LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS - Saturday, December 10, 2022

NO JUNIATA COUNTY TAX INCREASE

The Juniata County Commissioners have finalized the county budget for the next fiscal year and it does not include a tax increase.

As part of the new budget, non union county employees will receive a 3% raise.

2022 MIFFLINTOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

The Mifflintown Christmas tree lighting will be held tonight (December 10) at the walking bridge. The event will get underway with a flashlight ornament hunt at 5:30, Christmas Carolers at 6pm, the tree lighting and scripture reading will be at 6:30.

Free hot chocolate and cookies will be available at Guante's. Santa and Mrs Claus will be on hand as well.

BOYS BASKETBALL

NON-LEAGUE –

EAST JUNIATA 53, FORBES ROAD 30 (DYLAN WALKER, EJHS – 14 POINTS)

HALIFAX 46, WEST PERRY 24 (WAID GAINER, HHS – 14 POINTS)

SAINT JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC 61, PENNS VALLEY 57 (CHARLIE YORTZ, SJC – 20 POINTS)

ANNVILLE-CLEONA 42, MILLERSBURG 39 (ISAIAH DYER, MHS – 20 POINTS)

WILLIAMS VALLEY 57, LINE MOUNTAIN 41 (AIDAN TRESSLER, LMHS – 12 POINTS)

BIG SPRING TOURNAMENT –

NEWPORT 36, BIGLERVILLE 28 (TEO GARCIA, NHS – 11 POINTS)

BIG SPRING 63, SUSQUENITA 36 (RYAN SCHOPPY, SHS – 11 POINTS)

SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON TOURNAMENT –

JUNIATA 47, MOUNT UNION 45 (OT x2)

Juniata will face Southern Huntingdon in the championship Saturday night at 7:30pm.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

NON-LEAGUE –

ANNVILLE-CLEONA 45, MILLERSBURG 27

EAST JUNIATA 33, FORBES ROAD 28 (SARA BRACKBILL, EJHS – 16 POINTS and CADEE BECKER, EJHS – 15 POINTS)

JUNIATA 57, MIDD-WEST 26 (AVA SHEARER, JHS - 35 POINTS and REGAN LOWERY, JHS - 16 POINTS)

PECO TOURNAMENT –

SUSQUENITA 45, NEWPORT 15

WEST PERRY 52, GREENWOOD 22