For the first time since 1993 there will be no professional baseball in Williamsport this summer after Minor League Baseball announced the cancellation of the season Tuesday. Major League Baseball informed MiLB officials yesterday it would not send any of its players to its affiliates, ...
Ty Nixon wasn’t missing a step of his quickness. He looks like he’s spent his time off the mat bench pressing Buicks. The only hint of a hitch in his giddy-up was the large stabilizing brace on his knee. Otherwise, the Muncy junior-to-be looked like the same person who went to the state ...
Montoursville graduate Lana Spitler isn’t done playing professional soccer just yet. Tuesday afternoon, the former Warriors standout soccer star renewed to play professionally for a second season with Zaragoza CFF, a club in Spain. She played all games with the team last year as a starter. ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a series looking back at the Top 10 high school baseball teams, coaches, games and players from the last decade. Warrior Run had not reached a district championship since 1999. And when Alex Welch launched a towering blast deep into left field, the Defenders were up ...
Clinton County Speedway finally got the 2020 racing season open on Friday and Linden’s Dale Schweikart claimed the victory in the 25-lap event in a contested battle with his son, Dakota. Other winners of the night include Garret Bard in the 600 micro sprints, Lock Haven’s Jeffrey Weaver ...
The Williamsport Crosscutters' season was officially canceled Tuesday after Major League Baseball announced it will not supply its minor league affiliates with players. The announcement, made at 5 p.m., brings an inevitable conclusion to the Minor League Baseball season which never ...
It wasn’t the losing which got to Gavin Hoffman in his first varsity season of wrestling at Ohio State. He’s lost matches before and he knows how to handle it. But the idea of not wrestling to his potential is what sent the Montoursville graduate to what he called “a dark place.” He ...
As Casey Drick threw a perfectly-placed pitch and struck out Northeast Bradford’s final batter, what once seemed some crazy dream had become reality. Prior to 2004, Montgomery had never reached the playoffs. Prior to 2010, Montgomery had never won a league or district title. Now Montgomery ...
Opponents often marvel as they watch the Spitfire ASA team take the field without having warmed up and then conduct softball clinics. Spitfire looks so good and makes it look so easy. But this team is not just successful because it is talented. This team is great because it relentlessly ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The one thing NASCAR has always gotten right is its ability to keep the wheels turning. In crisis or coronavirus, the show finds its way to a race track and keeps plugging along. That has never been in doubt, at least not since 2001 when Dale Earnhardt died in a crash on ...
The genesis for Original League getting the organization’s first ever Challenger Division began last October. Mark Powell, the league’s second vice president and a board member, had been involved with the Special Olympics with his wife, Tammy, for quite awhile. The two brought up the ...
They have not lost much the last three years, but each rare defeat has made an impact. Each one has made the Central Pennsylvania Bombers better. During that time, the 14U bombers have suffered less than 10 defeats and have come back strong following each one. They have compiled an impressive ...
HUGHESVILLE — Only a broken water heater prevented Jacob Corson from perfect high school baseball attendance. Corson’s help was needed at home during his freshman season following the break and he missed a voluntary workout. It had to take something beyond Corson’s control to keep him ...
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Olivia Dorner, South Williamsport When Dorner burst onto the scene as a freshman, she turned heads in the area with how good of a tennis player she was. As a sophomore last year, Dorner knew she had a target on her back and even so, continued to dominate. Dorner ...
WILLIAMSPORT MILLIONAIRES Owen Mahon: Mahon ran track and field, cross country and wrestled. He was a cross country state qualifier and placed fourth as a senior at the District 2-4 subregional competition. He was a junior Olympic competitor in the 400 and 800 in track and field. He will ...
Marissa Helmrich did not play an official high school softball game last spring. She did pitch in a scrimmage, but that was played on a high school football field and it was not a pleasant experience. Weather forced Loyalsock to play that scrimmage last March on the turf football field ...
HUGHESVILLE-They cannot regain their stolen spring high school baseball seasons. But players from Hughesville, Loyalsock, Warrior Run and Central Mountain can still make lasting memories. And that really is what this four-team league's mission statement is. Yes, they want to win and develop ...
LA PLUME — Jaiden Cioffi had one pitching outing of his freshman baseball at Misericordia before COVID-19 canceled spring sports. Just one. The St. John Neumann graduate threw up his arms as he recounted what was supposed to be his first season of collegiate baseball. Instead of spending ...
Branden Wentzel has been all over the country to wrestle. The sport he loves almost requires such a schedule to reach the point of success he has as a state champion for Montoursville. But now he has to travel just a few minutes from his home to get the kind of workout he needs. The Ride Out ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a series looking back at the Top 10 high school softball teams, coaches, games and players from the last decade. Wellsboro would have been happy capturing its first district championship had it not played Central Columbia. That championship was the main goal. Still, ...