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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby would not take the bait, even though the smile on his face and the gleam in his eye hinted that maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins captain kind of wanted to. Told that Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet — an assistant with the Penguins when Pittsburgh won ...

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An interesting story in the spring issue of National Wildlife magazine begins with the writerĢƵ favorite slang expression, “touch grass,” which refers to kids who use it to refer to friends who are spending too much time online and have lost touch with reality. With those two words they ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners met Saturday at the Game CommissionĢƵ Harrisburg headquarters to hear public comment and conduct official business that included the final adoption of 2026-27 hunting seasons and bag limits. Other highlights from SaturdayĢƵ meeting follow. ...

Outdoors Calendar

(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students ...

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Saturday, April 18 High school Baseball Turkeyfoot Valley at Mapletown, 1 p.m. Softball Latrobe at Mount Pleasant, 12:30 p.m. Track & field Laurel Highlands at Shippensburg Invitational, Seth Grove Stadium, Shippensburg University, 11 a.m.

West GreeneĢƵ Colin Whyte received a pleasant surprise on Wednesday when the WPIAL announced the recipients of the 35th annual James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award. Twenty candidates (10 male, 10 female) were selected from a group of 151 nominees. Each winner was awarded a $1,000 ...