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Four more state titles to look back on

By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent This is the second story in a series about the 25 state championships won by the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League. Mifflin County holds state records for most state titles. 25; most state runners-up, 28; most times in the state finals, 53 and most times in the Pennsylvania Final Four, 90. 1980s The Mifflin County 14-15-year-old All-Stars won their title at home. The 13-year-olds had to win on the road to complete the sweep. The tournament was located in Royersford. Mifflin County lost its second game of the tournament 15-2 ...

McGregor confident for rematch with Holloway

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor said he is ready for his return to the Octagon. The 37-year-old Irishman is also convinced he'll have his way with Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. The two will meet in a welterweight bout, as McGregor will ...

Flying Squirrels edge Curve, 5-3

CURVE, Pa. – The Curve fell 5-3 to the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. RHP Peyton Stumbo tossed a career-high six innings in the start with five punchouts. He surrendered three solo homers and four runs overall on seven hits. Titus Dumitru drove in the game’s first run with an RBI single to plate Duce Gourson. Gourson reached on a hit by pitch and stole two bases before being removed from the game after giving the Curve a 1-0 lead. Altoona went scoreless in their next four innings of offense as Richmond jumped out to a 4-1 lead. The Curve ...

Smith named Lock Haven women’s basketball coach

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Zack Smith has officially been named Lock Haven’s new head women’s basketball coach. Smith, who was named the interim head coach in April, spent the previous 15 seasons as the Bald Eagles’ assistant/associate head coach and helped build the program into one the of top contenders in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). “Zack’s dedication to our students, his passion for the game and his commitment to excellence reflect the values we strive to uphold across our campuses,” said Jeff Osgood, Commonwealth University President. “We are ...

Hershey Bears unveil 2026-27 schedule

HERSHEY – The Hershey Bears, in tandem with the American Hockey League, have released the club’s 72-game regular season schedule for the 2026-27 campaign, presented by Penn State Health. The club’s 89th season of play in the AHL opens at GIANT Center on Saturday, Oct. 3 as Hershey hosts the Charlotte Checkers at 6 p.m. The Opening Night matchup marks the first of a new scheduling initiative with select Saturday nights featuring a 6 p.m. puck drop. Additional Saturdays featuring this earlier start time include Oct. 17 vs. Providence, Jan. 2 vs. Cleveland, Feb. 27 vs. Springfield, ...

Altoona topples Richmond, 8-5

CURVE, Pa. – The Curve evened the series with the Flying Squirrels, taking down Richmond, 8-5, on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona’s offense jumped all over Richmond starter Yunior Marte, tagging him for eight runs in 3.2 innings. Shalin Polanco’s two-run double capped off a four-run second inning for the Curve and Lonnie White Jr. slammed his eighth home run in a Curve uniform to push the lead in the fourth. Keiner Delgado and Duce Gourson each had run-scoring knocks in the fourth inning to chase Richmond’s starter from the game. Eight of Altoona’s ...