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I am a regular reader of “Pennsylvania Outdoor News,” Pennsylvania’s most comprehensive outdoor publication. In a recent issue, a couple of items of interest appeared in the “Cuffs and Collars” section. As regular readers of “The Sportsman’s Corner” know, I am unalterably opposed to baiting by hunters, yet the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) allows the creation of seasonal “food plots” shortly before hunting seasons. I see little difference between that and the tossing of corn or apples in front of a blind. Anyhow, the Butler County warde...
The Central boys basketball team had quite the busy week with four games on tap. However, the Dragons still had plenty of time to celebrate midweek as Eli Muthler went over the 1,000 career point mark in a 60-35 victory over Bellwood-Antis on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The senior had his moment with 3:26 remaining in the second quarter when Zach Lingenfelter inbounded the ball on the sideline to Muthler who had his man sealed towards the key. Muthler caught the ball and went up for the layup to reach...
The Williamsburg girls were scheduled to host West Branch at home on Monday, Jan. 20 but the game was postponed due to the winter weather. As a result, the Lady Blue Pirates had their week knocked down to one less game, and it also meant that a milestone night would have to take place on the road instead of in front of the home crowd. On Thursday, Jan. 23, Williamsburg made the trip to Moshannon Valley with LeeAnna Royer needing just 12 points to eclipse the 1,000 point mark for her career and came away with a 56-21 victory. The junior, whose...
The Claysburg-Kimmel boys basketball team had a week off between games to rest and recover from the grinding season. As a result, the Bulldogs played just once on the week as they made the trip to Saxton to battle Tussey Mountain on Friday, Jan. 24. The layoff may have been part of the cause for such a slow start by C-K as the visitors found itself in a 24-12 hole at halftime. The time spent in the locker room seemed to be the cure as Claysburg erupted out of halftime with 28 points while the defense held the Titans in check with just six....
Central wrestling and head coach Dave Marko has had a strong year in the 2024-25 season. Marko has gained his 350th dual meet victory and Central is becoming one of the stronger teams in District 6. Their 48-7 win over Penn Cambria gave the Scarlet Dragons their 17th victory. Marko has had seasons with 18, 15, and 16 wins, but faced some tough years following COVID-19. For a period they had forged a cooperative program with Williamsburg. Central notched seven victories by fall in their rout of Penn Cambria. Bailey Wilt 121, Joel Morris 133, Kad...
Alexys Tomlinson from Claysburg-Kimmel, competed in the Arctic Swim Classic on Saturday, January 11 at Clearfield High School. This was her first ever high school invitational that she has competed in. Tomlinson took fourth place in the 100-yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:13.09, and fifth in the 200-yard Individual Medley 2:27.15. She dropped over three seconds in both events. Tomlinson was seeded seventh in both events and came out earning fourth and fifth. Tomlinson also earned 21 team points for Claysburg. There were 20 swimmers in the...
The Williamsburg boys basketball team went 1-1 on the week to set its record at 10-6 on the year. The Blue Pirates fell at West Branch, 46-42, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, while they knocked off Moshannon Valley, 62-47, on Friday, Jan. 24. Against West Branch, the Blue Pirates got out to a slight 24-18 lead after two quarters of play. Unfortunately, the Warriors would win the second half with a 28-18 edge to walk away with the win. Logan Brantner was the lone Williamsburg player to reach double figures as he collected 16 points, while Jesse Brumbaugh...
The Central girls basketball team suffered a tough loss, pulled out a 10-point win and then lost by double digits in a week that saw it go 1-2. On Monday, Jan. 20, the Lady Scarlet Dragons made the trip to Bellwood-Antis and came away with a heartbreaking 40-39 loss. Central lost the previous meeting by 10 (42-32) back on Dec. 28 in an overtime game at the Tyrone Tournament. Down three points and following a timeout with 15 seconds to play, Central’s Marah Dickson drove inside for a layup that went through with five seconds remaining. With t...
The Claysburg-Kimmel girls basketball team played three games last week and all three were different in their own right. The Lady Bulldogs suffered a 77-25 blowout loss at Southern Huntingdon on Monday, Jan. 20, handed out a one-sided game in their favor in a 54-26 victory over North Star on Tuesday, Jan. 21 and then suffered a heartbreaking setback, 36-34, at home against Tussey Mountain on Thursday, Jan. 23. In the lopsided defeat to the Lady Rockets, C-K found itself down 48-22 at the break, then was held to just three points in the second...
