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Results from June 12:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM WILL PLAY FOR THE PIAA TRIPLE-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS AFTERNOON. THE EAGLES ARE LOOKING FOR THE THIRD STATE TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY. BALD EAGLE AREA WILL FACE PINE GROVE AT 1:30 AT BEARD FIELD AT NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK. TODD AND NORM BROWN WILL HAVE THE CALL OF TODAY’S GAME HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX STARTING AT 1:20.

IN THE OTHER SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES TODAY, IT WILL BE NORTHEAST BRADFORD GOING AGAINST UNION AREA IN THE SINGLE-A GAME AT 11AM AND IN THE FIVE-A CHAMPIONSHIP, GREENCASTLE ANTRIM TAKES ON PENN TRAFFORD AT 4PM.

IN YESTERDAY’S SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. ACTION,

CENTRAL DAUPHIN WON THE SIX-A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 3-2 WIN OVER NAZARETH.

IN THE QUAD-A TITLE GAME, IT WAS VALLEY VIEW SHUTTING OUT KENNARD-DALE 6-0. AND IN THE DOUBLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, NESHANNOCK TOPPED SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT 8-3.

YESTERDAY, UPPER DUBLIN WON THE PIAA 5-A BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AN 8-2 WIN OVER SHALER IN THE FINALS. RIVERSIDE SLID PAST MOUNT CARMEL 4-2 TO TAKE THE 3-A BASEBALL TITLE. AND SOUTHERN FULLTON WON THE SINGLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 14-3 VICTORY OVER EDEN CHRISTIAN.

TODAY AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK, THE DOUBLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL LEAD THINGS OFF AT 10:30 WITH FAITH CHRISTIAN TAKING ON FREEDOM AREA. THE QUAD-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS SCHEDULED FOR A 1:30 START WITH MONTOURSVILLE PLAYING INDIANA. AND THEN THE 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP AT WILL HAVE CEDAR CLIFF AND NORTH PENN SQUARING OFF AT 4:30.

THE PIAA BOYS AND LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES ARE ALSO ON TAP AT PANZER STADIUM. AT 5:30 THIS EVENING, IN THE BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP, THE TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY WITH SPRINGFIELD DELCO GOING UP AGAINST RADNOR.

ON SATURDAY AT 12:30PM, MARPLE NEWTOWN WILL PLAY TRINITY FOR THE DOUBLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP.

IN THE GIRLS TITLE GAMES, IT WILL BE THE TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY AT 3PM WITH SPRINGFIELD DELCO FACING OFF WITH BISHOP SHANAHAN.

TOMORROW, IT WILL BE THE DOUBLE-A TITLE GAME AT AT 10AM WITH STRATH HAVEN PLAYING VILLA MARIA.

ALSO COMING UP ON SATURDAY WILL BE THE PIAA BOYS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES AT REC HALL. AT 11AM SATURDAY, THE DOUBLE-A TITLE MATCH HAS MANHEIM CENTRAL TAKING ON MEADVILLE. THEN, AT 1:30 SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, NORTH ALLEGHENY FACES CUMBERLAND VALLEY.

PENN STATE SPORTS -

AT THE NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST NIGHT, PENN STATE’S FLORENCE CARON FINISHED IN 11TH PLACE IN THE 10-THOUSAND METER RACE TO EARN SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN HONORS. CARON RAN A PENN STATE RECORD TIME OF 32:23.71.

PENN STATE’S MADDIE ULLOM FINISHED 23RD IN THE WOMEN’S 3-THOUSAND METER STEEPLECHASE.

HEADING INTO TODAY’S ACTION, MINNESOTA IS IN FIRST PLACE IN THE MEN’S STANDINGS FOLLOWED BY NEW MEXICO AND FLORIDA RESPECTIVELY. IN THE WOMEN’S STANDINGS, IT’S GEORGIA IN FIRST PLACE WITH ILLINOIS SECOND AND WASHINGTON THIRD.

FOR PENN STATE TODAY, MADDIE PITTS WILL COMPETE IN THE HEPTATHLON AND THE MEN’S 4-BY-400 RELAY TEAM WILL RUN IN THE FINALS AFTER POSTING THE FIFTH FASTEST TIME IN THE SEMIFINALS. COMPETITION WILLL CONCLUDE TOMORROW IN EUGENE, OREGON WITH PITTS WRAPPING UP THE HEPTATHLON COMPETITION AND FLORENCE CARON LOOKING TO PLACE IN THE WOMEN’S 5-THOUSAND METERS.

USA WRESTLING’S FREESTYLE FINAL X EVENT IS SET FOR TOMORROW AT THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

THE BEST OF THREE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES WILL START AT 2 O’CLOCK

PENN STATE’S MITCHELL MESENBRINK WILL LEAD THINGS OFF AGAINST DAVID CARR AT AT 74 KILOS. PENN STATE’S LEVI HAINES WILL THEN FACE EVAN WICK AT 79 KILOS. IN THE FOURTH BOUT AT 92 KILOS, PENN STATE’S JOSH BARR WILL GO AGAINST LEWISTOWN NATIVE TRENT HIDLAY. IN THE FIFTH MATCH, THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE SNYDER WILL TAKE ON HAYDEN ZILLMER AT 97 KILOS. THEN IN THE SEVENTH MATCH, INCOMING PENN STATE RECRUIT P.J. DUKE WILL WRESTLE YIANNI DIAKOMIHALIS. IN THE EIGHTH MATCH, PENN STATE’S LUKE LILLEDAHL GOES AGAINST SPENCER LEE. AND IN THE NINTH AND FINAL BOUT, THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE DAKE WILL FACE ZAHID VALENCIA. THE SECOND MATCHES WILL START AT 5PM AND THEN THE THIRD MATCHES, IF NEEDED, WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY NIGHT.

Former Penn State field hockey standouts Sophia Gladieux and Jenny Rizzo competed for Team USA as the U.S. Women’s National Team battled Ireland in the Cathy Bessant International Series against Ireland. The games, played in Charlotte, N.C., were contested last weekend.

The United States battled No. 11 Ireland to a 1-1 draw in game one. Team USA shutout out Ireland 4-0 the next day, riding a strong performance from Rizzo in the cage. Rizzo collected 11 saves and was named Player of the Match by USA Field Hockey. Gladieux played extensive minutes over the weekend for the American side.

The U.S. Women’s National Team will host New Zealand for another two game series in Charlotte starting the weekend of July 5.

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES DOUBLED UP ON THE KEYS IN FREDERICK YESTERDAY, 8-4. THE SPIKES TAKE TWO OF THREE IN THE SERIES AND EVEN THEIR OVERALL RECORD AT 3-3. COLE PLADSON HOMERED AND FINISHED 2-FOR-5 WITH A COUPLE OF RBI FOR THE SPIKES AND TEAMMATE HUGH PINKNEY WAS 3-FOR-4 WITH AN RBI. TOM SUN EARNED THE VICTORY, ALLOWING ONE EARNED RUN ON THREE HITS IN FIVE INNINGS OF WORK. HE HAD 5 STRIKEOUTS. THE SPIKES OPEN A THREE-GAME SERIES AT WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT AT 7 O’CLOCK.

THE IRONMAN HAPPY VALLEY EVENT WILL BE HELD SUNDAY. THE TRIATHLON COMPETITION WILL GET UNDERWAY SUNDAY MORNING AT 7 O’CLOCK AT BALD EAGLE STATE PARK. THE SWIMMING, BIKING AND RUNNING COMPETITION WILL CONCLUDE BY BEAVER STADIUM.

Results from June 11:

PENN STATE SPORTS -

PENN STATE’S ALLON CLAY JUST MISSED ON QUALIFYING FOR THE FINALS IN THE MEN’S 800 METERS AT THE NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN EUGENE, OREGON. CLAY RAN A PERSONAL BEST TIME OF 1:47.17 AND RAN THE SECOND-FASTEST TIME OF THE RUNNERS NOT ADVANCING TO THE FINALS. HIS TIME WAS THE 9TH FASTEST OVERALL IN THE SEMIFINAL HEATS. TEAMMATE HANDAL ROBAN HAD THE 14TH FASTEST OVERALL TIME IN THE SEMIFINAL HEATS AT 1:47.41.

THE PENN STATE MEN’S 4-BY-400 RELAY TEAM DID ADVANCE TO THE FINALS WITH FIFTH FASTEST OVERALL TIME IN THE SEMIFINAL HEATS. PENN STATE’S TEAM BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD WITH A TIME OF 3:03.39.

ON TAP TODAY, PENN STATE’S MADDIE ULLOM WILL BE IN THE WOMEN’S 3-THOUSAND METER STEEPLECHASE SEMIFINALS. AND FLORENCE CARON WILL RUN IN THE WOMEN’S 10-THOUSAND METER RACE. THAT RACE IS SCHEDULED FOR 9:56 EASTERN TIME TONIGHT WITH THE ACTION AIRING LIVE ON ESPN.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

THE PIAA BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES GET UNDERWAY TODAY ON THE PENN STATE CAMPUS. THREE TITLE GAMES ARE ON TAP IN BASEBALL AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. THE SINGLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL LEAD THINGS OFF AT 10:30 THIS MORNING WITH SOUTHERN FULTON FACING EDEN CHRISTIAN. THEN, IN THE TRIPLE-A TITLE GAME AT 1:30, IT WILL MOUNT CARMEL VERSUS RIVERSIDE. AND AT 4:30, THE FIVE-A CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE DECIDED BETWEEN UPPER DUBLIN AND SHALER. TOMORROW, THE DOUBLE-A, QUAD-A AND SIX-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WILL BE CONTESTED.

