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Sports Columns

Stanley Cup deserves its white-glove treatment

Earlier this week, the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals to win their second straight Cup. Before the game, I watched the Oilers warm up for their 18-minute allotted time and took some phenomenal pictures of their two superstars, Connor McDavid ...

Anthony DeGol, Sean Brannan win golf event at Down River in Everett

This past Sunday, the team of Anthony DeGol and Sean Brannan captured the championship-flight trophy at the 33rd annual Down River Invitational tournament in Everett. After Saturday’s opening round, Greg Ferguson and Andrew Ferguson were the leaders with an 8-under-par score of 64. The ...

NCAA athletes should remember: Act your age

Watching the behavioral missteps of college and professional athletes during competition always calls to mind a dining experience with friends and their children. Bored with waiting for his chicken fingers and French fries, one of the kids started crawling underneath neighboring ...

Expect FC814 program to continue its growth

As the indoor soccer season drew to a close, outdoor play had begun in full swing. Tim Dieter, president of Blair County Soccer Club FC814, states that the area club has continued its growth with the opening of spring soccer. Its in-house program, a fun developmental program that offers ...

Spotlight shining on Saint Francis’ Krimmel

Since the Red Flash punched their first ticket to the NCAA Tournament in 34 years, Rob Krimmel’s phone has been blowing up. “It’s been pretty busy — in a good way,” Krimmel said over sips of coffee Friday morning. “Alumni, basketball alums, people in the community, people who ...

Trout stocking starts next week

With all the snow, ice and frigid weather lately, it seems a little out of place to be announcing the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is set to begin its annual trout-stocking efforts next week, but that is indeed the situation. The statewide trout season for 2025 will begin on ...