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, ...
ALEXANDRIA — Juniata Valley built a six-run lead Monday against Homer-Center only to see it evaporate into a 9-9 tie before an error allowed the Lady Hornets to pull in front again, 10-9, in the bottom of the sixth. Valley eventually won by that same score when it got the tying run out at home for the final out in the District 6 Class 1A softball quarterfinals. Lexey Smith drove in three runs and had two hits, and Chassity Houck had two doubles for the Lady Hornets. Juniata Valley will play at top-seeded Conemaugh Valley on Thursday in the semis. HOMER-CENTER (9): Haer rf 412, ...
PITTSBURGH — Zack Wheeler pitched seven sparkling innings, and Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes on Sunday to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sweep of the three-game series. Wheeler (3-0) gave up four hits while striking out eight ...