IN SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ACTION TODAY AT BEARD FIELD AT NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK, IT WILL BE THE DOUBLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LEADING THINGS OFF AT 11AM WITH SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT GOING UP AGAINST NESHANNOCK.

IN THE QUAD-A TITLE GAME AT 1:30, VALLEY VIEW FACES KENNARD-DALE. AND THEN IN THE SIX-A CHAMPIONSHIP AT 4 O’CLOCK, CENTRAL DAUPHIN PLAYS NAZARETH.

THE SINGLE-A, TRIPLE-A AND FIVE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES ARE ON TAP TOMORROW.

IN THE TRIPLE-A TITLE GAME AT 1:30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON, IT WILL BE BALD EAGLE AREA SEEKING ITS THIRD PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN IT PLAYS PINE GROVE. WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF TOMORROW’S TITLE GAME FOR YOU RIGHT HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX WITH OUR COVERAGE STARTING AT 1:20 TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH TODD AND NORM BROWN.

OTHER SPORTS -

Eric Colaco’s soft liner with the bases loaded in the MLB Draft League Overtime Tiebreaker inning brought in Matthew Evans for the winning run as the State College Spikes outlasted the Frederick Keys for a 7-6 victory on Wednesday night at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium.

The Spikes (2-3) lost a 5-3 lead in the eighth and a 6-5 lead in the ninth, but held on to force the tiebreaker frame. After going on offense, Evans pinch-ran for Camden Ross as the placed runner on first base, then advanced to second on Landen Johnson’s single through the left side.

Following Evans’s steal of third and a walk to Javon Hernandez, Colaco looped a ball that bounced to Frederick (3-4) second baseman Jose Silva, who was unable to make a play before Evans crossed the plate.

Colaco had stolen three bases in the game before his winning hit. Harrison Didawick put the Spikes ahead in the top of the ninth with an RBI single up the middle for his third hit of the game and second run batted in.

State College starter Bobby Olsen put together a strong effort, allowing just one hit on three hits and a walk over five innings for the longest outing so far by a Spikes pitcher in 2025. Olsen also hit one batter and struck out four, needing just 64 pitches to get through the start.

No winning or losing pitcher is named in a game that reaches the MLB Draft League Overtime tiebreaker.

Thursday, the Spikes finish their MLB Draft League series with the Keys at 11 a.m. The rubber match of the three-game set at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium will feature South Carolina right-hander Roman Kimball (0-0) getting the start on the mound for State College.

Results from June 10:

PENN STATE SPORTS -

THE NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS GET UNDERWAY TODAY IN EUGENE, OREGON. PENN STATE HAS FIVE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS AND A RELAY TEAM THAT WILL BE COMPETING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH RUN THROUGH SATURDAY. FLORENCE CARON LEADS THE PENN STATE CONTINGENT - SHE WILL RUN IN THE WOMEN’S 5-THOUSAND AND THE WOMEN’S 10-THOUSAND.

MADDIE ULLOM WILL BE IN THE WOMEN’S 3-THOUSAND STEEPLECHASE. MADDIE PITTS WILL BE COMPETING IN THE HEPTATHLON.

PENN STATE WILL HAVE TWO RUNNERS IN THE MEN’S 800 - BIG TEN CHAMPION ALLON CLAY AND HANDAL ROBAN. AND THE MEN’S 4-BY-400 METER RELAY TEAM WILL ALSO BE IN ACTION THIS WEEK.

THE ACTION GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT WITH THE MEN’S 800-METER SEMIFINALS AND MEN’S 4-BY-400 MEN’S RELAY SEMIFINALS.

Three members of the Penn State baseball squad picked up All-Region honors on Tuesday. Junior pitcher Ryan DeSanto, junior outfielder Paxton Kling and redshirt sophomore designated hitter Jack Porter earned ABCA All-Region East second team accolades. Penn State had three All-Region selections in a season for the third time in program history (1973, 2024). It marked the first time PSU had three All-Region selections in back-to-back seasons.

Among Big Ten schools, only Indiana (4) and Oregon (4) had more selections. Among Pennsylvania schools, only Penn State and Saint Joseph’s had multiple honorees.

PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL FRESHMAN GABRIELLE NICHOLS HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE UNDER-19 USA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM THAT WILL COMPETE AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CROATIA AND SERBIA IN JULY. NICHOLS IS A MIDDLE BLOCKER OUT OF WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA.

Penn State women’s tennis head coach Alexandra McIntyre and assistant coach Michael Mucci were announced as the ITA Northeast Regional Coach and Assistant Coach of the Year, respectively, on Tuesday morning. McIntyre and Mucci guided the Nittany Lions to a 14-10 (5-8 Big Ten) record, the program’s most wins since 2013. At home, the team went 10-2 with a 6-0 mark in nonconference play. A 4-3 victory over No. 14 USC in Happy Valley highlighted the home slate. It was the highest ranked win in at least 20 years for the Blue & White.

The Nittany Lions finished the season ranked No. 55 in the ITA poll. The team was ranked for the final 11 weeks of the poll, reaching as high as No. 33. In the postseason ITA regional rankings, the program finished No. 1 in the Northeast region.

Penn State reportedly signed an eight-figure private capital deal with Elevate, according to On3 reporter Pete Nakos on Monday morning. UCLA also signed the same deal with Elevate, making both athletic departments the first ones to take on private capital.

Penn State Athletic Director Pat Kraft has denied that Penn State has agreed to a private equity deal with Elevate in a statement Monday afternoon, according to College Football insider Ross Dellenger.

“Elevate serves as our partner in ticketing strategy and operations. To clarify, our relationship is strictly limited to these services. We have no affiliation or involvement with any private equity firm or fund,” Kraft said.

This supposed deal comes days after the settlement of House v. NCAA, where a federal judge granted the final approval to permit schools to directly pay college athletes. The settlement established a 10-year revenue-sharing model, allowing athletic departments to distribute $20.5 million in NIL revenue to their athletes, which will begin on July 1.

Elevate is a global sports and marketing agency partnered with private equity firm Velocity Capital Management and Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation to provide schools with money and resources to develop revenue-generating projects. On Monday, it announced a $500 million private capital fund to help college sports’ athletic departments navigate the revenue-sharing era.

This is known as the College Investment Initiative, which provides a new funding source for athletics programs pursuing projects, such as facility upgrades and renovations. Penn State and UCLA will reportedly be Elevate’s first two clients, with others expected to follow suit soon.

OTHER SPORTS -

THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES LOST AT FREDERICK LAST NIGHT, 10-3. THE KEYS JUMPED OUT TO A 7-1 LEAD AFTER TWO INNINGS AND COASTED FROM THERE. DYLAN LAPOINTE WAS 2-FOR-4 AND DROVE IN ALL THREE STATE COLLEGE RUNS. THE SPIKES CONTINUE THE SERIES TONIGHT IN FREDERICK AT 7 O’CLOCK.

Results from June 9:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM WILL PLAY FOR THE PIAA TRIPLE-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN A GAME HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7 THE FOX YESTERDAY, THE EAGLES SHUT OUT PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN SUSQUENITA 5-0 IN THE SEMIFINALS YESTERDAY AT CENTRAL COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL. BALD EAGLE AREA PITCHER SIERRA ALBRIGHT TOSSED A ONE-HITTER WITH NO WALKS AND 12 STRIKEOUTS. ALBRIGHT WENT OVER THE 1,000 STRIKEOUT MARK FOR HER BRILLIANT CAREER IN THE VICTORY. KAILEY ECKERT LED THE GAME OFF WITH A DOUBLE FOR BALD EAGLE AREA AND LATER SCORED ON A PASSED BALL. ECKERT FINISHED WITH A COUPLE OF DOUBLES, AN RBI AND A COUPLE OF RUNS SCORED. ADDIE BURNS HAD A HOME RUN AND TAYLOR HABOVICK HAD AN R-B-I.

BALD EAGLE AREA WILL NOW TAKE ON PINE GROVE FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON FRIDAY AT 1:30 AT PENN STATE’S NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK. HEAR THE GAME ON 98.7 FM THE FOX.

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES ARE 1-2 ON THE YOUNG SEASON AND WILL RETURN TO ACTION THIS EVENING AS THEY OPEN A THREE-GAME SERIES AT FREDERICK.

THE ORDER OF USA WRESTLING’S FREESTYLE FINAL X EVENT HAS BEEN SET.

