LORETTO — Two pitches basically decided the District 6 Class 2A softball championship game between Claysburg-Kimmel and top-seeded Southern Huntingdon at Saint Francis University on Wednesday. Unfortunately for the Lady Bulldogs, both went in the favor of the Lady Rockets. Facing an 0-2 ...
LORETTO — Glendale has been a regular recent participant in the District 6 Class 1A softball championship game, making its fifth appearance in the contest since 2017 on Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Vikings won the district title a year ago, but Conemaugh Valley junior right-handed pitcher ...
Name: Madison Peterson School: Glendale Age: 15 Grade: Freshman Sport: Softball Athlete of the week achievement: Peterson pitched Glendale to wins over Bishop McCort (7-1) and Ferndale (4-2) in the District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. She combined to strike out 27 batters and walk four. She gave up three earned runs and 11 hits in 14 innings. In the win over McCort, she went 2-for-4. Season update: Peterson is 8-0 for the 16-1 Lady Vikings, with an ERA of 0.90 in 46+ innings. She has 69 strikeouts and 13 walks. Offensively, she is batting .364 with ...
By Nate Ritchey nritchey@altoonamirror.com CLAYSBURG — Every team needs to get contributions from the bottom of their lineup if they want to be successful come playoff time. On Thursday afternoon, Claysburg-Kimmel got the lift it needed at exactly the right time during its game against ...
By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com MARTINSBURG — Bald Eagle Area freshman Sierra Albright got her first look against top-seeded Central in just her third varsity game in early April. It didn’t go well, as she allowed nine runs in a Lady Dragons victory. Unfortunately for ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com JOHNSTOWN — Cambria Heights had very realistic aspirations of returning to the District 6 Class 3A softball title game this year and defending the district championship it had won last spring. Westmont Hilltop senior pitcher Bailey Thornton dashed those hopes for the Lady Highlanders Thursday afternoon. Thornton threw a one-hit complete-game shutout, striking out four and walking none, as second-seeded Westmont carved out a 3-0 semifinal victory over third-seeded Heights on the Westmont Hilltop High School softball field. Westmont ...
