What you missed this week in Centre County high school sports: April 23, 2026

Bellefonte baseball put up a strong performance against Penns Valley on Monday, scoring 13 runs in five innings and boasting a star performance from pitcher Carsen Henry. State College boys lacrosse also continued to dominate by shutting out Mifflin County 21-0 Tuesday with Luke Ladrido and Nick Kononchuk leading the goalscoring.

Here are the highlights from local games and matches covered from April 16-22 by After the Whistle, the high school sports coverage team at Penn State’s Bellisario College. Please note: This is final edition of the season due to Penn State classes ending May 1.

Baseball

State College 2, Mifflin County 1: The Little Lions took on Mifflin County on Monday night. This game served as a rematch after the two teams met at the beginning of the season and ended with a Huskies 2-1 victory. Both defenses dominated this game, and the first run didn’t come until the fifth inning. State College pitcher Michael Yourey threw 92 pitches and played six innings.

Bellefonte 13, Penns Valley 0 (5 inn.): The Red Raiders’ offense exploded in a mercy-rule victory over the Rams. Bellefonte’s offense scored eight runs in the first two innings on Monday en route to a dominant win. Junior Parker VonGunden went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, and senior Oliver Thornburg went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles that drove in three runs. Starting pitcher Carsen Henry went all five innings for Bellefonte, allowing only three hits and striking out eight. For Penns Valley, Rylan Birge went 1-for-2 with a single and a walk.

Other scores

Bellefonte 9, Philipsburg-Osceola 8 (April 16)

Bald Eagle Area 7, Clearfield 6 (April 16)

Bald Eagle Area 13, Chestnut Ridge 3 (April 17)

Philipsburg-Osceola 10, Penns Valley 2 (April 17)

Upper Dauphin 10, St. Joseph’s 8 (April 17)

Bald Eagle Area 19, West Branch 3 (April 18)

Greenwood 11, St. Joseph’s 1 (April 18)

Bald Eagle Area 8, Central 6 (April 21)

Chambersburg 3, State College 2 (April 22)

Mount Union 3, Bald Eagle Area 1 (April 22)

Newport 9, St. Joseph’s 8 (April 22)

Softball

Bellefonte 6, Penns Valley 1: Bellefonte looked to break its three-game home losing streak as it matched up against Penns Valley on Monday. Bellefonte ran in the first score of the game in the second inning when Ella Herr was batted in by Sloan Moore. Avoiding the shutout, the Rams got Taylor Homan home on a single in the fourth inning. Bellefonte’s defense otherwise kept the Rams scoreless, with a final run by Bellefonte’s Adrienne Masullo to cement the score at 6-1.

Other scores

State College 13, Altoona 1 (April 16)

Mount Union 15, Penns Valley 5 (April 16)

Bald Eagle Area 7, Clearfield 5 (April 16)

Philipsburg-Osceola 2, Bellefonte 1 (April 16)

Bald Eagle Area 14, Chestnut Ridge 2 (April 17)

Philipsburg-Osceola 5, West Branch 4 (April 17)

Philipsburg-Osceola 10, Bald Eagle Area 4 (April 18)

State College 1, Bellefonte 0 (April 18)

Philipsburg-Osceola 9, Tyrone 4 (April 20)

State College 8, Mifflin County 1 (April 20)

Bald Eagle Area 15, Central 0 (April 21)

Philipsburg-Osceola 11, Juniata 0 (April 21)

Chambersburg 8, State College 4 (April 22)

Lacrosse

State College boys 21, Mifflin County 0: State High boys lacrosse was unstoppable Tuesday night vs. Mifflin County, shutting out the Rams. The Little Lions were led by juniors Luke Ladrido with five goals and Nick Kononchuk with four. State College was dominant from the opening whistle, scoring 10 goals in the first quarter, with an impressive shooting percentage of 0.525 on the game.