THE BEST OF THREE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES WILL START AT 2 O’CLOCK SATURDAY AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. PENN STATE’S MITCHELL MESENBRINK WILL LEAD THINGS OFF AGAINST DAVID CARR AT AT 74 KILOS. PENN STATE’S LEVI HAINES WILL THEN FACE EVAN WICK AT 79 KILOS. IN THE FOURTH BOUT AT 92 KILOS, PENN STATE’S JOSH BARR WILL GO AGAINST LEWISTOWN NATIVE TRENT HIDLAY. IN THE FIFTH MATCH, THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE SNYDER WILL TAKE ON HAYDEN ZILLMER AT 97 KILOS. THEN IN THE SEVENTH MATCH, INCOMING PENN STATE RECRUIT P.J. DUKE WILL WRESTLE YIANNI DIAKOMIHALIS. IN THE EIGHTH MATCH, PENN STATE’S LUKE LILLEDAHL GOES AGAINST SPENCER LEE. AND IN THE NINTH AND FINAL BOUT, THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE DAKE WILL FACE ZAHID VALENCIA. THE SECOND MATCHES WILL START AT 5PM AND THEN THE THIRD MATCHES, IF NEEDED, WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY NIGHT.

Results from June 5:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

IN A GAME HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7 THE FOX YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM DEFEATED ST. MARYS 4-1 TO ADVANCE TO THE PIAA TRIPLE-A SEMIFINALS ON MONDAY. SYDNEY THOMPSON GOT BALD EAGLE AREA ON THE BOARD WITH A SOLO BLAST TO CENTER FIELD IN THE FOURTH INNING AND ALEXA BANEY FINISHED WITH A COUPLE OF R-B-I. AND LADIES AND GENTELMEN YOU HAVE TO FEED THE BEAST - THE BEAST IS SIERRA ALBRIGHT SIERRA ALBRIGHT ALSO HAD AN R-B-I AND ALBRIGHT PITCHED A COMPLETE GAME THREE-HITTER TO GET THE WIN. SHE GAVE UP A SOLO HOME RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH BUT RECORDED 6 STRIKEOUTS WITH NO WALKS TO LEAD BALD EAGLE AREA TO ITS THIRD STRAIGHT SEMIFINAL APPEARANCE IN THE PIAA TOURNAMENT. BALD EAGLE AREA HAS WON 16 STRAIGHT AND IS 21-3 ON THE SEASON.

BALD EAGLE AREA WILL FACE UNDEFEATED SUSQUENITA IN THE SEMIFINALS ON MONDAY WITH THE SITE AND TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED. SUSQUENITA YESTERDAY DEFEATED SHARON 8-1 TO IMPROVE TO 24-0 ON THE SEASON.

PENN STATE SPORTS -

PENN STATE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH JAMES FRANKLIN MET WITH THE MEDIA YESTERDAY. HE ANNOUNCED REDSHIRT FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE END MAX GRANVILLE SUFFERED A LONG-TERM INJURY WHILE WORKING OUT AT HOME OVER THE BREAK. FRANKLIN DID SAY THREE KEY PLAYERS WHO MISSED SOME OFFSEASON WORK ARE ALL ON TRACK TO BE READY FOR PRESEASON CAMP IN LINEBACKER TONY ROJAS, OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ANTHONY DONKOH AND TIGHT END ANDREW RAPPLEYEA.

FRANKLIN ALSO EXPRESSED HIS DESIRE FOR CONFERENCES TO PLAY THE SAME NUMBER OF CONFERENCE GAMES AND TO DECIDE TO ALL HAVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES OR NOT AND TO HAVE SOME SET STANDARDS IN PLACE FOR THE PLAYOFF SELECTIONS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE A CONSENSUS TOP FIVE TEAM HEADING INTO THE SUMMER AHEAD OF THE 2025 SEASON.

Public single-game tickets for 2025 Penn State Football home games will be available for purchase beginning on Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m. Fans interested in purchasing single-game tickets can do so at the Ticketmaster Penn State site. Parking is also available for purchase today.

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES GAME AT MAHONING VALLEY GOT RAINED OUT LAST NIGHT. THE GAME WAS SUSPENDED IN THE FOURTH INNING WITH NO SCORE AND WILL BE CONTINUED AT A LATER DATE. THE SPIKES ARE 0-1 AND ARE SCHEDULED TO FACE WEST VIRGINIA IN THE HOME OPENER TONIGHT AT 6:35. THE SPIKES AND BLACK BEARS WILL HAVE 6:35 STARTS EACH OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.

Results from June 4:

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On Wednesday afternoon Atlantic Hockey America announced its complete 2025-26 women’s hockey schedule with each team playing each other a total of four times, twice at home and twice on the road.

“We are driven to build the most competitive non-league as possible, in addition to playing our stout AHA schedule, in order to prepare us for our goal of playing at Pegula Ice Arena during the last weekend of year,” stated head coach Jeff Kampersal.

The Nittany Lions will play 15 games at Pegula Ice Arena with 19 games on the road. The non-conference portion of the schedule is highlighted by trips to 2025 national runner-up and two-time national champion (2022 & 2024) Ohio State, perennial power Northeastern and a home-and-home with Cornell.

Penn State begins the campaign with two-straight non-conference series opening at home against St. Lawrence on September 25-26 before traveling north to Vermont on October 3-4. The three-time defending AHA champion Nittany Lions begin conference play the following week with a familiar face in former associate head coach Allison Coomey and Delaware on October 10-11 as the Blue Hens embark on their first season in the AHA and at the NCAA Division I level in 2025-26.

The AHA quarterfinals are scheduled for February 20 with the best-of-three semifinal series set to take place February 27 – March 1 with the AHA Championship decided on March 7. The NCAA Regionals are set for March 12-14 with the 2026 women’s Frozen Four, hosted by Penn State University, taking place March 20-22 at Pegula Ice Arena.

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Landon Johnson knocked in the first run of the season with a two-out single in the opening frame, but the State College Spikes took a 10-2 loss on Wednesday night at Eastwood Field in their 2025 MLB Draft League season opener against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

he Spikes finish their two-game mini-series at Eastwood Field against the Scrappers on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. Right-hander Roman Kimball, a South Carolina product, is slated to start on the hill for State College.

The Spikes will then head back to Happy Valley for Opening Weekend at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, starting with Opening Night on Friday, featuring fantastic FIREWORKS after the game and a Schedule Poster Giveaway for the first 500 fans Plus, one lucky fan will get the chance to toss for $26,000 in the $26,000 Opening Night Pitching Challenge.

The fun continues Saturday with another spectacular FIREWORKS show presented by Penn State Health, followed by the first Bark in the Park of the season, with free admission for all dogs, All three Opening Weekend games against the West Virginia Black Bears start at 6:35 p.m.

Penn State alum Jordan Ott has been hired to be the next head coach of the Phoenix Suns, according to NBA insider Shams Charania. The details of Ott’s contract with Phoenix were not disclosed.

Ott received his undergraduate degree in sports management from Penn State in 2006. After graduating, he went to Michigan State, where he received a master’s degree in athletic administration, before entering the NBA. He became the Atlanta Hawks’ video coordinator in 2013 for three years.

In 2016, Ott moved up to the coaching ranks as he was hired by the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach. He was the Nets’ assistant coach for six years before he became an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022. The McConnellsburg native was an assistant coach for the Lakers for two years prior to becoming an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2024.

Ott, under his leadership as well as Cavaliers’ head coach Kenny Atkinson, led the Cavaliers to a 64-18 record this past season. They had the best record in the Eastern Conference despite being eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. This led him to be a top candidate in the head coach search for the Suns.

Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA) will celebrate its 55th Summer Games Thursday through Saturday at Penn State’s University Park campus.

Opening ceremonies will take place starting at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. New this year, as athletes arrive, they will be treated to ice cream and an action sports demo by professional athletes on bikes, scooters and skates performing flips, jumps and twists over ramps.

The lighting of the the Olympic Cauldron by the Flame of Hope, carried by participants of the annual 150-mile “Be a Fan” Torch Run, will conclude the ceremonies and symbolize the official start of the Summer Games. More 2,000 athletes, 800 coaches and 1,000 volunteers participate in SOPA’s largest statewide competition.

Over three days, athletes will be competing throughout campus in aquatics, athletics, basketball, equestrian, tennis and gymnastics. They also will be offered free health screenings and educational events through the Healthy Athletes programs at the Olympic Village behind the IM Building, which will also host music dancing, field games and outdoor activities on Friday evening.

Results from June 3:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LACROSSE TEAM LOST TO SHADY SIDE ACADEMY, 11-9, IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE PIAA TRIPLE-A STATE PLAYOFFS YESTERDAY.

JOHNS HOPKINS RECRUIT JAMES ROST SCORED FOUR GOALS FOR SHADY SIDE INCLUDING TWO UNASSISTED THAT BROKE AN 8-8 TIE AND GAVE SHADY SIDE ITS FINAL MARGIN OF VICTORY. TREY COMBS AND LUKE LADRIDO LED THE STATE HIGH SCORING ATTACK WITH THREE GOALS APIECE. BRODY DOWNS HAD 10 SAVES IN GOAL FOR STATE COLLEGE.

THE LITTLE LIONS FINISH THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 16-4.

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM LOST A 15-10 BATTLE TO PINE-RICHLAND IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE PIAA TRIPLE-A STATE TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY. AN EIGHT-GOAL THIRD QUARTER PROPELLED THE RAMS TO THE VICTORY AS THEY TURNED A ONE-GOAL DEFICIT AT HALFTIME INTO A FIVE GOAL VICTORY. MACEY MITCHELL AND ELLA TAMBRONI EACH SCORED THE HAT TRICK FOR STATE COLLEGE.

