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November 8-14, 2012
Volume 4, Issue 45
Women's coach talks to students about respect
Car aids cancer patients By MARJORIE S. MILLER
By CHRIS MORELLI
STATE COLLEGE — Sixty-six. That's the number of rides cancer patients in Centre County took through the American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program between 2011 and 2012. Through the program, volunteers provide patients with rides to and from their treatments and appointments both throughout the county and beyond. Now, the purchase of a new vehicle is going to make that a little easier. Last month the ACS acquired a 2012 Nissan Altima through funds made available as part of its Race Day Soiree in Centre County, said Jennifer Schweighauser, health initiatives representative of the East Central Division of the ACS. "With this new vehicle, volunteers will be able to utilize (both) our ACS vehicle and our ACS gas to drive patients to those … appointments," she said. "This will help the ACS provide patients with the rides they need to get to their lifesaving treatments."
PLEASANT GAP — It may have been cold and dreary outside, but on Nov. 2 inside the cafeteria at Pleasant Gap Elementary School, things were heating up. Every student in the school filed into the cafeteria to hear Penn State women's basketball coach Coquese Washington speak. For about an hour, the coach entertained the children. She had them dancing, dribbling basketballs, taking part in a relay race and even read them a storybook. Throughout the fun, however, there was a message. "We try to get them fired up about being kind, being courteous, being respectful and being good citizens," Washington said. "It's important we do that with our young people." Washington came to Pleasant Gap Elementary as part of the School Wide Positive Behavior and Intervention System — SWPBIS for short. The program is nationally recognized and is being used in all six schools in the Bellefonte Area School District. The theme for the program at Pleasant Gap is based on newspapers and pleasant news. During the first few weeks of school, the teachers shared school rules with the students and the students had an opportunity to practice appropriate behaviors. The school rules at Pleasant Gap are simple — Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Here and Be Ready. "It's all about positive choices, making good choices and being good role models, those sorts of things," said Pleasant Gap principal Tammie Burnaford. "Coach Washington's staff contacted me about her coming to speak and it seemed like a really good fit." Indeed it was. The coach engaged the students with tales from the hardwood and read the children's book "Please," by Alicia Aspinwall. "We need to be kind to each other," Washington told the students. "And we've got to be respectful of one another."
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POLL POSITION: Barbara Brane, of Pleasant Gap, puts her ballot in the box while Jeff Steiner, of Pleasant Gap, watches during Election Day at The Oaks.
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PLEASANT GAP — At The Oaks, a small retirement community in Pleasant Gap, lines were long in the early morning hours on Election Day. Lines snaked down the hallway, into the lobby and out the doors of the building. The importance of the 2012 election was obvious. "We had 140 within the first hour and 20 minutes. Normally, we can go until noon before we have 85 voters," said Joan Andrews, the judge of elections for Spring Township's 87th precinct. "This is a big election." Submitted photo
GETTING A LIFT: The "Road to Recovery" car is now being used at the Mount Nittany Medical Center. From 2011 to 2012, eight Centre County residents used the Road to Recovery services, Schweighauser said. Most of the patients in Centre County travel to Mount Nittany Medical Center, Geisinger in State College, or Hershey in State College, she said. "However, we do get ride requests from patients who need to travel to Hershey, Danville, and even sometimes Pittsburgh," Schweighauser said. "If we have a volunteer to fill the request, we are more than happy and able to provide rides to those long-distance treatments." Before the purchase of the new vehicle, Schweighauser said volunteers had to use their own cars. Oftentimes when treatments were farther away, it was hard to find people who were willing and able to do this, she said. "Volunteers in Centre County will no longer have to put high
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According to Andrews, there were lines when the polls officially opened at 7 a.m. Her preparation for the big day began several months ago. Things really began taking shape, however, on Monday night — election eve. "I came in (Monday) night around 6 and we set everything up, the tables, the booths. I was in here before 6 this morning and put everything out and set up the ballot box. Everything has run smoothly. It usually does," Andrews said. Brent Frank, of Pleasant Gap, arrived
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Spanier accused of 'conspiracy of silence' By LAURA NICHOLS StateCollege.com
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FACES CHARGES: Former Penn State president Graham Spanier enters Harrisburg District Judge Wenner's office on Wednesday in Harrisburg.
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GARDEN SPOT: The Bellefonte Children's Garden played host to a jack-o'-lantern festival. Young artists from across Centre County decorated pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. Page 12
NEW LEADER: The Central PA Festival of the Arts has a new president, Katherine Allen. Allen is an attorney with Mcquaie-Blasko in State College. Page 24
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In a decisive victory on Tuesday night, Kathleen Kane became the first woman and Democrat elected Pennsylvania's Attorney General. Kane, a career prosecutor from Philadelphia, promised to investigate Gov. Tom Corbett's handling of the grand jury investigation into Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse. She has said people in the Penn State community and in Centre County at large deserve the truth, and finding out why it took 33 months to release the grand jury indictment against Sandusky is a top priority. "The next attorney general needs to do the job for the right reasons. I know I will do the job that they deserve to have done,� Kane said last week. Kane will take office in January, replacing Linda Kelly, who recently brought five charges each against former Penn State administrators Graham Spanier, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz.
Investigation ongoing in cheerleader's fall By LAURA NICHOLS StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — State College Police filed a search warrant in an effort to obtain Paige Raque's medical records, including any blood alcohol testing results, from Mount Nittany Medical Center on the night she fell 39 feet from a five-story window. Raque, 19, a Penn State cheerleader, fell from a fifthfloor window in Calder Commons on Oct. 13. She suffered brain injuries and was initially flown to the trauma center at Altoona Regional Health Center. She was recently transferred out of the ICU and into a rehabilitation center, where she was starting treatment and showing signs of positive recovery. Police said the incident remained under investigation and on Oct. 31, filed an application for a search warrant to determine whether alcohol was a factor in the incident. According to court documents, the possible violations police cited to file the warrant include furnishing alcohol to minors and Minor's Law.
Spanier, from page 1 said. Ainslie is part of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, the firm representing the former Penn State president. Still, Judge William Wenner revoked his right to travel out of the state unless the court sees fit to extend him the privilege to travel in an extenuating circumstance. Spanier was also ordered to turn his passport over to the court. His unsecured $125,000 bail means he does not have to post any cash or property but is obligated to appear at any scheduled court appearances. Ainsile spoke for about two minutes outside the courthouse, long enough to say that her client is innocent of all charges and to condemn Attorney General Linda Kelly's claim that the three former top Penn State administrators were in a "conspiracy of silence" to protect Sandusky.
"It is absolutely ridiculous. Dr. Spanier was never given a chance to speak to this grand jury to give his side of the story and we look forward to the chance to present his side of the story in the future." Counsel for the defendant offered no further comment and Spanier walked to his car with his wife, who was a Hemmingway Scholar at Penn State. Wenner said a preliminary hearing in Spanier's case may not be until January, but he will make adjustments for a Dec. 16 court date if necessary. Curley and Schultz were given a potential preliminary hearing date of Nov. 12. Sandusky, 68, was sentenced on Oct. 9 to 30-60 years in prison for his sex crimes against children. He was moved to SCI Greene, a maximum security prison, where he will serve out the duration of his sentence.
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PENN STATE students stood in line at the HUB on Nov. 6 to cast their ballots in the election. Voters, from page 1
As I was standing in the voting booth and filling in my vote, I was thinking: 'This is a real privilege.' I've taken it for granted in the past. There's a heightened awareness with this election," Scott said. He decided to get out and cast his ballot early. "I'd vote anyway, but this year it's really all about the Presidential race," Scott said. "I don't think one man can fix all of our problems, but it was really the driving factor for me." Because it was a presidential election, Andrews knew it would be a busy day. "We have peak periods," she said. "They run from 7 to 9 (a.m.), then from noon to 1 (p.m.) and then, of course, after work. It starts around 4 o'clock and runs until about 7:30." Voter turnout was strong in Centre County. Out of 112,920 registered voters, 69,212 voted — 61.29 percent, according to election officials. While President Barack Obama won reelection against Mitt Romney on the national stage, Centre County voters gave the edge to Romney. With 89 percent of the votes tabulated Wednesday, Romney had received 33,697 to Obama's 33,677, according to unofficial results.
at The Oaks at 8:30 a.m. expecting long lines. However, he just missed the rush and didn't have to wait long at all to get inside the voting booth. "I'm a little surprised there aren't more people here," Frank said. Frank came out to vote despite some of the negative campaign ads that permeated the airwaves over the past couple of months. "I think that this time around — more than ever — it was people talking about what they could do. They were cutting down their opponent. That was a little disappointing," Frank said. After casting his ballot, Frank said that he's excited to know that he can turn on a television or radio without having to hear a political ad. "I'll be glad they're off," Frank said with a laugh. Allan Scott, 32, of Pleasant Gap, was voter No. 147 at The Oaks. Despite the early rush of voters, he said the lines weren't bad at all. "I was very surprised," Scott said. "I thought it would be jammed." Scott was excited to cast his ballot. "As I get older, it's getting more special.
Thompson defeats Dumas By LAURA NICHOLS StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson won an additional term in the fifth congressional district on Tuesday night over Charles Dumas. Thompson, a Penn State graduate, has served Pennsylvania's fifth district, which includes Centre County, in the United States House of Representatives since 2009. In a statement released after his win on Tuesday, Thompson thanked the people
who helped him through his campaign and talked about what is to come. "My wife Penny and I would like to thank everyone; the volunteers, our family and friends, and the voters of the 5th District of Pennsylvania for making this campaign a success. I am also thankful of Charles Dumas for his civility throughout the race. While we disagree on many things, the level of decorum has allowed for the issues to be presented and debated openly. I wish he and his family all the best," said Thompson, upon learning of the win.
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hit with a four-year bowl ban, steep scholarship cuts and a $60 million fine. Sandusky, 68, was sentenced last month to at least 30 years in prison after being convicted in June on dozens of criminal counts covering allegations on and off campus. He has maintained his innocence and is pursuing appeals. The criminal investigation continues. Spanier is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday after the state attorney general's office said the former president conspired with two other officials to conceal allegations against Sandusky. Many other challenges lie ahead. Erickson said he was optimistic about the ongoing inquiries by the Department of Education and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an accrediting body. He had no update Monday on the progress of the school's potential civil settlements with Sandusky accusers. He also expressed optimism that many of the challenges would be behind the school once the board of trustees finds his replacement. Erickson plans to step down when his current contract expires in June 2014. Trustees are expected to release more details on the search process at their next meeting later this month. Among governance improvements, Erickson cited the hiring of a full-time compliance officer for the Clery Act, a federal law that requires reporting of certain crimes on campus; a search for an athletics integrity officer; and changes to guidelines covering minors on campus, including more background checks and staff training.
