Tommy Butler

Another cold week in Centre County means not nearly enough high school baseball. Just a few games were slotted between snow storms and other types of unfavorable weather. BALD EAGLE AREA Of the six games scheduled between April 2 and 9, the Eagles were forced to postpone all but one. The afternoon…

HERSHEY — On March 8, 9 and 10, Centre County high schools sent 11 wrestlers to Hershey’s Giant Center to participate in the PIAA championships. Six wrestlers — five from St. Jospeh’s and one from Penns Valley —  took part in the AA tournament. Five — three from BEA, one from Philipsburg-Osceola and one from…

STATE COLLEGE — The first annual David’s Dreamers Celebrity Softball Tournament, to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association, will be held Saturday, May 5, at Hess Field in State College.   Twelve teams will participate in the tournament, which will features a double elimination format. It will last all day, with a celebrity home-run derby…

Two Centre County high schools, St. Joseph’s Academy and Penns Valley, participated in the District 6 AA tournament Feb. 16 and 17. St. Joe’s came in first place with 208 points, a whopping 59.5 points ahead of the runner-up. Penns Valley landed in 14th place out of 27 teams, with 77 points. Four Rams…

STATE COLLEGE — Fifteen State College Area High School senior student-athletes were celebrated during a signing day announcement at State High on Feb 8.  The 13 able to attend the rescheduled date — a school closure due to weather affected National Signing Day — announced their decisions alongside their families and coaches. A number…

The Bald Eagle Area wrestling team came just short of winning the District 6 AAA duals at Tyrone on Feb. 3. The Eagles defeated Bellefonte 49-22, before falling to Mifflin County in the championship, 36-33.  It has been a season that has made BEA one of Centre County’s most dominant wrestling teams again, and…

BALLPORT — Bald Eagle Area wrestlers participated in the Ultimate Warrior Tournament on Jan. 26 and 27, taking home first place with 167.5 points. Mifflin County took second place.  Gage McClenahan (152), Garrett Rigg (145) and Seth Koleno (138) all stood atop the podium for BEA. Also placing were David Close (195), who reached…

Bald Eagle Area, Philipsburg-Osceola and St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy will participate in the upcoming Ultimate Warrior Tournament in West Branch on Friday,  Jan. 26, and Saturday, Jan. 27. Here’s a look at how local grappling teams fared recently. BALD EAGLE AREA The BEA wrestling team has earned more than 40 points in…

The State College Little Lion girls’ basketball team fell to 6-7 on Jan. 21 with a 59-46 loss at home to Harrisburg. SC led by four points after one quarter and still by three at halftime. But the Lady Lions went cold in the third quarter and Harrisburg went on a 22-10 run to take…