MECHANICSBURG — Clairton was the better team in Thursday’s PIAA Class 1A championship as evidenced by the final score of 35-3, but Bishop Guilfoyle Academy had plenty of opportunities to keep itself in the game that will likely serve as motivation for the Marauders this offseason. With an ...

MANCHESTER — Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s senior class of Payton Ronan, Delaney Lechner and Hailey DeGol did not get to end their careers with a PIAA championship, but they set the foundation for future Lady Marauder teams to strive for as the program continues to grow. “We showed that ...

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Less than a week from today, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, the final regular season games that will count toward District 6 playoff rankings will be played. Conference playoffs began earlier this week with the Heritage Conference and will continue with ...

Nine area coaches received a vote from either their peers or local media in this season’s voting for Altoona Mirror Coach of the Year. Remarkably, any of those coaches legitimately could have been selected as the winner and it would have been tough to argue that it was unfounded. Penn ...

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com MECHANICSBURG — When teams talk about being a family, it’s usually used in a figurative way. For many of the players on the Bishop Guilfoyle Academy football team, it’s literal. There are five sets of brothers on the Marauders’ roster — ...

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Any headline about a local kid suffering sudden cardiac arrest playing high school football should justifiably worry any parent who is considering whether or not their son should participate in the sport. A similar concern over concussions and ...