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Local roundup: Mansfield men defeat Mercy College

Freshman Justice Smith led five players in double figures with a team-high 19 points to lead the Mansfield University men’s basketball team to a convincing, 79-61, victory over non-conference opponent Mercy College. The Mounties improve to 1-5 with their first win of the season, while Mercy falls to 0-6. Smith was 7 of 14 from the floor, while pulling in seven rebounds and dishing out four assists to power the Mountaineers in their best all-around game of the season. Smith connected on an ally-oop dunk in the second half off a pass from freshman Idris Ali, a Loyalsock graduate, who ...

Central Mountain boys soccer advances to District 6 Class AAA final

All season long, Central Mountain boys soccer coach Billy Hook harped on how special the seniors the senior his team were. The words Hook spoke rang true Monday night in the District 6 Class AAA semifinals as thanks to seniors Evan Cross and Clayton Foster, the Wildcats managed to upset second-seeded Bellefonte. Foster’s game-winning goal, assisted by Cross in overtime, was the lone goal scored in the game as Central Mountain won, 1-0. “I’ve talked all year how great the senior class has been. They’ve been phenomenal. They’re great kids and to get that as a senior in a ...

Local roundup: Williamsport girls volleyball falls to CM in District 6 playoffs

Williamsport lost in the District 6 playoffs in girls volleyball to Central Mountain, 3-0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-20). The Millionaires were led by Caitlin Bacon's 15 points. Myla Kelley had nine and Erika Haag added eight. Elise Berthold had a team-high 14 kills and Abby Carson added nine. Johanna Baker had 23 assists and Haag added three. • After becoming the first Lycoming College football player to hit three field goals in a game three times in a season, sophomore Ian Plankenhorn, a Montoursville graduate, has earned his second Middle Atlantic Conference Special Teams Player of the ...

Milton girls soccer defeats Hughesville in District 4 Class AA playoffs

With under a minute to play in the first half and Milton leading by two goals, Hughesville had a golden opportunity. A Black Panther foul 22 yards from goal in the middle of the field was in the sweet spot for a great free kick taker. Milton goalkeeper Mo Reiner set her wall to guard her ...

Milton boys soccer advances to District 4 semifinal by defeating Wellsboro

Carter Lilley has scored big goals and had big assists all year long for Milton. He scored another one for Milton on Saturday, one that doubled as his 50th career goal to put Milton up, 3-1, two minutes and thirty eight seconds into the second half. It helped Milton advance to the district semifinals for the first time ever with a 5-1 win over Wellsboro on Saturday in the District 4 class AA boys’ soccer tournament. “I haven’t been feeling the best this week. I’ve been dealing with a shin injury and haven’t been able to practice all week,” Lilley said. “I thought I ...