STATE HIGH CLOSES THE 2025 CAMPAIGN WITH A 14-6 MARK.

IN THE PIAA TRIPLE-A BOYS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, PENN TRAFFORD SWEPT STATE COLLEGE THREE SETS TO NONE. PENN TRAFFORD WON 25-16, 25-21 AND 25-19. STATE HIGH WAS WITHOUT OUTSIDE HITTER CARTER WEIGHT, THE OHIO STATE RECRUIT.

STATE COLLEGE FINISHES THE YEAR WITH A 9-6 RECORD.

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Class of 2026 three-star inside offensive lineman Benjamin Eziuka has committed to Penn State football, he announced Tuesday. The Novi, Michigan, native stands at 6’3″ and 290 pounds. Eziuka is rated the No. 11 player in Michigan, No. 65 inside lineman, and the No. 755 player nationally, per 247 Composite rankings.

Eziuka was recently named a team captain at Detroit Catholic Central, where he also achieved All-State in wrestling.

The lineman’s commitment puts the Nittany Lions’ 2026 recruiting class at No. 4 in the nation. Eziuka is the third offensive lineman and the first inside lineman commitment to the class.

Penn State football has hired former Villanova special-teams coordinator and safeties coach Matthew Colangelo as a special-teams analyst, following spring practices. The hiring follows the departure of assistant special teams coordinator Keith Bruno.

Colangelo has been with Villanova, one of Penn State’s 2025 out-of-conference foes, for the past six years. Before that, he spent time as a safeties coach with Holy Cross and Yale.

Penn State will host the Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s (SOPA) 55th annual Summer Games from Thursday, June 5 to Saturday, June 7.

More than 2,000 athletes and 800 coaches will make their way to University Park to compete in SOPA’s largest statewide competition, featuring six sporting events: aquatics, athletics, basketball, equestrian, tennis, and gymnastics.

The Summer Games will kick off with the Opening Ceremonies on Thursday evening, beginning at 7:15 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. In partnership with the State College Spikes, the ceremony will feature exciting new additions such as ice cream, sports demos, and live action flips from bikes and scooters alike. The Olympic Torch will be lit to signify the beginning of the Summer Games.

Penn State women’s volleyball head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley will throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals game on Sunday, June 8 at Rate Field. The Chicago native will be returning to her hometown for the first time since she became the first female head coach to win the women’s volleyball NCAA Championship.

Results from June 2:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM LOST A HEARTBREAKER YESTERDAY IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS. THE RED RAIDERS OPENED UP PLAY IN THE QUAD-A TOURNAMENT BY PLAYING AT INDIANA AND THE GAME WAS SCORELESS THROUGH 11 INNINGS OF PLAY. THE RED RAIDERS LEFT THE BASES LOADED IN THE TOP OF THE 12TH AND INDIANA PUSHED THE WINNING RUN ACROSS WITH A ONE-OUT, WALK-OFF R-B-I SINGLE FROM ETHAN SHANK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 12TH.

PEYTON VANCAS THREW SEVEN SHUTOUT INNINGS FOR BELLEFONTE AS HE SCATTERED FOUR HITS AND A PAIR OF WALKS AND STRUCK OUT TWO. VANCAS ALSO HAD BELLEFONTE’S ONLY HIT ON THE DAY. ZACH LEYMAN HAD THE TOUGH-LUCK LOSS AS HE GAVE JUST THE ONE RUN ON EIGHT HITS IN 4 1/3 INNINGS OF RELIEF.

BELLEFONTE FINISHES ITS SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 13-9. INDIANA IS NOW 22-1 ON THE SEASON AND ADVANCES TO PLAY AGAIN THURSDAY IN THE STATE QUARTERFINALS.

CENTRE COUNTY SOFTBALL TEAMS WENT 1-3 IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS YESTERDAY. THE LONE WIN CAME IN A GAME HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX AS BALD EAGLE AREA KNOCKED OFF AVONWORTH 8-2 IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT.

SIERRA ALBRIGHT GOT THE COMPLETE GAME VICTORY. THE EAGLES’ ACE GAVE UP TWO RUNS ON SEVEN HITS AND STRUCK OUT EIGHT. A TRIO OF SENIORS EACH HAD TWO HITS FOR BALD EAGLE AREA IN KAILEY ECKERT, ALEXA BANEY AND SYDNEY THOMPSON. ECKERT STOLE HOME ON A PASSED BALL FOR THE FIRST RUN OF THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST. BALD EAGLE AREA SCORED TWO RUNS IN EACH OF THE FIRST TWO INNINGS AND ADDED THREE IN THE FOURTH AND ONE IN THE FIFTH. BALD EAGLE AREA GOT SOME STELLAR DEFENSE THROUGHOUT THE GAME INCLUDING A GREAT CATCH BY TAYLOR HABOVICK.

BALD EAGLE AREA IS NOW 19-3 AND WILL TAKE ON SAINT MARY’S IN THE TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINALS ON THURSDAY.

THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM, MUCH LIKE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL, PUT UP A TREMENDOUS EFFORT BUT ULTIMATELY FELL TO POWERFUL HEMPFIELD 2-1 IN THE 6-A TOURNAMENT. STATE HIGH WAS DOWN 2-0 IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH BUT PUSHED A RUN ACROSS ON AN ERROR AND HAD A RUNNER AT THIRD BEFORE A GROUND OUT ENDED THE GAME. MJ MCSHEA HAD THE ONLY RUN FOR STATE COLLEGE. THE LITTLE LIONS FINISH THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 11-9.

IN THE 4-A TOURNAMENT, BELLEFONTE LOST TO BLACKHAWK 9-3. SLOAN MOORE WENT 3-FOR-3 FOR BELLEFONTE AND SCORED A COUPLE OF RUN AND SADIE RIPKA WAS 2-FOR-4 WITH AN R-B-I. BELLEFONTE FINISHES THE SEASON WITH A 19-3 RECORD.

AND IN THE 3-A TOURNAMENT, PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S REMARKABLE POSTSEASON RUN ENDED WITH AN 11-0 LOSS TO SUSQUENITA. CAMRYN CHVERCHKO HAD TWO OF THE LADY MOUNTIES’ FOUR HITS IN THE GAME. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA ENDS THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 14-8.

THE PIAA TRIPLE-A LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL OPEN UP WITH FIRST ROUND PLAY TODAY. BOTH STATE COLLEGE TEAMS WILL OPEN UP WITH HOME GAMES AT THE NORTH TURF.

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS WILL ENTERTAIN PINE RICHLAND AT 4:30 AND THEN THE STATE HIGH BOYS WELCOME SHADY SIDE ACADEMY AT 6PM.

ALSO COMING UP THIS EVENING, THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL OPEN UP PIAA TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT ACTION BY HOSTING PENN TRAFFORD AT 5:30 IN THE STATE COLLEGE NORTH GYM.

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Penn State hoops added another player for the 2025 recruiting class on Monday, landing the commitment of Turkish guard Melih Tunca, according to Arman Jovic on X. Tunca becomes the sixth member of head coach Mike Rhoades’ recruiting class, which entered Monday ranked No. 26 in the nation according to 247Sports, the highest in program history.

The 19-year-old guard averaged 6.4 points and 2.2 assists on 50% from the field and 45.8% from three with Türk Telekom in the Turkish Super League this past season and was a bench fixture on the team’s EuroCup run. He is the second international addition to this recruiting class, following Croatian center Ivan Jurić’s commitment in May.

The National Football Foundation released the official 2026 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot on Monday. Of the 79 players on the ballot, two are Penn State icons and former No. 1 overall draft picks in running back Ki-Jana Carter and defensive end Courtney Brown.

Carter, who spent three years with the Nittany Lions from 1992-94, broke out in a big way during Penn State’s undefeated 1994 season, rushing for 1,539 yards and 23 touchdowns on an FBS-leading 7.8 yards per carry. He finished second in Heisman Trophy voting to Colorado’s Rashaan Salaam, but was named a consensus All-American. He became the program’s first No. 1 overall pick in 1995 when he was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals. Over seven professional seasons with the Bengals, Washington Redskins, and New Orleans Saints, he rushed for 1,114 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Brown, who spent 1996-99 with the Nittany Lions, was a unanimous First-Team All-American in 1999, while also being named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He is Penn State’s all-time leader in sacks and tackles for loss, as well as a two-time First-Team All-Big Ten honoree. He became the program’s second, and to date last, first overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He played six seasons in the NFL with the Browns and Denver Broncos, recording 19 career sacks and 196 tackles.

Penn State men’s soccer has announced its 2025 slate of opponents, including 11 conference matchups, and eight games against opponents who made the 2024 NCAA Tournament. All home games will be played at Jeffrey Field.

Penn State opens the fall with a trio of scrimmages at home, first facing off against American, and Harcum College in a Friday and Saturday affair, then taking on Loyola (Md.) on August 15.

A home contest against Stetson on Thursday, August 21 marks the regular season opener for the Nittany Lions before the Blue and White embarks on a road trip of New York, visiting Army West Point on Sunday, August 24 and the 2022 national champion Syracuse on Thursday, August 28.

