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TV weather forecasters have been telling us for more than a month that meteorological spring began on March 1. As if that weren't enough, the official first day of spring was listed as March 20 on most calendars. True, we have enjoyed some lovely spring-like days after both of these dates, but sportsmen know that the real first day of spring occurs this Saturday, April 3. It is the first day of the traditional trout season. The first day of trout season is magical. It probably draws more people...
Tyrone 15 Central 4 (5 innings) At Central 2B E Pearson (T), HR E Pearson (T), T Stock (C), Multiple Hits- (T) V Reese (2), E Pearson (3), M Rockwell(2) RBI— (T) E Pearson(5), M Rockwell (3) SB- (T) M Lingenfelter (2) (C) M Kennedy (2), M Hazenstab (2), L Lynn (2), WP- M Lingenfelter LP- M Kennedy – Submitted by coach...
Joyce Dalton Remax - Spring Cove won the Garver YMCA 4th grade boys basketball league championship with a 24-20 victory over Hollidaysburg on Tuesday evening, March 23. Team members shown are (front row, from left): Jackson Hetrick, Drew Dillon, Kaemen Oakes, Troy Marks, Ethan Baker and Brooks Decker; (back row, from left): Lucas Horton, Landyn Kasun and Colby Gojmerac. Team coaches were Katie Decker, Duane Oakes and Chelsey Rhodes. [Photo provided by MC Memorial Park]...
On Saturday, April 3, Morrisons Cove Memorial Park will play host to two prestigious tournaments. The Altoona Youth Bowling Organization will host its “Bowler of the Year” tournament at the Huntsman Lanes on Saturday, April 3. Three flights of bowlers will compete for the title of bowler of the year in their respective divisions. The Altoona District is made up of members from the following houses: Holiday Bowl, Bavarian Hall, Bedford Elks and Huntsman Lanes. Bantums (ages 8 and under) and Prep (ages 11 and under) will take to the lanes at 10...
Penn State researchers, who are evaluating the colors, pattern variations and genetics of wild brook and brown trout across Pennsylvania, are asking anglers to help with their study. They want anglers to submit photos of wild brook and brown trout they catch and include a special gray card in the frame. To participate, anglers can request gray cards by going to https://bit.ly/3ij38nW. The cards will be mailed to participants for inclusion in trout photos. Anglers simply take a picture of a trout with the gray card in view and submit it via...
Four high school gymnasts from the Garver Memorial YMCA Gymnastics Team in Roaring Spring competed March 6 at the PA Classic High School Gymnastics Championships, representing their respective high schools. The meet was held at Monaca Turners Gymnastics in Monaca, Pa. Representing Central High School was Morgan Claycomb (daughter of Dave and Pam Claycomb of Roaring Spring); Julie Nagy (daughter of Steve Nagy and Sharon Albin of East Freedom); and Leah Decker (daughter of Darin and Katie Decker...
The Lady Pirates (#No. 2 seed from ICC North) beat Southern Huntingdon (No. 1 seed from ICC South) in the Inter-County Conference Semi-Final with the score of 61-51. High scorers/rebounders were: Ayla Hileman (19), Kendel Norris (15), Brooke Stewart (14), Krista Simpson (5 pts, 14 rebounds). This put the Lady Pirates into the ICC Championship game vs. Tussey Mountain (No. 2 seeded in ICC South who beat Bellwood (No. 1 seed in ICC North). Williamsburg High scorers/rebounders were: Ayla Hileman...
Georgia native Taylor Duncan would like to bring an alternative baseball league to Altoona. According to its website, Alternative Baseball "provides an authentic baseball experience for teens and adults (ages 15 or older) with autism and other disabilities for physical and social skills enrichment in life on and off the baseball diamond. In Alternative Baseball, games are played using professional league rules." The league helps to teach physical and social skill enrichment in life on and off th...
Northern Bedford's Deerin Davis dives for a ground ball during the team's practice session Friday. The team begins the season with an away game on March 1, then plays the home opener on March 30 against Forbes Road at 2 p.m. (Editor's note: The date of the home opener was incorrect in the print edition of the Herald. The correct date is March 30. The Herald apologizes for the error.)...
Claysburg's Rebekah Claar runs in from the outfield with a bucket of softballs during the team's practice Friday. The Bulldogs begin their season with a home game against Mount Union on Friday....
Members of the Central High School baseball team groom the infield with rakes at the end of their practice session Friday. The team begins its season with an away game against Clearfield on April 1 then play the home opener against Bellwood on April 5 at 4:30....
