Local schedule
Friday, Sept. 4 Football Mifflin County at Shippensburg, 7p West Perry at Juniata, 7p Everett at Mt. Union, 7p CMVT at Midd-West, 7p
MC Babe Ruth 15-16 team being honored
LEWISTOWN --- The Mifflin County 15-16-year-old All-Star team that finished second in the country and third in International play this summer is experiencing the joys of winning this fall. Mifflin County went 10-2 overall this past All-Star season. The team won the Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Williamsport and then moved on to the World Series in Branson, Missouri. Once in Missouri, Mifflin County went 6-1 and lost just one game to Eagle Pass, Texas, 8-7, in the national finals.The team closed out the World Series play with a come from behind, 11-7 win over Europe to ...
Curve bullpen comes up big in 7-3 win over Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. – All but one Curve hitter reached base safely in a 7-3 win for Altoona at Harrisburg on Wednesday night at FNB Field. After Harrisburg took a 1-0 lead in the first, Altoona responded with a two-run homer from Jesus Castillo in the third and a five-run fourth inning to take a commanding 7-1 lead. In the multi-run frame, Altoona got a pair of RBI doubles in the inning from Lonnie White Jr. and Camden Janik and sent nine men to the plate. Connor Oliver danced around five hits, two walks and three errors committed in the field behind him to turn in five innings. It was ...
Roundups: Huskies fall to Mustangs in season opener, 7-1
LEWISTOWN --- Mifflin County field hockey opened its regular season on Tuesday at Marcal Paper Field against West Perry. However, the visiting Mustangs (2-1) spoiled the outing with a 7-1 victory. The varsity game started earlier due to potential weather, the experience of having two games ...
Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers in the US West
LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to lethal levels for fish. Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the U.S. West, following an exceptionally dry winter and ...
DCNR celebrates induction of two state parks into Old-Growth Forest Network
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently celebrated the addition of two forest tracts in Potter and Schuylkill counties into the national Old-Growth Forest Network: Ole Bull State Park in Potter County and the Tuscarora State Park in Schuylkill County. “Pennsylvania is the national leader in designated old-growth forests because of the Commonwealth’s legacy of conservation, environmental stewardship, and continued focus on protecting these special places,” said DCNR Deputy Secretary John Norbeck. “These designations are critical ...