Leading up to his bottom of the seventh at-bat in a tie game against Mifflin County, Altoona’s Ian Yon had little to show for his three previous at-bats with two pop-ups and a ground out. Yon crushed the first pitch from Tyreen Smalley just foul down the left field line. The second pitch ...

Chad Luensmann earned an NCAA Division I college baseball scholarship to the University of Nebraska as a right-handed pitcher out of tiny Bellwood-Antis High School. Luensmann’s younger brother, Travis, is now only a sophomore at Bellwood, but is already showing a similar type of ability ...

SIDMAN — Bryan Bernard had two hits, including a second-inning RBI single while going 6 2/3 innings for Forest Hills in a 3-1 win over Bedford in the District 6 Class 4A baseball semifinals. Adam Cecere had a run scoring double in the first to give the Rangers the early edge. Bedford ...

By Ty R. States For the Mirror HUNTINGDON — Huntingdon showed it can find ways to score runs even when the hits just aren’t there. Against Penn Cambria Division I pitching prospect Mason Ronan in a District 6 Class 3A semifinal baseball game at Juniata College on Saturday, the ...

BOALSBURG — Juniata Valley will not be defending the district title they won in each of the last three years. The Green Hornets also won’t be back in the PIAA state championship tournament. District 6-A semifinal action on Friday saw the end of a great run in recent years by Juniata ...

HOMER CITY — Claysburg-Kimmel coach Justin Harris said the reason for his team’s season-ending loss Friday was pretty straightforward. “They had timely hits, and we didn’t,” Harris explained. “In games like this, you get guys on base, and you have to get those timely hits. ...

CRESSON — Winners of 14 of its last 15 games, Southern Huntingdon kept its torrid run going at the expense of Northern Cambria. The No. 4 seed Rockets jumped ahead 4-0 after the first and rode a 12-hit attack to back pitcher Mason Smith’s solid outing. Northern Cambria’s campaign came ...

BELLWOOD — Bellwood-Antis baseball coach Steve Conlon likes his team’s chances when sophomore right-hander Travis Luensmann is on the mound, particularly if the Blue Devils score early. And, that was the case Tuesday. This time, Luensmann supplied both the offense and the pitching as ...

CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel catcher Canaan Burket plays with an aggressive mindset when he’s behind the plate and when he’s up to bat. Both came into play Tuesday in the team’s District 6 Class 1A quarterfinal game against Saltsburg. After picking a runner off second base to thwart ...

HUNTINGDON — After losing two close games to Huntingdon this season, the Philipsburg-Osceola baseball team was hoping to make the third time the charm. But the Bearcats showed why they are the top-seed in the District 6 3A playoffs, collecting 12 hits in an 11-1 victory in five innings on ...

LILLY — Penn Cambria baseball coach James Poldiak sat out the 2017 season because of health issues. He saw only one Panthers baseball game that season: A 4-3 loss to Huntingdon in the District 6 Class 3A playoffs. Fast forward to one year later. Poldiak and the Panthers will get another ...

Daniel Carrieri and David Pleva combined to shut down Blairsville on Tuesday, leading the Bishop Guilfoyle baseball team to a 7-1 win in a District 6 2A quarterfinal game at Vets Field. Carrieri held Blairsville to one run over five innings. He struck out four and walked one. Pleva worked two ...

HOMER CITY — Tuesday’s matchup between top-seeded Homer-Center and eighth-seeded Bishop Carroll had all the makings to turn into a pitchers’ duel. It turned out to be just that. The Wildcats’ Nate Davis pitched a complete-game shutout and struck out 10 as Homer-Center beat the ...

MARTINSBURG — Josh Earnest missed a few pitching starts earlier this season with a strained right forearm. The Philipsburg-Osceola senior right-hander, however, has spent his last three mound outings more than making up for the lost time. Earnest struck out 12 batters and allowed just one ...

PHILIPSBURG — Maddie Lucas doubled, tripled, homered and drove in seven runs, and 10 of Philipsburg-Osceola’s 15 hits were for extra bases in the Lady Mounties’ 18-2 win over visiting Hollidaysburg in high school softball on Monday. Winning pitcher Kam Harris and Jordyn McDonald also ...

CORAOPOLIS — The Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic boys volleyball team won eight of the 10 sets it played and finished fifth in the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Tournament on Saturday. BG won all three sets against Farrell (25-16, 25-15, 25-20), went 2-1 against Baldwin (25-19, 25-19, 17-25) and ...

LILLY — Penn Cambria rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to post a 5-4 Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference high school baseball win over Bedford on Friday. Dominic Hall capped off the rally with a bases-loaded, two-out single that drove home Brock Talko with the ...

NEW PARIS — Kaitlin Brunelli homered twice, including a grand slam that highlighted a six-run sixth inning, as Bedford earned a split with Chestnut Ridge in high school softball action on Friday. Brunelli finished with four hits and six RBIs as the Lady Bisons emerged with an 8-6 triumph. ...

The Huntingdon Area High School baseball team has rolled through the regular season. However, the Bearcats could be tested as they make their bid to repeat as District 6 Class 3A champions. Based on the power-rating formula, Huntingdon garnered the No. 1 seed in 3A when District 6 unveiled ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Williamsburg needed just seven total innings to win two games against Saint Joseph’s. The Blue Pirates took the opener, 17-2, in three innings, then needed four to record the sweep, 19-2. Jared Webb led the way in the first game with three RBIs, while Drew Hileman smacked ...