Gloria Gates Care, Barton’s Plumbing and Heating prevail in Kelley Federation play

July 5, 2026

Talan Palladini drove in four runs, and Gloria Gates Care moved to 12-1 with a 16-4 five-inning win over Mile Level Physical Therarpy at Mansion Park on Sunday in George B. Kelley Baseball Federation action. Nick Kraft had two hits and three RBIs for Gloria Gates, and Conner Pike, winning pitcher Hazzen Beegle and Owen Hileman each drove in two runs. MILE LEVEL PHYSICAL THERAPY (4): Loucks cf 311, McNickel rf 322, Clapper ss 312, Porreca 3b-p 200, Robinson lf-p 300, Gach c 200, Dick 2b 100, Harbaugh 1b-p 201, Dunmire p 300. Totals — 22-4-6. GLORIA GATES CARE (16): B. Pike rf-p 321, ...

Beck, Gentry, Shea triumph at Sylvan Hills

July 5, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Dayonne Beck, Yvonne Gentry and Maddie Shea shot an 18 to win first place in the Sylvan Hills Ladies Golf Association’s Water Holes competition. Connie Angeski, Marsha Hunter, Molly Goldstein and Kim Straesser finished second with a 19. In the Sylvan Hills Butch Focht Senior Men’s League, Jim Burke, Herb Bolger, Andy Cameron and Don Stubbs won a three-team card-off to win this week’s tournament with a 34. Tom Shea, Joe DeGennaro, David Johns and Joe Maus were second in the card-off, and Randy Drenning, George Mitchell, Robin Weaver and Lynn Grove were ...

Braxton Ashcraft wins fourth straight start; Pirates topple Nationals

July 4, 2026

WASHINGTON — Braxton Ashcraft won his fourth consecutive start and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Saturday. Henry Davis and Brandon Lowe both drove in two runs for Pittsburgh, which got back to .500 at 45-45 after dropping three of its past four. Pirates ...

He’s in there!

July 2, 2026

Max Manning of Locker Room steals second as J&P Auto Mart’s Cam Pike gets the throw during Altoona Teener Minor League action at Seitz Field Thursday night. See roundup here. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Bucs head to Washington after going 2-2 vs. hot Phillies

July 2, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Esmerlyn Valdez tripled, singled and knocked in two runs, Endy Rodriguez and Nick Gonzales homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 on Thursday. The Pirates split their four-game series in Philadelphia, closing with a win against a Phillies team ...

US Senior Open event has rich golf history

July 2, 2026

For golfers who are at least 50 years of age, the world’s most important tournament, the U.S. Senior Open, is taking place this week at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s senior championship has an exciting local angle as Altoona’s Artie Fink Jr. is competing after ...