HOLLIDAYSBURG — Pat Croft and Nick Matteson turned in the low gross scores (39) during Thursday Night Golf League action at the Sylvan Hills Golf Course. Croft also had the low net score at 33. The league leaders currently are Croft and Drew Nixon. Closest-to-the-pin honors went to Mike ...
MECHANICSBURG — Troy Wagaman had the lead twice, and went on to score the $8,000 victory, his second of the year at the Williams Grove Speedway. It was a non-stop All-Stars Circuit of Champions Sprints Lynn Paxton Classic at the track. All-Star racer Cale Thomas and defending Paxton Classic winner Lance Dewease were slated for the front row of the 30-lap feature until Dewease came up with a right rear flat while pacing before the initial green flag. His misfortune slid original third starter Danny Dietrich to second for the start of the race. Dietrich zoomed away when action began ...
ATLANTA — Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday. Reynaldo López (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless seventh, and Tyler Kinley ended a bases-loaded threat in the eighth ...
HOMER CITY — DuBois starting pitcher Noah Farrell hasn’t really had a bad inning on the mound all season. Monday evening against Hollidaysburg in the PIAA Class 5A baseball semifinals at First Commonwealth Bank Field, he was on the verge of one. Farrell walked Golden Tigers leadoff man ...
Name: Cole Hartman School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Hartman pitched six innings and was the winning pitcher for Hollidaysburg in its 6-2 PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal win over District 3 champion Lampeter-Strasburg Thursday and ...
Imler’s Poultry topped Alexander Financial, 13-5, with the help of a strong pitching performance by Brandon McClure, who allowed no earned runs in an Altoona AAABA League game at Vets Field on Sunday. Nick Kraft went 3-for-4 with three RBIs for Imler’s. Brennen Freiwald had three hits and two RBIs for Alexander Financial. IMLER’S POULTRY (13): Fowler 2b 522, Kraft c 524, Ulery 1b 512, Plummer 3b 311, Steiner ss 500, Oakes rf 422, Farabaugh dh 331, Brauer lf 510, Bell cf 412. Totals — 39-13-14. ALEXANDER FINANCIAL (5): Foster cf 401, Georgiana 3b 412, Alexander c 311, Kordish ...