PSU returns to Jeffrey Field for a Monday matinee on Labor Day against Missouri State, a team that was seeded in the 2024 NCAA soccer tournament. PSU faces Mercyhurst on Friday, September 5 before getting its first taste of conference action.

Big Ten play for Penn State begins on Friday, September 12 when the team travels to Piscataway, New Jersey, to face Rutgers.

A three-home game stand follows, with the Nittany Lions taking on a trio of NCAA tournament teams from last year. Indiana on Friday, September 19, Maryland on Tuesday, September 23, and Robert Morris on Tuesday, September 30 finish out the first two months of play.

To kick off October, Penn State travels to Michigan State on Friday, October 3. The Nittany Lions close out nonconference action against Kings College on Sunday, October 5 for Senior Day.

Penn State travels west to UCLA for the first time since the 2007 season, looking to secure its first win in the all-time series.

PSU returns home to host Northwestern on Friday, October 17 and Washington on Monday, October 20.

The Nittany Lions’ final road games of the regular season come at Wisconsin on Saturday, October 25, and at 2024 College Cup team Ohio State on Friday, October 31.

Penn State concludes the 2025 regular season at home against Michigan on Friday, November 7.

Penn State women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger announces the addition of two-time All-American and first round WNBA draft pick Shenise Johnson as an assistant coach on her staff. Johnson brings Division I collegiate playing experience as a four-year letterwinner at the University of Miami and professional basketball background as a player in the WNBA for the nine seasons. She has also represented the United States as a member of the 2009 USA U19 Team that won a gold medal at World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

Results from May 30-June 1:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM WILL HOST A FIRST ROUND PIAA TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT GAME THIS AFTERNOON. THE LADY EAGLES WILL TAKE ON AVONWORTH IN A 4:30 START IN WINGATE. WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF TODAY’S GAME RIGHT HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.

ALSO IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT THIS AFTERNOON, PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA WILL TRAVEL TO SUSQUENITA FOR A 4 O’CLOCK GAME.

THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL TRAVEL TO HEMPFIELD FOR A FIRST ROUND PIAA 6-A GAME THIS AFTERNOON. THAT GAME WILL HAVE A FOUR O’CLOCK FIRST PITCH.

IN THE QUAD-A TOURNAMENT, BELLEFONTE WILL HOST BLACKHAWK AT 4:30. THIS AFTERNOON.

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM ALSO OPENS UP PIAA QUAD-A ACTION THIS AFTERNOON. FIRST PITCH FOR THE RED RAIDERS AT INDIANA IS SET FOR 4PM.

THE PIAA TRIPLE-A LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL OPEN UP WITH FIRST ROUND PLAY TOMORROW. BOTH STATE COLLEGE TEAMS WILL OPEN UP WITH HOME GAMES AT THE NORTH TURF.

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS WILL ENTERTAIN PINE RICHLAND AT 4:30 AND THEN THE STATE HIGH BOYS WELCOME SHADY SIDE ACADEMY AT 6PM.

ALSO COMING UP TOMORROW, THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL OPEN UP PIAA TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT ACTION BY HOSTING PENN TRAFFORD AT 5:30 IN THE STATE COLLEGE NORTH GYM. AGAIN, THAT MATCH IS TOMORROW EVENING.

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM HAS TWO CURRENT MEMBERS AND THREE INCOMING FRESHMEN ON THE USA UNDER-20 WORLD TEAM THAT WILL COMPETE AT THE WIORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BULGARIA THIS AUGUST. INCOMING FRESHMEN MARCUS BLAZE AT 61 KILOS, PJ DUKE AT 70 KILOS AND WILLIAM HENCKEL AT 79 KILOS EARNED SPOTS ON THE WORLD TEAM ALONG WITH RETURNING REDSHIRT FRESHMEN C0ONNOR MIRASOLA AT 92 KILOS AND TWIN BROTHER COLE MIRASOLA AT 125 KILOS. HALF OF THE U-S TEAM IS COMPRISED OF WRESTLERS WHO WILL BE AT PENN STATE THIS FALL. THE OTHER STARTERS ARE CORNELL RECRUIT ANTHONY KNOX AT 57 KILOS.

LEHIGH’S LUKE STANICH AT 65 KILOS. INCOMING OKLAHOMA STATE RECRUIT LADARION LOCKETT, WHO DEFEATED PENN STATE 2026 RECRUIT JAYDEN JAMES AT 74 KILOS, MINNESOTA’S MAX MCENELY AT 86 KILOS AND OREGON STATE’S JUSTIN RADEMACHER AT 97 KILOS. PENN STATE’S JOE SEALY ALSO TOOK THIRD PLACE AT 74 KILOS.

IN THE FINALS, WHICH ARE BEST-OF-THREE SERIES,

CONNOR MIRASOLA BEAT DILLON BECHTOLD 10-0 AND 4-1.

COLE MIRASOLA SWEPT DRESHAUN ROSS 4-1 AND 5-2.

P.J. DUKE SWEPT LANDON ROBIDEAU 7-0 AND 9-4.

HENCKEL HAD A PAIR OF 10-0 TECHNICAL SUPERIORITIES OVER BROCK MANTANONA.

AND MARCUS BLAZE DEFEATED KYLE LARKIN 10-0 AND 4-1.

JAYDEN JAMES WAS SWEPT BY LADARION LOCKET TWO MATCHES TO NONE.

INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMEN NATE DESMOND WENT 2-2 AT 57 KILOS AND SAM HERRING WENT 3-2 AT 61 KILOS.

AND INCOMING OHIO STATE TRANSFER ROCCO WELSH WON THE UNDER-23 NATIONAL FREESTYLE TITLE AT 86 KILOS. WELSH WILL BE ON THE WORLD TEAM FOR THE U-S IN THE UNDER-23 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SERBIA IN OCTOBER. PENN STATE TEAMMATE CONNOR PIERCE PLACED 8TH AT 70 KILOS. PENN STATE WRESTLERS SAM BECKETT, DAWSON BUNDY AND PENNS VALLEY GRAD TY WATSON ALSO COMPETED.

STATE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL GRAD PIERSON MANVILLE, NOW AT ARIZONA STATE, TOOK THIRD 65 KILOS AFTER EARLIER FINISHING AS THE RUNNER UP IN THE GRECO ROMAN WORLD TEAM TRIALS. AND FELLOW STATE HIGH ALUM NICK PAVLECHKO NOW AT INDIANA REACHED THE ROUND OF 16 AT 125 KILOS.

ALSO OVER THE WEEKEND, PENN STATE GRAD ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG WON A SILVER MEDAL FOR MEXICO AT THE ULAANBAATAR RANKING SERIES IN MONGOLIA. HE BEAT AN OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST IN THE SEMIFINALS BEFORE FALLING 6-3 IN THE FINALS TO MONGOLIA’S MUNKH-ERDENE BATKHUYAG.

PENN STATE’S FLORENCE CARON WILL COMPETE AT THE NCAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TWO EVENTS. CARON QUALIFIED FOR BOTH THE 5-THOUSAND AND 10-THOUSAND METERS AT THE EAST PRELIMINARIES OVER THE WEEKEND. CARON WAS THIRD IN THE 5-THOUSAND ON SATURDAY AFTER SHE TOOK SECOND IN THE 10-THOUSAND ON THURSDAY.

SENIOR MADDIE ULLOM QUALIFIED IN THE 3,000 METER WOMEN’S STEEPLECHASE WITH AN 8TH PLACE FINISH AT REGIONALS.

PENN STATE JUNIOR MADDIE PITTS IS ALSO QUALIFIED FOR THE HEPTAHLON AS SHE RANKS SEVENTH IN THE EAST REGION.

ALSO QUALIFIED FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE PENN STATE’S HANDAL ROBAN AND ALLON CLAY IN THE MEN’S 800 METERS, PENN STATE’S 4-BY-400 MEN’S RELAY TEAM.

THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE JUNE 11TH THROUGH THE 14TH IN EUGENE, OREGON.

Penn State men’s hockey added a 2025 NHL Draft prospect to its roster on Sunday afternoon, according to The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler.

Five-star recruit Jackson Smith will join the Nittany Lions as the third-highest rated defenseman on Central Scouting’s North American list. In the last ten games alone, he has notched five goals and two assists.

The Calgary native played for the Tri-City Americans in the WHL, playing 68 games in the 2024-25 season. The defenseman had 11 goals and 43 assists.

According to the NHL, he is predicted to be a first-round draft pick in this year’s NHL draft. He will join the new transfer defenseman Mac Gadowksy in Hockey Valley this fall.

Results from May 29:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

IN A GAME HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX LAST NIGHT, THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM CAPTURED ITS FOURTH STRAIGHT DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AN 8-0 VICTORY OVER PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA. SIERRA ALBRIGHT TOSSED A COMPLETE GAME THREE-HIT SHUTOUT AS SHE GOT SOME TERRIFIC DEFENSIVE PLAY BACKING HER UP. KENDALL GAVLOCK WENT 3-FOR-3 WITH AN RBI FOR THE LADY EAGLES. ADDIE BURNS HAD A COUPLE OF RBI AND RAELEE REPASKY HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND AN RBI FOR BALD EAGLE AREA. FOR PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA, ALIVIA BIZZARRI GOT ON BASE TWICE WITH A HIT AND A WALK.

