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Mifflin County Babe Ruth to open 72nd season

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Babe Ruth League will start its 72nd season on Monday, April 27. Opening day will feature four games. Reedsville will visit McVeytown, the defending league champion; Belltown goes to Milroy; Strodes Mills will host Lewistown at Rec Park and Beaver Springs will be on the road at Burnham. Belleville has the day off and will open its season on April 30 by hosting Milroy. Each team will play 19 or 20 games. The first two cycles are scheduled from April 27 to June 15. The third cycle, ...

Mountain Lions fly by Indians

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From staff reports ALTOONA — Altoona softball bulldozed Juniata on Wednesday, 12-1. For the Indians, Alexi Deppen posted a triple and Julia Martin added a single. Deppen would go on to score. For Altoona, Kaya Sprankle had three RBIs and two hits. Natalie Baker and Lilly Snyder each corralled two RBIs with two hits. Altoona had 11 hits and zero errors. Juniata tallied two total hits and two miscues. JUNIOR HIGH Huskies sweep Colts LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County volleyball faced Cedar Cliff on Wednesday and swept the Colts. The seventh grade Huskies started off with ...

Brannigan, Curve fall to Portland

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CURVE, Pa.– Jack Brannigan picked up two extra base hits and drove in three, however, Portland hung on for an 8-6 win over the Curve on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona’s losing streak stretched to 11 games to begin the season with the loss. Javier Rivas slammed his second homer of the season and also singled out of the ninth spot in the Curve batting order. Mitch Jebb and Omar Alfonzo each recorded two-hit days at the plate as the Curve picked up a season-high 12 hits and drew five walks. Portland built a 7-0 lead after the top of the sixth inning before the ...

Trojans sink Tigers, 20-4

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By Connor Jackson Sports correspondent COCOLAMUS — The East Juniata softball team hung in for four innings against Upper Dauphin Wednesday, but 13 runs scored by the Trojans over the fifth and sixth innings broke the game open for a 20-4 Upper Dauphin win in six innings. “We played some ...

Penn State adds guard Jay Rodgers

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UNIVERSITY PARK – Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the signing of veteran guard Jay Rodgers ahead of the 2026-27 Penn State men’s basketball season. Rodgers, who spent the last four seasons at Central Connecticut State, comes to Happy Valley for his final year of eligibility. Jay Rodgers 6-3 | Guard | Pickerington, Ohio | Central Connecticut State Veteran playmaker who spent last four seasons at Central Connecticut State. Coming off a senior season in 2025-26 in which he averaged 11.0 points per game and 6.9 assists per contest, a mark that ...

St. Joe’s nudges Juniata, 3-2

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By Kenny Varner Sports correspondent STATE COLLEGE — The Juniata baseball team headed to Centre County Wednesday afternoon as they took on a scrappy St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy team in a mid-week Tri-Valley League matchup. Juniata went to hurler Jack Greenholt while the WolfPack ...