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Preparing for 2016 election The election barely over, but I think it's time for us to consider our electoral process before the race for 2016 begins, which will be soon enough. First: It's probably time to do away with the Electoral College. The best book I know of on this subject is "Why the Electoral College is Bad for America," by George C. Edwards III, a professor of political science at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. John M. Crisp He argues that teaches English at the Electoral Del Mar College in College may not Corpus Christi, have been such a Texas. His column is distributed by bad idea at the Scripps Howard beginning, but News Service. Email the founders him at jcrisp@ would have had delmar.edu. a hard time imagining how unsuited its original purposes are for the modern United States. Edwards' arguments are cogent and convincing, and they're couched in his justified reluctance to tinker with the Constitution. Still, he points out that when the Constitution has been amended in the
past, often the direction is toward more enfranchisement — of blacks, of women — rather than less, and the abolishment of the Electoral College would enfranchise millions of Democratic voters in Texas and Republican voters in California. Of course, the abolishment of the Electoral College has been proposed many times in the past without success. But maybe it's time to do some bold thinking on this subject for the good of the republic. Second: In Mexico, you cannot buy a drink on Election Day — no cervezas, no margaritas, no alcohol of any kind. Believe me, I've tried. The presidential election is always held on Sunday, a day when many Mexicans are off work. Furthermore, beginning on the previous Wednesday, campaigning and political advertising are forbidden by law, and polling organizations aren't allowed to release the results of their polls until after the election. I'm not necessarily holding Mexico up as a paragon of democracy and, of course, some of these measures would violate our allegiance to free speech. Still, why not, every four years, make our presidential Election Day a national holiday, set aside for the important business of voting? For many of us, voting has become an afterthought, an inconvenient civic duty that we neglect or just send in the mail. Why not honor it every four years with a national holi-
day in which we do little else? Let's call it National Voting Day. Third: Shakespeare's plays, 500 years old, are still legible in contemporary manuscripts, and I suspect that if the ballots that elected George Washington to the presidency are archived somewhere, they're still legible, as well. But where's the ballot that I cast last week by dialing through a series of computer screens and pressing buttons? Electronic balloting is faster and potentially more accurate, but its transparency and verifiability are questionable, leading some smaller countries, such as Sweden and Switzerland, to continue to use traceable, recountable, unhackable paper ballots. The fact is, the integrity of the electronic ballot is beyond the capacity of the ordinary person or local election entity to verify. And your faith in our electronic electoral system might be shaken by Victoria Collier's "How to Rig an Election," which appears in the November edition of Harper's Magazine. Collier argues with considerable credibility that the development of computerized voting technology and the outsourcing of elections to corporations have produced highly suspicious vote totals over the last few decades. Nothing is more important to democracies than elections. Ours need attention. Let's get started. The race for 2016 begins at any moment.
One of the entertaining aspects of dictatorships — unless, of course, you have to live under one — is their extreme level of paranoia. The ruling Chinese Communist Party has soared to new heights of freefloating paranoia in advance of the party's weeklong annual congress, scheduled to begin Nov. 15 in Beijing. In fairness, party leaders have much to be paranoid Dale McFeatters is a about. The congress columnist for Scripps-Howard will choose the News Service. nation's leadership for the next 10 years — no sense burdening the average Chinese with the necessity of making that decision. We'll end the suspense right here: It will be Vice Premier Li Keqiang, a former provincial governor who, based on sketchy descriptions emanating
from the selection process, seems to be a go-along, get-along kind of guy. The ascension has been somewhat marred because a party upand-comer, Bo Xilai, was expelled from the party and the parliament and his wife given a suspended death sentence for the murder of a British businessman. In unrelated corruption charges, the minister of railways was also expelled. The preliminary congress festivities were somewhat dampened by a New York Times report that the family of Prime Minster Wen Jiabao has somehow managed to accumulate a fortune estimated at $2.7 billon during his years in office. Chinese authorities have labored mightily to keep that story from circulating in China, blocking any likely reference to it on the Internet. Party officials have ordered the removal of taxi doors' interior handles and ordered cab drivers to keep their windows closed lest passengers try to pitch subversive material — like details of Wen's relatives' wealth — out the window in areas where delegates may be gathered. Authorities have been told to look out for subversive messages printed
on balloons and pingpong balls, and the Associated Press is reporting that stores have been ordered to pull knives and pencil sharpeners from their shelves for the congress' duration. Toy stores and hobby shops have been ordered not to sell balloons or remote-control model airplanes. Flying model planes over the city is forbidden, and pigeon owners have been ordered to keep their birds cooped up for the congress' duration. As usual, police are rounding up the usual suspects: activists, political dissidents and peasants who have come to the capital to press their objections over confiscated land. The Beijing marathon, scheduled to run at the same time as the congress, has been postponed. As a security precaution, the authorities have refused to tell the runners when it will be rescheduled. The Chinese Communist Party has successfully held 18 party congresses. You don't build that kind of record by letting pigeons and toy airplanes fly around the city willy-nilly.
Looser liquor Paranoia tops Chinese leaders' agendas statutes lead to more drinking By Scripps Howard News Service After decades of resistance, Utah, a state run by teetotalers, discovered alcohol and found it was good, or at least profitable. The turning point seems to have been the 2002 Winter Olympics. Many of the world's top skiers come from countries like Germany, France, Italy and Austria, where consumption of alcohol is part of the culture, and they were balking at going to a puritanical venue that considered this a sin. The International Olympic Committee complained, and the state eased up on laws that made it difficult to buy a drink. The upshot is that, even with its relatively restrictive liquor laws, Utah has succeeded in attracting more tourists, conventions and decent restaurants. No one seems to have benefited more than the people of Utah themselves. According to figures cited by The Salt Lake Tribune, on a per-capita basis Utahns are drinking nearly a third more alcohol than they did six years ago — 2.5 gallons, up from just under two — an indication of what you would call pent-up demand. The most popular alcoholic beverage is wine; annual per-capita consumption is just over a gallon. From 2001 to 2009, according to the Tribune, the state's population increased 22 percent, but liquor consumption on a gallon basis increased 54 percent. Some cite changing mores, demographics and economic development. For a state whose politicians blather on about the virtues of small business and the evils of government red tape, Utah makes it difficult and complicated for a restaurant to get a liquor license, and liquor sales are generally vital to a restaurant's profitability. The Tribune reports that there were 45 applicants for a single license that became available in May and that 15 are already on the list for one that becomes available this month. The state Legislature voted in July to create 90 more permits, and they're all expected to be spoken for by next spring. A bill before the legislature would allow a single "master" permit for chain restaurants to license all their locations. The relaxed laws have hardly made Utah the poster child for the evils of demon rum. Only West Virginia and Mississippi drink less wine; only West Virginia drinks less spirits; and Maine less beer. These are hardly destinations that bespeak unfettered alcoholic fun. Utah deserves great bars and restaurants. It's hard to think of a better location for them. So to Utah, we say, "Cheers and long life."
DALE McFEATTERS
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HEALTH & WELLNESS Red Cross needs blood donors From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The American Red Cross, Greater Alleghenies Blood Services Region, is continuing its efforts to reschedule cancelled blood drives and increase donor turnout at area blood drives to help replenish blood supplies following superstorm Sandy. Through Nov. 1, superstorm Sandy forced the cancellation of approximately 360 Red Cross blood drives in 13 states and the District of Columbia, resulting in a shortfall of nearly 12,000 blood and platelet donations thus far. Within the 100-county Greater Alleghenies Region, a dozen blood drives in four of the six states it covers were canceled, resulting in a shortfall of approximately 400 blood donations. In addition, operation hours were curtailed at seven of the region's blood drives on Oct. 29, representing an additional shortfall estimated at more than 300 donations, or more than 700 total. The region needs to collect approximately 900 blood and platelet donations daily to meet patient need. "The American Red Cross is encouraging blood and platelet donations in the wake of superstorm Sandy. While the public has been very supportive so far, additional donors are needed to make up for the shortfall caused by the storm. As Sandy continues to affect the number of people available to donate, hospital patients still need blood and platelets despite the conditions," John Hagins, CEO, Greater Alleghenies Region Blood Services Region, stated. Nationwide, an average of 44,000 blood donations are needed each and every day to meet the needs of accident victims, cancer patients, and children with blood disorders. These patients and others rely on blood products during their treatment. This need does not diminish when disaster strikes. Please call (800) RED CROSS ((800) 733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment to donate blood. Platelet donations must be scheduled in advance by calling (800)-542-5663, extension 2637, to donate at the Altoona, Beaver, Greensburg, Johnstown or State College platelet donation centers.
Impellitteri joins Mount Nittany From Gazette staff reports
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LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL employees wore pink every Friday in October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Family planning class offered at library From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Natural Family Planning Center of Central Pennsylvania will present a free Introduction to Natural Family Planning at 2 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the community room at Schlow Centre Region Library on 211 S. Allen St. in State College. The hour-long presentation introduces the Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning, a method which allows couples to confidently identify when they are fertile and when they are not, and then to use this information to either avoid or achieve a pregnancy. In addition, NFP provides new hope for infertility, as it allows a woman to identify her time of peak fertility. While the session is free, preregistration is requested. Those interested in attending can preregister by emailing fertility.appreciation@ gmail.com. Topics to be covered include the simple and natural observations of a woman's signs of fertility, how to chart those observations; and how to interpret a woman's unique fertility chart to identify her times of fertility, infertility, and peak fertility. For couples wishing to use the method to avoid a pregnancy, the Ovulation
Method is 99 percent effective in avoiding a pregnancy when the method is taught by a qualified practitioner, Planning Center officials said. For couples having difficulty in conceiving a child, identifying and using a woman's time of peak fertility can result in a 20-40 percent effectiveness rate for achieving a pregnancy, officials said. This statistic comes from solely relying on a woman's knowledge of her own body. Completely safe and natural, women can use this method throughout their entire reproductive lives, whether they have regular or irregular cycles, are breastfeeding or premenopausal, or discontinuing the pill, Norplant, IUD, or DepoProvera, officials said. This is not the "rhythm" method. Temperature is not involved. Couples using this method have found that it strengthens their relationship to use a mutual couple-focused method of family planning, officials said. Margaret Okere, Ph.D., NFPP, the Natural Family Planning Practitioner leading the session, received her training from Creighton Model Allied Health Education Programs in affiliation with Creighton University School
of Medicine. This year-long training program included 150 hours of classroom education and over 500 hours of supervised clinical work with clients. In her training she learned to teach fertility charting to women with regular cycles, irregular cycles, or anovulatory cycles, and to women who were breastfeeding, premenopausal, or coming off the birth control pill. She also learned to teach fertility charting to advanced cases of women with infertility, subfertility, or miscarriage concerns. Prior to coming to State College, she maintained a Natural Family Planning practice in Ames, Iowa, for 10 years. She opens her new practice in State College this fall. While this method was developed within a Catholic context, religious content is not part of the teaching. This is a universal method based on sound scientific and medical research. Those couples, who become interested in learning the method, sign up for individual follow-up sessions where the teaching occurs. Costs are determined on a sliding fee scale. Free parking is available beside the library during the event.
STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health is pleased to announce the addition of Tammy Impellitteri, RD, CNSC, LD, to Mount Nittany Physician Group Endocrinology. Impellitteri graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor of science in hotel, restaurant and institutional management and completed the generalist dietetic internship program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. With diverse experience as a dietitian including inpatient and outpatient services and health promotion, Impellitteri previously worked as a pediatric clinical dietitian at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and will now provide endocrinology services at Mount Nittany Physician Group's Park Avenue location, 1850 East Park Ave., Suite 201, State College. To schedule an endocrinology appointment, please call (814) 689-3156 or visit mountnittany.org for more information on the endocrinology services offered by Mount Nittany Physician Group.
