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PIAA playoffs baseball and softball first round roundup
The PIAA baseball and softball playoffs got underway with teams from across the Beaver Valley looking to take their first steps in the journey to the PIAA championships at Penn State in two weeks. Here is a look at how the area teams faired in the opening round.PIAA Baseball First RoundRiverside 9, Huntingdon 0Riverside ace […]

The PIAA baseball and softball playoffs got underway with teams from across the Beaver Valley looking to take their first steps in the journey to the PIAA championships at Penn State in two weeks. Here is a look at how the area teams faired in the opening round.PIAA Baseball First RoundRiverside 9, Huntingdon 0Riverside ace Christian Lucarelli made his return to the mound in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs after not pitching for two and a half weeks because of an injury. The senior Duke signee shined pitching a complete game shutout allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out seven. John Bowser, Hunter Garvin, Dylan Meyer and Logan Young all tallied multi-hit games.Central Valley 3, Cathedral Prep 2Central Valley’s back was against the wall in the seventh inning but thanks to a squeeze bunt by Antonio Perri with no outs in the inning, the team advanced to the PIAA 4A quarterfinals. Daniel McIntosh pitched the first 5⅔ innings allowing just one earned run on four hits while setting down seven. Will Ciucci closed the door pitching the final 1⅓ innings, striking out four.Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Freedom Area 5, Bishop McCort 3
Freedom Area’s magical season continues with a comeback victory down three runs in the fourth inning. Despite being out-hit 7-3, the team got run production from its top four hitters in the order who each drove home a run using a big three-run fifth inning to give the team the lead.
Quaker Valley 22, Bedford 6
After falling 1-0 in the WPIAL title game to Riverside on May 28, Quaker Valley’s offense exploded in the first round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs. Third baseman Todd Kagle went 3 for 4 with nine RBIs, including two home runs. Nolan Wagoner also went deep in the win for his lone hit of the game. Along with the power surge from Wagoner and Kagle, Oscar Roig, Kolton Johnson and Kyle Radar each drove in multiple runs. The team will now face the winner of Forest Hills and South Park in the quarterfinals on June 5.
Tussey Mountain 7, OLSH 6
OLSH’s season came to an end in the first round of the PIAA tournament, falling to Tussey Mountain. Dean Douglass provided the team with an offensive spark going 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Both Sean Hudac and Iseia Schulz pitched in the contest with Schulz throwing the final 2⅓ innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits and striking out six.
PIAA Softball First Round
Blackhawk 9, Bellefonte 3
The team shook off their WPIAL championship loss and handled their business on the road. Keira Rodu and Addy Ramer each recorded multi-hit games with Rodu and Brynn Hysong each driving in a pair of runs. Kylie Prisuta shined on the mound pitching a completed game allowing two earned runs and setting down 13.
West Allegheny 10, Solanco 4
West Allegheny’s top of the order was dominant combining for 10 of the team’s 13 hits in its opening-round game against Solanco. Both catcher Ava Henke and Alaina Pass had three hits apiece with Pass driving in two runs. Savanna Benish was 2 for 4 with four RBIs, which included a pair of home runs.
Seneca 7, Riverside 2
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Marcus Semien's 250th career homer highlights Rangers' victory over AL West
HOUSTON — Marcus Semien hit his 250th career home run and Adolis García also went deep to back up a strong start by Nathan Eovaldi and give the Texas Rangers a 5-1, series-clinching victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Related:Texas Rangers 2025 MLB draft central: Full list of picks, analysis, more Eovaldi (7-3) limited […]

