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Mountain Lions fly by Indians

From staff reports ALTOONA — Altoona softball bulldozed Juniata on Wednesday, 12-1. For the Indians, Alexi Deppen posted a triple and Julia Martin added a single. Deppen would go on to score. For Altoona, Kaya Sprankle had three RBIs and two hits. Natalie Baker and Lilly Snyder each corralled two RBIs with two hits. Altoona had 11 hits and zero errors. Juniata tallied two total hits and two miscues. JUNIOR HIGH Huskies sweep Colts LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County volleyball faced Cedar Cliff on Wednesday and swept the Colts. The seventh grade Huskies started off with ...

Juniata vs St. Joe’s baseball

Huskies claw Cougars, 4-1

By Reiss Miller Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County boys tennis team played Palmyra Wednesday. The Huskies won the game with a final score of 4-1. Mason Kaniecki was one of the Huskies’ first winners of the match with a score of 6-2, 6-3. Logan Breneman was the next winner with a final score of 6-4, 6-1. Finally, Aiden Newlen was the last singles winner of the day with the final score of 3-6, 6-3. Newlen had to bring the game back with a 10-point tie break to secure the win. Huskies coach Jeffery Mazurek had a few things to say about the match, “The sky is ...

Bears headed to Calder Cup Playoffs

The AHL’s most decorated franchise punches its ticket to the postseason HERSHEY --- The Hershey Bears have clinched a berth in the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs, marking their 73rd postseason appearance in franchise history. With Hershey’s 5-1 win today at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, combined with Lehigh Valley’s 7-1 loss to Springfield, Hershey has guaranteed a spot among the six teams that qualify for the playoffs in the Atlantic Division. Under the direction of first-year head coach Derek King, Hershey has a 31-30-6-3 record and currently sits in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. ...

Mifflin County Babe Ruth to open 72nd season

By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Babe Ruth League will start its 72nd season on Monday, April 27. Opening day will feature four games. Reedsville will visit McVeytown, the defending league champion; Belltown goes to Milroy; Strodes Mills will host Lewistown at Rec Park and Beaver Springs will be on the road at Burnham. Belleville has the day off and will open its season on April 30 by hosting Milroy. Each team will play 19 or 20 games. The first two cycles are scheduled from April 27 to June 15. The third cycle, ...

Brannigan, Curve fall to Portland

CURVE, Pa.– Jack Brannigan picked up two extra base hits and drove in three, however, Portland hung on for an 8-6 win over the Curve on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona’s losing streak stretched to 11 games to begin the season with the loss. Javier Rivas slammed his second homer of the season and also singled out of the ninth spot in the Curve batting order. Mitch Jebb and Omar Alfonzo each recorded two-hit days at the plate as the Curve picked up a season-high 12 hits and drew five walks. Portland built a 7-0 lead after the top of the sixth inning before the ...