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Moose, Old School earn teener baseball wins

Westley Zitsch, Thomas Brouse and Zyler Hertzler combined on a four-hitter as Altoona Moose Lodge 74 opened its season with a 10-6 win over Metzler Brothers Transport in Altoona Teener Major Baseball League action at Seitz Field Tuesday. Brouse struck out 11 and allowed one run over 4-plus innings. Brouse, Zitsch and Noah Bonsell each drove in two runs. Colby Gojmerac drove in two runs for Metzler, which trailed 6-4 after three innings. SCORE BY INNINGS Moose Lodge 74 105 300 1—10 8 1 Metzler Brothers 220 010 1— 6 4 4 2B—Winters, Bonsell, Brouse, Zitsch, Hertzler (AM). ...

Pro Fab offense too much for BCO in City League win

ASHVILLE — Joey DeRubeis, Gaige Reighard and Luke Mento each drove in two runs Tuesday night to lead Pro Fab Solutions to a 9-0 win over Blair County Oil in Greater City League baseball action. Luke Repko added three hits and an RBI for Pro Fab (1-1) while DeRubeis, Robbie Yahner, Mento and Ian Slate each contributed two hits. Alex Cherico got the win. He struck out three and walked one. PRO FAB SOLUTIONS (9): Repko cf 523, M. Mento lf 320, DeRubeis ss 412, Yahner dh 402, L. Mento c 412, Slate rf 312, Reighard rf 101, M. Mento 1b 201, Zavalanski 1b 211, Westover 2b 411, Hanlon 3b ...

Chase Dietz places first in Keith Kauffman Classic at Port Royal

PORT ROYAL — Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway was a night to honor Keith Kauffman, the track’s all-time winningest 410 sprint car driver. Chase Dietz led all 30 laps around The Speed Palace for the $16,000 pay day in the Keith Kauffman Classic. It was Dietz’s third career triumph in 410 competition at the Juniata County half mile. Aaron Reutzel was second, and Troy Wagaman was third. Ryan Smith earned the Ramsey’s Car Wash Hard ...

2026 Athletes of the Year

Guest speaker Lou Schmitt relayed a message to the 75 Athletes of the Week at Monday’s 21st annual Altoona Mirror Athlete of the Year Banquet to be ready when their sports careers come to an end and believe their worth comes from more than just athletics. Altoona senior Zaelinh ...

Tigers baseball team heading for 6th straight title game

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg earned a berth in the District 6 Class 5A baseball championship game for the sixth straight season on Tuesday, and the Golden Tigers’ opponent in next week’s title game will be a very familiar one. Hollidaysburg, which entered this year’s three-team ...

C-K softball pulls away late

CLAYSBURG — Through the first three innings of Monday’s District 6 Class 1A softball quarterfinal, it looked as if one run was going to be enough for either Claysburg-Kimmel or Penns Manor. The Lady Bulldogs’ Isabella Paris and the Lady Comets’ Allie Rhea were both perfect through ...