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Spain moving on to quarters in World Cup soccer

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mikel Merino was still on the bench in the final minutes of regulation, with Spain coach Luis de la Fuente worried about hanging on to his substitutes as long as possible because of looming extra time. The Arsenal forward made all that fretting moot. Merino scored in the ...

Correction

Reed Takacs, 16, of Ebensburg finished sixth overall in the Angie Gioiosa Memorial Fourth of July Race on Saturday in a time of 57 minutes, 43.90 seconds. Shane May of Bedford was fifth. Takacs was inadvertently omitted from the results in Monday’s Mirror.

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Altoona’s Cohen Cochran drives to the paint against several Bellwood-Antis defenders during Blair Regional YMCA High School Boys Basketball League action Monday night. Altoona won the game, 53-33. With the victory, Altoona clinched a spot in the playoffs against Hollidaysburg which begins ...

Former Curve pitcher Wietgrefe captures monthly honor

Minor League Baseball announced that ex- Altoona Curve pitcher Connor Wietgrefe was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for the month of June on Monday. Wietgrefe, who was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on June 25, threw 18 consecutive scoreless innings over his final three ...

Yahner sparks Pro Fab to easy five-inning City League win

LILLY — Robbie Yahner had four hits and drove in three runs Monday to lead Pro Fab Solutions to an 11-1 win in five innings in a Greater City League baseball game. Teammate Rich Ball added three hits and an RBI while winning pitcher Luke Repko struck out five and walked two as the team ...

Robinson has big night on offense in Federation victory

ASHVILLE — Kade Robinson went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and Mile Level Physical Therapy downed Panthers Baseball Club, 8-1, to improve its record to 7-7 in the George B. Kelley Baseball Federation on Monday. Josh Beltz had two hits for Mile Level, and Cody Clapper and Nick Dunmire each drove ...