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Beaver Springs soars over McVeytown, 17-4

BY RAY WILDE Sports correspondent MCVEYTOWN — Beaver Springs moved another stop closer to the top of the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League with a 17-4 win over McVeytown on Tuesday. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule. Springs (4-1) jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning and never trailed. The Springs had three doubles in the first. River Knepp, Haven Bridge and Colton Aumiller each had a run producing double in the first. Beaver Springs had 14 hits with Knepp and Aumiller each getting three. Knepp had a big day with a ...

Leave young wildlife alone

HARRISBURG – With Memorial Day being the unofficial kickoff to summer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds those spending time in the great outdoors to leave young wildlife alone. While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not. It’s likely their mothers are watching over them from somewhere nearby. When encountering young wild animals, whether deer, birds, raccoons or something else, the best thing you can do is leave them alone. “Mid-to-late spring and early summer are popular times of the year for humans to encounter newborn and young ...

Huskies honored at 15th annual awards ceremony

LEWISTOWN — As the end of the school year starts to count down and the highlights of school sports season starts to fade into the sunset, one of the constants at that time is the Mifflin County Husky Clubs’ 15th Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony. Like every year, the club honors its ...

Curve drop SeaWolves, 4-2, in opener

CURVE, Pa.– The Curve plated four runs in a second-inning rally to boost Altoona to a series opening victory over the Erie SeaWolves on Tuesday night, 4-2, at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The four-run second inning saw five stolen bags and three hits as Duce Gourson highlighted the frame with a bases-clearing single paired with an Erie throwing error to score three. The inning started with an Omar Alfonzo double, which was followed by a Titus Dumitru single to score Alfonzo to plate the game’s first run. Matt Ager earned his second win in as many appearances with a five-inning outing ...

Zook fuels Reedsville in Babe Ruth win

MILROY – It was a game to remember for Reedsville's Jude Zook. Zook was the winning pitcher Friday night against Milroy in a 2-1 victory. And he also had the winning hit in the bottom of the seventh. The victory gave Reedsville a 4-1 start in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth season. Reedsville used three pitchers in the game. Caden McClure started and went three innings and was followed by Jamieson Parkes and then Zook. The trio struck out 11 and only gave up two hits. Milroy also got an outstanding pitching performance from Chase Krepps. The Milroy ...

Bob Weikert Memorial takes center stage

PORT ROYAL — One of the biggest weekends in sprint car racing is set to return to Port Royal Speedway as the Bob Weikert Memorial presented by Greencastle Livestock Market Inc. takes center stage May 22-24 featuring three nights of action with the stars of Interstate Batteries High Limit ...