By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com FLINTON — Locked in a 2-2 tie with Ferndale with two outs and the bases loaded in the fifth inning of the District 6 Class 1A semifinal, Glendale sophomore Alyson Buterbaugh was feeling the weight of the moment. “I was under a lot of pressure, ...
By Calem Illig sports@altoonamirror.com JOHNSTOWN — Holding a two-run lead in the fourth inning, the Portage softball team appeared to have the upper hand Thursday afternoon. The Lady Mustangs surrendered a few unearned runs, but looked to be in the driver’s seat against Conemaugh ...
CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel jumped all over West Branch starting pitcher Madison Nelson in the first inning on Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs erupted for seven runs in the frame, and despite being held in check by relief pitcher Makena Moore the rest of the way, the damage was already done. C-K used its big first inning, while getting a strong pitching performance for Sierra Walters, to knock off the Lady Warriors, 8-3, in District 6 Class 2A quarterfinal action. “It was a very important first inning,” Claysburg-Kimmel coach Mike Barbarini said. “They pitched a girl (Nelson) ...
MARTINSBURG — After committing a first-inning error that helped give Richland an early 1-0 lead in Monday’s District 6 Class 3A quarterfinals, Central’s Maddie Daugherty led off the bottom of the third looking for a little redemption. And she got it, blasting a home run over the centerfield fence to put the top-seeded Lady Dragons up 2-1. “To come back and hit that one after the error felt good. It kind of got us going,” Daugherty said. Her teammates took it from there. Lacey Lynn’s performance on the mound and at the plate helped the Lady Dragons oust Richland, 11-4 ...
PORTAGE — With a three-run lead under its belt entering the fourth inning, the Portage softball team could feel the game gradually tipping in its favor. Matched up against sixth-seeded Blacklick Valley in the District 6 Class 1A quarterfinals, the No. 3 Mustangs string together timely hits and cashed in on several of their opponents miscues to produce seven runs in the fourth inning. The big inning helped propel Portage past the Vikings and into the next round with a 12-1 victory. “We knew (Blacklick Valley was) a good team and were going to come ready to play,” Portage ...
By Todd Irwin sports@altoonamirror.com PATTON — As Cambria Heights No. 3 hitter Lexi Griak was batting in the fifth inning of the District 6 Class 3A softball quarterfinal against Forest Hills, her teammates were yelling for “Big Country” to get a hit. “It’s just because of this one song called ‘Loud Heavy Rain,’” Griak said when asked about the nickname. “I always just sing and dance to it, and it’s just a memory we have.” Griak, a junior first baseman, created more memories on Monday when she walloped a three-run home run over the left-center field fence ...
