Sports

Punxsy teams both advance to Holiday Classic finals

Published Friday, December 27, 2019

For local sports fans, the Punxsutawney Area School District’s Christmas and New Year’s break brings a bit of a lull, as for the most part, the teams are idle throughout its duration. But one highlight shines bright — the Carl A.

PAHS hosting Carl A. Truance Holiday Classic this weekend

Published Thursday, December 26, 2019

PUNXSUTAWNEY — This weekend — Friday and Saturday (Dec. 27-28) — Punxsutawney Area High School’s Chuck Daly Memorial Gymnasium will play host to the Carl A.

Girls' basketball uses balanced attack in win at DCC

Published Monday, December 16, 2019

On Monday night — with a full home slate of boys' basketball games forced to be postponed due to the weather — the Lady Chucks traveled to DuBois Central Catholic for an early tilt with a 6 p.m. tip-off.

JH Boys' Basketball opens home slate by winning two of three

Published Wednesday, December 11, 2019

On Wednesday, the Punxsy 7th-, 8th- and 9th-grade boys’ basketball teams welcomed Brockway for their first home games of the season. The 7th- and 8th-graders each bested the Rovers, giving Punxsy two of three wins.

Lady Chucks win OT thriller against Indiana for Tip-Off title

Published Saturday, December 7, 2019

The Lady Chucks basketball team won an overtime thriller on Saturday evening at the Indiana Tip-Off Tournament, defeating the host 57-53 to claim the tournament title. The team is pictured here after the game, with All-Tournament team members wearing the black shirts.

Presloid pours in 25; Lady Chucks pour it on late in Tip-Off Opener

Published Friday, December 6, 2019

Riley Presloid scored 25 points, and the Lady Chucks poured on 28 fourth-quarter points to overcome a late deficit and pull away for a 65-54 victory over Latrobe in the Indiana Tip-Off Tournament first round on Friday night.

Going Green(blatt): Alec bound for Maryland Eastern Shore

Published Friday, November 22, 2019

Punxsutawney senior Alec Greenblatt made official a commitment to play Division I baseball at the collegiate level on Friday, joined by his family and PAHS administrators as he signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore after his graduation this year.

Byers signs on to play baseball at Clarion

Published Wednesday, November 13, 2019

A Punxsutawney Area High School (PAHS) senior student athlete, Darren Byers, has announced where he’s going to play baseball next year and attend college, Clarion University. Darren announced his signing with Clarion University along with his parents at PAHS on Wednesday.

Strong showing for Punxsy XC at States

Published Sunday, November 3, 2019

(First photo) Punxsy’s Owen Bartlebaugh (far left) and Aiden McLaughlin (far right) set the pace for the Chucks’ sixth-place finish at the PIAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday — the school’s best team finish at the state meet since 1996.

Good offense? Good defense? How about both?! Boys' soccer wins D-9 title, advances to States

Published Wednesday, October 30, 2019

On Wednesday evening, the skies opened up, and the rain came down, but nothing could rain on the Punxsy boys' soccer team's parade, as the Chucks won the District 9 AA championship and earned a berth at States with a 3-0 victory over the Karns City Gremlins.