Sports

Shore's McCray wins two events as Bulldogs host Shikellamy in home dual meet

Local Sports May 5, 2026

JERSEY SHORE — Jersey Shore hosted a dual meet with Shikellamy on Tuesday afternoon, the final meet before Saturday’s PHAC Championships get underway at Bloomsburg. Shikellamy’s girls team beat Jersey Shore, 83-66, and and the Braves’ boys team beat the Bulldogs, 120-30. Jersey Shore’s Khani McCray picked up two individual wins in boys competition and was Jersey Shore’s only athlete in boys competition to win two events. McCray jumped 39 feet, 0 1/2 inches to win the triple jump by more than three feet and had a high jump win by clearing 5-10. McCray in total had three ...

Doubles sweep leads Shore tennis past Lewisburg, as it advances to District 4 Class AA final

Local Sports May 5, 2026

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT – In tennis, falling short in a set you almost came back in can be difficult to overcome. It’s a shot to the momentum you’ve been building up all set, and the energy expended working back can prove to be costly, especially heading into a third set. However, despite ...

Bucha's complete game stifles surging Spartans

Local Sports May 5, 2026

HUGHESVILLE—If it could, Hughesville still would not change its hitting approaches Tuesday against Bald Eagle Area. It would not change the swings, nor the quality contact it made. Hughesville simply would change the results. Baseball can be a cruel game and the Spartans learned that as well-hit balls kept being drilled right at defenders or finding those hustling defenders' gloves on the run. As a result, Riley Bucha threw a three-hit complete game and BEA defeated Hughesville, 4-1 at Bodine Park. Isaac Johnson hit a go-ahead, two-run, two-out, second inning double and Bucha did ...

Kegler's Korner: Furman bowls an 815 series; Edkin a 705

Local Sports May 5, 2026

With the season winding down, many leagues are done bowling, but there were still some noteworthy scores from those leagues still competing. Top male bowler of the week was Rod Furman who propelled his team to the championship in the playoff of the Brenda Welshans Memorial League with an 815 series. Meanwhile, Alicia Edkin captured top female honors by posting a 705 series in the Monday Night Classic League. That same league saw Tim Bailey and Roy Vanemon each fire a 300 game, while Bret York fell one pin short of perfection with a 299 in the Thursday Night Men’s League, where ...

NPL’s Litzelman, WR’s Ulrich earn honors

Local Sports May 5, 2026

Haley Litzelman of North Penn-Liberty and Tyler Ulrich of Warrior Run were named to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Association/Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency All-Academic athletic team, which was announced on Monday. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship to support their post-secondary educations. The program reflects the organizations’ shared commitment to recognizing well-rounded student-athletes and supporting their academic futures. Each district in the state has a boy and girl athlete recognized. The list of boys is Pennridge’s Thomas Ginnetti ...

Local roundup: Hughesville baseball storms back from five-run fifth-inning deficit to win

Local Sports May 4, 2026

Landen Puderbach roped a walk-off single and Hughesville stormed back from a five-run fifth-inning deficit, winning an 8-7, eight-inning thriller against Bloomsburg. The Spartans (8-6) rallied for their third win after trailing in the sixth inning or beyond this season and overcame a 5-0 deficit as well as a 7-3 seventh-inning hole. Hughesville then completed its massive comeback by scoring twice in the eighth after Bloomsburg had gone back ahead. Puderbach had a big day, going 3 for 5 with two RBIs and Wynter Foglemen was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs. Kyler Solomon also had two ...