Claysburg's Becca Shriver positions a basket of balls for the team's batting practice drill Friday. The team begins the season with a home game against Mount Union Friday....
Northern Bedford girls softball coach Christa Moyer (on right with cap) puts her team through an after school practice session Friday. The team begins the season with an away game on March 30 against McConnellsburg, then plays the home opener on March 31 against Forbes Road at 2 p.m....
Williamsburg competed in the District 6 1A championship game against Bishop Carroll on Tuesday, March 9, at Hollidaysburg. Williamsburg lost 61-43....
Note regarding sports: Please be patient with the Herald as we seek a new sports editor. Longtime Herald Sports Editor Brian Hess moved on to another job in early March. We are working to find his replacement, but it will take a while because we want to get the right person for the job. Coaches, please help us get the news of your team into the Herald by sending it to [email protected]. Be sure to place the sporting event in context by using actual dates, not “last Friday.” Include all the relevant details, because we will not be abl...
The Herald’s sports pages look different this week. The main reason is that long-time Editor Brian Hess has moved on to a new position outside of the Herald. Brian had been employed at the Herald since 1999 and he did a lot of good work while he was here. He will be missed. As will all the work that he did every week. We have not yet filled the editor position, so all the work that Brian did has been divided up. That means the workload has substantially increased for several of us in the office. We might miss something or not do something t...
Juvenile white-tailed deer that strike out to find new home ranges — despite facing more risks — survive at about the same rate as those that stay home, according to a team of researchers who conducted the first mortality study of male and female dispersal where deer were exposed to threats such as hunting throughout their entire range. Dispersal occurs when a juvenile leaves the area where it was born and moves to a new location where the young animal establishes its adult home range, explained Duane Diefenbach, Penn State adjunct pro...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s virtual wildlife education program, Wildlife on WiFi (WoW), has been named the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Environmental Education Program Award by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE). The purpose of the award is to recognize an exemplary or innovative environmental education program which serves as a model of excellence for educators throughout Pennsylvania. The Game Commission’s Wildlife on WiFi at-home and virtual learning program was designed and launched in April 2020 to...
I have occasionally been asked why I do not write columns about guns. I guess I should be embarrassed when I reply, "I am not a real 'gun nut.' I possess only the ones I hunt with. Anyhow, the February issue of the "Pennsylvania Game News" included an article about shotgun-rifle combination guns. The article concludes with a short write-up of a turkey combination gun that became popular in the 1970s. This is the Tikka Turkey Gun, a product of a manufacturing company from Finland. The top barrel...
Williamsburg's Ty Clark (35) puts up a shot over Bishop Carroll's Thomas Heinrich Tuesday at Hollidaysburg High School. Williamsburg was participating in the District 6 1A championship game against Bishop Carroll on Tuesday, March 9, at Hollidaysburg.Williamsburg lost that matchup 61-43....
The Herald’s print sports pages look different this week. The main reason is that long-time Editor Brian Hess has moved on to a new position outside of the Herald. Brian had been employed at the Herald since 1999 and he did a lot of good work while he was here. He will be missed. As will all the work that he did every week. We have not yet filled the editor position, so all the work that Brian did has been divided up. That means the workload has substantially increased for several of us in the office. We might miss something or not do s...
The Spring Cove fifth grade boys' basketball team won the 2021 Jewish Memorial Fifth Grade Boys Basketball Tournament in Altoona. The team was sponsored by Metzler Trucking. Team members were (front row, from left): Mac Dickson (ball boy), Bronx Dickson, Levi Wareham, Andy Bassler and Zander Clark; (middle row, from left): Talan Diehl, Jesse Muthler, Lincoln Mauk and Bentley Dickson; (back row, from left): Coaches Russell Dickson, Scott Muthler and Tom Wareham....
The Williamsburg Junior High Girls won the ICC North with a record of 12-0. Southern Huntingdon won the ICC South. Southern Huntingdon beat Williamsburg 22-17 in the ICC Championship game. The game was played on Saturday, March 6, at Southern Huntingdon. The high scorer for Williamsburg was Regan Prough with 8. The high scorer for Southern Huntingdon was Ross with 10 points. Shown in the photo are (front row, from left): Manager Faith Detwiler, Manager Bella Royer, LeeAnna Royer, Lillian...
