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Some Babe Ruth World Series Trivia

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BY RAY WILDE Sentinel correspondent LEWISTOWN — With the upcoming Babe Ruth World Series, here are some thoughts and trivia concerning the upcoming World Series. The trip to Branson, Missouri is 1,061 miles (from Lewistown). That will rank fifth on the longest road trips Mifflin County has taken. The two longest trips were to Longview, Washington, 2,714 miles. Mifflin County made the trip twice in 2004 and 2018. The other two trips before Branson were in 2021 to Eagle Pass, Texas (1,805 miles) and Williston, North Dakota in 2022 (1,623 miles). —-------- ...

Mifflin County off to World Series

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent WILLIAMSPORT — It was hard to believe that it could happen two days in a row. But it did. For the second straight day, the Mifflin County 15-16-year-old All-Stars came from behind late in a game to snatch victory away from defeat. On Sunday, in the semifinals, Landon Pecht smashed a bases-loaded triple in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Southern New Jersey (Atlantic Shore), 5-4. Then on Monday evening, Mifflin County scored five runs in the top of the seventh to take home the Mid-Atlantic regional ...

Babe Ruth stars to be honored

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN—When I joined the Belleville Babe Ruth team as a scorekeeper in 1970 (it was my first year) there was a 13-year-old rookie third baseman named Alan Shaffer. Shaffer was a three-time All-Star for the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League and was later a star player for Kishacoquillas High School. Alan (Butch) would have said to me that very first year, “Hey, Ray my grandson someday will help Mifflin County win a regional title and go to a World Series.” I was only 19 at the time and I didn’t ...

Crosscutters nudge Spikes, 13-7

Penn State

WILLIAMSPORT – Camden Ross smashed the 21st grand slam in State College Spikes history and Justin Journette became the second Spike with two homers in the same game to help trim a 9-0 deficit to 9-7, but the Williamsport Crosscutters held on to take a 13-7 slugfest on Monday night at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. After Josh Willits (1-0) shut out the Spikes (5-5 2nd Half) through the first six innings, Journette walloped his third home run of the season, a 362-foot, two-run shot to left field, to put State College on the board. The Spikes put more of a hurt on a ...

Lady Lion soccer schedule revealed

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State women’s soccer program and 20th-year head coach Erica Dambach announced the program’s 2026 schedule on Monday afternoon, highlighted by 17 regular-season matches, nine fixtures on Jeffrey Field and a challenging 12-match Big Ten Conference slate. “Every year, our program sets out to challenge the very best in our sport, and our 2026 schedule is a reflection of our commitment to face some of the nation’s top programs head-on,” Dambach said. “We have an amazing opportunity ahead of us this season, and our group is excited to attack the ...

Piping Plover’s resurgence hits decade milestone

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Absent from Pennsylvania for over 60 years, the federal and state endangered piping plover, a small shorebird, has made a comeback at Presque Isle State Park in Erie. Federal, state and local officials came together at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie this past weekend for “Pennsylvania Piping Plover Fest,” a celebration of the shorebird’s ten consecutive years of nesting in the Commonwealth. “Although our small population is extremely fragile, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and our team of partners are unwavering in our commitment to ensuring these ...