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Claysburg pitcher Emalee Cavender works against West Greene High School during first round Class 1A playoff game action Monday, June 3, 2024 in a home game....
Claysburg short stop Bella Francona cant make the tag in time on West Greene’s Kylee Davis at second base during first round Class 1A playoff game action Monday, June 3, 2024 in a home game....
Claysburg’s Bella Francona gets a fist bump from coach Mike Barabarini after belting a solo home run in the sixth inning action against West Branch. Claysburg won their District 6 Class 1A championship over West Branch Wednesday, May 29, in a game played at Ebensburg’s Central Cambria High School....
When Donna and I moved into our home many years ago, Charles Hauser, our next-door-neighbor, wondered why I left my lovely wife at home for a couple hours nearly every evening from early May until early June. “She’s alone at that house,” he scolded. “You need to be more attentive.” I tried to explain to Charles that I was traveling to one of the local creeks to fly-fish for trout during what fly-fishermen call the evening hatch. “That’s the best time for dry-fly fishing to rising trout,” I said. However, he did not really understand what...
The Claysburg softball team celebrate their District 6 Class 1A championship win over West Branch Wednesday, May 29, in a game played at Ebensburg’s Central Cambria High School....
The Central Scarlet Dragon Baseball team faced the Huntingdon Bearcats in the District Six Class AAA semifinal game, earning their spot in the district championship match after a 10-0, five inning mercy-rule victory for the Dragons. Despite the scoreboard coming up empty for the Dragons in the opening two innings of the night, things really picked up when Jay Hoenstine hit a three-run triple. The following inning brought one run for the Dragons, but they truly cemented their victory in the bottom of the fifth with five straight hits by Wyatt...
The PSBCA Pennsylvania Softball Coaches Association is an organization open to all District 6 schools and was established in 2000. The Association selects outstanding players in District 6 and organizes a Hall of Fame Game for the seniors to play a final game in their high school career. Ashley Neagley, Maddi Metzler, and Dylan Claycomb of the Central High School class of 2019, and Emily Claar of Claysburg-Kimmel High School class of 2019 are among the players being recognized. PSBCA is proud to announced that Central High School and...
Central Cambria’s Logan Black scores ahead of the tag by Central catcher Britton Marko in the District 6 3A championship game with Central High School Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Mount Aloysius College....
One recent weekend, Channel 10 News ran a story detailing that two Texas hunters had died from eating CWD-tainted venison. Since the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) has told us that one of every three deer in our area is infected with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from the tests that the commission runs on samples of deer taken during hunting seasons and that are taken from road-killed deer, the possible transfer of CWD to humans is chilling. Being frightened by this possibility myself, I went to the Internet to locate the whole story. Two...
Conemaugh Valley playoff game Thursday, May 23...
Recently I described the debacle that occurred during the opening day of the 2023 spring gobbler season when another hunter shot at gobblers that Bob, my son, had running our way. I also told you that Bob killed one in a difficult position the following Saturday. Unfortunately, my opening week of gobbler season had gone about as usual. As the “worst turkey hunter in the Cove,” I had a variety of excuses for not tagging a gobbler that week, including bad weather and several medical app...
Claysburg’s Quinton Bush (center) is mobbed by teammates including Matthew Lehman (left) and Brayden Haney after Bush walked with bases loaded in the seventh inning to give Claysburg a 2-1 win over Bishop Guilfoyle in the first round of District 6 1A Playoffs....
Track and Field Championships at Mansion Park on Wednesday, May 15....
Williamsburg catcher Luke Uplinger cant make the tag in time on Moshannon Valley's Tanner Kephart Monday in a Class 1A Quarterfinal playoff game...
In two matches this week, the Dragon Baseball team found one victory over the Penns Valley Rams with a score of 7-6. An 8-3 loss befell the Dragons earlier in the week, however, to the Clearfield Bison. Against the Bison, the Dragons started the game off well with a 3-1 lead after four innings of play. However, the Bison were able to rally back with four runs in the fifth inning and three in the sixth. A scoreless seventh inning ended the game with a loss for the Dragons. Despite only giving up four hits to the Bison, the Dragons still ended...