Bellefonte boys 14, Mifflinburg 1: Bellefonte boys lacrosse’s offense was in full control through the game Tuesday, with multiple players finding the back of the net. Gunther Kull and Aiden Reed each recorded hat tricks in this game. Nathaniel Cherinka, Nash Weaver and Brennan Huntsinger added a collective eight goals helping the Red Raiders build a gap that the Wildcats could not close.

Other boys scores

Indiana 17, Bellefonte 7 (April 18)

Other girls scores

Indiana 12, Bellefonte 7 (April 18)

Bellefonte 13, Mifflinburg 1 (April 20)

State College 22, Mifflin County 2 (April 21)

Danville 13, Bellefonte 7 (April 22)

Athlete of the Week

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

Carsen Henry, Bellefonte, baseball: The Red Raiders pitcher dominated all five innings on the mound, allowing three hits and striking out eight in the Red 13-0 mercy rule victory against Penns Valley on Monday.

Upcoming schedule

Here is a look at many of the games and matches worth keeping an eye on over the rest of the regular season:

Baseball

(April 23) Philipsburg-Osecola vs Clearfield at 4:30 p.m.

(April 24) Altoona vs State College at 4 p.m.

(April 24) Richland vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(April 24) Line Mountain vs St. Joseph’s at 4:30 p.m.

(April 24) Bedford vs Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m.

(April 25) Bald Eagle Area vs Juniata Valley at 10 a.m.

(April 25) Penns Valley vs Juniata at 10 a.m.

(April 27) State College vs Williamsport at 4:30 p.m.

(April 27) Bald Eagle Area vs Bishop Guilfoyle at 4:30 p.m.

(April 27) Philipsburg-Osceola vs Huntingdon at 4:30 p.m.

(April 27) Bellefonte vs St. Marys at 4:15 p.m.

(April 27) Penns Valley vs Tyrone at 4:30 p.m.

(April 28) Cedar Cliff vs State College at 4:15 p.m.

(April 28) St. Joseph’s vs Upper Dauphin at 4:30 p.m.

(April 30) Penn Cambria vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(April 30) Bellefonte vs Bedford at 4:30 p.m.

(April 30) State College vs Mechanicsburg at 4:15 p.m.

(May 1) Philipsburg-Osceola at Bishop McCort at 7 p.m.

(May 1) Moshannon Valley vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

(May 1) Susquenita vs St. Joseph’s at 4:30 p.m.

(May 1) Bald Eagle Area vs Penn Cambria at 4:30 p.m.

(May 2) Penns Valley vs Bishop Guilfoyle at 11 a.m.

(May 4) Bishop Guilfoyle vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(May 4) Central vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

(May 4) Bellefonte vs Clearfield at 4:30 p.m.

(May 4) Tyrone vs Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m.

(May 4) St. Joseph’s vs East Juniata at 4:30 p.m.

(May 4) State College vs Cumberland Valley at 4:15 p.m.

(May 5) Westmont Hilltop vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

(May 5) Bucktail vs St. Joseph’s at 4:30 p.m.

(May 6) Penns Valley vs Chestnut Ridge at 1:30 p.m.

(May 6) Halifax vs St. Joseph’s at 4:30 p.m.

(May 6) Central Dauphin vs State College at 4:15 p.m.

(May 7) Philipsburg-Osceola vs Bellwood-Antis 4:30 p.m.

(May 7) Bald Eagle Area vs Hollidaysburg at 4:30 p.m.

(May 7) Bellefonte vs Tyrone at 4:30 p.m.

(May 7) Penns Valley vs Huntingdon at 4:30 p.m.

(May 8) Westmont Hilltop vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

(May 9) State College vs Hazleton at 12 p.m.

(May 11) Dubois vs State College at 4:15 p.m.

(May 11) Hollidaysburg vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(May 11) Central vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m

(May 11) St. Joseph’s vs Glendale at 4:30 p.m.

(May 11) Huntingdon vs Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m.

(May 11) Bishop Guilfoyle vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

(May 12) Philipsburg-Osceola vs Punxsutawney at 4:30 p.m.

(May 13) Bellefonte vs Hollidaysburg at 4:30 p.m.

