The Glass Eye: NHL Trade Deadline

***Note: This column was written Friday and early Saturday, some moves may have been made by the time this posts*** Monday at 3PM is the NHL’s trade deadline, and every contending team has at least one major need. We’ll look at each Eastern Conference contender, determine their needs, and forecast a possible remedy for each. [...]

Tough Mifflin County Squad Beats Clearfield Wrestlers 48-15

HYDE – Clearfield’s wrestling team went into their match against Mifflin County knowing they were overmatched, but they put up a good fight in several bouts before ultimately falling to the visiting Huskies.    Christian Stone (22-5) won by fall, while Dylan Graham (19-10), Nolan Barger (25-3), and Kody Hepfer (5-16) each won by decision [...]

The Glass Eye: Facts of February

As the sporting world take a breath after the Super Bowl and before pitchers and catchers report, let’s go to the bullet points and take a look around the wide world of sports: -Despite my pick of the Patriots last week, the better, more deserving team won the Super Bowl. The Giants made the big [...]

The Glass Eye: Super Bowl Preview

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

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

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 [...]

The Glass Eye: NFL Conference Championship Preview

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

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

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, [...]

Scrappy Clearfield Matmen Fall to Brookville 40-28

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 [...]

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