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• Four Sophomore Athletes Sign With Four-Year Schools

  Posted June 11, 2026 at 1:30 pm

  Penn Highlands Community College proudly announces that four of its sophomore athletes will be advancing their athletic and academic careers at four-year institutions. This achievement is a testament to both their personal dedication and the strength of the College’s sports programs.

  Leading the way is the men’s basketball team, fresh off back-to-back WPCC/Region 20 Championships. Two of the team’s sophomores are moving on to compete at the next level, as well as standout student-athletes from the men’s golf and softball programs.

  The athletes advancing to four-year programs include:

  • Jayvien Brumbaugh, Men’s Golf, Mount Aloysius College (NCAA Division III) 
    Brumbaugh (Mount Union, PA) became one of the most accomplished golfers in program history after earning the team’s first All-Conference honor and placing seventh in both the WPCC and Region 20 Tournaments in 2025-26. He is the first Black Bears golfer to continue their career past Penn Highlands.
  • Tori Harrison, Softball, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (NCAA Division III) 
    Harrison (Portage, PA) is the second Penn Highlands softball player to advance their career to the four-year level. She posted an average just shy of .300 with a .343 on base percentage and 15 runs scored in 22 games during her lone season with the program. Harrison also tallied two outfield assists and did not record an error while serving as a catcher and centerfielder for the Black Bears.
  • Byron “BJ” Lavender, Jr., Men’s Basketball, Kentucky Christian University (NAIA) 
    Lavender (Tampa, FL) led the team with 490 total points and topped Region 20 with 88 3-point field goals in 2025-26. He is a two-time WPCC All-Conference selection, a two-time First Team All-Region 20 selection, and was named Most Valuable Player of the 2025 Region 20 Tournament.
  • Victor Raymond, Men’s Basketball, Brewton-Parker Christian University (NAIA) 
    In his lone season at Penn Highlands after transferring from Big Bend Community College, Raymond (Seattle, WA) earned WPCC All-Conference honors after averaging 12.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. He tallied 13 double-doubles, highlighted by totaling 27 points and 16 rebounds in a win over Butler County Community College on February 12. Raymond was named Region 20 Player of the Month for February.

  Since Athletics was reinstated at Penn Highlands in 2010, over 30 student-athletes have moved on to compete at four-year colleges and universities.

  Click here for more information on Black Bear Athletics.

  

  Jayvien Brumbaugh

  

  Tori Harrison

  

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• Dean’s List For Spring 2026 Has Been Released

  Posted June 4, 2026 at 9:23 am

  Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is proud to announce that the following students have made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester.

  Acosta – Natasha Walker

  Altoona – Kelly Adamiak, Yousif Ahmed, Beverly Ilene Amigh Auerbeck, Cayla Bussard, Julius Anthony Colabove, Dawn Marie Cronmiller, Scott Harold Ebersole, David Gray, Morgan D. Hamel, Paula Heffner, Brenda Louise Houck, Kaylee Rose Keith, Sara Krestar, Brooke Elise Lansberry, McKayla Noel, Desiree Roberts, Abigail Elizabeth Rudy, Maria June Stiver, Hana Yagoub

  Armagh – Ava Rose Haynal, Kylie Walker

  Ashville – Ellie Marie Bender, Kasey Robin Farabaugh, Andrew Joseph Krug, Alainna Lynch, Gina Eve Pettenati

  Baltimore – Desmond Handon

  Bellefonte – Colleen Kelly

  Bellwood – Jennifer Kendall, Emma Price

  Berlin – Cathy Marie Kabler, Lilah Eden Topper

  Blandburg – Misty L. Feather

  Boswell – Lexi Gene Fulmer, Miguel N. Gordon, Chayse Ann Lepley, Syd Alexis Scott, Brooke Renee Stanczyk

  Cairnbrook – Belinda Michele Baker

  Carrolltown – Erin Behe, Julie Ann Dotts, Leah Joy Frederick

  Central City – Tara Leslie Corradini, Gretchen Mae Miller

  Champion – Mateo Taggart

  Claysburg – Galen Seymour

  Clymer – Connor McClain, Natalie Linn Pileski

  Coalport – Dallas Joy Dove

  Cresson – Angela Diane Noel, Luke Noel, Ian David Rice

  Davidsville – Karly G. Brenchak, Dorin Wrangler Cook, Tanner Kate Hunsberger, Jared Lafferty, Isaac William Marsh

