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Local roundup: Central Mountain baseball rallies back to edge out Hazleton in home finale

Local sports May 11, 2026

Three days removed from a tough loss at Bethel Park, Central Mountain baseball faced similar early struggles against a strong Hazleton squad. The Cougars entered with a 16-2 record and showed why by getting out to a 4-0 lead after three. However, this time, the Wildcats had an answer. Two fourth-inning runs help them narrow the gap, and a four-run fourth propelled them to victory, as they rallied back to defeat Hazleton, in its home finale on Monday. From the mound, Austin Andrus helped steady the ship in relief, pitching two scoreless innings and allowing just two walks and a hit ...

PHOTO FINISH: Bald Eagle baseball edges out Huntingdon in thrilling, regular-season finale

Local sports May 11, 2026

WINGATE - Three innings into Monday's home finale against Huntingdon (13-6), the Bald Eagle offense had struggled to find an answer. It went that span without scoring a run and trailed the Bearcats, 1-0, in a matchup with District 6 Class AAA seeding implications. However, it started ...

Four-run fourth propels Bucktail softball past Lewisburg in home finale

Local sports May 11, 2026

Bucktail softball hasn't seen a home seven inning game since a 5-4 loss to Montgomery in the second game of the season, including a dominating four game stretch where they outscored their opponents by a combined score of 64-1. With all eyes now on a postseason push and dreams of a district ...

CM Week-In Review: Tennis closes campaign, as other Wildcat teams prep for postseason

Local sports May 11, 2026

One Central Mountain team brought its season to a close while the others prepped themselves for the postseason. That was the story of the week for Central Mountain sports. Let’s recap the week that was. The tennis team wrapped up their campaign on Thursday as they dropped their final match ...

Jersey Shore's Hollick places top-three twice, headlines strong day for area at PHACs

Local sports May 9, 2026

BLOOMSBURG – When it comes to Jersey Shore girls track and field, underclassmen keep giving fans reasons to be excited for the future. Last season, it was now sophomore Aaralynn Kimble that set the tone for a promising career. And in 2026, freshman Elizabeth Hollick is doing the same. At Saturday’s PHAC Track and Field Championships in Bloomburg, Hollick took the podium not once, not twice, but four times throughout the day – thrice individually and once as a member of the 1,600-relay team. Her efforts headlined a strong showing for the team as a whole, as the girls placed sixth ...

Jersey Shore baseball falls to Midd-West in eight innings

Local sports May 8, 2026

Jersey Shore lost a heartbreaker in the bottom of the eighth inning as Midd-West won with a walk-off, 11-10, over the Bulldogs in baseball action. Midd-West scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game before winning in extra innings. Jersey Shore out-hit Midd-West, 10-9. M. Lupton (2 for 4, RBI, two runs), Carter Rhinehart (2 for 4, three RBIs, run) and Ben Gill (2 for 4, RBI, run) all had mutliple hits. Rhinehart belted a home run while Confair, Gill and Nolen Pauling each connected for a double. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Midd-West 11, Jersey Shore 10 (8 ...