District 10 Little League Softball and Baseball All-Star Playoffs:
The DuBois Little League major softball all-stars had a super week with a pair of big shutout wins over Potter-McKean-Cameron County on Tuesday; and over the Brookville all-stars on Wednesday. DuBois has advanced in the winners bracket, and will be facing St. Marys-Fox Township on Monday in DuBois. Tune in for all the live action at 5:30pm on Sunny 106. The District 10 Little League All-Star baseball tournaments begin on Tuesday next week.
District 9 Baseball:
Five District 9 high school baseball players have been selected to participate in the Second Annual Pennsylvania Baseball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game. The game will take place in State College on Sunday. From the DuBois Beavers, both Noah Farrell and Trey Wingard were chosen, as was Carter Himes of DuBois Central Catholic’s Cardinals. Punxsutawney’s Maddox Hetrick and Nevin Day also were picked to play on the west team.
Pittsburgh Pirates:
The Pittsburgh Pirates were off on Thursday. The Bucs’ western trip has started with two wins in three games in their California series against the A’s .
Tonight, the Pirates begin a three game weekend series in Colorado. Listen for the Bucs-Rockies pregame show on Connect FM starting at 8:15. Tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 8:40.
Altoona Curve:
The Pirates’ Double-A affiliate Altoona Curve had mixed results against the Akron Rubber Ducks Thursday. The Curve lost Wednesday’s rain-suspended game, 10-9, in ten innings. But Altoona bounced back in Thursday;s regularly scheduled game to notch a 4-1 victory over Akron. Game four of Altoona’s Eastern League series in Akron is scheduled to begin at 7:17 tonight.
The Frank Varischetti All-Star Football Game:
The 11th annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football Game will be played in Brockway one week from today. The North team will include 12 players from Brockway, DuBois, Punxsutawney, Ridgway, and St. Marys. A trio of Brookville Raiders will participate with the South team. The all-stars are 2026 graduates representing the 19 District 9 high school football programs. Prior to kickoff at this year’s contest, $24,000 in scholarships will be awarded to select players. The site of the game is Brockway’s Frank Varischetti Field, with kickoff scheduled for 7pm next Friday.
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