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Erie drops Altoona, 9-4

CURVE, Pa. – Erie rallied for four runs in the sixth and put the game away with three runs in the eighth inning of a 9-4 win over the Curve on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. For the fourth time in four games during the series, Altoona plated the game’s first run; doing so on a sacrifice fly from Murf Gray in the bottom of the first. Gray added a solo homer in the third, his 30th this season between Bradenton, Greensboro and Altoona and holds the organizational lead. Lonnie White Jr. added a solo shot to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth, White Jr. has slammed 18 homers in a ...

Mifflin County off to a strong start

MILL HALL -- Mifflin County made the trip up to Malinak Stadium to take on Central Mountain for Friday night football action. The Huskies won the season opener, 28-19. Mifflin County found themselves ahead at the half, 14-6, largely because of the big running plays from Jaxon Strohecker and Zyhair Hill with Strohecker leading the way with 64 yards while Hill ran with success totaling 42 yards. The mighty 'Cats drew first blood on a Kole Corman two-yard score. The extra point would be blocked by Nate Lindley to keep the score 6-0. Kyle Everett would go 4-for-6 with 54 passing yards in ...

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Force on the Field: Walters enters senior campaign with Juniata College soccer

HUNTINGDON — After going 10-5-7 last season, Juniata College’s men’s soccer team will hunt for more tally marks in the win column and senior Brant Walters will be along for the journey. “We just need to play to our identity. We know what our strengths are and what we need to do best ...

Huskies thwart Wildcats’ comeback attempt, 28-19

MILL HALL — Mifflin County football eyed its fifth straight win over Central Mountain to kick off the 2026 season on Friday night and accomplished just that, winning, 28-19. After a scoreless first quarter, Central’s Kole Corman darted into the endzone from two yards out. The PAT was ...

I still see Joey Taptich in that wrestling room

I still see Joey Taptich the way I first saw him. It was 2015 at a Mifflin County wrestling practice, and there was this scrawny freshman standing there, all arms and legs, the kind of kid who looked as if he had a little more growing to do before the rest of him caught up. I walked over ...