Rich Rhoades

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SLIPPERY ROCK — Just like the 17 other victims this year, the DuBois Central Catholic Lady Cardinals were blanked by Union Area Scotties pitcher Mia Preuhs in Thursday’s PIAA Class 1A quarterfinals. Avenging last year’s 6-1 first-round loss to the eventual state champion Lady Cardinals, it was the WPIAL champion that notched an 8-0 win on a hot and muggy day at Slippery Rock University’s Kasnevich Field. Preuhs tossed a two-hitter, striking out 11 and with no walks and one hit batter.

3 weeks ago | thecourierexpress.com | Rich Rhoades

SLIPPERY ROCK — Up three runs and needing one out to advance to the PIAA Class 2A semifinals on a warm day Thursday afternoon at Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield, the Redbank Valley Bulldogs couldn’t seal the deal. Perhaps borrowing some of the late-inning magic from the Bulldogs’ 12-inning win over Greenville on Monday, the WPIAL champion Freedom Bulldogs rallied for a 7-6 win in eight innings.

3 weeks ago | thecourierexpress.com | Rich Rhoades

TEN YEARS AGOJeffersonian Democrat, June 4, 2015A familiar scene repeated itself for the Brookville Grays in their 4-0 win over the Sykesville Senators at McKinley Field Tuesday evening. Brandon Bell pitched another gem as he improved to 4-0 while leading the Grays to a 7-1 record, easily good enough to keep Brookville on top of the Federation League standings. Bell has worked 22 innings and allowed just four runs, two earned, on 15 hits, five walks and one hit batter.

3 weeks ago | thecourierexpress.com | Rich Rhoades

In addition to Redbank Valley’s baseball win, three other District 9 teams advanced to the second round, or quarterfinals, of the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs. The other baseball team was D9 Class 1A runner-up Clarion which edged WPIAL champion Serra Catholic 3-2 while in softball D9 Class 1A champion DuBois Central Catholic walked off District 6 runner-up Juniata Valley 4-3, D9 Class 2A champion Cranberry lost and D9 Class 3A champion St. Marys beat WPIAL champion Mohawk 4-2.

3 weeks ago | thecourierexpress.com | Rich Rhoades

BROOKVILLE — Elite Heating and Cooling won the Mid-Season Tournament at Brookville Area Little League’s Zufall Field complex Sunday night under the lights. With games at all levels going on all of the fields throughout Sunday — the schedule was moved off Saturday due to weather — the Major Division in baseball played a four-team tournament. Elite’s 14-13 win in seven innings secured a spot in the end-of-season championship game against the next best overall record later in June.