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Disappointed
Our minister recently preached a series of sermons entitled “Marked by God.” One of the themes of these sermons is that we are marked by God to make a difference in the things we are involved in. For me, that includes fishing and hunting ethics....
Dragon Baseball, Softball See End of Seasons
Softball The third seeded Lady Dragons faced the second seeded Juniata Lady Indians in the district six AAA semi-finals. A 6-0 loss will now end the Dragons' season. Early on in the game, the Dragons...
Atta Boy
Central Baseball Coach A-J Hoenstine gives a well-done pat to Hunter Smith after Smith drove in two runs on a hit against Philipsburg-Osceola during a home playoff game Thursday, May...
Lady Dragons Finish Regular Season
To finish out the regular season of the Central Lady Dragon Softball team, they faced the Central Cambria Lady Red Devils. After a rough first inning, the Dragons fell behind and were never able to...
In the Air and On the Ground
Central's Eli Lingenfelter competes in the high jump, while Central's Delaney Hall competes in the long jump during the District 6 Track and Field Meet Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Altoona's Mansion...
Pine Martens Are Coming
On April 23, 2023, I visited the Pennsylvania Game Commission Southcentral Pennsylvania Office Building, expecting a formal presentation about the reintroduction of pine martens to Pennsylvania. There was no formal presentation. Instead, there were...
Pirates Play Hard; It Pays Off
(LEFT) Williamsburg second baseman Logan Brantner collides with first baseman Alex Brantner after Logan fielded a hard hit ground ball down the first baseline. (RIGHT) Williamsburg's Parker Crownover...
Dragon Baseball Rallies Back
Against the Penn Cambria Panthers in the first round of the District Six 3A playoffs, the game looked bleak for the Central Dragons from the start. Coming into a two-run deficit after the second inning, and that deficit extending to six runs in the...
Dragon Baseball Crushes Four Opponents
In a long, four game week for the Dragons, they came out on top, 4-0, with many dominating victories. The Dragons had a 17-11 win over the Phillipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers, a 9-0 win over the Richland Rams, a 17-2 win over the Johnstown Trojans and...
Central Volleyball Finishes up Season
Central Boys Volleyball completed its season with a five-set loss to visiting McKeesport on Friday, and then traveling Saturday to a tournament at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School in Coraopolis. We went winless at the tournament but had...
Cavender Joins 100 Club
Claysburg-Kimmel's Emalee Cavender swings at the pitch that became her 100th career hit Monday during Claysburg's game with Tussey Mountain....
On the Right Track
Central's Ty Brumbaugh (left), Eli Lingenfelter (right), Delany Hall (below, left), and Randy Harris (below, right) compete in the long jump Tuesday, May 9, during the Laurel Highlands Athletic...
Pennsylvania's Estimated Deer Kill
The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently released its estimated deer harvest figures for the 2022-2023 seasons. It estimated that hunters killed an incredible 422,960 deer, of which 164,190 were estimated to be bucks. Bowhunters were estimated to...
NB Athletes Sign College Intent
ABOVE: Collin Yeatts signs his letter of intent to play soccer at Geneva College as his parents Marcus and Emily watch. BELOW: Abby Kline signs her letter of intent to play soccer at Penn State...
Lady Dragon Softball Dominates Opponents
Bouncing back from the Bald Eagle loss, the Lady Dragons pounded their opponents this week, finding victories of 12-1, 6-0 and 13-1 over the Richland Lady Rams, the Phillipsburg-Osceola Lady Mountaine...
Claysburg Could See New Dollar General
A new Dollar General could soon be under construction north of Claysburg along Polecat Road near Dunnings Highway. The final land development plan for a 10,640 square foot building received conditional approval from Greenfield Township supervisors at...
C-K Board Approves Budget with no Deficit
Taxpayers in the Claysburg-Kimmel School District will see an increase, but only half of what it could have been. At its Wednesday, May 10 meeting, the Claysburg-Kimmel School Board voted to approve...
