Breaking News

Baseball

Panthers prevail in Portage tournament

PORTAGE — Penn Cambria topped Portage, 7-1, in the championship game of the Portage Spring Classic high school baseball tournament, which had been postponed one week before it was completed on Saturday. Alex Cherico, who went 2-for-4 in the championship game and helped the Panthers top Juniata Valley, 10-9, in the first round, was named the tournament’s MVP. Easton Semelsberger went 3-for-3 with four RBIs for the Panthers in their win over the Green Hornets. McKeesport’s Brady Boyle won a home run derby with seven home runs, and he also homered in a 10-5 loss to Portage in ...

Overturned call helps out Mountain Lions

By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com In a matter of minutes in the third inning, both Altoona and Hollidaysburg went from one extreme of emotion to the next in a sequence that involved a triple play. But then it wasn’t a triple play. The overturned call allowed the Mountain ...

Dragons escape NBC battle

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Central has grown accustomed to playing for Altoona Curve Classic championships over the years against larger schools, and the Scarlet Dragons take a lot of pride in the opportunity. Friday afternoon, Central found itself on the opposite side ...

Win helps Blue Devils get to the .500 mark

BELLWOOD — The Bellwood-Antis baseball team evened its record at 5-5 Friday with an 8-3 win over Central Cambria in high school play. The Red Devils came into the game at 6-3. Up 4-3, the Blue Devils scored four times in the sixth to seal the victory. Vincent Cacciotti and Zach Pier each had two hits and an RBI for B-A. Central Cambria got two hits and two RBIs from Brayden Blasko. Curtis Shedlock got the win with four innings of one-hit relief. He gave up no runs on four strikeouts and a walk. CENTRAL CAMBRIA (3): Serenko ss 411, Black 2b 301, Iacono cf 311, Blasko c 302, ...

Guilfoyle, Tyrone both take consy games

Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic fell behind, 8-0, to Northern Cambria in the first inning of its Altoona Curve Classic consolation game Friday morning at PNG Field, but battled all the way back to beat the Colts, 10-9, when Michael Cacciotti singled home Joey Hofer in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kaden Wyandt had three RBIs and he, Lex Dixon and Ryan Hagg each had two hits for the Marauders, who improved to 2-7. NORTHERN CAMBRIA (9): Gisler dh 221, Wanger lf 211, Valeria cf 311, Messina ss 400, Dolney p-3b 301, Bougher cr 010, Shutty 3b-1b 311, Lockard c 300, Dumm rf 411, Pershing 1b ...

Panthers make enough plays to defeat Marauders

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic’s high school baseball team hasn’t had much go its way this season, and that trend continued Thursday morning in the first round of the annual Altoona Curve Classic at PNG Field against Northern Bedford. The ...