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GCC girls oust District 6 champion Blairsville

 By Dave Mackall
EBENSBURG — During the regular season, Class AA Greensburg Central Catholic got the best of higher-classed opponents for the majority of the time — 2-1 …
Charleroi’s Gavazzi posts 1st-day upset at PIAA wrestling
By Bill West
HERSHEY ­— After he endured the first two losses of his season in one afternoon, Charleroi junior Nick Gavazzi left Johnstown last Saturday with the …
Blairsville, Forest Hills girls win District 6 championships
By Dave Mackall
LORETTO — Among the Blairsville players’ chief goals from the start of the season was to send girls basketball coach Ralph McGinnis to the District …
Blairsville moves to District 6 title game
By Paul Schofield
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Ralph McGinnis coached the Richland girls basketball team to a semifinal victory over Blairsville a year ago. Wednesday, McGinnis was on the Blairsville bench coaching the Bobcats to their first trip to the District 6 Class AA final. Blairsville (23-1) used a 16-0 run to open the second …
Blairsville trio among Heritage Conference wrestlers advancing to regionials
By Greg Reinbold
Three Blairsville wrestlers claimed individual titles last weekend at the District 6 Class AA wrestling championships in Altoona. Noah Tarr (145 pounds), Andrew Doak (152) and Scott Thompson (182) took home first-place hardware at the event, as did Ligonier Valley’s Josh Patrick (120). All four wrestlers were seeded No. 1 …
Blairsville takes down Ligonier Valley girls in dominating performance
By Brian Hunger
During pregame warm-ups prior to Thursday night’s District 6 Heritage Conference showdown between Blairsville and Ligonier Valley, school officials had to reattach the net on …
Penns Manor too much for Blairsville
By Dave Mackall
The discussion at Penns Manor during the past four seasons has been centered around star quarterback Danny Ferens. And for good reason. As a junior, …
Northern Cambria gets late downs to edge Blairsville, 29-26
By John B. Smathers
“The team that made the last mistake loses, and we made the last mistake,” said Blairsville coach Ab Dettorre. The Blairsville Bobcats could have used just one more Northern Cambria Colts mistake late in the fourth quarter last Friday. But the Colts weren’t as accommodating as they were earlier in …
Ligonier Valley beats back Blairsville
By Doug Kurtz
The Ligonier Valley Rams football team used its trap offense to remain unbeaten with a convincing 49-15 victory over the visiting Blairsville Bobcats at Weller Field last Friday. The Bobcats, however, were able to use their high-powered passing attack to become the first team to score on the Rams this …
Ligonier Valley runs over Blairsville
By Dave Mackall
Ligonier Valley, in a display of sheer domination, used a punishing ground attack to bury visiting Blairsville in a District 6 Heritage Conference game Friday …
Penns Manor has look of conference contender
By Dave Mackall 10:11 a.m.
When Penns Manor lost to Southern Columbia in the PIAA Class A semifinals last season, coach Bill Packer said it was “a great football team …
Blairsville standout shines on AAU hoops team
By Jeff Himler
As Chelsey Koren prepares to begin her sophomore year at Blairsville High School, she can look back for inspiration on a banner 2011-12 season with the Lady Bobcats basketball team and a summer that saw her reach the top ranks in a separate hoops career track. A standout at forward …
Mid-season turnaround boosted Blairsville softball to playoffs
By Spencer Sadler
If there is one thing Frank Harsh wants after the Blairsville Lady Bobcats' season-ending 8-2 loss to Penn Cambria last Thursday, it would be another crack at being the softball team's coach next season.  "There was a point in our season when we were 2-6 in the conference," said Harsh, "and …