Central's. Eli Muthler scores his career 1,000th point on Bellwood's Martin Fatzinger Wednesday, Jan. 22....
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With three victories during the week, Claysburg-Kimmel ran its win streak to four straight. The Bulldogs opened with a 57-26 win over Mount Union on Monday, Jan. 13, got past Moshannon Valley 68-57 on Wednesday, Jan. 15 and then crushed Rockwood 86-55 on Friday, Jan. 17 to improve their record to 7-9. C-K traveled to Mount Union for the third game of the year and suffered a 72-52 setback, but the Bulldogs completely flipped the tables this time around as they jumped all over the Trojans with a 16-2 lead after one quarter of play. In the second...
While I have been slowly recovering from knee-replacement surgery, I have worked ahead on writing my “Sportsman’s Corner” columns. This one was unplanned: It was sparked by an email. How the guy got my email I’ll never know. Here’s the email and my response. “Dear Rich: I’ve read your columns as far back as when you wrote them for another publication. Over the years I have often been concerned about your motivations. You sometimes seem to be a ‘bleeding heart’; you know, someone who opposes harvesting animals. You have often taken the side of...
The Central boys basketball team began the week with two easy victories before battling to the end in a tough loss to end the week. The Scarlet Dragons hit the road for all three as they cruised past Bellwood-Antis 59-29 on Monday, Jan. 13, pounded Philipsburg-Osceola 75-44 on Wednesday, Jan. 15 and then put together a comeback bid that fell short on Friday, Jan. 15 in a 75-69 loss to Greater Johnstown. Central's record stands at 8-3 following the three games. Against the Blue Devils, the two te...
The Central girls' basketball team has been battling hard all season long, and unfortunately, without many wins to show for it. The reward came on Monday, Jan. 13 with a big time 52-16 victory over Philipsburg-Osceola. A 19-2 showing in the second quarter allowed the Lady Dragons to turn the contest into a runaway. Lyla Imes led Central with 13 points, while Dessa Boyles also reached double figures with 10. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Lady Dragons faced off against rival Tyrone and despite leading...
Central High School head wrestling coach, Dave Marko, notched his 350th career victory when his team routed Cambria Heights in their dual meet with them. The Dragons received nine victories by forfeit while downing Cambria Heights 60-9. Marko nearly forgot about the milestone win until his wrestlers asked where he was in win totals. The team victory was still the most important aspect to Marko whose squad has had a strong season. Blair Miller - 215 pounds notched the only pin for the Central Dragons. Central went on to capture another dual...
The Claysburg-Kimmel girls basketball team finished the week with two losses to drop its record to 5-9 on the year. The Lady Bulldogs dropped a 38-27 contest to Mount Union, and then fell 33-29 to Rockwood. On Tuesday, Jan. 14 Claysburg fell into an 11-4 deficit after one quarter but bounced back with a 13-5 edge in the second to take a 17-15 lead at the half. The Lady Trojans essentially put the game away with an 18-2 showing in the third stanza that had the Bulldogs in a 33-19 hole. Zailee Bush and Bella Francona led Claysburg-Kimmel with...
After starting the year as winners of 10 of the first 11, the Williamsburg girls basketball team dropped two of three contests on the week to fall to 11-3 on the year. On Monday, Jan. 13, the Lady Blue Pirates traveled to Berlin Brothersvalley to face off against a program they met in the PIAA Class 1A state quarterfinals a year ago, which WHS won 54-53. This time, it was the Lady Mountaineers coming out on top by handing Williamsburg a 57-47 defeat. Berlin put the Lady Pirates in a 16-4 hole after the opening quarter, but WHS rebounded with a...
The Williamsburg boys were scheduled to play three games during the week but were only able to get two as Thursday, Jan. 16 at Harmony had to be postponed until Feb. 10 due to bad weather. The week started off with a 75-68 overtime loss at Curwensville on Monday, Jan. 13, and finished up with a 57-37 rout of Saint Joseph’s Academy on Friday, Jan. 17 as the Blue Pirates’ record moved to 9-5. Against the Golden Tide, WHS held a slight 27-26 lead at the half before the two teams scored 19 each in the third and Curwensville had a 17-16 edge in the...
Northern Bedford County's Amberly Detterline drives to the basket on West Branch's Sarah Guglielmi during a home game Thursday, Jan. 16....
