The first round of the PIAA Championships for baseball and softball has come and gone. Fourteen teams from Central Pennsylvania have advanced to the quarterfinals, which are set for Thursday, June 6. For six baseball and eight softball teams in our area, the hunt to bring home a PIAA Championship remains on. Continue reading on … Read more
After all, Philadelphia fans once booed Santa Claus. During a 1989 game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys in the City of Brotherly Love, spectators at Veterans Stadium pelted players, refs, and broadcasters with snowballs—and the Eagles won. Things got so bad at the Vet that a jail and courtroom were installed in the bowels of the … Read more
Pennsylvania’s representative in the Little League World Series has been a fan favorite since reaching Williamsport. Sunday marked a pivotal moment in the hometown teams bid to become champion of the Little League World. Metro scored two runs in the top of the first inning. It put Media into chase mode early as a nervous … Read more
For more than three hours, the game between the Phillies and A’s at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday had a little bit of everything: heroic pitching, injury scares and a frustratingly quiet output from a Phillies offense that had been red-hot coming into the game. In the final 15 minutes, the Phillies added another key element … Read more
Bailey Falter trudged away from the mound Saturday night, boos cascading down upon him. It was the fourth inning, and five runs were already in, another dud by a starting pitcher that left the aggregate ERA of the Phillies’ rotation at 5.03. Repeat: 5.03. Go ahead, then, and carp about Kyle Schwarber (batting average: .176) … Read more
Representing central Pennsylvania in the Little League World Series, Hollidaysburg continued to advance in the tournament Tuesday with a 10-0, 4-inning mercy rule victory over Hagerstown, Indiana. Chase Link hit a home run over the left-center field fence for a solo home run in the first inning. Tyler McGough went on to drive in three … Read more
Travis Jankowski grew up in Lancaster County, a Phillies fan who lived and died with the team as a high schooler when it won the 2008 World Series. So, it was pretty exhilarating last month when Jankowski, who made his major league debut in 2015, went on the field at Citizens Bank Park for the first time wearing a … Read more
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — After a thrilling win against county rival, Central High School, the Tyrone Golden Eagles clinched their spot in the PIAA 3A State Championship final, Thursday, June 17 at 1:30 p.m. Tyrone opened up their playoff run with a 6-4 win over Bedford advancing to the quarter-finals against Hopewell. In the … Read more