Pat Rothdeutsch

CLEARFIELD — Penns Valley distance runner Rebecca Bierly has her eyes set on qualifying for the PIAA meet in the 3200-meter race after her decisive win at the Mountain League Championships on April 27 at Clearfield. The senior, who will be running for Lock Haven next year, may want to add the 1600 to her to-do…

BELLEFONTE — The Penns Valley baseball team has to be very happy that Luke Snyder showed up for the game at Bellefonte on April 24. The 6-foot-4 senior was everywhere for the Rams. He started the game at catcher, moved to the mound in relief of PV starter Luke Sharer, squashed a Red Raiders’…

TYRONE — A team doesn’t necessarily need a ton of hits in softball, especially if it can bunch a few of them together. That’s exactly what the Penns Valley Lady Rams did in their come-from-behind, 4-1 victory over Tyrone on April 18. Behind by a run and shut out on one hit by…

ALEXANDRIA — With ace pitcher Jack Johnson on the mound, Juniata Valley played small ball to open the game against St. Joseph’s Academy on April 17. Center fielder Seth Derugen led things off in the first inning for the Hornets with a single, moved all the way to third base on a sacrifice bunt…

PHILIPSBURG — Philipsburg-Osceola golfers Carter Fischer and Payton Guelich are graduating and moving on this spring, but they will be teammates again in 2017. Moving up is actually a better description, because the two highly successful four-year Mountie lettermen have both signed on to play collegiate golf at Penn State Altoona. They will…

STATE COLLEGE — Coming into the April 10 meeting with Mid-Penn rival Hershey, the State College boys’ lacrosse team was well aware of the Trojan’s ability to put the ball into the goal. What the young Little Lions were perhaps less prepared for was Hershey’s ferocious play on the defensive end of the field. …

PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola baseball team’s fast start has suddenly hit some speed bumps. After breaking out 3-0 to begin the season, the Mounties suffered their first setback April 10 in a 10-5 loss at Mountain League rival Central. The next day, P-O was looking to pick up a win and quickly put…

CLEARFIELD — The Bellefonte softball team may have lost half of its roster through graduation, but it is difficult not to still feel very good about its prospects in 2017. One of the primary reasons for that optimism is that pitcher Tara Baney was not one of the graduates, and she is back on…

STATE COLLEGE — Longtime assistant James Schaper took over this year as the State College head softball coach, and he and his team have some work to do. The Little Lions were 12-8 in 2016 and finished with a solid 8-5 record in the Mid-Penn Conference. Three injuries to starting players, however, hampered SC…

PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola baseball team seems to be built for the long haul in 2017. The Mounties’ versatility and depth were on display when they took full advantage of their opportunities in a 6-2 victory over Bald Eagle Area on March 30 at P-O. The Mounties had just five hits, but they…