
Dragons stake their claim
ROARING SPRING — Lucas Blattenberger’s rugged, 12-yard first-quarter touchdown run was emblematic of Central’s overall effort in its 14-7 win over Tyrone on Friday night. Blattenberger, the Scarlet Dragons’ junior fullback, appeared to be stopped around the 10, before somehow emerging from the pile and bursting into the end zone. “I just kept trying and trying,’’ Blattenberger said. The Dragons, like Blattenberger, would not be denied. They found a way. “We just played,’’ Blattenberger said, “with so much heart.’’ Down for so many years, the Scarlet Dragons, with the win, captured the Mountain Conference Nittany Division title and the second seed in the upcoming District 6 Class AA playoffs. But this win meant more than that. It was an affirmation for the Dragons. “Even with us winning the district championship last year, we still talked about that we didn’t beat Tyrone. I think the district championship goes through Tyrone,’’ Central coach A.J.
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JOHNSTOWN — Keith Moyer cracked a smile and a joke.
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LORETTO — Joe Hurd tried his best to console his Hollidaysburg Area High School girls basketball players with a long postgame talk after their 52-43 loss to State College.
Lady Tiger Beth Kanski wasn’t buying into i.
Isenberg left long-lasting impression
Sports in our region lost a good friend earlier this week.
Jesse Isenberg, a fixture on the local sports scene for five decades, died Monday at Somerset Hospital. He was 78.
I first met Jesse in the early 1990s.
PSU Report Card
Following is Philip Cmor’s report card from Penn State’s 38-24 win over Illinois on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium:
POSITION GRADE COMMENT
Quarterback A Daryll Clark completed 14-of-20 passes for 181 yards and two...


