For Billie Jean King, the fight for Title IX continues. Some 54 years after the passage of the landmark legislation that banned discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal funds, King still advocates for women’s sports and equity. There’s a throughline ...
Randy Allen was once a young, accomplished basketball player, winning the hearts of Altoona fans with some of the finest high school hoops this area has ever witnessed. Allen, who passed away Aug. 21 at the age of 74, was a 1970 graduate of Altoona Area High School under first-year head coach John Swogger. As a sophomore in the program, I experienced a regime change that would revolutionize Altoona basketball with a streaking, high-powered fast-break offense, delighting a devoted fan base that often packed the historic Jaffa Mosque (now Jaffa Shrine). In his high school senior ...
MID-PENN COMMONWEALTH Cedar Crest at Central Dauphin East Mechanicsburg 14, Central Dauphin 14 — 2nd Harrisburg 7, William Penn 6 — 2nd Hollidaysburg 10, Altoona 7 — 2nd Chambersburg 13, Manheim Central 12 — 2nd Manheim Township 18, Cumberland Valley 13 — 2nd Bishop McDevitt ...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced that public input is being accepted related to the agencies’ draft 2025-2035 Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan. This is a non-regulatory plan that encourages all Pennsylvanians to participate in fish and wildlife conservation. The draft Plan and public comment form are available online. Comments may be submitted through Sept. 19. First developed in 2005, the Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan has been the Commonwealth’s blueprint “to conserve Pennsylvania’s native fish and ...
From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Those interested in learning about methods of safely preserving wild game can attend upcoming Penn State Extension workshops and webinar. this fall In recent years, interest in home food preservation has grown, with preservation methods such as ...
PORTLAND, Maine — Damon Sacco had never seen anything like the fish he and fellow anglers fought for hours in the waters off Massachusetts. As it rose from the depths, it looked like a glimmering blue spaceship. Sacco, a longtime Massachusetts charter fishing boat captain, saw the giant ...
