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Dragons Top Bearcats to Remain Undefeated
The Central Scarlet Dragon Football team traveled to face the Huntingdon Bearcats for week six of the regular season. Despite a slow opening to the game, the Dragons finished ahead with a 34-21 victory. After a scoreless first quarter, the Dragons ha...
Out of Commission
“You’re just a spoiled 73-year-old. You can go fishing any time you like. Donna never says anything to you about overdoing it,” various people have told me. “It wasn’t always like that,” I counter. “When we first got married, she’d...
Dragon Golf Crowned D-6 Champions
Last week the Central Dragon golf team captured the PIAA District 6 AA Championship with a four stroke victory over St Joseph’s Academy. Griffin Snowberger led the way for the Dragons with a 3 over...
Lady Dragons Find Shutout Over Highlanders
The Lady Dragon Soccer team faced the Cambria Heights Lady Highlanders this past week for a 2-0 shutout victory. Lakkyn Dibert bagged a penalty kick for the Dragons in the first half for an early lead. The penalty kick resulted from a Central corner...
Nelson D. Metzger Honored at Annual Golf Fundraiser
Labor Day weekend’s perfect weather allowed for the 28th annual Nelson D. Metzger Memorial Basketball Fundraiser to take place at the Down River Golf Course in Everett. This year’s scramble format...
Fee Recipient of Community Service Award For Blair County Sports Hall of Fame
The Blair County Sports Hall of Fame will recognize Jim Fee as the Community Service Award winner at its banquet to be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Fee is receiving the award as a result of his...
Northern Bedford Soccer Sees Ups and Downs
BOYS The NBC boys soccer team played a hard fought game on Thursday, Sept 21, 2023, inside Panther Community Stadium where the Panthers hosted the Southern Fulton Indians in a triple header evening....
Archers Ready To Go
Saturday (Sept. 30) is the big day for crossbow and bow hunters, the day they have been dreaming about all summer. It is the opening day of the archery deer season. Bowhunters have been practicing with their equipment for months so that they can...
Lady Dragons Top Eagles, Fall to Bison
The Lady Dragon Soccer team faced two opponents throughout the week: the Bald Eagle Area Lady Eagles and the Clearfield Lady Bison. In one overtime match, the Dragon pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Eagles, while falling with a score of 3-0 to the...
Cove Youth Football Kicked Off
It's football season and for the young gridiron players in grades first through sixth, the excitement and exhilaration is no different than the boys that play under the lights on Friday nights. This p...
Standout Panther on the Other Side
It might be hard to top beating one of the top 10 teams in the state in a higher classification, but don’t try to tell anyone associated with the Northern Bedford football team that it’s back to business as usual on Friday night. This is Tussey...
Lady Dragon Volleyball Falls to Two
In a two-match week, the Lady Dragon Volleyball team faced both the Bishop Carroll Lady Huskies and the North Star Lady Cougars. Sadly, both hard-fought matches ended in 3-1 losses for the Dragons....
Dragons Come Out on Top After Nail Biting Overtime
In a matchup between two incredible football teams of the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference, the Central Scarlet Dragons edged out a 10-7 victory over the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders. Both teams'...
W-burg Volleyball Celebrates Three Seniors
The Williamsburg Varsity Volleyball team celebrated their three senior ladies last Thursday evening, Sept.14: Senior Leah Criswell with her parents, Renee and Mark Criswell; Senior Billie Harnish...
Deja Vu
This past spring I wanted to take a photo of a special trout I had caught. After some maneuvering, the trout was in a perfect position for a photo, and I touched the camera button to get the photo. Unfortunately while maneuvering to get into...
Cross-Country Results
Cross Country Meet Results 9/13/2023 Central Martinsburg vs. Central Cambria-3.1 miles SITE: Central High School, M-burg BOYS TEAM SCORE(S): Central Cambria 15/Central Martinsburg 50 BOYS INDIVIDUAL 1) D. Kuntz (CC) 19:46 ; 2) E. George (CC) 19:46 ;...
