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Trio combine to win Sylvan golf event

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Tom Shea, Rodger Fair and Lynn Grove shot a 34 to win the 3-Man Scramble in the Butch Focht Senior Men’s Tournament at the Sylvan Hills Golf Club. Second-place honors went to the team of Terry Goldstein, George Mitchell and Don Stubbs (36), while Joe DeGennaro, Steve ...

Jones pitches six perfect innings for Pirates, who lose to Braves

PITTSBURGH — Joey Bart hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over his former team on Wednesday after Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jared Jones pitched six perfect innings before being lifted. Bart, traded to the ...

Pirates’ Lowe won let All-Star snub ruin his moment

PITTSBURGH — When the National League second basemen were named for next Tuesday night’s 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Ballpark, the Pirates’ Brandon Lowe was prominent by omission. Despite leading the Pirates in home runs (21) and RBIs (64) ...

Curve put together big fourth inning in victory

There is plenty of optimism in the Altoona Curve clubhouse as the team feels it has what it takes to make a run in the second half of the Eastern League season. On Wednesday night, in the second game of the series against Richmond, the Curve took an early lead, allowed the Flying Squirrels to ...

Park Home Classic among upcoming tournaments

The area will be hosting several baseball tournaments over the next few weeks, and the fourth-annual Park Home Altoona Classic will kick things off today. The 23-team single-elimination tournament involving the three Altoona youth baseball leagues — 10 teams from the Altoona Area Baseball ...

Gates picks up victory No. 14 in Federation baseball play

Gloria Gates Foundation improved its record to 14-1 with a 7-4 win over UTLX in a George B. Kelley Baseball Federation game at Stout Field at Geesey Park on Wednesday. Brayden Pike and Nick Kraft each had two hits and two RBIs for Gloria Gates, which scored six runs in the top of the third ...