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Garrett Bouchard of Hollidaysburg returns a shot against Altoona’s Owen Wasovich during their matchup Monday afternoon in high school tennis, won by the Tigers. See roundup story here. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Nittany Lions lose backup QB for spring game

PSU

The absence of quarterback Rocco Becht was known for the duration of spring practice, but it turns out that Penn State confirmed Tuesday it would be down two quarterbacks throughout the month of April. Alex Manske, who was the backup quarterback behind Becht last season at Iowa State, will ...

Curve finalizes roster for season opener on Thursday

Altoona Curve

The Altoona Curve announced on Monday the roster for the upcoming season that begins Thursday night at home. It includes 29 total players, 20 of whom have played for Altoona previously. Three players are listed on top prospect lists for the Pirates organization by Baseball America and MLB ...

C-K’s Paris lighting it up early for softball team

Local Sports

Name: Isabella Paris School: Claysburg-Kimmel Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Softball Athlete of the week achievement: Paris went 8-for-9 in three victories with two home runs, two triples, a double and 11 RBIs. She also went 2-0 in the circle, giving up no hits and no runs while ...

Curve’s Moss possesses power at corner position for Pirates

Altoona Curve

Altoona Curve first baseman Callan Moss looked around at his new surroundings on Tuesday while playing in a simulated game during the team’s media day. “It seems cool here,” he said. On the day of the trade deadline last year on July 31, Moss was the first baseman for the Quad ...

Bucs use home runs to earn win over Reds

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CINCINNATI — Oneil Cruz homered twice and Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run shot as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Tuesday night. O’Hearn and Bryan Reynolds went back-to-back in the second inning. Cruz finished with three hits and three RBIs. He also scored three ...