The Williamsburg boys basketball team had a perfect week with wins over Glendale, Claysburg-Kimmel and Juniata Valley to move its record to 8-4. In the Tuesday, Jan. 7 victory over the Vikings, Sam Parks led four Blue Pirates in double figures with 18 in the 69-36 win. WHS, which won all four quarters, including a 24-7 showing in the second stanza, got 13 points from Ethan Reffner, 12 by Logan Brantner and 10 by Evan Zehner. Against the Bulldogs on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Pirates once again came out ahead in all quarters, including a 12-point...
After 20 days off, the Central boys basketball team started the week with a heartbreaking overtime loss to Hollidaysburg (56-50) on Wedneday, Jan. 8 before responding with a convincing victory over Huntingdon (75-44) on Friday, Jan. 10 and a tight 65-63 win against Tyrone on Saturday, Jan. 11. In a back-and-forth second half and overtime which saw 12 lead changes, Hollidaysburg grabbed the lead for good with 3:15 remaining in the extra session. The Scarlet Dragons fell behind 9-3 after the...
The Claysburg-Kimmel girls got a hard-fought 33-32 win over Northern Bedford on Tuesday, Jan. 7 and then suffered a setback to Everett, 53-21, on Wedneday, Jan. 8 to finish the week 1-1. Tuesday's matchup with NBC was a doubleheader as part of the annual Sideline Cancer event where money is raised to help families financially while they're going through serious health-related issues. The two communities came together to raise $5,700 that will go to benefit the Hadley Reed and Anita Martin famili...
The Claysburg-Kimmel boys basketball team had a good week as it doubled the win total on the year and had a memorable individual milestone reached. Entering the week, the Bulldogs had just two wins, but after a 2-1 mark in three contests, their record now sits at 4-9. The wins came against Northern Bedford (44-41) on Tuesday, Jan. 8 and Fannett-Metal (62-48) on Friday, Jan. 10, while C-K lost to Williamsburg (75-48) on Wednesday, Jan. 9). Brayden Haney reached the 1,000-point mark for his...
Over time, I have made a number of nasty comments about cellphones. I have written that they are intrusive and that they serve few useful purposes. I have criticized my wife and my son for buying one for me and “urging” me to use it. However, I recently owe a debt to this cellphone. After the autumn turkey season ended, I had scheduled my much-needed knee replacement. The day prior to the surgery, I was scheduled to have bloodwork done. Every single phone call I received prior to the surgery reminded me: “Make sure you get the bloodwork done....
Unfortunately, the Central girls basketball team ended the week with an 0-2 mark with a 51-20 loss to Hollidaysburg and a narrow 45-40 defeat to Huntingdon. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Lady Scarlet Dragons fell down 19-9 after one, 38-16 at the half and then were held scoreless in the third while the Lady Tigers stretched the lead to 51-16 with 13 points. Dessa Boyles led Central with seven points. During the Friday, Jan. 10 loss to the Lady Bearcats, the Lady Dragons ended the third quarter with the game knotted at 34-34. However, Central was...
The Central High School wrestling team posted an impressive 5-1 record at the 2025 Claysburg-Kimmel Dual Meet Tournament. Central dropped their match to Huntingdon Area High School 49-21, but went on to down Tussey Mountain High School 66-11, River Valley High School 37-36, Meyersdale Area High School 48-24, Conemaugh Township Area High School 47-27, and host Claysburg -Kimmel High School 56-12. Bryer Mickel at 127 recorded 3 falls during the tournament, and Cody Clapper-152, Carson Mowery -114, and Joel Morris -133 notched 2 falls during the...
A Look Back at Some Photos from the Herald in 2024...
Dear Commissioners, Biologists, and Administrators of the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC): Another deer season has pretty much ended. Several hundred thousand deer have been killed. As usual, you are patting yourselves on your backs, telling hunters the deer management policy established more than 20 years ago is responsible for this. Many sportsmen know this is only indirectly true. The major reason we still have a substantial deer kill in Pennsylvania is that so much private land has been posted by landowners who want to have reasonable...
The Central High School Varsity wrestling team along with their junior high wrestling squad captured the championship at the Central Cambria Red Devil Dual Invitational tournament. Their results at the tournament are as follows: Central 36 Moshannon Valley 27, Central 53 Conemaugh Township 23, Central 42 Mount Union 33, Central 53 Penn Cambria 17, Central 48 Central Cambria 23. In the championship match, Central downed South Williamsport 51-24. During the tournament, Thaide Mickel 145 and...
