What a great night of D5 playoff basketball at UPJ! I'm thankful to partner with Audrey Hall to host a PIAA Officials Recruitment Table throughout the evening. It was very rewarding to connect with individuals and share how they can kickstart their officiating journey!

Another great night of championship basketball games at UPJ! Congrats to these awesome officials on their playoff assignments and season accomplishments. #PIAAProud

Thank you to Madolin and the Daily American for their publication regarding the Cooke College Scholarship Program.

A great D10 basketball playoff season for our officials! Many ‘younger’ officials were able to work playoff games. It was amazing to see so many veteran officials working along side them and mentoring! Great things happening in District 10 with officiating. The future is bright!

Thank you to Adam Ripple and the Daily American News for providing me the opportunity to cover last night’s PIAA state playoff basketball game between Turkeyfoot and Johnsonburg. I’m truly grateful to have had the chance to write my first publicized article.

Turkeyfoot Valley recently won the District 5 title and its first PIAA playoff game. The Rams’ all-time leading scorer is Bryce Nicholson, and he’s one of the players you will see on the Central PA boys team in the Altoona Mirror Classic on Thursday, April 3 at PSU Altoona!

Pre-game sights and sounds from Norwin High School as the District 5 No. 1 seed, Turkeyfoot Valley, is set to take on District 7 No. 4 seed, Aquinas Academy, in a PIAA second round state playoff matchup! Daily American News

And we’re off! Daily American News

END 1Q PIAA 1A BB Second Round: Turkeyfoot Valley 13, Aquinas Academy 28 Daily American News Adam Ripple

HALF PIAA 1A BB Second Round: Turkeyfoot Valley 37, Aquinas Academy 49 Daily American News Adam Ripple

END 3Q PIAA 1A BB Second Round: Turkeyfoot Valley 47, Aquinas Academy 75 Daily American News Adam Ripple

FINAL PIAA 1A BB Second Round: Turkeyfoot Valley 56, Aquinas Academy 85 Daily American News Adam Ripple

Love to see it! Welcome gentleman. 💪

PIAA basketball championships start tomorrow and we hear spectators in the seats who "know the rules." Look to the right after coming into GIANT Center front doors and sign up to be a PIAA official. PIAA officials will be staffing the recruiting station to answer your

Good luck to Tyler Nolan, Carlo Fachetti and Mark Majewski as they officiate the 3A boys basketball state championship!! A great crew of great guys!

Congratulations, Coral Prosser! 💪

Congratulations to Bryce Nicholson for representing Turkeyfoot Valley and playing in the 2025 Altoona Mirror Classic last night at Penn State Altoona. An extremely talented athlete and an even better teammate. Proud of this kid! Photo Credit: Phil Andraychak

History ❤️ Umpiring first base for Game 1 of today’s Marlins-Braves doubleheader, Jen Pawol has become the first woman to umpire in a regular-season MLB game.

Say hello to the WVU Class of 2029! 👋

It was a picture-perfect evening for the local “Backyard Brawl” between Meyersdale and Berlin under Friday Night Lights! An awesome time being able to see this great group of guys and fellow PIAA official brothers in action as well. #ThankYouOfficials