HOUSTON — Marcus Semien hit his 250th career home run and Adolis García also went deep to back up a strong start by Nathan Eovaldi and give the Texas Rangers a 5-1, series-clinching victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Eovaldi (7-3) limited Houston to five hits and a run with eight strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings for his third straight win.
Houston starter Hunter Brown (9-4) allowed five hits and four runs while striking out eight in five innings as the AL West leaders lost for the fifth time in six games. It was the second straight tough outing for the All-Star, who gave up a season-high six runs in his last start against Cleveland.
Wyatt Langford walked to open the second and the Rangers made it 1-0 when he scored on a triple by Evan Carter. There were two outs in the inning when Carter scored on a ground-rule double by Ezequiel Duran to push the lead to 2-0.
García’s third homer in the last four games put Texas ahead 3-0 with two outs in the third inning.
Carter doubled to start the fourth and Kyle Higashioka singled before Carter scored on a sacrifice fly by Alejandro Osuna to make it 4-0.
The Astros cut it to 4-1 on a home run by Zack Short with no outs in the sixth inning.
Semien’s shot with one out in the eighth inning was his second of the series and gave him 250 in his 13-year career.
Key moment
Texas jumping on Brown for two runs in the second inning to take the lead for good.
Key stat
García’s 20 home runs against the Astros since 2021 are the most of any player in that span.
Up next
The Astros open the second half of the season Friday night at Seattle, and the Rangers host Detroit on the same night.
Find more Rangers coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
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Semien's 250th career homer highlights Rangers' 5
Published Sunday, July 13, 2025 | 1:51 p.m. HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Semien hit his 250th career home run and Adolis García also went deep to back up a strong start by Nathan Eovaldi and give the Texas Rangers a 5-1, series clinching victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Eovaldi (7-3) limited Houston to […]

Published Sunday, July 13, 2025 | 1:51 p.m.
HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Semien hit his 250th career home run and Adolis García also went deep to back up a strong start by Nathan Eovaldi and give the Texas Rangers a 5-1, series clinching victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Eovaldi (7-3) limited Houston to five hits and a run with eight strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings for his third straight win.
Houston starter Hunter Brown (9-4) allowed five hits and four runs while striking out eight in five innings as the AL West leaders lost for the fifth time in six games. It was the second straight tough outing for the All-Star, who gave up a season-high six runs in his last start against Cleveland.
Wyatt Langford walked to open the second and the Rangers made it 1-0 when he scored on a triple by Evan Carter. There were two outs in the inning when Carter scored on a ground-rule double by Ezequiel Duran to push the lead to 2-0.
García’s third homer in the last four games put Texas ahead 3-0 with two outs in the third inning.
Carter doubled to start the fourth and Kyle Higashioka singled before Carter scored on a sacrifice fly by Alejandro Osuna to make it 4-0.
The Astros cut it to 4-1 on a home run by Zack Short with no outs in the sixth inning.
Semien’s shot with one out in the eighth inning was his second of the series and gave him 250 in his 13-year career.
Texas jumping on Brown for two runs in the second inning to take the lead for good.
García’s 20 home runs against the Astros since 2021 are the most of any player in that span.
The Astros open the second half of the season Friday night at Seattle, and the Rangers host Detroit on the same night.
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Old Mill's Tsedeke Jakovics named Capital Gazette 2025 boys track and field Athlete of the Year
Old Mill’s Tsedeke Jakovics, a 10-time state champion, leads the Capital Gazette 2025 boys track and field All-County team as Athlete of the Year. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here. 1


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Photo highlights from Wimbledon finals
LONDON (AP) — This gallery, curated by AP photo editors, showcases a weekend of finals at Wimbledon. It includes the men’s and women’s finals won by Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek respectively. 0


LONDON (AP) — This gallery, curated by AP photo editors, showcases a weekend of finals at Wimbledon. It includes the men’s and women’s finals won by Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek respectively.
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2025 Bannies Nominations
It’s time for our 2025 Black & Gold Banneret Awards! This week we present our nominees for each award honoring the best people, moments and performances from your UCF Knights in the 2024-25 athletic year. Our staff has chosen the nominees for each award. We will then vote on them this week, and you the […]

