Mainline wins late over Youngstown

August 4, 2026

JOHNSTOWN — Trailing 6-4, Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and knocked off Youngstown, 12-6, on the second day of the AAABA National Tournament at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point on Tuesday night. Colin Dinyar belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning to put Mainline ahead for good. Trey Wingard drove in three runs for Mainline, which moved to 2-0 and will play 2-0 Cleveland at 7:30 tonight. YOUNGSTOWN (6): Burick ss 432, Senediak lf 212, Chalus c 402, Triveri 2b 310, Tice 3b 511, Cypher cf 501, Carver 1b 401, Parrotto dh-p ...

The usual suspects make it to the championship hoops game in Blair Regional girls league

August 4, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Last season in the PIAA high school basketball playoffs, Williamsburg came within a couple possessions of taking home a state championship in Hershey. The Beard Group (Altoona) was just as close to making an appearance in Hershey after being knocked out in the semis, and Penn ...

Top seed Mid-Atlantic will take on CNB in title contest in YMCA final

August 4, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The top two seeds in the Blair Regional YMCA Summer League Alumni Division found themselves in close games down the stretch in semifinal action. Top seed Mid-Atlantic Sports faced a tough The Pickled Pimp team, the fourth seed, but used a run in the last 10 minutes of the ...

Altoona-based AAABA teams begin play with victories: Alarm goes off early for Imler’s

August 3, 2026

JOHNSTOWN — A surprise wake-up call can sometimes jolt someone into action even quicker than a coffee or an energy drink. It certainly paid off for Altoona’s top entry in the All-American Amateur Baseball Association National Tournament, Imler’s Poultry, on Monday. Many of Imler’s ...

Altoona-based teams begin AAABA play with victories: Full lineup aids Cumming Motors

August 3, 2026

PORTAGE — Cumming Motors struggled with a lack of numbers during its regular AAABA season and even into its league playoff competition, but all hands are now on board for the team that, prior to being unseated by Imler’s Poultry in the league championship series last week, had won three ...

Sheetz rolls into Greater City Baseball League finals, beats Pro Fab Solutions

August 3, 2026

In the first four innings of play, Sheetz left 10 runners on base and managed just a 1-0 lead after four innings in its best-of-3 deciding semifinal game against Pro Fab Solutions in the Altoona Greater City Baseball League playoffs at Vets Field Monday night. “I was getting a little frustrated because that is a lot of runners left on in a game deciding who gets in the finals,” Sheetz coach Kyle DeGennaro said. “Luckily, we got a couple across eventually, and I was happy with the way our guys kept battling.” Sheetz scored one in the third, three in the fifth and then pulled ...