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12/6/2008- The following PA Blue Thunder girls captured individual awards at their respective opening events.

· Brittany Eisenhuth (Ferndale) Windber Athletic Boosters Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Breanna Kochinsky- (Northern Cambria) Lady Marauder Classic- All Tourney Team

· Alyson Leyo- (Harmony Area) Art Burkett Memorial Basketball Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Marrysa Moyer- (Altoona) McKeesport Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Jen Rasko- (Windber) Windber Athletic Boosters Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Paige Robertson- (Altoona) Hollidaysburg Roundball Classic- All Tourney Team

· Hannah Shaffer- (Apollo Ridge) Springdale Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Katelyn Skinner- (Homer Center) See World Satellite Tip-off Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Alli Williams- (Bishop Guilfoyle) Lady Marauder Classic- Tournament M.V.P.

12/9/2008– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Altoona’s Marrysa Moyer (Roberts U-16/17)

Athlete of the Week- Marrysa Moyer.pdf

12/10/2008– Athlete of the Week– Apollo Ridge’s Hannah Shaffer (McCutcheon U-16/17)

Athlete of the Week– Indiana Gazette- Hannah Shaffer.pdf

Athlete of the Week– Valley News Dispatch- Hannah Shaffer.pdf

PA Blue Thunder Photo Galleries

12/30/2008– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Bishop Guilfoyle’s Alli Williams (Roberts U-16/17)

Athlete of the Week- Alli Williams.pdf

12/31/2008– Congratulations to Alyson Leyo of Harmony for scoring her 1000th point (Roberts U-16/17)

Harmony duo reach 1,000-point mark.pdf

12/31/2008– Numerous PA Blue Thunder players were recognized at area holiday tournaments held this past week.

· Brittany Eisenhuth (Ferndale) Ligonier Valley Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Jordan Hileman- (Williamsburg) Lady Pirate Boosters Holiday Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Breanna Kochinsky- (Northern Cambria) Cambria Heights Holiday Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Alyson Leyo - (Harmony Area) Cambria Heights Holiday Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Marrysa Moyer- (Altoona) Red Lion Holiday Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Lindsy Sammarco- (Bishop Carroll) Cambria Heights Holiday Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Hannah Shaffer- (Apollo Ridge) Apollo Ridge Holiday Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Alli Williams- (Bishop Guilfoyle) Great Chevy Shootout– Tournament M.V.P.

1/21/2009– Ferndale High School’s Brittany Eisenhuth reaches 1000 point mark

Brittany Eisenhuth reaches 1,000-point mark.pdf

2/1/2009– Congratulations to Alli Williams of Bishop Guilfoyle for scoring her 1000th career point (Roberts U-16/17)

Historical Night for Williams.pdf

1/31/2009– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Williamsburg’s Jordan Hileman (Roberts U-16/17)

Athlete of the Week- Jordan Hileman.pdf

4/2/2009– The following PA Blue Thunder players received post-season recognition for their accomplishments during

the 2008-2009 high school season. Congratulations to these girls on another great hoops season!

· Lauren Arbogast- (Mount Lebanon) WPIAL Champion & Class AAAA State Champion

· Jess Babe- (Mount Lebanon) WPIAL Champion & Class AAAA State Champion

· Jessica Beegle- (Everett) Altoona Mirror 1st Team All-Star

· Janae Dunchack- (N. Cambria) Altoona Mirror 2nd Team All-Star; Indiana Gazette 1st Team All-Star

· Brittany Eisenhuth- (Ferndale) AP PA Girls A 2nd Team All-State

· Taylor Gruss- (C. Valley) AP PA Girls A 2nd Team All-State

· Breanna Kochinsky- (N. Cambria) Altoona Mirror 1st Team All-Star; AP PA Girls A 3rd Team All-State;

Indiana Gazette 1st Team All-Star & POY

· Marah Hawes- (Tyrone) MAC 1st Team All Conference

· Jordan Hileman- (Williamsburg) Altoona Mirror 2nd Team All-Star

· Alyson Leyo- (Harmony) Progress 1st Team All-Star & POY Award; Indiana Gazette 2nd Team All-Star

· Marrysa Moyer- (Altoona) Altoona Mirror 3rd Team All-Star

· Ariel Rocco- (N. Cambria) Altoona Mirror 3rd Team All-Star

· Lindsy Sammarco- (Bishop Carroll) Altoona Mirror 2nd Team All-Star

· Hannah Shaffer- (Apollo Ridge) Valleys News Dispatch 2nd Team All-Star; Post-Gazette WPIAL All-Section; Indiana Gazette 3rd Team All-Star

· Katelyn Skinner- (Homer Center) Indiana Gazette 1st Team All-Star

· Alli Williams- (Bishop Guilfoyle) Altoona Mirror 1st Team All-Star & POY Award; Class A State Champion;

AP PA Girls A 1st Team All-State & Class A Player of the Year Award

2008-2009 Highlights

Photo Courtesy of Varsity Sports

Mt Lebo’s Jess Babe pushes the ball against Cardinal O’Hara in the state final

2009-2010 Highlights

11/20/2009– Several PA Blue Thunder players recently announced their college decisions and signed National Letters of Intent during the early signing period in November. Congratulations to these girls on their accomplishments.

