CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel has shown much of the year that it has the speed on the base paths needed to manufacture runs. The Bulldogs have a balanced lineup capable of driving in those runners once they get in scoring position. On Monday afternoon in District 6 Class 1A quarterfinal ...
Kannan Shields and Vinny Nedimyer combined on a one-hitter as Cumming Motors edged Sheetz, 2-1, in an Altoona Teener Major Baseball League game at Seitz Field on Monday. Shields went five innings and didn’t allow a hit and was charged with one run to earn the win. Nedimyer threw two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, to earn the save. Nedimyer also doubled in a run for Cumming.. CUMMING MOTORS 2, SHEETZ 1: 2B—Nedimyer (CM). RBI—Stotler (CM); Jimenez (S). WP—Shields. LP—Gority. SO—Shields 3, Nedimyer 2 (CM); Gority 3, Jimenez 1 (S). Records: Cumming Motors (1-0); Sheetz ...
JOHNSTOWN — Central Cambria grabbed a quick 4-0 lead, only to watch it evaporate within two innings. Westmont Hilltop tied the score with a run in the first inning, and three in the second. Back-to-back RBI doubles by Abby Rozich and Sarah Gibbons lifted the third-seeded Hilltoppers to a ...
BEDFORD — Emma Byers threw a complete-game shutout for top-seeded Bedford in a 3-0 victory over Cambria Heights in the District 6 Class 3A softball quarterfinals on Monday. Byers struck out 12 batters and had a two-run single. Cambria Heights pitcher Rylee Lane, who allowed just four hits, struck out three as the Lady Highlanders finished 11-10. Alyssa Miller had two hits for Cambria Heights. Bedford will host Bald Eagle Area in the semifinals on Thursday. CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (0): Hayes cf 301, Bachik c 401, Lane p 400, Elias rf 301, Kountz 3b 301, Miller 1b 302, Kelly 1b 000, Bradley ...
WINDBER — The Central Cambria Red Devils made too many mistakes in the field against the top-seeded Richland Rams, falling 10-4 in the District 6 Class 3A quarterfinals at Windber Sports Complex on Monday. The Red Devils surrendered eight errors in the field, and the Rams took advantage of those run-scoring opportunities. Central Cambria competed well at the plate, but the hole was dug too deep to climb out of. “One thing that we did well was that we didn’t give up,” Central Cambria coach Dan Beyer stated. “Eight errors, pitchers threw well, and the hitters had good ...
JOHNSTOWN — A turnaround season for the Portage softball squad came to an end in Monday’s District 6 Class 1A quarterfinal contest at Conemaugh Valley. Despite a hot start by the ninth-seeded Mustangs that produced an early seven-run lead, the top-seeded Blue Jays thwarted the upset bid by erupting for 13 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to come away with an 18-9 victory. The Mustangs bounced back from a five-win campaign last year to earn a postseason berth and carried the momentum from a first-round playoff triumph at Northern Cambria into the matchup against the Blue Jays, ...
