In individual-based sports like swimming, tennis and wrestling, specific matchups can often mold into immovable barriers. A couple losses to the same opponent may lead to that opponent being labelled the other’s ‘kryptonite’ or ‘Achilles heel’, a term referring to that athlete’s ...
Central Mountain gymnasts competed in Saturday’s PA Classic, the high school equivalent of states hosted by Huntingdon High School. The individual competition is split into four divisions, with Bronze being the lowest followed by Silver, Gold and Diamond. In the Silver division, Central ...
Jersey Shore was one of the first schools in District 4 to implement a girls wrestling team. Girls wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in Pennsylvania with more schools adding programs each year to support the growth of the wrestling community. One significant athlete that made an ...
Arriving at Williamsport High School on Wednesday, Jersey Shore freshman Emily Shemory had one goal in mind: reach the podium. The Bulldog wanted to be a top-4 finisher on Wednesday when she swam the 50 free. She was a tad nervous going in being a ninth grader and having four seniors and a junior in her heat, but Shemory had confidence. And in the end, it resulted with a fourth-place medal. The freshman Bulldog was Shore’s lone medalist on Wednesday to reach the podium when she swam a time of 26.15 to take fourth in the 50 free amid talented competitors. “Being a freshman, I ...
At first glance, you’d likely be able to clock Wyatt and Jackson Long’s status as brothers, based off their shared last name and high school, and twins based off their shared age. Their status as practice partners, however, is a different story. The brothers from Bellefonte have been ...
While postseason nerves are present for just about everybody, that tends to hold most true for high school’s premiere class. Having recent experience competing at PJWs and the bigger regular-season tournaments helps, but nothing can fully prepare a freshman for the heightened stakes of ...
