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The Central Dragon golf team traveled to Bellefonte on Tuesday, Aug. 15 for their first Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup of the season. The Dragons, led by Nick Baum’s round of 74, came away with a victory over 6 area teams. With a...

“New … And, Hopefully, Improved,” could be the marketing slogan if Claysburg-Kimmel High School decided to run an ad campaign touting its 2023 Bulldog football team. The Bulldogs will come out to a newly refurbished field when it opens the...

August is not at the top of the list of sportsmen’s favorite months. Eager bass fishermen are out making some good catches, and the few groundhog hunters who are still active are pursuing the “pasture grizzlies.” However, most sportsmen are in...

If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. The Northern Bedford County High School football team isn’t broke. With starters back at 19 positions, the Black Panthers are far from it, in fact. They look just like last year’s 11-1 squad. No. It seems if...

Head Coach: Shaun Coppersmith Players: Ashlynn Renner-12th Julia Ritchey-11th Brooklyn Coppersmith-11th Kate Dunn-10th Zoe Grill-10th Brooke Smith-10th Lila Kyle-10th Abigail Smith-10th Breslyn Beech-9th Aubry Eckman-9th Taryn Walters-9th Gabby...

Roster (by grade): Boys: 12th- Chase Imes, 11th- Dhylan Miller, 10th- Nathan Eckenroad, 9th- Weston Hart Girls: 11th- Savanna Hershberger, 9th- Callie Miller, 7th- Bristol Barton, Brynn Miller, Carson Miller, Lily Miller Coach’s name: Whitley...

The Central Martinsburg Cross Country team is gearing up for another exciting season. The previous season (2022) resulted in the boys team winning 4/6 meets within the Laurel Highlands conference and 6 wins and 6 losses in non-conference meets. The...

Roster: Girls- Grade 12- Eliza Mock, Kara Lansberry Grade 10- Macy Norris Grade 9- Adilyn Isenberg Boys- Grade 12- Jeremiah Ross Grade 11- Ethan O Grade 10- Ryland Corl, Dayne Mock Coach’s name: April Wheland Number of years as head coach: 4...

Roster (by grade): Seniors: Rachel Bowman, Reaghan Grimes, Mariah Hall, Lydia Koontz, Leah Swanseen, Ava Whisker, Mikayla Widmann Juniors: Ava Helsel, Jaylyn Resh, Reagan Snider Sophomores: Livi Helsel, Rachel Miller, Kayla Sollenberger, Alyssa...

Coach: Brian Campbell What year is this for you as head coach: 11th yr. Career record: 100-80-8 Last year’s record: 4-14-0 Conference: LHAC Returning starters: SENIORS: Lane Kephart, F; Avery Campbell, MF; Bennett Kensinger, MF; Bradan Defibaugh,...

Coach Name: Randy Trexler Number of years as head coach: 2 League: Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Last year’s record: League: 18-0 (Overall: 20-2-0) Returning starters: SENIORS – Lacey Ripka (GK/F); JUNIORS – Paiton Campbell (MF), Lakkyn...

Roster (by grade) Seniors: Chase Imes, Zach Lawton, Noah Kochara, Aiden Wadel, Paedon Logue, Nate Blackburn Juniors: Logan Dilling, Alex Kochara, Sophomores: Max Gochnour, Nate Eckenroad, D’Angelo Wojcik Freshman: Isaiah Baker, Logan Cottle,...

Roster (by grade): SENIORS Heather Brumbaugh, Payton Gregg, Madison Kennedy, Makenna Kocsis, Mckenzie Pozger, Kaitlyn Weitzel JUNIORS Dessa Boyles, Diamond Dotzler, Lyla Imes, Kaylee Kensinger, Sydney Metzler, Alayna Mingle, Aubrey Rhodes SOPHOMORES...

Coach: Chuck Kassick Record at current school and years coached: 0 – 0, 1st Year Career record and years coached: 0 – 0, 1st Year League: ICC Letterwinners returning: 14 Returning offensive starters and position: Trevor Ritchey, OL; Reece...

Coach’s name: Garry Black Number of years as head coach: 8 League: ICC Last year’s record: 11-1 Returning starters/letterwinners: Returning offensive starters and position: Eion Snider, QB; Adam Johnson, RB; Ashton Detterline, FB; Aaron Bowers,...

Coach Name: Robbie Keith Number of years as head coach: 16 League: Laurel Highlands Last year’s record:​ Overall:​​​ 12-5-1 League: 7-4 Returning Starters and Letterwinners: Griffin Snowberger (12), Nick Baum (12), Zach Oakes (12), Alex...

Roster By Grade: Riley Ebersole, 12; Trevor Finnegan, 12; Aiden Simpson, 12; Ryleigh Lehman, 11; Brodie Solar, 11; Elijah Weyant, 11; Larry Baxtrom, 10; Cory Walter, 10; Elijah Ebersole, 9; Gabby Nelson, 9; Cole Walter, 9 Coach: Steven Oakes (4...

When you get to be a certain age (don’t ask me when), catching a bunch of fish becomes less important than it once was -- though you do want to catch some trout when fishing. Instead, you start to observe your surroundings, and sometimes you want...

Not only will Monday, Aug. 14 mark the start of DMAP permit sales, it’s also when the third round of antlerless deer license sales begins. In Round 3, hunters who already have purchased two antlerless deer licenses may pick up a third for any...

My neighbor, Dr. Archie O. Logist, constantly evaluates my column. One recent afternoon he interrupted my lawn mowing to accost me. “Rich, you’re constantly criticizing the game commission. Don’t you have anything good to say about it?...

Skunks are common animals, especially in town where they have many places to hide and where they have reliable food sources. They are beautiful animals with lovely fur coats. Unfortunately, they smell, well, like skunks. This past winter Donna had...

Note: This article was originally printed in the May 29, 2008, edition of the Herald. It is being reprinted in honor of Williamsburg’s recent celebration of 125 years of graduates. Exactly 50 years to the day that the Blue Pirates’ baseball team...

HoopsFest, the largest outdoor 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Pennsylvania, is back again for its 21st year. This year’s tournament is scheduled for Saturday, July 22. Known for its excellence in youth and adult 3-on-3 basketball, HoopsFest attrac...

When I was a young fisherman, the veterans of that long-ago time gradually began to accept me. After all, I was constantly on the stream and occasionally bumped into notable season-long fishermen like Michael “Pike” DiBartolome and Sam Lower,...

Exploring the possibility of reintroducing American martens to Pennsylvania will include consideration of an additional public survey gauging residents’ opinions on the matter. The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently developed the draft...

June 26 was the first day that Pennsylvania resident hunters could buy their first antlerless deer license for the 2023-24 hunting seasons. Many hunters figured this would be a good day to purchase their yearly hunting license as well. After an...

The check will not be in the mail, and neither will a paper application or a twice-stamped pink envelope. Instead, hunters simply will buy their 2023-24 antlerless deer licenses wherever hunting licenses are sold. The new process for obtaining...

When I use the word “skunked,” I am not referring to an incident of being sprayed by a skunk, although Donna and I endured an incident this past winter when her dog, Sage, was sprayed by a skunk in the middle of the night. Donna knew what to do,...

Spring Cove Youth Baseball recently held end-of-season skills competitions. (Top left photo) Winners of the home run derby, Jackson Hetrick (first place, left) and Colby Gojmerac (second place), both hit 10 home runs in the competition. (Top center...