BOTH TEAMS ARE ADVANCING TO THE PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK.

THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL PLAY ITS WHITEOUT GAME AGAINST OREGON ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM WILL BE AT 7:30 AND THE GAME WILL BE TELEVISED ON NBC. THE GAME IS A REMATCH OF LAST YEAR’S BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WHICH OREGON WON, 45-37. BOTH TEAMS COME INTO 2025 WITH VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE A CONSENSUS TOP FIVE PRESEASON PICK RIGHT NOW WHILE THE DUCKS ARE A CONSENSUS TOP TEN TEAM IN THE EARLY PROJECTIONS FOR NEXT SEASON.

PENN STATE ALSO ANNOUNCING YESTERDAY THAT ITS SEASON OPENER AGAINST NEVADA AT BEAVER STADIUM ON AUGUST 30TH WILL BE A 3:30 KICKOFF ON CBS.

THE NEXT WEEK, PENN STATE WILL HOST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL IN A NOON KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK.

AND THE THIRD GAME, AGAINST VILLANOVA ON SEPTEMBER 13TH WILL KICK OFF AT 3;30 AND WILL BE TELEVISED ON FS1.

THE NITTANY LIONS’ HOMECOMING GAME AGAINST NORTHWESTERN ON OCTOBER 11TH WILL NOT BE A NIGHT GAME. PENN STATE ANNOUNCED THAT GAME WILL START AT EITHER NOON, 3:30 OR 4PM.

PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD TEAM CONTINUES COMPETING AT THE NCAA EAST REGIONAL PRELIMINARIES TODAY IN JACKSONVILLE. YESTERDAY, PENN STATE’S FLORENCE CARON TOOK SECOND IN THE WOMEN’S 10-THOUSAND METERS TO QUALIFY FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS.

ALSO YESTERDAY, PENN STATE’S ZOEY GOLDSTEIN ADVANCED TO THE QUARTERFINALS IN THE WOMEN’S 400.

PENN STATE’S AUDREY FRIEDMAN COMPETED IN THE JAVELIN AND ALLISON JOHNSON IN THE WOMEN’S 800 BUT NEITHER ADVANCED.

ON THE MEN’S SIDE, DYLAN LAMBRECHT COMPETED IN THE SHOT PUT BUT ALSO DID NOT ADVANCE. ACTION RESUMES THIS MORNING AT 9;30 IN JACKSONVILLE.

A NINTH PLAYER FROM THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM HAS ENTERED THE TRANSFER PORTAL. INFIELDER BRENDAN GARDNER WHO DID NOT PLAY AS A FRESHMAN THIS PAST SEASON ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE IS IN THE PORTAL. HE IS A SWITCH-HITTER FROM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND HAS FOUR YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING.

Results from May 28:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

TODAY, WE’LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BETWEEN BALD EAGLE AREA AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL HIGH SCHOOL AT 6:30 AND YOU CAN LISTEN FOR THE GAME WITH TODD AND NORM BROWN RIGHT HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. BOTH TEAMS WILL ADVANCE TO THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS STARTING NEXT WEEK.

THE WINNER WILL JOIN STATE COLLEGE AND BELLEFONTE AS DISTRICT 6 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS HERE IN 2025. STATE HIGH WON THE 6-A CROWN AND BELLEFONTE THE 4-A TITLE.

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A trio of Nittany Lions qualified for the quarterfinals in the men’s 800-meter race.

Olivier Desmeules earned a fourth-place finish, clocking in at 1:47.15 to set a new outdoor personal best. Handal Roban finished in fifth place behind Desmeules in 1:47.20. Allon Clay, fresh off a Big Ten title in the 800-meter, rounded out Penn State's quarterfinal qualifiers after finishing in 12th place at 1:47.73.

Freshman Jake Palermo advanced to the quarterfinals in the men’s 400-meter race with a 10th-place finish after clocking in at 45.88 to move him up to the No. 3 spot on the all-time program list.

ADDITIONAL EVENT PERFORMANCES

Penn State kicked off competition at the preliminaries with the men’s hammer throw. Nathan Williams capped off his senior season with a 61.53m (201-10) throw while Collin Burkhart recorded a 61.12m (200-6) heave.

Nick Sloff finished the men’s 1500-meter race at a time of 3:43.59.

Darius Smallwood finished the men’s 800-meter race at a time of 1:48.76.

UP NEXT

The Penn State women's team begins action in the NCAA East Regional Prelims on Thursday, May 29, beginning with the javelin throw at 2:30 p.m.

After a standout performance at the NBA Combine, Penn State center Yanic Konan Niederhauser is officially turning pro. Niederhauser will remain in the NBA draft and not return to the Nittany Lions for his senior year, ESPN reported on Wednesday.

The 7-foot, 243-pound Niederhauser, who originally declared for the draft on April 2 while maintaining his collegiate eligibility, impressed at a pair of pre-draft showcases, boosting his stock significantly.

Niederhauser averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 82.4 percent from the field over two games at the G League Elite Camp. That performance earned him an invite to the combine, where his testing numbers continued to stand out.

Niederhauser leaves behind a Penn State roster that has now lost 10 players from last season.

A group of five players — Ace Baldwin Jr., D’Marco Dunn, Nick Kern Jr., Puff Johnson and Zach Hicks — exhausted their eligibility. Meanwhile, four others have transferred out: Jahvin Carter, Miles Goodman, Hudson Ward and Kachi Nzeh.

With Niederhauser’s departure, Rhoades has just nine total players on his current roster, five of whom are freshmen. Josh Reed, who transferred from Cincinnati this offseason, will be the team’s lone senior. Freddie Dilione V, the last remaining starter from a year ago, will likely be asked to pick up a prominent leadership role.

The defending National Champion Penn State women’s volleyball team unveiled its 2025 schedule on Wednesday. The Nittany Lions stacked the schedule in preparation for another postseason run as the slate features 16 matches against teams that played in last year’s NCAA Tournament, eight matches against opponents that won conference titles last season, and 23 matches against teams that finished in the top 100 of last year’s final RPI.

Penn State opens the season with back-to-back showcase events, starting with the AVCA First Serve. The Nittany Lions play Creighton on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. They then finish the event with a match against Kansas on Monday, Aug. 25, at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Bluejays advanced to the NCAA Regional Final last season, where they lost to the Nittany Lions in five sets at Rec Hall. The Jayhawks made the NCAA Second Round.

The next featured event for the Nittany Lions is the State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase on Labor Day weekend at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. They take on Arizona State on Sunday, Aug. 31, and then play TCU the following day. Both the Sun Devils and Horned Frogs advanced to the NCAA Second Round last season.

Penn State then plays its next nine matches at Rec Hall, starting with the home opener against defending SEC champion Kentucky on Friday, Sept. 5. The teams played in Lexington last year in a match that the Nittany Lions won via reverse sweep. The Wildcats went on to win three times in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Pitt in the Regional Final.

Following the home opener, the Nittany Lions continue the nine-match home stretch with non-conference contests against New Hampshire (Sept. 7), Bucknell (Sept. 9), Pitt (Sept. 17), Princeton (Sept. 19), and Central Michigan (Sept. 21). New Hampshire, Pitt, and Princeton all won either conference regular season or tournament titles last season. Pitt made it all the way to the NCAA National Semifinal before falling to Louisville. Central Michigan makes the trip to Happy Valley with a familiar face at the helm as Arielle Wilson is set for her first season as the team’s head coach. Wilson was a three-time All-American for the Nittany Lions while helping the team win four straight national titles from 2007-10.

Penn State plays its first three Big Ten matches at home, starting with USC (Sept. 26) and UCLA (Sept. 28). A big match looms on Oct. 3 as the Nittany Lions host longtime rival Nebraska. They beat the Huskers at Rec Hall to clinch a share of the Big Ten title last season and then posted a thrilling reverse-sweep victory over the Huskers in the National Semifinal on their way winning the program’s eighth national title.

Nebraska is one of three Big Ten teams Penn State will play twice in its 20-match conference schedule. The second matchup is set for Nov. 28 in Lincoln. The Nittany Lions also play Maryland and Ohio State twice and the other 14 teams once each.

Including the two matches against Nebraska, Penn State has nine contests against Big Ten teams that played in last year’s NCAA Tournament. That includes home matches against USC (Sept. 26) and Wisconsin (Oct. 10), and road matches against Washington (Oct. 17), Oregon (Oct. 18), Purdue (Nov. 7), Illinois (Nov. 9), and Minnesota (Nov. 14).

Penn State returns starting setter Izzy Starck, who was the AVCA National Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-American, and libero Gillian Grimes, who joined Starck on the All-Big Ten Team. Also back are Caroline Jurevicius, an outside hitter/right side, that made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and shined in the NCAA Tournament, starting middle blocker Maggie Mendelson, and a pair of defensive specialists that were mainstays in the lineup in Ava Falduto and Jocelyn Nathan. Jordan Hopp, a middle blocker that stepped up big in the NCAA Tournament, is back for a graduate season.

