Sparks tosses gem for Central (2025)

Penn Cambria’s Mason Mento steals behind Cambria Heights shortstop Nolan Clawson.Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Penn Cambria’s Kyle Conrad dives back to first base on a pickoff attempt.Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Central (9-3) scored all nine runs in the sixth inning. Josh Beltz led the offense with two hits and three RBIs to go with two hits from Troy McNichol. Teammate Jay Hoenstine reached base four times and scored twice.

CHESTNUT RIDGE (0): Whysong p-ss 201, Clark 2b-p 301, Yatta c 300, Hlakovich ss-rf 300, Webb 3b 301, Nicodemus rf-p 300, Boozer dh 200, Weaver lf 000, Conlon 1b 200, Harrison cf 200. Totals–23-0-3

CENTRAL (9): Black ss 311, Dilling 3b 301, McNichol dh 302, Robison lf 020, Hoenstine 2b 121, Klotz c 301, Sparks p,1b 200, Dick cr 010, Hetrick ph 000, Clark pr 000, Beltz rf 412, Byler 1b-p 411, Loucks cf 210, Harbaugh ph 000. Totals–25-9-9

SCORE BY INNINGS

Penn Cambria’s Kyle Conrad dives back to first base on a pickoff attempt.Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Chestnut Ridge 000 000 0– 0-3-1

Central 000 009 X– 9-9-1

E-Webb, Dilling. RBI-Black, Dilling, Hoenstine, Klotz, Beltz 3, Byler, Harbaugh. WP-Sparks. LP-Whysong. SO-Sparks 4, Byler 2, Whysong 4. BB-Sparks 1, Whysong 4, Nicodemus 1, Clark 1.

Records: Central (9-3) Chestnut Ridge (4-5).

Penn Cambria rallies

CRESSON — Ayden Himmer’s fielder’s choice drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to help Penn Cambria defeat Cambria Heights, 5-4.

Preston Farabaugh had two RBIs for the Panthers, and Corbin Vinglish had two hits.

Tristan Weakland doubled and drove in two runs for the Highlanders, and Garrett Jasper had two hits and was in line for the win on the mound after striking out nine before Penn Cambria rallied against a reliever.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (4): Nelen lf 411, Clawson ss 401, Jasper p 412, Lewis c 321, Swander 1b 302, Weakland dh 301, Leamer 3b 401, Thomas 2b 401, Kline cf 401, Sprague p 000. Totals — 33-4-11.

PENN CAMBRIA (5): Hanlon p 200, Gibbons cf 321, Vinglish c 302, Farabaugh 1b 401, Price 1b 101, Mento lf 211, Himmer 3b 400, Davison ss 300, Conrad dh 201, Talko 1b 100, G. Gides rf 300, Jones cr 010, C. Gides cr 010. Totals — 28-5-7.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Cambria Heights210 001 0–4 11 1

Penn Cambria100 110 2–5 7 2

2B–Weakland, Swander. 3B–Clawson. RBI–Weakland 2, Clawson, Farabaugh 2, Price, Himmer, Davison. WP–Farabaugh. LP–Sprague. SO–Jasper 9, Hanlon 9, Farabaugh 4. BB–Jasper 2, Sprague 1, Hanlon 2, Farabaugh 1.

Portage downed

PORTAGE — Homer-Center jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the top of the third inning and went on to defeat Portage, 11-2.

Tony Lawrence had two RBIs for Portage, and Easton Slanoc, Trae Kargo and Jonah Irvin each had two hits.

HOMER-CENTER (11): Rado c 412, Shimko 1b-p 310, Sharer 110, B. Dunn ss 322, N. Turk p-1b 301, Taylor 000, C. Dunn 3b 310, Shoup 3b 100, Budner cf 412, Birchall 2b 412, Fisher rf 311, Zerfoss rf 111, Deyarmin lf 310, Palmer lf 000, Hibbard 000, E. Turk 100. Totals — 34-11-11.

PORTAGE (2): Slanoc cf 402, Kargo ss-p-2b 412, McCoy 3b-ss 411, Irvin p-3b 402, Klein 1b 300, Lawrence lf 301, Kick 2b-rf 200, Jones 100, Phillips dh 300, Clokota c 301. Totals — 31-2-9.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Homer-Center043 201 1–11 11 1

Portage002 000 0– 2 9 4

2B–Rado, Fisher, Lawrence. RBI–Birchall 3, Budner 2, B. Dunn, N. Turk, Lawrence 2. WP–N. Turk. LP–Irvin. SO–N. Turk 8, Kargo 2, Strittmatter 2. BB–Kargo 2, Strittmatter 2.

Late-inning magic for C-K

CLAYSBURG — Claysburg-Kimmel scored a run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single from Landon Douglas to beat Moshannon Valley, 2-1.

Dustin Slowik finished with two hits and an RBI for the Bulldogs (8-3), who also got two hits from Mason Campagna and an RBI.

Slowik started and gave up two hits over six innings. He struck out seven and walked three. He was charged with one run.

MOSHANNON VALLEY (1): Z. Reifer 1b 301, R. Reifer c 200, Aberney ss 200, Smith dh 200, Kephart p 300, Cervenak lf 211, Lovell 3b 300, Mital cf 200, Anderson ph 100, Dunlap 2b-p 200, Krause cr 000. Totals — 22-1-2.

CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (2): Treon cf 320, Campagna c-p 202, Slowik p 402, Douglas 1b 301, Knisely 3b 200, Haney ss 300, Strayer dh 300, Weise lf 100, Cox 2b 301, Lehman cr 000. Totals — 24-2-6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Mo Valley010 000 0 — 1 2 1

C-Kimmel001 000 1 — 2 6 0

2B–Cervenak. 3B–Campagna. RBI–Lovell, Slowik, Douglas. WP–Campagna. LP–Dunlap. SO–Kephart 5, Slowik 7, Campagna 2. BB–Kephart 5, Dunlap 1, Slowik 3, Campagna 1.

