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Belleville thumps Burnham, 15-4

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent BELLEVILLE—The game between Burnham and Belleville was started on June 11, but when the rain came it was stopped. Burnham was ahead 2-0 going into the bottom of the first. The game was being played in Belleville. The game resumed on Thursday and the Burnham lead didn't hold up. Belleville won 15-4 and remained in third place in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League. The game was stopped due to the 10-run rule. Belleville tied the game in the first and then scored five runs in the second, eight in the ...

Kitching named Mid-Atlantic Track Athlete of the Year

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NEW ORLEANS – Senior Hayley Kitching of the Penn State Track and Field team has been named the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Thursday afternoon. Kitching delivered a historic outdoor track and field season. Her outdoor campaign began with a record-breaking performance in the 1500m at the Virginia Challenge, where she shattered the program record by nearly five seconds. The senior's time of 4:05.81 set a facility record and lowered her personal best by nearly 10 ...

Penn State hockey lists Big Ten Weekend foes

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UNIVERSITY PARK – On Thursday afternoon the Big Ten announced its complete 2026-27 men’s hockey schedule with each team playing each other a total of four times, twice at home and twice on the road. For Big Ten Conference play each two game series could be played at any time from Thursday-Sunday on the weekend noted with exact dates becoming finalized in the coming months. Full Big Ten Hockey Weekend Schedule The 2026-27 season begins the weekend of October 2-4, however, Penn State opens with a bye week ahead of the 2026 Ice Breaker Tournament the following weekend in Connecticut. ...

A new bell and plenty of baseball news to enjoy

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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 ...

Cal Ripken League announces All-Stars for 2026

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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. ...