In addition to the returning players, the Nittany Lions added a pair of big-time hitters in the transfer portal. Junior Kennedy Martin comes to Happy Valley after earning first-team All-America status while leading the nation in points/set at Florida last season. Sophomore Emmi Sellman joins the team after spending her first season at Ohio State. She was ranked as the No. 5 recruit in the country coming out of high school and shined with 27 kills in a match against Penn State during her freshman campaign.

Penn State cornerback A.J. Harris has been included in a preseason watch list for a prestigious national award. On Wednesday, Harris was named to the watch list for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, an award that annually recognizes the defensive player who best exhibits the characteristics of Ronnie Lott by making an impact on and off the field.

Harris quickly defined himself as one of the Nittany Lions’ top defensive weapons after transferring from Georgia last offseason. In his first year in James Franklin’s program, Harris registered 48 tackles, four tackles for loss, one interception and five pass breakups, earning a third-team All-Big Ten honor by the coaches and media.

t’s early, but Harris has already been projected as a first-round selection in next year’s NFL draft by a handful of outlets, including ESPN. In this scenario, Harris would become the first Penn State defensive back ever taken in Round 1.

After the conclusion of the 2025 women’s lacrosse season, recent graduates Ellie Hollin and Lauren Saltz were each named to the Blue All-Stars team, the organization announced Wednesday morning. The Senior All-Star games will be held on Tierney Field at USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Md. on Saturday. The Division I team will play the first game at 3 p.m.

The Nittany Lion duo will play under the direction of former Penn State women’s lacrosse associate head coach, Amy Altig, who is now the head coach at Delaware.

Hollin finished the season with the seventh-most caused turnovers in the Big Ten. The Monkton, Maryland, native posted 23 caused turnovers and scooped 31 ground balls in 2025. She also added five draw controls.

Saltz, a two-way midfielder for Penn State, wrapped up the 2025 season with 22 goals and 25 points.

Lehigh University is proud to announce the addition of women’s wrestling as its 26th varsity sport, with official competition beginning in the 2025–26 academic year.

Women’s wrestling is one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation. This trend is especially evident in Pennsylvania, where more than 100 girls' high school wrestling programs are now sanctioned. In a major milestone, the NCAA announced in January the inclusion of women’s wrestling as its 91st championship sport.

Results from May 27:

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THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM EARNED A 1-0 WALK-OFF VICTORY IN 8 INNINGS OVER MCDOWELL AT THE PIAA SUBREGIONALS YESTERDAY AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE. PAIGE MORIARTA HIT A DOUBLE AND GABBY MCTAVISH KNOCKED HER IN WITH THE WALK-OFF SINGLE WITH TWO OUTS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH. ADDIE HARPSTER TOSSED THE COMPLETE GAME TWO-HIT SHUTOUT FOR STATE COLLEGE. HARPSTER RECORDED 17 STRIKEOUTS.

STATE COLLEGE WILL FACE THE SENECA VALLEY/HEMPFIELD WINNER IN THE PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY.

IN THE PIAA QUAD-A SUBREGIONALS, BELLEFONTE ROLLED TO A 16-1 VICTORY OVER CARRICK. THE LADY RED RAIDERS HAVE NOW WON NINE STRAIGHT. BELLEFONTE DID NOT COMMIT AN ERROR WHILE CARRICK HAD SIX. BELLEFONTE WAS LED BY SLOAN MOORE WHO WENT 2-FOR-3 WITH THREE R-B-I. ADRIENNE MASULLO AND SADIE RIPKA EACH HAD A PAIR OF HITS AND TAYLOR BROWN HAD TWO R-B-I. ABBY HERR EARNED THE VICTORY ALLOWING ONE UNEARNED RUN ON ONE HIT IN FOUR INNINGS. SHE ALLOWED ONE WALK AND RECDORDED NINE STRIKEOUTS.

THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM LOST A 5-1 DECISION TO MCDOWELL IN THE PIAA 6-A SUBREGIONAL AT MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY. A FOUR-RUN FOUTH FOR MCDOWELL PROVED TO BE THE DIFFERENCE. DEREK MORIARTA HAD THE LITTLE LIONS’ R-B-I IN THE 7TH AND SEBASTIAN RHOADES HAD THE ONLY EXTRA-BASE HIT FOR STATE COLLEGE.

THE LITTLE LIONS END THEIR SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 11-11.

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM BREEZED TO A BIG BLOWOUT, BEATING OBAMA ACADEMY 15-0 IN THREE INNINGS IN THE PIAA QUAD-A SUBREGIONALS. PEYTON VANCAS GAVE UP JUST TWO HITS IN THE THREE-INNING SHUTOUT AND LED THE RED RAIDERS OFFENSE, GOING 2-FOR-3 WITH THREE R-B-I. OLLIE THORNBURG HOMERED WHILE ZACH LEYMAN WENT 2-FOR-3 WITH TWO R-B-I AND CARSEN HENRY ALSO WENT 2-FOR-3. THE RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 13-8 AND WILL BE IN PIAA TOURNAMENT ACTION NEXT WEEK.

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LACROSSE TEAM PICKED UP A 16-3 WIN OVER ERIE MCDOWELL IN THE PIAA 6-A SUBREGIONAL GAME YESTERDAY.

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM DEFEATED ERIE MCDOWELL 24-5 IN PIAA SUBREGIONAL ACTION AT JUNIATA COLLEGE YESTERDAY. MACY MITCHELL SCORED SIX GOALS TO LEAD THE WAY WHILE LILY SIDWELL AND EMMY LALLY EACH ADDED FIVE GOALS IN THE WIN. STATE HIGH FRESHMAN GOALIE BRIELLE FREEMAN RECORDED HER 100TH CAREER SAVE AND FINISHED WITH 7 IN THE WIN. AND SENIOR ELLA TAMBRONI EARNED HER 200TH CAREER DRAW CONTROL. TAMBRONI AND REAGAN DARE EACH HAD THREE GOALS FOR THE LITTLE LIONS.

STATE COLLEGE IMPROVES TO 14-5 ON THE SEASON AND WILL TAKE ON PINE-RICHLAND IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE PIAA 3A TOURNAMENT ON TUESDAY.

PENN STATE SPORTS -

THE NCAA TRACK AND FIELD EAST REGION PRELIMINARIES GET UNDERWAY TODAY AND RUN THROUGH SATURDAY IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. PENN STATE WILL HAVE MEN’S ACTION GETTING UNDERWAY TODAY. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HAVE NATHAN WILLIAMS AND COLLIN BURKHART COMPETING IN THE HAMMER THROW AND DYLAN LAMBRECHT IN THE SHOT PUT.

NICK SLOFF WILL BE IN THE 1500-METER QUARTERFINALS AND JAKE PALERMO WILL BE THE 400 QUARTERFINALS.

PENN STATE ALSO HAS FOUR ATHLETES COMPETING IN THE 800 METER QUARTERFINALS IN HANDAL ROBAN, OLIVIER DESMEULES, ALLON CLAY AND DARIUS SMALLWODD.

THE WOMEN’S ACTION BEGINS TOMORROW.

Penn State men’s lacrosse attacker Liam Matthews was named to the All-NCAA Tournament Team after scoring nine goals in three games. Matthews, a sophomore, had four goals against Colgate in the opening round and Cornell in the semifinals, while scoring one goal and adding an assist in the quarterfinal round against Notre Dame.

Despite Penn State having its season ended in the Final Four in an 11-9 loss to the Big Red, Matthews netted two behind-the-back goals as part of his four-goal performance.

The Ontario native was the only Nittany Lion to be named to the All-Tournament team, with the other nine coming from Cornell and Maryland, the two teams that squared off in the national championship game.

Penn State finished the season with a 12-5 record after reaching the national semifinals for the second time in three years.

Following the end of the Big Ten baseball tournament on Sunday, Penn State baseball outfielder Paxton Kling added another honor to his outstanding junior season, as he was named to the All-Big Ten Tournament team as the lone Nittany Lion representative. Over three games, Kling went 7-for-9 with two doubles, an RBI, and three walks. As he had been the whole season, Kling was the shoulder the offense leaned on and the most consistent Nittany Lion.

The junior transfer from LSU finished his 2025 season slashing .358/.470/.632 with 13 home runs, 54 RBI, 30 extra base hits, and 15 stolen bases in 56 games. He was named to the All-Big Ten First Team and All-Big Ten Defensive Team following the regular season. He finished his season putting his name on Penn State all-time leaderboards, being tied for third in runs (63), sixth in total bases (134), tied for seventh in home runs (13), tied for eighth in hits (76), and tied for ninth in RBI (54).

While Kling could return for his senior season in 2026, he is getting some buzz as a prospect in the 2025 MLB Draft. MLB Pipeline ranked him as the No. 143 prospect in this year’s draft, which would place him in the fifth round. Since 2011, the only Nittany Lion to be picked in the first five rounds was Matthew Wood, going in the fourth round to the Milwaukee Brewers in 2022.

Men's basketball Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the hiring of Scott Pera as General Manager of the Penn State men’s basketball team.

Pera, a Penn State graduate and Hershey, Pa. native, owns nearly 20 years of college basketball coaching experience, most recently serving as the head coach at Rice for seven seasons. As General Manager, Pera will be tasked with organizing and executing recruiting and long-term roster management strategies, developing NIL networks, aiding in fundraising for the program and leading game scheduling efforts.

