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On May 18, 2021, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) presented a webinar concerning Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The Zoom presentation was moderated by Matt Ross of the National Deer Association. The panel consisted of Justin Vreeland, Southcentral PA Wildlife Supervisor from the PGC; Bryan Richards, Emerging Disease Coordinator from the USGS; Kip Adams, Chief Conservation Officer from the National Deer Association; and Andrea Korman, CWD Coordinator from the PGC. Several members of the...
Katie Ross, 10, of Williamsburg, delivers a pitch for Williamsburg Smalltown Welding in girls softball on Saturday, May 22....
The Central varsity baseball team will face the Tyrone Golden Eagles (18-3) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2. Central fans were planning a big send-off of the Central baseball team on Wednesday, June 2, as the team headed to PNG Field for the District VI Championship game. Fans were asked to bring signs, balloons and noisemakers and "line the route" at Central High School to cheer the team on. The team bus's planned route was on Woodbury Pike, past Roots in the Cove (7399 Woodbury Pike), past...
District VI baseball seedings for this season have been released with the bracket for District VI tournament match-ups. Among these teams are Central High School and Claysburg-Kimmel. Central High School is in the 1st seed of the District VI- Class 3A division. Central has 6.32 D6 Points. The team has won 12 games and lost two for a percentage of 0.895. Central will play Bellwood-Antis at Central on Thursday, May 20, at 4 p.m. On Wednesday, May 26, the winner of this game will play the winner of the Forest Hills vs. Bald Eagle game, also...
Pennsylvania state Rep. Frank Burns has introduced legislation to create a new lottery for two elk hunting licenses per year for 100 percent disabled veterans. Burns, D-East Taylor Township, created the idea for House Bill 937 in response to contact from Timothy Seymore of Cresson, a disabled veteran who loves to hunt. Seymore entered Pennsylvania’s elk hunting license drawing for 12 straight years but was never selected. “My bill would earmark one bull and one cow elk tag for this dedicated drawing – and there would be no cost for the tags...
DISTRICT VI VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Tuesday, May 18 @ Tyrone Area Middle School AAA Championship Altoona vs. State College, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 19 @ Central High School AA Semi-Finals Bishop Guilfoyle vs. Central, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 @ Forest Hills High School AA Finals BG/Central winner vs. West Shamokin, 6 p.m. CENTRAL H.S. Softball Central lost to Phillipsburg-Osceola 11-10 on May 14. Hollidaysburg beat Central 14-13. Madison Kennedy 5 for 3, HR Lacey Lynn 2 for 4, HR Taylor Stock 4 for 5, 2B Regan Dodson 3 for 4 Madison Bender...
Both the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Pennsylvania Game Commission publish booklets of rules that govern fishing and hunting. It is the obligation of sportsmen to know and follow these rules. However, most sportsmen abide by other sets of rules they set for themselves. These are rules that depend on the discretion and choices of individual sportsmen. Many times, these arbitrary rules are more stringent than the rules set by the two commissions. One arbitrary rule that many fishe...
Brandon Rightenour, 19, of Martinsburg bowled a perfect game of 300 in 9-pin No-Tap bowling on May 12, 2021, at the Huntsman Bowling Center at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park. He made 7 real strikes and 5 9-Pin No-Tap strikes. In 9-Pin No-Tap bowling, bowlers can hit 9 pins and it is counted as a strike. The scoring computer is set up for a 9-Pin No-Tap game. Rightenour works at the Sheetz Distribution in Claysburg in the Ready To Eat department. He is the son of Michelle and Lee Rightenour....
The inspiration for Central High School student Jacob Dick's senior project was simple: he liked disc golf and he wanted to have a course near his home. The criteria for Dick's senior project was "put effort into a project and put it into a slide show." Dick took this opportunity to give something to the community. Located at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park, Dick's six-hole disc golf course was designed and assembled by him, with some help from friends and family. "I had help from my parents Jason...
Trygg Musselman, 8, first baseman for Gartland Supply and Country Store, keeps his eye on the batter and the ball during Spring Cove Little League on Saturday, May 15....
