From Staff reports

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Mifflin County Huskies softball team battled rival State College at Penn State’s Beard Field in University Park on Sunday.

While playing a Division I-caliber facility was certainly a thrill, the Huskies didn’t have much to cheer about as they suffered a 10-0 loss in a Mid Penn Conference Commonwealth Division matchup. The game was called after six innings due to the 10-run rule.

Mifflin County managed only two hits in the contest against State College hurlers Paige Moriarta and Addison Harpster, which came off the bats of Ava Baker and Carly Dickson. Baker’s hit was a double.

The State College pitchers walked five Huskies in the contest, but Mifflin County couldn’t manufacture a run.

The Little Lions scored in every inning except the third. Jessica Hawbaker and MJ McShea each had three hits for State College, which pounded out 15 hits in the contest. Sydney Wells and Kara Rhinehart added two hits and two RBIs each. Hawbaker also drove in two runs.

Both teams committed two errors in the field.

Mifflin County pitcher Macy Pietzch started but was chased after 4 2/3 innings. She allowed seven runs – four earned – on 11 hits with two strikeouts and three walks. Piper Specht relieved her and allowed three runs on four hits, with a strikeout.

The Huskies visit Cumberland Valley on Tuesday.

BOYS LACROSSE

Parkes scores twice in defeat for Huskies

CARLISLE — Nate Parkes scored two goals and Vann Rogers added a goal as the Mifflin County Huskies dropped a 14-3 decision at Carlisle in Mid Penn Conference Commonwealth Division action on Saturday. Austin Mannino also had an assist for the Huskies, who travel to Central Dauphin East today.

TRACK AND FIELD

Mustangs compete at Don Wilhour Classic

SELINSGROVE — Wyatt Nelson captured the 800-meter run and the Midd-West Mustangs came home with a handful of top 20 finishes at the Don Wilhour Classic at Selinsgrove on Saturday.

Wyatt captured the 800 with a time of 1:56.00, edging out Lewisburg’s Jonathan Hess by .03 seconds. Ben Hummel brought home a sixth-place finish in the 3,200 with a 9:57.25, while Connor Stoltzfus was ninth in the 1,600 in 4:51.66.

In the 400, Midd-West’s Nathan Straub placed 12th in 54.31 and Landon Reid 29th in 57.75. Rounding out the boys side was Grant Boop, who ran 12th in the 3,200 in 10:23.84.

On the girls side, the Mustangs’ top finisher was Olivia Stroup, who placed 10th in the 800 in 2:29.81. Midd-West’s Bella Knepp took 13th in the 800 in 2:33.60 and Ashlyn Hoffman was 15th in 2:37.97.

In the 400, Carly Faulhaber ran 14th in 1:05.25, with Leah Zimmerman 26th in 1:08.48 and Emery Peters 27th in 1:08.59. In the 300-meter hurdles, Midd-West’s Emma Williams finished 20th in 54.50.

Midd-West heads to Milton for a tri-meet with Susquenita on Tuesday.