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Reflecting on past Mifflin County Babe Ruth state champs

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN—Now that there are no more state tournaments for Babe Ruth in Pennsylvania, here is a look back at the ones Mifflin County won. Mifflin County holds state records for most state titles, 25; most state runners-up, 27; most state finals. 53 and most times in the Pennsylvania final four, 90. 1960s The league was founded in 1955 and it took just five years to win its first state championship. Mifflin County won its first state title in Conshohocken, a suburb of Philadelphia. Mifflin ...

McKenna signs entry deal with Toronto

Penn State

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada – Nittany Lion forward Gavin McKenna (Whitehorse, Yukon) put pen to paper on his three-year, entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs over the holiday weekend. McKenna, the first overall selection in the 2026 NHL Draft, becomes the fifth different Nittany Lion from the 2025-26 roster to ink an NHL contract as he made his entry-level deal with Toronto official on Friday evening. Maple Leafs Announcement McKenna joins teammates Charlie Cerrato (Carolina), Aiden Fink (Nashville), Matt DiMarsico (Colorado) and Kevin Reidler(Ottawa) who also inked ...

Wietgrefe named Eastern League Pitcher of the Month

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CURVE, PA – Minor League Baseball announced that Curve pitcher Connor Wietgrefe has been named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month for the month of June. Wietgrefe was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on June 25 and threw 18 consecutive scoreless innings over his final three outings in a Curve uniform. His scoreless streak was the longest by a Curve pitcher since Hunter Barco set the franchise record with 25.2 scoreless frames in April and May of 2025. Wietgrefe went 3-0 with a 0.39 ERA in four appearances, three starts, allowing just one earned run on ten hits and five walks ...

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

Local Sports

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 ...