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Winter weather presents challenges for wildlife

As one who has always been close to the outdoors and the natural world, the recent bout of harsh winter weather with high winds and cold temperatures brings home the reality of how tough wintertime can be. Forests that just a few months ago were green and lush while hosting a symphony of bird calls now appear mostly stark and deserted, little more than a collection of lonely, bare trees. Fields that hosted countless wildflowers, alive with visiting bees and butterflies, are also now flat and mostly vacant except for a few lonesome stalks of dried weeds waving in the winter wind. ...

Bishop Guilfoyle girls’ run through states highlights H.S. season

Looking back on the 2025 scholastic soccer season, it was a year full of numerous outstanding games with a number of standout teams, but the success attained by the Bishop Guilfoyle Academy girls team truly highlighted the season. The Bishop Guilfoyle girls became the first team from Blair County to ever reach a state championship. Their 2-0 loss in the state final game to Faith Christian Academy capped a 21-2 season. The Lady Marauders gained their third straight District 6 1A title, and captured the Laurel Highlands Conference championship. Coach Joe DeLeo was named Pa. Soccer ...

Penn State’s stressful search ends with Matt Campbell

Friday was a wild day at Penn State and capped a wild coaching search. It concluded with the landing of a new football coach — Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, who informed his team at a meeting in Ames on Friday night. Numerous national media outlets that closely cover college football ...

Missed opportunities will fuel Bishop Guilfoyle’s future

MECHANICSBURG — Clairton was the better team in Thursday’s PIAA Class 1A championship as evidenced by the final score of 35-3, but Bishop Guilfoyle Academy had plenty of opportunities to keep itself in the game that will likely serve as motivation for the Marauders this offseason. With an ...

Penn State soon to solve coaching mystery

Some nitpicking as the Nittany Lions draw the curtain on a lost season: Penn State’s coaching search should be coming to a close. With the regular season ending Saturday at Rutgers, and the early recruiting signing period beginning Wednesday (through Friday), it’s quite possible James ...

As the conference championship games and seedings for the 2025 College Football Playoffs approach, the next month will certainly be an exciting time for the sport on the field. While bluebloods like Penn State and Clemson have scuffled through nightmarish seasons, the prospect of upstarts ...