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Roundups: Indians drub Halifax, 6-2

MIFFLINTOWN -- Sylvia Brubaker tallied five goals as Juniata beat Halifax in girls soccer action on Wednesday afternoon, 6-2. Olivia Mummah posted a goal on a penalty kick. Assists came from Carolyn Heidenreich, Aubryn Deihl and Grace Reinford. Yaa Serwaa had seven saves in the effort. GOLF Tigers earn 2nd place MONTGOMERY -- East Juniata placed second at the District 4 Team Championships on Wednesday at White Deer Golf Course. EJ shot a +24 as Towanda finished in first place with a +14. Athens (+28) finished in third place, Wellsboro (+32) earned fourth place and Central ...

Archery deer season starts Saturday

HARRISBURG – For archery deer hunters, it’s about to be the best time of the year. Pennsylvania’s statewide archery deer season opens on Oct. 3, 2026, and runs through Nov. 20, 2026. Deer hunters can harvest one antlered deer per license year, and an antlerless deer with each required license or permit. After regular firearms deer season, archery deer season reopens Dec. 26, 2026, and runs through Jan. 24, 2027. “It’s hunting season here in Pennsylvania and we have a lot to look forward to in the weeks and months ahead,” said Steve Smith, Game Commission Executive ...

Local schedule

Friday, Oct. 2 Football Juniata at Halifax, 7p Mifflin County at Waynesboro, 7p Tennis Mifflin County at State College, 4p

Boys soccer: JCS edges Belleville, 5-4

MCALISTERVILLE -- Tuesday night’s ACAA match up with the 9-1 Juniata Christian and the feisty Belleville Christian squad proved to be an instant classic as the game would not be settled until the final buzzer sounded. After a second half that had a barrage of goals scored in it, the Lions ...

Boys soccer: Mifflin County defense holds firm in draw with Northern York

LEWISTOWN — Sometimes a soccer team can spend 80 minutes without scoring and still leave the field feeling as though it gained something. For Mifflin County on Wednesday night, that something was a shutout and perhaps another bit of evidence that its record doesn’t tell the entire ...

Girls soccer: Lions blank Thunder, 3-0

MCALISTERVILLE -- A week after battling each other through a torrential rainstorm, the Belleville Christian and Juniata Christian girls soccer team met in an ACAA league contest. The Lions played at their new soccer facility against their rival. Offensively, the Lions was able to cut ...