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Baseball Game Preview: West Branch Plays at Home
The West Branch Warriors will be playing at home against the Cambria Heights Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. West Branch will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak. On Thursday, West Branch earned a 5-2 win over Moshannon Valley. Lukas Colton made a big impact no matter...
Altoona Curve hosts Mother’s Day celebration at game
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — For Mother’s Day, the Altoona Curve used Sunday’s game to honor and pay tribute to moms everywhere. There was a Just Peachy wine special at the ballpark as well as a Mother’s Day all-you-can-eat buffet before the game. Between games, fans were also able to give their mothers a shoutout and say […]
Softball Game Preview: Claysburg-Kimmel on Home-Turf
Claysburg-Kimmel is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Meyersdale is on a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs will take on the Meyersdale Red Raiders at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
UPJ mourns passing of former standout wrestler Leo Feist
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown is mourning the loss of one of its former standout athletes. Leo Feist, a former NCAA regional champion, passed away last Sunday at the age of 60. Feist, a Cambria County native, graduated from Conemaugh Valley High School...
Patriots Prevail in 7-Inning Game Shortened by Relentless Rain; Second Game Rescheduled for Sunday Doubleheader
ALTOONA, Pa. = The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve by a final score of 7-3 on Saturday at PNG Field following a season-long three-hour, 37-minute rain delay. Umpires shortened the game to seven innings, and canceled the second game of what was to have been a double header. It will be made up on Sunday, May 12 as part of a double header.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Altoona scored one run in each of the first three innings, before the Patriots spread seven unanswered runs over the final four innings. After overcoming a 4-1 deficit on...
Baseball Recap: Central Cambria has no trouble against Forest Hills
Central Cambria stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Forest Hills Rangers with a sharp 13-3 victory. 13 seems to be a good number for Central Cambria as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Patriots Split Double Header with Altoona, Head Home for Six-Game Series with First-Place Portland
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots split their double header with the Altoona Curve on Sunday, winning the first game 5-2 and losing the second game 3-1. The loss in game two of the double header snapped Somerset’s second three-game losing eak of the week. The Patriots have won six of their last eight games. The Patriots are now 16-16 on the season, and will face the first-place Portland Sea Dogs in a six-game series at home beginning Tuesday.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The win in game one of the double header ensured Somerset’s...
Altoona & Somerset Postponed on Friday Night
CURVE, Pa. – The Altoona Curve and Somerset Patriots were postponed due to rain on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The game will be made up as a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon with a 2:00 p.m. first pitch in game one. The doubleheader will consist of two seven-inning games. The fireworks for tonight’s game will be rescheduled for a future date this season.
Baseball Game Preview: Cambria Heights Heads Out
The Cambria Heights Highlanders will head out on the road to square off against the West Branch Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cambria Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. Cambria Heights lost 10-1 to Conemaugh Township on Wednesday....
Somerset Rallies to Defeat Altoona in Seven-Inning Contest
CURVE, Pa. – Bubba Chandler matched a season-high six strikeouts for Altoona, but the Curve allowed seven unanswered runs on Saturday evening and lost to Somerset, 7-3, in a seven-inning affair at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The game was scheduled to be the first of a doubleheader in Altoona,...
Softball Game Preview: Forest Hills Heads Out
The Forest Hills Rangers will head out on the road to face off against the Bellefonte Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Forest Hills sitting on seven straight wins and Bellefonte on three. Forest Hills' pitching crew heads into the match...
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