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Local roundup: Bellefonte baseball completes six-game road stretch without a loss, edges out Clearfield

Six road games, six victories. Behind a two-run seventh, the Bellefonte baseball team completed a six-game road stretch without a loss, edging out Clearfield, 3-2, on Monday afternoon. RBI singles from Zach Lehman and Parker VonGunden granted Bellefonte the runs it needed to overcome a late one-run deficit while Triston Heeman finished the job from the mound with three strikeouts in the seventh. And before Heeman took over, Carsen Henry tossed six solid innings, striking out seven while allowing two runs on four hits. Mason Bryson and Sam Springman combined on a four-hit shutout and ...

PSU’s Wright adds Bozan to her roster

STATE COLLEGE —Penn State women’s basketball head coach Tanisha Wright announces the signing of junior transfer Petra Bozan. Bozan becomes Wright’s third transfer portal pickup in the offseason. The forward/center travels to Happy Valley after two seasons spent playing at Nebraska. “Players like Petra don’t come around often. Her skill set as a post is exceptional and we’re confident she’ll showcase her versatility while having a significant impact as an integral part of our Lady Lion Program,” Wright said. Bozan brings Big Ten experience to the Penn State women’s ...

CM Week-In Review: Wildcats endure another rain-impacted week of ups, downs

Mother Nature played games (no pun intended) with the spring sports schedule last week as there were numerous postponements for the various Central Mountain teams. Thus, the schedule ended up being relatively light for this time of the season. Let’s recap what did occur. The tennis team was scheduled for just one match, but weather caused that to be pushed to this week. The track and field athletes had an active week. First, the teams took on Williamsport in a home meet. Unfortunately, Williamsport proved to be too much for both the boy’s and girl’s teams, as the boys fell by a ...

Local roundup: LHU track teams have success at PSAC Championships

The Lock Haven women’s outdoor track and field team completed the third and final day of competition at the PSAC Outdoor Championships in Shippensburg. Freshman Olivia Spotts, a Jersey Shore graduate, earned All-PSAC honors in the javelin. Spotts took third place with an NCAA provisional mark of 141 feet, 8 inches. Maria Puglia also impressed in the event with a fifth-place finish. Puglia had a career-best mark of 135-6. Nicole Caroll earned fifth place in the 800. Carroll finished the race in 2:17.98 and has found the podium in back-to-back seasons in the event. Makayla Grace ...

Jersey Shore baseball sees lead slip away against Loyalsock baseball

Jahvon LaRosa faced pressure the last two innings he pitched. Parker Frederick endured none before he entered the game as a fifth inning pinch-hitter and, suddenly, encountered a lot. The common denominator became LaRosa and Frederick owning those big moments. LaRosa stranded four ...