MERF RADIO LOCAL SPORTS | SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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Last year’s 800-meter indoor state champion Carter Smith is off to a monster start in his Mifflin County cross country career. Smith has now won all three races he has been in, including Saturday’s Kutztown Invitational. Ava Wagner improved her personal-best time in her third straight race for the Husky girls.

We’ll have to wait and see who gets the start under center for Pittsburgh when the Steelers travel to Denver this Sunday. Justin Fields got the last-minute start yesterday, when Russell Wilson couldn’t go, leading the Black & Gold to an 18-10 win over Atlanta. The Eagles, also 1-0, host the Falcons a week from tonight.

In a rematch of last year’s championship game, the Terrace took care of Kish, 41-18, in a Central Keystone Youth Football League Midgets matchup. Burnham doubled up Decatur, 28-14, in another divisional game. In Pee Wee play, Kish blanked the Terrace, 39-0 and McVeytown shut out Juniata, 31-0, while, in Mighty Mights action, Burnham beat Derry Decatur, 7-3, Kish knocked off the Terrace, 4-0, and McVeytown handled Juniata, 3-1.

With three weeks to go in the regular season, the Phillies have a seven-game lead on Atlanta in the National League East. The Fightins are in Miami today. The Pirates, who are 11 out in the wild card race, host Washington.

Rico Abreu won Port Royal Speedway’s season finale, taking home more than $58,000 for winning Saturday’s Tuscarora 50. TJ Stutts ran second, Anthony Macri third.

And Joey Logano scored an overtime win in Atlanta, locking in his spot in NASCAR’s Round of 12. As of now, Ty Gibbs is the last one in with Brad Keselowski a single point behind.