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Lilly Conrad beats Blair County Oil

Local Sports

Lilly Conrad Chiropractic scored five times in three separate innings in a 19-5 win over Blair County Oil at Juniata on Wednesday in Altoona Greater City Baseball League action. Brandon Ickes was 5-for-5 on the day with two doubles and drove in six runs. Chad McCoy slapped two doubles and knocked in four runs, while Ian Olsavsky also recorded three hits. Julian Masone doubled and knocked in two runs for Blair County Oil. LILLY CONRAD CHIROPRACTIC (19): McCoy c 443, Gallaher 1b 521, Ickes 3b 515, McCoy ss 502, Bracken lf 511, Davison 2b 410, Olsavsky rf 353, Minor dh 301, Gully dh 121, ...

Lakemont Park action

Local Sports

CBRC LAKEMONT PARK MEN’S LEAGUE DIVISION 1 W-L Mike’s Court 5-0 Spherion 5-1 CED Mosebach 3-3 Imperial Ventures/Summit CC 2-3 HoopsFest 1-4 Philly Pretzel Factory 0-5 DIVISION 2 W-L Metzler Brothers Transport 6-0 Teeter Group 4-2 Sideline Cancer ...

Argentina returning to World Cup final

National Sports

ATLANTA — No “Hand of God” this time. Argentina didn’t need it. Instead it was the hallowed feet of Lionel Messi and the unbreakable spirit of a team that has repeatedly fought back at this year’s World Cup that is now one step away from back-to-back titles. Trailing 1-0 going into ...

State baseball championships to remain at Penn State

Baseball

STATE COLLEGE — The PIAA received four requests for proposals to host the state baseball championships this spring and opted to remain at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in University Park at its summer meeting at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel Wednesday despite the State College ...

BG boys basketball denied request to play 2A

Basketball

STATE COLLEGE — Bishop Guilfoyle Academy, represented by athletic director A.J. Labriola, principal Mike Cacciotti and chief education officer Bob Gildea, attended Wednesday’s PIAA meeting at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel to appeal BG’s classification as a 3A school in boys ...

Pirates hoping for playoff push in second half

Local Sports

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting pitching was expected to be the team’s trump card this year as the Buccos are making their bid to reach the National League playoffs for the first time since 2015. However, through the team’s first 97 games, concluding with a three-game sweep of the NL ...