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Baseball

Portage claims tourney crown

PORTAGE — Jace Irvin had two hits and drove in three runs, and Luke Scarton pitched four shutout innings, allowing just one hit, as Portage topped Penn Cambria, 15-0, to win the championship game of the Portage Spring Classic in high school baseball action on Saturday. The Panthers defeated ...

Lions rally their way into semis

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Finishing games has plagued Altoona for much of the past two seasons. The Mountain Lions have held the lead in the majority of their games, but one bad inning has often caught up to them and left them on the wrong side of the scoreboard until ...

NBC hoping for repeat of ’21 success

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Northern Bedford rounded into form late in the season a year ago and qualified for the PIAA postseason after a nice run in the District 5 playoffs. The Black Panthers are hoping Friday’s 7-3 win over Fannett-Metal in the quarterfinals of ...

Marauders break out big bats in consy victory

Bishop Guilfoyle’s high school baseball team out-hit Fannett-Metal, 17-6, en route to a 16-9 win over the Wildcats in a consolation game at the Curve Classic at PNG Field on Friday. Nick Negola and Owen Dombrowsky each had three hits and three RBIs for BG (6-3). Cooper Rother added three ...

Kling has big game in win over Trojans

JOHNSTOWN — Paxton Kling went 4-for-4 with two home runs, seven RBIs and five runs scored as Central blasted Johnstown, 27-3, in three innings on Friday in high school baseball. Jeff Hoenstine contributed two hits and three RBIs, Devon Boyles homered and drove in three, Hunter Smith homered ...

Tyrone picks up walk-off victory

By Jon Fleck For the Mirror Tyrone entered the bottom of the seventh in its 2022 Curve Classic opener trailing Hollidaysburg, 4-3, but immediately got something going when Cortlynd Rhoades reached on an error and Ryan Light walked to bring up the top of the order with no outs. Ashton Walk ...