Eight area boys soccer players were named to the PHAC Coaches’ All-Star Teams after stellar seasons.

In 2018, Lock Haven’s Ronnie Perry was the first wrestler to make the NCAA finals from the 15th seed.

As local sports fanatics gear up for the end of fall sports, it’s important to take a look at some of the impact players in the area.

CATAWISSA RR — There was little doubt Southern Columbia football could have named the score in the Tigers’ 42-0 District 4 Class 2A semifinal win over North Penn-Mansfield Saturday at frigid Tiger Stadium.

TROY — After not playing last week due to Bloomsburg forfeiting it could be reasoned that Mount Carmel Area football would be a little rusty on Saturday.

As more and more mentored and novice hunters join the ranks of those pursuing the “Big Three” of bear, deer and wild turkey in Pennsylvania, veteran hunters are seeing the benefits of blind hunting.

Penn State 125-pounder Brody Teske wants four things this wrestling season: To have fun, to become the best version of himself, grow a good mustache and grow a good mullet.

DANVILLE — When it comes to raising the bar in competitive cheer, Southern Columbia has done that in more ways than one.

MOUNT CARMEL — Just a few hours before Julian Fleming and the rest of his Southern Columbia teammates cruised to a first-round playoff victory against Towanda, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by the senior on the game’s first play, Fleming and a couple of teammates were in Mount Carm…

HERSHEY — Mount Carmel’s Caroline Fletcher and Southern Columbia’s Annabell Reck stuck close to each other during Saturday’s PIAA Class 1A girls state championship race, much as they did at the District Four championships.

WEST CHESTER — Derek Stoner congratulated everyone in the room who had served at least once as a mentor in the Pennsylvania Game Commission Mentored Youth Hunting Program (MYHP), which allows individuals younger than 12 years of age to hunt squirrels, rabbits, doves, woodchucks, coyotes, dee…

HERSHEY — For a guy who just missed a PIAA state cross country medal by five spots and about seven seconds, Mount Carmel’s Krystof Lapotsky was pretty happy Saturday at the state championships.

CATAWISSA RR — It might have been two days after Halloween, but Southern Columbia still found a way to top the charts and win the scariest performance of the year.

TROY — When a football team has a near 16-minute deficit in time of possession, that can often mean a lopsided score.

MONTOURSVILLE — Shamokin Area head coach Henry Hynoski was both proud of his players and sorry to say goodbye to his seniors following a 42-0 loss against Montoursville in a District 4 Class 3A quarterfinal game Friday night.

MONTOURSVILLE — Shamokin (3-7) had its fair share of struggle throughout the regular season this year, but the Indians are starting to heat up at just the right time.

For two of the four area athletes who will compete Saturday in the PIAA State Cross Country Championships at Hershey, the challenge will be a familiar one.

TROY — After a disappointing 3-7 regular season, Line Mountain football hits the road for a Saturday night showcase with No. 2 seed Troy (9-1) in the PIAA District Class 2A quarterfinals.

MOUNT CARMEL — Mount Carmel arguably recorded its easiest playoff win in program history this week — a forfeit win over Bloomsburg.

SELINSGROVE — Rylee Dyroff proved not only that she was ready for the playoff stage, but that she could provide clutch goals as Lewisburg field hockey completed a 2-1 double overtime win versus Line Mountain on Tuesday at Harold L. Bolig Memorial Field in Selinsgrove.

LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP — During last year’s PIAA Class 1A State Championship run, Southern Columbia’s season nearly ended prematurely at the hands of Bloomsburg. The Panthers led the Tigers at halftime in the first round of the district playoffs before SCA made the comeback to advance in the bra…

HUGHESVILLE — Southern Columbia girls soccer began the 2019 playoffs the same way they ended last year’s — with a win.

DEWITTVILLE, N.Y. — Maybe it was an undercut bank holding bass along the bend of a river or a deep hole holding trout on a stream that was hidden by overhanging trees. For those who discover such “secret” honey holes there were locations were to be closely guarded.

COAL TOWNSHIP — Shane Weidner, who woke up early Friday under the weather, showed no signs of illness Friday night at Kemp Memorial Stadium as he lead Mount Carmel to its 24th consecutive Coal Bucket win over Shamokin.

COAL TOWNSHIP — Shamokin Area head coach Henry Hynoski didn’t sound like a man whose team lost a heartbreaking 28-22 decision to Mount Carmel Area in Friday’s annual Coal Bucket clash, the 24th straight win in the series for the Red Tornadoes.

MANDATA — Line Mountain football gave it their all against Tri-Valley League leader Upper Dauphin, but ultimately the Trojans made too many big plays for a 60-8 victory Friday night at Glenn Ressler Field.

CATAWISSA RR — It was only fitting that on a night Southern Columbia honored their senior class before the final regular season game at Tiger Stadium, the Tigers went out and performed the only way they know how.

COAL TOWNSHIP – One was an avid fan who watched football on television for most of his life. The other also preferred basketball and rarely watched sports on television.

BLOOMSBURG — Mount Carmel Area junior Caroline Fletcher made good on her pre-meet No. 1 seeding Thursday at the District 4 Cross Country Championships, running to a gold medal in the Class 1A girls race.