Sports

Welcome 'home,' Grace

Published Friday, May 4, 2018

Immersed in a sea of red and white, Punxsy clean-up hitter Grace Aikens was met at home plate and congratulated by her teammates after ripping a three-run, line-drive home run at Harry Noerr Field in the second inning of Friday’s game against Altoona.

Cancellation: Softball @ Clarion

Published Thursday, May 3, 2018

Thursday's softball game at Clarion has been cancelled, due to weather. No make-up is scheduled at this time.

Baseball/softball cruise past DuBois; boys' tennis wins D-9 semis

Published Thursday, May 3, 2018

Wednesday was a stellar sports day for athletes in the Punxsutawney Area School District. First, the Punxsy boys' tennis team won a 3-2 match over St. Marys (on the Dutchmen's own courts) to advance to next Wednesday's District 9 team finals.

Pifer nets 200th win as Punxsy softball coach

Published Friday, April 27, 2018

On Friday afternoon, Punxsy head softball coach Alan Pifer reached quite the milestone, as the Lady Chucks' 11-1, five-inning win was the 200th of Pifer's coaching career.

Hoover's golf career to swing through Clarion

Published Thursday, April 26, 2018

On Thursday, PAHS senior Willie Hoover (front, third from left) made official his commitment to play golf at Clarion University following his graduation.

Blose honored on boys’ tennis Senior Night

Published Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Prior to the boys’ tennis match against Tyrone on Wednesday afternoon, the Punxsy team honored its sole senior member, Matt Blose. Matt is pictured here with his parents, Marcia and Mike Blose.

Punxsy track and field programs honor senior members

Published Tuesday, April 24, 2018

On Tuesday afternoon, the Punxsy boys' and girls' track and field teams hosted what will be their only home meet of the year, welcoming Elk County Catholic to Jack LaMarca Stadium. Prior to the meet, the teams honored their senior members, as is customary at the final meet of the season.

A golden day for Punxsy athletics

Published Saturday, April 21, 2018

The Lady Chucks took several representatives to the Butler Invitational on Friday, with a pair of Punxsy performances earning first place. Sammy Dyson (left) took first place in the shot put with a throw of 37-6, and Leah Miller (right) finished first in the high jump by clearing 5-3.

PAHS Athletics Change: Baseball moved to Punxsy

Published Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Due to field conditions, the varsity baseball game originally scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Brookville has been moved to a 3 p.m. start and will be played in Punxsutawney. The softball game, which was also scheduled to be at Brookville, has been postponed to a later date.

Chucks cruise past Crusaders

Published Friday, April 13, 2018

The Chucks scored five runs in the first two innings, then added five more in the sixth to earn a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Elk County Catholic on Friday evening in Punxsutawney. The Chucks will be right back in action on Saturday, hosting Williamsport at 1:30 p.m.