District 4
Northwest Area improves to 2-0 with victory Friday night
September 5, 2026 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Strong running game and solid defense propels Rangers to key win Shickshinny- The last time the Northwest Area Rangers started 2-0 on the season was back in 2022, when they started with 4 wins in row. Friday night at their home opener at Lewis and Miller Memorial Stadium before a packed house, they got […]
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 2
September 4, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Welcome to week 2 of my road trippin’ series, and now with all of the opening week festivities in the rearview mirror, we’re back to just some regular ol’ high school football. This week we’ve got some good matchups on tap, but more importantly, lots of miles to cover. Friday will be an almost 2 […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Week 1 Edition
September 3, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The first week of 2026 District 4 football has come and gone, so it’s time to do our weekly rankings. We had some big statement wins around the district, as well as a couple upsets, so let’s see where these teams stand after opening weekend. DISTRICT 4 WEEK 1 RECAP Top 10 Teams #1: Southern […]
2026 District 4 Week 1 Recap
September 2, 2026 | Davin Ridall
August 28, 2026 Athens 44, Wyalusing 0 Athens starts off their season with a 44-0 statement victory over Wyalusing. Quarterback Connor Davidson went 9/10 for 97 yards and 4 touchdowns in the victory, as well as running for 98 yards on 5 carries. Brendan Cooke rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on just 5 […]
Lakeland gets big opening win over Wellsboro
August 29, 2026 | Jared Samuel
Lakeland played a balanced game and showcased their dynamic offense in a 27-6 win over Wellsboro. The game was a replacement game for Lakeland who originally had received a forfeit earlier in the week. The Chiefs got 2 running TD’s from RB Evan Lonzinski and a rushing and passing TD from WR turned QB Jackson […]
Shenandoah Valley Breaks Losing Streak Winning 56-6 over CMVT (Video Highlights)
August 29, 2026 | Jake Mills
The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils get their first win since 2023 against the Columbia Montour Vo Tech Rams 56-6. Dave Bench gets his first win as Head Coach after going 0-10 the last two seasons. The Blue Devils got to work early after getting up 28-0 in the first quarter. Quarterback Ethan Bench threw for […]
Southern Got It Done Against Wyomissing
August 29, 2026 | Dave Fegley
Tigers hold on for 34-27 win The Tigers wanted to beat the Spartans in their fourth attempt over the course of this decade. That finally came to fruition. Against a Wyomissing defense that had plenty of familiarity with Southern Columbia, the Tigers eventually found footing on the ground, after momentum started through the air by […]
Loyalsock Survives Early Scare, Crushes Central Columbia 47-14
August 29, 2026 | Davin Ridall
SOUTH CENTRE TOWNSHIP – For about a quarter and a half of this game, Central Columbia seemed to be sticking with Loyalsock. Late in the second quarter though, the Lancers found their stride and ran away with the game. Loyalsock crushed Central Columbia 47-14 in the opening game of the season. One of the biggest […]
Loyalsock takes down Central Columbia 47-14
August 29, 2026 | Carson Wetzel
Loyalsocks offense explodes against Central Columbia for a comfortable win The Loyalsock Lancers and Central Columbia Bluejays kickoff their 2026 seasons in Bluejay Stadium. Both looking for a 1-0 start to the new season. Starting off in the 1st quarter #1 Ivan Baker starts off with a 3 yd touchdown run for the Lancer […]
Shikellamy shifts the momentum in 26-21 comeback victory (gallery)
August 29, 2026 | Jayden Eberly
Shikellamy advances to 1-0 on the season Mifflinburg pulls ahead first with Grady Brubaker taking it in for the touchdown Mifflinburg 7 Shikellamy 0@PaFootballNews — Jayden.E Photography (@JaydenEberly) August 28, 2026 Bobby Felmy launches one deep to Thomas Pollock for the braves touchdown Field goal is no good Mifflinburg 7 Shikellamy 6@PaFootballNews — Jayden.E Photography […]
PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin: Week 1
August 28, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Welcome everyone to my new series beginning this year called “PFN’s Road Trippin’ With Davin,” where I’ll be talking about all the games I cover each week. Last season I did individual previews for each game, so this year I decided to condense it all to one. With that let’s take a look at the […]
2026 District 4 Power Rankings: Preseason Edition
August 28, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The 2026 season is upon us, which means its time to make our District 4 rankings! Just to note, these preseason rankings are the only time that all 34 teams will be shown in the rankings. Starting in week 1, the rankings will consist of the teams in the top 10 as well as some […]
2026 District 4 Preview
August 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Football is back in District 4! With the 2026 season right around the corner, it’s time to take a look around the district and give a little preview on what we should expect from every team. Along with that, there are plenty of storylines to keep your eye on this season. Can Southern Columbia go […]
Circle W Sports Launches New Mifflinburg Wildcats Football Website
August 27, 2026 | Ed Weaver
Circle W Sports is proud to announce the launch of a new website for the Mifflinburg Wildcats football program, providing players, coaches, families, alumni and fans with a modern online home for everything Wildcats football.
