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Paige leaves Midd-West as a wrestler, scholar and leader

MIDDLEBURG — For four years, Charley Paige built his reputation on the wrestling mats at Midd-West High School. He was known for his toughness, his discipline and his ability to push through moments when most athletes would have folded. This spring, he added another achievement to his name ...

Hall picked for Sweden's training camp

STOCKHOLM - Rising-junior Nicole Hall of the Penn State women’s ice hockey team has been invited to Sweden’s Women’s National Team training camp this June, the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation announced on Friday morning. Hall is one of seven current NCAA players selected to attend Sweden’s training camp from June 23-28 at Sandbrohallen Rink in Enköping, Sweden. She joins Lisa Jönsson (Northeastern University), Ida Karlsson and Thea Johansson (Minnesota Duluth), Mira Jungåker, Jenna Raunio, and Hilda Svensson (Ohio State University). The camp is part of Sweden’s preparation ...

Texas grabs another national championship, 4-1

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Teagan Kavan struck out five in the final two innings to back a strong start from Citlaly Gutierrez, and Kayden Henry homered to lead Texas to a 4-1 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night at the Women's College World Series for a second straight national ...

Spikes drop another contest to Scrappers

NILES, Ohio – Evan York put the State College Spikes ahead in the sixth inning with a two-run blast to right field, but the Mahoning Valley Scrappers used some late power to take an 8-5 decision on Thursday night at 7/17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood. York, a 19-year-old switch-hitting catcher from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada who played for the Canadian Junior National Team in 2025, jumped on a 3-1 pitch from Ciaran Caughey with one out in the sixth and sent it 370 feet to the Mahoning Valley (3-0) bullpen in right field to put the Spikes (0-3) in front, 6-5. Trent Turner also ...

Curve stomp Fisher Cats, 8-3

MANCHESTER, NH – Altoona took advantage of a summer-like day in New Hampshire and hit four homers on their way to an 8-3 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday afternoon. Starters Peyton Stumbo and Alex Amalfi for New Hampshire traded zeros through the first three innings of the game until Altoona got Amalfi’s number in the fourth. After Keiner Delgado walked and Duce Gourson singled to start the frame, Lonnie White Jr. slammed a long three-run homer to left to take a 3-0 lead for the Curve. Later in the inning, the Curve got a double from Titus Dumitru and a walk ...

Manfred worries cap proposal could lead to repeat of 1994-95 strike

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred worries the owners' salary cap proposal could lead to a work stoppage like the one that caused the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and says the plan is needed because management concluded that the luxury tax system in place since 2003 no longer is working. Owners last week made their first cap proposal since 1994, when a 7 1/2-month strike caused the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. Manfred was a junior lawyer on the owners' bargaining team in those negotiations. Players have vowed to fight a cap ...