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C-K, Glendale closer to final destination

From Mirror reports Claysburg-Kimmel and Glendale will attempt to complete the final step in setting up an all-District 6 contest in the PIAA Class 1A softball championship game when they try to come out on top in their PIAA semifinal games on Monday. The Lady Bulldogs will take on WPIAL champion Union Area at Norwin High School in South Huntingdon at 2 p.m. Claysburg-Kimmel has already beaten the WPIAL No. 3 and No. 4 seeds on its path to the semifinals. C-K, the District 6 champion, was in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals a year ago but lost. Glendale, the District 6 third-place ...

Victory puts Lady Bulldogs in familiar position

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com GREENSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel is back in the PIAA semifinals for the second straight season after a 5-1 victory over Chartiers-Houston at Robert D. Kulp Field Thursday afternoon, but there’s a different feel behind this Lady Bulldogs ...

Glendale picks up plenty of contributions in tournament victory

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com SOMERSET — Glendale punched its second consecutive berth into the semifinal round of the PIAA Class 1A softball tournament Thursday, and there were several heroes for the Lady Vikings in their 5-4, eight-inning quarterfinal-round victory over ...

Lengthy road trips for C-K, Glendale

From Mirror reports Claysburg-Kimmel and Glendale will both be traveling more than an hour Thursday when the Inter-County Conference rivals continue their runs in the PIAA Class 1A softball championship tournament. The Lady Bulldogs will take on Chartiers-Houston, the third seed out of the WPIAL, at Hempfield High School in Greensburg at 2 p.m. The Lady Vikings will travel to Somerset High School to take on WPIAL runner-up Carmichaels at 4 p.m. Six of the remaining eight teams in 1A are from either District 6 or the WPIAL. The winners will play in the semifinals on Monday, and ...

C-K’s Black wins it with walk-off homer in last at bat

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com EBENSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel felt the swing of emotion and momentum shift on Monday afternoon in its PIAA first-round game with Frazier. The Lady Bulldogs had a four-run lead, then unraveled as the Commodores battled back to tie it in the top ...

Deja vu in a good way for Lady Vikings

By Hunter Muro For the Mirror MEYERSDALE — Same place, same opponent and most importantly, Glendale made sure it obtained the same result against Meyersdale in the first round of the PIAA Class 1A playoffs on Monday. The Lady Vikings manufactured two runs in the extra inning and Madison Peterson, who collected 10 strikeouts in a complete-game victory, worked out of a jam in the bottom half as they eliminated Meyersdale for the second consecutive season with a gutty 4-2 win in eight innings. “I told the girls that we were at the top of our lineup in the eighth, while they were ...