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Dragons nip Penns Valley

SPRING MILLS — Coltin Harbaugh earned the win by striking out 10 and helping Central to a 7-6 win over Penns Valley in high school baseball action on Wednesday. Jay Hoenstine led the Scarlet Dragons’ offense with two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored, while Britton Marko came through with two hits and Wyatt Dilling tripled to drive in two runs. Mason Byler picked up the save with two strikeouts for Central. CENTRAL (7): Smith 1b 401, Snowberger ss 400, Dionis dh 400, Harbaugh p 000, Oakes lf 000, McNichol rf 421, Marko c 202, Loucks cr 010, Black cf 211, Hoenstine 2b 322, ...

Swander walks off CV for Heights in win

PATTON — Sophomore Anthony Swander belted a two-out, two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Cambria Heights to a 5-4 win over Conemaugh Valley in high school baseball action on Tuesday. Conemaugh Valley had taken a 4-3 lead with two runs in each of the sixth and seventh innings. Swander finished with four RBIs. Winning pitcher Garrett Jasper delivered two hits for the Highlanders. CONEMAUGH VALLEY (4): Stiffler 211, Masser 400, Ju. Dietz 210, Toth 100, Smith 312, Je. Dietz 301, Heinlein 411, Stiffler 301, Hody 201, Yackulich 300. Totals — ...

Kensinger keys Tigers’ victory

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Winning pitcher Carson Kensinger went the distance with 11 strikeouts and one walk, while bagging a double and RBI at the plate in Hollidaysburg’s 4-1 win over Bellwood-Antis Monday afternoon in high school baseball play. Ethan Karageanes finished 2-for 3 with a double and an RBI for the Golden Tigers, which improved to 11-5. Matt Berkowitz led the Blue Devils (8-8) — who led 1-0 going into the bottom of the fourth — with two hits and drove in the only run. BELLWOOD-ANTIS (1): T. Swogger rf 311, C. Swogger c 301, Pier 1b 200, Berkowitz dh 202, Gulvas p 000, ...

C-K continues impressive run with mercy-rule win

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Claysburg-Kimmel has been playing some of its best baseball lately after a rough stretch had left the Bulldogs on the outer fringe of the District 6 Class 1A playoff picture. Winners of three out of four coming into Thursday morning’s first ...

Latrobe leaves town with tourney trophy

The Latrobe baseball team scored a run in the third inning and it held up in the end as the Wildcats beat Williamsburg, 1-0, in the Curve Invitational semifinals Friday at PNG Field. Latrobe (14-4) got an RBI hit from Louis Amatucci that scored Cooper Basciano. Amatucci finished with two hits, as did teammate Brody Rumon. Williamsburg (6-7) came into the game fresh off an upset of Philipsburg-Osceola during first-round action on Thursday. The Blue Pirates, who finished with five hits — all singles — left six runners on base. Williamsburg pitched two freshmen who combined to ...

Williamsburg upsets P-O in opener of Curve event

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Williamsburg made a few mistakes, didn’t have many opportunities to score, but the Blue Pirates found themselves with a chance to take the lead against Class 3A power Philipsburg-Osceola in the bottom of the sixth inning of Thursday’s Curve ...