Basket raffle begins From Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN — On Nov. 19, Friends of Lewistown Hospital will kick off its annual Festival of Baskets Raffle featuring unique themed baskets created by hospital departments and friends. Winners will be drawn at 1 p.m. on Dec. 7. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Winner need not be present to win. For ticket sale information, call (717) 242-7225. Proceeds benefit Friends of Lewistown Hospital.
Circle of Hope to meet From Gazette staff reports TYRONE — Circle of Hope will hold a meeting for special needs children and families at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the Tyrone Public Library. The group will be addressing concerns in an informal setting on aspects of raising a child with special needs, treatments, education, advocacy/legal issues and behavior. For more information, contact Angie LaVanish at (814) 386-1826 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. In 2013, the group will have a new meeting day and location.
Board of directors asks for fact-finding process From Gazette staff reports
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ABOUT 70 PEOPLE attended the Centre Hall-Potter High School Alumni Association banquet.
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CENTRE HALL — The annual banquet of the Centre Hall-Potter High School Alumni Association was held on Oct. 20 at Progress Grange Hall in Centre Hall. This event has been held each year since 1927, except for two years during World War II, and one year recently when no one could take on the responsibility of organizing the event. The Centre Hall High School Alumni Association was formed in 1927. Its initial banquet was held in the Grange Arcadia in Centre Hall. The following year, the organization was renamed the Centre Hall-Potter High School Alumni Association, as the Potter Township School District had merged with the Centre Hall School District. The Centre Hall-Potter High School ceased to exist when the four high schools in the valley merged to form the Penns Valley Area High School in the fall of 1956. The banquet meal of turkey and all the trimmings was prepared and served by
members of Progress Grange. Following the meal, Penns Valley historian Vonnie Henninger gave a presentation on the history of Potter Township and the surrounding Penns Valley area. Her talk began with the early settlement of the area in the 1700s. Native Americans in the area were hostile to the settlers and massacred a family at their house along Rimmey Road, west of Centre Hall, on May 9, 1778. Soldiers were sent to the area to protect the settlers, and were stationed at three forts in Penns Valley. Many settlers left the area for nearly 13 years before returning. Henninger's presentation continued with many 19th and 20th century photographs of Centre Hall, Spring Mills, Aaronsburg and other villages in the valley. Photos of churches and some 1920s vintage aerial photos evoked many memories and comments from the audience of about 70 members. The evening concluded with a short business meeting, and the singing of the Centre Hall-Potter High School Alma Mater.
STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area School District Board of School Directors has been negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement with State College Area Education Association for the past 22 months. With the assistance of a mediator appointed by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, both groups have worked diligently toward resolution. However, after more than 30 face-toface discussions, differences remain between the two parties. On Oct. 29, the board filed a request with the PLRB to appoint a fact-finder to help the parties agree to terms of a new contract. The fact finder will explore differences in the proposals put forth by representatives from SCAEA and the Board of School Directors. It is expected that a fact finder will be appointed later this month. Board President Ann McGlaughlin stated: "The board remains committed to our teachers and the collective bargaining process. We sincerely appreciate our teachers' continued dedication to students as we work to achieve a fair and equitable contract." Here is a brief summary of the fact finding process: ■ Both sides must submit a summary of issues in dispute to the fact-finder within five days. ■ The fact finder will conduct a hearing no later than mid-December and will take
oral and written testimony from both parties. ■ During this process, if the parties so choose, negotiations may continue. ■ If a new agreement is not reached in the interim, the fact-finder will issue recommendations and send a written report to both parties within 40 days of the fact finder's appointment. These recommendations are not binding. ■ Each party must either accept (in whole) or reject (in whole) the fact finder's recommendations within 10 days of the report being issued. ■ If either party rejects the recommendations, the report is made public. ■ Between five and 10 days after the publication of the report, the parties shall again inform the PLRB and each other whether or not they will accept the recommendations. ■ If either party rejects the recommendations, the negotiations process continues. ■ If both parties accept the recommendations, this becomes the basis for the new contract. The contract under which the parties are currently operating expired on June 30, 2011. Since that time, and until a new collective bargaining agreement is finalized, the parties must continue to abide by the terms and conditions of the expired contract. Under Pennsylvania law, this is called status quo. The district will post updates on the process to its website (www.scasd.org).
Mobile website wins top national award From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State World Campus mobile website has won the Gold Award for Interactive Marketing — Mobile Marketing in the 2012 University Professional Continuing Education Association's (UPCEA) marketing awards competition. UPCEA is the leading association for universities engaged in professional, continuing and online learning. The awards, which recognize the best marketing practices and promotional pieces nationally in these fields, will be presented Nov. 8 during UPCEA's 21st annual Marketing Seminar in New Orleans. The World Campus mobile website debuted in July 2011 as part of the overall redesign of the World Campus website. The goal of the mobile site is to help busy prospective students and current adult learners quickly and easily access information about Penn State's online education
programs and student support services from their smartphones. The World Campus mobile website features a streamlined design, quick load times for content and easy button features and functionality for mobile devices. Mobile traffic now makes up 22 percent of total World Campus website visits. There also have been more than 11,000 requests for information about online education programs made through the mobile site since its launch. Penn State World Campus specializes in adult online education, delivering more than 80 of Penn State's most highly regarded graduate, undergraduate and professional education programs through convenient online formats. World Campus is part of Penn State Outreach, which serves more than 5 million people each year, in all 67 Pennsylvania counties, all 50 states and more than 100 countries worldwide.
BEA holds mock election By ROSE HOOVER For The Gazette
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PENN STATE graduate students in the workforce development program recently spent an afternoon touring and learning about organizational development at the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. Pictured, from left, are, Dr. Richard C. Makin, CPI president, Rafeisah Mohd Zulkifli from Malaysia, Gennesta Charles from Grenada, Keunho Kim from South Korea and Joey Fleck, Penn State field resource person.
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WINGATE — Bald Eagle Area students had a chance to cast their votes early. On Oct. 31, all middle and high school students participated in the National Student Mock Election during their social studies classes. BEA students voted on races for the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and President of the United States. A polling center was ROSE HOOVER/For The Gazette set up in the large group BEA SENIOR Eric Henderson casts his vote online in the National instruction room in the middle/high school. Student Mock Election. Students needed to sign Because of power outages due to Hurriin, by grade, before voting electronically on cane Sandy, the mock election was extenda laptop. Since the voting took place oned until Election Day. The results were line, schools will be able to compare elecmade available to the school on Wednestion results with other participating day, after Gazette press time. schools in the state and across the country.
Centre Hall man recalls World War II service By SAM STITZER firstname.lastname@example.com
CENTRE HALL — Bruce Moyer was born and raised in Centre Hall. As a youth, his greatest ambition was to fly. He flew gas-powered model airplanes as a hobby. "Aviation was on my brain," Moyer said. When he was drafted into the U.S. Army in February of 1943 at age 19, he applied for the Aviation Cadet program, but that group had reached its quota and Moyer was not accepted. Instead, the army assigned him to the Medical Corps, even though he had no medical background or training. He soon saw a posting for candidates to take exams for the Aviation Cadet program at Camp Picket in Virginia. He applied, and was accepted two weeks later. He passed the exam in April of 1943, and was sent to Keesler Field in Buloxi, Miss. to begin his training, then went on to the College Pre-aviation Cadet program at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. Moyer got his first flight experience there, flying 10 hours in an Aeronca Champion. He went to San Antonio, Texas, for the Army Aviation Pre-Flight Course, then spent three months in each of the army's three-tiered flight trainings consisting of primary, basic, and advanced levels. He flew a Fairchild PT-19 (twoseat, open cockpit design) in primary school, and a Vultee BT-13 Valiant trainer in the basic school. He remembers that the Vultee was a noisy airplane. "It made an awful racket," Moyer said. After graduating and receiving his wings, Moyer became part of a fighter pilot group stationed at Matagorda Island, off the Gulf Coast of Texas, where he flew patrols over the Gulf of Mexico in a Curtiss P-40 fighter. He later was assigned to a P-51D Mustang, which was the most advanced, state of the art fighter plane of its time. "If you flew an hour or two flight in a P-40, you were played out," said Moyer. "The Mustang was like a toy by comparison — the ease of control, and the responsiveness." Moyer liked the horsepower, too. "There was about 1,200 horsepower out there. It was
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one sweet airplane," he said. By this time (1945), the war was winding down, and new fighter pilots were not needed in the European Theater. Moyer and his fellow pilots were scheduled to go to the Pacific Theater, but dropping the atomic bombs on Japan brought an abrupt end to the war, so they never got to see combat. Moyer was disappointed he didn't get in combat. "This was what you were there for," he said. After the war, 1st Lt. Moyer wanted to stay in the service. "I was young, and I was flying, which is what I wanted to do," he said. He got his wish by being assigned to a newly formed flight demonstration team, which traveled all around the United States putting on flying demonstrations, complete with close formation flying and aerobatics.
"We didn't have a name, we were just a tactical flying group," Moyer said. The group later evolved into the Thunderbirds Show Team after the U.S. Air Force became an independent service in 1947. Moyer was in that group for about one year, and then was discharged in September of 1946. After returning to civilian life back in Centre Hall, Moyer had several jobs working for electric power companies. He was one of the founders of Allegheny Construction Company near Old Fort, and later worked for the Department of Chemistry at Penn State University before retiring. He and his wife, Virginia reside in Centre Hall, where they raised three children. He is 88 years old now, but still fondly remembers the time when he served his country flying that "sweet airplane."
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BRUCE MOYER stands in front of his P-51 Mustang fighter in 1945.
VFW Jackson-Crissman-Saylor Post 1600 Salutes All Veterans
Post 1600 invites everyone to attend our Annual Veterans Day Celebration at the Centre Co. Courthouse on
November 11th @ 11:00 AM
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THIS SCRAPBOOK bears photos from Bruce Moyer's service in World War II.
Veteran's Day ceremonies set for Centre Region All across Centre County, various organizations will hold Veteran's Day ceremonies to honor America's past and present heroes. In addition to these services, many restaurants and community associations will provide discounted luncheons and dinners as a way to thank the brave men and women for their service in the United States Armed Forces.
Rebersburg Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Veterans get half off their meal with proof of military service
Post 5825 Dunlap-Meckley-Dean P.O. Box 171 Pine Grove Mills (814) 238-3254
Post 9575 Smith-Sweetwood 2854 General Potter Hwy Spring Mills (814) 364-9192
State College Elks Country Club Veterans Day meal Boalsburg Nov. 11, 6 p.m.
Post 1600 Jackson-Crissman-Saylor P.O. Box 1 Bellefonte (814) 355-2071
Post 3450 Louis-Jenkins 1 W. Spruce St. Philipsburg (814) 342-3601
VETERANS DAY EVENTS Pennsylvania Military Museum Boalsburg Nov. 11, open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Texas Roadhouse Nov. 12, Free lunch from special Veterans Menu Must show proof of military service at participating restaurants
Post 5622 Quirk-Lauck-Kelley 627 E. Sycamore Road Snow Shoe (814) 387-6530
Post 8269 Pifer-Leathers-Lucas 557 Walnut St. Howard (814) 625-2543
VFW Post 1600 Veterans Day Ceremony Centre County Courthouse, Bellefonte Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. with guest speaker Glenn Thompson
Denny's Nov. 12, All you can eat pancakes Must show proof of military service at participating restaurants
Post 5935 Stroup-Alexander P.O. Box 5636 4138 E. Main St. Belleville (717) 935-2297
Post 5020 Osceola Memorial 613 Lingle St. Osceola Mills (814) 339-7578
The American Legion Nittany Post 245 State College Nov. 11, Veterans Day service 11 a.m. and veterans dinner with required RSVP
Applebee's Nov. 11, Free entrée from special Veterans Menu Must show proof of military service at participating restaurants
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Veterans Day Ceremony Howard Area Veterans Memorial at the Howard Community Park, Howard Nov. 11, 2 p.m. State College Area Municipal Band 28th annual Veterans Day Concert State College High School Auditorium, State College Nov. 11, 3 p.m.
