Pat Rothdeutsch

It could be said that Bellefonte Little League pitcher Braedyn Kormanic was robbed of a grand slam in the District 5 Little League championship game against State College. Not that he didn’t hit a homerun. He did, but because catcher Alex Ebeling scored one pitch before Kormanic’s blast on a wil

The Bellefonte All Stars’ near-epic 11-7 victory in the District 5 Little League elimination game over Philipsburg-Osceola on July 3 began and ended in almost exactly the same way.

Another amazing high school sports year has come to an end, and now, before the schools begin to gear up for 2017-18, would be a good time to look back and acknowledge some of the highlights and successes of the teams here in Centre County.

The District 5 11- and 12-year-old Little League All-Star Tournament began June 24, with four local teams —State College, Bald Eagle Area, Philipsburg-Osceola and Penns Valley — in on the action.

It may have seemed like early November to some, but the 2017 edition of the annual Lezzer Lumber Classic Football All-Star Game was played June 23 at Altoona’s Mansion Park. The North squad, with 17 players from Centre County high schools on its roster, broke a two-year drought by relying on its

Even though Clarence first baseman Brian Kochik had the extra responsibility of being player-manager in the Mounties’ game at Philipsburg on June 20, it certainly didn’t affect his concentration.

e State College baseball team’s impressive march through the 2017 playoffs ended June 12 with a 6-1 loss to District 3 power Dallastown in the PIAA 6-A semifinal.

It was a formula for success that the Philipsburg-Osceola softball team has used time and time again. Break out ahead, keep on the pressure and rely heavily on pitching and defense to keep opponents at bay. Only this time, playing against District 7 South Park in the PIAA AAA semifinal at Mount Al

WINGATE — State College pitcher Mason Mellott stopped trying too hard, and that has made all the difference. After an admittedly tepid regular season, Mellott has been nearly unhittable since State College entered the playoffs against Altoona on May 26 in the District 6 finals. He threw five shutout innings that day in…