One swing of the bat caused a seismic shift in a softball rivalry and in the landscape of the Mid Penn Colonial Division Saturday afternoon in Shippensburg.
The Shippensburg University softball team was unable to get past its divisional nemesis West Chester again on Saturday, as the Raiders concluded the regular season by dropping both games of a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division doubleheader at Robb Field. The Golde…
The Shippensburg University baseball team could not slow down the bats of West Chester on Friday, dropping both games of a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division doubleheader to the Golden Rams by scores of 11-8 and 14-2 in action at the Maple Zone Sports Complex in Aston.
A battle between a pair of unbeaten squads turned out to be a no contest, as the Cumberland Valley Hitmen throttled the Williamsport Wildcats Saturday on the road, 44-0.
The Shippensburg Greyhounds had trouble catching up to Boiling Springs lefty Charlie White in a 5-2 loss Tuesday at SASHS.
Shippensburg University senior Mari Reott was named the 2021 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Champion Scholar for women’s swimming on April 24 at the Graham Aquatic Center, marking the third consecutive year that a Raider has claimed the prestigious league honor.
Grove City College senior wide receiver Cody Gustafson earned Presidents’ Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors for the spring 2021 season through voting by the conference’s head football coaches, as announced Wednesday by the conference. Gustafson and 12 teammates earned A…
Landon Lewis transported his Legend car to Path Valley Speedway Saturday night from North Carolina, got a pole starting position, and had a green to checkered win ahead of the 26-car field.
The Shippensburg high school boys track and field team has been on top of the Mid Penn Colonial Division for the past several seasons, but this year, the Greyhound girls team decided to join them.
Path Valley Speedway hosted the USAC 410 Sprints on Sunday, April 25, as part of their national competition series, and the popular Wingless Super Sportsman shared the oval for all wingless competition.
Big sixth- and seventh-inning rallies helped the Shippensburg high school baseball team turn what had been a close contest into a blowout victory over the James Buchanan Rockets Tuesday on the road, 12-1.
The Shippensburg University softball team engaged in two roller-coaster games with Mansfield on Saturday, sweeping the visiting Mountaineers in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division doubleheader by scores of 6-5 (eight innings) and 8-7 at Robb Field.
Lucas Wolfe wired the field for the 25-lap sprint car victory at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, taking his first oval win since July of 2019.
The Cumberland Valley Hitmen defense turned in another dominating performance Saturday, shutting out the Columbia County Maniacs in a 50-0 blowout victory on the road.
The Shippensburg University baseball team came up short on Saturday in a pair of close Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division matchups at Mansfield, falling 3-1 and 10-9 in action at Shaute Field.
For the second time in two games, the Shippensburg High School softball team posted a season-high run total in an impressive victory over the West Perry Mustangs Tuesday at SASHS, 17-7.
The Shippensburg high school boys and girls track and field squads are now the sole remaining unbeaten team in the Colonial Division, and are in first place by themselves in the league standing following their dual meet sweep of the Greencastle Blue Devils Tuesday on the road.
Defense is quickly becoming the calling card for the Cumberland Valley Hitmen, as the unit turned in another strong performance in a 48-14 victory over the Moshannon Valley Vikings Saturday at Veterans Stadium.
The Shippensburg American Legion Post 223 baseball team tryouts will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 1, at Veterans Stadium in Memorial Park.
The Shippensburg University softball team used a pair of big innings to achieve a doubleheader sweep of Mercyhurst on Saturday, defeating the Lakers by scores of 5-2 and 6-3 in non-conference action at Robb Field.
The Shippensburg high school baseball team was in a tough spot Friday when they turned to Brock Herb, and the sophomore reliever more than delivered, helping the Greyhounds to dig their way out of an early hole and knock off the James Buchanan Rockets at home, 9-4.
Kyle Larson took his first 410-sprint car start of the year and wiped up the field at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night for a $6,000 payday in the All Stars Tommy Hinnershitz Classic.
Mikell McGee moved up from third at the start to take the checkered flag for his Pass 305 Sprint Feature win this past weekend at Path Valley Speedway.