Colby Gojmerac, age 10, from Roaring Spring, won the Altoona Youth Bowling "Bowler of the Year" tournament on Saturday, April 3, by bowling a 475 series. Colby, currently a fourth grader at Martinsburg Elementary School, next bowls at the Pepsi State Tournament in Lancaster on Saturday, May 15. Gavin Ross, age 15, from Hopewell, almost achieved a perfect game on Sunday, April 11, at the Jordan Lanes in Allentown. Gavin was one strike away from a perfect 300 game, bowling a 288 with a spare in...
The big time for fly-fishermen has arrived. The major hatches of aquatic mayflies are going to be hatching from area trout streams for the next five or six weeks and trout are going to be gorging on this annual spring feast. The most prolific of these hatches around the Cove is a hatch of mayflies known as sulphurs. The hatch of sulphurs has already begun on several area streams. By the end of the month, sulphurs will have appeared on nearly every stream in the area. Since it is the best hatch o...
MID-STATE BOYS VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE The Mid-State Volleyball League has announced the all-star selections for the 2021 boys volleyball season: Eli Lingenfelter, Central H.S., 11th grade, number 9, position: MH Zach Wyant, Central H.S., 11th grade, number 33, position: S/OPP Zeb Wyant, Central H.S., 11th grade, number 8, position: OH Luke Weber, Central H.S,, 11th grade, number 5, position: S/OPP CENTRAL H.S. Boys Volleyball Central (9-3) lost to West Shamokin 3-1 with scores of 19-25, 25-19, 12-25, 22-25 Kills: Zeb Wyant 10 Gahagan 6 Zach Wyant 4...
To ‘A Flummoxed Fan’: We at the Herald recently received a letter from an unhappy baseball fan. The Central High School baseball team is having an incredible season. The team is ranked No. 1 in the AAA division of Pennsylvania and ranked No. 4 in all divisions across the state. Why hasn’t the Herald been covering this baseball season? As avid readers may know, the Herald recently made a change in editor. As I, the new editor, figure out how to do my job the best I can, there are many things I need to learn. My top priority right now is getti...
This spring, I enjoyed several days of dry-fly fishing to a hatch of flies known as grannoms. I encountered these early season caddisflies several times, including on the BFO (big, famous, overfished) River. Remarkably, the BFO was not being pounded on the days I visited it. This occurred before information about the BFO's hatch appeared on social media. Perhaps the closest I came to feeling out of place in the outdoors this spring occurred one evening on the BFO while I was rigging up where a p...
MID-STATE BOYS VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE Standings West Shamokin: 7 wins, 0 losses, 1.000 pct Central: 5 wins, 1 loss, 0.833 pct Bishop Guilfoyle: 2 wins, 4 losses, 0.333 pct Forest Hills: 2 wins, 4 losses, 0.333 pct DuBois: 0 wins, 7 losses, 0.000 pct CENTRAL H.S. Softball Central vs. Huntington Central defeated Huntington 6-5. Central stats: Lacey Lynn - 2 for 4 w/ 2B Madison Benfer - 3 for 4 w/ 2B Regan Dodson - 2B (winning hit) Winning pitcher Kennedy Hoyt - 8 K’s Track BOYS: Central 34 Bellwood 116 Central 77 Everett 70 GIRLS: Central 23 B...
John Baker of Roaring Spring shot his 100th turkey at the start of spring turkey season. Baker has been hunting turkeys since he was 12 years old. From 1960 to 2021, Baker has shot 100 turkeys, all in Pennsylvania and all in Blair and Bedford counties....
Every Pennsylvania spring turkey hunter wants to attach their tag to the leg of a big gobbler, but to do so, all need to be sure they have their licenses with them while hunting. Hunters in every season must carry their valid general licenses and proper identification. And harvest tags must be carried in any season during which harvested game must be tagged. A recently adopted change to be enacted next license year will allow hunters to carry digital licenses as an alternative to carrying certain paper licenses. But even when this change takes...
