Isaiah Humphries, former Penn State football player, filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday naming defensive tackle Damion Barber the ringleader in alleged serious hazing and head coach James Franklin for ignoring his complaint and even retaliating against Humphries.
Even at 63-years-old, Tim Kurkjian still talks baseball with a boyish exuberance. Wednesday night at the Genetti Hotel in Williamsport, Kurkjian was one of the baseball celebrities as part of the Crosscutters' annual Hot Stove Banquet. However, this year’s exuberance was somewhat muffled.
Even though the schools are only 1.8 miles apart, St. John Neumann and Loyalsock haven’t squared off in boys basketball in almost six years.
In light of recent online reports and public outcry from a concerned citizen at their most recent school board meeting, the Williamsport Area School District has issued a statement regarding an alleged incident which occurred during the spring of 2018 while the baseball team was on a trip to…
Little League® International started the new year by announcing a number of promotions and new positions within their Marketing and Communications Department in South Williamsport to provide fresh and innovative marketing initiatives. In addition to all of the promotions, two new job opening…
The coming new year prompts us to take a look back at the accomplishments, tribulations, highlights, and lowlights of the past year. From our seat at NorthcentralPa.com, we watch and report as news, events, catastrophes, and celebrations happen in the 12-county region we serve.
Following its third year in Williamsport, the MLB Little League Classic was just named the Sports Business Journal's "Best Original Sports Event of the Decade." The now-annual game is meant primarily as a youth outreach program by Major League Baseball and has featured the Pittsburgh Pirates…
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The last day of school before the long holiday break is the same at schools everywhere. The kids are either taking a test or wasting time. Maybe they’re watching movies, maybe they’re playing games, or maybe they’re eating an assortment of cookies and snacks, but inevitably, they’re all look…
The Williamsport Crosscutters have announced the latest inductees to the Bowman Field Hall of Fame and the Lycoming County Sports walk, and will honor these individuals at the 14th annual Hot Stove Banquet on January 15 in the Genetti's Grand Ballroom. As well as the inductees to the Hall of…
Major League Baseball or MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday announced major changes to their drug prevention and treatment program that favors a treatment-based approach to drug use. The changes to the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program include removin…
Ten Little League programs across the United States were awarded with thousands of dollars of grants as part of the Little League Grow the Game Grant program, which assists local leagues who are working to enhance league participation opportunities in their communities. In addition, the Fren…
Take part in a rich piece of Williamsport's history! Williamsport Area's Original Little League will be accepting early bird registrations for baseball players aged 7 through 12 and volunteers at the Clubhouse on West 4th Street across from Bowman Field. Early bird registrations have no fees…
The Philadelphia Phillies recently announced that their charity arm, Phillies, Charities, Inc. has awarded a $15,000 grant to Favors Forward Foundation of Lycoming County.
On December 4, just two days after Governor Wolf and State Attorney General Shapiro joined the fray, congressional representatives Lori Trahan of Massachusetts, David McKinley of West Virginia, Max Rose of New York, and Mike Simpson of Idaho have formed the "Save Minor League Baseball Task F…
Lock Haven University sport administration students hosted the 12th annual Play For Brian tournament in the Student Recreation Center on campus on November 22.
At the end of the 2020 season next September, the Professional Baseball Agreement which binds Major League Baseball (MLB) with Minor League Baseball affiliate teams is set to expire. MLB’s proposal for the next iteration of the Professional Baseball Agreement involves some explosive changes,…
To the national sports world, the name Ott is synonymous with major league baseball. Ed, a Muncy, Pa. native and former big league catcher, helped guide the “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates to the 1979 World Series title.
The Crosscutter's 14th annual Hot Stove Banquet is planned for Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Grand Ballroom of the Genetti in Williamsport. This year the Cutters have declared West End Christian Community Center to be the fundraiser's beneficiary. Special guests for 2020's banquet include Phill…
Williamsport native Petty Officer 3rd Class Noah Young is serving as an air traffic controller aboard USS Boxer.
The West Branch Hall of Fame inducted nine new members at their annual banquet held Sunday in Williamsport at the Genetti Hotel. They inductees were Jim and Janis Arp, Rick Burd, Bob Crawford, Trap McCormack, Mark Mussina, Mike Vuocolo, and Gene Depew.
MacGeorge, honored as Volunteer of the Year, and the MU Grounds Crew received the Catch the Spirit Award.
The World of Little League® Museum and Official Store is hosting its annual Kids’ Day on Saturday, November 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the museum. There is no charge for attending Kids' Day. The event will include arts and crafts, games, interactive experiences, story time, photo opportun…
