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Ostriches, Camels, & Zebras, oh my! | Penn National hosts unique racing event to draw interest into sport
EAST HANOVER, Pa. — A set of animals you don’t typically see racing around the track were at Penn National Race Course in Dauphin County on Friday. Penn National Race Course held its 9th annual Ostrich and Camel Race in East Hanover Township with a new addition of zebras, on this year’s race lineup.
FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 1 At Lebanon Valley Dragstrip – Friday
We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag Racing, where wheels-up action is the norm, then this is the racing for you. We’re talking Stock, Super Stock, Comp, Alcohol classes, and more right here from Lebanon Valley Dragstrip!
Swim coach celebrates 20 years with summer team
A local swim coach is celebrating 20 years with the same summer team. He’s created a successful program by focusing on so much more than strokes and scores. Jim Mercurio joined the Devon Crest Gators in the summer of 2004, the same year he graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School. “I’m here to help nurture […]
CURVE STARTERS IMPRESSIVE AGAIN IN WIN AGAINST HARRISBURG
Make it three in a row for the Altoona Curve as they beat the Harrisburg Senators 4-3 in Altoona last night. It was another big night for the Curve’s pitching staff, as Po-Yu Chen went seven innings allowing two runs and notching eight strikeouts. Harrisburg started the scoring in the 1st on a throwing error, but in the 2nd, Kervin Pichardo’s line drive single on to score Sammy Siani. Harrisburg re-took the lead in the third on a bases-loaded walk, but in the Curve half of the 6th, Jase Bowen hit an RBI Double that scored Dustin Peterson, then Pichardo scored Jase Bowen on a single, and that was followed by a Jackson Glen hit and an error by Harrisburg centerfielder Andrew Pickney to make it 4-2. Harrisburg tried to comeback in the 8th, but only got one run back.
Naimo’s walkoff double lifts Perry County to thrilling 5-4 East Shore victory over Enola
Perry County’s Nico Naimo hit a dramatic, walk-off line drive double to left center field with one out in the bottom of the seventh to score Jordy Ogdon from first to defeat Enola 5-4 June 27 at New Bloomfield in East Shore Twilight League play. With the game tied...
CURVE WINS OFFENSIVE SCOREFEST WITH SENATORS IN TEN INNINGS
CURVE, PA. – Altoona pulled out an incredible back-and-forth victory over Harrisburg, 13-12, in ten innings to earn their fourth straight win over the Senators. They did so in front of 5,188 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Saturday night to wrap up a series win over Harrisburg.
HHS Softball Earns Academic Honors, Players Selected to All-State Teams
What an incredible year for the HHS softball team! The Eagles put an exclamation point on a perfect 42-0 record with a shutout win in the state championship game. Turns out these ladies are pretty incredible in the classroom, too. For the second year in a row, they had the highest cumulative GPA (3.933) of any Division 1 softball team in the state! Several players on the team were also recognized as Academic All-State. They are as follows:
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