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Dietrich makes Clinton County trip worth it

Pennsylvania Sports

MILL HALL — Danny Dietrich made his first trip to Clinton County and left with $6K last weekend. He started on the front row alongside Justin Whittle for the 35-lap PA Posse Sprint Car feature event. Dietrich took the lead at the drop of the green flag and led the field into turn number one. After a yellow flag on lap three, Dietrich held off Whittall on the restart while Dietz began to apply pressure for the second position. Lap traffic became a challenge as the field completed lap 10 with Dietrich leading Whittall, Deitz, Freddie Rahmer of Salfordsville and Hanover’s Troy ...

Hollidaysburg 14U team keeps hope alive at Little League tourney

Local Sports

NORTHUMBERLAND — Kaylob Ferris-Himes had two hits for Hollidaysburg, and Ty Davis had a two-run single in a 10-3 victory over Shikellamy at Pineknotter Park in the Pa. Little League 14U Juniors State Tournament to stave off elimination on Friday. Evan High stole two bases, and Hollidaysburg drew nine walks as a team. Hollidaysburg will take on Upper Moreland on Saturday. SCORE BY INNINGS Shikellamy 200 001 0— 3 7 4 Hollidaysburg 220 204 X—10 9 4 2B—Royer (H). RBI—Hertzog, Bedisky (S); Davis 2, Manning, Chamberlain, Royer, Gardner, Landrin (H). Multiple ...

Rose, Fitzpatrick among cuts at British Open

National Sports

SOUTHPORT, England — Justin Rose could feel the warmth and adulation as he walked up the 18th hole Friday in the British Open. He just wishes he could have changed the day of the week. Rose had left himself too big of a hole and didn’t make nearly enough putts to make the cut at Royal Birkdale. He closed with a 2-under 68 — he shot 76 in the first round — and his exit was more ceremonial than it was a celebration. “I was trying to get out of my own head at that point and just enjoy the glorious walk that an Open Championship 18th hole is,” Rose said. He knows from ...

Schmid wins 13th stage at Tour de France

National Sports

BELFORT, France — Swiss rider Mauro Schmid edged Colombian Harold Tejada in a two-way sprint to win the 13th stage of the Tour de France, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar safely kept his overall lead on Friday. With several riders closing in behind them, Schmid made the decisive move with 200 meters left and held off Tejada before lifting his front wheel at the line in celebration. Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock finished just behind in third. Pogacar’s yellow jersey group cruised in a few minutes later as the high temperatures of recent heat waves finally ...

Spain has built its way to World Cup final

National Sports

NEW YORK — Spain reaching the World Cup final is still something of a novelty, given this is just the second time the country has gotten this far. Rodri sees it as the culmination of years building to this point. Winning the Nations League in 2023 and the European Championship in 2024 set the foundation for the success the team has achieved over the past several weeks. An even bigger challenge awaits against defending champion Argentina on Sunday, and Spain’s captain wants his teammates to be more eager to win than scared to lose. “We’ve been gradually growing,” Rodri said ...

Trump, Infantino praise World Cup

National Sports

NEW YORK — FIFA President Gianni Infantino deemed the World Cup a success on Friday, again lauding President Donald Trump for his role in the event and saying the tournament achieved its mission of uniting people from all corners of the globe. Infantino pointed to many numbers — sold-out ...