Local roundup: BEA softball falls to Williamsport

May 15, 2026

Ashlyn Robinson reached some impressive milestones and had a big day, helping Williamsport close its regular season on a high note. Robinson threw a three-hit shutout, reached 100 strikeouts this season, as well as 200 for her career, and went 4 for 4 as Williamsport blanked Bald Eagle Area, 3-0. Robinson struck out seven to reach the single-season and career marks and belted an RBI triple. Kinsley Cannode added two hits and scored. Payton Pennycoff hit an RBI single during a three-run fifth inning rally and Emma Vollman scored that inning while Brenna Beck added an RBI and scored. ...

Jersey Shore athletes have success on Day 1 of District 4 track championships

May 15, 2026

Jersey Shore Elizabeth Hollick finished the 100 hurdles preliminaries with a time of 16.04, less than half a second behind Mikayla Martin of Selinsgrove, and secured herself a spot in the finals on Saturday. That top-3 finish in the prelims means she’s guaranteed a top-8 finish on Saturday in Class AAA. Hollick also took home a top-3 medal on Thursday by doing so in the high jump. The Bulldog cleared 5 feet, 1 inch to take bronze in the district championships, behind only Williamsport’s Isabelle Morrow (5-5) and Aletha Fletcher (5-5). Also taking third on Thursday was Jersey ...

Helms earns second District 6 title, as Bellefonte girls track and field qualifies five for states

May 14, 2026

ALTOONA – Despite running her best career 400-meter dash at districts last season, Bellefonte’s Althea Helms – then a sophomore – fell short of securing her second straight District 6 title. It certainly wasn’t bittersweet, more a product of a particularly stout field featuring ...

Kahne claims first World of Outlaws win

May 14, 2026

It was another challenging race weekend with rainouts at Clinton County and Selinsgrove. The Outlaw swing through our area continued at Williams Grove and the Friday night preliminary race it was a Posse win as Kasey Kahne claimed his first ever World of Outlaws victory by winning it in the Macri Motorsports 39m. The 30-lap Outlaw finale was claimed by their point leader David Gravel and now the Morgan Cup trophy will reside at the World of Outlaws headquarters in Concord, North Carolina for the next 364 days. The victory for Connecticut’s Gravel was the 10th of his career at the ...

Penns Valley’s Althouse clinches second PIAA bid, District 6 silver, headlines strong districts outing for area

May 14, 2026

ALTOONA – Having already qualified for states as a sophomore, Penns Valley junior Spencer Althouse felt little pressure as he prepared to run it back. There were nerves; it’s districts after all, and a two-hour weather delay didn’t help matters. But knowing what he was capable of put ...

Day 2 results from the District 6 Track and Field Championships

May 14, 2026

CLASS AAA BOYS 3,200 relay: 1. Mifflin County, 7:43.37**; 2. State College, 7:59.00; 3. Altoona, 8:29.02; 4. Central Mountain (Gabriel Houser, Xian Deems, Shane Walker, Che McAllister), 9:16.14. 110 hurdles: 1. Braelyn Ross, Hollidaysburg, 15.30; 2. Christopher Thompson, Somerset, 16.06; 3. Noah Stump, Altoona, 16.09; 4. Landyn Langille, Bellefonte, 16.33; 5. Hunter Kling, Altoona, 16.51; 6. Jacob Nyman, Central Mountain, 17.67; 7. Jonathan Nyman, Central Mountain, 18.09; 8. Jacob Switzler, Altoona, 18.30. 100: 1. Jayden Byrd, State College, 10.91*; 2. Caleb Bartley, Bellefonte, ...