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Imler's forces a Game 3 in AAABA playoffs

MH Electric Services led Imler’s Poultry, 3-2, heading into the top of the fifth inning, but Imler’s used a seven-run inning, and ended the game with four more in the sixth, winning 13-3 on Wednesday to tie the teams’ best-of-three Altoona AAABA semifinal series, and force a deciding ...

BG Gold girls win Building II title on one busy night

Both Bishop Guilfoyle Academy Gold and Karpro Tire & Auto Center — an Altoona junior high girls basketball team entry — had to manage a doubleheader as part of the Building II Girls Basketball League playoffs Wednesday night before meeting in its championship — on the same ...

Bucs waste solid effort by Chandler in trying to sweep Yanks

NEW YORK — Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Dominguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Wednesday night for a doubleheader split. Pittsburgh ...

Saint Francis’ Hall of Fame reaching back for Bill Coyle

Saint Francis will welcome 14 new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday afternoon, and none goes further back in school history than Bill Coyle. Times have certainly changed in Loretto with the move to Division III, effective this fall, followed by the bizarre name change from the ...

Scheffler looks to stay sharp at 3M Open

BLAINE, Minn. — Scottie Scheffler left the British Open with some frustration after another near miss in a major championship and traveled straight to Minnesota for his first appearance in the 3M Open. A week off after the last major of the season would have made sense for the world’s ...

Curve unable to hold on to late three-run lead

AKRON, Ohio — The Akron RubberDucks completed a miraculous rally to earn a 7-6 win over the Curve on Wednesday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park in Eastern League baseball action. Altoona held a 4-1 lead with two outs and the bases empty in the ninth inning before the Ducks managed to start ...