Before the Jersey Shore coaches could assess a sluggish first-half performance, senior Utoa Agae-Naipo already had taken charge. Top-seeded Shikellamy led Jersey Shore, 14-0, in the 2013 District 4 AAA semifinals. It wasn’t a terrible showing, but it was mediocre. Agae-Naipo delivered a ...
Too often and for reasons I never have understood, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a political issue. Middle ground and common sense decisions often go by the wayside. One thing I believe we can all agree on is we want everyone to stay safe. Many just disagree about how we do so. Sports is ...
HERSHEY — Lewisburg coach Ben Kettlewell never dreamed that the Green Dragons offense and ability to control a team would be as incredible as it was this season. He knew his players were more than capable of doing it with the talent that was on the roster, but he didn’t think it that ...
STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State women’s basketball team used a balanced offensive attack to secure an 84-45 season-opening victory over Coppin State on Wednesday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center. Seven Nittany Lions finished with eight or more points as freshman Tova Sabel led the ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the latest in a series looking back at the top 10 boys basketball teams, coaches, games and players from last decade Wellsboro long featured some excellent boys basketball teams, but it felt like a wall was put up each postseason which blocked its district championship ...
When she was a freshman at Sullivan County, Bethany Beinlich was a little disappointed that she wasn’t getting a ton of starting time with the Griffins. It was during that season that she played alongside standout Macy McCarthy, a 100-goal scorer who went on to play at Clarion ...
While standing on the turf at Hersheypark Stadium, Ben Liscum was humble when he found out he was being named the Sun-Gazette boys soccer Player of the Year. He was honored, first and foremost, but was quick to point out that he wasn’t successful in soccer this season on his own. He went ...
No player in area history has ever caught more passes than Cayden Hess. The Jersey Shore wide receiver is only a junior, adding more luster to the achievement. Hess reached that milestone after catching 13 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns while helping Jersey Shore capture the Eastern ...
EDITOR"S NOTE: This is the latest in a series looking back at the top 10 boys basketball teams, coaches, games and players from last decade There were no movie producers there, but it felt like there should have been. Lewisburg coach John Vaji and his Green Dragons were trying to slay ...
NFL running backs often reward their offensive lines by showering them with expensive gifts. High school running backs do not get paid and have far fewer options. Still, Jersey Shore running back Cam Allison already was thinking of ways he could thank his linemen after he went over 1,000 ...
Fighting a hamstring issue since Week 2, Karter Peacock encountered more pain last week when he injured his elbow at practice. Still, Peacock knew that if he could walk he was playing come Friday. The reliable defensive tackle had missed the last seven games, but was not watching the biggest ...
HERSHEY — Lewisburg’s players were mingling around near their team bench shortly after the conclusion of Saturday’s PIAA Class AA championship game. The Green Dragons had just defeated District 7 champion Deer Lakes, 6-0, and were taking turns being photographed with one another the PIAA ...
A trio of local boys soccer players received all-state honors from the HAC. Lewisburg senior Ben Liscum, Warrior Run senior Alex Hazzoum and Williamsport junior Jimmy Pombor all received the honors. The HAC trio receiving all-state honors brings the area total to five in boys soccer, as ...
Eleven area players received first-team HAC all-star honors in either Division 1 or 2. The league released its all-stars Monday evening. No area players received all-state honors as those went to Bloomsburg’s Paige Temple, Central Columbia’s Ellie Rowe and Southern Columbia’s Loren ...
Mike Clark didn’t take any chances with Lycoming football’s fall practices. The offense controlled one side of David Person Field. The defense had the other 50 yards. When the two met for certain team drills, those segments of practice were no more than 12 minutes in length. And even ...
The following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference. MAIN STORYLINE The Nittany Lions are treading uncharted waters at 0-5 for the first time in program history. Penn State is the first team to begin a year with five straight losses after being ranked in the Top ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the latest in a series looking back at the top 10 boys basketball teams, coaches, games and players from last decade Paul Petcavage and Mike Kirby helped St. John Neumann capture a 1972 state championship as teammates. They nearly duplicated those achievements as the ...
Branden Wheary did not play much last year, but he always could play. A talented quarterback, Wheary was stuck behind last year’s Class AAAA state Player of the Year Tanner Lorson. Another team, another situation and Wheary likely would have been playing. But the senior never complained. He ...
By CHRIS MASSE cmasse@sungazette.com Counting kickoffs and punts, Friday’s epic Jersey Shore vs. Lampeter-Strasburg Class AAAA Eastern Final featured 165 plays. Had just one of the many big plays Jersey Shore made gone the other way, the game’s outcome likely would have been ...
HERSHEY — Philip Permyashkin was able to get a great view of Lewisburg’s run to a state championship in 2015. He was there on the bench with the team each game as a team manager with his younger brother as a junior high kid. Permyashkin got to watch his two brothers Andre and Michael play ...