Some general observations while enjoying the springtime weather and the springtime sports. n Could Penn State pack any more into the Blue-White weekend? The spring football scrimmage highlights what has become over the last two decades a showcase for all things sports and all things Nittany ...

JOHNSTOWN — The Bedford Area boys tennis team improved to 15-1 overall with a 5-0 win over Bishop McCort on Monday in high school action. The Bisons got singles wins from Caleb Beidle, Johnny Imgrund and Luke Dague to go with doubles victories from Zach Kachman and Lance Dague, along with ...

On the surface, Saturday’s softball doubleheader between Juniata and Elizabethtown looked like your typical mid-April Landmark Conference event. But if you took a closer look when you arrived to West End Field this weekend, it’s likely you noticed a large contingent of supporters for two ...

BOYS 100 dash: C. Adams, A, 11.06; Lawhead, A, 11.27; Howe, Ho, 11.34; Brumbaugh, CC, 11.44; VonColln, A, 11.44; Wolfe, BA, 11.44 200 dash: Lawhead, A, 22.88; Wolfe, BA, 23.24; VonColln, A, 23.45; O’Brien, CC, 23.64; Liebal, C, 23.67 400 dash: Howe, Ho, 51.32; Maxwell, E, 53.14; ...

HARRISBURG — Altoona Area High School senior Michael Folcarelli won the javelin event at the 31st New Balance Pan-Ram Track and Field Invitational on Saturday. Folcarelli threw the javelin 178 feet, 6 inches to best a field of 36 competitors at Central Dauphin High School’s Landis ...

AIYBL ALTOONA INDEPENDENT YOUTH MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS W-L-T Sylvan Veterinary 2-0-0 Cumming Motors 2-0-1 ERA 1-1-0 Thompson Pharmacy 0-0-0 Makdad 0-1-1 Fiore 0-1-0 Sheetz 0-2-0 RESULTS Sylvan Vet 14, Sheetz 1: HR—Meyers (Sylvan). Multiple hits—Hartman 2, Rehm ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Sunny, warm temperatures and cloudy water conditions greeted area fishermen for the first day of the 2019 trout season in Blair County and surrounding counties Saturday. The water on Canoe Creek was murky, but that wasn’t all bad, maintained most of the fishermen surveyed. ...

Baseball is a crazy game sometimes. One moment you’re sitting on top of your division with a record of 5-0, the next you lose four of five games. This is also part of what minor league baseball is about: learning how to deal with a string of setbacks that eventually lead to a stretch of ...

LORETTO — Brandan Lisenby caught a late 28-yard touchdown pass and the White Team made two “splash” plays late to complete a 26-25 comeback win over the Red Team in the annual Spring Game held at DeGol Field. Saturday’s game rewarded “splash plays” with offense being rewarded for ...

AP: Kings will hire Walton SACRAMENTO — A person with direct knowledge of the agreement says Luke Walton will become coach of the Sacramento Kings, just a day after parting ways with the Los Angeles Lakers following three losing seasons. The 39-year-old Walton was dismissed by the Lakers ...

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Howie Kendrick is quickly making up for lost time. Limited to only five games last season because of a torn Achilles and slowed this spring by a hamstring injury, the 35-year-old Kendrick is off to a fast start for the Washington Nationals. He’s 6 for ...

TYRONE — Callie Maceno’s two-run RBI single with two outs in the sixth inning gave Tyrone the lead in a 3-1 comeback win over Southern Huntingdon Saturday afternoon in high school softball action. Maci Brodzina’s RBI triple scored Maceno for an added insurance run for the Lady Eagles, ...

For as much as some fans love that there will be football of any kind being played, today’s Blue-White Game is still only one spring practice, so it has to be taken with a grain of salt in a lot of ways. Penn State coach James Franklin even made the point of saying that the football is not ...

The Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — After falling behind in the second period, the New York Islanders didn’t get discouraged. They maintained their focus, tied it minutes later and then pulled away in the third period. Jordan Eberle and Josh Bailey scored less than four minutes apart ...

Next stop Today: Akron at Altoona, DH at 3 p.m. Notable: Friday’s game was rained out, leading to the DH today. The Curve will be called the Allegheny Yinzers and wear special jerseys for the second game, in the first installment of their season-long promotion. Jerrick Suiter was one of ...

On deck Today: Pittsburgh at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Pitching matchup: Pirates RHP Chris Archer (1-0) vs. Nationals RHP Anibal Sanchez (0-1) TV: AT&T SportsNet The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Colin Moran had a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Pittsburgh ...

The Mirror is seeking nominations for special awards to be presented at its 14th annual Athlete of the Year banquet on Monday, May 20. Area high schools are invited to submit nominations for the Ron Rickens Sportsmanship Awards, the Dean Rossi Leadership Award and the Erin (Johnson) Kelly ...

Caleb Beidle: Mt. Aloysius tennis Name: Caleb Beidle High school: Bedford Hometown: Bedford Sport: Tennis College choice: Mount Aloysius College Other colleges considered: Juniata, Frostburg State, Millersville Why I picked Mount Aloysius: “They have a well respected education ...

His unique first name, Bligh, translates to “home” in his family’s native country, so clearly the Curve had the right guy at the plate with the game on the line in their home opener Thursday night. Bligh Madris brought home the winning run on a walk-off single in the 12th inning to give ...

It has been said that in life, when one door closes, another one often opens. That certainly appears to be true in the case of Steve Blass, whose 10-year pitching career with the Pittsburgh Pirates ended due to a mysterious affliction in the mid-1970s, but who has gone on to fashion a ...