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Seven-run first inning boosts Altoona Mountain Lions over Philipsburg-Osceola

Philipsburg-Osceola has had plenty of success on high school baseball fields over the last quarter century, but the first inning of Thursday’s first-round Altoona Curve Classic game against Altoona was not the Mounties’ best moment. Starting pitcher Zach Yoder threw 46 pitches to get just two outs, and the Mountain Lions took advantage of control issues to score seven runs and take control in a 12-2 Altoona victory at PNG Field. Conner Pike, who finished 3-for-3, and Nick Kraft led off the bottom of the first inning with singles before a hit by pitch and four walks opened the ...

Altoona track and field teams win big

HARRISBURG — Altoona dominated Harrisburg and Central Dauphin East in high school track and field on Thursday. Hannah Owulade won four individual events — both hurdles and the long and triple jumps — to lead the Lady Lions past Harrisburg, 141-7, and CD East, 148-0. Sophia O’Dea ...

Dragons baseball loses to Huntingdon

Central starting pitcher Coltin Harbaugh and the defense behind him had limited Huntingdon to two singles through four full innings and two outs into the fifth. Unfortunately, things began to unravel for the Scarlet Dragons at that point as the Bearcats pushed across eight unanswered runs ...

Slowik pitches Bulldog baseball to victory past Warriors

CLAYSBURG — Dustin Slowik pitched into the sixth inning, giving up no runs on just four hits with nine strikeouts and five walks as Claysburg-Kimmel downed West Branch, 9-2, in high school baseball Thursday. Paydden Knisely led the Bulldogs with three RBIs, while Mason Campagna added two hits and two RBIs. WEST BRANCH (2): Kephart cf 200, Leskova rf 301, Hudson p 200, Parks c 401, Warren-Kio lf 412, Esposti dh 401, Ryen 1b 301, Lannen 2b 310, Reitz ss 100, Reams 2b 101, Stavola cr 000, McDowell cr 000. Totals — 27-2-7. CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (9): Campagna c 422, Haney ss 121, Treon cf ...

Tyrone baseball dominates Guilfoyle

Jon Stroup went 5-for-5, scored four runs and drove in five runs to lead Tyrone to a 13-3 victory over Bishop Guilfoyle Academy in the first round of the Altoona Curve Classic at PNG Field on Thursday. Wyatt Kustenbauder added three hits, and Brayden Parsons drove in two runs to help the Golden Eagles earn a semifinal matchup with Hollidaysburg at 3 p.m. today. “We’re definitely doing better,” Tyrone coach Kevin Soellner said. “We have faced some really tough pitching in losses against Huntingdon and Bellefonte. We’re there, but we have to be better in the field. Sometimes we ...

Claysburg-Kimmel football moving up to Class 4A

The PIAA released its list of schools who have opted for voluntary upgrades in classification for the 2026-2028 school years by sport, and seven teams in District 6 are moving up. Four of those will be in football and one is jumping up three classifications. In perhaps the most eye-opening ...