2026 Team Preview: The Southern Columbia Tigers
August 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Southern Columbia Tigers Head Coach: Jim Roth PIAA District 4 Class 2A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 15-1 southern col by PAFootball Newsdotcom Key Starters Lost John Quinton Ethan Makowski Talon Piatt Caius Morrow Nate Gallagher Greg Fulmer Returning Starters Ayden Hockenbroch, QB, 5-11/190, SR Blaise Kissinger, WR/DB, 6-1/195, SR Grady Garcia RB/DB, […]
2026 Team Preview: The Shamokin Indians
August 27, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Shamokin Indians Head Coach: Mark Persing PIAA District 4 Class 4A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 13-1 shamokin by PAFootball Newsdotcom Season Outlook The 2026 Indians are looking to improve upon a phenomenal 2025 campaign. Although it will be difficult to replace the likes of Zakem Clinton, Izak Glover and Chase Anderson, […]
2026 Team Preview: The Jersey Shore Bulldogs
August 25, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Jersey Shore Bulldogs Head Coach: Tom Gravish PIAA District 4 Class 4A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 8-4 jersey shore by PAFootball Newsdotcom Season Outlook We are looking forward to a great season! Our team had a really great offseason improving our strength, speed and skill development. We had a great summer […]
2026 Team Preview: The Lewisburg Green Dragons
August 24, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Lewisburg Green Dragons Head Coach: Eric Wicks PIAA District 4 Class 3A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 2-8 Key Starters Lost Nick Coleman David Bozella Garrett Glather Ethan Long Returning Starters Jaylen Walker Wr/Db 6’2 175 2027 Xavier Carter Qb/Db 6’2 183 2027 Owen Fellon Te/Lb 6’3 205 2028 Dane Shuey OL/Lb 6’1 […]
2026 Team Preview: The Selinsgrove Seals
August 23, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Selinsgrove Seals Head Coach: Matt Wenrich PIAA District 4 Class 4A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 1-9 Key Starters Lost Wyatt Teats – RB/LB Brett Rice – WR/CB Jack Peters – OL/DL Logan Dressler – OL/LB Griffin Voss – OL/DL Returning Starters Rocco Amato – QB/LB Owen Hoffman – OL/LB Andrew Gesumaria – […]
2026 Team Preview: The CMVT Rams
August 23, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The CMVT Rams Head Coach: Mark Varner PIAA District 4 Class 4A Independent 2025 Season Record: 4-6 Key Starters Lost RB/TE Tyson Brown QB/S Myles Koser WR/CB Axton Koser WR/LB Matthew Allen Returning Starters WR/S Blake Sponenberg OG/NG Jacob Fosse OT/DT Tommy Meadows WR/CB Wyatt Bodnar Key Newcomers WR/CB Cody Zimmerman Season Outlook We expect […]
2026 Team Preview: The Milton Panthers
August 23, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Milton Panthers Head Coach: Matt Wilson PIAA District 4 Class 4A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 3-7 Design by PAFootball Newsdotcom Season Outlook We want to build off of last year. We went 3-7, not ideal or what we wanted but we were competitive in most of our games. A lot of […]
2026 Team Preview: The Line Mountain Eagles
August 23, 2026 | Cody Brady
The Line Mountain Eagles Head Coach: Brandon Carson PIAA District 4 Class 1A Mid Penn Capital and Tri-Valley Athletic Association 2025 Season Record: 11-1 line mt by PAFootball Newsdotcom Season Outlook Lost a great class last season who won 6 total championships over the past 3 seasons. They will be hard to replace. We […]
2026 Team Preview: The Northwest Area Rangers
August 21, 2026 | Davin Ridall
The Northwest Area Rangers Head Coach: Greg Mullins PIAA District 4 Class 1A Independent 2025 Season Record: 2-8 Key Starters Lost Mathew Zugarek Returning Starters Ben Bonham-LB/RB-6’2″-230lbs-2027 Robby Voyton-FB/LB-5’9″-195lbs-2027 Wyatt Orlowski-WR/S-6’3″-180lbs-2027 Loegan Diltz-RB/LB-5’11”-185-2027 Lukas Spencer-G/DT-6’0″-200lbs-2027 Wyatt Voyton-TE/DE-6’4″-185lbs-2029 Mark Brown-G/DT-5’11”-225lbs-2028 Landon Hall-T/DT-5’10”-210LBS-2028 Cole Covuto-QB/LB-6’0″-200lbs-2029 Colton Smith-C/DT-5’9″-190lbs-2028 Caleb Ide-RB/LB-5’9″-170lbs-2029 Mason Bilbly-CB/RB-5’9″-170lbs-2028 Boone May-S/WR-5’11”-175lbs-2028 Zaiden Meeker- 6’0″-195lbs-CB/WR-2027 Key […]
2026 Team Preview: The Shikellamy Braves
August 21, 2026 | Billy Splain
The Shikellamy Braves Head Coach: Mike Hoover PIAA District 4 Class 4A Heartland Athletic Conference 2025 Season Record: 5-6 shikellamy by PAFootball Newsdotcom Season Outlook “This team is led by a host of Braves with Senior leadership who most saw Friday night lights as Freshman as they look to use that experience to mentor […]