Central Volleyball 'Gaining Valuable Experience'
On Thursday, May 4, Central Boys Volleyball celebrated Senior Night. The four seniors are Christian Cherry, Wyatt Holsinger, Ethan Noel and Landon Snider. The team hosted Dubois and lost by a score...
Dragon Softball Falls to Bald Eagle Area
In a three-game week, the Lady Dragon Softball team found crushing victories in their first two matchups against the Bishop Guilfoyle Lady Marauders and the Johnstown Lady Trojans with 15-0 victories over both, including a Senior Night victory over...
Hollidaysburg Man's Career With The Curve is a 'Home Run'
When "play ball" was yelled for the first-time this season at People's Natural Gas Field, Tom Crownover began his 15th season working for the Altoona Curve. Crownover is passionate about his career...
Morel Season Nearing End
“How many mushrooms have you found, Rich?” a friend recently asked. “The usual – nearly none.” I went on to tell him I don’t have enough time to hunt mushrooms – correctly named morels – during the spring. Between fly-fishing for trou...
Central Volleyball Player Signs Intent
Central's Christian Cherry signs his letter of intent to play volleyball at Penn State Altoona on Thursday with his mother Apryl and his high school coach Ken Streilein....
My 2022 Spring Gobbler
After my son had tagged a 25-pound gobbler on last spring’s opening day of gobbler season, we unloaded our guns and began our trek back to his parked truck. Since his gobbler was so large and we had quite a distance to walk, I toted both of our...
Dragon Softball Run Rules the Competition
The Lady Dragons continued their reign of victory with two more opponents squashed throughout the week. The Dragons faced the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers and the Bedford Lady Bisons and found 17-0 and 12-2 victories respectively. Against the...
Dragon Baseball Dominates Again
The Dragon Baseball team faced two opponents this week: the Penn Cambria Panthers and the Bedford Bisons. A 15-5 victory over the Panthers and a 7-2 victory over the Bisons cemented the Dragons at a 12-2 record at the week’s end. Against the...
Walking on Air
Central's Kerri Mock competes in the long jump event at Bellwood High School Monday during the Bellwood Invitational track meet....
Pirates Go Against Marauders
Williamsburg's Coltyn Wagner can't make the tag in time on Bishop Guilfoyle's Hamilton Gates at second base during Friday's game at Altoona's Vets Field....
C-K Bulldogs To Play at Curve Field
The CK varsity baseball team will hold a DH at the Altoona Curve field on May 2, 2023. The game times (and opponents) are set as follows: • 1 p.m. vs. Southern Huntingdon • 4 p.m. vs. Forbes Road...
Williamsburg Baseball Sits at 6-5 Record
The Pirates fell to the Marauders 13-3. The team's record is 6-5. They are set to play Curwensville today....
Central Hosts Track and Field Meet
Central High School hosted a track and field meet on April 19....
Lady Dragon Softball Shakes Its Losing Streak
The Lady Dragons’ past few games have left them in a slump. After the 5-4 loss to the Rangers and this week’s 9-3 loss to the Chestnut Ridge Lions, the Dragons were finally able to turn things around with a 17-0 victory over the Bishop Carroll...
Dragon Baseball: Moving Forward
After the Dragons hit a slump in the Curve Classic, they rebounded well, crushing all of their opponents in their next week of games. A 15-5 victory over the Chestnut Ridge Lions, 15-0 victory over the Bishop Carroll Huskies and 9-6 victory over the...
Bob's 2022 Spring Gobbler
Prior to the 2022 spring gobbler season, I had heard fewer gobblers on land to which I have access than I had heard for many years. This included both public and private lands. I had, however, heard...
Central Volleyball Has Rough Week
On Tuesday, April 18, the Central High School volleyball team traveled to Dubois and lost 0-3 by scores of 15-25, 14-25, 9-25. RJ Daugherty had four kills and one block, Logan Hummel had eight...
