Highlights abound in summer of baseball
Highlights during the past baseball season in Mifflin County included a player hitting a home run in a regional NCAA playoff game against the team that went on to win the national title, the two high school teams battling it out for top honors in District 6 and a winning streak in the Babe Ruth league that took on historic significance when it finally came to an end. All those events and more happened during the 2010 season that started in February and ends in early September. It would be tough to duplicate last summer, but it was still a productive season. Just to jog your memory how impressive 2009 was in Mifflin County youth baseball, a Little League team finished in the top eight in the state, the Babe Ruth league produced three teams in the final four — a state champion and a regional runner-up — and the American Legion team finished in the state’s final four for the first time in its history.
» Full StorySprint car points race still close
The points battles remain close at Port Royal Speedway. Chad Layton is 15 points ahead of Rick Lafferty in sprint car action. John Heane holds a 45-point lead over Dan Berry in pro stock competition.
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Pennsylvania is standing tall after last week’s Knoxville, Iowa, Sprint Car Nationals. So is the All Star Circuit of Champions.
Tim Shaffer, of Aliquippa, also known as the Steel City Outlaw, won the nationals after starting seventh.
Layton’s tire gambit pays off
The fourth annual Dream Race Extreme has come and gone. Chad Layton’s name has been added to the winners list.
Layton’s win is impressive in the fact that it came with a tire that was going flat.
Sprints and late models join pro stocks for Stong Memorial
Hello again race fans. This evening the pro stocks take center stage at Port Royal Speedway. A 20 lap race honoring the late Deryl Stong will be presented. Stong was a total racer in every way.
» Full StoryMC fans travel in bunches
It never ceases to amaze me how the local fan base supports baseball in Mifflin County.
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