Mikey Kresovich

Centre County sure produces athletes, and recently, a handful of local high school seniors signed their names on dotted lines to continue their athletic careers at the college level. Several other student athletes have verbally committed to a school, but won’t formally announce their intentions until February. BELLEFONTE Red Raider…

WINGATE — One of Centre County’s longest tenured football officials has completed his final season. Larry Dyke, who just wrapped-up his 50th year of officiating scholastic football in Centre County, ruled over his final game on Thursday, Oct. 24, in the same place he began. “I know it is time…

WINGATE — Bald Eagle Area earned a 3-1 victory over the Lady Rams of Penns Valley on Oct. 19 to solidify an undefeated season for the Lady Eagles. The only blemish on their record was a 1-1 tie earlier in the season to the same Lady Rams. Georgia Cingle and Emily Shiels both booted…

All county teams have logged their first games of the 2018-19 boys’ basketball season. Bellefonte ended an eight-year losing streak against Central Mountain. Penns Valley opened up its new gym with a dominating win. And St. Joe’s got its first win ever over Bishop Carroll. Here’s a recap of Week 1: PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA …

In the PIAA District 6 championships on Oct. 27 in Reedsville, both the State High girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams won the AAA races, while the Penns Valley boys’ team took the top overall finish in the A division. In terms of individual winners, St. Joseph’s Sera Mazza, Penns Valley’s Brendan Colwell and State…

ALTOONA — Several teams around the county competed at the 23rd annual Ben Bloser Bulldog Cross-Country Invitational in Altoona on Sept. 15. BELLEFONTE The Bellefonte boys’ team finished 17 out of 27 competing AA teams, while the girls’ team placed ninth out of 18 AA teams. Sophomore Austin Melius was the team’s top…

Several county cross-country teams got off the blocks over the past two weeks. Here’s a quick glimpse of some of the action. STATE COLLEGE The State College girls’ cross-country team defeated University High School of West Virginia at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational on Sept. 7. The Little Lady Lions earned the…

BOALSBURG — At the beginning of July, Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy announced it will be unable to field a football team for this upcoming season. The obstacle of finding enough players was too insurmountable for such a small school with just over 150 kids enrolled. Just 13 players were on the Wolves roster as…

BOALSBURG — For the first time since the fall of 2012, Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy will not have a football team. The college preparatory high school is set to begin its eighth year of operation this coming August, but it will do so without fielding a football team. “We have not finished a…

WINGATE — The Bellefonte boys’ track and field team defeated Bald Eagle 88-62 at Bald Eagle Area High School on April 20. For the Raiders, it was the 4×800-meter relay team consisting of Hovis, Methven, Popp and Melvis who placed first with a time of 9:10. Luke Lambert was victorious in all three throwing…