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Cal Ripken All-Star teams eliminated

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — It was not the ending the Mifflin County Cal Ripken League had hoped for. All four of its All-Star teams have been eliminated and only one made it to a final four. The nine-year-olds lost in the semifinals to Harleysville, 16-14, in Red Land (Harrisburg). The other three teams were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The 10-year-olds lost to Central Dauphin, 16-9, at Upper Allen Township near Harrisburg. The 11-year-olds were eliminated by Harleysville, 9-1, Kimberton (Phoenixville) and the 12-year-olds fell ...

Port Royal to host Kids' Night on Saturday

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By Brad Strawser PORT ROYAL-- Following the 11th rain out of the season, Port Royal Speedway is set to welcome fans back to The Speed Palace this Saturday, July 11, for an exciting night of racing and family fun as the annual Kids' Night takes center stage. The evening's racing program will feature the Weikert's Livestock 410 Sprint Cars, Penns Valley Meat Market PA Sprint Series RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars, and the River Rock Campground and RV Park Limited Late Models. In addition to the on-track competition, the spotlight will be on the youngest race fans with Kids' Night, featuring ...

Lady Lions named AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholars

Penn State

GLOUCESTER, Mass. – Nine members of the Penn State women’s hockey team were named AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholars, the American Hockey Coaches Association announced Monday. The honorees are recent graduates Taylor Lum, Katie DeSa, Tessa Janecke and Leah Stecker; rising juniors Abby Stonehouse, Grace Tullock and Taya MacDonald; and rising sophomores Sophie Morrow and Shelby Shane. To earn the recognition, student-athletes must post at least a 3.75 grade-point average each semester while appearing in at least 40 percent of their team’s games. Taylor Lum Lum is a four-time ...

Curve Drop Series Finale at Portland

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PORTLAND, Maine — Portland pitchers racked up 17 strikeouts and the Sea Dogs defeated the Altoona Curve 10-0 in Eastern League action on Sunday afternoon at Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field in Portland. The Curve dropped the series, 4-2, with Portland. Portland scored five times off Curve starter Kyle Robinson in his team debut. Robinson struck out four in his outing, including a pair in a dominant first inning. However, Portland scored four times in the second on a two-run homer by Marvin Alcantara, an RBI single from Ahbram Liendo and a wild pitch. The Sea Dogs added another run ...

Mifflin County still alive in Cal Ripken state tourney

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LEWISTOWN — This weekend saw the start of the 2026 Pennsylvania State Cal Ripken Tournament at various age levels. The results are from Friday and Saturday: 9-year-olds: Mifflin County went 3-1 at the tournament in Red Land (Harrisburg). Mifflin County beat Red Land,12-9; Exeter, 20-0; and Lower Dauphin, 15-4. But, they lost to Harleysville,17-9. 10-year-olds: Mifflin County was in Upper Allen Township, Harrisburg, and won the first two games beating Cedar Cliff, 13-4, and Spring-Ford,13-2. 11-year-olds: Mifflin County was in suburban Philadelphia area in Kimberton and ...

Remembering a Babe Ruth game from 50 years ago

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MILROY — Fifty years ago this summer, 1976, there was a Babe Ruth state tournament game played at the Armagh Memorial Field that will never be duplicated. It was the opening game of the 13-year-old Pennsylvania Babe Ruth state tournament between Mifflin County and Phoenixville. Phoenixville won 2-0 in 16 innings. Mifflin County’s Pete Roth had a no-hitter for nine and a third innings before being taken out after 10 innings. In those days, pitchers were allowed 10 innings in a game before being removed. Today pitchers are on a pitch count. When a ...