Northwest Area
October 2026
District 4 Mid-Season Review 2026
October 2, 2026 | Davin Ridall
Five weeks of the 2026 season have come and gone, and there’s plenty to talk about so far around District 4! We’ve had plenty of parity so far, some teams emerging after years of disappointment, some teams falling short of expectations, and some teams doing a little in between. So if you haven’t been paying […]
Hughesville picks up initial win on the season by shutting out Northwest
September 26, 2026 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Key goal line stand in first half by Spartans and outsatnding line play pins first loss on the season for the Rangers. SHICKSHINNY- Former ABC broadcaster Keith Jackson, had habit saying when two evenly-matched teams met on the gridiron that it would come down to which team could control the line of scrimmage. Friday night […]
Rangers Rock Rams in a Tuesday night football special
September 15, 2026 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
With both teams looking for a game that both teams needed to replace a canceled game, Northwest Area and Columbia-Montour Vocational Technical School decided to play each other on a Tuesday night. SHICKSHINNY- The Columbia-Montour Vocational Techinical School Rams and the Northwest Area Rangers had the spotlight all to themselves Tuesday night at Miller and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 PFN Player Profile: Ben Bonham-MLB/ATH-Northwest Area
July 16, 2026 | Cody Brady
Ben Bonham Northwest Area Class Of 2027 MLB, ATH Jersey #0 6’1/230 91 Tackles in a single season Other sports Track and field All State long snapper/Press enterprise all star offense/Eastern Pa Class A football team HM/1st team Linebacker 2025 Northern Tier League All Star Coach Says: Ben has been a great young man and […]
2026 PFN Player Profile: Robby Voyton-FB-Northwest Area
July 12, 2026 | Cody Brady
Robby Voyton Northwest Area Highschool Class Of 2027 Fullback Jersey #44 5’9” 195lbs Other sports Track and Field Why do you play football? I play because of the bond you share with your brothers on the field It’s gameday! What are you looking forward to the most? Starting the first play on defense. Who is […]
Morral Eclipses 1,000 Yards On The Season, Hornets Roll Past Northwest Area
October 18, 2025 | Ed Weaver
Sophomore Quarterback Griffin Morral eclipsed 1,000 yards passing for the 2nd consecutive season as the Wellsboro Varsity Football team rolled past Northwest Area, 55-8, on Friday during Senior Night.
Northwest Area comes out of the gate strong for homecoming night victory
September 28, 2025 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Strong efficient effort on both sides of the ball gives Rangers first back-to back wins in three years. SHICKSHINNY- The Northwest Rangers came out hot and heavy Saturday night before a packed homecoming night crowd at Lewis and Miller Stadium and the elated fans went home happy as the Rangers dismantled an over-matched Sayre squad […]
District 4 Mid-Season Review 2025
September 24, 2025 | Davin Ridall
Five weeks of the 2025 season have come and gone, and there’s plenty to talk about so far around District 4! We’ve had plenty of parity so far, some teams emerging after years of disappointment, some teams falling short of expectations, and some teams doing a little in between. So if you haven’t been paying […]
Magnotta Leads Black Knights To First Victory Over Northwest Area 59-0 (Video Highlights)
September 6, 2025 | Jake Mills
The Lake-Lehman Black Knights get their first win of the 2025 over District 4’s Northwest Area 59-0. Lehman was led by QB Anthony Magnotta who had 4 touchdowns in tonight’s contest. He had 2 on the ground and 2 pick sixes, Jaydon Skipalis, Chris Yetter and Valentino Cassano also scored in tonight’s game. Head Coach […]
2025 PFN Team Preview: Northwest Area Rangers
August 14, 2025 | Cody Brady
Northwest Area Rangers Head Coach: Stephen Nestoric Class 1A PIAA District: 4 2024 Record 1-9 Key Starters Lost Trevor Dietz Jace McCoy Tucker Crawford Dom Cavuto Brandon Biller Ben Foley RJ Moyer Returning starters (Ben Bonham, OL/LB, 2027) (Loegan Dietz, WR/DB, 2027) (Matt Zugarek, OL/DL, 2026) (Robby Voyton, OL/LB, 2027) (Chris Martinez, WR/LB, […]
Hornet Defense Forces 6 Turnovers, Shuts Out Northwest Area, 46-0
October 19, 2024 | Ed Weaver
Wellsboro’s defense pitched a shut out, and caused six turnovers, for a 46-0 win over Northwest Area on Friday, October 18.