· Lauren Arbogast- (Mount Lebanon High School, U17 Roberts)- Central Connecticut State University– NEC

· Jess Babe- (Mount Lebanon High School, U17 Roberts)- Central Connecticut State University– NEC

· Janae Dunchack- (Northern Cambria, U17 Roberts)- Dartmouth University (Track & Field)– Ivy

· Marah Hawes- (Tyrone Area High School, U17 Roberts)- Lock Haven University– PSAC

· Jordan Hileman- (Williamsburg Area High School, 17 Roberts)- Juniata College– Landmark

· Jennifer Rasko- (Windber High School, U17 Rasko)- Fairmont Sate– WVIAC

· Hannah Shaffer- (Apollo Ridge, McCutcheon U-17)- Westminster– Presidents

· Alli Williams- (Bishop Guilfoyle High School, U17 Roberts)- Saint Francis University– NEC

11/16/2009– The Mount Lebanon Blue Devils are ranked 9th nationally and 3rd in the northeast region according to ESPN HoopGurlz Magazine / USA Today pre-season poll. Jess Babe & Lauren Arbogast are key starters for the Blue Devils team. Their T-Mobile Tournament games will be nationally televised on ESPNU and they will participate at in

the Nike Tournament of Champions Event in Phoenix over Christmas.

Photo Courtesy of The Altoona Mirror

Williamsburg’s Jordan Hileman goes

into traffic against Juniata Valley

12/14/2009– PA Blue Thunder girls continued to do well at their respective season-opening events.

· Janae Dunchack- (Northern Cambria) Lady Marauder Classic- All Tourney Team

· Brittany Eisenhuth (Ferndale) Windber Athletic Boosters Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Jordan Hileman- (Williamsburg) United Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Alyson Leyo- (Harmony Area) Art Burkett Memorial Basketball Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Marrysa Moyer- (Altoona) McKeesport Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Jen Rasko- (Windber) Windber Athletic Boosters Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Ariel Rocco- (Northern Cambria) Lady Marauder Classic- All Tourney Team

· Lindsy Sammarco- (Bishop Carroll) United Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Hannah Shaffer- (Apollo Ridge) Springdale Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Katelyn Skinner- (Homer Center) Homer-Center Tip-off Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Alli Williams- (Bishop Guilfoyle) Lady Marauder Classic- Tournament M.V.P.

· Miranda Zeanchock- (Cambria Heights) United Tournament- All Tourney Team

12/16/2009– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Bishop Guilfoyle’s Alli Williams (Roberts U-17)

Athlete of the Week- Alli Williams.pdf

12/30/2009– Several PA Blue Thunder girls were recognized at area holiday tournaments this past week.

· Janae Dunchack- (Northern Cambria) Cambria Heights Holiday Tournament- All Tourney Team

· Jordan Hileman- (Williamsburg) Lady Pirate Boosters Holiday Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Jen Rasko- (Windber) Jim Ellis Memorial Shootout– All Tourney Team

· Ariel Rocco- (Northern Cambria) Cambria Heights Holiday Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Hannah Shaffer- (Apollo Ridge) Apollo Trust Company Holiday Tournament- Tournament M.V.P.

· Alli Williams- (Bishop Guilfoyle) Jim Ellis Memorial Shootout– All Tourney Team

· Miranda Zeanchock- (Cambria Heights) Cambria Heights Holiday Tournament- All Tourney Team

1/5/2010– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Northern Cambria’s Ariel Rocco (McCutcheon U-17)

Athlete of the Week- Ariel Rocco.pdf

1/14/2010– Breanna Kochinsky of Northern Cambria passes the 1000 point mark (McCutcheon U-17)

Kochinsky Hits Milestone.pdf

1/19/2010– Congrats to Conemaugh Valley’s Taylor Gruss for scoring her 1000th career point (Gruss U-17)

Gruss scores 1000th point.pdf

12/30/2009– Mount Lebo’s Jess Babe shines at T-Mobile Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama (Roberts U-17)

Mount Lebanon cruises at T-Mobile Tournament.pdf

1/20/2010– Valley News Athlete of the Week– Apollo Ridge’s Hannah Shaffer. Hannah was also recently named Apollo Ridge High School’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete by the coaches at her school (McCutcheon U-17)

Athlete of the Week- Hannah Shaffer.pdf

1/9/2010– Bishop Guilfoyle’s Alli Williams breaks scoring record (Roberts U-17)

All Alone.pdf

1/21/2010– Congrats to Ariel Rocco of Northern Cambria as she scored her 1000th career point (McCutcheon U-17)

Rocco reaches 1000 career points.pdf

1/26/2010– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Everett’s Jess Beegle (Gruss U-17)

Athlete of the Week- Jess Beegle.pdf

2/2/2010– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Tyrone’s Marah Hawes (Roberts U-17)

Athlete of the Week- Marah Hawes.pdf

2/3/2010– Congratulations to Williamsburg’s Jordan Hileman for scoring her 1000th career point (Roberts U-17)

The Jordan Rules.pdf

2/9/2010– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Williamsburg’s Jordan Hileman (Roberts U-17)

Athlete of the Week- Jordan Hileman.pdf

2/16/2010– Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Week– Miranda Zeanchock of Cambria Heights (Gruss U-17)

Athlete of the Week- Miranda Zeanchock.pdf

2/9/2010– Congrats to Windber’s Jen Rasko on scoring 1000th career point (Rasko U-17)

Rasko Hits Milestone.pdf

2/19/2010– Congrats to Northern Cambria’s Janae Dunchack as she scored her 1000th career point (Roberts U-17)

Dunchack Tops 1000.pdf

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