PHOTO GALLERY | Forest Hills, Huntingdon tied through 7 in weather-suspended District 6-3A title contest | Sports

ALTOONA, Pa. – Forest Hills and Huntingdon battled each other and the elements through seven innings of the District 6 Class 3A baseball title game on a chilly and rainy Tuesday night.
Finally, Mother Nature had the final say at Veterans Memorial Field. Play was suspended with the score tied 1-all heading into extra innings, and the game will resume Thursday at a time and site to be determined.
Huntingdon’s Connor Moore dives back safely to 1st base as Forest Hill 1st baseman Maddox Dombrosky fields a pickoff throw in the top of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Forest Hills pitcher Xander Richardson delivers to a Huntingdon batter in the top of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Huntingdon’s Connor Moore gets safely back to 2nd base as Forest Hills 2nd baseman Brody Custer fields a pickoff throw in the top of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Huntingdon pitcher Eric Mykut throws to a Forest Hills batter in the bottom of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Forest Hills’ Chase Williamson hits for a leadoff single in the bottom of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game against Huntingdon at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Huntingdon shortstop Matthew Gutshall dives for a ground ball hit for a 1-run single by Forest Hills’ Nate Cornell in the bottom of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Forest Hills 1st baseman Maddox Dombrosky (left) puts out Huntingdon’s Connor Moore at 1st base, stranding two runners and ending the top of the 2nd inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Forest Hills’ Nate Cornell (left) is put out by Huntingdon catcher Bowden Woodward, trying to score on a teammate single in the bottom of the 3rd inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Huntingdon 2nd baseman Grady Clark makes a catch to put out Forest Hills’ Jake Yatsky in the bottom of the 3rd inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Huntingdon’s Ethan Reck celebrates hitting a 1-run single to tie the game against Forest Hills 1-1, in the top of the 4th inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Forest Hills relief pitcher Tommy Russel throws to a Huntingdon batter in the top of the 7th inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Huntingdon’s Connor Moore (left) steals 2nd as Forest Hills 2nd baseman Xander Richardson loses his balance in the top of the 7th inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025. However, Moore was called out due to interference by the batter.
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Forest Hills left fielder Gage Ruddek makes a catch to put out Huntingdon’s Grady Clark and end the top of the 7th inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
Forest Hills catcher Jake Yatsky reacts to the umpire crew’s decision to postpone the game against Huntingdon due to rain, at a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Huntingdon’s Connor Moore dives back safely to 1st base as Forest Hill 1st baseman Maddox Dombrosky fields a pickoff throw in the top of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Forest Hills pitcher Xander Richardson delivers to a Huntingdon batter in the top of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Huntingdon’s Connor Moore gets safely back to 2nd base as Forest Hills 2nd baseman Brody Custer fields a pickoff throw in the top of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Huntingdon pitcher Eric Mykut throws to a Forest Hills batter in the bottom of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Forest Hills’ Chase Williamson hits for a leadoff single in the bottom of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game against Huntingdon at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Huntingdon shortstop Matthew Gutshall dives for a ground ball hit for a 1-run single by Forest Hills’ Nate Cornell in the bottom of the 1st inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Forest Hills 1st baseman Maddox Dombrosky (left) puts out Huntingdon’s Connor Moore at 1st base, stranding two runners and ending the top of the 2nd inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Forest Hills’ Nate Cornell (left) is put out by Huntingdon catcher Bowden Woodward, trying to score on a teammate single in the bottom of the 3rd inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Huntingdon 2nd baseman Grady Clark makes a catch to put out Forest Hills’ Jake Yatsky in the bottom of the 3rd inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Huntingdon’s Ethan Reck celebrates hitting a 1-run single to tie the game against Forest Hills 1-1, in the top of the 4th inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Forest Hills relief pitcher Tommy Russel throws to a Huntingdon batter in the top of the 7th inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Huntingdon’s Connor Moore (left) steals 2nd as Forest Hills 2nd baseman Xander Richardson loses his balance in the top of the 7th inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025. However, Moore was called out due to interference by the batter.
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Forest Hills left fielder Gage Ruddek makes a catch to put out Huntingdon’s Grady Clark and end the top of the 7th inning of a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Forest Hills catcher Jake Yatsky reacts to the umpire crew’s decision to postpone the game against Huntingdon due to rain, at a PIAA District 6 class 3A championship game at Veterans Memorial Field in Altoona, PA., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
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