Centre County Gazette

ALTOONA — The State College Little Lions football team had its season come to an end on Friday night with a 42-21 loss to WPIAL Champion Pittsburgh Central Catholic. Playing in the PIAA 6-A quarterfinals at Altoona’s Mansion Park, the Vikings broke an early tie with 27 unanswered points, including 20 in the second quarter,…

CENTRE COUNTY — Ready or not, here comes winter and the high school sports that are played in it. All of our local high school boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are ready to begin play, and here is a look at each team and when and where they’ll be in action: Bald Eagle Area Boys’…

UNIVERSITY PARK — No. 24 Penn State women’s volleyball celebrated Senior Day with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-14) sweep over visiting Maryland in a Big Ten match Sunday at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions improved to 17-11 overall and 11-7 in the conference with the win in their final home match of the regular season.…

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Considering the field at Sunday’s Black Knight Invitational, Penn State’s domination was pretty much expected. The four-time defending NCAA champion Nittany Lions were the only ranked squad in a seven-team field that included host Army West Point, Buffalo, Chattanooga, Columbia, Gardner-Webb and Long Island at Christl Arena in West Point, New…

UNIVERSITY PARK – After eight seasons at the helm of Penn State men’s soccer, head coach Jeff Cook is leaving Happy Valley to take on a leadership role at an MLS club. A national search for Cook’s replacement will begin immediately. “We are incredibly grateful to Jeff for his eight years of leadership and dedication to…

UNIVERSITY PARK —Penn State men’s gymnastics has released the 2026 schedule featuring four competitions at home. All home meets will take place at Rec Hall.   The Nittany Lions start off the season against Army at home on Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. The week after that, the Nittany Lions travel to West Point, N.Y. to…

UNCASVILLE, Conn – Penn State traveled to Connecticut to take on Providence in the Hall of Fame Showcase at the Mohegan Sun Arena where the game was just a one-point game with under four minutes left to play. But Providence pulled away in the final minutes, making the final score 77-65 — giving the Nittany…

The Pennsylvania State Elks Soccer Shoot recently took place in State College, and the Bellefonte Elks Lodge1094 will have two of their participants advancing to the Regional Soccer Shoot finals to be held in March 2026 in York.  Representing the Bellefonte Elks Lodge 1094 will be Under Age 14 Boys representatives Austin Mauk and Girls…