W-burg Junior High Girls Win ICC North The Williamsburg High School girls’ basketball team advanced past the first round of the district playoffs in five years March 1, as the fourth-seeded Lady Pirate scored a 49-41 win over fifth-seeded Blacklick Valley in the first round of the District 6 Class 1A playoffs. Williamsburg jumped out to a 14-8 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 27-14 at halftime. Blacklick Valley won the second-half scoring 27-22 to close the gap but fall short in the end. Sophomore Kendel Norris paced the Lady P...
On the last Sunday of February, Donna decided that she; Sage, her dog; Amber, our granddaughter; and I needed to make a trip to Snow Shoe to see my sister, Anne Houck, and her husband, Bruce. "We still have their Christmas gift here. If we don't get it to them soon, it will be Easter." Having procrastinated about as long as I could, I agreed that we needed to make the trip to Snow Shoe. It was a convenient Sunday to do it: It was still too cold to fish, and I really did not feel like exercising...
High School Basketball Action PHOTO AT TOP: Three players go for a rebound as Central battled Bedford on Saturday, March 6 at Central High School. SECOND PHOTO: Blacklick Valley's Morgan Stebodnick attempts to stop Williamsburg's Jade Carper on a fast break Monday, March 5, at Williamsburg High School...
The Williamsburg High School girls' basketball team cruised to a 57-32 win over visiting Glendale on Feb. 22. The Lady Pirates turned a 12-5 first-quarter lead into a 28-16 advantage at halftime. WHS outscored Glendale 29-16 in the second half. Junior Kendel Norris tossed in 13 points to lead Williamsburg. Freshman Megan Palmer hit two 3-pointers and added 12 points. Freshman Ayla Hileman contributed nine points. • B-A 55, WHS 40: Bellwood-Antis captured the Inter-County Conference North Div...
Northern Bedford’s girls’ basketball squad dug themselves a deep hole in the first quarter of the Feb. 22 home game versus Southern Huntingdon. The Rockets’ pressure defense created numerous turnovers and easy opportunities as they blasted off to a 21-2 first-quarter lead. From that point forward the Panthers played evenly with the Rockets and cut the lead, at one point, to 23-13 in the middle of the second period. The Rockets, sparked by a strong third quarter would increase that lead and go on to win 78-60. The Panthers fall to 2-9 overa...
The Claysburg-Kimmel High School girls’ basketball team earned a 44-40 win at Juniata Valley on Feb. 22. With the game tied at 10-10 at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Bulldogs pulled ahead 18-12 at halftime. Juniata Valley rallied to tie the game at 28-28 through three quarters. C-K pulled out the victory with a 16-12 scoring advantage in the final eight minutes. Juniors Rebekah Claar and Bailey Garver (two 3-pointers) led C-K with 15 and 14 points, respectively. Senior Kalei Carson added two 3-pointers and finished with eight p...
Central’s winning streak reach eight games following a 40-24 home victory against Bellefonte in high school girls’ basketball action Feb. 24. Central turned a 16-11 halftime lead into a 31-14 advantage through three quarters. Junior Leah Johnston scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Lady Dragons. Junior teammate Bailey Heuston added 12 points. • Central 49, Huntingdon 34: The streak reached nine in a row as Central scored a 49-34 victory over visiting Huntingdon on Feb. 26. Leading 31-29 through three quarters, the Lady Dragons broke t...
The Claysburg-Kimmel High School boys’ basketball team fell behind 37-16 at halftime en route to a 52-34 setback to visiting Bellwood-Antis on Feb. 22. Senior Nathan Maslanik paced C-K with seven points. •Glendale 71, C-K 57: Host Glendale defeated Claysburg-Kimmel 71-57 Feb. 24. The Vikings led 36-26 at halftime and outscored C-K 35-31 in the second half. Senior Parker Dibert tossed in 18 points for the Bulldogs. Senior Owen Bradley added 12 points and junior Wyatt Buell contributed 11. • Glendale 67, C-K 62: At C-K on Feb. 25, Glendal...
Central freshman Andrew McMonagle has qualified for the inaugural West Super Regional Tournament on Saturday, March 6, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. McMonagle qualified for the super regionals by placing fifth at the South West Class 2A Regional held Feb. 27 at IUP. McMonagle split his four matches. "Andrew put together an incredibly gutsy performance over the weekend, competing in a weight with two of the top three-ranked wrestlers in the state and being less than 100%," Central coach...
