By Jim Lane
ALTOONA — Host Altoona ended Connellsville’s playoff hopes by dropping the Falcons, 27-12, on Friday night at Mansion Park Stadium. Altoona finished 4-4 in the …

Connellsville’s playoff hopes still alive heading into Week 9
By Jason Black
When Connellsville football players trudged off their home field after a crushing 21-14 loss to Latrobe last week, the Falcons had assumed their playoff hopes …

WPIAL teams to face off for final playoff berths
By Chris Harlan
Belle Vernon fans will be rooting for Ringgold this weekend, and Freedom would surely welcome a New Brighton victory. It’s Week 9 of the WPIAL …

Altoona snaps 4-game losing streak
By Jim Lane
ALTOONA — The Altoona Mountain Lions snapped a four-game losing streak with a 17-14 win over Hempfield in a WPIAL Class AAAA game Friday night at Mansion Park. Altoona scored all of its points in the first half and held off Hempfield’s second-half charge to post its second win in …

McKeesport rallies past Altoona on late TD
By Jim Lane
ALTOONA — Ed Stockett’s 30-yard touchdown pass to Marqua Perdue with 2:29 left lifted McKeesport to an 18-14 win over Altoona in a WPIAL Quad East game Friday night at Mansion Park. Now 2-3 overall, McKeesport trailed 14-0 before rallying to pull out the win. Altoona suffered its fourth straight …

Kiski Area improves to 2-0 with win at Altoona
By Jim Lane
ALTOONA — Kiski Area student fans were chanting “We want Gateway, we want Gateway,” after the Cavaliers knocked off Altoona, 7-0, in a WPIAL Quad East game Friday at Mansion Park. The start of the game was delayed 45 minutes due to severe thunderstorms, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm …

Franco’s 2nd stint at Altoona begins with rebuilding plan
By Brittany Goncar
He’s not exactly a newbie, but it’s been awhile since John Franco walked the sideline for the Altoona Mountain Lions. Franco left Altoona in 1993 …

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