Outback Steakhouse Nov. 11 and Nov. 12, Free Bloomin' Onion and Coca-Cola Must have valid military service ID at participating restaurants
VETERAN'S DAY SAVINGS Home Depot Nov. 11, 10 percent discount Must provide valid military ID
In honor of our Armed Forces and their families we salute you
Lowe's Nov. 11, 10 percent discount up to $5,000 on in-stock and special-order purchases Must provide valid military ID
Bellefonte Elks Lodge No. 1094 Luncheon Elks Club, Bellefonte, Nov. 11, 12 p.m. The Veterans Day Ceremony at the Centre County Courthouse will be followed by a free luncheon for veterans members and their guests at the Elks Club.
Miles Township Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary All-you-can-eat turkey and ham meal Miles Township Fire Company,
Post 321 Fulton-Baudis-Kuhn 139 N. Barnard St. State College (814) 237-3329
American Legion Post 893
American Legion Keystone Post 444 Millheim, PA
Elements of the emblem The rays of the sun The rays of the sun form the background of our proud emblem and suggests the Legion's principles will dispel the darkness of violence and evil.
The wreath The wreath forms the center, in loving memory of those brave comrades who gave their lives in the service of the United States that liberty might endure.
The star The star, victory symbol of World War I, also symbolizes honor, glory and constancy. The letters "U.S." leave no doubt as to the brightest star in the Legion's star.
The American Legion Emblem: The Rays of The Sun, The Wreath, The Star, The Outer Rings, The Inner Rings and The words American Legion all come together to mean: "To unite all the symbols into our Pledge that we who wear this badge of honor will forever guard the sanctity of home, country and our free institutions!"
"We Support Our Veterans"
Outer rings The larger of two outer rings stands for the rehabilitation of our sick and disabled comrades. The smaller inside ring denotes the welfare of America's children. Inner rings The smaller of two inner rings set upon the star represents service to our communities, states and the nation. The larger outer ring pledges loyalty to Americanism.
American Legion The words American Legion tie the whole together for truth, remembrance, constancy, honor, service, veterans affairs and rehabilitation, children and youth, loyalty, and Americanism.
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MACY PLOWMAN, left, and Grace Anthony showed off their pumpkins with Indian Blanket flower eyes.
Bellefonte Children's Garden hosts jack-o'-lantern event By ANNE WALKER For The Gazette
BELLEFONTE — Halloween came naturally for children attending a jack-o'-lantern decorating event at the Bellefonte Children's Garden recently. Part of a coordinated effort of the Bellefonte Garden Club, Penn State Master Gardeners of Centre County and the Centre County Library, the program, directed by Lisa Duchene, gave a dozen local children the opportunity to design their own jack-o'lantern using biodegradable garden materials. "We're using plant matter that would otherwise end up in the compost," Duchene explained. With a selection of items including seed heads from flowers like zinnia, gaillardia and echinacea, pine cones, feathers, Spanish moss and orna-
mental grasses, the young designers had plenty of materials to use for their creations. It didn't take long for the children to pluck bits and pieces of dormant plants from the garden. They also got to choose from harvested items like chestnuts and broom cornstalks provided by volunteers. Volunteers also manned the glue gun to affix the adornments. With flowers for eyes, moss and grasses for hair, nuts and pine cones for noses, feathers for ears and bits of straw curved into smiles, these jack-o'-lanterns looked ready to go trick-or-treating. Four-year-old Kyle Fritzsche and his mother, Kelly Fritzsche, explained that Kyle's pumpkin wore an echinacea seed head for a hat. "They're ears," Kyle said, pointing to the feathers sticking out the sides of his creation. Other young artists chose dried In-
dian blanket flowers for the eyes on their pumpkins. Five-year-old Macy Plowman, daughter of George and Rachel Plowman, gave her pumpkin a large leaf for a mouth, while her friend, Grace Anthony, daughter of Becky Anthony, made a mouth from a piece of straw and used Spanish moss for a curly hairdo. Both young ladies took great pride in their creations as they carried their masterpieces through the garden gate. The Children's Garden on Howard Street in Bellefonte sits behind the Bellefonte Museum on Allegheny Street. From May through October, the Garden Club, the Master Gardeners and the Centre County Library offer garden-related programs for children at the site. "It's a great way for kids to connect with nature in a community-centric way," Duchene said.
Penns Valley churches hold bazaars By SAM STITZER firstname.lastname@example.com
SPRING MILLS — Two churches in the Penns Valley area held their annual fall bazaars recently. Emmanuel Union Church in Tusseyville held its bazaar on Oct. 20. This congregation celebrated its 200th anniversary recently. The church bazaar dates back 20 to 25 years, according to church member Ruth Rishel. The bazaar featured homemade soup and baked goods for sale, as well as an indoor yard sale of all types of household goods. On display was a quilt made 25 years ago by several ladies of the church. Church member Tanya Evans owns the quilt. She said that several ladies each made squares for the quilt, and then sewed them together and finished the quilt. The quilt was auctioned off to raise money for the church. "I really wanted that quilt," said Evans, whose winning bid was $400. Church member Bette Bender said that the bazaar used to be a two-day
event and included many craft items, but now is held just one day each year. On Oct. 27, the Sprucetown Methodist Church in Georges Valley held its fall bazaar. Organizer Ginger Mozingo said that this event goes back more than 20 years. It is held as a fundraiser for the church. The church uses the proceeds for local food banks SAM STITZER/For The Gazette and for helping the poor in the Penns CUSTOMERS BROWSE the home baked goods at the Valley area. Sprucetown Methodist Church fall bazaar. The event was churches dropped out, and the originally the combined effort of Sprucetown church took responsibilithree churches: Faith United ty for the event. Methodist Church in Spring Mills, The bazaar featured home baked Bethany United Methodist Church in goods, soup and sandwiches for sale, Tusseyville, and the Sprucetown and many tables filled with all manchurch. ner of household goods for sale. Over time, the Faith and Bethany
AT THE 25TH ANNUAL Shaver's Creek Children's Halloween Trail on Oct. 20 and 21, costumed Penn State students presented fun and educational stations that taught children and families about the natural history and folklore of the fall season. At this hands-on station, students demonstrated how early settlers made candles.
PAWS ADOPT-A-PET November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month, giving April high hopes that this is the month she will finally meet her forever family. A 13year-old light orange and white female, April doesn't let her age slow her down from being quite the playful girl. This beautiful girl, who is front declawed, should do well in a home with cats and other kids, but has never been around dogs. If April sounds like the perfect fit for your family, you can read more about her at http://www.centrecountypaws.org/cats/ or meet her in person at PAWS, 1401 Trout Road in State College. Knowing the April still has plenty of years of loving to give to a special family, her Guardian Angel has already graciously paid April's adoption fee as a gift to that family.
PAWS planning bingo fundraiser From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — PAWS is hosting a holiday bingo fundraiser at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Mountain View Country Club (formerly Elks Country Club) in State College. The club is located at 100 Elks Club Road. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Two early bird games and five special bingo games are available for purchase at the event. Prizes will include Vera Bradley items, Pandora jewelry and cash. Doors open at 5 p.m., with early bird games at 6:30. Tickets may be purchased online http://www.centrecountypaws.org/bingo/ or at Centre County PAWS, 1401 Trout Road in State College. PAWS is open Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m. and Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets purchased online will not be mailed but can be picked up the day of the event.
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Impart life skills for better future By KATHLEEN ALLEN For The Gazette
Do you remember who taught you how to make breakfast? How about who taught you how to shower properly or what to wear to a job interview? What about larger skills like managing a budget, communicating respectfully, and getting your drivers license? Perhaps it was your parents, an older brother or sister, an aunt or uncle, or maybe your grandparents. Unfortunately, there are many youth in our community who do not have role models to teach them these valuable life skills. Fortunately, the staff of Stepping Stone Transitional Living Program can step into the lives of homeless youth and youth in foster care in our community. Our goal is to be a positive role model and provide the support our teenagers need so much to learn all of the life skills they will need in order to help them live independently. Many of our youth come into the program with specific goals, such as learning to fill out a job application, finding employment or obtaining a driver's license. Many of the things that you and I may have seen as a "normal� age marker such as getting a first job or obtaining a driver's permit at the age of 16, these youth never had the chance to experience. Can you imagine what life would be like if you did not learn any of these skills or how difficult it would be to have to learn them all later in life? For these youth, it is a day to day struggle to take in and learn everything. Learning life skills is not only vital for the youth we serve, but for everyone in the community. Knowing these skills helps build competence, self-esteem and overall mental well-being. Life skills are not only knowing how to prepare a meal or properly writing a check, but it is also problem-solving, using effective communication, coping
strategies, self-awareness, decision making, and creative thinking. These skills are used on a daily basis and help us live an easier life. Our lives would be a constant struggle if we had to pick up the phone and call someone every time we couldn't figure out how to get the wrinkles out of our pants, the stain out of our shirt, or that smell to go away coming from our laundry basket. But, think about what you do when you don't know the answer to something. Who do you call when you are confused by a loan application or have a hard day at work and just need someone to listen? What would happen if you had no one to call? We can make the difference in our community. Everyone can teach a youth and be a positive role model. Every time you teach a youth a skill, you increase their confidence. And every time you stand by them if they make a mistake or fail and encourage them to try again, you are instilling work ethic and self-competence. Every youth in our
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ROAD PSU drubs Purdue, remains perfect on road in Big Ten By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH firstname.lastname@example.com
Three more to go. Celebrate this one today, watch the tape on Sunday, and get back to work on Monday. That is the matter of course for this very workman-like Penn State Nittany Lion football team. The focus is always on the game at hand, and what happened in the past is gone and can't be changed. This next game is all there is, and it is a season in itself. Yet even though the celebration was probably very short, there is an awful lot for the Penn State football team to feel good about in its 34-9 drubbing of Purdue on Saturday in West Lafayette. The Nittany Lions racked up over 500 yards of offense with both the running game and passing game firing on all cylinders. Matt McGloin passed for 321 yards, which was the fifth time in his career that he has thrown for over 300 yards in a game. The Nittany Lions ran for another 185 yards, with Zach Zwinak running 21 times for 134 yards and Michael Zordich crashing into the end zone twice for touchdowns. And Brandon Moseby-Felder caught six passes for 129 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown late in the third quarter that put the Nittany Lions ahead 34-3 and sent many of the remaining fans at Ross-Ade Stadium heading for warmer places. "We played with a sense of urgency," Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien said. "We played with a lot of energy. We brought our own energy today. And I've said that
from day one that this is a team that loves to play football. They love to play for each other. They love to play for Penn State so it was a good day for Penn State." McGloin had another impressive game. He started slowly, in part because of the wet and cold conditions and in part because of the various linebacker and cornerback blitzes the Purdue defense threw at him. But once the offensive line adjusted and McGloin had more time to throw, he shredded the Boilermaker secondary. He completed 22 passes to nine different receivers. Beside Moseby-Felder's six catches, Allen Robinson hauled in five for 58 yards, and freshman tight end Jesse James caught three for 49 yards and a touchdown. McGloin completed five passes that went for more than 15 yards and three that were over 25. "Coming into Purdue we knew it was going to be a tough environment," McGloin said, "and we knew there were not going to be too many people here and it was going to be a cold, rainy day. We were prepared for it and we handled it very well. "In terms of the offense, we were clicking today and were able to move the ball up and down the field after some adjustments and we hope that carries into next week at Nebraska." "I thought that Matt came in here and managed the game well," O'Brien said of his quarterback. "He's been playing well all year. You have to give Matt McGloin a ton of credit for how he's played this year." Another ton of credit for the show against the Boilers should go to the offen-
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BRANDON MOSEBY-FELDER and Jesse James celebrate a Penn State touchdown during Saturday's game at Purdue. The Nittany Lions won, 34-9.
