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McMillen dedicated to her track and field craft

Name: Brielle McMillen School: Cambria Heights Age: 18 Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field Athlete of the week achievement: McMillen won the 100-meter dash, the long jump and the triple jump and finished fifth in the high jump to help Cambria Heights win the girls team title at the ...

Win puts JV in ICC softball playoffs

HOUTZDALE — The Juniata Valley softball team may not have gotten its bats rolling like it would have liked to on Monday afternoon, but the solid pitching of Bethany Devore and Braelyn Hall, plus an error-free game, was enough to beat Moshannon Valley, 4-1. The Lady Hornets got six hits, but ...

Williamsburg Lady Pirates knock off Glendale in softball

WILLIAMSBURG — Williamsburg built a 7-0 lead after three innings and hung on for a 13-10 win over Glendale in high school softball on Tuesday. Jordan Flaig went 2-for-4 with four RBIs for the Lady Pirates, winning pitcher Katie Ross had two hits, and Karsyn Walter, Bella Strohmyer and Alex ...

Altoona baseball team heads to District 6 playoffs at 9-11

CAMP HILL — Altoona dropped a Mid-Penn game to Cedar Cliff, 13-3, in five innings to finish the regular season at 9-11 in high school baseball on Tuesday. Vinny Nedimyer paced Altoona with two hits, including a two-run double. Cedar Cliff was led by Michael Boblick and Blake Secrest, who each drove in four runs. Boblick blasted a grand slam as part of an eight-run third inning. Altoona hosts State College at 4 p.m. Thursday in the District 6 Class 6A semifinals. ALTOONA (3): Nedimyer cf 201, Hileman ss-p 300, Hainsey 3b 301, Brouse lf 200, Keith c 100, Baer p 110, Shields p 000, ...

Pirates miss out on a good chance to cap off road trip

SAN FRANCISCO — Jesus Rodriguez hit an RBI single in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-6, on Sunday. The Pirates finished the road trip to Arizona and San Francisco with a 3-3 mark. The Giants loaded the ...

Grand slam helps lift the Curve

BOWIE, Md. — Shawn Ross belted a grand slam for his seventh home run of the season on Sunday afternoon as the Curve secured a series split with a 9-3 win over the Chesapeake Baysox at Prince Georges Stadium. In other news, Pittsburgh Pirates insider Jason Mackey tweeted on Sunday that, per ...