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Curve sink RubberDucks, 4-1

AKRON, OH. – After the Curve dropped Wednesday’s suspended game with the Akron RubberDucks, 10-9 in ten innings, Altoona pitchers Connor Oliver and Jake Shirk combined on all nine innings on the mound in a 4-1 victory in the regularly scheduled game on Thursday at 7 17 Credit Union Park. June 17 - 10-9 L (10) Despite getting the first career two-homer game from Omar Alfonzo, the Curve dropped the completion of the suspended game with Akron, 10-9, in ten innings. Altoona held a one-run lead going into the ninth inning, however, a throwing error by 3B Javier Rivas on a potential ...

Sooners, Tar Heels advance to CWS final

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jason Walk and Dasan Harris each hit two home runs and Trey Gambill also went deep to lead Oklahoma to the College World Series finals with an 11-4 win over Georgia on Wednesday night. The Sooners (41-22) will meet North Carolina in the best-of-three championship ...

In a rivalry built on inches, Hidlay edges Macchiavello to make Team USA

BY GREG WILLIAMS Sentinel reporter gwilliams@lewistownsentinel.com LEWISTOWN — Trent Hidlay didn’t need a highlight moment to know what he’d just accomplished. After two tight, exhausting matches with Michael Macchiavello, the scoreboard barely told the story. Every position was ...

A new bell and plenty of baseball news to enjoy

By Ray Wilde Sports correspondent There was a lot of baseball news coming out of Midd-West High School and the Beaver Springs Babe Ruth team. Griffin Paige has announced that he is transferring to West Virginia University from Wright State in Dayton, Ohio. Paige ...

Springs uses long ball to beat Milroy, 17-4

By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent MILROY – In Babe Ruth baseball, home runs are hard to come by. But, on Tuesday night at the Armagh Memorial Field, Beaver Springs hit four of them in a 17-4 win over Milroy. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule. For Beaver Springs, the win was an important one as it now has a two-game lead over Reedsville in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth pennant race. With four games remaining on the schedule, Beaver Springs is 14-2 and Reedsville is 12-4. The big hitter for the Springs was Haven Bridge. Bridge ...

Cal Ripken League announces All-Stars for 2026

By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Cal Ripken League has announced its All-Star teams for the 2026 season. There are five squads. Eight and Under. There is no district and the states start on July 10 in Methaeton-Audubon (Philadelphia). The team: Knox Mathews, Ryker Williams, Maddyx Sunderland, Rothrock Eagles; Daxon Deamer, Cale Kauffman, Tater Built Minor; Weston Dobson, Carl King, Everett Rhodes, Blaise Alexander; Ryatt Wessels, Max Booney, Carter Cherry, Burnham Bulldogs and Jackson Ramos, Milroy. Nine and Under. ...