It’s time for our 2025 Black & Gold Banneret Awards! This week we present our nominees for each award honoring the best people, moments and performances from your UCF Knights in the 2024-25 athletic year.
Our staff has chosen the nominees for each award. We will then vote on them this week, and you the fans, can vote as well in the poll below. The winner of the fan vote counts as one vote, and in the event of a tie, the award goes to the winner of the fan vote.
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Which is the 2025 UCF Women’s Play of the Year?
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Olivia Lincer Deuce Point — Women’s Tennis
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Ashleigh Griffin’s Go-Ahead Homer vs. Stetson — Softball
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Women’s Play of the Year Nominees
Jazmen Newberry’s Comeback — Track & Field
- Thanks to a rain delay, it was a late night for the 4x400m relay team at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, with the race not even getting started until near midnight Eastern time. Entering the anchor leg, Jazmen Newberry sat a distant third behind TCU’s Bryce Brazzell (1.83 seconds) and Arizona’s Antonia Sanchez Nunez (1.32 seconds). While the commentators were focused on the Wildcat tracking down the Horned Frog, the Knight turned on the afterburners. The UAlbany transfer crossed the finish line 0.26 seconds ahead of Sanchez Nunez to win the heat and got UCF their second Big 12 Outdoor gold medal after beating out the previous heat winner Iowa State’s time by 0.21 seconds.
Olivia Lincer’s Deuce Point — Women’s Tennis
- Olivia Lincer had already fought off three match points to reach this deuce point with Oklahoma State’s Melissa Ercan in the Big 12 Tournament Semifinals (6:55 in the video above). If Ercan gets the ball by her, or she makes a mistake, it’s over for UCF, who is tied 3-3 with the Cowgirls. When Ercan sends a shot straight down her right sideline, Lincer sprints over and executes a one-handed backhand shot to keep the rally alive. The Cowgirl could not respond, hitting the ball into the net and sending the Knights to the Big 12 Championship Match.
Ashleigh Griffin’s Go-Ahead Homer vs. Stetson — Softball
- The UCF Softball team was already having a historic power-hitting night in DeLand, with their seven home runs to that point helping close an 11-run deficit to Stetson to just two by the seventh inning. With two runners on base and down to her last strike, all Ashleigh Griffin needed was one swing of the bat to complete the largest comeback in program history (4:15 in the video above).
Madi Simon’s Home Run Robbery — Softball
- It was a standout moment in a statement series for UCF Softball against #4 Arizona Wildcats. Both teams were tied up, 3-3, in the fourth inning of Game 2, a game the Knights would ultimately take, 5-4, to clinch the series. That only makes this center-field home-run robbery by Madi Simon all the more impactful.
First 4+ Boat’s Comeback — Rowing
- Halfway through its C Final race at the NCAA Rowing Championships, the UCF Rowing team’s First 4+ boat sat 2.84 seconds, or around half a boat length, back of Virginia Cavaliers. Over the next 1,000 meters, the Knights tracked down and passed the Cavaliers, taking the win by 1.276 seconds and becoming the only one of head coach Mara Allen’s three boats to claim victory in their C Final.

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Emmanuel Latte Lath converts stoppage
TORONTO — Emmanuel Latte Lath converted a penalty kick in the 11th minute of stoppage time for Atlanta United on Saturday night in a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC. Latte Lath’s shot from the spot was parried by goalkeeper Sean Johnson near the left post but slipped inside the right post to cap the scoring. […]

TORONTO — Emmanuel Latte Lath converted a penalty kick in the 11th minute of stoppage time for Atlanta United on Saturday night in a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC.
Latte Lath’s shot from the spot was parried by goalkeeper Sean Johnson near the left post but slipped inside the right post to cap the scoring.
Jayden Hibbert, who turns 21 on Aug. 5, made his MLS debut for Atlanta and finished with four saves. Hibbert started in place of Brad Guzan, who underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured cheekbone that occurred in a collision with teammate Luis Abram in last week’s 0-0 tie at D.C. United.
Deybi Flores headed home a corner kick played in by Matty Longstaff to give Toronto a 1-0 lead in the 48th minute.
Toronto (4-11-6) has one win in its last seven games.
Atlanta (4-10-7) is winless in four straight.
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