District 9 Basketball
Boys:
WEDNESDAY
DuBois Central Catholic 70, Smethport 66 – DCC freshman Tyler Pfingstler scored 34 points
Brockway 70, Forest Area 39 – Luke Martino netted 13 points for the Rovers, and Aiden Patton added 13 points
Eisenhower 63, Brookville 60
Moshannon Valley 51, Curwensville 34
Girls:
WEDNESDAY
Punxsutawney 48, Central Mountain 33 – Natalie Burkett scored 16 points for the Lady Chucks who improved to a 21-and-1 season record with the win
Kane 83, Curwensville 22
Elk County Catholic 32, Bradford 28
DuBois High School Rifle Team:
The DuBois High School rifle team won its match last night against the cross-town DuBois Central Catholic team. The final was DuBois 1,404; DCC 1,276. DuBois Central Catholic’s Elizabeth Osterman was the match winner with a score of 292. The top shooter for DuBois was Jackson Shaffer with a 289, which was also his personal best. Second place for DuBois was secured by Brady Kiskaddon with a 286, and Hailey Straub placed third with a 283.
College Basketball:
WEDNESDAY
Penn State 63, Washington 60
Slippery Rock 80, Clarion 78
IUP 88, Pitt-Johnstown 82
TODAY
Penn State-DuBois at Penn State-Shenango
SATURDAY
Penn State at Oregon
Pitt at North Carolina
Clarion at California of PA
Slippery Rock at IUP
Pittsburgh Penguins:
Two weeks from today, the Pittsburgh Penguins return to regular season action. On Thursday, February 26th, the Pens will host New Jersey.
Four Penguins will compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Captain Sidney Crosby is once again playing for Canada at the tournament. Both Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell represent Sweden, and Pens’ goaltender Arturs Silovs will be in the net for Latvia during the Olympics.
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