. Bellwood trimmed the United lead to three points in the fourth quarter after being down by as much as 15 points in the first half. “The fact that we didn’t put ...

Mountain Lion wrestler looking for a little history at district event

Altoona senior Braiden Weaver has dominated in the District 6 Class 3A Tournament since his freshman year. Weaver is 6-0 and has five pins and a technical fall en route to winning three District 6 titles at 107, 114 and 121 pounds. On Saturday at the tournament, Weaver will be looking to ...

District 6 3A Wrestling Tournament predictions

107 POUNDS: Finalists: Dominic Picciotti, Altoona vs. Connor Sidney, Hollidaysburg. Champion: Picciotti. Comment: Strangely enough, these two haven’t wrestled yet, but it should be a good finals bout. 114 POUNDS: Finalists: Andrew Alexander, Mifflin County vs. Landon Krupka, Hollidaysburg. ...

Big offense in first half, big defense in second half, key CC

EBENSBURG — If there was any doubt that the Central Cambria girls’ basketball team was ready to get back on the floor following last week’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference semifinal loss against Bishop Guilfoyle Academy, those were gone by the end of the first quarter Wednesday ...

Mustangs girls hoops hold on to get road victory

THREE SPRINGS — Sixth-seeded Portage entered halftime up 17 points on Southern Huntingdon, the third seed. Lady Mustangs coach Lance Hudak knew a second-half run was coming from the Lady Rockets. The spurt definitely came as Southern dwindled the lead down to five twice in the fourth ...