PIAA Football Referee Interview (Part 5 of a six-part series)
October 8, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett
We sit down with a PIAA Referee from the Northern Tier League and ask questions about some of the stuff that fans may not know, and if someone is interested in being a referee how they would go about doing it. If you have any interest in becoming a referee, please go to […]
Sayre pulls away late to beat Northwest 21-12
September 28, 2024 | Aaron Hardy
sKarter Green has two touchdowns in victory @AaronHa96122301 Sayre earned their first victory on the season on the visiting Northwest Rangers. Sayre won the toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. They were forced to punt on the opening drive, but the Rangers fumbled the punt, and the Redskins took over on the Rangers […]
Muncy uses strong first quarter to blank Northwest 61-0
September 13, 2024 | Aaron Hardy
Landyn Wommer scores 3 first half touchdowns @AaronHa96122301 Muncy started fast and never looked back. It was Military Appreciation night for Muncy as they would honor all current and former service members before the game. The Indians won the toss and Nathan Rodgers took the ball on the opening kickoff 85 yards to jump out […]
PIAA Football Referee Interview (Part 1 of a six-part series)
September 11, 2024 | Lindsey Bennett
We sit down with a PIAA Referee from the Northern Tier League and ask questions about some of the stuff that fans may not know, and if someone is interested in being a referee how they would go about doing it. (Click Link below for the video interview)
Mistakes continues to haunt Northwest as Lake-Lehman wins 42-6
September 6, 2024 | Aaron Hardy
Jaydon Skipalis totals 3 touchdowns on the night. @AaronHa96122301 on X/Twitter For the first time since 2019 Northwest and Lake-Lehman faced off as the Rangers traveled up to Lehman to play the Black Knights. The Rangers won the toss and deferred to the second half. The Black Knights received the opening kickoff and wasted no […]
Turnovers and penalties aids Athens in victory over Northwest
August 31, 2024 | Aaron Hardy
Connor Davidson rushes for 4 first half touchdowns in victory @AaronHa96122301 on X/Twitter Its week two of high school football in the state of Pennsylvania and both the Rangers and the Wildcats were looking for their first victory in their new campaigns. […]
Miscues and turnovers help Canton rout Northwest in season opener
August 23, 2024 | Aaron Hardy
Bailey Gardner leads Warriors to victory by Aaron Hardy @AaronHa96122301 on X/Twitter Its finally high school football season in Pennsylvania and it’s a new era for Northwest football as Stephen Nestorick lead his team on the field on Friday night at Lewis and Miller Memorial Stadium. The Rangers pregame celebrated quarterback Jace McCoy […]
2024 Northern Tier League Small School Division Preview
August 22, 2024 | Ed Weaver
2023 was another solid year for the Northern Tier League. In the Large School Division Troy gave 14-time state champion Southern Columbia all they could before fall 14-0 in the mud at Alparon Park. In the Small School Division, District IV Class 1A champion South Williamsport made it all the way to the Eastern Finals, […]
District 4 Class 1A Semi-Final Preview
November 9, 2023 | Ed Weaver
The semi-final round of the District IV Class 1A tournament begins tomorrow evening with a pair of games, top-seeded Muncy against 4-seed Northwest Area and 2-seed Canton against 3-seed South Williamsport.
Northern Tier League Mid-Season Report
September 28, 2023 | Ed Weaver
We’re halfway through the 2023 NTL football season and many familiar names are atop of their respective division standings.
2023 Northern Tier League Small School Division Preview
August 22, 2023 | Ed Weaver
The last two seasons Muncy has claimed the Small School Division championships, sweeping the division both years. This year the Indians will look for their third in a row, while the other five teams look to dethrone them.