Northern Bedford traveled to Southern Huntingdon for a key ICC South boys’ basketball game Feb. 23. The Rockets took a 71-56 victory over the Panthers, and sole possession of first place in the Southern Division. Northern led early and had a 14-11 lead after one quarter. A disastrous second period, however, turned the tide. SH outscored NB and rolled to a 30-24 halftime lead. “We were never able to recover from that and were unsuccessful at playing catchup the rest of the game,” NB coach Randy Meck said. The Rockets lead trickled to doubl...
The Williamsburg High School boys’ basketball team stormed out to a 23-point halftime lead at Glendale on Feb. 22 en route to a 66-38 victory. WHS extended its 42-19 halftime lead into a 57-26 advantage through three quarters. “We used a strong first half of defense that led to some easy transition baskets to pull away,” WHS coach Brock Anders said. “We attacked the basket well and made it to the free-throw line 16 times, making 12 throughout that first-half flurry.” Junior Lambert Palmer tossed in 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and added thr...
Central used a balanced scoring attack to score a 55-34 victory over visiting Bellefonte on Feb. 23. The Dragons led 22-13 after one quarter and cruised from there. Their defense limited the visitors to single-digit scoring in each of the final three quarters. Senior Lleyton Kling paced Central with 12 points, including two 3-pointers. Senior Hunter Klotz, junior Devon Boyles and sophomore Eli Lingenfelter each added 11 points. • Central 62, Philipsburg-Osceola 43: A 29-8 run turned a Dragons’ 20-19 halftime lead into a 49-27 cushion throu...
As an enthusiastic reader and former English teacher, I like to think I have a solid vocabulary. I can often decipher sesquipedalian terms (long words) from the context clues in the sentences where I find them. In a recent issue of "National Wildlife" magazine, I encountered two words I had not previously run into. The first of these was "zoonotic." Zoonotic refers to a disease that humans contract that was caused by a pathogen that originally lived in animals. Examples of these include MERS,...
The Blair County Sports Hall of Fame has again postponed its 19th induction ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic. A decision will come this spring on a new date. The induction was originally scheduled for May 2, 2020, and then postponed until Jan. 23, 2021, and then again until May 22, 2021. The Blair County Convention Center can accommodate 300 at this point. The Hall dinner typically draws between 800 and 1,000. Set for induction are John Hayes (football), John Lingenfelter (auto racing), Eric Malone (watercraft sports), Eddie Miller...
The Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation is seeking a qualified candidate to represent District 4 on the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s board of directors. District 4 includes the counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset. The district is currently represented with distinction by Commissioner Tim Layton, whose term expires June 29, 2021. Commissioner Layton can continue to serve for six months after his term expires, or until his replacement is named, whichever occurs first. “The Gover...
When one thinks of Williamsburg sports, one typically thinks of basketball. However, a certain youngster is proving that Williamsburg's up and coming sport may be wrestling. Haiden Jones recently dominated the 8u bracket at the Pennsylvania Novice State Championships in Carlisle. Jones won by decision, 5-2. Jones is the son of Brad and Christey Jones of Williamsburg. Jones began wrestling in December 2019 after a friend of his invited him to attend a tournament in Ocean City, Md. "All it took...
A 25-12 halftime lead was enough to help host Central hold off Penns Valley in high school girls' basketball action on Feb. 17, 49-44. Penns Valley rallied in the second half behind a 32-24 run, including 19-9 in the final eight minutes. Junior Bailey Heuston led the Lady Dragons with 15 points. Junior Leah Johnston added 12 points in the win. CHS was 8-for-19 from the foul line, while PV shot 12-for-16 from the line. • Central 46, Huntingdon 29: Central extended its win streak to seven wit...
Northern Bedford’s girls Basketball team improved to 2-7 with a come-from-behind 37-34 win over Southern Fulton on Feb. 17. NB trailed 14-8 after one period before forging a 22-all tie at the half. The Panthers celebrated senior night by outscoring the visiting Indians 8-5 in the pivotal fourth period to come out on top of what was a back and forth second half. “We started slow but finished strong and I was very pleased with our play down the stretch,” NB coach Jon Ewart said. Junior Ashley Kichman's 14 points fronted the Panthers. “Thes...
The Williamsburg High School girls’ basketball team held visiting Moshannon Valley to single-digit scoring in all four quarters Feb. 16 en route to a 51-16 victory. WHS led 17-2 after one quarter and 32-7 at the break. The Lady Pirates had a 19-9 scoring advantage in the second half. Freshman Kendel Norris scored a game-high 11 points to lead WHS to its third straight victory. Sophomore Kendel Norris added 10 points. • WHS 60, Moshannon Valley 20: Williamsburg improved to 6-2 overall with a 60-20 victory at Moshannon Valley on Feb. 19. WHS clos...
