Sports

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.

Miller wins pole vault at Middle School Championships

Published Monday, May 13, 2019

At this past weekend’s Altoona Middle School Track & Field Championships, Punxsy’s pole vaulters had a strong showing, with Grant Miller (center) finding himself atop the top of the podium by clearing 10-04 to win by almost a foot.

Senior Night Sluggers: Lady Chucks hit three homers, six doubles to power past Altoona

Published Friday, May 10, 2019

Ahead of a big win on Friday — 13-3 over Altoona in six innings — the Punxsy softball program honored its three senior members.

A perfect day for Johnston, Lady Chucks

Published Wednesday, May 8, 2019

It was a "perfect" day for the Lady Chucks softball team on Wednesday, as Punxsy played host to District 9 rival St. Marys.

Nesbitt vaults past school record

Published Tuesday, May 7, 2019

A school record fell at the Punxsy track and field meet against Bradford on Tuesday afternoon, as Makena Nesbitt cleared 10-07 — one inch better than Alee Kromer’s mark of 10-06 set in 2008 — to set the new mark for girls’ pole vaulters in the school district.

We'll meet you back at home!

Published Tuesday, April 23, 2019

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO PHOTOS IS JUST ONE QUICK TROT AROUND THE BASES.

Boys' tennis holds Senior Night

Published Thursday, April 18, 2019

Prior to their match against Bradford on Thursday, the members of the Punxsy boys' tennis program honored two of its members — one senior and one foreign exchange student.

Chucks 'squeeze' by Dutchmen

Published Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Alec Greenblatt (second from left) laid down a go-ahead squeeze bunt that he had to leg out for a single with two outs and the game against St. Marys tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, and when Andrew Britton crossed home plate, the Chucks were 5-4 walk-off winners.