MARTINSBURG — Central sophomore Seth Bean has been making the most of some extra minutes on the court in his past two games. After scoring 19 points in a loss to Tyrone on Wednesday, Bean led the Scarlet Dragons with 18 points and added eight rebounds and a critical assist in a 54-48 ...

EBENSBURG — Portage improved to 4-0 Friday night, thanks to a 70-38 win over Central Cambria in boys high school basketball action. Kaden Claar’s 16 points led a balanced attack for Portage, which led, 37-23, at halftime. Preston Rainey added 13 points to go with 11 from Andrew ...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Aaron Clarke had 23 points as Sacred Heart beat Saint Francis, 82-70, on Friday. Tyler Thomas had 19 points for Sacred Heart (5-5, 5-4 Northeast Conference). Mike Sixsmith added six assists and Cantavio Dutreil had 10 rebounds. Ramiir Dixon-Conover had 18 points and ...

The Altoona Area Lady Lions rallied back from a halftime deficit and held off Harrisburg, 46-38, at the AAHS Fieldhouse on Friday in girls high school basketball action. Altoona found itself down, 24-19, at halftime, but the Lady Lions roared to a 19-5 advantage in the third quarter to hold a ...

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Dwayne Haskins will attempt to kick-start his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers signed the former Washington quarterback to a futures contract on Thursday, giving the 23-year-old a second chance after he flamed out in the ...

The Altoona Area High School wrestling team has started its dual meet season with four straight victories, but Thursday night’s 44-23 win over outmanned Philipsburg-Osceola at the Altoona High Fieldhouse came with a bit of an asterisk attached. P-O (0-5) has customarily been forfeiting six ...

Bishop Carroll Catholic, the defending District 6 Class 1A girls basketball champion, has four starters back from last season and plenty of talent. That is what made Thursday’s 76-37 loss to Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic at Pleasant Valley Gymnasium even more eye opening. The Lady Marauders, ...

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Izaiah Brockington and Myreon Jones scored 17 points apiece, Jones making three clinching free throws in the waning seconds, and Penn State held off a resurgent Rutgers 75-67 Thursday night for its first Big Ten Conference win this season. Seth ...

PSU wrestling is postponed UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State-Michigan State wrestling match scheduled for Sunday has been postponed. The Nittany Lions have yet to wrestle this season. An earlier match with Rutgers was also postponed. The universities mutually agreed to the postponement ...

From Mirror, wire reports FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A 19-0 second-half run allowed the Saint Francis men’s basketball team to pull away after a back-and-forth first half, as the Red Flash opened a two-game series at Sacred Heart with a 76-58 victory Thursday night. Freshman Maxwell Land led ...

CLAYSBURG — Rebekah Claar scored 20 points, and Claysburg-Kimmel held Moshannon Valley scoreless in both the first and third quarters in a 62-5 victory in high school girls basketball on Thursday. Kendra Lewis scored all five points for the Damsels. MOSHANNON VALLEY (5): Lewis 2 1-3 5, ...

ALEXANDRIA — Bellwood-Antis defeated Juniata Valley, 42-18, behind falls from Tyler McCaulsky (132 pounds), Xander Shank (145), Aiden Taylor (160), Landon Bungo (189) and Aaron Laird (215) in high school wrestling action on Thursday. Valley earned a fall from Dalton Dick (285). 113: ...

PORTAGE — Five players scored in double figures to help Portage move to 3-0 with a 67-44 win over Northern Bedford in high school boys basketball on Thursday. Kaden Claar and Demetri Miller each scored 13 points, and Preston Rainey, Koby Kargo and Mason Kargo each added 10 points for the ...

PORTAGE — Portage got a 275 from Nate Moore and a 274 from Abby Thrower in leading the rifle team to a 1,337-1,200 win over Bishop Carroll in high school action on Thursday. The Huskies were led by Tim Ludwig’s 251 and a 247 from Emily Bennett. BISHOP CARROLL (1,200): Ludwig 251, ...

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Justin Champagnie’s play left no doubt. Neither did his words. Minutes after the Pittsburgh sophomore forward scored the last of his 31 points and grabbed the final of his 14 rebounds in a 79-73 victory over Duke inside a largely empty ...

MARTISNBURG – The 1,000-point career mark is a coveted milestone for most high school basketball players, and Tyrone senior guard Damon Gripp reached that milestone Wednesday night. Gripp, a four-year starter for the Golden Eagles, hit one of two free throws right before halftime to hit the ...

TYRONE — Wednesday night at the Tyrone Area Middle School gymnasium, the Lady Eagles looked as though they were rounding into midseason form while their opponent, Central, was making some uncharacteristic mistakes. For the Lady Dragons, a lot of that probably had to do with the fact ...

Men: Rutgers at Penn State Tipoff: 7 p.m.; Jordan Center, University Park Records: Rutgers (7-5 overall; 3-5 Big Ten); Penn State (3-6 overall; 0-5 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Radio: TOONA 1430-AM & 99.7-FM Internet: GoPSUsports.com Notable: The Nittany Lions have lost five in ...

H.S.DIGEST Led by Gracie Weaver, the Altoona Area High School gymnastics team opened the season with a 136.15-120.2 win over Bellefonte at the AAHS Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Weaver finished first in the vault, bars and floor, was tied for second on the beam and won the all-around with a ...

PORTAGE — Portage moved to 2-0 with a 69-24 victory over Conemaugh Valley in high school girls basketball on Wednesday. Ari Wozniak led a balanced attack with 13 points, Maddy Hudak scored 12, and Lauren Shaffer had 10. CONEMAUGH VALLEY (24): Keyser 1 0-0 2, Grecek 1 2-4 2, Gunby 4 0-2 8, ...