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Central Mountain football looks to build on Week 5 positives at Shikellamy

Though the road technically gets easier following its Week 5 matchup against District 4 powerhouse Shamokin (5-0), that doesn’t mean Central Mountain (0-5) shakes its underdog status heading into Friday’s Heartland-I bout against Shikellamy (3-2). On the Braves’ current catalog of wins, ...

Shore football looks to improve to 5-1 at Williamsport

Last Friday, the Jersey Shore football team saw the disappointment of its Week 4 loss to Shamokin carry into a slow start against Shikellamy before outscoring the Braves 28-7 through the second half. Come Week 6, it’ll look to replicate the dominance of the latter portion of that 42-14 win in ...

Bucktail football hopes to see offensive fireworks continue at Otto-Eldred

After 15 quarters of struggling to find its offensive identity, the young Bucktail offense displayed life through the fourth quarter of last Friday’s matchup against Smethport. Freshman quarterback Corbin Pentz three of his four touchdowns on the night through the stanza, and the Bucks ...

‘Turn for better’: Shore girls soccer program is trying to shift culture

The Jersey Shore girls soccer team isn’t having the greatest of seasons this year. There’s been some lopsided losses and some defeats that hurt the player’s morale. But the will to compete and eagerness to get better is there on the team. Sarah Luprek sees it every practice and game ...