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Curve’s big innings too much for Erie

ERIE — Altoona swatted three home runs on it way to a 10-6 win over the Erie SeaWolves in an Eastern League baseball game on Thursday night at UPMC Park. Matt Ager turned in a brilliant start for the Curve, needing just 56 pitches to work through five scoreless innings. Ager earned the win ...

New West Branch football coach hoping to turn program around

LOYSBURG — The Inter-County Conference held its annual high school football media day at Northern Bedford County High School on Wednesday, and there were plenty of new faces leading programs along with other teams entering the season with big expectations. One of those teams — ...

Sheetz needs just one more win for City League baseball title

An upstart Sheetz team has pushed perennial Altoona Greater City Baseball League champion Conrad Chiropractic/Lilly American Legion into largely uncharted waters. Instead of preparing to celebrate its eighth straight league championship and 21st in 24 seasons tonight, Lilly finds itself on ...

Imler’s advances, CM out at AAABA tournament

JOHNSTOWN — Imler’s Poultry got another impressive performance from Gavin Fowler, Nick Kraft and Chase Plummer — the same three batters who helped Altoona’s top entry in the All-American Amateur Baseball Association’s National Tournament win its opener — in Wednesday’s 8-2 win ...

Curve pitching unable to stop Wolves’ offense

ERIE — The Erie SeaWolves scored 10 unanswered runs and earned a 10-7 win over the Curve on Wednesday afternoon at UPMC Park. The Curve batted around and scored seven times in the fourth inning to take a commanding 7-0 lead. Murf Gray started the big inning with a two-run homer, his fourth ...

Brewers’ Harrison out-pitches Pirates’ Skenes in win

MILWAUKEE — Kyle Harrison struck out the final eight batters he faced, William Contreras homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Wednesday night. Harrison (9-2) gave up one hit and one walk while striking out 10 in five innings in his first start since July 8 ...