Gazette Sports

STATE COLLEGE — The defending Centre County Baseball League champion Howard Hawks are headed back to the league semifinals after completing a two-game sweep of the Lemont Ducks with a 12-1 victory on Thursday, July 9, at State College Community Park. Kahale Burns led off the game with a line-drive double that landed just inside…

CENTRE COUNTY — The tournament action at Centre County golf clubs included the popular Osceola Open held at the Philipsburg Elks Club, the Red, White and Blue Tournament held at Skytop Mountain Golf Club and the AJGA Boys Junior All-Star Tournament held at the Toftrees Resort. Here is a closer look at each of these…

CENTRE COUNTY — The Centre County Baseball League kicked off the 2026 playoffs with four first round games on Tuesday evening and there were already more than a few fireworks. In Blanchard, Milesburg struck 18 hits and then held off a furious Bee rally to take an exciting 13-11 win Second seeded Spike Island got…

STATE COLLEGE — In their first meeting in the 12U District 5 Little League tournament, State College needed a dramatic come-from-behind victory to beat Penns Valley. In the rematch, State College scored three runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back on their way to a 12-2 win over Penns Valley…

PHILIPSBURG — Despite some trying and difficult conditions, the Philipsburg Elks Golf and Country Club held its annual Memorial Tournament over the June 27-28 weekend. The players braved the elements and saw the tournament through and finished the two-day event late Sunday afternoon under improving weather conditions. The tournament was played as a better-ball-of-partners in…

CENTRE COUNTY — It has been a difficult week weather-wise for the Centre County Baseball League with many postponed and suspended games. One team that has seen significant action, however, is the Howard Hawks. Since the Hawks’ tough loss to first-place Blanchard on June 21, they have been on a run. On Tuesday, Howard made…

STATE COLLEGE — State College and Nittany Valley were the last two teams standing in the 12U District 5 Softball Tournament. Because of an earlier 11-7 loss to State College in the tournament, Nittany Valley knew it would have to win back-to-back games against the undefeated State College team to advance to the sectional round…

CENTRE HALL — State College and Penns Valley kicked off the 12U District 5 Little League Tournament Monday night in Centre Hall. State College didn’t have a lead in the game until Liam Williams hit what would end up being the game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, capping off State…

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA — The Centre County Gazette named Philipsburg-Osceola pitcher-shortstop Archer Baughman as June’s Athlete of the Month. Baughman, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound junior, had an outstanding year for the Mounties, especially in the playoffs as his team advanced to the District 6, 3-A finals and then into the PIAA, 3-A quarterfinals. At the plate for the…

PORT MATILDA — The Skytop Mountain Golf Club held its Third Annual Parent-Child Golf Tournament on June 19 at the club on Skytop Mountain Road in Port Matilda. The tournament, which was played in a two-person scramble format, featured parent-child teams that competed over nine holes on the difficult mountain course. First place winners were…