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Huskies score early, often in first-round upset

By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com DuBOIS — On paper, the PIAA Class 1A first-round state playoff game between defending state champion Clarion and a 10-13 Bishop Carroll team appeared to be one stop on another state title run for the Bobcats. The Huskies ripped that paper up on Monday night at a sparkling Showers Field in DuBois. Bishop Carroll set the tone from the start, scoring three runs in the first inning before riding the pitching arm of senior pitcher Mark Mento, who gave up only one run in six innings of a 9-3 upset of the stunned Bobcats. “This team shocks me ...

Fourth inning ends season for Dragons

By Joe Sager For the Mirror HARMONY — One bad inning may not be a big deal during the regular season. In the playoffs, however, it can spell doom. Central experienced that Monday in a PIAA Class 3A baseball first round game at Seneca Valley High School. Avonworth’s bats came alive in the fourth and produced all the team’s runs in a 6-1 decision. “Hitting is contagious and they strung a couple together that inning,” Central coach A.J. Hoenstine said. “I really thought that we had pretty good at-bats and hit the ball hard, sometimes right at them. They made plays that ...

Remaining teams get their assignments

From Mirror reports The Mirror coverage area’s three District 6 champions in high school baseball and softball have all been rewarded with home games in Monday’s first round of play. Hollidaysburg’s baseball team will host WPIAL third-place finisher Franklin Regional at 4 p.m. in a Class 5A game, and at the same time in Claysburg, the Lady Bulldogs softball team will host WPIAL fourth-place finisher West Greene in a 1A game. Central Cambria’s baseball team, coming off its first-ever District 6 championship, will host WPIAL third-place finisher South Allegheny at 6 p.m. in ...

Underdog Central Cambria captures first D6 baseball title

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com CRESSON — Central Cambria’s high school baseball team was off to a modest 3-3 start this season when the Red Devils found themselves on the verge of falling victim to a mercy-rule loss to Somerset. Coach Dan Beyer gathered his team and told ...

Central-Central Cambria postponed to today

The rain on Wednesday forced the postponement of the District 6 Class 3A high school baseball championship game between Central and Central Cambria at Vets Field in Altoona. The game was originally slated for 7 p.m. but was postponed earlier in the day. It will be played today at 2 p.m. at Mount Aloysius. Both teams will move on to the PIAA tournament, which begins next week.

Tigers baseball team wins subregional, moves on to states

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com PITTSBURGH — The best players perform well even when their opponents are prepared for them. Hollidaysburg senior Carson Kensinger was the focal point of every film study the Obama Academy high school baseball team did going into Tuesday’s ...