WINDBER — Tyrone senior Mason Emigh did a little bit of everything to help his team win their second straight contest to start the season on Friday night. Emigh and the Golden Eagles put on a display of splash plays on both sides of the ball, combined with a defensive effort that kept ...
PORTAGE — A stellar defensive effort from Marion Center propelled the Stingers to a 27-0 shutout victory over Portage in a Heritage Conference matchup Friday night. The Stingers’ defense forced four turnovers on downs and five punts, as the Mustangs were unable to cash in on four separate ...
CLAYSBURG — When you have had as much turnover as Claysburg-Kimmel did on the football field, some growing pains will be seen along the way. “When you lose 19 out of 22 starters from a senior class that was pretty successful, you got to start all over again,” Claysburg-Kimmel coach Chuck Kassick said. “We’re just learning how to play at this point. We’re playing a lot of young kids that didn’t have that experience coming into the season, and now on Friday night, it’s a lot different than it is on a Thursday evening or a Monday night.” Those growing pains were on ...
FLINTON — Line Mountain, which went 11-1 and won a District 4 Class 1A title last season, made the 2-hour, 30-minute bus trip from Herndon in Northumberland County to Flinton on Friday. The Eagles made the most of their trip to Dr. Roy F. Baker Field. Line Mountain (2-0), sparked by a running game that amassed 351 rushing yards, scored three unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away in a close game and win, 42-8. “It was just a poor showing to put it lightly,” Glendale coach Chase Hill said. “We told them all week you do your job, you take care of the ball, ...
PITTSBURGH — Jared Jones pitched six strong innings, Jake Mangum had an RBI double in the second inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Friday night. The MLB-worst Angels (53-88) lost for the 10th time in 11 games. The Pirates have won five of six ...
HARRISBURG — Strong pitching from Peyton Stumbo, Jake Shirk, Mike Walsh and Christian Tortosa wasn’t enough for Altoona to pick up a third straight win, falling 2-0 to the Harrisburg Senators on Friday night at FNB Field. Peyton Stumbo turned in his first scoreless outing since June 10 ...