The Claysburg-Kimmel High School girls’ basketball team traveled to Meyersdale on Feb. 16 and was handed a 49-39 setback. Meyersdale led 26-24 at halftime and had a 23-15 scoring advantage in the second half. Juniors Rebekah Claar (three 3-pointers) and Bailey Garver each scored 14 points for C-K. • C-K 54, West Branch 50: Claysburg-Kimmel used a 20-14 fourth-quarter run to defeat host West Branch 54-50 Feb. 17. The teams were tied at 24-24 at halftime before WB took a 36-34 lead into the final eight minutes. That set up the Lady Bulld...
The Central High School wrestling team crowned four champions and won the team title at the Distirct 6 Class 2A Section 3 Tournament at Central Cambria High School on Feb. 16. The Dragons won the team title with 156 points, ahead of Glendale's 151.5 points. The Vikings also crowned four champions at the tournament. Claysburg-Kimmel finished sixth in the seven-team standings with 42.5 points. Champions for Central were sophomore Tyler Biesinger (106 pounds), senior Ian Crouch (126), senior Alex...
The Williamsburg High School boys’ basketball team came to Northern Bedford on Feb. 16 sporting a spotless 6-0 record but left with its first blemish of the season. Northern Bedford went on an early fourth-period run that proved to be the difference in a 67-57 victory. NB held the lead for much of the first half but the Blue Pirates made a run early in the second and a trey by junior Lambert Palmer gave Williamsburg their first lead, at 37-36 since the opening moments of the game. The game see-sawed back and forth throughout the remainder of th...
The Williamsburg High School boys' basketball team rebounded from its only loss of the season with a 94-45 victory over visiting Moshannon Valley on Feb. 17. After suffering a 67-57 loss at Northern Bedford on Feb. 16, the Blue Pirates raced to a 52-29 halftime lead against MV. WHS outscored MV 42-16 in the second half. Junior Lambert Palmer poured in a game-high 24 points for WHS. Senior Josiah Dowey drained three 3-pointers and finished with 19 points in the win. Senior Drew Hileman added 13 points, while sophomore ? Kagarise contributed 10...
The Claysburg-Kimmel High School boys’ basketball team almost picked up its first win of the season Feb. 16. C-K fell by one point to visiting Moshannon Valley, 49-48. Moshannon Valley led 16-10 after one quarter and 25-19 at halftime. C-K outscored the visitors 29-24 in the final 16 minutes. Senior Zach Cleveland tossed in a game-high 15 points for the Bulldogs. Junior Wyatt Buell and senior Owen Bradley each scored eight points. • C-K 71, Juniata Valley 64: Claysburg-Kimmel earned its first win of the season Feb. 19, knocking off visitin...
Undefeated Bedford ended Central’s three-game winning streak in high school boys’ basketball action Feb. 16, scoring a 54-39 victory. Central was led by sophomore Eli Lingenfelter’s 17 points. Senior Hunter Klotz added eight points. • CHS 85, Huntingdon 51: Central improved to 10-4 overall with an 85-51 win over visiting Huntingdon on Feb. 20. The Dragons led 48-25 at halftime before outscoring Huntingdon 37-26 in the second half. Five players scored in double figures for Central: Junior Devon Boyles (18 points), senior Hunter Klotz (15) soph...
The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, announced the complete game schedule for the 2021 Double-A Northeast League season on Thursday. The franchise's 23rd season of professional baseball features a slate of no fewer than 6 and no more than 17 games per month. The 2021 schedule features 60 home games, beginning with Opening Night on Tuesday, May 4 against the Bowie Baysox the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The May 4 start date is the latest season opener in team history. Altoona's final home games of the...
A 28-9 second-quarter surge helped propel the Williamsburg High School boys' basketball team to a 74-46 home win against Bellwood-Antis on Feb. 9. The second-quarter surge put the Blue Pirates in front 47-20 at halftime. WHS outscored B-A 27-26 in the second half. Senior Josiah Dowey (three 3-pointers) and junior Lambert Palmer each scored 15 points for the winners. Senior Drew Hileman hit two 3-pointers and finished with 13 points. Palmer and senior Shane Brantner each grabbed eight rebounds...
