Sports

Macri defeats Dietz in battle at Williams Grove Speedway

Local sports July 9, 2026

Anthony Macri defeated Chase Dietz in a battle of the 2026 sprint car speedweek at Williams Grove on Friday night and Macri ended up scoring the 38th annual Mitch Smith Memorial and the $20,000 it offered to the winner. Macri entered the night as the speedweek point leader and left it with an extended lead over Dietz. Macri and Dietz shared the front row for the start of the 30-lap Smith Memorial. Macri was able to take the lead ahead of Dietz when action began and was already coming up on the tail by lap seven. Traffic was heavy for the leaders as they tried to pick their way through ...

Keystone majors fall in elimination game in District 12 tournament vs. East Lycoming

Local sports July 8, 2026

East Lycoming manager Kyle Daugherty knew that a six-run lead wasn’t necessarily safe enough to relax with against a team like Keystone. The Clinton County-based all-stars have a lineup top to bottom which can produce hits. And, as Daugherty thought, Keystone did exactly that in the sixth ...

PHOTO GALLERY: Keystone falls to Montoursville in District 12 9-11 baseball final

Local sports July 8, 2026

A photographic look at Tuesday's District 12 9-11 baseball championship game at Volunteer Stadium between Keystone and Montoursville. Montoursville won via mercy rule against Keystone, 13-2.

'Continued trajectory': Another step forward earns Bellefonte's Lehman Express baseball Player of Year honors

Local sports July 7, 2026

As a freshman in 2024, Zach Lehman burst onto the Bellefonte scene with an exceptional junior-varsity campaign, falling one hit short of batting a .500 on 38 at-bats, logging an OPS of 1.372 and pitching an ERA of 1.42 through 29 2/3 innings from the mound. It was a season that foreshadowed ...

Complete all-state softball and baseball all-star teams

Local sports July 7, 2026

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL OVERALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR—Callee Leffler, outfielder, Pine Grove OVERALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR—Bria Bosiljevac, Shaler Area CLASS A PLAYER OF THE YEAR—Irelyn Fisher, catcher, Union Area PITCHER OF THE YEAR—Rylee Kulbatsky, DuBois Central Catholic FIRST TEAM PITCHERS—Bailey Barnyak, Carmichaels; Rylee Kulbatsky, DuBois Central Catholic; Ava Schmidt, Holy Cross; Korynne Shannon, Union Area. CATCHERS—Elsie Barna, Berlin Brothersvalley; Irelyn Fisher, Union Area; Peyton Graboske, Holy Cross; Eva Sockman, Bucktail. FIRST BASE—Madisyn Miller, ...

Numerous area softball players garner all-state nods

Local sports July 7, 2026

Bucktail’s softball team put together an outstanding season this year, reaching the District 4 Class A championship game before winning the first-ever state playoff game in program history as the Bucks advanced to the state quarterfinals. That team was loaded with talent and Eva Sockman, ...