sive line and the running game. After being held to less than 50 yards against Ohio State, Penn State needed to run the ball against Purdue, and the Nittany Lions did. Zwinak and Zordich, who are not known for their elusiveness, carried a com-
bined 32 times for 167 yards, many times through wide holes created by the line. "I thought the guys up front played tough," O'Brien said. "We ran for a lot of
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Nittany Lions feed off Fitzgerald's energy WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Craig Fitzgerald has been known to lick the floor of his sanctuary when he drops for an up-down after instructing an exercise out of order. He was outside in frigid January mornings wearing shorts and a short-sleeved T-shirt during 5 a.m. winter conditioning sessions, and Saturday, here at chilly, damp and empty Ross-Ade Stadium, he stripped off his shirt during the team stretch and hit the deck. Naturally, Mike Mauti, the senior linebacker and emotional leader of the team, felt compelled to run over and tackle Fitzgerald. "I got pretty excited after I saw that," Mauti said. "It was just unexpected, so I just naturally got super excited. We were just jacked up.
"Back in winter workouts we realized what kind of guy we were dealing with when it's 15 degrees and he's got shorts and short sleeves on. He's an animal. We all just really feed off that energy. We love him." Fitzgerald has been one of the most important hires for coach Bill O'Brien. The two first worked together at Maryland, which may have never happened if George O'Leary did not lie on his resume upon being hired as Notre Dame head coach in 2001. O'Brien was reportedly set to join O'Leary in South Bend as his offensive coordinator, but O'Leary's embellished credentials cost him the job days after being hired. O'Brien was back at Georgia Tech for two years before
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heading to Maryland in 2003. Whew. The players adore their strength coach, and nothing he does can be considered a surprise anymore. "I just laughed," linebacker Gerald Hodges said. "We all know how crazy he is." Check out Fitzgerald in action, courtesy of FightOnState.com's Mark Brennan, who lucked out and unexpectedly caught the craziest part of Fitz's pregame routine to date.
HILL: NO LIGAMENT DAMAGE IN KNEE Jordan Hill walked gingerly toward the team bus, headphones wrapped around his neck after he left Saturday's game with what's being called a
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Ohio Bobcats Sept. 1 Home Result: L 24-14 Attendance: 97,186
Virginia Cavaliers Sept. 8 Away Result: L 17-16 Attendance: 56,087
Navy Midshipmen Sept. 15 Home Result: W 34-7 Attendance: 98,792
Temple Owls Sept. 22 Home Result: W 24-13 Attendance: 93,680
Illinois Fighting Illini Sept. 29 Away Result: W 35-7 Attendance: 46,734
N'western Wildcats Oct. 6 Home Result: W 39-28 Attendance: 95,769
The good, the bad and the ugly ■ The Good: Penn State's ability to bounce back from an emotionally draining loss to Ohio State. The Nittany Lions played solid football in almost all phases of the game, had no fumbles or interceptions, and generally took care of business against Purdue. The Penn State defense and offense perfectly complemented each other, with the defenders holding off Purdue until the offense got moving, and when that happened, the Boilermakers had little chance. Penn State played exceptional defense, especially on third down. The Nittany Lions held Purdue to only 7 of 21 third-down conversions, and many of those were due to the disciplined and speedy PSU linebackers and secondary. Many times, Purdue was held just short and forced to punt because of good tackling and hustling Penn State defenders. Sam Ficken kicked two field goals and four extra points. Ficken is gaining confidence at just the right time, and he could be an important asset in this season's final games. ■ The Bad: The weather. Mid-30s, sleet prior to the game, drizzly and breezy during the game. There were lots of empty seats at RossAde Stadium on what was a miserable late-afternoon for football, which makes Penn State's zero turnovers in the game very impressive. To be able to play in those conditions without mistakes was a big part of the PSU win. ■ The Ugly: The injury to Jordan Hill. Hill's leg was caught underneath him as he was
pushed back under a pile, and, frankly, watching one replay of that was more than enough. The diagnosis for now is a sprained knee, and Hill will have an MRI this week. After the game, both Hill and Bill O'Brien were opti-
mistic that there was no major damage done. Senior James Terry and sophomore Kyle Baublitz filled in capably for Hill during the remainder of the game. — Pat Rothdeutsch
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PENN STATE'S Brandon Moseby-Felder is upended by Purdue's Ricardo Allen during Saturday's Big Ten contest. The Lions improved to 6-3 overall with the win.
Overall: 6-3 Big Ten: 4-1 Home: 3-2 Road: 3-1 Coach: Bill O'Brien, first year Record at Penn State: 6-3 Overall record: 6-3 vs. Nebraska: 0-0
Overall: 7-2 Big Ten: 4-1 Home: 5-0 Road: 2-2 Coach: Bo Pelini, fifth year Record at Nebraska: 46-18 Overall record: 46-18 vs. Penn State: 1-0
Team leaders
Team leaders
Zach Zwinak Bill Belton Michael Zordich Derek Day
RUSHING 117 for 545 (4.7) 59 for 259 (4.4) 60 for 227 (3.8) 33 for 109 (3.3)
Ameer Abdullah Taylor Martinez Rex Burkhead Imani Cross
RUSHING 151 for 851 (5.5) 117 for 666 (5.7) 47 for 405 (8.6) 34 for 248 (7.3)
Matt McGloin Steven Bench
PASSING 211 of 340, 2,436 yds., 18 TD, 3 int. 2 of 8, 12 yds.
Taylor Martinez Ron Kellogg III
PASSING 154 of 245, 1,941 yds., 18 TD, 8 int. 3 of 5, 19 yds., 1 TD, 1 int.
Kenny Bell Quincy Enunwa Ameer Abdullah Kyler Reed
Brett Maher Ameer Abdullah Taylor Martinez Kenny Bell
SCORING 78 pts. (12 FG, 42 PAT) 66 pts. (11 TD) 48 pts. (8 TD) 36 pts. (6 TD)
RECEIVING Allen Robinson 57-689 (12.1) 8 TD Kyle Carter 35-441 (12.6) 2 TD Brandon Moseby-Felder 25-362 (14.5) 1 TD Matt Lehman 16-196 (12.2) 3 TD
Sam Ficken Allen Robinson Matt McGloin Bill Belton
SCORING 51 pts. (7 FG, 30 PAT) 48 pts. (6 TD) 30 pts. (5 TD) 24 pts. (4 TD)
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Offense PENN STATE 140.2 306 213-350-3 272.0 412.2 5.3 28.6
Defense NEBRASKA 183.1 5.9 157-250-9 217.8 487.3 6.7 38.0
Nebraska roster Iowa Hawkeyes Oct. 20 Away Result: W 38-14 Attendance: 70,585
Ohio State Buckeyes Oct. 27 Home Result: L 35-23 Attendance: 107,818
Purdue Boilermakers Nov. 3 Away Result: W 34-9 Record: 6-3
Nebraska Cornhuskers Nov. 10 Away Time: 3:30 TV: ABC/ESPN2
Indiana Hoosiers Nov. 17 Home Time: Noon TV: BTN
Wisconsin Badgers Nov. 24 Home Time: TBA TV: TBA
Depth charts PSU
OFFENSE Quarterback 11 Matt McGloin, 6-1, 201, Sr. 12 Steven Bench, 6-2, 204, Fr. Running Back 1 Bill Belton, 5-10, 202, So. 24 Derek Day, 5-9, 193, Sr. 26 Curtis Dukes, 6-1, 245, Sr. Fullback 9 Michael Zordich, 6-1, 236, Sr. 35 Pat Zerbe, 6-1, 236, Jr. 8 85 15 21 37
Wide Receiver Allen Robinson, 6-3, 201, So. B. Moseby-Felder, 6-2, 195, Jr. Alex Kenney, 6-0, 192, So. Trevor Williams, 6-1, 186, Fr. Evan Lewis, 5-10, 174, Sr.
Tight End 89 Gary Gilliam, 6-6, 262, Jr. 87 Kyle Carter, 6-3, 247, Fr.
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Left Tackle 76 Donovan Smith, 6-5, 316, Fr. 70 Nate Cadogan, 6-5, 293, Jr.
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Left Guard 65 Miles Dieffenbach, 6-3, 300, So. 60 Ty Howle, 6-0, 298, Jr.
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Defensive Tackle Jordan Hill, 6-1, 292, Sr. Kyle Baublitz, 6-5, 287, So. DaQuan Jones, 6-3, 324, Jr. James Terry, 6-3, 316, Sr.
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PENN STATE coach Bill O'Brien is upset with a call during Saturday's game with Purdue. The Nittany Lions are perfect on the road in conference play.
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Warriors, from page 15 yards, which was good, and the backs ran hard. Our tight ends played well for us today, so everybody came in here today with a sense of urgency and played with a lot of energy.� Not to be forgotten in all of this, of course, was the play of the swarming Penn State defense. Purdue had a firstand-goal inside the 5-yard line on its first possession of the game, and the PSU defense held the Boilermakers to a field goal. They would not threaten again until the last play of the game when Caleb Terbush threw a meaningless 2-yard touchdown pass with no time left on the clock to make the final score 34-9. In between, Terbush and starter Robert Marve were
constantly rushed, harassed, and knocked down by the aggressive Penn State defensive line, and the Purdue running game was almost completely stonewalled, gaining only 87 yards on the night. Penn State had seven tackles for losses in the game and a 13-yard sack. "The defense really came to practice this week, especially Tuesday through Thursday,� O'Brien said. "Ted (Roof) had a really good game plan and they coached it up, and (the defense) came here ready to play with a lot of energy.� "What it comes down to,� senior linebacker Gerald Hodges said, "was that goal-line stand where we were able to hold them. The coaches made great calls, and the defense executed and the offense executed and we came out with a great win.� Next up for Penn State is a trip to Nebraska to take on
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ALLEN ROBINSON stretches to haul in a pass from Matt McGloin during Saturday's win at Purdue.
