GIRLS BASKETBALL
It was a hard-fought battle, but Marion Center went on a 13-2 run in the third and fourth quarters to slip past Purchase Line, 41-30. The Stingers were led by Alivia Ruddock and Macie Miller, each scoring 13, while the Red Dragons’ Rylee Mahaffey also scored 13.
What a night for Portage senior Britton Myher! On Senior Night, Myher goes 7-for-7 on three-pointers in the first quarter! She finishes with a school-record eight threes and a career-high 32 as the Mustangs crush Conemaugh Valley 70-40. Kendall Bednarski scored 17 for the Mustangs. Illy Darcangelo led the Blue Jays with 13.
United squeaks out a 46-45 win over Cambria Heights.
BOYS BASKETBALL
River Valley drops Cambria Heights, 64-50.
RIFLE
Indiana lost to Hempfield 795-62x to 800-65x. Top shooters for Indiana were Sarah Genchur with a perfect 100-10x, Gavin Dicken with a 100-9x, Hunter Williams with a 100-8x, and Chloe Williams with a 100-7x.
SWIMMING
Homer-Center and Altoona split a dual swim meet at IUP, with the Mountain Lions taking the girls meet, 109-43 and the Wildcats winning the boys meet, 92-68.
Homer-Center had a season-high thirteen first place finishers, including three swimmers who won two individual races. Morgan Nagy won the girls 200 free and 100 backstroke. Trevor Cameron won the boys 200 medley and 100 backstroke, and Brady Frazier won the boys 100 free and 100 breast.
Report from Homer-Center Swim:
Homer-Center Swimming Press Release
Altoona High School at Homer-Center High School
Thursday, January 22, 2026
INDIANA, Pa. – The Homer-Center Wildcats and Altoona Mountain Lions traded punches in a split dual meet Thursday night, January 22, at IUP’s John A. Pigeon Natatorium. Altoona surged to a 109–43 win on the girls’ side, while Homer-Center answered with a 92–68 victory in the boys’ meet, setting the tone for an energetic night of relays, fast starts, and hard-fought points from the first start to the final touch.
Homer-Center stacked up a season-high 13 first-place finishes, sparked by a trio of individual double-winners. Morgan Nagy captured the girls’ 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, Trevor Cameron swept the boys 200 IM and 100 backstroke, and Brady Frazer won the boys 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. The Wildcats also owned the sprint lane as Landon Shoup took the boys 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, while Blake Lucas powered to wins in the boys 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. In the relays, Homer-Center went three-for-three on the boys’ side, winning the 200 medley relay (Cameron, Frazer, Shoup, Lucas), the 200 freestyle relay (Chase Shoup, Nathaniel Bilo, Carter Henry, Lucas), and the closing 400 freestyle relay (Frazer, Shoup, Bilo, Cameron).
Homer-Center piled up a long list of time drops, led by Natalia Thomas, who cut 27.30 seconds in her 500 freestyle and another 2.81 seconds in the 100 butterfly. Andrea Kravetsky posted drops of 2.83 seconds in the 200 IM and 2.53 seconds in the 100 breaststroke, and Maria Frazer improved by 1.01 seconds in the 100 freestyle. On the boys’ side, Nathaniel Bilo dropped 10.24 seconds in the 200 IM, Trevor Cameron took 6.94 seconds off his 200 IM, Carter Henry trimmed 4.68 seconds in the 200 freestyle, and Blake Lucas shaved 3.54 seconds in the 500 freestyle. In the sprints, Brady Frazer lowered his 100 freestyle by 1.07 seconds, Landon Shoup dropped 0.69 seconds in the 50 freestyle and 0.99 seconds in the 100 butterfly, and Chase Shoup delivered a trio of improvements: 8.26 seconds in the 100 butterfly and 2.94 seconds in the 100 breaststroke, plus a 0.95-second drop on his lead-off leg in the 200 freestyle relay.
Homer-Center stacked up a strong list of PIAA District VI Championship qualifiers, too. Led by Morgan Nagy, qualifying in the girls 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, and Maria Frazer punching her ticket in the girls 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. On the boys’ side, Blake Lucas qualified in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, Trevor Cameron in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke, and Brady Frazer in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Landon Shoup earned district cuts in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, and Chase Shoup added a key qualifier in the 100 butterfly, where his big time drop was what pushed him into district territory. The PIAA District VI Championships are set for February 20–21 at Penn State University.
With another split-meet in the books, the Wildcats won’t have much time to let the echoes fade from the pool deck. Homer-Center is right back in the water on Monday, January 26, traveling to Somerset High School to keep their momentum rolling. The home finale is scheduled for Thursday, January 29, when the Wildcats return for their last home meet of the season, turning the night into more than just lanes and whistles as they pause to celebrate their seniors, the swimmers who’ve logged the long practices, carried the relays, and helped shape this season one hard-earned lap at a time.
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