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West Perry softball rally cut short by rain
The West Perry girls’ softball team battled back from 5-1 and 7-2 deficits May 9 only to lose 7-6 to the 15-3 Greencastle Blue Devils with two outs in the top of the sixth inning when the game was called due to rain and the infield becoming too sloppy.
Greenwood track and field dominates recent meets
Despite what the team believed was going to be a challenging season, Greenwood track and field became powerful and dominated its duals, tri-meets and even invitationals. On April 18, The Wildcats traveled to face the Bulldogs of Big Spring and the Rockets from James Buchanan at Big Spring. Here, senior McKenna Weller stamped her name as a school record holder in the long jump event with a distance of 17′5.5′'.
West Perry baseball falls short in close matches
The West Perry Mustang baseball team came up two runs short last week in both games versus the Northern Polar Bears dropping their record to 6-11 overall on the season. In the first game Northern scored single runs in the first and second innings off starter Cole Brown. West Perry got a run back in the fourth inning on a long RBI double by junior Jordy Ogdon making it 2-1.
West Perry’s Addie Wiest takes home final Mid-Penn softball player of the week fan vote of regular season
Addie Wiest is the final fan vote winner of the 2024 softball regular season. The West Perry slugger was 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBIs in a 7-6 loss to Greencastle-Antrim on Thursday, and her effort propelled her to a fan vote victory last week. Wiest earned 1162...
Carlisle boys open Day 2 of District 3 championships with a bang, snags 4x800 gold
SHIPPENSBURG – Carlisle opened up Day 2 of the District 3 track and field championships with a bang. Once the Herd’s girls team took silver in the 4x800 relay, it was time for the boys to follow suit. The relay quartet of Joshua Blanton, Kolbin Heberlig, James Millare...
Regular seasons come to an end, but several teams look for postseason opportunities
This year’s softball season is coming to a close, which means it’s time for championship play. Not including a couple of rescheduled games due to rain, Greenwood has a current record of 3-17, Newport 8-8 and Susquenita 18-2. The Blackhawks have suffered losses only to East Juniata and...
Newport baseball completes season, and Buffaloes hope to secure a spot in districts
Newport played three games last week to round out its regular season with a 13-5 record. The Buffaloes are currently ranked third in the District III AA rankings behind Halifax and Delone Catholic. Because Class AA takes the top four teams, they have a likely shot at making it. Newport...
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