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Dove, goose hunting beginning next week

Outdoors

Writing about the first hunting seasons of the year is always somewhat of a jolt when I realize it’s that time of year again. That task seems even a little more surprising this year since Labor Day is still more than a week away. But that is how the calendar shakes out for the beginning of the 2026 fall hunting opportunities. The mourning dove season starts on Tuesday, Sept. 1, and runs through Nov. 27. Legal shooting hours during dove season will be a half hour before sunrise to sunset. The daily bag limit is 15 doves. Pennsylvania established its first season for mourning doves ...

Curve get a King for a day

Altoona Curve

Altoona Curve utility man Matt King does not find himself in the lineup every day. When he is in the lineup, he might find himself playing pretty much anywhere in the infield. So when he has a day like he did on Thursday evening, it’s a little more pleasing to see for coaches and ...

Steelers’ defense gives up winning score in final minutes

Local Sports

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Ian Wheeler scored on a 2-yard run with 1:06 left, Steve Buechele completed an off-balance pass to Dante Pettis for a 2-point conversion and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-27 in the preseason finale for each team Thursday night. The Steelers’ last ...

Lions, Tigers part of White Out display for Friday night football

Football

Penn State isn’t holding its annual White Out until Oct. 10, but Blair County will have a preview of it at 7 p.m. tonight at Mansion Park. On what is forecasted to be a nice night, Hollidaysburg will travel to Altoona for the opener of the high school football season and a White Out theme ...

Dragon Slayer

Girls tennis

Breslyn Beech returns a shot against Altoona’s Skylar Irwin during Central’s match with the Lady Lions Thursday afternoon. Beech got the only win for the Lady Dragons in the loss to Altoona at the Mansion Park courts. See roundup here.

Final Four set for Little League World Series

Pennsylvania Sports

WILLIAMSPORT — Ohio’s Walker Osborne and Japan’s Shinnosuke Ijima tossed complete games in the Little League Baseball World Series quarterfinals on Thursday to lift their teams into Saturday’s United States and international championships, respectively. Osborne, who hadn’t pitched ...