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Four more state titles to look back on

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent This is the second story in a series about the 25 state championships won by the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League. Mifflin County holds state records for most state titles. 25; most state runners-up, 28; most times in the state finals, 53 and most times in the Pennsylvania Final Four, 90. 1980s The Mifflin County 14-15-year-old All-Stars won their title at home. The 13-year-olds had to win on the road to complete the sweep. The tournament was located in Royersford. Mifflin County lost its second game of the tournament 15-2 ...

Spikes bulldoze Black Bears, 13-7

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UNIVERSITY PARK – The State College Spikes plated ten runs in the second inning to match the second-most runs in an inning in franchise history and propel them to a 13-7 victory over the West Virginia Black Bears on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. 14 batters came to the plate for the Spikes (2-0 2nd Half) in the second, with Nyan Hayes smashing his second home run in as many nights as part of the surge. Hayes’s two-run shot to left field, combined with his double later in the second, made him 4-for-9 with four extra-base hits to begin his State College tenure. The ...

Highlights from the PBGC meeting

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HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners met today at the Game Commission’s Harrisburg headquarters to hear public comments and conduct official business. The highlights from today’s meeting follow. Elk Management and Hunting Zones The board adopted and finalized the updated and reorganized elk management area elk hunt zones with current management data. Real Estate The board approved the following land acquisitions: 50+/- acres of land in Scott Township, Wayne County, adjacent to State Game Land No. 299. This acquisition will improve boundary line ...

McKeon, Roberts earn Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State student-athletes Mark McKeon of men's lacrosse and Katelyn Roberts of women's ice hockey were among the 36 honorees named Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2025-26 academic year, as announced by the conference office Thursday. The pair were chosen from a group of 31 Penn State students honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship. One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners ...

Flying Squirrels edge Curve, 5-3

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CURVE, Pa. – The Curve fell 5-3 to the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. RHP Peyton Stumbo tossed a career-high six innings in the start with five punchouts. He surrendered three solo homers and four runs overall on seven hits. Titus Dumitru drove in the game’s first run with an RBI single to plate Duce Gourson. Gourson reached on a hit by pitch and stole two bases before being removed from the game after giving the Curve a 1-0 lead. Altoona went scoreless in their next four innings of offense as Richmond jumped out to a 4-1 lead. The Curve ...

Verlander plans to retire after this season

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By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander made the announcement on ...