In a week containing four matches for the Central Lady Dragon Softball team, they were able to down their first opponent of the week, the Bellwood-Antis Lady Blue Devils with a score of 11-1. Sadly, the other matches of the week came with losses. Against the Clearfield Lady Bison, a 7-6 loss. Against the Hollidaysburg Lady Golden Tigers, a 2-1 loss, and against the Penns Valley Lady Rams, an 18-6 loss. Against the Blue Devils, the Dragons started strong with a 6-0 lead after four innings. The Dragons added another four in the sixth and one...
Morels, commonly called “mushrooms” in our area, are considered a delicacy. The sportsmen who seek these spongy fungi are more secretive about the location of the mushrooms than big-trout specialists and turkey hunters are about their favorite spots. I have run into numerous mushroom hunters over the years while I have been fishing or scouting for turkeys. Generally most of them give me a grunt and ease out of sight. Some probably think I am spying on them. I have been fortunate over time. Donna enjoys morels, and often several mushroom hun...
Central right fielder Britton Marko pulls in a fly ball hit down the first base line in a home game Wednesday, May 6...
The Dragon Volleyball team had a singular match against the West Shamokin Wolves, ending in the Dragons’ 3-0 defeat. Later in the week, the Dragons traveled to play in the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Volleyball tournament. Against the Wolves, the Dragons were defeated in just three quick sets of 25-13, 25-23 and 25-18. Christian Heuston had three kills and three blocks. Bryson Brooks had three kills and six good digs, while Logan Hummel had seven assists in the losing effort. With the weekend came a tournament for the Dragons. In pool play, th...
In extra innings with the bases loaded Williamsburg’s Luke Uplinger (left) scores on a pass ball with Claysburg pitcher Brayden Haney attempting to make the tag Monday, May 13 at Claysburg High School....
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On April 30, 2023, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced that it had a new executive director. Stephen Smith, who had served as Deputy Executive Director since February 17, was selected to replace Bryan Burhans by the Board of Commissioners who met in executive session. Burhans had resigned his position the day before the selection of the new executive director was made. Commissioner Scott Foradora explained the decision and tried to put a good light on the change. He said that Burhans had a hand in many decisions that affected...
CHS Varsity Softball Senior Night was held on Tuesday, April 30. Three seniors were recognized (from left): Madison Kennedy, Ashlyn Renner and Bralyn Ellis. The Lady Dragons defeated Bellwood-Antis 7-2. Winning pitcher Madison Kennedy had six strikeouts and only allowed three hits....
Claysburg third baseman Braden Furry tags third base for the out ahead of the slide by West Branch’s Isaac Tiracorda in a home game Thursday, April 25....
The Central Dragon Baseball team faced the Huntingdon Bearcats, the Phillipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers, and the Forest Hills Rangers throughout the week, finding a 6-3 victory over their first opponent, but falling 4-0 and 9-8 respectively to the other two. Against the Bearcats, the game started even with each team scoring one in the first inning. The Bearcats followed with two in the fourth, but the Dragons responded with two of their own in the fifth. The Dragons then exploded in the eighth with three more runs and the game. Winning Pitcher...
Last spring’s opening day of spring gobbler season did not go well. My son, Bob, and I had decided to spend the morning hunting a ridge where several gobblers had been regularly hollering prior to the season. It is a ridge Bob is familiar with. I had hunted there with him several times in other years. We were set up before daybreak; and when a tom began gobbling not far above us, I thought we were in business. A couple more began gobbling shortly afterwards, and they approached us quickly. Bob called each time these birds gobbled, and he s...
Facing both the Forest Hills Rangers and the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders, the Central Dragon Volleyball team was able to take home two victories this week with scores of 3-1 and 3-0 respectively. Against the Rangers, the Dragons found victory in the first two sets 25-23 and 25-13. After losing just one set in the third, the Dragons won the fourth 25-21 for the victory. Bryson Brooks had 14 kills and 14 good digs, while Christian Heuston had 11 kills. Hayden Smith had 10 kills, Blake Reynolds had 16 good digs, and Logan Hummel had 30 assists....
In a three-game week, the Lady Dragon Softball team managed to win one of three against the Huntingdon Lady Bearcats with a score of 3-2. Against the Philipsburg-Osceola Lady Mountaineers and the Forest Hills Lady Rangers, the Dragons took 12-2 and 5-0 losses respectively. Against the Bearcats, the Dragons fell into an early deficit that was extended in the sixth before the Dragons tied the game that same inning. In extra innings, the Dragons were able to score one in the bottom of the eighth with a walk off single by Aubrey Rhodes for the...
