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June 6, 2015

Jr. legionPost 135 fell to Rocky Grove by a final score of 2-1 in junior legion action on Thursday. Adam Irwin took the hard-luck loss on the mound despite striking out six batters in five innings. Nick Hussey doubled for Post and closed out the game in relief.Post 135 (2-1) hosts Millcreek Saturday at Old Legion Field.Post 135 000 000 1 - 1 5Rocky Grove 000 020 0 - 2 32B - Chapman (RG), Hussey (P). WP - Chapman. LP - Irwin.Valley softballAfter narrowly avoiding the 10-run mercy rule, Crescent Beer broke out the bats for nine runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat ...

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June 5, 2015

Walleye tourneyZippo is bringing the Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit back to the Kinzua Reservoir June 19-20 as part of the MWC's 2015 tournament schedule.Boats will launch out of Willow Bay at 7 a.m. and weigh-ins will start at 3:30 p.m. both days at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford's Richard E. and Ruth McDowell Sport and Fitness Center. The tournament weigh-ins are open to the public, bleachers will be set up in the parking lot to accommodate spectators and lawn chairs are permitted."Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit has been a great partner for the past several years," said ...

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June 4, 2015

Kinzua soccerOn Sunday, the U12 Kinzua Yeager girls soccer team traveled to Mercer county to play a doubleheader. Game 1 saw Kinzua defeat Mercer, 3-0. Angie Whitcomb scored her first goal of the season midway through the first half when she crashed the net and headed in a bouncing ball that had eluded the Mercer keeper.With Kinzua leading 1-0 heading into the second half, Riley Childress displayed great speed and skill to intercept two passes and dribble to the left side of the net where she blasted two goals pass the Mercer keeper.Kinzua was able to preserve the shutout behind a ...

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June 2, 2015

Ike postponedEisenhower's PIAA Class A playoff baseball game at Ainsworth Field in Erie at 3:30 pm Monday was postponed until Tuesday due to wet field conditions; same time, same place.Here is Tuesday's playoff schedule at Ainsworth Field:TUESDAY'S SCHEDULEBaseball: PIAA Class A- Eisenhower (District 10 champion) vs. Clarion (District 9, second seed), Ainsworth Field, Erie, 3:30 p.m.District 10 gamesBaseballPIAA first roundTuesdayAll games at Ainsworth FieldClass A10-1 Eisenhower vs. 9-2 Clarion, 3:30 p.m.Class AA10-1 Mercyhurst Prep vs. 7-3 Steel Valley, 1 p.m.Class AAA10-1 Cathedral ...

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June 1, 2015

Legion baseballThe Post 135 developmental team swept a doubleheader from the Albion Legion developmental team this weekend. In game one, Post 135 beat Albion, 14-2, in five innings. Nick Hussey pitched a complete game, allowing two runs on only one hit with seven strikeouts. Mitch Grosch and Hussey each had a pair of doubles while Andrew beyer added a double of his own. Gavin LaVan added a pair of singles. Devin McMeans scored four times. Post had nine hits in the victory.In game two, Post 135 won 17-8. Post used seven hits to combine for 17 runs while Albion had five hits for eight ...

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May 30, 2015

Slow pitch cornerHere are the standings, the first two week's games and this week's schedule for the Mike Kolos Memorial Slow Pitch Softball League, played Sundays at Betts Park:StandingsNorthwest Consumer Discount Company 4-0Animalistic Outdoors 4-0Sheffield VFW 4-0A & M Well Services 4-0Oneida Lumber 3-1Gray Floor Care 3-1Jamestown Mattress 3-1Interlectric 2-2Pellegrino Foods/ Wills Builders 2-2Kwik Fill 2-2Papa Guffalos 2-2Hoden Electric 1-3New Beginnings 1-3S & K Scope Mounts 1-3Catfish Softball 1-3Superior Tire 1-3AVAS/ Brokenstraw Outdoors ...