Gazette Sports

MECHANICSBURG — On May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School, Coach Thomas J. Gravish was inducted into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Executive Director Garry Cathell presented him with a commemorative ring and plaque prior to his acceptance speech. A graduate of Bald Eagle Area High School, Gravish lettered in football,…

CENTRE COUNTY — It was not a good day at the PIAA baseball quarterfinals for the Bellefonte Raiders and the Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties. Both teams, after winning their first round games on June 1, moved into the quarterfinals, but both saw their seasons end in tough losses to highly ranked teams. The Raiders took on Philadelphia…

CENTRE COUNTY — The Blanchard Bees improved to 10-0 for the season on Sunday with a doubleheader sweep of Happy Valley at home. In the first game, the Bees scored in every inning and got a 13-4 win, and then in the nightcap, Blanchard brought out the bats in a 26-0, four-inning rout. The Bees…

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CENTRE COUNTY — The 5-0 Blanchard Bees’ shortstop Tate Yoder led off Sunday’s home game against the Spike Island Pirates with a home run and gave the Bees a 1-0 lead. That run, in the end, was the only offense the Bees needed as they held off the Pirates, 1-0, in a matchup of the…

MCKEESPORT — The Bellefonte softball team advanced to the first round of the Class 4A playoffs for the second straight season. Unfortunately for the Lady Red Raiders, their postseason ended at the same point as 2025. District 7 champion Elizabeth Forward eliminated Bellefonte, 12-2, in five innings on June 1 at McKeesport’s Boston Ballfield.  Bellefonte…

CENTRE COUNTY — The 2026 PIAA Baseball Tournament opened on Monday, and both Centre County representatives came away with impressive first round wins. The Bellefonte Raiders collected nine hits and 11 runs behind the stellar pitching of Zach Lehman and took out Elizabeth Forward, 11-1, on Monday. Philipsburg-Osceola traveled to Ellwood City and took a…

STATE COLLEGE — State College softball senior pitcher Paige Moriarta has been named the Centre County Gazette Athlete of the Month for the month of May. Moriarta has been the starting pitcher and co-captain for a Little Lion team that has overcome many obstacles and that, in the end, emerged as the D6 Class 6A…

Alpharetta, Georgia, native secures national postseason acclaim from SA UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State softball freshman third baseman Allison Oneacre garnered additional national acclaim on Tuesday, May 19, with the rookie infielder securing Softball America Freshman All-American status in that organization’s postseason release.  Oneacre is responsible for the greatest offensive season by a Nittany Lion freshman…

CENTRE COUNTY — The Bellefonte Raider baseball team swept past Juniata, 10-0, in five innings on May 20 in the D6 Class 4A final at Bellefonte and will now vie for a berth in the 2026 PIAA Tournament. The Raiders’ Zach Lehman shut out Juniata on three hits in the game while his team scored…