Gazette Sports

STATE COLLEGE — There’s a moment in every fighter’s career when the questions get louder, the stakes get heavier and the margin for error disappears. For Xavier Zeruth, that moment arrives May 22, when the Central Pennsylvania Mixed Martial Arts product steps into the cage for his first professional mixed martial arts bout under the…

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Area hosted Tyrone and Hollidaysburg in a three-team meet on April 14, featuring a competitive slate of events across both track and field as the regular season continued. The boys 100-meter dash highlighted one of the day’s closest finishes as Hollidaysburg’s Devin Walters edged Bellefonte Area’s Caleb Bartley winning in 11.20 while…

PHILIPBURG — Philipsburg-Osceola softball team’s power surge against Bald Eagle Area on April 18 at the Curtis Park Athletic Complex carried the Lady Mounties to their seventh straight win, 10-4. P-O, which hasn’t lost since the season-opening game against Bellwood-Antis on March 24, preceded the BEA win with one-run wins at Bellefonte, 2-1, on April…

CENTRE COUNTY — In local high school baseball, the teams are finishing up Week 5, and the Bellefonte Raiders are still marching on with LHAC victories over Philipsburg-Osceola and Penns Valley. In the Mid-Penn league, State College came away with two taut victories over conference foes and now stands at 6-4 for the season. And…

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Area hosted a four-team meet on Tuesday, April 7, welcoming Central, Central Cambria and Penn Cambria for a midseason competition that featured strong performances across track and field events. The Bellefonte boys defeated Central 95-55 and Penn Cambria 112-38, while tying Central Cambria 75-75. On the girls’ side, Bellefonte earned victories over…

CENTRE COUNTY — The season is beginning to heat up for our local high school baseball teams and every one of the Centre County teams was in action last week. In the big showdown of the week, Bald Eagle Area was able to hold on at Bellefonte on Monday afternoon for a 9-8 victory over…

WINGATE — The Bald Eagle Area softball team started the season a little off from what it’s used to, but the Lady Eagles appear to have righted the ship. BEA (5-2) rolled to an 11-1 win over Penns Valley on April 9 at home and followed that the next day with a 14-11 win at…

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Nittany Lions hosted Maryland for a three-game series this weekend, opening with a single game on Friday before playing a doubleheader on Saturday. Penn State came out on top in all three matchups, finishing off the weekend with a series sweep over the Terrapins. Penn State hit five home…

CENTRE COUNTY — In local Center County high school baseball action, Bellefonte won its seventh game with a triumph over Tyrone, Penns Valley broke through with its first victory, and P-O kept pace with wins over BEA and Chestnut Ridge. Here is a look at where things stand after Week 3: BELLEFONTE 6, TYRONE 0…