The Williamsburg girls basketball team hosted the annual Williamsburg Christmas Tournament on December 26-28. The Lady Blue Pirates came away with a 2-0 mark to claim the championship which included a 61-20 win over Glendale, and a 70-37 victory against Tussey Mountain. Against the Lady Vikings, Levada Gorsuch posted 21 points, while Anastasia Ranalli had 16 and Regan Prough tossed in 13 for the Lady Blue Pirates. In the game against the Lady Titans, LeeAnna Royer poured in a game-high 26 points, while Gorsuch hit for 21 and Ranalli finished...
The Williamsburg boys basketball team played in the Cambria Heights Holiday Classic on Dec. 26-27 and finished with a 1-1 record. The Blue Pirates suffered a 60-46 loss to West Shamokin in the opener before narrowly downing Glendale 39-38 to earn third place. Logan Brantner had nine points to lead Williamsburg against the Wolves. Against the Vikings, Williamsburg used a 13-7 scoring edge in the third to separate itself enough as Glendale won the fourth with a 14-10 advantage. Ethan Reffner’s 13 points led the Blue Pirates. On January 3rd, t...
On December 27th and 28th, the Central girls participated in the Judge Fred B. Miller Reliance Bank Tournament held at Tyrone Area High School. The Lady Dragons came away with an 0-2 record by falling to Penn Cambria 46-30 on opening night before dropping a heartbreaking 52-42 overtime contest to Bellwood-Antis in the consolation. In the opener, Central trailed by just two points at the half (15-13) before it was outscored by 14 in the second half by the Lady Panthers. Marah Dickson led the Lady Scarlet Dragons with 11 points, while Lyla Imes...
The Claysburg-Kimmel boys basketball team traveled to Tyrone Area High School to take part in the Judge Fred B. Miller Reliance Bank Tournament held December 27-28. The Bulldogs were overmatched in the opener against the host Golden Eagles as they dropped a 77-48 decision. Brayden Haney’s 25 points were tops for C-K, which won the final quarter with a 14-7 score. Claysburg was able to bounce back with a 60-57 victory over Bellwood-Antis in the consolation game to claim third place. C-K trailed 18-8 after one quarter, won the second stanza by a...
Northern Bedford's Kavan Lloyd goes up for a shot against Mount Union Friday, Dec. 20....
Kristtin Sidney,8, tries to get the attention of Northern Bedfford's Josten Imler during Northern Bedford's game with Mount Union Friday, Dec 20. Imler is the boyfriend of Kristtin's sister Auttem....
Sometimes the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) authorizes an agency to conduct a survey for it. The agency has usually come up with results that the PGC desires. (Imagine that.) One of its more recent surveys was conducted to gauge support for a reintroduction of pine martens, small but deadly predators. Predictably, this survey supported the commission’s goal of reintroduction with a 90% favorability rate. This did not reflect how sportsmen felt about it. In 2023 the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania (USP) conducted a survey that garnered 4...
Editor's Note: This is part of the Sports Preview edition from December 12. Coach: Blake Over What year is this for you as head coach at this school and overall: 2nd Coach's career record (at this school and overall): 11-12 Last year's record: 11-12 Conference: LHAC Returning starters: Marah Dickson Other returning letter winners: Dessa Boyles, Lyla Imes, Madeline Benton, Adyson Poet Strengths: "We have a very skilled and close knit team this year. We have girls who like to attack the basket...
Alexys Tomlinson has high hopes and big goals for the swimming season. She hopes to place in the top three at Districts at the end of the season. She is also hoping to make new friends from other teams and get the most out of her high school season. Her comfort level with and ability to swim all strokes and events is one of her strengths. She plans on working to achieve her personal best time standards over the season and improving each week. At the Tyrone/Somerset/Rockwood/Claysburg meet,...
Central's Eli Muthler has the ball stripped away by Bishop Guilfoyle's Jake Kissell in an away game Thursday Dec. 19....
Bishop Guilfoyle extended their undefeated season on Friday with another dominant performance, defeating the Central Dragons 53-29. The Marauders continued their trend of overwhelming their opponents, marking their fourth win this season by a margin of at least 23 points. The victory improved Bishop Guilfoyle's record to 6-0, continuing a six-game road winning streak that dates back to last season. Their success has been driven by an impressive offensive output, averaging 58.3 points per game...
