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Eldorado Civics, Sheetz advance in Teener Major playoffs

Vinnie Hite homered, tripled and doubled to go with three RBIs in leading Eldorado Civics to a 14-4 play-in victory over Altoona Moose Lodge 74 in Altoona Teener Major League playoff action at Seitz Field on Sunday. Lucas Farabaugh, Spencer Akins and Dylen Anders each added two hits for Eldorado Civics, which will play Old School Printing in the best-of-three semifinals beginning Wednesday. Westley Kirsch had two hits for Altoona Moose. SCORE BY INNINGS Eldorado Civics 410 044 1—14 13 1 Altoona Moose 003 010 X— 4 6 1 2B—L. Farabaugh, Hite (ECA); Hertzler (AM). ...

DeGol, Homan take Iron Masters title

ROARING SPRING — Familiar faces donned the winning circle again this past weekend as Anthony DeGol and Todd Homan took home the championship trophy in the 50th annual Iron Masters Classic. Entering Sunday’s final round, only two teams had a realistic chance of finishing on top after DeGol ...

Crow-Armstrong powers the Cubs to an 11-0 rout of the Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Pete Crow-Armstrong was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 11-0 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. Shota Imanaga (7-8) held Pittsburgh to four hits in six innings, striking out four and walking one. Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes ...

Pirates’ bats are silenced by Cub pitchers

PITTSBURGH — Dansby Swanson hit an RBI single and Seiya Suzuki drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Swanson’s single scored automatic runner Ian Happ, who barely beat center fielder Jake ...

Imler’s pitcher key to victory over Cumming Motors

Cumming Motors is bidding for its seventh consecutive AAABA Regional Tournament championship. But Leland Baer tossed a wrench into its opening plans Friday night. Baer turned a workhorse performance for Imler’s Poultry, throwing eight innings, tossing an unofficial 135 pitches, and ...

One Hall of a weekend

Alli Williams (far right), a Saint Francis Hall of Fame inductee this weekend, chats with her former coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl (left) and Alli’s mom, Nancy Williams, prior to Friday’s HOF luncheon at DeGol Arena. The event will honor 11 individuals and two teams Saturday night on ...