Youth sports is the perfect place to restart organized athletics, according to Stanford University School of Medicine professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. Speaking on a virtual roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Zionsville, on Thursday morning, Bhattacharya said as long as proper ...
Some honked feverishly. Others hung out car windows holding signs. One person popped streamers as they passed. Williamsport track and field coach Sam Belle sat on his porch the whole time surrounded by his family with that picturesque smile which has never changed painted across his face. He ...
Lock Haven University has had a great string of excellent pitchers in recent years. Bekah Slattery, Rachel Mouillesseaux, Loyalsock graduate Kayla Gee, Milton graduate Nicole Smith, Brianna Jennings, not to mention arguably the greatest pitcher in Bald Eagles history in ...
In a surprise move Wednesday, the PIAA Board of Directors chose to pass on a first reading of the proposed change to 13 wrestling weight classes. Instead, the board voted unanimously to have the PIAA’s Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) review the proposed weight class changes for ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a series looking back at the Top 10 girls basketball teams, coaches, games and players from the last decade. Mount Carmel has built one of the greatest District 4 girls basketball dynasties over the last 10 years. During that time the Tornadoes have captured nine ...
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield women’s soccer program is continuing their rebuild under third-year coach John Shaffer as the program announced an incoming-class of 15 newcomers and one walk-on from across the state of Pennsylvania for 2020. Of those 15 newcomers, three are from District ...
Gabe Sinicropi would love to give an update on whether or not the Williamsport Crosscutters will be playing baseball this summer. But neither he, nor the rest of Minor League Baseball, knows if there will be games played this summer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. All the Vice President of ...
Lycoming College has two former athletes set for induction in the Middle Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame in former football standout Darrin Kenney (1992) and former NCAA wrestling champion Ron “Buddy” Knoebel (1965). Kenney joins former longtime coach Frank Girardi ...
Look at most top 10 lists which feature games and one will see mostly playoff contests listed. It makes sense. The higher the stakes, the more the excitement. A season hanging in the balance on top of a great game makes for a classic. Still, there are some regular season games which are so ...
MANSFIELD — After making a four-win increase in conference competition last year, the Mansfield men’s basketball team is continuing their youth movement by bringing in an explosive recruiting class of seven, third-year coach John Szentesy announced. The class, featuring three guards and ...
The unknown makes sports great. Once someone thinks he or she has seen everything, something else comes along and tops it. After watching Southern Columbia edge Montoursville, 56-50, in the 2015 District 4 Class AA championship, this reporter was convinced he would never see a more ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a series looking back at the Top 10 high school football teams, coaches, games and players from the last decade. Southern Columbia was steamrolling its way toward another state championship. The Tigers were 12-0 and had mercy-ruled all but one opponent, including ...
A common perception for many in considering the role of an athletic director is of someone who makes up team schedules and watches games. That perception does nothing more than to scratch the surface of a role of an athletic director in today’s sports world. At most educational institutions, ...
When hitting a short approach shot with an eight-iron through the wedges, set the hands early and use a compact swing. Place 60% of your weight over the left foot at the address position and play the ball an inch or two back in your stance. This will place your head directly over the ball and ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a series looking back at the Top 10 high school football teams, coaches, games and players from the last decade. Memorial Stadium still stands today, but the grass that once filled the field is long gone. Players last competed on that grass on a cold, wet November ...
Senior Kayla Kline became the first Lycoming College student-athlete to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in two sports in the same season Thursday, as the organization announced its softball all-district teams with Kline earning a spot on the Division III District 4 team as an ...
MANSFIELD — After losing six starting seniors that led the Mansfield University field hockey team to its first postseason in a decade, sixth-year coach Brittany Hansrote has retooled the rebuilt program with a recruiting class of 12 freshmen. “We are thrilled to welcome the 2020 class ...
The annual District 4 football all-star game between squads from the North and South was officially canceled Wednesday, the District 4 Football Coaches Association announced via their Facebook page. The game was originally scheduled for June 19 in South Williamsport. This is believed to ...
Williamsport put together a dominant 2016 campaign, destroying a series of strong opponents while capturing Wyoming Valley Conference and District 2-4 Class AAAA championships. A week before meeting State College in the state tournament at Selinsgrove, Williamsport had destroyed a terrific ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a series looking back at the Top 10 high school football teams, coaches, games and players from the last decade. The game lasted 2 1/2 hours. The celebration probably lasted all night. After the 2018 Old Shoe Game ended in 2018, Montgomery players, coaches and ...