Come this spring and early summer, we hadn’t seen any bears in our travels or on any of the cameras we have posted around our home and in the nearby woods. That’s all changed in the past couple of weeks. A couple of weeks ago, on two separate occasions, a large black bear walked through
I am usually a positive-thinking person who tries to keep an optimistic approach to all the things around me. Additionally, I continually encourage people to get outside and enjoy every day that they can in our great outdoors. So, whether you are a hunter, a shooter, a fisherman, or simply enjoy time outside gardening, hiking,
The photograph accompanying this article shows the new tool that my daughter and son-in-law recently presented to me for Father’s Day. This new “chainsaw” will make cutting up my winter wood supply a lot quicker, which means I will have more time to fish. Speaking of having more time to fish now, it is a
249 years and counting. 365 days to go until the arrival of the quarter millennial in the USA. July 4, 2026, will mark our nation’s 250th birthday! Throughout our country’s long history, the sacrifices and hard times endured by those whose actions gave birth to “the land of the free and home of the brave”
TICKET EXCHANGES Fans with tickets from canceled games dated June 6, June 8 & June 17 can exchange them for tickets of the same or lesser value to ANY 2025 Williamsport Crosscutters home game. All ticket exchanges must be done in-person at the Cutters box office at Journey Bank Ballpark. Ticket exchanges cannot be done
I recently had the opportunity to touch base with Coach Ron Insinger. We had a fun chat before a summer league game on Monday. I wrote a great piece on 50 years of the CI CAMP, but… Steph just called and asked for my stuff. Wait? What? My email never went. My article was gone.
Congratulations to the Montoursville Warriors. The 2025 baseball team had an unforgettable season. They finished with a 20-5 record: a PIAA District IV chip and a trip to the PIAA AAAA state finals. The Warriors never backed down. They had their opportunities but were nipped 5-4 by a mighty Indiana, PA squad with several Division
Hunting and furtaker licenses for Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 seasons went on sale Monday, June 23, but there will be plenty of time for hunters to get them without waiting. As in recent years, antlerless deer licenses will be available when general license sales open. But this year, all Pennsylvania residents are guaranteed to get an antlerless
Having grown up in Lycoming County and spending most of the years of my life roaming its hills and streams, it has been a natural progression to be an avid lover of nature and to enjoy the outdoor sporting opportunities that this wonderful area provides. Through the years, my respect and admiration for all the
For us diehard fishing enthusiasts, every month of the year usually provides some kind of fishing opportunities; there’s hardly any month that I’m not involved in some kind of fishing on a lake, stream, or river. That being said, however, June is probably the month with some of the most fishing activity of the year.
For Alizabeth Schuler and her South Williamsport High School softball teammates, it was like Ground Hog Day all over again. As the state championship game ended, the Mounties fell to state powerhouse Neshannock for the second year in a row. Emotions overflowed, both from the players on the field and the legion of blue-clad fans
As the winter began its march toward spring, the 2025 South Williamsport High School softball schedule was still a work in progress. Some phone calls seeking games went unanswered; other possible opponents already had full 20-game schedules. The Mounties knew they were headed to Myrtle Beach for five tough opening games, but questions remained as