Records: Moshannon Valley (3-7), Claysburg-Kimmel (8-3)

McCall, Long toss no-hitter

FLINTON — Jase McCall and Preston Long combined on a five-inning no-hitter as Williamsburg beat Glendale, 12-0.

McCall struck out five over three innings while Long fanned four in two innings.

Long also helped out the Blue Pirates (6-4) with three hits and three RBIs. Logan Brantner added three hits and scored three runs.

WILLIAMSBURG (12): Long ss 413, Clark 3b 411, J. McCall p 101, Neri ss 100, Lower 2b 411, Reffner rf 300, Brantner cf 433, Williams c 000, Harker c 100, Parks 1b 320, McGregor lf 221, T. McCall lf 020. Totals — 27-12-10.

GLENDALE (0): Jenkins p 200, Shaw cf 100, Hamilton ss-p 200, Matish rf 200, Kauffman 3b 000, Taylor dh 200, Kaufman c 100, Venslo 1b 100. Totals — 14-0-0.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Williamsburg033 06X X — 12 10 1

Glendale000 00X X — 0 0 4

2B–Long. RBI–Long 3, Clark 2, Lower, Reffner, Parks 2. WP–Long. LP–Jenkins. SO–McCall 5, Long 4, Jenkins 2, Hamilton 2. BB–McCall 1, Jenkins 5, Hamilton 1.

Records: Williamsburg (6-4), Glendale (0-8)

Tussey is no hit

SAXTON — Ty Kagarise and Aaron Bowers combined to no-hit Tussey Mountain as Northern Bedford came away with a 3-0 victory.

Carter Watson had two hits and an RBI for the Panthers.

NORTHERN BEDFORD (3): Bowers p-1b 300, Horsh 2b 401, Musselman cf 311, Watson 1b-3b 202, Kochara ss 301, Feathers lf 311, Kagarise 3b-p 300, B. Free rf 110, Baker ph 100, J. Free c 200. Totals — 26-3-6.

TUSSEY MOUNTAIN (0): Lucko ss 100, Garner 2b 200, Young 2b 100, Kormanski 3b 200, Lane c 200, Chilcote cf 200, Myers 1b 100, Stoudnour p 200, Lashinsky lf 100, MIller p 200, Clark rf 100. Totals — 17-0-0.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Northern Bedford120 000 0–3 6 1

Tussey Mountain000 000 0–0 0 0

E–Watson. 2B–Watson, Kochara. RBI–J. Free, Bowers, Watson. WP–Bowers. LP–Stoudnour. SO–Kagarise 6, Stoudnour 3, Miller 3, Bowers 2. BB–Bowers 6, Stoudnour 2, Kagarise 1.

Tough loss for B-A

WINGATE — Bald Eagle Area scored two unearned runs but it was enough to beat Bellwood-Antis, 2-1.

Zach Gonzalez was the tough-luck loser. He gave up seven hits, walked four and struck out five.

Cam and Tanner Swogger each had a hit for Bellwood.

BELLWOOD-ANTIS (1): Dorminy cf 200, C. Swogger c 411, Plummer ss 200, Berkowitz 1b 200, Sneath 3b 300, Kyle 3b 200, Bardell ph 000, Gonzalez p 300, T. Swogger rf 301, McConnell 2b 100, Gulvas p 000, Worthing ph 100. Totals — 23-1-2.

BALD EAGLE AREA (2): Perry ss 400, Johnson 2b 200, Dobbs 1b-p 312, Runkle cf 302, Spock rf 300, Iron c 212, Timer c 201, White lf 200, Hosband 3b 100, Kowolski p 000. Totals — 22-2-7.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Bellwood100 000 0 — 1 2 0

Bald Eagle 001 001 X — 2 7 1

RBI–Sneath, Johnson, Timer, Hosband. WP–Kowalski. LP–Gonzalez. SO–Kowalski 5, Dobbs 1, Gonzalez 5. BB–Gonzalez 4, Kowolski 6.

Records: Bald Eagle Area (4-5), Bald Eagle Area (3-6)

CC falls to Bedford

EBENSBURG — Bedford scored three runs in the top of the first, and Central Cambria never recovered in a 5-1 loss.

Owen Horne drove in two runs for Bedford, and Logan Black had the Red Devils’ lone RBI.

BEDFORD (5): Swaim cf 321, Taylor 2b 311, Huxta c 300, Decker 1b 301, Watkins 3b 311, Tedrow rf 201, Horne lf 301, Wilson dh 300, Anderson ss 300, Taylor p 000. Totals — 26-5-6.

CENTRAL CAMBRIA (1): Snyder ss 301, Black 2b 300, Brouse p 300, Blasko c 201, Coposky 1b 300, Howard rf 200, Kirsch cf 311, Pittsinger lf 301, Barra 3b 100. Totals — 23-1-4.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Bedford300 001 1–5 6 1

Central Cambria001 000 0–1 4 1

E–Snyder, Watkins. 2B–Horne. RBI–Black, Horne 2, Watkins, Decker. WP–Taylor. LP–Brouse. SO–Brouse 5, Wingard 1, Taylor 2. BB–Taylor 4, Brouse 5, Wingard 1.

Records: Central Cambria (6-2).

BC blanked

REVLOC — Somerset scored nine runs in the third inning en route to a 14-0, five-inning win over Bishop Carroll, which managed just two hits.