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Lycoming softball closes out season with doubleheader los at Elizabethtown

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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 ...

Kase closed: Snyder's clutch pitching and hitting help Muncy reach district playoffs

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MUNCY—Kase Snyder changed the game when he smashed a third-inning, game-tying, two-run triple Saturday. Four innings later, Snyder saved the game. After scoring the go-ahead run on Corbyn Gardner's RBI grounder following his triple, Snyder took the mound with two on and one out in the seventh. There, he capped a big week and helped Muncy reach a big goal, retiring consecutive batters as the Indians defeated Canton, 5-2 while clinching a District 4 Class AA playoff berth. Snyder, one of two senior starters, earned both a win and save this week and, Saturday, added two memorable ...

Golf tip of the week: Add power to your swing

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One of the easiest ways to create more power in your swing is to maintain the angle between the left arm and the shaft until late in the dowsing, right hand for the lefty. Watch a low handicap or professional golfer, and you will notice the angle between the lead arm and the golf shaft ...

Area track and field bests (April 30)

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(Through Thursday, April 30) NOTES: Track and field bests are compiled from results sent to the Sun-Gazette. Only top 8 listed for each event for Class AA and Class AAA. Only one relay team per school listed. All area coaches are encouraged to send in results after track and field duals and meets so that area athletes can be recognized for their performances. BOYS CLASS AA 100: 1. Spencer Stine, Hughesville, 10.84; 2. Danny Dowell, Loyalsock, 10.95; 3. Cole Rhodes, Milton, 11.33; 4. Carter Gormont, Hughesville, 11.35; t-5. Ivan Baker, Loyalsock, 11.44; t-5. James Smith, Hughesville, ...