Gazette Sports

CENTRE COUNTY — The Bellefonte and State College softball teams can place another District 6 championship trophy in their respective school trophy cases. Bellefonte captured their second straight District 6 Class 4A title with a 5-2 win over Juniata on May 21 at O’Leary Fields.  The day before, State College captured its third straight Class…

CENTRE COUNTY — The 2026 Centre County Baseball League season has begun and many of the 10 teams in the league this year have already been in action. The Howard Hawks are 3-0 so far and have scored a total of 59 runs in three games. And in Philipsburg, the Spike Island Pirates are also…

STATE COLLEGE — The music will be loud. The hits will be louder. And somewhere between the whistles and the wheels, a community will come together for something bigger than the scoreboard. State College Area Roller Derby is set to host a Pride-themed home team game at C3 Sports on May 30, where the Happy…

WINGATE — The Bald Eagle Area softball team entered the District 6 Class 3A playoffs as the No. 4 seed, but the Lady Eagles playing fifth-seeded Huntingdon in their first game of the playoffs. Huntingdon had beaten BEA twice during the regular season, 8-2 in the season opener and 12-2 on May 11.  Despite that…

CENTRE COUNTY — The 2026 District 6 Baseball Playoffs have begun, and the news for our local Centre County teams is partly very good, and partly not-so-good. Philipsburg-Osceola and Bald Eagle Area both advanced with first round victories on Monday afternoon, while State College lost a heartbreaker to Altoona on May 14 in the Class…

Bellefonte Elks Lodge 1094 has reaffirmed its commitment to local youth by donating $1,250 in support of the Bellefonte Elks Teener League baseball team. The donation provides crucial financial support for the upcoming season. Pictured from left are Elks Lodge Head Trustee Patrick Corbett, teammates William Hoover, Harrison Hoover, David Anderson, Blaine Casper, and team Manager Jacob…

STATE COLLEGE — State College Spikes fans have even more to look forward to in the 20th Anniversary Season with the addition of a special appearance by Bluey, the out-of-this-galaxy fun of Star Wars Night and several more exciting promotions to the 2026 home schedule, which begins on Friday, June 5 with opening night presented by PSECU. Tickets for these games, as well…

LORETTO — On May 5, Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference held its Track and Field Championships at St. Francis University in Loretto.  Bellefonte High School girls took 2nd place out of 18 schools and set two school records in the 4×400 and 4×800 relays.  In the girls 4×400 relay, Addison Fry, Kaylee Knepp, Althea Helms and Madyson Miller…

MARTINSBURG — The Bellefonte softball team went 2-1 over four days, beating Bishop Carroll, 10-0, on May 5 at home and Tyrone, 5-1, on May 7 at home before losing to Westmont Hilltop, 12-3, at O’Leary Fields on May 8.  Three days later, the Lady Red Raiders (9-10) rolled to a 9-1 win at Central.…

CENTRE COUNTY — In local high school baseball news, five of the six Centre County teams have qualified for the 2026 District 6 Tournament with games beginning as early as Friday, May 15. Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte, Philipsburg-Osceola, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy and State College will all move on to the tournament, while Penns Valley’s…