Central Golf Scores Multiple Individual Wins
Five members of the Central High Golf team represented their school this past Thursday in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Individual Championships at Summit County Club. Griffin Snowberger came home with the championship, shooting a 74 to...
Dragon Football Downs Two Rivals, Tyrone and Bellwood-Antis
After the Dragons’ match against the Tyrone Golden Eagles was postponed due to weather, the game was rescheduled such that the Dragons would have a two-game week against both the Golden Eagles and the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils. Central came out...
Dragons Battle to a Tie
The Dragon Soccer team faced the Huntingdon Bearcats this week in a match that consisted of double overtime just to end in a tie. The Dragons started out in the first half behind by two scores but managed to tie the game in the second half. Caleb...
Dragon Volleyball Takes Two From Windber Lady Ramblers
By BRADY ALBRIGHT Student Correspondent In a three-match week, the Lady Dragon Volleyball team faced the Windber Lady Ramblers, the Huntingdon Lady Bearcats, and the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers. The Dragons were successful against the Ramblers and...
Central High Tennis Honors Senior
The Central High School Tennis team celebrated Senior Night on Sept. 13. The team's only Senior, Ashlyn Renner, was honored. The Dragons defeated Shanksville-Stonycreek team 5-0. Above, Senior Ashlyn...
McGeary Pulls One In
Claysburg's Anthony McGeary pulls in a reception for a 43-yard catch in front of Junata Valley's Lucas Dick late in second quarter action Friday, Sept. 15, at Claysburg High School...
Central to Face Guilfoyle in Rare Match
It might seem hard to believe, but, despite both teams’ success and proximity to one another, Central only has played Bishop Guilfoyle three times on the football field in the programs’ histories. That just makes it that much more special when th...
Williamsburg Volleyball Pre-Game Routine Brings Luck
The Williamsburg's girls volleyball team go through their pre-game routine before their match against Southern Huntingdon during a home match on Thursday, Sept. 7. The Lady Pirates defeated the Lady...
The Wallhangers
I recently became aware of what I believed was a group of young, informally organized sportsmen called The Wallhangers. I am always impressed when young people become enthusiastic about fishing and hunting, and I wanted to know more about them. It...
Northern Bedford Dominates Dubois Despite Rainfall
Rain held off at Panther Community Stadium until late in the second quarter as Northern Bedford hosted Dubois. The heavier rain continued to fall well into the second half of the game but NBC...
Central Tennis Starts Second Half of Season With Win
Sept. 5 Central Cambria- 3. Central- 2 Ebensburg Tennis Center Marley Ratchford def Julia Ritchey 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a long 3 set thriller. Lydia Pashonsk def Brooklyn Coppersmith 6-2 6-1 Ashlyn Renner def Allie Morgan 6-4 6-2 Zoe Grill and Kate Dunn...
Central Golf Finishes Season on a High Note
The Central Dragon golf team looked to continue their winning ways Tuesday, Aug. 29th, as they headed to Ebensburg Country Club for another Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup. Griffin...
Lady Dragon Soccer Goes 50/50
Over the course of the week, the Lady Dragon Soccer team faced both the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers and the Bedford Lady Bisons. Against the Panthers, the Dragons found an overwhelming 10-2 victory,...
C-K Gains First Win, Juniata Valley Determined to Keep Win Streak Going
Because of a lack of available officials, Claysburg-Kimmel decided to move last week’s game with West Branch to Thursday. The Bulldogs rewarded Chuck Kassick with his first victory as their coach. Kassick returned the favor by giving the players a...
Monday Night Lights
This weekend's weather pushed Central High School's highly anticipated match-up against Tyrone into this week. The game was finally held on Monday night. The delay didn't dampen the Dragons, who won...
Beat the Heat
Central's Lakkyn Dibert (14) takes a shot on goal past Penn Cambria's Izzy Andersen in first period action in a home match Tuesday. The teams persisted through despite the near-90s...