Central’s Ashlyn Renner slides under Penn Cambria’s catcher Marlee Shaeffer to score during a home game Friday, April 19. The Central Varsity Girls Softball team won the game against Penn Cambria High School by a score of 14-3....
In a three-game week, the Lady Dragons faced the Glendale Lady Vikings, the Hollidaysburg Lady Golden Tigers and the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers. The Dragons had two losses and a victory, 3-2, 5-3, and 13-3 respectively. Against the Vikings, a low-scoring game befell the Dragons. After their opponents started the match with a run in the second inning, the Dragons responded with a run of their own in the fourth. The Vikings scored two more in the same inning to take the lead. The Dragons were able to score another in the fifth, but a scoreless...
The Dragons started their Curve Classic run this year with a match against the Northern Cambria Colts. A combination of 14 hits, five hit batters and six Northern Cambria errors led to a 14-1 Dragon victory. Dragon pitcher Mason Sparks threw a no-hitter, though that didn’t stop them from getting baserunner through six hit batsmen and three walks. The Dragons offense really took off in the third and fourth innings, where they scored four and eight runs respectively. The Dragons continued with a match against the Northern Bedford Panthers. A...
In late March I was looking at a Swap Forum on an Internet site when I came across an offer of a gobbler. I looked at the photo of the bird. He was an admirable long-bearded, full-fan tom. I posted a comment about the offer and said that I would be interested in a similar offer for four gobblers I knew about. Several weeks later another respondent to the topic posted that he could offer me the four big toms about which I had posted. It took us several emails to settle on a price, and we arranged for April 10 for me to claim the big turkeys....
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on April 15 gave preliminary approval to a measure that would allow mentors hunting with a mentored youth to accompany up to two additional hunters, be they mentored youth, junior hunters or mentored adults. Presently, no additional junior or mentored hunters may accompany a mentor who’s hunting with a mentored youth. There’s a required one-to-one mentor/mentee ratio. That limit would change to three based on the proposal that was preliminarily approved today. If the measure is adopted, the req...
The Dragons Volleyball team faced the West Shamokin Wolves and the Altoona Mountain Lions in competition this week, as well as traveling to Elizabethtown to compete in a tournament. Against the Wolves and Mountain Lions, the Dragons lost 3-0 to each. Against the Wolves, the Dragons lost in three sets of 25-10. 25-12 and 25-8. Bryson Brooks had seven kills, Christian Heuston had three kills, and Logan Hummel had 10 assists. Against the Mountain Lions, the Dragons found a similar result: a loss...
Photos by Gary M. Baranec...
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners met April 15 in Harrisburg, hearing public comment and conducting official business. The opportunity to hunt wild pheasants in Pennsylvania might become a reality for those able to gain access to private property within a Wild Pheasant Recovery Area. The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today gave final approval to a measure that allows the Game Commission’s Executive Director annually to decide whether a Wild Pheasant Recovery Area (WPRA) will be open to rooster-only pheasant hunting, and i...
Once again this year, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners set the opening day of the firearms deer season as the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The board long has expressed the belief the Saturday opener better accommodates the majority of hunters and is better for the future of hunting, opinions backed by evidence such as license sales and a scientific survey of hunters. But President Commissioner Scott Foradora said the board wants to know more about the impacts of the Saturday opener, especially knowing that some hunters would like to...
Ten-month-old Jordyn Anderson got her baseball traditions mixed up, taking a nap instead of a stretch on the shoulder of her grandmother Dara Kendera of Vinco in the seventh inning during the Curve’s first home game of the season on Tuesday, April 4, against the Harrisburg Senators. The Curve defeated the Senators 8-7 in 10 innings....
With spring gobbler season set to begin on May 4, many of us are looking for a little expert information that might help us tag a tom. I have recently been in contact with Tony Hudak of Noxen, PA, who is an expert gobbler hunter. He has killed toms in the 49 states that have spring seasons. Just before leaving for a recent gobbler hunt in Mexico, where he completed the Mexican, World, and Slam of Slams of gobbler hunting, he shared some hints about spring turkey hunting. Hudak is a true turkey hunter. He does not use baits (aka food plots),...