Softball

(April 23) Clearfield vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(April 24) Richland vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(April 24) Bedford vs Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m.

(April 27) Tyrone vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

(April 27) Bishop Guilfoyle vs Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m.

(April 27) Huntingdon vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(April 27) Altoona vs State College at 4:15 p.m.

(April 28) State College vs Cedar Cliff at 4:30 p.m.

(April 29) Bishop Carroll vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

(April 29) Penns Valley vs Bellwood-Antis at 4:30 p.m.

(April 30) Penn Cambria vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(April 30) Bellefonte vs Bedford at 4:30 p.m.

(April 30) Mechanicsburg vs State College at 4:15 p.m.

(May 1) Philipsburg-Osceola vs Bishop McCort at 4:30 p.m.

(May 1) Bald Eagle Area vs Penn Cambria at 4:30 p.m.

(May 2) Bishop Guilfoyle vs Penns Valley at 11 a.m.

(May 4) Penns Valley vs Central at 4:30 p.m.

(May 4) Bald Eagle Area vs Tyrone at 4:30 p.m.

(May 4) Philipsburg-Osceola vs Bishop Guilfoyle at 4:30 p.m.

(May 4) Cumberland Valley vs State College at 4:15 p.m.

(May 4) Clearfield vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

(May 5) Westmont Hilltop vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

(May 6) State College vs Central Dauphin at 4:15 p.m.

(May 6) Penns Valley vs Chestnut Ridge at 1:30 p.m.

(May 7) Penns Valley vs Huntingdon at 4:30 p.m.

(May 7) Bellwood-Antis vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(May 7) Hollidaysburg vs Bald Eagle Area at 4 p.m.

(May 7) Tyrone vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

(May 8) Westmont Hilltop vs Bellefonte at 4:30 p.m.

(May 9) Williamsport vs State College at 11:30 a.m.

(May 11) Penns Valley vs Bishop Guilfoyle at 4:30 p.m.

(May 11) Philipsburg-Osceola vs Hollidaysburg at 4:30 p.m.

(May 11) Bellefonte vs Central at 1:15 pm.

(May 11) Bald Eagle Area vs Huntingdon at 4:30 p.m.

(May 12) Mifflinburg vs Penns Valley at 4:30 p.m.

(May 12) Punxsutawney vs Philipsburg-Osceola at 4:30 p.m.

(May 14) Williamsport vs Bald Eagle Area at 4 p.m.

Boys Lacrosse

(April 23) State College vs Carlisle at 6 p.m.

(April 27) State College vs Chambersburg at 7 p.m.

.(April 30) Cedar Cliff vs State College at 6:30 p.m.

(May 1) State College vs Mifflin County at 5:30 p.m.

(May 4) State College vs Central Dauphin at 4 p.m.

(May 7) State College vs Mechanicsburg at 5:45 p.m.

(May 11) Cumberland Valley vs State College at 6:30 p.m.

Girls Lacrosse

(April 23) Carlisle vs State College at 6:30 p.m.

(April 25) State College vs Selinsgrove 4 p.m.

(April 27) Selinsgrove vs Bellefonte at 6 p.m.

(April 28) Chambersburg vs State College at 7 p.m.

(April 29) Lewisburg vs Bellefonte at 6 p.m.

(April 30) State College vs Cedar Cliff 4:15 p.m.

(May 1) Bellefonte vs Wyoming Seminary at 5 p.m.

(May 4) Bellefonte vs Midd-West at 5:30 p.m.

(May 6) Mifflinburg vs Bellefonte at 6 p.m.

(May 7) Mechanicsburg vs State College 6:30 p.m.

(May 9) North Pocono vs Bellefonte at 2 p.m.

(May 11) State College vs Cumberland Valley 6 p.m.

(May 12) Bellefonte vs Lewisburg at 4:30 p.m.

Emily Supplee, Evan Pochas, Shaun Wood, Clara Slowinski, Liana Tiamzon, Julia Nawalany and Kassandra Vasellas contributed to this story.

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