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Tyrone outslugs Philipsburg

PHILIPSBURG — Tyrone scored seven runs in the top of the sixth inning to rally past Philipsburg-Osceola, which entered the night as the top-seeded team in District 6 Class 3A, 15-12. The Golden Eagles won the rematch of last year’s District 6 title game, won by P-O, with the help of three hits each from Wyatt Kustenbauder, A.J. Coleman, Ashton Walk, Landon Hamer and Owen Oakes. Tyrone had 21 hits in total. Sam McDonald had three hits and three RBIs for the Mounties. TYRONE (15): Kustenbauder lf 423, Coleman p-cf 523, Walk ss 513, Hamer c 413, Light lf 522, Oakes rf 513, C. ...

Red Devils mercy-rule Rangers

SIDMAN — In high school baseball play Tuesday, Forest Hills entered Tuesday ranked No. 1 in the District 6 Class 3A rankings, but Central Cambria beat the Rangers by mercy rule, 13-3, with the help of a home run by Grady Snyder and three RBIs from Jake Russell. Alex Wingard pitched five solid innings for the win, and Connor Serenko, Joe Iacono and Logan Black each had three hits for the Red Devils. CENTRAL CAMBRIA (13): Snyder ss 231, Black 2b 222, Iacono cf 432, Blasko c 300, Coposky 1b 010, Washko lf 211, Russell dh 301, Howard rf 401, Serenko 3b 412, McConnell cr 010, Spicher cr ...

Tigers star helping everywhere

Name: Carson Kensinger School: Hollidaysburg Area Age: 17 Grade: Senior Sport: Baseball Athlete of the week achievement: Kensinger struck out 11 batters and allowed just one earned run in a victory over Bishop Guilfoyle, and he went 8-for-17 with two home runs, two doubles, a triple and nine RBIs for the Golden Tigers in a week they went 3-1 with their only loss coming to state power Bellefonte, 12-11. Kensinger also scored nine runs. Season update: Kensinger is hitting .375 with 12 RBIs and a team-high three home runs. He is also 4-0 on the mound with an ERA of 1.81. Coach ...

Late-inning heroics give Altoona a victory

Aaron Smearman worked a bases loaded walk with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Altoona to a 4-3 win over Williamsport at Mansion Park Monday in high school baseball. In addition to the walk, Smearman recorded a two-run double to knot the game in the sixth, while Brennen Freiwald earned the win in relief for the Mountain Lions, now 8-5. WILLIAMSPORT (3): Blair p 000, Schur p 000, Naughton dh 402, Britten cf 311, Shuler rf 301, Jackson 1b 300, Robertson ss 311, Helmrick c 200, Vilello lf 301, Franzen 3b 210, March 2b 301. Totals – 26 3 7. ALTOONA (4): LaRocco cf ...

Tiger bats go off against Ridge

NEW PARIS — The Hollidaysburg baseball team improved to 7-4 on Friday, thanks to a 19-4 win in five innings at Chestnut Ridge in high school play. Jake Hileman went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a triple while scoring four runs for the Golden Tigers. Teammate Drew Banks also went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs. Teammates Carson Kensinger and Ethan Karageanes also each finished with three hits. Both also homered. Karageanes finished with five RBIs. HOLLIDAYSBURG (19): Steiner ss 411, Hileman cf 444, Karageanes 1b 433, Boland p 000, Kensinger dh 533, Gibbons c 300, Banks 3b ...