The National Deer Association, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Wildlife Futures Program, is holding a series of meetings to update and inform the public on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a disease that always is fatal to the deer and elk it infects. All meetings will be held virtually through Zoom. The first meeting will be held on May 5. Information presented at each of the six meetings will be tailored to a different Game Commission region. The meeting for the Southcentral Region, where Blair County is located, will b...
Following the detection of CWD in both captive and free-ranging deer in Pennsylvania, the Game Commission established Disease Management Areas (DMAs). Within DMAs, rehabilitation of cervids (deer, elk and moose); the use or possession of cervid urine-based attractants in an outdoor setting; the removal of high-risk cervid parts; and the feeding of wild, free-ranging cervids are prohibited. The Game Commission has three Disease Management Areas (DMAs) – DMA 2, 3 and 4 – across the state. (DM...
Williamsburg Little League's Opening Day was a family affair for many. The Detwiler cousins, Colt, Tucker and Tanner, played on opening day. Colt is the son of Jeff and Angela Detwiler, and Tucker and Tanner are the sons of Joe and Kayla Detwiler. Evan, Andrew and Rochlan Gorsuch enjoyed opening day festivities. Evan and Andrew are the sons of Joe and Amy Gorsuch, and Rochlan is the son of Ryan and Jennifer Gorsuch....
Claysburg-Kimmel High School hosted a signing day event for four seniors who plan to play at the collegiate level. "It's a special day," said Athletic Director Brian Helsel. "These kids have played so long." Three seniors, Olivia Bushore, Harleigh Cavender and Haileigh Reed, play on the Claysburg-Kimmel softball team. Corey Chamberlain plays baseball. During a small presentation, Principal Stephen Puskar, Superintendent Darren McLaurin, Head Baseball Coach Justin Harris and Head Softball Coach M...
With gobbler season set to go, I am hoping for a better one than I endured last spring when I reinforced my reputation as the Cove's worst turkey hunter. For starters, I could not hunt on the opening day. I had had some minor facial surgery, and the surgeon told me I had to wait five days to go outdoors. The fourth of these days was the gobbler opener. "Maybe I could hunt carefully," I whined. "Nope. If you strain even a little bit, you could pop the stitches out. Don't go hunting till later," h...
The opportunity Pennsylvania hunters have waited all winter for is about to get underway. Pennsylvania’s spring turkey season kicked off Saturday, April 24, with a one-day youth hunt open to junior license holders and mentored hunters under 16 years old. Saturday, May 1, the statewide spring gobbler season opens and runs to May 31. Popular for its heart-pounding interaction with vocal gobblers, and plentiful chances to enjoy gorgeous spring days afield, Pennsylvania’s only springtime big-game season is one that hunters eagerly await. Alt...
NORTHERN BEDFORD Lady Panthers Lose Close Dual To Bellwood Northern Bedford’s Girls Track squad lost a close 81-69 decision to Bellwood at home Arril 20. The Panthers defeated Mt. Union 113-14 and are now 7-1 overall. The Panthers demise was that they won just two events on the track. However, NB won all three throwing events highlighted by Senior Grace Burke’s PR in the Shot of 30-9 1/4”. Olivia Higgins (javelin) and Lizzie Long (discus) also won throwing events for the Panthers. Hailey Bollman (triple jump) was also a winner. “We came ve...
On April 1, 2, and 3, 2021, the Dragon Wrestlers competed in the Keystone State Championships in Pittsburgh. In the elementary division, Ty Matthews, Blair Miller, Arianna Miller, Colton Corley and Blake Wilt competed. In the junior high division, Bailey Wilt and Thaide Mickel competed. Place winners in the elementary boys division included Ty Matthews, 7th place, 9 & 10 at 63 lbs and Colton Corley, 7th place 9 & 10 at 90 lbs. The place winner in the girls division was Arianna Miller, 1st place...
Pennsylvania’s 2021-22 migratory game bird seasons have been set. Annual migratory game bird seasons are selected by states from frameworks established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Game Commission selections were made after reviewing last year’s hunter harvests, population survey data and public input. There is one significant change to Pennsylvania waterfowl seasons this year, said Wildlife Operations Division Chief Ian Gregg. The change drops the bag limit during the regular season in the Atlantic Population (AP) goose zon...
