Baseball
AAABA
Delweld 22, Roxberry Creamery 2
Delweld sent 19 batters to the plate in the decisive fourth inning of Thursday’s game at Roxbury Park, producing 14 runs on 10 hits to break open a 8-0 game and end the outing after five innings.
George Roberts’ two-run homer in the first inning got Delweld off to a strong start. He and Zach Vignero finished with three hits each while Tyler Uphouse and Seth Roy had two apiece.
Joel Ackerman homered for Roxberry while Ty Holderbaum had an RBI double. Paul Destefano also doubled for the Creamery.
Late Wednesday
Renegades 7, Bulldogs 4
Dan Gray had two hits and Ben Doak drove in three runs with a triple as the Berkley Hills Renegades edged the Highland Bulldogs in Wednesday’s late game at the Point. Cory Kaltenbaugh tossed a complete game with five strikeouts and seven hits allowed. The Bulldogs’ Mark Saxman had a two-run triple.
Cambria Legion
Somerset 10, Cernic’s 0
FERRELLTON – Somerset evened its best-of-3 semifinal series against Cernic’s at one game apiece after a shutout victory.
Joe Foltz led Somerset offensively, going 2-for-2 with three runs and three RBIs. Cody Hemminger went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Chase Dykstra was 2-for-2 and scored twice. Devin Pritts also scored a pair of runs.
The deciding game of the series will be today at Franklin Field.
Claysburg 6, Westmont 4
Claysburg swept its best-of-3 semifinal series with a victory at Westmont on Thursday.
Claysburg’s Cody Swope went 3-for-4, and Mike Blair and Zack Morrow each had two hits. With the game tied at 4, Jordan Saylor led off the seventh with a double, and Mike Blair doubled him home. Morrow singled in another run. Claysburg’s Dave McMurtrie struck out six in a five-hitter.
Westmont’s Brian Marshall and Chris Garaventa each had a run-producing double.
Hockey
ECHL
Chiefs re-sign defenseman Bushee
The Johnstown Chiefs announced Thursday that the ECHL team re-signed defensemen Kyle Bushee.
The Otsego, Mich., native will play his second full season in the league. Bushee played 67 games for the Chiefs last season and was tied for third among team defensemen with 23 points (four goals, 19 assists).
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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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