Curve drop game to Goats, 4-3
HARTFORD, CT.– The Hartford Yard Goats rallied for a late run and stole a 4-3 win from the Curve on Tuesday night at Dunkin Park. Altoona took the first lead of the game when Ivan Brethowr drove home Titus Dumitru with a sacrifice fly in the second inning. The Curve added another run in the fourth inning when Will Taylor drove home Omar Alfonzo with Altoona’s third consecutive hit to start the inning. Hartford held a 3-2 lead into the seventh inning until Duce Gourson re-tied the game with a clutch two-out knock. After walks from Taylor and Brethowr to begin the inning, Gourson ...
Mifflin County mauls McDowell
CRESSON — This year’s edition of the Mifflin County Huskies proved they were a team of destiny on Tuesday. The Huskies were looking to make history in their District 6/7 play-in contest at Mount Aloysius College against McDowell, the same program that ended their postseason hopes a ...
Huskies can’t control Beavers’ bats in play-in loss
DUBOIS — Tuesday’s loss to the DuBois Beavers epitomized the softball season for the Mifflin County Huskies. All spring, the Huskies either got a stellar pitching performance and their bats went cold, or they piled up runs and couldn’t get the big out when they needed it. Despite the inconsistency, Mifflin County still found itself within striking distance of the PIAA playoffs. But despite leading by as many as four runs, the Huskies fell to DuBois 10-7 in a Class 5A play-in game at Heindl Field. Macy Pietzsch collected three hits in four at-bats in the loss for the Huskies ...
Cubbison gets one more chance at NCAAs
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Kylee Cubbison has spent a year thinking about the race she didn’t get to run. The Mifflin County graduate and Bowling Green State University senior came within one round of the NCAA Championships last spring, surviving a rain-soaked opening day in Jacksonville, Fla., to grab the final qualifying spot in the 1,500-meter race before falling short in the quarterfinals. She left Florida knowing exactly how close she had come to Eugene, Ore., and exactly how much it stung to miss it. Now she gets one more chance. Cubbison returns to the NCAA East First Round ...
Mifflin County, Juniata well represented on Day 2
SHIPPENSBURG — This season has been a historic one for Mifflin and Juniata County track and field athletes as they entered Day 2 of the PIAA track and field championships already capturing two state titles. Juniata’s Jasper Shepps took the top honors by winning the gold in the high ...