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Baysox drub Curve, 11-4

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CURVE, Pa. – Altoona dropped an 11-4 decision to the Chesapeake Baysox on Tuesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field in front of 4,985 fans. The attendance number marked the highest for a Curve night game so far in 2026. Starting a bullpen day Josh Loeschorn took the loss after tossing three scoreless innings to start his day. Loeschorn left after allowing two runs to start the fourth on a double by Doug Hodo III. Loeschorn allowed three runs on three hits, two walks and struck out a pair in his third start of the season. As a starter, Loeschorn has allowed just four runs in 9.1 ...

Knicks and Spurs set for Game 4

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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sometime in these NBA Finals, the home team figures to get a victory. If the New York Knicks do it Wednesday night, they will be on the doorstep of a championship. The Knicks can take a 3-1 lead over the San Antonio Spurs, who ...

McVeytown outlasts Milroy, 15-10

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent MILROY — McVeytown played one its best games of the season on Monday as it beat Milroy, 15-10. McVeytown didn’t make an error and had nine players get hits as it improved its record to 5-6. McVeytown is just half a game behind Belltown (6-6) for sixth place in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League. McVytown jumped out to an early lead as it was ahead of Milroy after two innings,10-3. The winners had 12 hits in the first two innings and sent 20 men to the plate. Jett Powell was the beneficiary of the McVeytown ...

Lions enjoy time in Portugal

Penn State

In 2025, Penn State Altoona men's basketball head coach David McGreal was presented with a unique proposition: to assemble a roster of men's basketball players from Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference schools and serve as its coach throughout a short European tour. The roster would consist of players who graduated following the 2025-26 season and would compete in Portugal against several professional teams in May 2026. Through his connections he established as a member of an NCAA national committee, McGreal was approached with the opportunity by EuroBasket, a professional ...

Lady Lion hoops get home and away slates

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK -- The Big Ten Conference announces the 2026-27 home and away schedule on Monday afternoon. The upcoming season’s slate features nine home conference competitions and nine road Big Ten matchups. The Lady Lions will face 16 single-play opponents and one double-play opponent ...

Curve use pitching to swat Cats

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MANCHESTER, NH – Wrapping up their two-week road trip to Hartford and New Hampshire, Curve pitchers Connor Wietgrefe, Alessandro Ercolani and Derek Diamond combined for a one-hit shutout of the Fisher Cats in a 4-0 win. Lefty Connor Wietgrefe retired 13 straight hitters to start the game before New Hampshire’s Jay Harry dropped a double into left-center just out of the reach of a diving PJ Hilson. Wietgrefe retired the next two hitters quickly and finished his second five inning outing of the week with six strikeouts on just 63 pitches. Wietgrefe has held his opponent to two runs or ...