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Mark Smith picked up win at Selinsgrove over Chase Dietz

It's been a challenging start for central Pennsylvania racing between the cold and the rain and last weekend was no exception. Selinsgrove was the best choice for sprint cars to get their race in.  Mark Smith picked up his first win of the year over a fast closing Chase Dietz as Dietz settled for second, followed by Austin Bishop, Ryan Taylor and Jody Lehman. In limited late model action, Lane Snook claimed victory followed by Ryan Zook, Daulton Bigler, Shaun Miller and George Dixon. Street stocks were finished in order by Troy Miller, Brad Mitch, Jasen Geesaman, Brandon Moser and ...

Lock Haven baseball falls to Clarion on road

DUBOIS - The Lock Haven baseball team returned to Clarion to finish its rain-shortened contest from earlier in the season and fell 9-2 to conclude a four-game Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) series on Tuesday. Clarion built a 5-0 lead through three innings on March 22 before the game was called due to rain. Fast forward to today and the Bald Eagles kicked off the scoring with a solo run in the top of the fourth. The Haven trimmed its deficit to 5-2 in the top of the sixth, but Clarion responded with four runs in the bottom half to pull away before securing the 9-2 ...

Local roundup: Sugar Valley softball scores 24 runs, run-rules Muncy to pick up second win

Sugar Valley and Muncy got into a high-scoring affair which saw the Phoenix secure a 24-13 win in five innings. Both Sugar Valley and Muncy had an inning where they scored 10 or more runs. Sugar Valley jumped out to an 11-1 lead after the first inning before Muncy scored 10 in the bottom of the third to cut the deficit to 18-12. However the Phoenix scored six more runs in the final two innings to prevent a Muncy rally. Muncy out-hit Sugar Valley, 16-8, in the loss. Sophie Maiorana had a triple for Muncy and both Evelyn Buss and Sadie Odell (2 for 3) had doubles. Lillian Wheeler (2 ...

Henry Huber on softball: BEA handled key departures with grace

When gauging a team’s chances of success heading into a season, key departures often stand at the top of the list of determining factors. Not much is predictable in high school sports. But if a team parts ways with half its roster, chances are, it’s due for a step back. For Bald Eagle softball, what it had to adjust to heading into the 2026 campaign was abundantly clear. In losing its 2025 class after last year’s PIAA Class AAA championship appearance, it lost much of the identity it had built for years, from its historic pitcher-catcher tandem to an outfield harboring 11 ...

Shore earns top seed in this year’s team tourney

The District 4 team tennis tournament will get underway on Tuesday with a handful of preliminary matches. That includes South Williamsport, who will host Selinsgrove at 4 p.m. in a play-in match. Jersey Shore has the top seed in the tournament and the Bulldogs will host the winner of the Selinsgrove/South Williamsport match. That match is scheduled for Thursday, at 4 p.m.. In the other preliminary match, tenth-seeded Galeton will travel to seventh-seeded Loyalscok for a 4 p.m. matchup. The winner of that match advances to play second-seeded Danville on Thursday at 4 ...