What you missed this week in Centre County high school sports: March 26, 2026

State College boys lacrosse had a dominant 15-3 win Tuesday over Carlisle with three players accounting for every score. Bellefonte’s baseball team also held strong Monday against Huntingdon, winning 5-3 with a star performance from pitcher Zach Lehman.

Here are the highlights from local games covered from March 19-25 by After the Whistle, the high school sports coverage team at Penn State’s Bellisario College.

Baseball

Bellefonte 5, Huntingdon 3 (March 23): It was a big game for Bellefonte’s Zach Lehman on Monday. The junior started the hitting for the Raiders in a two-run first inning. Lehman finished 2-for-3 at the plate, knocking in a run. The two-way player also threw 5 1/3 innings, racking up 10 strikeouts to help the Raiders keep their early winning streak alive.

Bellwood-Antis 13, Penns Valley 3 (March 24): The Blue Devils put together two six-run innings on Tuesday, including in the first frame. Bentley Mellott led the bats for Bellwood-Antis, finishing 2-for-3, and crushed a fourth-inning, bases-clearing single. The Blue Devils’ patience at the plate paid off, leading to seven walks and five stolen bases. Hurler Curtis Shedlock earned the win with two strikeouts, giving up just one hit.

Bellefonte 10, Bishop Carroll 0 (5 inn.; March 25): It took just five innings for the Red Raiders to crush Bishop Carroll and extend their season-opening win streak to four. Two four-run innings and a team hitting percentage of .476 helped Bellefonte stroll home early. Red Raider Zach Lehman recorded two runs for his firsts of the season, one stolen base and one double.

Other scores

Hollidaysburg 9, Philipsburg-Osceola 4 (March 19)

Bald Eagle Area 1, Huntingdon 0 (March 19)

Bellefonte 10, Central 2 (March 19)

St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy 6, Greenwood 5 (March 19)

Mifflin County 2, State College 1 (March 25)

Philipsburg-Osceola 8, Bellwood-Antis 4 (March 25)

Softball

State College 11, Mifflin County 1 (March 25): After being rained out Monday, State College officially kicked off its season Wednesday when it hosted Mifflin County. The game stayed at zero through four and a half innings. Then, the Little Lions scored 11 runs the next two innings and pulled out an 11-1 victory to start the season off on the right foot. Sisters Lily and Sarah Williams both went 2-for-3 at the plate with Sarah also knocking in two runs.

Other scores

Huntingdon 8, Bald Eagle Area 2 (March 19)

Bellefonte 8, Central 3 (March 19)

Bellwood-Antis 10, Philipsburg-Osceola 0 (March 24)

Unified Bocce

State championship tournament (March 19)

Bald Eagle Area (7th-place finish): Bald Eagle Area traveled to the Giant Center in Hershey on Thursday for the eight-team state tournament. Last year, the Eagles finished fourth in the event. This year, they were seeded as the No. 3 seed after winning both their league and the region. In the first round, despite leading Chartiers Valley by three, the Colts mounted a 5-4 winning comeback. In the first round of the consolation bracket, the Eagles fell to Clarion Area 8-2. In their final matchup, the Eagles faced Shippensburg for seventh place. Bald Eagle Area controlled the match from start to finish, winning 8-2.

Lacrosse

State College boys 15, Carlisle 3 (March 24): State High boys lacrosse had a dominant start to the season Tuesday, defeating Carlisle with a huge second-half showing. Three players on the Little Lions recorded hat tricks, led by Luke Ladrido with six goals and one assist. Trey Combs also had six goals while Reece Tyson scored three.

Other boys scores

Bellefonte 9, Danville 8 (March 24)

Other girls scores

North Pocono 13, Bellefonte 8 (March 19)

State College 19, Central Dauphin East 1 (March 19)

Bellefonte 15, Mifflin County 2 (March 23)

Carlisle 13, State College 6 (March 24)

Athlete of the Week

Every week, the staff at After the Whistle will choose one top player from the games and meets they’ve personally watched and attended.

Zach Lehman, Bellefonte, baseball: The right-handed junior shined in Bellefonte’s 5-3 win over Huntingdon. Lehman pitched into the sixth inning and allowed just three earned runs. Lehman also went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a double.

Upcoming schedule

Here is a look at many of the games worth keeping an eye on over the next week.

Baseball (March 27): Westmont Hilltop vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 27): Richland vs Penns Valley Area at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 27): Chestnut Ridge vs Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 27): Penn Cambria vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 28): Easton Area vs State College at 1:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 30): Penns Valley vs Hollidaysburg at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 30): St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy vs Line Mountain at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 30): Bald Eagle Area vs Bellwood-Antis at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 30): Bellefonte vs Bishop Guilfoyle at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (March 31): Chambersburg vs State College at 4:15 p.m.

Baseball (April 1): Bald Eagle Area vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (April 1): Bellwood-Antis vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball (April 1): Philipsburg-Osceola vs Clearfield at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (March 27): Chestnut Ridge vs Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (March 27): Richland vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (March 27): Penn Cambria vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (March 27): Westmont Hilltop vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (March 28): Bald Eagle Area vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 2 p.m.

Softball (March 30): Bellwood-Antis vs Bald Eagle Area at 4 p.m.

Softball (March 30): Bishop Guilfoyle vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (March 30): Hollidaysburg vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (March 31): State College vs Chambersburg at 4:15 p.m.

Softball (March 31): Hollidaysburg vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (April 1): Clearfield vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (April 1): Bellefonte vs Bellwood-Antis at 4:30 p.m.

Softball (April 1): Penns Valley vs Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse (March 26): Chambersburg vs State College at 6:30 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse (March 26): Selinsgrove Area vs Bellefonte at 6 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse (March 28): Bellefonte vs Lewisburg at 10 a.m.

Boys Lacrosse (March 28): North Allegheny vs State College at 2 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse (March 31): State College vs Cedar Cliff at 4:15 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse (March 31): Danville vs Bellefonte at 6 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse (March 26): State College vs Chambersburg at 5:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse (March 28): Mifflin County vs State College at 1:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse (March 28): Bellefonte vs Lewisburg at 12 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse (March 30): Danville vs Bellefonte at 6 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse (March 31): Cedar Cliff vs State College at 6:30 p.m.

Julia Nawalany, Owen Cameros, Clara Slowinski, Jenny Karamus, Allie Wenskoski and Kassandra Vasellas contributed to this story.

Check out this week’s highlights from Penn State’s Bellisario College’s After the Whistle on its YouTube channel.