Hannah Marsteller set the single-season school record for home runs and head coach Alison Van Scyoc surpassed 100 career victories on Friday as the Shippensburg University softball team swept No. 23 Kutztown, 11-2 and 8-2, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division d…
After showing some rust offensively in their opener, the Cumberland Valley Hitmen settled in this week and began to show what they are capable of, moving to 2-0 on the season with a dominant 66-0 victory over the Snyder County Spartans on the road.
Williams Grove Speedway will present the annual Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial Spring Classic coming up this Friday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m., sanctioned by the All Stars Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars.
Chambersburg Country Club will be hosting their 2021 Spring 2-Man Scramble Saturday, April 24. The 2-Man Scramble event is open to all area golfers. Registration includes all green and cart fees. Tee Times on holes No. 1 and No. 10 begin at 8:30 a.m. Lunch is included following completion of play.
Cierra Bender’s teammates and coaches call her “Bam-Bam Bender” for a reason.
Another meet, another record-breaking performance for Greyhound sprinter Isaiah Houser.
One pitch was the difference for Tucker Chamberlin and the rest of the Shippensburg high school varsity baseball team in their Senior Night loss to the Greencastle Blue Devils Tuesday afternoon at SASHS, 3-1.
Dylan Anderson has been racing for five years, but collected his first career Feature win at Path Valley Speedway Saturday night in the Macri Concrete 600 Sprint Division.
The Shippensburg high school baseball team’s offense got on track in a big way Tuesday, pounding out 12 runs on 11 hits to pick up their second win of the season in a 12-3 victory over the Big Spring Bulldogs at home.
The Shippensburg University baseball team traveled to Philadelphia on Friday and posted a sweep of Jefferson in a non-conference doubleheader at Alumni Field, defeating the Rams by scores of 4-2 and 14-0 in a pair of seven-inning games.
Shippensburg University sophomore Hannah Marsteller was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Softball Athlete of the Week March 29 by the league office. It is the second time in her career she has received the award.
Greyhound softball’s Cierra Bender pitched brilliantly through 5 innings Tuesday, but she was unable to carry her high-wire act to the finish line in a hard-luck loss against the rival Big Spring Bulldogs on the road, 5-2.
In his three years at the helm of the Shippensburg High School football team, Zack Manning was never one to shy away from a winning culture.
In the high-scoring world of eight-man football defense is sometimes optional, but it was the Cumberland Valley Hitmen’s defensive unit that was key during their season-opening win Saturday.
Saturday, April 3 Results:
Path Valley Speedway logged in 140 drivers for their six-division competition for Saturday night’s racing card.
The Cumberland Valley Hitmen, a local semi-pro football team based in Shippensburg, are back and they are returning to their roots.
The Mid Penn Conference recently released their winter sports All-Conference teams, and five Shippensburg student-athletes were among those that were recognized.
The Shippensburg High School varsity baseball team was officially charged with only two errors Tuesday, but there were a number of additional plays that should have been made -- but weren’t -- resulting in a loss to the Northern Polar Bears in their home opener, 12-2.
Ship sophomore Cierra Bender came through with the bat and in the circle to propel the Lady Greyhounds to a victory over the West York Bulldogs in their season opener Saturday at home, 10-6.
Everything involving softball in Shippensburg and the surrounding area is in some way connected to Bobby Davis.
The last time Jess Lindsay and Gracie Johnson took the field for the Shippensburg Lady Greyhounds in a competitive game was as a sophomore and a freshman, respectively.
The last time the Shippensburg Greyhounds competed on the track, the boy’s team finished undefeated in dual meets and took home a Colonial Division title, while the girls team were not far behind -- losing only one dual meet.
Luckily for Greyhound baseball, it’s not how you start -- it’s how you finish.
Shippensburg University’s Ben Werkheiser was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.
Two years of waiting and a lifetime of hard work came down to just 25 yards for Shippensburg Greyhound senior Julia Strine Saturday at the PIAA Swimming Championships, hosted by Cumberland Valley High School.
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