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Mifflintown native qualifies for U.S. Senior Open DAYTON, Ohio — The first thing Jonathan Clark did wasn’t celebrate. The Juniata County native didn’t pump his fist. He didn’t look around to see who noticed. He didn’t even let himself sit in the moment. He picked up his ...

Aberdeen bulldozes Spikes, 12-1

ABERDEEN, Md. – One night after 12-0 win to clinch their first-ever series victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds, the State College Spikes’ bid for a sweep fell short as they dropped a 12-1 decision on Thursday night at IBEW Local 24 Union Field at Ripken Stadium. The game was shortened to six innings by thunderstorms in the Aberdeen area. The Spikes (4-5) took the opening lead of the game on Trent Turner’s RBI groundout in the second inning, but Aberdeen (3-5) unleashed two big innings, with four runs in the second and seven runs in the fourth. CJ Richmond extended his on-base ...

Chesapeake swats Curve, 4-0

CURVE, Pa. – After a one hour and 23-minute rain delay, Altoona dropped game the third game of the series to Chesapeake, 4-0, on Thursday night at PNG Field. The Curve were held without a hit through 6.2 innings before Ivan Brethowr slashed a single up the middle. Javier Rivas followed him with an infield single, but both runners were stranded in the inning by Baysox righty Alex Pham. Brethowr was the lone Curve batter to reach twice in the game, he walked in the second and singled in the seventh. Titus Dumitru and Omar Alfonzo marked Altoona’s third and fourth hits with a pair of ...

Belleville pummels Lewistown, 12-1

By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent BELLEVILLE — Belleville scored early and often as it beat Lewistown, 12-1, Wednesday in the only game played in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule. The win for Belleville (8-4) kept it in third place, two and a half games behind league-leading Beaver Springs (11-2). Reedsville is in second place at 10-3. Belleville scored five runs in the first and added five more runs in the second. In the first, Belleville only had two hits, an RBI single from Mason Joyce and ...

Henry, Burkhart earn All-American status

EUGENE, Ore. - Penn State opened competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday with a First-Team All-American performance from junior Ryan Henry, a Second-Team All-American finish from senior Collin Burkhart and a pair of men's 800-meter qualifiers from senior Niko Schultz and graduate student Allon Clay. Henry capped his outdoor track and field season by advancing to the shot put final after recording a throw of 19.30m (63-4.00) in his opening three attempts. With three additional throws in the final, he improved his mark to an outdoor personal best of ...

State College bashes its way to 12-0 win over Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, Md. – Kolt Myers delivered the State College Spikes’ first inside-the-park home run in nearly three years, CJ Richmond smashed his first home run as a Spike one batter later, and four pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout in a 12-0 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds on Wednesday night at IBEW 24 Union Field at Ripken Stadium. The win gave the Spikes (4-4) their first-ever series victory over the IronBirds (2-5) in Aberdeen in their fifth visit since 2006 and first since 2015. Myers stepped up to the plate with a runner on in the third inning and sent a line drive to ...