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PIAA baseball notebook: Storm pushes back start time

UNIVERSITY PARK — A thunderstorm came through State College Friday afternoon and delayed Hollidaysburg’s 2-1 PIAA Class 5A baseball championship setback to Governor Mifflin for nearly three hours. Just before the first pitch of the second game of a tripleheader at Penn State University’s Medlar Field at Lubrano Park between Neumann-Goretti and Avonworth, a lightning delay was called. The tarp was placed on the field, and the game did not begin until 4:20 p.m., just 10 minutes before Hollidaysburg was originally scheduled to play. The PIAA was determined to get the final two ...

Kensingers share playoff history

The big game Who: Hollidaysburg vs. Governor Mifflin When: Friday, 4:30 p.m. Where: Penn State University Streaming service: PCN Select By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com HOLLIDAYSBURG — Opportunities at playing in a state championship game are few and far ...

Tiger frosh helps pitch team into state title game

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com ENOLA — When Hollidaysburg freshman Vince Boland was warming up for the Golden Tigers in their quarterfinal game against Penn-Trafford, some members of the opposing team questioned if he was even old enough to play varsity baseball due to his ...

Gibbons delivering in clutch

Name: Cayden Gibbons School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 17 Grade: Junior Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Gibbons hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning for Hollidaysburg in its 3-2 win over Penn-Trafford in the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinals. Gibbons also hit the go-ahead two-run double for the Golden Tigers in a 4-2 win over Franklin Regional in the first round of the state playoffs while catching both games. Season update: Gibbons was batting .265 with a home run, two doubles and eight RBIs through 18 games. He’s also caught a pitching ...

Tigers semifinal opponent set

From Mirror reports District 12 champion Monsignor Bonner defeated WPIAL runner-up Bethel Park, 6-4, in the PIAA Class 5A baseball quarterfinals on Friday. Bonner advanced to play Hollidaysburg in Monday’s semifinal round in a game that will be held at East Pennsboro High School at 4 p.m. Monsignor Bonner batted around in the bottom of the first inning after Mike Brucker gave Bethel Park a 2-0 lead in the top of the inning with a two-run homer. Bonner starting pitcher Harry Carr had a two-run single that put his team ahead and helped build a 4-2 lead after an inning. In the ...

Tigers junior pitches Hollidaysburg into semifinals

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com JOHNSTOWN — Carson Kensinger has been doing a lot of heavy lifting for the Hollidaysburg baseball team during its historic postseason run, but the Golden Tigers had to use a different starting pitcher for the first time in weeks in Thursday’s ...