The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA--Sports http://www.dailyitem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000012.html Little League baseball: Shikellamy-Acorn rolls past Snyder County in Major Division action http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000012.html Shikellamy-Acorn Little League center fielder Seth Burk took care of several things with one swing of the bat Saturday morning, during the winners' bracket final of the Area II Major Division tournament at the Field of Dreams. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:58 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000019.html Little League baseball: South Columbia Majors roll to win over Danville http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000019.html With July 4th picnics and barbecues scheduled for the afternoon, the South Columbia Major Division All-Star team made sure its fans got to their festivities in plenty of time on Saturday. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:57 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000024.html Amateur running: Spooner, Sick win events at http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000024.html With a cool breeze blowing, runners took to the starting line at Mifflinburg Park's Auxiliary Little Field and patiently waited for Don Bowman to give Mifflinburg's No. 15 police car the signal to start. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:56 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000031.html Warrior Run rallies behind power surge http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000031.html NetSummary Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:38:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_267114116.html Sports Video http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_267114116.html
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:55 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000040.html Outdoors: Horses, bats share Valley couple's barn http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_186000040.html Walking into Jan and David Smeal's horse barn near Turbotville, one doesn't spot anything unusual until they look up into the rafters. There, snuggled together, are numerous little brown bats. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:27:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_185222846.html Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_185222846.html Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, whose most noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon in a downtown condominium. Police said a woman was also shot dead. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:18:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_185222011.html Down on the farm: An unlikely pairing http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_185222011.html Walking into Jan and David Smeal’s horse barn near Turbotville, one doesn’t spot anything unusual until they look up into the rafters. There, snuggled together, are numerous little brown bats. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:16:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_185221743.html Eagles making a comeback http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_185221743.html Back when I was a youngster, seeing our nation’s symbol, the bald eagle, in Pennsylvania was about as likely as seeing a polar bear. My how things have changed. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_185221530.html Luring them in in cloudy water http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_185221530.html The Susquehanna River is at the highest level we’ve seen in July for a long time. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184234511.html James' homer lifts Danville in opener http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184234511.html Jason James couldn't get away from it. Everywhere he turned, someone was waiting to bust his chops. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184234522.html Selinsgrove 9-10s hold off Milton rally http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184234522.html Selinsgrove scored two runs in each of its last two at-bats to hold off Milton 13-9 in the Little League District 13 9-10 Division Area II opener for both teams at Danny Green Field on Friday night. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184224511.html American Legion baseball: Selinsgrove scores early in rout of Hughesville http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184224511.html Selinsgrove scored 12 runs over the first three innings en route to a 14-4 American Legion crossover victory over Hughesville in five innings on Friday. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:27:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184234519.html Pittman runs to victory http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184234519.html Daryn Pittman of Pittsboro, Ind., won the 21st annual Mitch Smith Memorial for sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway Friday night, taking $10,000 for the prestigious victory as part of the 19th annual PA Speedweek series. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184234505.html Mifflinburg Juniors holds off Lewisburg http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_184234505.html With its deep fences and spacious outfields, the field at the Frantz and Moser Complex offers teams plenty of opportunities to score a lot of runs.