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Punxsutawney officials describe new D9 Central League schedule for non‑football sports
Summary
District staff outlined the new D9 Central League membership and how it will structure schedules and championships for most sports, saying the arrangement should create set schedules and extra recognition for athletes.
Dr. Smelka and Mister Gold briefed the board on a new Central League being formed in District 9 that will organize competition and championships for most sports other than football, soccer and wrestling.
Gold said the league will include 11 schools: Bradford, Broadway, Du Bois, DCC, Bell County, Johnsonburg, Kane, Punxsutawney, Ridgeway, St. Mary’s and Sheffield. The league will set schedules across about 15 sports (wrestling and football remain separate), include league championships a week before district tournaments, and create additional recognition such as MVP awards and all‑star teams, Gold said.
Dr. Smelka said the league aims to give student athletes more playing opportunities and recognition; he said the schedule framework should ease work for athletic directors and allow teams to add games around a base set of 10–11 contests. Gold and Smelka noted membership fees and that the district would receive more scheduling certainty as league plans finalize.
