http://www.dailyitem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:51:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073046.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073046.html The Tyler Coombe that took the mound Thursday night in the opening round of the Susquehanna Valley Legion playoffs against Danville for Bloomsburg may have exhibited some similarities to the Ironmen players with one exception: he's gotten better. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:51:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073036.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073036.html The Selinsgrove 10-11 Division All-Star team had Shikellamy to thank for sending it into the elimination bracket with a dominating 18-run win on July 9. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:50:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073041.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073041.html There used to be a Nike television advertising campaign with Dennis Hopper ranting about "Weird things, man, weird things." Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:49:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073101.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073101.html Brad Keselowski always thought he'd get a chance to go out and enjoy being one of his sport's rising stars. Wrong. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:49:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073020.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073020.html Shortened from three days to two this year, the seventh annual Summer Nationals for the World of Outlaw sprint cars is slated for tonight and Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway with the 30-lap Saturday finale paying $20,000 to win. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:49:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073015.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073015.html Matt Horst has a good reason why he got started in his racing career at the age of 17, an old age by today's standards. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:48:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073058.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073058.html With NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series taking the week off, Kyle Busch will stay busy, getting back behind the wheel of the No. 51 Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota for the Craftsman Truck Series race Saturday at Kentucky Speedway. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:48:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073029.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073029.html The United Racing Company makes its annual two-day stop to the area starting tonight. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:46:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073049.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073049.html A four-run sixth inning keyed by doubles from Trevor Danowsky, Tony Fannick and Raymonde Adames propelled Milton to a 9-2 victory over Lewisburg on Thursday in a first-round game of the West Branch League American Legion playoffs. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:45:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073103.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_200073103.html Rocco Mediate shot a 1-under 69 and had a three-way share of the lead in the British Open after the first round on Thursday at blustery Royal Birkdale. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199083045.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199083045.html So what could the Danville and Sunbury/Northumberland Junior American Legion teams do for an encore Wednesday night under the lights at Pineknotter Park? Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:32:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199083040.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199083040.html Snyder County struck it big in the second and fourth innings, scoring six and four runs respectively, to take a 12-8 victory over Selinsgrove in the Area II 9-10 Division championship game Wednesday. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:32:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199083035.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199083035.html Danville's Little League age 10-11 Division Softball All-Stars took a while to get going, but finally came to life to score nine in the fifth Wednesday en route to a 12-5 District 13 elimination-bracket final win over Berwick. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199081622.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199081622.html It took a while, but the Danville 10-11 Softball All-Stars finally came to life in the fifth inning Wednesday. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199081614.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0200_sports/local_story_199081614.html All it takes is one little crack, a small peak and Danville's 9-10 Baseball team is going to kick down the door.