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Penn Cambria catches fire late to fend off Yough

Penn Cambria found its shooting touch at just the right time to finally shake off upset-minded Yough, 61-53, in a PIAA Class AAA first-round boys basketball playoff game at Mount Aloysius College on Saturday afternoon.Duquense football recruit Garrett Harrold scored a game-high 24 points and ...

Steelers pull away for 75-62 win over visiting Gators

Farrell built a double-digit lead at the end of the third quarter and visiting Geibel was unable to mount a late rally in a 75-62 loss Friday night in the opening round of the PIAA Class A boys basketball playoffs.The Steelers (21-4) will play Harmony (23-3) in the state quarterfinals on ...

Uniontown stuns Berks Catholic with second-half surge

Uniontown coach Rob Kezmarsky didn’t mind the long ride to Reading to play Berks Catholic on Friday night.“When you go on the bus for a four-and-a-hour trip it helps that our school made everything first class for us,” Kezmarsky said.It also helps when the team comes up with a tremendous ...

Yough’s late hot steak leads to section title, PIAA berth

Jim Nesser felt his Yough boys basketball team would improve this season after going 13-10 and finishing fourth in Section 4-AAA a year ago.Sitting at 5-7 partway through the season, it looked as if NesserĢƵ assessment was off the mark. Then the Cougars caught fire and a late turnaround ...

Red Raiders fall to visiting Hampton, 58-47

Hampton pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 58-47 road victory at Uniontown on Wednesday night in the WPIAL Class AAAA 5th-place consolation game.Hampton (23-3) enters the PIAA playoffs as the fifth team out of the WPIAL and will play the District 10 champion on Friday, March 10, in the ...