SOFTBALL
Thunder rolling at tourney
The Tri-County Thunder 18-under girls fastpitch softball team is 2-0 after two days at the ASA Class B Eastern Nationals in Sterling, Va.
The Thunder beat the South Jersey Breakers 10-5 on Friday and the Catonsville Chaos 5-4 on Thursday.
Emily Petrowsky went 2-for-3, Tara Townsend went 2-for-3 and doubled and Whitney Shearer went 2-for-4 with a double in Friday’s win. Starting pitcher Autumn Yoder earned the win and Carrie Shevock got the save.
On Thursday, Petrowsky went 2-for-4 and doubled, Carey Cox went 2-for-3 and doubled twice, Shearer homered and pitcher Shevock earned the win and Yoder picked up the save on Thursday.
SWIMMING
Area swimmers fare well at championships
Three Johnstown YMCA swimmers have earned top-15 finishes at the YMCA Swimming and Diving Championships in College Park, Md.
Kelly Dorian finished 11th in the 50-meter butterfly with a time of 26.58 seconds. He also took 14th in the 100 butterfly on Thursday.
Mitch Smith finished ninth in the 50-meter backstroke finals with a time of 28.37 seconds. And Sarah Kaneshiki finished 14th in the 1,500-meter freestyle finals with a time of 18:12.91.
BASKETBALL
UPJ names assistant
Pitt-Johnstown named former Bethany (W.Va.) College women’s basketball assistant coach Erin Eaton to the same position with the Lady Cat program under second-year coach Sasha Palmer.
Along with her duties as the assistant women’s basketball coach, Eaton will also serve as UPJ’s women’s cross country coach and the women’s golf coach.
Eaton spent three seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Bethany where she was responsible for recruiting, strength and conditioning, and guard development. In 2007-08, she helped lead Bethany to its best finish since 2004 with a 15-11 overall record, a six-game improvement from the previous season. Bethany finished third in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) regular season standings with a 10-4 mark.
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2012 AAABA League schedule
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Pirates pick up fourth straight victory
There were times earlier in his career when James McDonald would run into trouble and innings would slow to a crawl. Even worse, runners would disappear, and not in a good way.
Too much thinking. Not enough attacking. -
Sympathetic Pirates add to Cubs’ slide
Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates can relate to what the Chicago Cubs are going through.
Perhaps more than anyone, they know what it feels like to be on an extended losing streak
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AAABA League will open after busy offseason
The AAABA League opens on Tuesday at Point Stadium with two new, but familiar managers, a new but familiar sponsor, an expanded interleague schedule and two new franchises committed to the 2013 season.
A lot of activity took place during the offseason, including the AAABA national committee’s vote to expand the age limit to 21 years old beginning in 2013. -
Richland's Lumley settles for pair of silver medals
Paige Lumley was on an emotional roller coaster and seeing silver on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Richland senior had state record jumps twice during the triple jump competition, but ended up with a silver–medal leap of 40 feet,
1¾ inches.
Defending state champion, second-seeded junior Lanae Newsome of Brookville, won with a jump of 40-3½. -
Ridge’s Dull takes second with school-record time
Matt Dull finished his athletic career with his best on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Chestnut Ridge senior ran a career-best time of 38.12 to finish second in the 300 hurdles final, also setting another school record. -
Hit batsman lifts Pirates over Cubs
Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Hague took a 96 mph fastball from Dolis (2-4) in the back near the shoulder blade, scoring Jose Tabata and eliciting an incredulous look to the sky by the Cubs reliever. -
Generals return to defeat Sting
It’s been a dramatic month for the Johnstown Generals.
There were two postponed games that left the immediate and long-term future of the franchise in serious doubt just two weeks ago. - More Local Sports Headlines
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2012 AAABA League schedule
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