Sports

All-Stars Update: Double-header in Punxsy Tuesday

Published Monday, June 24, 2019

Softball All-Stars to play double-header Tuesday (June 25): With both of Punxsy’s softball All-Stars teams — Minor and Major — set to play (June 25) at home, there will be a double-header at the fields.

Punxsy Majors best St. Marys in softball opener

Published Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Pictured here is Brooke Farmery (left) getting a high-five from Brooke Young after Farmery's inside the park home run on Wednesday. That run, a strong pitching performance by Emily McMahan, a strong defensive team effort and lots of other hits saw Punxsy power past St.

Ryan Sloniger drafted by Toronto Blue Jays

Published Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Ryan Sloniger, a Punxsutawney Area High School alum and a recent graduate of Penn State and its baseball program, heard his name called on Wednesday, as the Toronto Blue Jays drafted him in the 38th round of the Major League Baseball Draft.

John Matthews selected by Rangers in MLB Draft

Published Tuesday, June 4, 2019

As a member of the Punxsutawney Chucks, he wore No. 8. On Tuesday, John Matthews — a member of the Class of 2016 at Punxsutawney Area High School — was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball Draft.

From start to finish: Chucks reclaim District 9 title

Published Wednesday, May 29, 2019

The Punxsutawney Chucks baseball team has earned the District 9 AAAA championship and earned a berth in the PIAA State Championships tournament. The Chucks did so by defeating Clearfield 5-3 in the AAAA championship game on Wednesday at Showers Field in DuBois.

Lady Chucks open postseason by winning D-9 title

Published Friday, May 24, 2019

On Friday, the Lady Chucks softball team both opened its playoffs and secured the District 9 AAAA championship, as there were only a pair of teams entered this year — Punxsy and St. Marys.

Punxsy softball holds annual banquet

Published Monday, May 20, 2019

On Monday evening — to conclude their regular season and look ahead to their postseason — the members of the Lady Chucks softball team gathered for a banquet at the Punxsutawney Eagles.

Boys' track and field wins first district title since 1998; Lady Chucks finish third in a close meet; Punxsy heads to states in 12 events

Published Friday, May 17, 2019

Friday turned into a great day for a track and field event, and in Brookville, it proved to be a great day for the Punxsy programs at the District 9 AAA Championships.

Penn State DuBois Baseball soars to second-straight Small College World Series title

Published Thursday, May 16, 2019

The best things in life never come easily, and for the Penn State DuBois Nittany Lions baseball team, that proved to be the case on Thursday in the championship game at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series, as the team — which held the king seed entering th

Baseball celebrates Senior Night, then walk-off win

Published Wednesday, May 15, 2019

(First photo) Prior to Wednesday’s varsity baseball game against DuBois, the Punxsy program celebrated its three senior members — (from left) Dylan Ishman, the son of Robin and Mike Ishman; Derek Huey, the son of Jen and Bill Huey; and Andrew Britton, the son of Mary Jo and Eric Britton.