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Local roundup: Bellefonte baseball scores season-high 19 runs in win at Bedford

On Thursday afternoon, the Bellefonte baseball team kept up its dominant road stretch, exploding for its most runs of the season in the process. 14 hits helped it notch 19 runs in five innings while the field produced its third straight shutout, as it routed Bedford, 19-0. In three separate innings, the Red Raiders scored four or more runs. Braeden Fortney (3-for-3) and Zach Lehman each hit a home run and double to headline an outing where eight extra-base hits were logged, combining for nine RBIs. And Ollie Thornburg notched two doubles. On the mound, Lehman and Carsen Henry combined ...

LHU women’s lacrosse falls to East Stroudsburg in PSAC Tournament

The Lock Haven women's lacrosse team traveled to top-seeded East Stroudsburg for the quarterfinal round of the 2026 Pennsylvania State Athletic Championship Tournament. The nationally-ranked Warriors won the contest, 21-6. Gabby Gunnip led the Bald Eagles with a hat-trick, while Makayla Kelly scored twice and Maddy Raspen added a goal. Hadley Munn and Sam Hauck each caused a turnover and goalkeeper Gretchen King finished with a team-high four ground balls. King finished with a game-high 15 saves in net. The unbeaten Warriors built a 14-1 lead in the first half. Lock Haven’s ...

Jones, strong defensive effort lead Central Mountain baseball past 12-win Dubois, 3-1

MILL HALL – Two outs into the sixth inning, it seemed like Dubois (12-2) had finally found an answer on offense. Two hits translated into the team’s first run of the afternoon, ending the Wildcats’ chance at a shutout. And a third would put the tying run on base amidst its top of the ...

Jersey Shore senior Ryder Fink earns second straight District 4 singles title

Jersey’s Shore’s Ryder Fink found himself in a position he had not been in all year in the finals of the 2026 PIAA District 4 Boys Tennis Singles Tournament. After winning the first set, Fink found himself trailing Loyalsock freshman Elijah Lin 3-0 in the second set, hoping to avoid ...

Bucktail softball falls to rival Montgomery on road, as six-game win streak ends

MONTGOMERY—A shoulder injury may have helped Zoe Furman become an elite center fielder. Store it in the strange but true files. Before requiring surgery during her sophomore season, Furman primarily caught as a Montgomery freshman and played shortstop growing up. Unable to catch anymore, Furman moved to center field a year ago. And it's not a stretch to say she plays it as well as any Red Raider ever has. Bucktail likely will concur. Furman put on a defensive show, saving multiple runs with two spectacular running catches near the fence, while throwing another runner out at second. ...

PHOTO GALLERY: A photographic look at Bellefonte girls lacrosse’s rain-impacted affair vs. Lewisburg