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Altoona Curve now accepting 2026 grant applications

Altoona Curve Charities, a 501c3 organization devoted to supporting local youth programs and organizations, announced the opening of grant applications for the 2026 grant program, available now to area non-profits that promote healthy living for the betterment of youth and community. The 2026 grant program will accept applications from nonprofit organizations with a federal tax-exempt letter that specifically supports local youth programs and organizations that promote exercise, health, activity and education. Grants may be awarded in the form of financial assistance or facility ...

Paxton Kling enjoys success in Double-A playoffs

Paxton Kling got off to a good start with the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, last week. Kling, a Central High School graduate drafted by the Rangers in 2025, was called up last week from Single-A ball in South Carolina to Frisco, Texas to compete in the ...

Tough season ends for Curve

The Altoona Curve fell 11-7 to the Akron RubberDucks in the final game of the 2026 season Sunday afternoon at PNG Field. There were 5,028 were on hand to see a game that was a microcosm of the entire season for Altoona. It featured timely hitting when it mattered, some solid pitching at ...

Curve top Akron on Moss homer

Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth, Callan Moss slammed a go-ahead grand slam to send Altoona to a 4-2 win against Akron Friday at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The win extended the Curve’s win streak to six straight games, the longest of the season. It also marked a fourth straight ...

Curve need extra innings in game 2 for the sweep

Outfielders Lonnie White Jr. and Will Taylor are highly-touted baseball prospects who both could have had promising careers in football. Smith was recruited by Penn State for football and Taylor played both football and baseball collegiately at Clemson. The Pittsburgh Pirates organization, ...

Curve deliver early in win

The Altoona Curve offense erupted for nine runs in the first two innings en route to a 9-5 victory over the Akron RubberDucks Wednesday night in front of 2,832 at PNG Field. Nine different hitters came to the plate as the Curve scored four in the first inning after starter Dominic Pipkin ...