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Weather forecast moves title games

From Mirror reports Today’s scheduled District 6 Class 6A baseball championship, involving Altoona and State College, was postponed to Saturday due to rain in the forecast. The game was supposed to be the third game of a doubleheader at PNG Field, following the Class 4A and 5A finals, but all three games were postponed on Thursday afternoon. The Class 6A final is now slated for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at PNG Field, the fourth game of a quadruple-header. Williamsburg and Bishop McCort meet in the 1A final at 10 a.m., Mount Union and Portage play at 1 p.m. in the 2A final, and Central ...

Dragons’ PIAA trek still on track

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com MARTINSBURG ­ — Central’s very talented baseball team had a trip to the PIAA Class 3A state championship game in its crosshairs last season before losing a heartbreaker to eventual champion Tyrone in the state semifinals. The Scarlet ...

Defending state champion Eagles come up a bit short

By Jon Fleck For the Mirror TYRONE — The Tyrone baseball team battled all season, and Tuesday’s District 6 Class 3 semifinal matchup against Penns Valley was no different. Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Golden Eagles rallied to push one run across but left the tying stranded at third. The 3-2 loss ends the season for the defending state champs. The Rams advance to play Central in the district championship game Saturday at PNG Field. Penns Valley pitcher McClain Welshans gave up just five hits, keeping Tyrone off-balance by throwing both his fastball and ...

Victory puts Williamsburg into title tilt

By Dan Isenberg disenberg@altoonamirror.com STATE COLLEGE — As the saying goes, the third time is the charm. Williamsburg overcame a 5-run rally by Saint Joseph’s Academy in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s District 6 Class 1A semifinal after losing its 4-0 lead, thanks to a game-tying RBI single by Lambert Palmer in the seventh to help send the game to extras, followed by an RBI triple from Dylan Hartman in the eighth inning to put the Pirates up. Freshman winning pitcher Dylan Shawver, who came on in the fifth to relieve sophomore Rowan Gorsuch, forced a ground out, fanned ...

Tigers’ season ends in loss to Wildcats

MILL HALL — The Central Mountain Wildcats both survived and advanced Monday in their PIAA Class 5A playoff game against Hollidaysburg. Despite mustering just three hits and allowing two runs in the first inning, Central Mountain managed to defeat the Golden Tigers, 5-2, to move on to Friday’s district title game against DuBois. It’s the fourth straight district championship appearance for the blue and white. “We capitalized on free passes. We took advantage of the freebie war; we executed a safety-squeeze and Aaron Miller came up big with a double. I felt very good ...

Portage knocks out Guilfoyle

By Calem Illig sports@altoonamirror.com PORTAGE — Although there are a few star sluggers on the roster, the Portage baseball team has fueled its unbeaten campaign in 2022 with contributions from through its lineup. As the top-seeded Mustangs hosted No. 5 Bishop Guilfoyle Tuesday in the ...