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Bucha’s poise from mound propelled Bald Eagle baseball past Hughesville on road

HUGHESVILLE — As the pressure mounted and the game's tying runner dug in, Bald Eagle Area pitcher Riley Bucha embraced the moment. And Bucha owned that moment by maintaining the same approach he utilized all afternoon. Let Hughesville hit the ball and watch his speedy outfielders make the plays. It worked 15 times Tuesday at Bodine Park and No. 15 sealed a 4-1 win. Bucha threw a masterful three-hit complete game; Isaac Johnson smashed a go-ahead, two-out, two-run double in the second inning and BEA (13-4) won its fifth straight game. “It's amazing. That's awesome pitching a ...

Bald Eagle Area baseball earns 4-1 win at Hughesville

HUGHESVILLE—If it could, Hughesville still would not change its hitting approaches Tuesday against Bald Eagle Area. It would not change the swings, nor the quality contact it made. Hughesville simply would change the results. Baseball can be a cruel game and the Spartans learned that as well-hit balls kept being drilled right at defenders or finding those hustling defenders' gloves on the run. As a result, Riley Bucha threw a three-hit complete game and BEA defeated Hughesville, 4-1 at Bodine Park. Isaac Johnson hit a go-ahead, two-run, two-out, second inning double and Bucha did ...

Dietrich claims victory at Lincoln Speedway

It is a big week for sprint car fans. The PA Posse vs. The Outlaws are in the Spring sweep. On Tuesday at Lincoln Speedway, the Outlaws were the first to claim victory in the Gettysburg Clash. Michael Buddy Kofoid charged from the second row to the lead on lap 19 ; Gravel swapped the lead back and then Buddy reclaimed it on the restart. Macedo was next to challenge, but came up a little short and Chase Dietz had battled back to third and was followed Gravel and Danny Dietrich. Next up at Williams Grove, it will host the Morgan Cup for World of Outlaws and 410 sprint cars coming up ...

Bellefonte rallies in seventh to defeat Clearfield

Bellefonte scored twice in the top of the second inning to edge Clearfield in a close contest, 3-2, in baseball action. Clearfield held a 2-1 win heading into the seventh inning before Bellefonte rallied to win. Carsen Henry threw six innings and Triston Heeman closed out the final inning as the duo combined for 10 strikeouts and limited the Bison to four hits, one of which was a double. Quentin Crouthamel went 1 for 3 with a double, Austin Houser finished 1 for 2 with an RBI and walk, Zach Lehman went 1 for 2 with an RBI, walk and run scored and Parker VanGunden went 1 for 4 with ...

Bulldogs compete in dual meet at home against Shikellamy

JERSEY SHORE — Jersey Shore hosted a dual meet with Shikellamy on Tuesday afternoon, the final meet before Saturday’s PHAC Championships get underway at Bloomsburg. Shikellamy’s girls team beat Jersey Shore, 83-66, and and the Braves’ boys team beat the Bulldogs, 120-30. Jersey Shore’s Khani McCray picked up two individual wins in boys competition and was Jersey Shore’s only athlete in boys competition to win two events. McCray jumped 39 feet, 0 1/2 inches to win the triple jump by more than three feet and had a high jump win by clearing 5-10. McCray in total had three ...

Central Mountain athletes have success in dual at Mill Hall vs. South

MILL HALL — Central Mountain and South Williamsport athletes saw success in Mill Hall in a dual meet between the two schools. Team scores were not made available. Central Mountain junior Shayden Hill won both the 100 and 200 events. In the 100, Hill ran a time of 11.52, beating out teammate Ricky Rorhbach by 0.20 seconds. Hill won the 200 in 23.52 as teammate Caden Peterson was second in 24.97 and South Williamsport sophomore Trent Rogers took third in 25.26. Central Mountain junior Brayden Stahl finished with two first-place wins. The Wildcat won the long jump by clearing 19 feet, ...