Squirrel Memories
Squirrel season’s Saturday start (Sept. 9) stirs up some interesting memories. The earliest of these are ones with my dad. When rabbit hunting went downhill and he closed his kennel of beagles, Dad decided to introduce me to hunting by chasing...
Central, Northern Bedford Cross Each Other's Paths
Cross Country Meet Results 8/28/2023 Central Martinsburg vs. Williamsburg vs. Northern Bedford- 3.1 miles SITE: Central High School Martinsburg BOYS TEAM SCORE(S): Modified Scoring Utilized- Non Conference Meet BOYS INDIVIDUAL 1) Braden Allison (CM)...
CR Boys Soccer Falls Short Early in Season
The Chestnut Ridge boys soccer team went 0-2 on the week as it suffered a 4-0 loss to Forest Hills and 1-0 defeat to Westmont Hilltop. The Lions were in a 1-0 match with the Rangers until the final 18 minutes when the visiting squad put three goals...
Central Volleyball Finds A Win
8-28 FINAL SCORES: Central def. Chestnut Ridge 25-23, 25-23 12-25, 22-25, 20-18. SITE: Chestnut Ridge High School VISITORS: Central High School HOME: Chestnut Ridge High School RECORDS: Central (1-0) JV: Chestnut Ridge, 25-18, 25-9. NOTEWORTHY:...
Central Tennis Record at 4-1
8-28 – Home Central- 5 BG-O Julia Ritchey 6-0 6-0, Brooklyn Coppersmith 6-0 6-1, Ashlyn Renner forfeit, Zoe Grill and Kate Dunn 6-0 6-0, Breslyn Beech and Taryn Walters forfeit. 8-29 – Home Central-5 Clearfield-0 Julia Ritchey 6-0 6-0, Brooklyn...
Central Ready To Face Old Rival
A lot of people might be surprised how quickly the Central football team seems to have reloaded in the wake of the graduation of record-setting quarterback Jeff Hoenstine and wideout Eli Lingenfelter...
Lady Dragon Tennis Finds Two Victories
In an away match against the Tyrone Lady Eagles and a home match against the Huntingdon Lady Bearcats, the Lady Dragon Tennis team took home two 5-0 victories to jump to a 2-0 record. Against the Eagles, Julia Ritchey won the first singles match...
New Faces, Same Results: Dragon Football Dominates in Season Opener
Facing off against the Bellefonte Red Raiders in their season opener, it was no surprise that the Dragons would start out a fresh season strong. A shutout for the Dragon defense combined with Central’s stunning offensive game paired well for a...
Dragon Soccer Victorious
BOYS SOCCER Facing the Chestnut Ridge Lions, the Central Dragon Boys Soccer team cinched a 4-2 victory in their season opener. At 14:12 in the first half, Avery Campbell scored the first goal of the...
Dragon Golf Wins, Ties
On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the Dragon golf team competed in matches in both Blair and Bedford counties. Three Dragon seniors competed in the Omni Bedford Springs High school invitational, and the Dragons' t...
Hunting Begins Tomorrow
Hunting for doves and resident Canada geese begins tomorrow (Sept. 1) in Pennsylvania. The dove season, consisting of a Sept. 1 through Nov. 24 segment and a later one from Dec. 19 through Jan, 6, 2024, allows hunters to kill 15 doves per day, with...
Golden Tigers On Road to Redemption
The 2022 Hollidaysburg Area High School football team paid out the nose for entering the year with few proven players, losing eight of its first nine games before ending the campaign by beating DuBois. Seven of those setbacks were by double digits. M...
NB, C-K Going Head to Head this Week
A football player for Claysburg-Kimmel, a soccer player at Chestnut Ridge and someone very active in his church, C-K senior Elias Ritchey wears a lot of hats in the fall. "I definitely have to find a...
Green Hornets Young but Hopeful
Most of Bill Musser’s Juniata Valley and Williamsburg football players this season aren’t old enough to drive. Musser, though, is handing them the keys to his Juniata Valley football program for the next few months. It’s a matter of necessity....
Central Golf Dominates
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...
C-K Starting Season With All New Everything
“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...
Anticipation
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...
