HOLLIDAYSBURG — There was more than just a trophy on the line in this year’s “Backyard Brawl.”
CLEARFIELD — The combination of Bedford quarterback Mercury Swaim and receiver Steven Ressler has become one of the area’s top pairings.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The sequence was symbolic of Diontae Johnson’s injury-plagued season.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Justin Fields looked eager to make up for lost time during Ohio State’s season-opening blowout of Nebraska, operating the Buckeyes’ offense with such efficiency pollsters vaulted his team to No. 3 in the polls after four quarters of nearly flawless football.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton saw something new this week as he watched recent film of Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — You may have heard that Chip Ganassi likes winners. It’s his catchphrase, his slogan for his drivers, and the brand he’s established for his race teams.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson will be back in NASCAR next season driving the flagship No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
EVERETT — First-year Chestnut Ridge head coach Rebecca Muha told her team if they believe, then anything is possible heading into the 2020 season.
It was a meeting of volleyball teams with very different traditions.
WILLOW HILL — Third-seeded Fannett-Metal advanced to the District 5-A semifinals with a sweep of sixth-seeded Tussey Mountain, 25-19, 25-19, 25-15, Thursday.
ALTOONA — Top-seeded Bedford remained undefeated with a 3-0 win over fourth-seeded Bald Eagle Area in the District 5/6-AA semifinal, Thursday night.
WINDBER — It’s been whirlwind of a 26-hour span for the Chestnut Ridge volleyball team.
BERLIN — The Northern Bedford Lady Black Panthers fought through a lot of adversity and injuries in Wednesday’s playoff opener against Berlin Brothersvalley.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Out of contention to defend his NASCAR Cup title, Kyle Busch at least extended his season winning streak to 16 with his first victory of 2020.
CLAYSBURG — In the battle of Warriors, it was West Branch getting the best of Everett for the 2020 Inter-County Conference volleyball championship, Tuesday.
HYNDMAN — HOPE for Hyndman picked up a 5-3 win over North Star in the regular season finale, Monday.
Tussey Mountain 48, Northern Bedford 0
FISHERTOWN — Chestnut Ridge earned a berth in the District 5-AA playoffs by knocking off Central Cambria, 25-20, 23-25, 25-12, 25-12, Tuesday night.
Playoff season for fall sports is upon us, and it hits full force this week.
Tickets will go on sale for Tussey Mountain District 5-A Championship football game on Wednesday at the football stadium ticket booth.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas was pushed back yet another day without drivers completing any more laps Monday.
The Bedford Speedway concluded its 2020 season on Saturday as the 2020 Keystone Cup wrapped up.
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The NHL won't take it outside and open 2021 with the Winter Classic in Minnesota but still hopes to get the hockey season going around the start of the new year.
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Coming off an unusual bye week that included daily COVID-19 testing, a stay-safe directive and the addition of sack specialist Yannick Ngakoue, the Baltimore Ravens have turned their attention toward Sunday’s AFC North showdown with the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers.
LOYSBURG — The Northern Bedford varsity volleyball team needed five games to get past Southern Fulton, 3-2, Monday.
Bedford 1, Altoona 1, tie
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Since Orel Hershiser struck out Oakland’s Tony Phillips for the final out of the 1988 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers have played 5,014 regular-season games and 113 more in the postseason in pursuit of their next title. They have spent $3.69 billion in player pa…
It came to no one’s surprise that Bedford’s girls’ soccer team showed a little rust on Monday night.
ALTOONA — The opening round of the PIAA Class AA tennis tournament kicked off on Monday with Bedford facing St. Marys Area at the Summit Tennis and Athletic Club in Altoona.
LOYSBURG — Northern Bedford picked up a win in its regular season finale with a 2-1 victory in double overtime against Southern Fulton, Saturday.
FISHERTOWN—Chestnut Ridge’s senior quarterback Logan Pfister ran for three second-half touchdowns and added 122 yards in the air to lead the Lions on their Senior Night to a 42-21 victory over the visiting Somerset Golden Eagles, Friday.
LOYSBURG — Knowing what was on the line, the second-seeded Northern Bedford Black Panthers used a total team effort in a 35-14 victory against third-seeded Conemaugh Township, Friday’s District 5-A semifinal.
When an undefeated team takes on a winless team this late in the season, sometimes the undefeated team looks past the team that they are playing.
Bedford held off Bishop Carroll in a night of close contests 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 15-11 for an LHAC victory, Thursday.
ALEXANDRIA — Northern Bedford’s boys’ team capture the ICC Cross Country Championship and was led by ICC champion Ian Zimmerman, Thursday.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Conner’s Pittsburgh Steelers teammates insist he’s having a good time, that the fourth-year running back has never been happier or more engaged.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The bushy beard, the pine tar stain on the back of his No. 10 Los Angeles Dodgers jersey and all of those postseason hits.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe earned job security for the first time in his career with a well-deserved promotion to the Cup Series to cap a season that has so far been storybook.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Picking the car number for Michael Jordan’s new NASCAR team was a slam dunk: Bubba Wallace will drive the No. 23 car when the team makes its debut next season.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Charlie Morton has slowly and quietly become one of the most dominant postseason pitchers ever.
FISHERTOWN — With their backs up against the wall knowing that a loss would end any playoff hopes that they had, the Chestnut Ridge Lady Lions scored the last seven points of the fifth game to edge Cambria Heights in an LHAC volleyball match, Thursday.
The Bedford boys’ soccer team toppled Bishop McCort, 6-0, Thursday.
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The Indiana Hoosiers took some big steps in rebranding their football program last season.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Kelly needs more. Too often during a lackluster victory over Louisville last week, the Notre Dame coach watched the third-ranked Fighting Irish going through the motions.
EVERETT — The Everett varsity volleyball team capped off an undefeated regular season with a 3-0 win over Southern Fulton, Thursday.
Bedford 3, Forest Hills 1
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Erik Jones will drive NASCAR’s iconic No. 43 next season for Richard Petty Motorsports, a pairing of a driver and a team both in need of fresh starts.
PORTAGE — Chestnut Ridge and Bedford each had three runners medal at the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships at Maple Crest Golf Course, Wednesday.
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Pat Chambers resigned as Penn State’s basketball coach Wednesday following an internal investigation by the school into allegations of inappropriate conduct.
