The passing of House Bill 41 by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday brought with it a lot of attention and a lot of hope to those who are searching for change in the postseason format of Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association competition. But those expecting to ...

KILIMANJARO REGION, Tanzania — Though it’s been a little more than a week since I reached the summit of Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro with my cousin Kristen Otto, her sister Lauren and Lauren’s husband Marc Wisinewski, it’s still hard for me to believe how it all happened. Seven years ...

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 ...