Henry Huber

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Jun 6, 2025 Special to the Sun-Gazette Heading into her first season as Central Mountain’s softball head coach, Taylor Thompson was justifiably nervous. Not only would she be taking over a storied program fresh off historic heights, but she was also just the second female coach to man the helm for the Wildcats, the first in the very long time. To make the transition more nerve-wracking, the team was also more ‘new look’ than it had been in quite a while. From the 2024 team’s PIAA Class 5A...

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Jun 2, 2025 Special to the Sun-Gazette Heading into the season, Bucktail senior Matti Mason was disappointed by the team’s projected outlook. Due to key departures, even when combated by promise, the campaign was coined a rebuild year before it had even begun, and that’s a tough pill to swallow for a senior looking to close out her last hoorah on a high note. But although the year began as expected, as the Bucks lost five of their first eight and endured back-to-back blowouts through Week 3,...

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Jun 2, 2025 Special to the Sun-Gazette LOCK HAVEN – After falling behind 7-0 through three in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A Championships, the Central Mountain baseball team’s fight kicked in as it made a tremendous effort in hopes of keeping its season alive. Through the next two stanzas, it would cut the deficit to 8-4, getting it down to three runs with three outs left to work with and its opponents’ pitchers starting to reel. But against one of the best teams in the state,...

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May 30, 2025 Special to the Sun-Gazette On the second-to-last Monday of March, Carrie Ditty had a lot on her mind apart from the usual goings of a school day deep within her freshman year. That Monday marked the official Day One of Bucktail softball’s 2025 season and to put it bluntly, she was scared to death. Not only was Ditty mentally preparing to make the first start of her high school career, but she would also be taking on softball’s most scrutinized position at pitcher. And with the...

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May 27, 2025 Special to the Sun-Gazette While the Bucktail softball team’s quest to three-peat as district champions landed closer than most might’ve anticipated midway through April, that quest would hit a roadblock one curve away from the finish line. That roadblock came in the form of an experienced Northeast Bradford squad, one which the rolling Bucks couldn’t overcome. In the District 4 Class A championship at Williamsport’s Elm Park on Tuesday, Bucktail (11-8) got off to a slow start...