Gazette Sports

CENTRE COUNTY — The boys’ high school baseball season has begun and, even with some bad weather postponing some early games, most Centre County teams have seen action. In the early going, Bellefonte by far has been off to the best start with three wins in its first three outings, the last one being a…

BELLEFONTE  — The Bellefonte softball team opened the 2026 season by scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruising to an 8-3 win over Central on March 19 at home. Leadoff hitter Sloan Moore led the Lady Red Raiders, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. Abby Herr went 2-for-4 with three…

At the recently completed Elks Regional Soccer Shoot, Austin Mauk, left, and Izzy Oravis, both representing the Bellefonte Elks Lodge 1094, won  the First Place U14,  boys and girls divisions.  Both will now move on to the Elks National Soccer Shoot competition.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Bellefonte sophomore Bailee Scott captured the 155-pound title in 15-16 girls age group in the Keystone State Championships on March 14 at the Bryce Jordan Center.  The top-seeded Scott, a state qualifier in the high school season, rolled up a 15-0 technical fall over Hamburg’s Daisy Nemes in 2:57 the finals. Scott…

BELLFONTE — The Bellefonte Area High School softball team is preparing to open the new season with a mix of returning experience and emerging young talent as the Lady Raiders look to build momentum throughout the year under head coach Erica DeVinney. The returning PIAA District 6 champions enter the season with a small but…

CENTRE COUNTY — The 2026 high school baseball season is about to get started and all six Centre County teams are gearing up for the first games of their seasons. Bellefonte has in fact already begun its campaign with a 14-1 win over Derry on March 14, but because of some bad weather, most teams…

CENTRE COUNTY — With one PIAA Softball Tournament finalist, four tournament qualifiers, and all five Centre County teams playoff eligible, it will not be easy to duplicate last year’s successes in the upcoming 2026 season. But certainly not impossible. With all five county teams traditionally fielding strong softball teams, 2026 could turn out to be…

ALTOONA — The Williamsburg Lady Blue Pirates stuck to the script on Tuesday night against St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy and it got them to the PIAA 1A girls’ basketball finals. Taking the ball inside, hounding SJCA all-star guard Naomi Crispin and battling on the boards paid off as Williamsburg slowly pulled away from the WolfPack…

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Wisconsin Badgers’ hockey team traveled to Penn State for a two-game series at Pegula Ice Arena on Thursday and Friday nights, leaving with a clean sweep over the Nittany Lions. The Nittany Lions got on the board first in the opening period when Cade Christenson scored with 13:35 remaining. Just three…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State dropped its final home game of the 2025–26 regular season Wednesday, March 4, falling to Ohio State 94–62 before hitting the road for its regular-season finale Sunday, March 8, in Piscataway against Rutgers. The Nittany Lions were unable to bounce back in that matchup, suffering a 74–62 loss to close…