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Altoona Maroon tops White for Building II basketball crown

After a full summer session of play which featured 12 total teams from 11 different schools, it was the two Altoona teams that proved to be the cream of the crop in the Building II high school boys summer league. Altoona White and Altoona Maroon battle it out in practices as teammates, but ...

Lamey, Huggler go 2-0 in Big Orange Golf League

HUNTINGDON — The team of Bob Lamey and Gerry Huggler went 2-0 during the second cycle of the Big Orange Golf League at the Huntingdon Country Club. Two teams went 1-1: Phil Thompson-Larry Newton and Alan Herbster-Keith Black. The Geoff Clarke-Ed Gargula team went 0-2. Lamey was the low gross winner (36) while Huggler was the low net winner (35). The shot of the day was Thompson’s wedge shot from 70 yards to within six inches of the cup. Brian May was the sub for the day for Black. Sylvan Hills HOLLIDAYSBURG — Nick Matteson and Luke Grove were the low gross and low net winners ...

Swander’s hit forces Game 3

Anthony Swander hit a walk-off, two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Sons & Daughters of Italy to a 3-2 win over Gloria Gates Care in the second game of the George B. Kelley Federation semifinals Thursday at Mansion Park to force a Game 3 in the best-of-three series. Brady ...

Saint Francis’ Hall of Fame reaching back for Bill Coyle

Saint Francis will welcome 14 new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday afternoon, and none goes further back in school history than Bill Coyle. Times have certainly changed in Loretto with the move to Division III, effective this fall, followed by the bizarre name change from the ...

Bucs waste solid effort by Chandler in trying to sweep Yanks

NEW YORK — Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Dominguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Wednesday night for a doubleheader split. Pittsburgh ...

Curve unable to hold on to late three-run lead

AKRON, Ohio — The Akron RubberDucks completed a miraculous rally to earn a 7-6 win over the Curve on Wednesday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park in Eastern League baseball action. Altoona held a 4-1 lead with two outs and the bases empty in the ninth inning before the Ducks managed to start ...