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Mifflin County was a gold mine for state crowns

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent This is the fourth in a series of Babe Ruth state champions, from 2010-2021. There is no state tournament this year. Mifflin County is the all-time leader in Pennsylvania in state champions with 25. 2013 The 2013 14-year-old state tournament was played in Wrightstown (Tri-Township), Bucks County. Mifflin County worked its way into the final four with wins over Springford and Drexel Hill. But it also had two losses to West End, Williamsport and the host team, Tri-Township. The tournament stretched into Monday and Mifflin ...

Pecht hits MC 15-16’s into regional final

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent WILLIAMSPORT— Every baseball game comes down to the last swing. On Sunday evening, the last swing belonged to Mifflin County’s Landon Pecht. Pecht ripped a 300 plus shot to right field just beyond the scoreboard with the bases loaded, giving Mifflin County a 5-4 win over South New Jersey (Atlantic Shore). The win puts Mifflin County into the Mid-Atlantic Regional final. This marks the 16th time that Mifflin County has been in a regional final. Mifflin County has won six of those contests. In the bottom ...

Mifflin County pulls out win in 15-16-year-olds

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WILLIAMSPORT — After three innings on Friday night, things didn’t look too good for the Mifflin County Babe Ruth 15-16-year-old All-Stars. The game was tied 1-1 and Atlantic Shore (Southern New Jersey) was out-hitting Mifflin County, 7-3. It was the second game of pool play in the Mid-Atlantic Regional 15-16-year-old tournament. But over the next four innings, the Mifflin County bats came to life and came up with nine hits and eight runs as Mifflin County won going away, 9-1. But just as big a story was the offense, so was the pitching of Noah Bunch and the defense behind ...

Davis inspires youth at Mifflin County Youth Football Camp

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LEWISTOWN — For 65 young football campers, Penn State football is a year-round passion. Whether it’s the heat of summer or the depths of winter, there is always time for the Nittany Lions. The same enthusiasm extends to meeting Penn State players. To these young athletes, it doesn’t ...

Mifflin County 15-16s capture opener

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WILLIAMSPORT — Mifflin County manager Denny Yetter was all smiles after Mifflin County’s opener at the 15-16-year-old Mid-Atlantic Regionals on Thursday afternoon, in Williamsport. Mifflin County downed Scranton, 11-1, in a five inning game. The game was called after five innings due to the 10-run rule. Yetter got to see his offense get 14 hits and he used three of his top pitchers to get some experience on the mound. “We played a good game today on offense and defense,” Yetter said. “It’s a good start, but there are some very good teams here, so we have our work cut ...