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the 7-2 Huskers and all-purpose quarterback Taylor Martinez. In Nebraska's last-second 28-24 victory over Michigan State on Saturday, Martinez became Nebraska's alltime leader in total offense, passing 2001 Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch. Martinez, who rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns against the Spartans, won the game with his arm when he threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner with just six second left in the game. If Martinez sounds similar to another dual-threat quarterback that Penn State faced earlier this season, a.k.a. Braxton Miller, that would be correct. But Penn State had a plan against Miller that didn't quite work out (but could have), and the Lions will have another chance to implement something probably very similar against Martinez. "They are a good football team,� McGloin said about Nebraska. "and we are going to celebrate this win and get back to work on Monday.� McGloin didn't mention watching the tape on Sunday, but you know that's what he did.
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to assure focus without the anchor of the defensive line. "I heard the leaders over there, Hodges and Mauti grab the team and grab the defense together,� O'Brien said. "They were barking and getting them ready to go. He's a helluva player. What a helluva player. When a guy like that goes down, that's a heart and soul type of guy.�
OBENG-AGYAPONG RE-AGGRAVATES SHOULDER; HODGES TWEAKS ELBOW Two other defensive starters got nicked up in Saturday's game at Purdue. Safety Stephen Obeng-Agyapong had to sit out a few plays after re-aggravating a right shoulder injury he's dealt with since the victory against Navy on Sept. 15. The injury first occurred in the spring. Obeng-Agyapong said he's been treating it with stem-cell therapy. Senior linebacker Gerald Hodges hyperextended his right elbow and had an ice pack strapped on it walking off the field. The injury is not considered serious. "Just on a tackle I slammed into my elbow and hyperextended it a little bit, but I'm fine,� Hodges said. "Nothing ice can't do.� Curtis Dukes, the redshirt junior running back whose primary role in covering kicks, suffered what O'Brien believes to be a concussion on the opening kickoff. "I haven't gotten the final word on that, but I was out there. That was a dangerous hit,� O'Brien said. "I was concerned about him on that. It looked like a head thing.�
ZWINAK EARNS START AFTER STRONG PRACTICE WEEK The running back carousel continued Saturday at Purdue, with Zach Zwinak earning the No. 1 spot after another strong practice week. Against one of the Big Ten's worst run defenses, Zwinak had his best game to date, averaging 6.4 yards on 21 carries for a career-high 134 on the ground. Mike Zordich, the No. 2 back on Saturday, added 33 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns on 11 carries. "It's not just me,� Zwinak said. "As a group we push each other to be the best. It's hard. It's a stacked position. We have a lot of great guys that can play.� As for running back Bill Belton, he was not involved in the offensive gameplan, receiving no touches and first entering the game on a 3rd-and-6 play on Penn State's opening drive of the second quarter. Belton was also replaced by Alex Kenney on the kickoff return team. "Belton wasn't hurt,� O'Brien said. "I felt like you gotta earn it on the practice field. I felt like Zwinny deserved a start. I was upfront with Billy about that. I like Billy. I think Billy is gonna be a starter again at some point because he's gonna fight.�
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EXTRA POINTS: Freshman quarterback Steven Bench saw his first action since Sept. 8 at Virginia ... Matt McGloin threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns. He now has a school-record five 300-yard passing games, one more than Kerry Collins ... Redshirt freshman Matt Zanellato made his first career catch on an eight-yard reception in the third quarter ... Brandon Moseby-Felder, hampered by a hamstring injury in the spring, had a career-high six catches and 129 yards receiving, including his first-ever touchdown ... Derek Day finished with a career-high four tackles on special teams Saturday.
BEA, Penns Valley made strides in 2012 The 2012 high school football regular season is in the books, and now is a good time to take a look back at what was a very eventful season. Two teams are still playing — both State College (7-3) and Bald Eagle Area (6-4) advanced into the District 6 playoffs, and both will be in action on Friday night against familiar opponents. The Little Lions were the No. 2 seed in AAAA, and they will be taking on No. 3 Central Mountain at 7 p.m. at Memorial Field. The winner gets No. 1 DuBois. No. 7 BEA will travel to No. 2 Ligonier Valley for the second week in a row in the AA opening round in what will be another difficult game for the Eagles. Ligonier Valley beat BEA 48-6 last Friday in the regular season final for both teams. Pat Rothdeutsch State College's 17-14 loss on Friday covers high school to Cumberland Valley shouldn't take sports for The Cenany of the luster off of another solid tre County Gazette. season for coach Al Wolski's team. The He can be reached Little Lions' three losses came at the at sports@centre hands of Central Dauphin, Harrisburg, countygazette.com and CV — all three quality teams and all headed to the playoffs. At one point in mid-season, SC played Harrisburg, Central Dauphin, Chambersburg, Central Dauphin East, and Carlisle on consecutive weekends, and the Little Lions came out of that stretch winning three of those games. Pat Irwin's last-second, 21-yard touchdown pass to Dan Fry in the 30-28 win at Chambersburg was the play of the season for the Little Lions. Now it's on to the playoffs, and State College is traditionally very tough to beat at this time of the year. The Mountain League's "Big Three," Central, Tyrone, and Clearfield, wreaked havoc on the other county teams throughout the season. BEA, Bellefonte, Penns Valley, and Philipsburg-Osceola were a combined 0-12 against those three teams, and none of those games were very close. If you look at BEA's 6-4 record, the losses came to Central, Tyrone, Clearfield, and 9-1 Ligonier Valley. Otherwise, the Eagles took care of business and were rewarded with a No. 7 seed in the District 6 postseason. The Eagles also need to thank the play of their defense for that playoff bid — especially in week three's game against Penns Valley. In that game, BEA stopped Penns Valley quarterback Cam Tobias on the 1-inch line on the last play of the Eagles' 21-20 win. At the time, BEA was flying high at 3-0, and the Rams were sinking to 0-3, but if Tobias scores there, it would be Penns Valley with the 6-4 record and not BEA. And speaking of Penns Valley, what an inspired turnaround the Rams made in their season. Starting the season at a miserable 0-4, Penns Valley somehow turned itself around and won five of its last six games to finish an even 5-5. The Huntingdon game was probably what did it for PV. Both teams came into that game without a win, and Huntingdon took the opening kickoff and easily drove for a touchdown. At that point, Penns Valley could have easily said, "Here we go again," but that's not what happened. Tobias and the PV offense answered immediately with a score of their own, and then they answered again and again until they were ahead 42-7 and ready to celebrate their first win. From that point, the Rams lost only to Tyrone and ended up finishing tenth in the AA district standings and just missing the playoffs. Bellefonte and Philipsburg-Osceola both had trying seasons. Bellefonte started 2-1, but then its arduous season (and maybe Central Mountain's Von Walker) took its toll and the Raiders ended up losing their last seven games. One stretch of games for Bellefonte included Central Mountain and then Tyrone and Clearfield away on consecutive weeks. All were big losses and they drained whatever confidence Bellefonte built after a good start. Both the Raiders and Mounties have promising young quarterbacks in Phil Fenstermacker and Curtis Matsko coming back who they can begin to rebuild around going into next season.
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STATE COLLEGE'S Andrew Kelly prepares to stiff arm Cumberland Valley's Butch Waggoner.
Tripped up State College falls to Cumberland Valley By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH firstname.lastname@example.com
STATE COLLEGE — State College had strong hopes for another Chambersburg-like comeback against Cumberland Valley on Friday night at Memorial Field. The Little Lions just scored on a 13-yard Pat Irwin to Dan Fry pass to pull within four points of the Eagles with 3:39 to play in the fourth quarter. There was plenty of time left, and SC still had two time outs to use. All the Little Lions had to do was stop Cumberland Valley and get the ball back. Unfortunately, that is where the plan fell apart; Cumberland Valley had no intentions of returning the ball to Irwin and the State College offense. The Eagles converted two big third-and-longs — including a 36yard double reverse scamper by Tyler Updegraff — that burned both of the Little Lion timeouts and left State College with little it could do as CV ran out the clock on its big 17-14 MidPenn Conference victory. "We wanted one more shot at them," State College coach Al Wolski said. "Wish we could have held them there. Had a couple of chances on third down and weren't able to do it. If we could have gotten the ball back, we could have been in pretty decent shape there." Cumberland Valley diverted twice in this game from its grind-it-out, wing-T offense to surprise State College with long passes from quarterback Ben Fernbeck. The first came shortly after State College took a 7-3 lead in the second quarter when Irwin found Fry wide open over the middle for a 16-yard touchdown. State College held the Eagles on their subsequent drive, and the Little Lions got it back couldn't move it. Fry dropped back to punt for SC from his own 25, but he hesitated slightly — as if he might run — after the snap and ultimately struggled to get off a 16-yard punt to the SC 41. On the next play, Fernbeck found 6-3, 237 pound fullback Jeremy Salmon open over the middle, and Salmon rumbled into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown and a 10-7 lead. State College, down by that 10-7 score, received the third quarter kick off drove 64 yards on 12 plays, mostly on runs by Ryan Goeke and Irwin, to
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STATE COLLEGE'S Pat Irwin fights for yardage against Cumberland Valley's Tyler Heisey during Friday night's game at Memorial Field. the Cumberland Valley 14. The drive stalled there, and kicker Ian Fennessey was sent in to attempt the game-tying field goal. The kick had more than enough distance, but it was just wide right, and CV held onto its lead. "I thought it looked good," Wolski said about the field goal attempt. "If it was wide, it was wide right. It looked pretty good from here, from our angle. They (the officials) had a better shot at it, I guess, but I thought it looked good from where we were." Cumberland Valley unleashed the second big play on its next possession. After moving the ball on the ground with Salmon and Uptegraff runs, the Eagles faced a third-andshort on the SC 49. Fernbeck faked an inside handoff to Salmon, and then launched a bomb down the right sideline that Garrett Long took in stride and sailed into the endzone for a touchdown and a 17-7 Cumberland Valley lead. "Two big scores (by Cumberland Valley), and then we miss a field goal which was well within our range," Wolski said, "and the game would have been tied." State College was not out of it, however, even with being down 10 and time running out. After receiving the kickoff, the Little Lions marched to the CV 31 on 11 plays, but Irwin was sacked on a fourth-and-five play, and the Eagles took over.
The SC defense held, and the Little Lions got it back with just over six minutes to play. Starting on his own 31, Irwin completed passes of 12 yards to Darian Hernecane, 7 to Andrew Kelly, and then 24 more to Kelly. Finally, after two more runs by Kelly, Irwin found Fry open in the left flat from the 13, and Fry sprinted down the sideline and into the end zone. The touchdown gave State College a chance to pull out another close win, but Cumberland Valley made sure that the Little Lion offense did not get back onto the field. Fernbeck completed only five passes in the game, but they went for 105 yards and the two big touchdowns. Updegraff ran 13 times for 115 yards, and Salmon added 87 on 14 carries. For State College, Irwin completed 10 of 19 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns and also threw in 85 rushing yards. Goeke ran 15 times for 79 yards, while Hernecane, Fry, and Kelly accounted for all of the SC receptions in the game. Both teams will now advance into the AAAA playoffs and will learn on Sunday who and where they will play next week. "We are getting ready for the playoffs now," Wolski said. "You know, 7-3 is OK for this time in the season, and now we are getting ready to see how long we can keep this thing going."
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BALD EAGLE AREA'S Bryan Greene was a key part of the Eagles' return to the district playoffs in 2012.
