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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli passed away on Monday at age 68. He served more than 30 years with Penn State Athletics as Director of Athletic Medicine and 38 years in the medical field. Sebastianelli is survived by his wife, Michele, and children, Alyssa and Geoff.  “Dr. Sebastianelli embodied the…

CENTRE COUNTY — Somewhere between the smell of sweat and canvas, under flickering lights in small-town buildings where the ring creaks like an old porch, there exists a strange kind of truth. It’s not the kind you find on scoreboards or box scores. It’s louder than that. Messier. Built on bruises, broken sleep and long…

CENTRE COUNTY — In local high school baseball action, Bald Eagle Area and Bellefonte both added to their winning streaks with two wins each this week, and St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy evened its record at 8-8 with two conference wins. Penns Valley took its second win on May 2 with a victory over Bishop Guilfoyle,…

TYRONE — With the Bald Eagle Area softball team leading Tyrone by two runs in the top of the sixth inning, Raelee Repasky hit a grand slam — her sixth home run of the season — en route to an 8-4 win on May 4 at Tyrone. BEA (11-4) was trailing Tyrone, 1-0, until Maelee…

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte shortstop/pitcher Zach Lehman has been named the April 2026 Athlete of the Month by The Centre County Gazette. Lehman, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound junior, has been having an outstanding season as a leader in the field, at the plate and on the mound for the 11-3 Raiders. So far in 2026, Lehman is…

URBANA, Ill. — Penn State softball delivered a commanding performance over the weekend sweeping Illinois in a three-game Big Ten series from Friday through Sunday at Eichelberger Field. The Nittany Lions showcased a complete team effort across all three contests outscoring the Fighting Illini 26-4 while extending their winning streak in the series. Penn State…

BELLWOOD-ANTIS — Bellwood-Antis hosted a multi-team track and field meet featuring Bellefonte Area, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola, with athletes from all programs delivering strong performances across both track and field events as the regular season continued. In the 100-meter dash, Bellefonte’s Althea Helms led the girls’ field with a winning time of 12.50, while on…

CENTRE COUNTY — In local baseball news, both the Bellefonte Raiders and BEA Eagles have reached double-digits in wins, while Philipsburg-Osceola is close at 9-4. St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy broke a losing streak with a win over Line Mountain, and State College is now 7-7 after tough losses to Altoona and Williamsport. Here is a…

PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola softball team continued to dominate by going 3-0 in four days, winning at Juniata, 11-0, on April 21, shutting out Clearfield, 6-0, on April 23 at home and blasting Richland, 10-1, on April 24 at home. The Lady Mounties raised their record to 14-1 with a 6-2 win over Huntingdon at…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State football fans will get their first look at the almost completely revamped Nittany Lions on Saturday, April 25 at the Blue-White Practice beginning at 1 p.m. in Beaver Stadium. The practice is the cornerstone of what the university is calling “Blue-White Weekend” that will feature many events for fans of…