  DuBois – Brianna Myers

  Duncansville – Hunter W. Dawson, Andrew Joseph Higdon, Kamryn Ryen, Isaias Zaragoza Valadez

  Duquesne – Darlene Yvonne Dalton

  East Freedom – Brandi Jo Thompson

  Ebensburg – Shanessa Allean Farren, Wyatt Harshberger, Cody James Sral

  Elmora – Gina Marie Lane, Kenzie Grace Mulraney, Gian Anthony Pagano

  Everett – Joshua Weidner

  Friedens – Zakaria Achouri, Jaydian Scott Deaner, Adam John Dinning

  Gallitzin – Noah Michael Clapper, Tagen Jade McConnell

  Garrett – Jacob Thomas Keller

  Gray – Layla Rachelle Roch

  Harrisburg – Patrice Robinson

  Hastings – Kaitlyn Marie Drass, Kayla Elizabeth Holtz, Stella Marie Illig, Abby Renee McAnulty, Lakin Nicole Pierce, Krista Rose Watt, Kenadi Elizabeth Weakland

  Hollidaysburg – Crystal R. Conner, Brandon Knott, Bilal Yazen Naji, Alyson Elizabeth Thompson, Arlina Whitaker

  Hollsopple – Aidan Barnick, Jake Jeffrey Greig, Wesley Mock

  Homer City – Brooke Esposito

  Hooversville – Laiken E. Grove, Liz Diana Wiley

  Huntingdon – Tegan Hanlon, Dylan Edward Miller, Luciana J. Park, Brice H. Pittman, Lauren Nicole Smith

  Hyndman – Haylee Nicole Stosick

  Imler – Gavin Russell Wicker

  Indiana – Bree Lynn Carnahan

  Jennerstown – Karley G. Buchanan

  Jerome – Kaydence Sophia Forish, Olivia Rose Weyandt

  Johnstown – Isabella Anderson, Noah Xavier Anderson, Casey Nathaniel Barrett, Stephanie Beeman, Adalyn Lee Berkey, Noah Christopher Best, Ethan Jacob Box, Eddie Jay Burkett, Emily E. Burkett, Tanasia Mary Burrus, Marissa Camut, Lauryn Carns, Nick Andrew Chonko, Hailee L. Chuklochak, Julia Clement, Ariel Robin Clickner, Parker A. Cornelius, Aniah N. Corson, Dawn Elaine Davis, Nevaeh Day, Nikki Marie DeArmitt, Karlee Nicole DeVico, El Calistro Esparza, Sophie E. Freeman, Owen Andrew Gaunt, Bryanna Janelle Goodman, Ryan Arthur Gorden, Zoe Grant, Savannah Dawn Hawks, Sydney Paige Heinlein, Nolan Harris Hill, Tranise Hill, Cyndi Jean Pierre, Anika Rose Kaminsky, Connor Douglas Kleinosky, Rachel Kohn, Shawn M. Kornprobst, Luis Lorenzo Lache, Joshua K. Law, Charlotte Antionette Lee, Zach Leo Lindemann, Brianna Noel Litzinger, Sage Nevaeh Lodolinski, Ava Grace Manges, Avery Claire Marshall, Jaelyn McClintock, Jalynn McGilvery, Alex Prince Moise, Amanda Nicole Mosorjak, Saige N. Nelson, Travis Niessner, Carlos Peter Nitch, James Joseph O’Connor, Olyvia Opett, Andrew Colin Rand, Carson Michael Reckner, Hayleigh Rietscha, Sandi Joan Rivera, Ian Robison, Brett Christopher Rokita, Cassidy Heleene Rozich, Alissa Michelle Rummel, Essie Lilah Salem, Amara M. Sampson, Makiah Lynn Schartiger, Sabrina Marie Shaffer, Meghan J. Steigert, Tara Grace Taylor, Arissa Raeann Thompson, Samuel Tomljanovic, Allison L. Trigona, Ethan Matthew Usrey, Simone M. Veney, Sohayla Vincent, Emma Jane Weicht, Josh Werner, Gabrielle E. Wilfong, Tavin Josef Willason, Steven Joseph Winfield, Braydon C. Winkelman, Maleigha Jo Younkin

