Brady: A look at an MLB sim

March 26, 2020

With all major sporting leagues on suspension due to the coronavirus outbreak, fans and athletes alike have taken to the virtual world to get their fill of competition. NASCAR drivers have turned to iRacing to battle against each other for fun, from the comfort and safety of their own homes, while some gamblers have been laying down money on Madden 20 simulations, the most recent version of the NFL’s video game. At The Sentinel, our sports department decided that with the MLB’s Opening Day being pushed back, we would run a simulation of our own, using the video game MLB The Show ...

Carson: Different look without NCAA tourney

March 14, 2020

This was supposed to be a column about whether the Penn State wrestling team could win its ninth national title under Cael Sanderson. It was about the Hidlay Brothers and their attempt to bring back to the county double national champions. It was about Noah Stewart and his chances of getting on the podium this weekend and earning all-American status. Instead, a virus, shaped like a crown, stole all the headlines and canceled most sports, including the NCAA Division I wrestling championships. For the first time since 1945, the last year of World War II, we will not have any champions ...

Lenze: Drivers honor Kobe

March 3, 2020

Everyone says the sports community is a family, regardless of which league you are in or sport you follow. When the sports world lost basketball icon Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, along with the seven other victims of last months horrific helicopter crash, the community lost a family member. From the NFL to professional soccer leagues in Europe, we mourned the loss of a basketball legend and a legendary human being. Kobe Bryant was infuential to so many people in the sports community, including NASCAR. On Sunday, the NASCAR CUP Series was at the Auto Club Speedway, located in ...

Dirt track racing is returning

February 25, 2020

The Pennsylvania dirt racing season is officially back. Race fans get ready to break out the lawn chairs the Ice Breaker 30 was the official start to the dirt racing season after a short break that felt like forever. Some of the big local names synonymous with sprint cars in the area were out in force at the standing room only event, ripping the cushion to the delight of the fans. The weather was perfect all day to see who would claim the first checkered flag of the season. Danny Dietrich, Freddie Rahmer, Anthony Macri, Dylan Cisney, Ryan Smith and Brian Montieth brought the heat for ...

Mifflin County to be well represented at D6 championships

February 22, 2020

The District 6 Class 3A championships at the Altoona Fieldhouse today could be a history-making one for Mifflin County. If the seeds hold out, the Huskies will have six champions, matching a team record set in 2016, and 11 wrestlers moving on to the Northwest Regionals the following week back in Altoona. The record is 12 regional qualifiers set last season. Bald Eagle Area has the most individual champions with seven in 1997. Mifflin County, 15-2 in the regular season, has Nic Allison (106), Ethan Kauffman (145), Anson Wagner (152), Trey Kibe (170), Haydn Crum (220) and Blaine Davis ...

Lenze: Dirt tracks, stock cars a part of Larson’s repertoire

February 18, 2020

Whether its his sprint car or his cup car, Kyle Larson has a passion for racing whenever and wherever his schedule takes him. Larson drives for owner Chip Ganassi in the NASCAR Cup Series and owns a sprint car team in the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series. If there is no NASCAR race, you may find Larson at a dirt track near you, wheeling his sprint car up on the cushion. During the offseason Larson was racing sprint cars in Australia competing against the tough competition down under. He was driving his midget sprint car at the Chili Bowl, where he went on to win ...