Pat Rothdeutsch

SELINSGROVE – The State College football team was well aware that every opponent in the state tournament was going to be very good. Not every team, however, is as fast, aggressive, athletic, and explosive as the Williamsport Millionaires. Squaring off with the Little Lions in a PIAA, 6-A first-round game on Nov. 18…

UNIVERSITY PARK — A message from Penn State head coach James Franklin to his PSU football players started like this: “Rutgers, Rutgers, Rutgers, Rutgers …” You get the idea. During an even more chaotic weekend than usual in college football, Penn State kept at least some semblance of normalcy with a 45-31 win…

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Little Lions may have been stung by the Nov. 4 loss to Central Dauphin, but they surely couldn’t ruminate about it for very long. After all, there’s more football to play. The Lions finished their regular season tied for the Mid-Penn Colonial championship for the second year…

WINGATE — The State College field hockey team came out aggressively against speedy Unionville in their PIAA first round match on Nov. 8 at Bald Eagle Area High School’s Alumni Field. Perhaps too aggressively. State College pressed the issue and controlled the game early, but the Indians’ Annie McDonough broke away for a…

It is November and playoff time, but two county teams still have to finish their regular season schedule and put up their final numbers. State College, still undefeated and on top in the Mid-Penn, hosts Central Dauphin, another Mid-Penn heavyweight looking for a share of the conference title. St. Joseph’s Academy, just off…

WINGATE — Practice makes perfect. At least it did for State College sophomore forward Makenzie Graham in the Little Lions’ 2-0 victory over Altoona in the District 6 AAAA girls’ soccer final Nov. 2. After playing for 61 minutes in a scoreless defensive struggle against the Mountain Lions, Graham secured a loose ball…

PHILIPSBURG – The losing streak is over for the Philipsburg-Osceola football team. In its place, after a convincing 34-14 victory over St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy on Oct. 29, is a 1-0 record at the Mounties’ future new facility on the Curtis Park side of P-O High School. It was a seemingly endless wait…