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Bellwood player gets special surprise

September 4, 2009

Bellwood-Antis High School junior football player Josh Gongloff is hoping for a victory tonight in the Blue Devils’ annual “Backyard Brawl’’ rivalry game with neighboring Tyrone. What happened at Wednesday’s practice, though, already has him feeling like a winner. “I turned around and was like ‘Whoa,’’’ Gongloff said. “I was crying.’’ Gongloff, a defensive tackle, was the victim of a beautifully-executed misdirection play. His father, Paul, is a sergeant in the National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade, which returned to the area this week after a year at Fort Liberty in Iraq. Paul Gongloff, nicknamed “Piper,’’ didn’t return to Blair County with the rest of the unit, though, because he was deployed out of Lewistown. So, the elder Gongloff engineered a little surprise as his son prepared for tonight’s game. “I had no idea. He told everyone to tell me he wouldn’t be coming home until [Thursday],’’ Josh said. “He showed up at practice in our car. I ran over and gave him a big hug.

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Tussey, Everett futures bright

February 26, 2009

JOHNSTOWN — Keith Moyer cracked a smile and a joke.

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SC sweep especially painful for Lady Tiger senior players

February 25, 2009

LORETTO — Joe Hurd tried his best to console his Hollidaysburg Area High School girls basketball players with a long postgame talk after their 52-43 loss to State College.

Lady Tiger Beth Kanski wasn’t buying into i.

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Isenberg left long-lasting impression

November 27, 2008

Sports in our region lost a good friend earlier this week.

Jesse Isenberg, a fixture on the local sports scene for five decades, died Monday at Somerset Hospital. He was 78.

I first met Jesse in the early 1990s.

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PSU Report Card

September 29, 2008

Following is Philip Cmor’s report card from Penn State’s 38-24 win over Illinois on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium:

POSITION GRADE COMMENT

Quarterback A Daryll Clark completed 14-of-20 passes for 181 yards and two...

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Williams picks right time to shine

September 28, 2008

UNIVERSITY PARK — Amidst one of the most electrifying atmospheres in Penn State football history, it was the Nittany Lions’ Williams — not the player with the same last name on the other team — who provided the juic.

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