High School Preps-High School Preps: Bellefonte

PHILIPSBURG — It was ice cream cones all around for the Bellefonte girls' volleyball team and a piece of cake for Philipsburg- Osceola in District 6 Class AA volleyball quarterfinals here on Tuesday night.

MILL HALL — The run had to come to an end sooner or later, right?

LEWISTOWN — Bellefonte's defense had no answer for Indian Valley's rushing attack Friday, especially Mitch Fultz.

BELLEFONTE — Spotting his father at football games, scrimmages, practices, banquets or workouts never was a problem for Torin Miller.

BELLEFONTE — Abby Newman did not mind the mud at all.

There were splotches on her legs, spots on her jersey and even a few flecks on her face.

MILL HALL — Bellefonte';s girls' volleyball team rolled to the Mountain Athletic Conference's Allegheny Division title with a 3-0 sweep over Central Mountain on Tuesday night.

BELLEFONTE — Battered and bloodied, Central Mountain's Scott Zuback wanted back onto the field with his team facing an upset at the hands of inspired Bellefonte on the Red Raiders'; homecoming night.

SPRING MILLS — Devin Kos scored two of Bellefonte’s three second-half goals as the Lady Red Raider girls’ soccer team held off Penns Valley 3-1 Wednesday night.

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte’s Kaity Clouserfinished with 11 kills, nine digs and four aces Tuesday as the Lady Red Raider volleyball team defeated Penns Valley 25-22, 25-5, 25-16.

DuBOIS — It’s been a rough season for the Bellefonte Red Raiders, but head coach Zac Wynkoop had more to feel better about after his team hung with the DuBois Beavers in a 20-6 loss Friday night at Mansell Stadium in DuBois.

Somewhere along the Rogers Stadium gravel track tonight, more than likely between the home and visiting bleachers, Bill Luther Jr. will watch an event on the endangered rivalry list.

HERSHEY — Nick Grasser and Danielle Dombek were the top runners for Bellefonte at the PIAA Foundation Cross Country Race on Saturday.

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The fireworks display at halftime paled in comparison to the one Hollidaysburg put on in the first half against Bellefonte on Friday night.

PHILIPSBURG — Bellefonte's Kristin Buchanan scored two goals Monday to help the Lady Red Raider soccer team topple Philipsburg-Osceola 4-1.

Head coach: Larry Walker (second season)

Assistant coaches: Steve Packer

Last season: 3-5 in Mountain Athletic Conference

Head coach: Scott Martz (third year)

Assistant coaches: John Boatman, Blair Richards, John Vanbuskirk Last season:5-13

Key losses: Rich Gilligan, Ben Montgomery, Cody Neshteruk, Shea Wert

BELLEFONTE — Central Bellefonte doesn't seem like the ideal place to forge a precise passing combination.

BROOKVILLE — Bellefonte coach Zac Wynkoop’s return to his hometown ended in thrilling fashion as the Red Raiders defeated Brookville 40-34 in double overtime on Friday night.

Head coach: Stacey Miller (seventh season)

Head coach:Chad Weight (third season)

ST. MARYS — Things didn’t go quite as planned for Bellefonte in its season opener Friday night in St. Marys, as the Flying Dutchmen pounded out 406 yards on the ground in a 51-12 victory.

BELLEFONTE — It's possible Bellefonte's 2009 season started on a rainy night last September.

MINGOVILLE — The Bellefonte boys' golf team shot a team score of 372 to get past Philipsburg-Osceola and Clearfield on Friday.

Bellefonte's Mitchell Port recorded 22 pins as a junior, a sign he gets antsy on the wrestling mat.

Robert Gummo is a name several colleges and even a few professional organizations already know.

For a program that has been nationally ranked by USA Today, has graduated countless stars — major leaguer Eric Milton and college All-Americans included — and has been led by three steady coaches since 1942, maybe the only missing piece in the collection is a state championship.

INDIANA — Matt Fisher sat by himself on the grass near the third base line as the dugout emptied on another season.

Bellefonte has shown time and again that there may be no better hitting team — top to bottom of the lineup — in PIAA Class AAA baseball.

INDIANA — Brandon Quay swung so hard that he rolled his left ankle. For proof, he held up a large bag of ice afterward while explaining the circumstances.