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D6 Class 1A football will have different look

LOYSBURG — A year ago, Juniata Valley and Claysburg-Kimmel met in the District 6 Class 1A semifinals with a shot at playing at Mansion Park for a district title on the line. That won’t happen in 2026. A major shakeup in Class 1A within the district added Bishop McCort Catholic Academy to ...

Heritage Conference teams hoping to raise the level

PATTON — A year ago, the District 6 high school football champions in all three lower classifications came from the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference. Penn Cambria won Class 3A, Richland took the 2A title, and Bishop Guilfoyle Academy won in Class 1A. But there’s still plenty of hope ...

New West Branch football coach hoping to turn program around

LOYSBURG — The Inter-County Conference held its annual high school football media day at Northern Bedford County High School on Wednesday, and there were plenty of new faces leading programs along with other teams entering the season with big expectations. One of those teams — ...

Putting in the work

Landon Simala of Portage Area High School competes in the big man competition on Saturday at Richland High School in Johnstown, while Northern Bedford’s Trace Baker (right) looks for a receiver in 7-on-7 drills. The teams were two of 16 taking part in summer football activities. Mirror ...

North defense impresses in Lezzer Classic

LEWISTOWN — While both teams may have been loaded on offense during Friday night’s Lezzer Lumber Classic at Mifflin County High School’s Kish Bank Field at Donald M. Chapman III Stadium, it was the defenses who stole the show. After both teams traded scores from the midway point of the ...

Lezzer Lumber game could be shootout

For anybody who might be inclined to bet, the odds are high that the 2026 Lezzer Lumber Football Classic will be an offensive shootout. Both teams will feature plenty of talent at the skill positions entering the game, which involves recent high school graduates from Districts 6 and 9 and ...