Friday brought us what we call 鈥渢he first day of spring.鈥� But announcing spring is an arbitrary declaration, as we saw by last week鈥檚 weather. The latest date I鈥檝e seen snow flurries in our local mountains is June 2, 1977. Spring, like all the seasons, can be hard to pin down. So, what ...
It鈥檚 been a wild week of weather across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Some folks may think it was unusual, however old-timers and folks who have lived here for decades just see it as normal springtime weather. One day it鈥檚 winter and the next it鈥檚 summerlike and spring gets in a few days ...
(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) TROUT UNLIMITED ANNUAL BANQUET Chestnut Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited annual banquet. ...
Friends of Jim Tobal, in cooperation with South Union Township, will again offer a youth fishing experience this spring at the township鈥檚 Community Park, Hutchinson Recreation Area. The event honors Jim Tobal venerated local educator, outdoorsman, and conservationist. Youths aged 16 and ...
Uniontown rallied from a five-run deficit to edge Ligonier Valley, 7-6, on Thursday in non-section softball play at Ligonier Valley. The Lady Red Raiders trailed 5-0 after two innings, but scored two runs apiece in the third and fourth innings, one in the sixth and two in the seventh before ...
Rocco Welsh transferred to Penn State because he believed the coaches and wrestlers in the Nittany Lions鈥� practice room would give him that extra push to earn a national championship. After three decisive victories landed him in the semifinals, Welsh didn鈥檛 dominate Michigan鈥檚 Brock ...
