Sports

Huskies claw Cougars, 4-1

By Reiss Miller Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County boys tennis team played Palmyra Wednesday. The Huskies won the game with a final score of 4-1. Mason Kaniecki was one of the Huskies’ first winners of the match with a score of 6-2, 6-3. Logan Breneman was the next winner with a final score of 6-4, 6-1. Finally, Aiden Newlen was the last singles winner of the day with the final score of 3-6, 6-3. Newlen had to bring the game back with a 10-point tie break to secure the win. Huskies coach Jeffery Mazurek had a few things to say about the match, “The sky is ...

Money and tech have closed the gap between NCAA baseball and MLB

PHOENIX (AP) — There was a time in the not-so-distant past that many Major League Baseball teams looked at their college baseball counterparts with a degree of skepticism. There were the metal bats, the shorter schedule and a sense that nothing could replace the seasoning that came with ...

Richardson hurls gem in win over Huskies

By Connor Jackson Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County softball team could only muster one hit in their 12-0 loss to Cumberland Valley on Tuesday. Cumberland Valley’s Lauren Richardson pitched a gem, going all seven innings with only one hit and two walks ...

Penn State rolls by Bucknell, 11-3

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State softball celebrated Country Night and Dollar Dog Night in style on Tuesday, as the Nittany Lions roared to an 11-3 win over the in-state rival Bucknell Bison in five innings of play from Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field. The Blue & White managed to match their second-highest hit total on the 2026 campaign on Tuesday evening, knocking the ball around the yard 14 times in an impressive all-around offensive performance. Penn State saw four-student-athletes muster multiple-hit efforts, with 10 different performers logging at least one base ...

Vitale facing another battle with cancer

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Famed ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale is facing another battle with cancer. Vitale said Monday that biopsy results had confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in his lung and liver cavity, which will have him starting immunotherapy. It marks his fifth battle with ...

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