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AAABA tourney in Johnstown canceled

Johnston Realty and Cumming Motors — two local AAABA baseball programs that compete each year in the area — will most likely have a season this summer, they just won’t have a national tournament to shoot for when the season ends. On Friday, organizers of the 2020 National AAABA ...

Overcoming adversity drives Glendale softball player

Senior salute: The Mirror is recognizing some high school senior spring sports athletes who missed out on their final scholastic seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Breanna Vereshack remembers it well, and so does her coach, Beth Campbell, who wasn’t even her coach at the time, and her ...

Lightening the mood on Easter Sunday visit

Do angels have a sense of humor? I’d like to say that I’ll find out one day, but for now, it’s only a guess because of my ability to botch the most innocent of situations like your typical half-hour TV sitcom. Case-in-point: Easter Sunday. I was trying to do the right thing, but that ...

Leagues trying to stay optimistic about summer seasons

Like the rest of the sports world, local summer basketball leagues are still in a holding pattern when it comes to whether or not they will be able to have their 2020 seasons. The Central Blair Rec Lakemont Park Summer Basketball League and the Blair Regional YMCA Summer Basketball Leagues ...

Buckley finds proper perspective on lost title defense

HUNTINGDON — In a sport like swimming, seconds are of the utmost importance when it comes to finishing in second or first place. And yet, does it not seem appropriate that in a matter of seconds, Nick Buckley gained perspective as a high school athlete that it takes some older people much ...

All-star games all canceled

The Coronavirus continues to stockpile postponements and cancellations in the area with high school football all-star games the latest casualties. On Wednesday, the 2020 Ken Lantzy All-Star Classic and the 36th Lezzer Lumber Classic All-Star game were both canceled. Earlier this week, the PA ...