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Crosstown clash: Red Raiders survive Mustangs’ upset bid, 70-63

The WPIAL playoffs don’t begin until next week but Uniontown’s boys basketball team got an early taste of what the postseason might be like in its game against crosstown rival Laurel Highlands Tuesday night. The Red Raiders fended off a determined, gutsy effort by the Mustangs, scoring ...

Mustangs start fast, pull away in 4th to top Colonials

A “must-win game” is one of the most overused clichés in sports, but Laurel Highlands’ 56-43 victory over Albert Gallatin in Class 5A Section 1 boys basketball play on Tuesday at Harold “Horse” Taylor Memorial Gymnasium was as close to “must win” as it gets for the Mustangs. ...

Laurel Highlands jumps out early; cruises to non-section win

True to form of the school’s mascot, the Mustangs of Laurel Highlands came out of the gate running and went wire-to-wire in a 78-44 victory over Waynesburg Central in non-section play Tuesday night at Harold “Horse” Taylor Memorial Gymnasium. The Mustangs scored their first basket in ...

Source of wisdom: Mustangs coach Smith welcomes Hauger’s help

Those taking in a Laurel Highlands boys basketball game may get a glimpse of a very familiar face on the bench next to head coach John Smith this season. The coach Smith replaced, Rick Hauger, has agreed to help out his former assistant this season. Hauger racked up 602 career victories ...

Still in the hunt: Colonials roll past LH, continue push for playoff spot

YORK RUN – Albert Gallatin was searching for a spark as it battled visiting rival Laurel Highlands during the first half of Tuesday night’s Section 3-AAAA boys basketball game. The Colonials badly needed a victory to continue their push for a playoff spot but found themselves down by ...