Tough night Eagles can't stop Ligonier Valley rushing attack in 48-6 loss By DAN SCIFO For the Gazette
LIGONIER — The Bald Eagle Area football team just couldn't stop Ligonier Valley's rushing attack. Rams' senior running back Ryan Torrance combined with junior quarterback Scott Fennell to lead the charge. Ligonier Valley, ranked third in District 6 Class AA, pulled away early by scoring on its first four possessions. One touchdown came after a surprise onside kick in the first half, for a 48-6 exhibition rout of Bald Eagle Area last Friday at Weller Field. "We weren't able to slow them down offensively," said Bald Eagle Area head coach Jack Tobias. "They were able to run the ball when they wanted to run the ball, which obviously set up their play-action pass." That was the case on Friday as Ligonier Valley (9-1) punished Bald Eagle Area (6-4) on the ground, gaining 303 yards on 50 carries. Torrance did most of the damage, finishing with 161 yards and a touchdown on 28 touches while Dereck Croyle also had 85
yards on eight carries, including a 54-yard touchdown to close out the game. Fennell did his part, figuring in on five touchdowns as the LV junior quarterback was an efficient five of six passing for 74 yards and two touchdowns to Alec Bloom, the Rams' leading receiver with three catches for 50 yards. Fennell, who had nine carries for 31 yards, also scored three rushing touchdowns, two from one-yard out, and a six-yard score that gave Ligonier Valley a 26-6 halftime lead. "Unless we're able to stop people, it's kind of tough to make things happen," Tobias said. Ligonier Valley totaled 377 yards while Bald Eagle Area was only able to manage 145 yards of offense. Running back Dakota Bartley led the Eagles with 66 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries while Bryan Greene and Kaleb Weaver combined for 43 yards rushing on seven carries. Quarterback Cole Long completed three passes for 22 yards while Jason Jones had a pair of completions for 18 yards. Greene's only pass attempt was
and give it everything they've got, and that's all I can ask of them." Bald Eagle Area advanced to the LV 30-yard-line on its opening possession thanks to a pair of Rams' penalties, but the drive stalled and the Eagles' turned the ball over on downs. Ligonier Valley responded running the ball nine times during a 10-play, 70-yard series. The Rams capped the series with a pass after Fennell found a wideopen Bloom in the back of the endzone for a 12-yard touchdown. A blocked extra point gave Ligonier Valley a 6-0 edge. Bald Eagle Area went three and out on its next series, and Ligonier Valley marched right back down the field, making it 14-0 after Fennel's one-yard run and two-point conversion. The Eagles started the next series with a 35-yard run from Bartley and another first down before the Bald Eagle Area junior running back capped the series with a 13-yard run, trimming the deficit to 14-6. But just when it looked like the Eagles were about to climb back into the game, Ligonier Valley extended the lead. Bloom
an interception, which eventually resulted in a Ligonier Valley touchdown. Despite the lopsided loss, the Eagles are still headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and ready to put Friday's game in the past. "They've worked hard to get to this point, and like I told them, we have a 0-0 record going into this," Tobias said. "It's win and you're in for the next week, and everybody is in the same boat. "There's nothing to hold back, so we have to go out, have fun, and make sure we play fast." The Eagles, after starting the season 4-0, suffered their fourth lopsided loss in six games. Tobias isn't worried, though, considering the four teams BEA lost to – Central Martinsburg, Tyrone, Clearfield and Ligonier Valley – own a combined 31-6 record. "I'm not really disappointed," Tobias said. "We've played four quality teams. It's not like they're terrible programs. "They're teams that are going to be in the top of the district fighting for the top spot. We're not playing cupcakes. Our guys play hard, show up every week,
pulled in a 30-yard pass and capped the series with his second touchdown of the game, this one from eight yards away as the Rams led, 20-6, after another blocked extra point. A surprise onside kick gave Ligonier Valley possession and Torrance followed with three straight runs, setting up Fennell's second rushing touchdown, which put the Rams ahead, 26-6, at halftime. "When you come out in a 14-0 ballgame and get it back to 14-6, and then they score again, it's tough to get that back," Tobias said. "We're a run team, so it's hard to come back at that point." But the Eagles will live to fight another day with a District 6 Class AA playoff game next week for the first time in five years. However, the Eagles will make the same trip to Ligonier as they face off with Rams for the second time in two weeks. "I'm happy with the guys and what they've done this year," Tobias said. "We've got some big games ahead of us and they have an opportunity to win a playoff game, which we haven't done in a while, either."
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A closer look at this weekend's high school football playoff games:
AAAA, DISTRICT 6 FIRST ROUND No. 2 State College (7-3) vs. No. 3 Central Mountain (5-5) Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Memorial Field, State College STATE COLLEGE — The task for State College on Friday in the first round of the AAAA, District 6 playoffs is all about controlling Central Mountain's all-everything Von Walker. Walker by any standard had a monster season. He rushed for 1,489 yards and 15 touchdowns and completed 54 of 98 passes for 1,066 yards and 6 touchdowns. If you're counting, that's over 2,500 yards of offense and 21 touchdowns from just one player. Throw in Drew Alexander's 653 yards and four touchdowns and Blaze Buckwalter's 410 with four TDs and Central Mountain presents many problems for any defense. The two teams did meet before this season, in week two, and State College posted a 36-7 win in a game that was not that close. Since then,
however, Central Mountain posted big wins against Bellefonte, Huntingdon, Athens, and Jersey Shore to go along with close losses to Central Columbia, Mifflin County, and Tyrone. The Wildcats come in with a twogame win streak, and would like nothing better than to advance at the expense of the Little Lions. State College lost its season finale against Cumberland Valley, 17-14, in what was an extremely well played and competitive high school football game. The Little Lions, with Pat Irwin in control at quarterback and lightningfast skill people like Dan Fry, Darian Hernecane, Ebrahim Britton, and Andrew Kelly, are a threat to score on any play. This game will likely come down to the SC defense keeping Walker under wraps, but anything can happen if Central Mountain springs a couple big plays and keeps it close into the fourth quarter.
AA, DISTRICT 6 FIRST ROUND No. 7 Bald Eagle Area (6-4) at No. 2 Ligonier Valley (9-1) Nov. 9, 7 p.m. LIGONIER — The good news for Bald Eagle Area going into Friday's AA
first round game against Ligonier Valley is that the Eagles should be very familiar with the Rams. The bad news, of course, is that familiarity comes from a 48-6 loss to Ligonier Valley just last week in BEA's final regular season game. In that contest, Ligonier Valley took a 6-0 lead after the first quarter and then exploded for three more touchdowns before halftime and two more in the third quarter to put the game away. LV quarterback Scott Fennell ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more, and led the Rams to 303 rushing yards and 377 total yards. Ryan Torrence ran 28 times for 168 yards and a touchdown, and Derrick Croyle added another 85 on eight attempts. BEA, on the other hand, managed 105 yards on the ground, with Dakota Bartley accounting for 66 of those on 10 carries, and 40 yards in the air. Bartley scored BEA's only touchdown in the second quarter after a 13-yard run. Having to go back to Ligonier two weeks in a row is no picnic for the Eagles, but it is playoffs and expect BEA to show up determined to play a better game against LV.
GOAL SETTERS THE ELKS North Central District Soccer Shoot was held on Oct. 21 in State College. The State College Lodge's Exalted Ruler David Wasson served as district soccer shoot chairman for the event. Winners were, front row, from left: Madison Maihle, Dylan Rhea, Elaina Shaffer, Joseph Brown and Rylie Dubbs. Middle row: Taylor Fleming, Dylan Vipond, Gabrielle Deitrich, Ezra Miller and Ethan Vipond. Back row: Ben Krantweiss, Daniel Paulhamus, Trent Fisher, Kara Bates, Jacob Krantweiss, Carson Spence and Taylor Lair. Submitted photo
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Area teams close out season with losses From Gazette staff reports Bellefonte, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola put the wraps on the scholastic season last week. Here's a closer look at the finales for each team: ■ Penns Valley 21, Mount Union 18: Penns Valley bounced back from an 0-4 start to finish with a .500 record. The Rams close out the year at 5-5, just short of the District 6 Class A playoffs. Penns Valley raced out to a 7-0 lead on a 21-yard pass from Cam Tobias to Luke Weaver. However, the Trojans responded with a pair of touchdowns to make it 12-7 at the end of the first half. Penns Valley scored on a 12-yard run by Vince Rowles to make it 14-12. The Trojans answered with a 16-yard TD run by Darrian Stapleton. That gave Mount Union the lead back, 18-14. But the Rams (5-5) would get the game's final TD, a 1yard run by Weaver. ■ St. Marys 24, Bellefonte 0: The Red Raiders lost their seventh straight game, falling to St. Marys in Dutch Country. The Dutch took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and tacked on a TD in third quarter. The Dutch sealed the win with a couple of touchdowns in the final stanza. Alex Feldbauer led the way for St. Marys, carrying the ball 25 times for 153 yards. ■ Forest Hills 43, P-O 0: The Mounties finished the 2012 campaign winless, falling to Forest Hills in the season finale. Ranger running back Shawn Dell rushed for a gamehigh 189 yards on nine carries. Dell scored on runs of 4 and 91 yards. He also caught a 29-yard TD pass from Joe Donoughe. Jared Krug also scored for the Rangers (7-3), blasting in from 13 and 65 yards out.