Williamsburg Little League held its opening day ceremonies and first games on Saturday, April 24. "Opening day at the little league field was such an awesome day for the kids, parents, grandparents, the community," said Diana Barroner, who attended the games. "It brings everyone together, and after this past year, we truly needed this." "Both of our teams played very hard and I am so proud of them," said Head Coach of Teams 1 and 2 Dalton Hoey. "I want to thank the Williamsburg community for...
Pennsylvania hunters followed up 2019-20 hunting seasons’ highest overall deer harvest in 15 years by topping it when they took an estimated 435,180 deer in the 2020-21 hunting seasons, which closed in January, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reported. The 2020-21 estimated deer harvest topped the previous license year’s harvest of 389,431 by about 12 percent. Since 1993, Pa. hunters have harvested more than 400,000 deer in a license year 10 times. Twice during that period, deer harvests exceeded 500,000, first in 2000 and then again in 200...
Both the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) have tried to come up with ways to attract young people to fishing and hunting. The commissions have developed numerous youth sporting days to give young people extra chances to enjoy fishing and hunting. Of these, I think the Mentored Youth Trout Fishing Day has been the most successful. Though these mentored days provide young people with enjoyable outdoor experiences, it is unlikely that they...
Editor’s Note: The Herald is in transition from former Editor Brian Hess to new Editor Anna Baughman. Please bear with us as our new editor learns her job. If you have any suggestions or ideas for how the Herald can improve its sports coverage, we’d like to hear from you. Please send an email to [email protected] or call Anna at (814) 793-2144. Thank you for your patience during the transition. Note: The sports events below are published as they were received by the Herald. Central v. Penn Cambria Penn Cambria 5, Central 8 Central: M H...
Brady Clark will continue his football career at Stevens Technical College. Shown are (from left, front row): Marl Clark Jr., Brady Clark, Shelia Clark; (back row, from left): Head Football Coach Garry Black, Athletic Director Jeff Batzel....
Caleb Diehl will continue his basketball career at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport. Shown are (from left): mother Melissa, Caleb and father Mike Diehl....
Ian Zimmerman plans to attend California University of Pennsylvania and will run cross country and track. Shown are (from left): mother Angie and Ian Zimmerman and Athletic Director and Track Coach Jeff Batzel....
Dalton Smith (front, center) will continue his football career at Juniata College. Shown are (from left, front row): mother Penny, Dalton and father Keith Smith; (back row, from left): Head Football Coach Garry Black and Athletic Director Jeff Batzel....
Hayden Foor will continue his basketball career at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport. Shown are (from left, front row): Kendra, Hayden, Danny Foor; (back row, from left): Athletic Director Jeff Batzel....
Andrew Lazor will continue his baseball career at Mount Aloysius College. Shown are (from left, front row): mother Becky, Andrew and Mike Lazor; (back row, from left): Head Baseball Coach Dave McIlnay and Assistant Coach Ryan Cherry....
Members of a local wrestling club performed well, winning and placing at a state-level tournament. Chelsie Hollern, club coordinator, told the Herald that My House Wrestling sponsored a statewide tournament to make up for the regular meets and tournaments canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. The tournament was held April 1-3 in Monroeville. "It was a big event," Hollern said. "It was basically combining what normally would have been states and regionals, so it was huge. A lot of wrestlers."...
How did Blair Bassmasters come to be? It started with B.A.S.S. in 1967. Ray Scott launched the concept of competitive bass fishing by forming Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. In 1981-82, six to eight sportsmen got together and decided to start a bass club and create a format to fish bass tournaments. During this time, clubs had to become part of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. Clubs have their own competitive tournaments each year and the individual members compete for points, trying to be in the top six places in their club. These six...
Editor’s Note: This is not a comprehensive list of recent cancellations and re-scheduled games. These are the notices sent to the Herald by coaches and school districts. CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL The Junior High softball game and Junior High baseball game vs. Williamsburg at Claysburg-Kimmel scheduled for 4/13/2021 have been rescheduled for Monday, April 26, 2021, as follows: 4-26-21 – Junior High Softball – 4 p.m. start time 4-26-21 - Junior High Baseball - 4 p.m. start time The following junior high baseball game has been added for Wednesday, 4-14-...
