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Hollidaysburg turns miscues into another district title

WINGATE — Great baseball teams capitalize on an opponent’s mistakes and limit their own. That formula, which has worked for the most part all season for the Hollidaysburg Area baseball team, helped the Golden Tigers claim their second District 4-6 Class 5A championship in three years ...

Pirates pummel Chicago

PITTSBURGH — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning on Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago’s losing streak to 10 games. The rookie became the seventh player in Pirates’ history to hit two home runs within ...

Central boys volleyball captures first-ever district title

TYRONE –– If you were at any of the first three boys volleyball matchups between Central and DuBois this season, you were treated to a five-set drama each time. It only felt appropriate that Tuesday night’s District 6-9 Class 2A championship followed suit. By the time the ...

Penguins bringing back Malkin on one-year deal

PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin is going to get a chance to finish what he started in Pittsburgh. The Penguins re-signed the franchise icon to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million on Tuesday, answering perhaps the club’s biggest offseason question before the offseason truly starts. Malkin, who ...

As good as gold: Tyrone girls relay team claims state championship

SHIPPENSBURG — Tyrone senior Claire Lehman left Shippensburg’s Seth Grove Stadium Friday afternoon with disappointment in her eyes after narrowly missing out on qualifying for the PIAA Class 2A girls 300-meter hurdle finals following a ninth-place finish in the prelims. But fate had much ...

Davis’ homer lifts Bucs over Cubs

PITTSBURGH — Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their ninth straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Monday. Davis turned on a 91 mph cutter from Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1) and sent it well over the ...