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Lycoming lacrosse outlasts Etown 11-8, extend streak to eight

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Dan Conkright sparked a six goal run for the Lycoming College men’s lacrosse team as it defeated Middle Atlantic Conference foe Elizabethtown 11-8 on Tuesday, April 14. Conkright stripped a Blue Jay midfielder on a clear and transition the ball back to the offensive end.The win improves Lycoming to 9-4 overall and [...]

Crosscutters Remember Phils Broadcaster Kalas

Williamsport – Long-time Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas died at 1:20 p.m. ET Monday, shortly after collapsing in the team’s broadcast booth before the scheduled series opener against the Nationals.”We lost Harry. I’ve been 39 years with the Phillies and 39 years with Harry and, as I said in this clubhouse, we lost our voice today,” [...]

Kalas remembered for courtesy, modesty, shocked members of the Crosscutters staff

WILLIAMSPORT — The sudden death of legendary Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas on Monday afternoon in Washington, D.C., shocked members of the Williamsport Crosscutters staff.Kalas was an honored guest at the team’s annual Hot Stove banquet for the past three years. The Crosscutters are the Phillies’ Williamsport-based short-season Class A minor league team in the New [...]

La. bat makers join for low-vibration aluminum bat

When inventor Joel Albin of Livingston launched a line of aluminum bats, he quickly stumbled over a seeming paradox: other bat makers wanted to buy his company, Albin Athletics, but retail chains didn’t know about the firm or want its bats. The owners of Marucci Bat Co. in Baton Rouge, known nationally for its wood [...]

SPORTS DIGEST with Bill Byham

BE TWEEN HERE AND THERE: BIG HEADS CAN GET DEFLATED – We are attending a college baseball game. Hillsborough Junior College is hosting Tampa University JV’s. The UT head coach has sent several of his varsity players “down” to get them some extra innings.Some of those sent down were pitchers from the highly rated UT [...]

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