Philip Cmor

SPRING MILLS — A trio of Centre County girls’ high school basketball teams opened District 6 tournament play last week, including Penns Valley, which received a career-high 31 points from Hannah Montminy in a 67-25 victory over visiting Mount Union in a Class 3A quarterfinal-round game on Feb. 17. St. Joseph’s also kept…

COCOLAMUS — New coach Marcus Toomer got his head coaching career off to a fine start as his Bellefonte Area High School girls’ basketball team finished second in the Juniata County Tipoff Tournament. The Lady Raiders held East Juniata to two points in their 49-40 first-round victory on Friday, Dec. 6. Juniata denied Bellefonte…

Brandon Myers’ competitive athletic career ended about a half-decade ago when he graduated from Slippery Rock University. The one-time Philipsburg-Osceola baseball and basketball standout wasn’t ready to see his relationship with sports come to an end, though. “The playing days were over, but I still wanted to be involved, somehow,” the 28-year-old Myers said.…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Coaching changes are often met with trepidation. Fans and players alike are put in unfamiliar waters, surrounded by uncertainty and almost always anticipating rebuilding and growing pains. What sometimes gets overlooked, though, is the excitement the change injects might be just what the program needs. …

HUNTINGDON — Rebecca Bonness recorded a goal and an assist as the State College Area High School field hockey team defeated Mifflin County, 3-1, to win its fourth straight District 6 Class 3A championship on Oct. 16 at Juniata College. The win improved the Lady Little Lions record to 7-11 and qualified them for…