  Lancaster – Joshua Uko

  Lebanon – Mikayla Sky Lambie

  Ligonier – Jeana Bianco

  Lilly – Greg Asberry

  Lock Haven – Iesha Marie Walter

  Loretto – Andrew Robert Dillon, Alison Rose Yahner

  Manns Choice – Cody John Miller

  Mapleton Depot – Jacob Daniel Buckley

  Marion Center – Mason Garrett Pearce

  Martinsburg – Hannah E. Greenleaf, Lilly Marie Hardman, Kaitlin Marie Smith

  Meyersdale – Ashlyn Paige Clayton, Aubrey Joy Green

  Mineral Point – Isabelle Grace Bearer, Jesse Johnson

  Mingoville – Cecelia Christine McGovern

  Monongahela – Shelby Criss

  Mount Union – Dane A. Varner, Sarah K. Varner

  Nanty-Glo – Theresa Byron, Christopher Rhoades, Teague Spade

  New Eagle – Brianna Scassera

  New Enterprise – Cayden Lee Garman

  New Paris – Alex Crist

  Newry – Travis John Molliver

  Northern Cambria – Joshua Jeffrey Allen, Kenny Alexander Christoff, Mandy Perrone,
  Justin P. Radcliffe, Jonah Stivanelli, Emmy Grace Waugh, Logan John Weymer

  Patton – Caitlyn Renae Carnahan, Lyndsay R. Lechene, Emerson Riley Packard

  Philipsburg – Hannah Jane Mandell

  Pitcairn – Katelynne Ricupero

  Pittsburgh – Melissa Olson

  Port Matilda – Madison Lynn Baranak

  Portage – Meylin Garrido, Tori Lynn Harrison, Hannah Michelle Hurtack, Lauren Marie Lockard, Jake Matthew Nolan, Lucas Cecil Yancey

  Revloc – Raven Makayla Lutman, Sharleen Waa

  Richland – Josey Lorraine Wilburn

  Roaring Spring – Julie Nagy, Paul R. Rhodes, Jada Lyn Rolle, Annabel Grace Shippey

  Rockwood – Shania Ruth Ehrhardt

  Saint Benedict – Lexie Lee Kutchman, Brittany Megan Shaner

  Saint Michael – Anita F. Yuschick

  Salix – Jayden Ella Hess

  Scranton – Tajada Oneal

  Selena – Arielle Bell

  Seward – Nikki Dawn Zimmerman

  Shelocta – Taya Samone Johnson

  Shippensburg – Katherine Hatch

  Six Mile Run – Michaela L. Snyder

  Smithton – Nicholas Marol

  Somerset – Nicole Marie Appel, Sonya Augustine, Reagan Michele Brenneman, Faith Renee Custer, Samantha Elizabeth Katz, Carlie Anne Knott, Margaret Palmer, Aleah Marie Perry, Brittany Michele Plunkett, Austin Lynn Reichhold, Joshwa Slope, Samantha Elaine Whipkey

  South Fork – Bella Marie Hunter, Emmie Marie Johns, Angela Matthews, Matthew O. Knepper

  Spring Mills – Brandon Richard Corl, Maddie Bin, Christian Shaffer

  State College – Rebekah Louise Horner

  Stoystown – Courtney Josephine Mattis

  Strongstown – Katie R. Bertolino

  Summerhill – Gus Christopher Wirfel

  Tyrone – Adriana Elizabeth Kessler, Jaylynn McConnell, Leanna Jolene Rhoads, Iceis Adora Snyder, Jillian Nicole Soule

  Vintondale – Braleigh Suzanne James

  White Haven – Bridgette C. Morillo

  Williamsburg – Logan Charles Brantner, Kayla Marie Kephart

  Windber – Madison Belle Cominsky, Abby Marie Gordon, Aubrey Augustina Hissem, Laiken Rose Hunter, Trinity Jade Klucik, Sydney Rose Reed, Cayden Taylor Thompson, Kat Lynn Walker