JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Upon further review, Karlie Bok has company. The teenager from Woodlands, Washington was believed to be the first girl to play in a Babe Ruth World Series in Jamestown when the Pacific Northwest Regional champions stepped on the field at Diethrick Park for the first ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes insists he has had stretches during his still-burgeoning career when he has had to grit his teeth and grind through it. The problem is, it rarely seemed like it. Spending two seasons doing things few pitchers in the history of the game have done — as Skenes did while winning NL Rookie of the Year in 2024 and the NL Cy Young in 2025 with a dazzling arsenal that was frequently unhittable — has a way of raising expectations. Maybe unfairly so to someone only a few months removed from his 24th birthday. The towering and remarkably mature right-hander ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — 2025 record: 8-5 EXPECTATIONS The Panthers have been stuck in the mushy middle of the ACC since winning the conference title in 2021, going 16-16 in league play over the last four years. If Pitt wants to escape it in 2026, it will depend largely on how big of a step ...
RUSSELL — Leighton Swanson shot a low round of 31 in the Cable Hollow Senior Men’s League, while Al Ludwick, Tim Mack, Arthur Stewart and Chad Johnson tied with a low net of 29. Johnson had the most points with 8.5, Swanson carded an eagle on No. 10, Stewart scored four birdies, while both Ludwick and Lou Swanson had seven pars on the day. The Eastern Division standings are: 8 Mike’s Townline 269.5, 10 Litehouse Auto 258.5, 1 Maple Place Farms 239, 3 Warren Tire 233.5, 6 Olde Duffers 233, 7 Cable Hollow 228.5, 11 Huber Paving 226.5. The Western Division standings are: 14 ...
Since 1980, in the 20 Babe Ruth World Series that Jamestown, New York, has hosted, many athletes have made their mark on baseball history. That includes Richie Sexson, who went on to be a two-time MLB All-Star, Ben McDonald, who was the No. 1 pick in the MLB Draft in 1989, and Kris Benson, ...
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Host teams historically have not done well against the regional champions in the Babe Ruth World Series. In recent editions that have been hosted at Diethrick Park the local talent has fared much better, even reaching the quarterfinals in 2021. On Wednesday night, the ...