Following the highly anticipated return of EA Sports’ College Football 25 video game last summer, the next chapter of the franchise is officially underway. EA Sports has kicked off the rollout of College Football 26 by unveiling the covers for both the standard and deluxe editions.

While the standard edition exclusively features the electric wide receiver duo of Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith, the deluxe edition features two of Penn State football’s most notable figures in James Franklin and running back Nick Singleton.

Last year, Singleton partnered with EA Sports and College Football 25 for a specific NIL deal, and as one of college football’s best running backs, it’s no surprise that he was placed at the front lines of the newest deluxe edition cover. Directly behind him, of course, is Franklin, who can be seen sporting a sweet Penn State letterman’s jacket.

According to EA Sports, the game is set to launch on July 10 with both editions currently available for pre-order. Additionally, the company announced that a launch trailer will be released on May 29 via the EA Sports College YouTube channel.

Results from May 23-26:

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS TRACK AND FIELD TEAM CAPTURED THE PIAA TRIPLE-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OVER THE WEEKEND. YOU HAVE TO FEED THE BEAST. THE STATE COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD TEAM WAS BEASTLY AND YOU CAN FEED YOUR BEASTS THANKS TO THE CENTRE HALL FARM STORE. WHETHER YOUR BEAST IS A HORSE, PIG OR COW OR A DOG OR CAT OR CHICKENS OR THE BIRDS OUTSIDE, STOP ON IN AT THE CENTRE HALL FARM STORE AND FEED THE BEAST. AND THEY HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO GROW THIS SPRING. CHECK THEM OUT AT 110 ALLISON STREET IN CENTRE HALL OR ONLINE AT CENTRE HALL FARM STORE -DOT-COM. THE LITTLE LIONS SCORED 53 POINTS BEHIND STANDOUT PERFORMANCES FROM JESSE MYERS AND NATHAN HAAS, EACH OF WHOM WON AN INDIVIDUAL STATE TITLE. MYERS TOOK GOLD IN THE 200 METERS AND ALSO PLACED FOURTH IN THE 100. HAAS WON HIS TITLE IN THE JAVELIN AND ALSO PLACED FOURTH IN THE DISCUS. ADAM BELL ADDED A THIRD INDIVIDUAL TITLE FOR STATE COLLEGE AS HE WON THE POLE VAULT.

ISAAC OPPERMAN TOOK THIRD IN THE 32-HUNDRED METERS WITH A SCHOOL RECORD TIME AND 32-HUNDRED RELAY TEAM FINISHED IN FIFTH PLACE. LANDON BASSETT ADDED A 6TH PLACE FINISH IN THE LONG JUMP.

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS FINISHED IN THE 9TH PLACE IN THE PIAA TRIPLE-A STANDINGS. SANAI ABDULLAH LED THE WAY WITH A RUNNER UP FINISH IN THE LONG JUMP AND A THIRD PLACE TROPHY IN THE TRIPLE JUMP. LYDIA TATE CLAIMED 5TH PLACE IN THE DISCUS WITH TEAMMATE ALYSSA LIPSKI 8TH IN THE SAME EVENT.

THE BELLEFONTE BOYS ALSO HAD A TWO-TIME MEDALIST IN ZANE HUMMEL WHO TOOK FOURTH IN THE LONG JUMP AND FIFTH IN THE TRIPLE JUMP.

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S DAMARCUS LAW ALSO FINISHED 6TH IN THE BOYS DOUBLE-A 100 METER DASH.

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM DEFEATED MARION CENTER IN DRAMATIC FASHION SATURDAY TO CLINCH A PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT BERTH AND A SPOT IN THE DISTRICT SIX CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE LADY EAGLES GOT A WALKOFF HOME RUN FROM SOPHOMORE KENDALL GAVLOCK TO LEAD OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH. GAVLOCK’S HOMER ACCOUNTED FOR THE ONLY RUN OF THE GAME IN BALD EAGLE AREA’S 1-0 VICTORY. SIERRA ALBRIGHT TOSSED A COMPLETE GAME NO-HITTER WHILE GIVING UP SIX WALKS AND STRIKING OUT 12. BALD EAGLE AREA WILL FACE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON THURSDAY.

THE LADY MOUNTIES CLINCHED A PIAA TOURNAMENT BERTH WITH THEIR SEMIFINAL WIN OVER CENTRAL CAMBRIA ON FRIDAY, 9-6. DEFENSE WAS A KEY AS PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA DID NOT COMMIT AN ERROR WHILE CENTRAL CAMBRIA HAD SIX ERRORS IN THE GAME. CENTRAL CAMBRIA JUMPED OUT TO A 4-0 LEAD IN THE FIRST INNING BUT THE LADY MOUNTIES PUT UP FIVE RUNS IN THE SECOND INNING AND PULLED AWAY FOR THE VICTORY. ALIVIA BIZARRI GOT THE WIN AND HAD A COUPLE OF R-B-I. ASHLYN HAVENS ALSO HAD TWO R-B-I FOR P-O.

THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL TAKE ON ERIE MCDOWELL IN THE PIAA 6-A SUBREGIONALS THIS AFTERNOON. STATE HIGH IS 10-8 WHIULE MCDOWELL COME IN AT 19-3 ON THE YEAR. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE AT 3PM AND WE’LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE RIGHT HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.

AND THEN AT ABOUT 5:30PM, BELLEFONTE WILL FACE CARRICK IN THE PIAA QUAD-A

SUBREGIONALS, ALSO AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE. BELLEFONTE IS 15-2 ON THE SEASON WHILE CARRICK COMES IN AT 10-5. WE WILL ALSO HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THAT GAME FOR YOU HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.

THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM WILL PLAY ITS SUBREGIONAL GAME TODAY AGAINST ERIE MCDOWELL AT 2PM. THAT GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM WILL PLAY ITS QUAD-A SUBREGIONAL GAME THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. THE RED RAIDERS WILL PLAY OBAMA ACADEMY AT 4PM AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE.

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM WILL SQUARE OFF WITH MCDOWELL IN THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS THIS AFTERNOON AT 4PM AT JUNIATA COLLEGE.

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LACROSSE TEAM WILL THEN TAKE ON MCDOWLL AT 6 O’CLOCK IN THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS, ALSO AT JUNIATA COLLEGE.

ON THURSDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL TRAVEL TO MCDOWELL FOR A PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT GAME AT 6 O’CLOCK.

PENN STATE SPORTS -

THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM FELL TO CORNELL SATURDAY IN THE NCAA SEMIFINALS, 11-9. THE NITTANY LIONS FINISH THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 12-5. LIAM MATTHEWS SCORED FOUR OF PENN STATE’S GOALS AND MATT TRAYNOR ADDED TWO GOALS. KYLE LEHMAN, ETHAN LONG AND WILL PEDEN EACH HAD ONE GOAL FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. CORNELL OUTSCORED PENN STATE 6-1 IN THE THIRD QUARTER TO OPEN UP A FOUR-GOAL LEAD AND PENN STATE WAS NEVER ABLE TO CATCH UP.

CORNELL WENT ON TO WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 13-10 VICTORY OVER MARYLAND YESTERDAY.

ON SUNDAY, NORTH CAROLINA DEFEATED NORTHWESTERN 12-8 TO WIN THE NCAA WOMEN’S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP.

ALSO ON SATURDAY, THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO NEBRASKA IN THE BIG TEN SEMIFINALS, 6-3. JESSE JACONSKY AND MATT MALONEY EACH HOMERED IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH TO GIVE PENN STATE A 3-2 LEAD BUT THE CORNHUSKERS REGAINED THE LEAD IN THE BOTTOM OF THE INNING AND GABE SWANSEN ADDED A TWO-RUN HOMER IN THE SEVENTH TO SET THE FINAL SCORE. PAXTON KLING HAD A COUPLE OF HITS INCLUDING AN R-B-I DOUBLE. THE NITTANY LIONS FINISH THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 33-23.

NEBRASKA WENT ON TO WIN THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT BIG TEN TITLE WITH A 5-0 VICTORY OVER UCLA ON SUNDAY. NEBRASKA IS JOINED BY BIG TEN MEMBERS UCLA, OREGON AND USC IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD.

Former Penn State football wide receiver Julian Fleming was involved in an ATV accident Friday night that left him seriously injured and killed his girlfriend, Alyssa Boyd, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report.

The accident, caused by a collision with a deer, occurred at 8:13 p.m. in Columbia Township.

Fleming, 24, was transported to Guthrie Troy Community Hospital, while Boyd, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the police report, neither of the two was wearing safety equipment.

Fleming spent four years at Ohio State before transferring to Penn State for his final season of eligibility. In his career, he had 93 receptions for 1,139 yards and eight touchdowns. He recently signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent but failed a team physical.

Penn State men’s golf student-athletes Alex Creamean and Jake Griffin have been named to the Division I All-Northeast Region Team, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) over the weekend.

Griffin earns All-Region honors for the third-straight season after leading the Nittany Lions with a 72.76 stroke average during his senior season. Creamean collects his first All-Region honor after wrapping up a strong first season with a 73.14 stroke average, good for second-best on the team.

Results from May 22: