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Crosscutters move to 3-5 by beating Mahoning Valley 11-5 on road

NILES, OHIO — Bouncing back from the day game loss on Wednesday, the Williamsport Crosscutters’ offense responded with 11 runs and two home runs to defeat the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 11-5, on Thursday night at 717 Credit Union Field at Eastwood. For the second straight game, Chance ...

Team hosts for this year's Little League World Series announced

As Little League continues its 67th National Little League Week celebration, the team hosts who will support all 20 participating teams were officially announced. The team hosts were matched with their teams via a random drawing as part of a Team Host Celebration at the World of Little League ...

Protect College Sports Act from Congress fumbles college sports

The Cruz-Cantwell Protect College Sports Act of 026 is pitched as a bipartisan rescue mission for a collegiate athletics system already gasping under Name, Image, Likeness chaos, antitrust pressure and conference realignment absurdity. The recent Congressional hearing framed the bill as a way to restore order by giving lawmakers a stronger play in regulating athlete compensation and its huge marketplace. After decades of universities, coaches and broadcast companies turning college sports into a multibillion-dollar free-for-all, Congress now claims it can fix its plight. As much as I ...

Opening-round matchups set for LLWS

In celebration of the 67th National Little League Week, Little League International announced the first-round pairings for the 2026 Little League World Series. The opening ceremonies will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and feature all 20 teams competing through both the United States and ...

Cutters can’t overcome early Scrappers lead

NILES, OHIO — Daytime was not the right time for the Williamsport Crosscutters as they dropped the middle game of a series against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 8-4, at 717 Credit Union Field at Eastwood. Offensively, Williamsport recorded ten hits in the loss led by a 3 for 4 day from ...

Cutters shut out Scrappers in series opener at Mahoning Valley

EASTWOOD — After struggling to find offense early in the season, the Williamsport Crosscutters erupted for nine runs on ten hits as they shut out Mahoning Valley in the series opener on Tuesday night at Eastwood. Montoursville native and UConn product Maddix Dalena led the offense by going 2 for 2 with his second home run of the season, a 373-foot two-run blast, and had two walks. Chris Stanfield, who was 2 for 4 with two doubles, along with defending Player of the Week Addison Smith, who was 1 for 5 with a double, both had two RBIs as well. Williamsport also continued to be ...