Name: Jon Stroup School: Tyrone Area Age: 16 Grade: Sophomore Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Stroup went 9-for-15 (.600) with eight RBIs, eight runs scored and two doubles for Tyrone in five games last week, including a 6-3 win over Altoona in the Curve Classic ...
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes allowed one hit in six strong innings and Brandon Lowe homered for the third time in two games, driving in five runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates steamrolled the Washington Nationals 16-5 to begin a four-game series Monday night. Skenes (3-1) struck out six and walked ...
PITTSBURGH — CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Abrams hit a solo shot down the left-field line in the fourth inning to extend the Nationals’ lead to 4-1. He also hit the third of ...
Tyrone athletic director Luke Rhoades confirmed the hiring of a new girls soccer coach for the Tyrone, Bellwood-Antis co-op to take over for Lance Robinson. Rita Kendziora, a former Hollidaysburg and Saint Francis soccer player, will begin her first season next fall. “Coach Kendziora ...
The Altoona girls dominated two Mid-Penn Conference opponents in high school track and field at Mansion Park on Tuesday. The Lady Lions, now 5-0, beat Chambersburg, 91.5-44.5, and Central Dauphin, 120.5-15.5. Jill Long won the long and triple jumps for Altoona, and Kihlee Noel won the shot ...
Veteran Pittsburgh television sports personality Bob Pompeani, who made his second appearance as the emcee of the Blair County Sports Hall of Fame’s induction dinner Saturday night at the Blair County Convention Center, remarked that sports serves a unifying function for countless numbers ...
