The Glass Eye: Super Bowl Preview

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At last, the Big Game is upon us, and as usual the playoffs didn’t go according to plan – we end up with a 9-7 Giants team facing a Patriots team with the NFL’s second worst defense (by yards allowed) – and yet this game promises to be close and exciting, largely because both QBs [...]

The Glass Eye: Devalued Regular Seasons

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Last week, while previewing the NFL conference Championships, I noted how little the regular season seems to mean these days in pro sports, and said I’d be writing a column soon about the phenomenon. So let’s take a look at some of the major differences between champion teams of 30-50 years ago, and champions of [...]

Clearfield Wrestlers Drop Close Match to St. Marys 36-31

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ST. MARYS – The Clearfield Bisons got close this time, taking their dual meet with St. Mary’s down to the wire, but the home team won the final bout and hence the match, 36-31.
Beginning at 160, the meet started well for the Flying Dutchmen, as they raced out to a 15-0 lead via two pins [...]

The Glass Eye: NFL Conference Championship Preview

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Wow, what an amazing round of playoff games last week! Except for the Broncos-Patriots stinker, every game was chock-full of surprises and turning points. Defense seemed to trump offense in most cases, as the high-flying Saints and Packers were sent home; while defensively stout Baltimore and San Francisco soldier on. If the last round proved [...]

The Glass Eye: NFL Divisional Playoff Preview

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The Eye went 2-2 a week ago, correctly pegging the Saturday winners but missing badly on both Sunday games. A quick note about the Steeler game before we move on: if you give up 316 yards to Tim Tebow, your pass defense is not good and I don’t care what its regular season ranking was. [...]

Bellefonte Wrestlers Evade, Outlast Bison Matmen 51-23

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BELLEFONTE – Bellefonte coach Mike Maney won’t be popular with Clearfield fans for quite some time, as he avoided top matchups at every chance to ensure a 51-23 win.
Clearfield bumped up Nolan Barger to 152 right off the bat, hoping that he’d face Red Raider standout Leo Wortman. However, Bellefonte passed on that matchup, forfeiting [...]

Scrappy Clearfield Matmen Fall to Brookville 40-28

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CLEARFIELD – Despite falling behind 25-0, the Bison wrestling team put together their most complete effort of the season against the visiting Brookville Raiders Thursday night before losing 40-28.
After Mike Beck was pinned at 160, Kody Hepfer and Garrett Timko each ‘went the distance’ for the first time this season, with Hepfer dropping a 10-2 [...]

The Glass Eye: NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview

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This week, the NFL’s postseason tournament gets underway – every game has a certain amount of intrigue, and we should see a healthy mix of defensive struggles and pass-wacky shootouts – but, with the possible exception of the Saints, every team playing this weekend has a large flaw and none is likely to make the [...]

Wildcats Pin Loss on Bisons 54-20

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CLEARFIELD –  The visiting Central Mountain Wildcats trailed 5-0 after the opening bout, but then won six matches in a row, five by fall, to put away a struggling Clearfield squad, 54-20.
Winning matches for the Bisons were Nolan Barger at 152, Frankie Aveni at 120, and Christian Stone at 126.  Barger and Stone are tied for the [...]

The Glass Eye: Christmas Wishes

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With the holiday season upon us, I thought it would be a good time to look at all of the ‘major’ local teams and see what the best gift would be for each team. From championship-level (Steelers) to awful (Pirates), from stable (Pens) to scandal-ridden (Penn State), right now Pennsylvania runs the gamut of sports [...]

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