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The Glass Eye: The NFL's midseason report Every NFL team has now played at least half their schedule, and as usual there are more questions than answers around the league. At this point I'm fairly certain Houston and Atlanta are very strong Super Bowl contenders, and the "dregs" of the league are fairly obvious — but there's a large "middle class" that really could go either way. The 2008 Cardinals, 2010 Packers and 2011 Giants were all in that amorphous middle class halfway through their seasons, so there's a strong possibility that one of this year's Super Bowl teams (if Dave Glass is a not both) currently sits columnist for The Centre County somewhere between Gazette. Email 6-3 and 4-4. Let's disDave at buggypense with the teams email@example.com. that are out of it, then analyze the best bets to make a late-season charge — we'll also look at the Steelers' resurgence, and predict their second half. ■ Gunning for No. 1 Draft Pick: Jacksonville, Kansas City, Tennessee, Cleveland. DARK HORSE: Oakland. These teams are all done like dinner, and hope is all but lost in every one of those cities — but especially in Jacksonville, KC and Tennessee. Cleveland has new ownership, some young talent, and presumable new management on the way, and Oakland still can score some points. The other three teams are excruciating to watch and offer no hope of more than 4-5 wins. ■ Extreme Longshots for contention: Washington, Buffalo, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Arizona, Carolina, Philadelphia and N.Y. Jets. Many may think I'm writing off the
Bengals too soon, but their offense has become A.J. Green and little else, they have five losses already, and they finish with San Diego, Dallas, Philly, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. There's no way I see three wins for them out of that group. Washington is too beat-up on defense, Carolina is better than their 2-6 record but dug too deep of a hole, the Rams are a year away, the Jets have too many injuries and no NFL-caliber QBs, the Eagles are in the midst of a coach-killing collapse, and Arizona has a great defense and no QB. Of this group I'd give Philly the "punchers chance" based on their talent, but they have simply laid too many eggs to take them seriously anymore. ■ Unlikely — but possible — playoff teams: Dallas, Minnesota and New Orleans. Dallas has had some bad luck and some bad games, but they played Atlanta and Baltimore extremely tough on the road and their schedule is much easier from here on in. Pittsburgh is the only team left on their schedule with a winning record. On the other hand, they have no margin for error in the superior NFC, so they probably need to go 7-1 to make it in. Minnesota is 5-4 but they are fading fast, and they have a very tough schedule ahead (5 games against the Packers, Bears, and Texans). New Orleans is in the same boat as Dallas, except that their schedule is much tougher. Their offense is better and they will be a major spoiler, but I cannot see them finishing 10-6. Dallas has the best chance here to get on a serious roll, and if Philly folds their tent (they play Dallas twice this month), Dallas' path to 10 wins looks a lot easier. ■ Wildcard Contenders: Tampa Bay, Seattle, Miami and Indianapolis. These are teams that I think cannot win their division but still have a good shot at a playoff slot — Seattle has the easiest path here, as they have a winning record, a huge home-field advantage, a late bye to regroup, and an easy schedule. Tampa Bay has made a big
turnaround this season, especially on offense, but they have the NFL's worst pass defense and a difficult schedule. I firmly believe that either Miami or Indy is going to take the final AFC playoff slot — which is a credit to Miami's no-name defense and to the amazing rookie season of Andrew Luck. This is literally too close to call, both have equally tough schedules, and Luck's improvement is counterbalanced by five Indy road games in the second half. ■ Division Battles: Baltimore/Pittsburgh, Denver/San Diego, Chicago/Green Bay. Baltimore, Denver and Chicago have to be considered the favorites since they each have the division lead — however, I think the Packers are just hitting their stride and the Bears won't score two defensive TDs every week — I look for that division to come down to the wire. Denver already has won at San Diego, a season sweep should assure the Broncos a division crown. Both of those teams are flawed, but surprisingly I favor Denver here — Manning is playing at a high level, while Philip Rivers clearly has declined. I'll talk more about the Steelers in a minute, but they play Baltimore twice in three weeks in November — if either team sweeps those games they will almost certainly win the division, but I predict a split. In fact, I think the Ravens will go 5-3 in the second half, the Steelers will go 6-2, and the division will come down to a tiebreaker — likely won by the Ravens via a better conference record. ■ Cruising: Atlanta, New England, Houston, N.Y. Giants and San Francisco. These teams can start making January plans — the Pats and 49ers have slim division leads, but I do not think anyone in either division is ready to challenge them. The Giants suddenly look wobbly, but they have a three-game lead in their division, and Houston and the Falcons are really on cruise control at this point. I like Atlanta,
San Francisco, Houston, and New England to earn byes for the playoffs. The team that has to be the most concerned is New York — yes, they are 6-3 but if not for a fortunate replay in Dallas and a 77-yard Cruz TD against Washington they'd be riding a three-game losing streak right now. Their schedule is not easy, and while I expect them to prevail I think Dallas might just give them a run. Now, about the Steelers. After their loss to the Titans dropped them to 2-3, I thought their season was cooked — they weren't stopping anyone on defense, the running game was hit-and-miss, and the passing game wasn't producing enough TDs. Suddenly the defense has completely shut down RG3, Eli Manning and A.J. Green, the running game has 140-plus yards each of the last three weeks, and the Steelers are right back in the thick of the division race. Maybe defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau wasn't the problem after all? The most impressive improvement has been the offensive line — long the biggest weakness on the team, it has become a real strength, especially run blocking. For years Steeler running backs would struggle to find any holes – now suddenly every Steeler back is finding running room and ripping off 5- to 10-yard runs. This has allowed Pittsburgh to control the clock, given more opportunities to Big Ben in the passing game, and made Pittsburgh a much more dangerous offense to defend. The best news is that the Steelers have their destiny entirely in their own hands — the only winning team left on their schedule is Baltimore, and the Ravens' defense is a shadow if its former greatness. If Pittsburgh can somehow win both Baltimore games, the division, and perhaps even a bye, is well within reach. Amazing how three weeks can change everything — right now, the Steelers are the most dangerous team in the AFC.
Escape from New York: Ben outduels Eli He's engineered 30 drives to give his team a victory in the fourth quarter or overtime and he's got himself two Super Bowl rings and currently stands as the only quarterback in National Football League history to put together 20 of these comebacks/go-ahead drives before the age of 30. A counterpart, drafted in the same class, has put together 28 such drives and also has two rings. Both present strong cases to be lauded as one of the NFL's best signal callers under pressure, but it's normally the counterpart who receives the adoration of pundits and studio talking heads. The first quarterback mentioned: Ben Roethisberger. His counterpart: Eli Manning. Sample sizes being what they are, Sunday's game — a 24-20 Pittsburgh Steelers win over the New York Giants, complete with a Roethlisberger fourth-quarter comeback — shouldn't be the definitive entry in the journals Shawn Curtis covers the Pittsburgh of either quarterback's career but it Steelers for the might be time to begin including Centre County Roethlisberger in the conversation Gazette. Email him again. at sports@centre The conversation isn't whether countygazette.com. Roethlisberger is one of the league's elite quarterbacks; he is. But in the short-term memory world of professional sports, Manning is the league's newest – and therefore best – quarterbacking option in the fourth quarter. Though Pittsburgh is one of the league's glamour franchises with more than enough attention from a wide range of national media, Roethlisberger's play in late-game situations is sometimes shuffled to the bottom of the mental
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As Roethlisberger hits his stride under pressure, as are the Steelers (5-3). Pittsburgh has won four of its last five with game-winning drives in the fourth-quarter of three of those triumphs. Sunday's win could be the one that commands even more confidence in the Steelers and their chances as long as Roethlisberger is at the helm. "I hope so. We can talk a couple weeks down the road or whatever," Roethlisberger said. "(New York) is a great football team and a great environment and to come out here and to play well, get this win — like I said, we left some things out there, but that's a great defense we had to go against and you have to give them a lot of credit. To rise up and get this W is big."
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Local hero Kevin Montminy takes his game from Penns Valley to Penn State By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH email@example.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State sophomore and Penns Valley graduate Kevin Montminy is no stranger to success on a basketball floor. The 6-foot-3 guard was the all-time leading scorer for Penns Valley with 1,498 points and was a second-team, AA allstate selection after his senior season. He averaged 20.7 points per game that year and scored a career high 43 points against Ontario, KEVIN MONTMINY Canada's St. Jean de Brebeuf and then 35 more the next night against Bishop Guilfoyle. Now, however, playing on a top-tier D-1 program like Penn State, Montminy is competing at a completely different level. As a preferred walk-on, he is contending with the likes of Tim Frazier, D.J. Newbill, Jermaine Marshall, Nick Colella, and freshman Akosa Maduegbunam. It is a tough road, but his confidence in his decision to play for the Nittany Lions has never wavered. And neither has his optimism about the direction that coach Pat Chambers has this program headed. "The physical nature of the game is a lot different here," Montminy said, "especially the speed. My first summer here was the biggest transition, and then when it got to the actual season time I was getting more comfortable with the footwork, the physicality, and the quickness. "This year, I am looking to do whatever coach asks me. Whatever he wants me to
do, I'll do as hard as I can. Just doing whatever I can to make the team better and see where this team can take us. "The leadership is tremendous here. Tim (Frazier) is a great leader. D.J. (Newbill) and Jermain (Marshall) are stepping into leadership roles, as well, and I think that we are coming in every single day and trying to get better. We have great chemistry in the locker room, and we are going to keep working and keep getting better." Montminy had other offers after high school, of course, most of which would have given him a much easier road to earlier playing time. He hasn't ever second guessed his decision to become a Nittany Lion, however. "I feel like I made the 100 percent right decision," he said, "and I am really happy with it. This year I am looking to work my butt off on scout team and get the starters ready for any team we play and whatever else coach decides. I trust him, and I'll do whatever he says." Montminy is also aware of what he has to do with his game and what he has to improve in order to get some time on the court. "My shot, still a long way from perfect, but still pretty good," he said. "Coach keeps telling me that the big thing for me is ball handling. My primary focus this summer was ball handling, get that left hand a little tighter and stuff like that. And to be more physical with the ball and stronger with the ball, so that was really my main focus for the summer." During media day on Monday, the general mood was one of optimism for the Nittany Lions, who were 12-20 in Chambers' first season last year. "I'm optimistic that we are going to play harder," Chambers said. "We're going to play better. We're going to be better. The
challenge is we have to stay healthy; you always have to stay healthy. I'm optimistic that we can be better than we were last year." Frazier, who was first team All-Big Ten last year and accounted for 58 percent of Penn State's offense, thinks the team is far ahead of where it was this time a year ago. "Definitely miles ahead," he said. "This point last year, we were still trying to figure out what Coach Chambers wanted, his techniques, and his vocabulary. Now a year from now, we all know exactly what he wants. We're all older now, besides the three freshmen coming in. I think we are so far ahead as far as knowing exactly what we have to do to win under coach Chambers. We're ready to go." Frazier, who Chambers calls a "freak" athlete, will team up with Newbill this season and, according to Chambers, have a chance to be one of the elite backcourts in college basketball. If the frontcourt can keep up, Penn State could be a team to watch. "If they (the frontcourt) can get us a double-double every game, I would be extremely happy," Chambers said. "I think we did achieve that in the exhibition game. Jon (Graham) and Sasa (Borovnjak) need to come every day and play extremely hard. They are going to be challenged. They are going against lottery picks, top draft picks, and they need to continue to work hard. When they give us production like that (the exhibition game), we are a good team." For Montminy, things are more than looking up for the Lions. "We're really tight this year," he said. "The confidence is definitely increasing. We've got another year under coach Chambers, and we're just coming in, working hard, getting better every single day. The confidence is going through the roof, and we're pretty excited
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TIM FRAZIER will lead the Nittany Lions in the 2012-13 season. They will be trying to bounce back from a 12-20 campaign in Patrick Chambers' first year as head coach. about this year." The Lions open the season against Saint Francis on Nov. 9 at home before traveling to Puerto Rico for the Tip-Off Tournament's opening game against North Carolina State on Nov. 15. Other teams in the tournament include Providence, U-Mass, Akron, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, and UNC Ashville. Penn State then returns home to take on Bucknell on Nov. 23.
Nittany Notes: Penn State claims field hockey title By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH email@example.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — The No. 1 seeded Penn State field hockey team won its second straight Big Ten tournament championship with a 2-0 victory over No. 3 seed Michigan on Sunday. Kelsey Amy, who was chosen as the tournament MVP, scored both goals for the Nittany Lions as they wrapped up the automatic NCAA bid with the victory. "I am just so thrilled for the girls," PSU head coach Charlene Morett said. "They showed great effort and poise throughout the 70 minutes. It was a tough game between two high-quality teams and it was a great accomplishment for them." PSU now awaits its NCAA pairing which will be announced during the selection show on Tuesday. The No. 3 Penn State women's volleyball team racked up two more wins over the weekend to improve its record to 23-2 overall and 13-1 in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions took a 3-1 decision over No. 10 Minnesota on Friday night and then came back to blank Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon. Against Minnesota, Ariel Scott led the team with 20 kills, and sophomore Katy Slay added 11. Deja McClendon and Nia Grant each added nine kills in the match. Micha Han-
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