By Connor Jackson Sports correspondent COCOLAMUS — The East Juniata baseball team couldn’t overcome a five-run deficit in the seventh inning to lose 9-6 to Line Mountain Monday evening. A close double play ended the game with two runners on and only one out. “Yes, it was always ...
PORT ROYAL — Ryan Smith came out on top of a thrilling battle with Chase Dietz and won the sprint car feature Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway, in Port Royal. The $6,000 win was Smith’s first of the season aboard the iconic Kreitz Racing 69K and came in the third race of the PA Posse ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — On Saturday, the East Juniata Tigers made a trek to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on the Penn State campus to compete in the Annual Happy Valley Hardball Classic. They faced fellow Tri-Valley League foe Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy. Despite an early comeback attempt ...
LEWISTOWN — Don Attick, Sr. will become Mifflin County’s 20th member inducted into the Pennsylvania Babe Ruth Hall of Fame later this year, Keith Baker, president of the Mifflin County League, said in an announcement made on Sunday. Attick had two jobs in the local Babe Ruth world. He was District 7 commissioner from 1979-91 and also an assistant coach in Reedsville. During his district administration, District 7 won six state titles. Mifflin County won five state titles, 1981, 1987, 14-15-year-olds and three 13-year-olds, 1983, 1987 and 1990. Mount Union won the ...
MIFFLINTOWN — The Juniata Indians have watched opposing teams post some pretty big numbers on the softball scoreboard this season. Juniata is hoping those tables might have turned a bit in its favor. On Friday, the Indians blasted rival East Juniata 15-2 in five innings. On Saturday, Juniata outslugged Lewisburg 13-11 in a non-league clash to improve to 2-5 on the season. The Indians pounded out 22 hits in racking up their 13 runs; they also committed seven errors. Six different Juniata players had three hits: Ashley Piper, Sophia Smith, Destiny Yohn, Addison Rutherford, Malia Imes ...