I recently found a pop-up blind on sale for a ridiculously low price. I told my son, Bob, that I thought I'd buy it for spring turkey hunting. "I think I'll set out one or two of Dad's old decoys, too. I can sit comfortably on a chair in the blind and call. After all, I'm 71 years old now," I said. This didn't go over well with Bob, who launched into a tirade. "Heck, Dad, why don't you just bait them in?" Bob replied sarcastically. "Then you can be just like the guys who kill turkeys without...
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners at its meeting April 10 approved the 2021-22 hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits, and moved forward with a number of other actions. “Hunters and trappers can start making their plans for the year ahead,” said Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans. “It will be a year full of exciting opportunities, with statewide concurrent antlered and antlerless firearms deer hunting, expanded Sunday hunting opportunities and more ways to get afield.” The complete list of adopted 2021-22 seasons a...
RECENT GAME AND MEET RESULTS Editor’s Note: These results are provided as sent to the Herald by coaches and school districts. This is not a comprehensive report. Results are provided with most recent results first. Central vs Dubois Boys Volleyball Central (4-1) traveled to Dubois and won in straight sets with scores of 25-13, 25-23, 25-15. Kills Zeb Wyant 18 Luke Weber 5 Assists Zach Wyant 17 Luke Weber 12 Blocks Cayden Wright 4 Service Points Eli Lingenfleter 9 Luke Weber 9 Zach Wyant 8 Zeb Wyant 7 Central JV also won with scores of 25-14, 2...
Dates for two CK JH rescheduled games have been set: • CK - JH baseball game added for 4-8-2021. A JH baseball game has been added to the schedule as follows: JH Baseball @ Chestnut-Ridge – Start time: 4:30 p.m. DEPART time: 3 p.m. • A Junior High (softball) game at Claysburg-Kimmel has been scheduled for 5-03-2021 vs. Penns Valley. The game will start at 4 p.m....
On Friday, April 2, and Saturday, April 3, Morrisons Cove Memorial Park hosted the second annual Class of 2029 Boy's Basketball Tournament. Eight different 4th-grade teams from the region descended upon Martinsburg this past weekend for the two-day event. Teams in the tournament included Bedford, Bellwood-Antis, Central Cambria, Hollidaysburg, Huntingdon, Portage, Tyrone and host Spring Cove. Bishop Guilfoyle's travel team won the inaugural event last season – with the Spring Cove entry claiming...
At the end of winter, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) distributed a press release reporting that the busy time for monitoring Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was winding down. Although the PGC monitors CWD all year long, the most intense surveillance occurs during deer season when the PGC collects more data than at any other time of the year. The press release noted that the PGC had collected more than 11,000 CWD samples of whitetail deer after July 1, 2020. Hunters from the three Disease...
Many think of basketball when Williamsburg sports history comes up. But Williamsburg senior Ian Crouch might be able to change that to wrestling. Ian is the son of John and Brenda Crouch of Williamsburg. Ian's wrestling love story began when his father took him to watch some Huntingdon wrestling practices around the age of 4, and "I fell in love with it," Ian said. A few years later, Ian still wanted to wrestle but he was soon heading into junior high and Williamsburg did not have a wrestling...
Carrying on that Williamsburg new wrestling tradition is Haiden Jones, son of Brad and Christey Jones of Williamsburg. Haiden placed 4th during the Keystone Central Regional Qualifier held on March 28 in Johnstown. Jones advanced to States, where he placed 8th....
During the March 30 game versus Juniata Valley, four of the Williamsburg varsity players smacked home runs. Williamsburg won the softball game, 12-2....
Claysburg-Kimmel has changed scheduled softball games at Penns Valley, varsity and junior high, due to weather conditions. Make-up dates are set as follows: Varsity Softball: * May 10th @ Penns Valley - Start time: 4:00 pm... Bus will DEPART at 1:15pm Junior High Softball: * April 17th - TBD location and time More information will be provided as it becomes available....