Central's Jace King runs a drill during practice....
Central's Corbin Mobley (right) wrestles Trinity High School's August Barrett in a 152 lb. preliminary bout during the Panther Holiday Classic wrestling tournament at Mount Aloysius College....
Central Scarlet Dragon wrestling edged the Bedford Bisons in a close match determined by the falls from Carson Mowery (121lbs.) and Thaide Mickel (152 lbs.) and three forfeit victories they picked up for a 37-33 final in favor of the Dragons. The win got Central off to a good start for the season. They will be tested in the upcoming Holiday tournament. Coach David Marko still believes they can be a strong dual meet team with a mix of experienced wrestlers and young guys. 121-Mowery-C pinned Ednie :16 127-Boone-B pinned Wilt :133-Kozlelec-B...
When I got hooked by fly-fishing more than 55 years ago, I lost at least several flies on each fly-fishing adventure. Flies weren’t outrageously expensive in those long-lost days; but as a student, I did not have extra cash lying around for store-bought flies. I knew that enthusiastic fly-fishermen tied their own flies, and the handwriting on the wall told me that I’d better learn to tie flies if fly-fishing was going to be affordable. I had run into Ralph Haney and his son Randy on several of my adventures. Ralph was a fine fly-fisherman, and...
Claysburg's Bailey Tipton (right) fights for possession of the ball with Fannett Metal's Sadie Wolf Friday, Dec. 13....
CENTRAL VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL 12/13 vs. Central Mtn. 7:15 p.m. 12/16 @Bellefonte 7:15 p.m. 12/19 @BG 7:15 p.m. 1/3 vs Bishop McCort 6 p.m. 1/6 vs Tyrone 7:15 p.m. 1/8 @ Hollidaysburg 7:15 p.m. 1/10 vs Huntingdon 7:15 p.m. 1/13 @ Bellwood 7:15 p.m. 1/15 @Philipsburg 7:15 p.m. 1/17 @ Johnstown 6 p.m. 1/20 @ Cam. Heights 7:15 p.m. 1/22 vs Bellwood 7:15 p.m. 1/24 vs Bald Eagle 7:15 p.m. 1/29 @ Clearfield 7:15 p.m. 1/31 vs. Westmont 6 p.m. 2/5 vs Penns Valley 7:15 p.m. 2/7 @Williamsburg 7:15 p.m. 2/10 vs Bellefonte 7:15 p.m. 2/12 @Bedford 7:15...
Roster Seniors: Austin Bassler 5'10", Lukas Black 5'11", Mason Byler 6'2", Kyle Klotz 6', Zach Lingenfelter 5'10", Sylvanus Member-Meneh 6', Eli Muthler 6'3" Juniors: Josh Beltz 5'6", Blake Reynolds 5'10", Christian Heuston 6'1", Dylan Hoover 5'11", Landon Rhodes 5'10" Sophomores: Brock Beach 5'9", Eric Feathers 5'9", Kyle Gach 6', Ben Hartman 5'10", Jace King 5'10", Carter Schenk 5'11" Freshmen: Bentley Dickson 5'11", Jesse Muthler 6'3" Coach's name: Paul Frederick Number of years as head...
Roster (by grade): Seniors: Thaide Mickel (139), Braydon Beach (171), Waldims Benitez (285) Juniors: Bailey Wilt (121), Kaden Horn (139), Mace Baker (152) Sophomores: Brooks Matthews (114), Carsen Mowery (114), Joel Morris (133), Aiden McClellan (133), Jeremiah Hart (139), Cody Clapper (160), Cole Marks (171), Blair Miller (189), Corbin Mobley () Freshmen:Ty Matthews (107), Bryer Mickel (127) Coach's name: David Marko Number of years as head coach: 11th season at Central, 29th season overall...
Coach: A.J. Weyant Years as Coach: Fourth Season at NBC, 7th Overall Coach's career record (at this school and overall): NBC - 20-49, Career - 61-78 Last year's record: 1-21 Conference: ICC - East Returning starters: Kaden Norwood, Wesley Horsh, Alex Kochara, & Nate Eckenroad Other returning letter winners: Jordan Foor & Cavan Lloyd Strengths: "We return a lot of letterwinners (six) We believe their experience will pay dividends in the 2024-25 season. We also have great leadership with our senio...
