The Literature Network - Homer-Center eliminated from District 6 playoffs

Homer-Center eliminated from District 6 playoffs

Content courtesy of

From: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Date: 20060602
Author:Dan Scifo

HOMER CITY--A stunned silence swept across Homer-Center's new FMC Sports Complex after the first inning of the Wildcat's second-round District 6 Class A playoff contest against Portage last Thursday.

The Mustangs, with seeming ease, pushed four runners across the plate on three hits in the top of the first, while Homer-Center (16- 2) uncharacteristically struggled to answer with a run of its own in the bottom of the inning.

Six innings later, Homer-Center's state championship hopes were dashed, after a gut-wrenching 12-4 defeat.

It seemed both the Wildcats and their local fans in attendance ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Homer

The poet who sings through us: Homer's influence in contemporary Western culture.(Essays: Homer's Influence on Contemporary Culture)

Homer-Center eliminated from District 6 playoffs

Terra salutes Winslow Homer with 2 exhibits

Homer Township's field of dreams: But if you build a tollway, will people come?

Obituary: Homer T. Ashton

A festival most fowl Homer the Duck's odyssey becomes cause for celebration

Homer run American watercolorist, who may have been one of the nation's first cultural creatives, is popular in museums this summer

Culture Arena: Homing in on Homer down the centuries

HOMER EXHIBIT SHOWCASES A MASTER AWASH IN VERSATILITY

New owner to occupy idled Homer City plant

Find More Articles

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.