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Lycoming softball closes out season with doubleheader los at Elizabethtown

ELIZABETHTOWN — Freshman Sage Smeltz had two hits in the first game and sophomore Jocelyn McCracken, a Jersey Shore graduate, had two in the second to lead the Lycoming College softball team, which fell to Elizabethtown College, 4-1 and 5-2, in a Landmark Conference doubleheader on Saturday. Lycoming took a 2-0 lead in the second inning of the second game, but Elizabethtown (22-18 overall, 7-9 Landmark) rallied with two fourth-inning runs to tie it and three sixth-inning runs to take the win. Senior Hailee Sobieski hit a double in the second game, finishing her career as a .299 ...

Llorente, Lindsey lead Lycoming baseball in 10-0 rout of Moravian

BETHLEHEM — Senior A.J. Llorente, a Montoursville graduate, pitched six shutout innings and wrapped three hits and senior Brody Lindsey had three hits, including a double and a homer, to lead the Lycoming College baseball team, which beat Moravian University, 10-0, in Landmark Conference action to wrap up the 2026 season on Saturday, May 2, at Gillespie Field. The Warriors finished 18-21 overall and 11-13 in the Landmark Conference under fourth-year head coach Rick Oliveri. Llorente (5-1) tossed six innings, allowing three hits and two walks, striking out four to finish his two ...

Lewisburg’s Espinosa competitive, but is always supportive

Baylee Espinosa is always positive and smiling when she finishes events. At the Lock Haven High School Classic at Lock Haven last Friday, she ran a time of 2:14.86 to win the 800, just beating out Hughesville’s Grace Fortin by just 0.08 seconds in a great race down to the wire. Before the ...

Eight-run fifth inning propels Hughesville over Loyalsock at Bodine Park

HUGHESVILLE — Hughesville’s offense has frequently been too quiet for Spartan coach Chris Kish’s liking this year. Through three innings in Thursday’ss crucial contest against HAC-III foe Loyalsock in a game that Kish described as can’t-lose for their playoff hopes, it looked to be more of the same for their offense. Suddenly the Hughesville offense broke out in a big way. The Spartans scored 13 runs in their final three trips to the plate, capped off by an eight-run fifth inning to invoke the mercy rule as they beat Loyalsock, 13-3, at Bodine Park. “I thought we hit ...

Penn College advances to UE semifinals with sweep

Penn College held firm in a pair of one-run victories to defeat Penn State Abington in the quarterfinal round of the United East Conference Softball Playoffs Friday afternoon. The third-seeded Wildcats earned a 3-2 victory in game one before using a come-from-behind effort to take game two, ...