Local Basketball in Brief 1/23/13

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January 22, 2013

Local Basketball in Brief 1/23/13

tribdem@tribdem.com The Tribune-Democrat Tue Jan 22, 2013, 11:42 PM EST

PITTSBURGH — High School Girls

Cambria County Christian 47 DuBois Christian 7

DuBOIS – Natalie Sokira had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Cambria County Christian. Alexis Wolfe added 21 points to the winning total.

North Star 56, Ferndale 30

Kayla Rice scored 14 points and Courtney Schrock had 11 to lead North Star to victory at Ferndale.

Elizabeth Chobany’s 15 points topped the Yellow Jackets.

Ligonier Valley 56 Conemaugh Township 43

LIGONIER – Maddy Grimm scored

22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and eight steals and had six assists in leading Ligonier Valley.

Teammate Stephanie Heming scored

11 points, Kyra Ludwig had nine steals and four assists and Amanda Ross got eight rebounds.

Windber 47, Blacklick Valley 44

WINDBER – Lauren Vasas and Cassie Wentz led the way with 11 and 10 points, respectively, as Windber notched a win.

Vasas had 12 rebounds and seven steals, Wentz had five rebounds and four assists and Kaitlyn Weaver had seven rebounds and six steals for the Ramblers.

Allison Thomas led Blacklick Valley with 18 points.

High School Boys

Northern Cambria 77, United 37

ARMAGH – Adam Polites scored

24 points, including six 3-pointers, as visiting Northern Cambria defeated United.

Polites moved within three points of 1,000 and will try for the milestone at home against Heritage Conference rival Ligonier Valley on Thursday.

Jeff Hogan had 15 points for the 12-3 Colts. Caleb McAdoo led winless United with 10 points.

Cambria County Christian 59 DuBois Christian 35

DuBOIS – Dom Williams scored

18 points, Zach Wingard had 16 and Andy Paros netted 14 as visiting Cambria County Christian beat DuBois Christian.

Jared Tubbs had 12 points for DuBois, and Ty Peters had 11.

Conemaugh Valley 78 Turkeyfoot Valley 52

CONFLUENCE – Blake Furman scored 24 points, Nick Roberts had 20 and they each pulled down 14 rebounds to lead Conemaugh Valley to victory on Monday night.

Austin Orndorff’s 22 points led Turkeyfoot Valley.

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South all-stars drawing bead on North quarterbacks
Forget about getting Shorty, the South defense is getting geared up to cover North quarterbacks Danny Ferens of Penns Manor and Nathan Bearer of Cambria Heights on Friday night in the 43rd annual Ken Lantzy Finest 40 All-Star Football Game.
Oh, and the Rebs, who won 44-6 last year, will also be working on containing the rest of the Yankees’ offense as well.

June 12, 2013 2 Photos
Bishop McCort’s title defense derailed by Johnsonburg
Bishop McCort coach Chris Pfeil credited Johnsonburg for its seemingly unlikely, if not miraculous comeback victory over the defending state champions on Friday afternoon.
But the veteran coach also conceded that the Crushers will probably spend a lot of time pondering what might have been in the aftermath of a 7-6 loss in 11 innings during a PIAA Class A quarterfinal playoff at Punxsutawney’s Rich Kuntz Memorial Field.

June 8, 2013
Squandered chances cost the Crushers
The Bishop McCort baseball team tasted the sweetness of winning last year in its pursuit of the PIAA Class A title.
The Crimson Crushers experienced the bitterness of defeat Friday afternoon, ending their 11-game postseason win streak with a 7-6 loss to Johnsonburg in an 11-inning PIAA quarterfinal-round contest at Rich Kuntz Field.

June 8, 2013
Somerset’s Ian Stiffler drafted by Atlanta Braves
Somerset boasts a proud baseball tradition. So much so, that a wall at the facility shared by the Somerset Golden Eagles and Somerset’s American Legion team lists those who have been drafted by a major-league club or have moved on to play collegiate baseball.
Time to find more paint.

June 8, 2013 1 Photo
Bishop McCort expects close game
During last year’s run to the PIAA Class A championship, Bishop McCort baseball ran into a District 9 team in Elk County Catholic in the semifinals.
The Crushers scored five runs in the fifth inning and eight in the sixth, and left with a 17-0 victory.

June 5, 2013
Ligonier Valley facing unbeaten opponent
The Ligonier Valley Rams continue their trek through the state playoffs reaching the state quarterfinal after a 6-5 victory over Chestnut Ridge on Monday.
They next play undefeated WPIAL champion Riverside at 4 p.m. today at Fairhaven Park in McKees Rocks.

June 5, 2013
Seven Northern Cambria athletes choose colleges
Alex Atkins was a standout defenseman for the Northern Cambria Colts and the Tribune-Democrat Defensive Player of the Year. Now, he will continue to play football and further his education at Division I Brown University. Atkins and six of his classmates have committed to continue their athletic careers in college.

June 4, 2013
Ian Stiffler is Athlete of the Week
Name: Ian Stiffler
School: Somerset
Year: Senior
Sport: Baseball

May 29, 2013 1 Photo
Talented group of Shade athletes commits to college
The student-athletes from Shade’s graduating Class of 2013 rank among the more accomplished in recent Panthers’ history.
“It was quite a good year,” said Shade Athletic Director Mike Pribish, who also serves as co-coach of the Panthers’ football team. “We had a lot of success in a lot of different sports.”

May 29, 2013
Six Trojans plan to continue athletic careers
Greater Johnstown High School honored six student-athletes who will continue their careers in college, and the district recognized two senior athletes for their contributions.
The ceremony took place Tuesday afternoon at Cochran Auditorium.

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