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Beck, Gentry, Shea triumph at Sylvan Hills

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Dayonne Beck, Yvonne Gentry and Maddie Shea shot an 18 to win first place in the Sylvan Hills Ladies Golf Association’s Water Holes competition. Connie Angeski, Marsha Hunter, Molly Goldstein and Kim Straesser finished second with a 19. In the Sylvan Hills Butch Focht Senior Men’s League, Jim Burke, Herb Bolger, Andy Cameron and Don Stubbs won a three-team card-off to win this week’s tournament with a 34. Tom Shea, Joe DeGennaro, David Johns and Joe Maus were second in the card-off, and Randy Drenning, George Mitchell, Robin Weaver and Lynn Grove were ...

Braxton Ashcraft wins fourth straight start; Pirates topple Nationals

WASHINGTON — Braxton Ashcraft won his fourth consecutive start and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Saturday. Henry Davis and Brandon Lowe both drove in two runs for Pittsburgh, which got back to .500 at 45-45 after dropping three of its past four. Pirates ...

He’s in there!

Max Manning of Locker Room steals second as J&P Auto Mart’s Cam Pike gets the throw during Altoona Teener Minor League action at Seitz Field Thursday night. See roundup here. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Bucs head to Washington after going 2-2 vs. hot Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — Esmerlyn Valdez tripled, singled and knocked in two runs, Endy Rodriguez and Nick Gonzales homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 on Thursday. The Pirates split their four-game series in Philadelphia, closing with a win against a Phillies team ...

US Senior Open event has rich golf history

For golfers who are at least 50 years of age, the world’s most important tournament, the U.S. Senior Open, is taking place this week at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s senior championship has an exciting local angle as Altoona’s Artie Fink Jr. is competing after ...

Artie Fink Jr.’s remarkable golfing career notched yet another amazing milestone by qualifying to play in this week’s U.S. Senior Open at Scioto Country Club near Columbus, OH. Qualifying, and playing, in any USGA national championship is an extraordinary accomplishment for any golfer, ...