Mason Baker of Martinsburg, a member of the Lebanon Valley College men’s golf team, was named Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Golfer of the Week for the week ending April 8. Baker was the top LVC finisher at the Marauder Invitational with a two-day score of 168 against Division II competition at the Iron Valley Golf Course in Lebanon. Baker carded an 86 in Sunday’s opening round and then shot four strokes better on Monday with an 82. Baker, a graduate of Central High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in actuarial science and eco...
Throughout the week, the Dragon volleyball team faced many opponents. The main two of the week were the Dubois Beavers and the Forest Hills Rangers, with the Dragons facing 3-0 losses to both. Then, the Dragons traveled to play in the Derry Invitational, and faced a plethora of teams of which they were unable to complete a victory. Against the Beavers, the Dragons faced a 3-0 loss, losing each set 25-7, 25-15 and 25-9. Despite the loss, Logan Hummel had nine assists, Christian Heuston had four kills and R.J. Daugherty had two kills and two...
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Thursday an initial list of 30 players reporting to Altoona for the 2024 season. The player list features six players that are ranked in the Pirates Top-30 prospects by MLB.com, including four in the Top-10 and two players ranked among the top-100 prospects in all of Minor League Baseball. MLB Pipeline ranked Pittsburgh’s minor league system as the ninth best among all organizations entering 2024, marking the sixth straight year that Pittsburgh’s minor league system is ranked in the top 10 by MLB Pipeline. The...
“I hope I am not bothering you, Rich, but I need you to pick up a loaf of bread on your way home. It is no big rush,” Donna told me over the phone. Unfortunately she had contacted me on the cell phone she and Bob, my son, had bought for me a couple of years ago. And, she was “bothering” me. I was standing in the middle of a stream, casting to trout that were rising to eat floating mayflies. It was one of the few times I had run into rising trout before the big flood, and I had to scramble to extract the phone from the left breast pocket...
The Dragon Volleyball team travelled to face the McKeesport Tigers and found themselves with a victory after five hard-fought sets. The Dragons found victory in the first two sets of the night with scores of 26-24 and 25-20 respectively. However, things took a turn for the worse when the Tigers responded with two winning sets of their own, with scores of 27-25 and 25-20 respectively. The Dragons were able to come out on top after cinching a 20-15 victory in the final set. Bryson Brooks had 11 kills and three blocks, while Christian Heuston had...
In a week with three matches, the Dragon baseball team was able to strike down both the Penns Valley Rams and the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders with scores of 19-9 and 14-4 respectively. The Dragons did fall to the Bellefonte Red Raiders in the middle of the week via a score of 19-4. Against the Rams, the Dragons opened with two runs in the first inning and four in the third. This narrowly edged out a lead until the fifth where the Dragons roped in nine runs. In the sixth, the Dragons topped it...
The Lady Dragon Softball team faced two opponents this week, the Bellefonte Lady Red Raiders and the Penns Valley Area Lady Rams. The Dragons faced losses to both with scores of 26-10 and 11-5 respectively. Against the Raiders, the Dragons opened strong with three runs in the first inning whilst holding their opponents to only two. After a scoreless second inning, the Dragons added another four to their total before the Raiders scored an astounding 14 runs in the third. The Raiders followed this with another 10 runs in the fourth to end the gam...
Claysburg’s Emalee Cavender works against Glendale in a game on Wednesday, March 27, at Claysburg High School. The Bulldogs won the game against the Vikings, 11-1....
Claysburg softball Coach Mike Barbarini gives batting instructions to McKenna Black in a game against Glendale Wednesday, March 27. The Bulldogs won the game against the Vikings, 11-1....
Central Softball team preparing for their Sideline Cancer game with Altoona on April 9. The effort was in support of Tana Byler, who is battling breast cancer. The Sideline Cancer program is part of the Griffith Family Foundation. The foundation states, “At Sideline Cancer, we harness the uplifting power of high school and college sports to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those facing cancer, fostering an ‘I Can Attitude and Believe Always Spirit!...
Laney Prough and her peers grew up idolizing players like her mother. The former Mandi Holland was a player on the Williamsburg High School 1997 PIAA championship girls' basketball team. Now, after a second run to the state semifinals in three years, Prough is finding out what it's like living in her mom's shoes. "I'm a student aide with a first-grade class," Prough said. "My dad (Travis) was talking to some of the girls. He made the comment that one of them said I was the reason the team went...
