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Obstruction call shifts momentum in Martella’s 6-3 win over Cumming Motors

JOHNSTOWN — A game that was already emotionally charged boiled over in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point in a pool-play contest between the league runner-ups from Altoona and Johnstown. With the scored tied at two, it appeared as though Cumming ...

Imler’s Poultry falls to Buffalo in AAABA tourney

PORTAGE — Altoona’s Imler’s Poultry fell in game 2 of the All American Amateur Baseball Tournament in Pool D to Buffalo East Coast Pipeline, 7-3, at Pete Haschak Memorial Field on Tuesday, falling to 1-1. Buffalo’s offense was too hard for Imler’s pitching staff to handle. From top ...

Curve bullpen stifles SeaWolves

ERIE — Three Curve bullpen arms combined to sit down 16 straight hitters at one point in Altoona’s 2-0 Eastern League win over the Erie SeaWolves on Tuesday night at UPMC Park. Dominic Pipkin started the day on the mound and tossed three scoreless frames with one strikeout. Pipkin holds a ...

Curve home for big summer holiday in 2027

The Altoona Curve unveiled its 2027 home schedule at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Tuesday. After a three-game road trip to start the season for the Curve, opening day at PNG Field will be on Tuesday, April 6, when the Curve host the Akron RubberDucks. “We are really looking forward to ...

Eldorado Civics gets hot at right time in taking Teener Major title

Eldorado Civics Association was the sixth and final entry in the Altoona Teener League 15U playoffs when the regular season ended. The coach, Mike Akins, believes they were coming together. “We gelled probably two weeks ago. I kept telling the team ‘I wouldn’t want to be the team playing us,’” he said. “We proved that we’re good enough to win.” A recipe comparable to Monday night repeated itself on Tuesday as ECA swept No. 4 Sheetz, 3-2, in game 2, to win the best-of-3 series. The offense started things in the second as Xavier Farabaugh reached on a single, scoring ...

West Suburban nails down spot in quarters

KIRKLAND, Wash. — The West Suburban 14U softball team moved to 2-1 in the Little League Junior World Series on Tuesday with a 12-1, five-inning victory over the Southwest representative, Shiner, Texas. West Suburban secured a spot in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Olivia O’Roark led the way for West Suburban by giving up just two hits and allowing no runs in three innings in the circle while also collecting two hits and two RBIs. Bryn Roberts also had two hits and two RBIs for West Suburban, Adalyn Hines and Kylie Sweeney each drove in a pair of runs, and Reese Pinizzotto and Jerzy ...