Coming Right at 'Ya
Northern Bedford shortstop Emily Green scoops up a hard-hit ground ball in early innings action against Windber Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Northern Bedford County High School. The Lady Panthers...
April 20, 2022
Occasionally someone will ask me what I was doing on a certain date. I laugh. “How am I supposed to remember that?” I wonder. “I generally can’t remember what I was doing yesterday.” However, I sometimes can recall something of importance....
C-K Baseball Playing this Weekend
Claysburg-Kimmel’s varsity baseball team is set to play the following games on April 21 and 22: • Friday, April 21, 2023 Vs. Tussey Mountain School District – @ Bedford High School baseball field Game STARTS at 4 p.m. Bus to DEPART at 2 p.m....
Dragons Fall in Curve Classic
In a grueling, four-game week, the Dragons came out 2-2, being handed their first loss in years in the Curve Classic. The week started out against the Somerset Eagles, where the Dragons squeaked out a 4-2 victory. Afterwards, the Dragons crushed the...
Central Softball Finds First Loss
In a three-game week, the Lady Dragons dominated their first two opponents, finding victories of 8-0 and 12-2 over the Somerset Lady Eagles and Westmont Hilltop Lady Hilltoppers respectively. However, finishing out the week, the Lady Dragons fell...
Volleyball Coach Optimistic With Team's Improvement
The Central High School boys volleyball team played two matches last week. On Tuesday, the team lost to Forest Hills at home by scores of 25-23, 21-25, 17-25, 17-25. Bryson Brooks had seven kills, Christian Cherry had five kills and three blocks,...
Dragon Softball Continues to Win
The Lady Dragon Softball team continued the winning streak with three games this past week: one against the Richland Lady Rams and two against the Bishop McCourt Crushers. The match against the Rams...
Dragon Baseball Still Undefeated
The undefeated Dragon baseball team continued its season with two games against the Richland Rams and the Bishop McCourt Crushers, with 5-0 and 9-2 victories, respectively. Against the Rams, the Dragons scored three runs in the third inning and two...
Curve's Baseball Season Begins
Are you a Curve Baseball fan? Check the Herald's Facebook page throughout the summer to see how you can win tickets....
500th Anniversary
Twenty years ago a new outdoor publication appeared in Pennsylvania, "Pennsylvania Outdoor News." This is a tabloid style newspaper/magazine that is published on a bi-weekly basis. The March 17,...
Central Track Participates In Igloo Invitational; Tracking The Track Team
To the right, Central's Ethan Olivari competes in the mile run. To the left, Kade Rhule makes one of his throws in the javelin. Below, Ben Griffin competes in the shot put. Central's Ally Weidlich...
Central Volleyball Coach Sees Bright Future from Young Players
Central Volleyball traveled to West Shamokin and lost 0-3 by scores of 10-25, 12-25, 10-25. Christian Cherry had two kills, Logan Hummel had six assists, and Bryson Brooks had four service points. On Thursday of last week, the team traveled to...
Dragon Baseball Crushes Trojans
After opening week, in which the Dragons found two overwhelming victories of 14-7 and 15-5 against the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders and the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils respectively, Central then faced the Johnstown Trojans to have another empowering...
Strong Start for Central Softball
Staring off the season, the Lady Dragons' opening week pitted them against the Johnstown Lady Trojans and the Huntingdon Lady Bearcats. The Dragons crushed the competition, winning with scores of...
Central Volleyball Starts Off Year With Losses
Central boys volleyball opened its season last week against two strong non-league opponents - Derry and Altoona - and came away with two losses. Derry visited Martinsburg on Tuesday and handed the...
Gojmerac 12u Bowling Champion
Colby Gojmerac of Roaring Spring recently won the 12u division of the District 3 Pepsi Youth Bowling Championships held at the Alpine Lanes in Washington, Pa. A total of 15 male athletes competed in...