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THE STATE COLLEGE 12U LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM PICKED UP A COUPLE OF VICTORIES AT THE SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT OVER THE WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY, STATE COLLEGE SHUTOUT WEST SUBURBAN 8-0. JOEY TREGO RECORDED NINE STRIKEOUTS IN 4 1/3 INNINGS. 

LAST NIGHT, STATE COLLEGE DEFEATED HOLLIDAYSBURG 4-1.  NOLAN SCHENCK STRUCK OUT NINE AND SCATTERED SIX HITS OVER FIVE INNINGS. 

JOEY TREGO HAD A TWO-RUN DOUBLE IN THE 4TH AND TUCKER SOWASH HAD AN RBI DOUBLE AND GRAHAM RODGERS ADDED AN RBI SINGLE. BRIGHTON BEAN THREW A SCORELESS SIXTH TO PICK UP THE SAVE. 

STATE COLLEGE WILL BE IN THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TUESDAY EVENING. 

STATE COLLEGE WILL FACE THE WINNER OF TONIGHT’S GAME BETWEEN HOLLIDAYSBURG AND WEST SUBURBAN.  WHOEVER WINS TONIGHT WILL THEN NEED TWO WINS OVER STATE COLLEGE TO CLAIM THE TITLE.  

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Luke House threw six quality innings, Harrison Didawick homered, and Dylan Lapointe delivered a key two-out, two-run single to give the State College Spikes a lead they would not relinquish as they captured the MLB Draft League first half title with an 8-3 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Saturday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

With their win and Mahoning Valley’s 18-7 victory over West Virginia, the Spikes (17-12) clinched the hosting berth in the MLB Draft League Championship Game, and will face the second half champion on Thursday, September 4 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the league’s 2025 crown. Details on the MLB Draft League Championship Game, including ticket information and promotions, will be released in the coming days.

State College will resume the season on Wednesday with a second half-opening three-game series against the West Virginia Black Bears. All three contests will start at 6:35 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park

 

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The transfer portal rolls on in college baseball, as Mike Gambino continues to build up Penn State baseball for the 2026 season.

The latest addition to the roster is a bit of a homecoming story. Infielder Kevin Karstetter, born and raised in State College, is transferring to Penn State for his graduate season, he announced on social media on Friday. He has one year of eligibility remaining.   Karstetter was the No. 321 player in the country and No. 8 in Pennsylvania in the Class of 2021, committing to State College of Florida. At this junior college, he spent the first three years of his collegiate career. After batting .415 in his junior year in 2023, he transferred to Arizona State, where he slashed a modest .260/.372/.410 with two home runs and 13 RBI in 34 games. He played two seasons with the State College Spikes in the MLB Draft League while he was there.

He spent 2025 with the University of Tampa in Division II. This past season, he slashed .332/.414/.500 with five home runs, 24 extra base hits, 48 RBI, and 19 stolen bases for the eventual national champions. He hit a massive game-tying home run late in a loser’s bracket elimination game to save Tampa’s season.

Karstetter got a sixth year of eligibility due to not only playing in the 2021 season, impacted by COVID-19, but also the recent court ruling that granted former junior college athletes an additional year of eligibility. The third baseman will join an infield consisting of Jack Porter, Bryce Molinaro, and two recent transfers, but things could change in this week’s MLB draft.

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PENN STATE WRESTLER CARTER STAROCCI HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2025 BIG TEN JESSE OWENS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. STAROCCI MADE HISTORY THIS PAST SEASON BECOMING THE ONLY WRESTLER TO WIN FIVE NCAA TITLES AS HE CAPPED AN UNDEFEATED SEASON WITH A VICTORY OVER 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPION PARKER KECKEISEN OF NORTHERN IOWA.  STAROCCI WON 21 OF HIS 26 BOUTS BY BONUS POINTS WITH 6 PINS, 10 TECHNICAL FALLS AND 5 MAJOR DECISIONS. STAROCCI WENT 104-4 IN HIS CAREER WITH HALF OF HIS LOSSES COMING BY INJURY DEFAULT IN THE 2024 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT. 

STAROCCI IS THE THIRD PENN STATE WRESTLER TO WIN THE BIG TEN JESSE OWENS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AS HE JOINS DAVID TAYLOR WHO WON IN 2014 AND BO NICKAL WHO WON IN 2019.  

USC BASKETBALL GREAT JUJU WATKINS IS THE 2025 BIG TEN FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.   

 

SPEAKING OF THE AFOREMENTIONED BO NICKAL - HIS FIRST OPPONENT IN THE REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE WRESTLING LEAGUE SEASON HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. NICKAL WILL WRESTLE JACOB CARDENAS IN THE LEAGUE’S DEBUT EVENT IN CLEVELAND, OHIO ON AUGUST 30TH.  CARDENAS TOOK FOURTH AT 197 AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS PAST MARCH FOR MICHIGAN AFTER TRANSFERRING TO THE WOLVERINES AFTER FOUR SEASONS AT CORNELL. HE FINISHED AS A TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN.   

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM PICKED UP A COUPLE OF PLAYERS FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL YESTERDAY. MIDFIELDER CHASE ROBERTSON AND ATTACKER JOHN JUDE CONSIDINE HAVE JOINED THE NITTANY LIONS. ROBERTSON HAS THREE YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING AFTER SCORING 16 GOALS AND 9 ASSISTS AS A FRESHMAN AT UTAH LAST SEASON. CONSIDINE HAS ONE YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING AFTER SPENDING FOUR SEASONS AT DIVISION THREE HOBART. HE BOUNCED BACK FROM AN INJURY THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO SCORE 21 GOALS IN 14 GAMES LAST SEASON. 

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Former Penn State field hockey standouts Phia 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 New Zealand. The games, played in Charlotte, N.C., were contested last weekend.

The United States shut out No. 10 New Zealand 3-0 to begin Independence Day weekend. Gladieux scored the game’s first goal with a backhand flick into the cage late in the second period. Team USA closed out the weekend with another 3-0 shutout win over the Black Sticks. Gladieux scored once again, getting a touch after Meredith Sholder sent the ball into the circle to give Team USA a 2-0 lead at the time.

Rizzo and Gladieux both continue their efforts with Team USA throughout the summer. The roster for the Pan American games will be announced soon by USA Field Hockey.

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE 11U LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM SAW ITS RUN COME TO AN END LAST NIGHT IN THE SECTIONAL FINALS. HOLLIDAYSBURG HELD ON FOR A 2-0 VICTORY TO TAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST NIGHT. BERKELEY INGOLD GOT THE START AND GAVE UP JUST TWO SECOND INNING RUNS BUT HOLLIDAYSBURG MADE THAT SCORE STAND UP TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.   

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES PICKED UP A 4-2 VICTORY OVER THE FREDERICK KEYS LAST NIGHT. MAHONING VALLEY AND WEST VIRGINIA ALSO WON SO THE SPIKES WILL NEED TO WIN THEIR NEXT TWO OVER WILLIAMSPORT AND HAVE MAHONING VALLEY AND WEST VIRGINIA SPLIT THEIR TWO-GAME SET TO WIN THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE FIRST HALF TITLE. DAYNE PANGELLY GOT THE WIN LAST NIGHT GIVING UP TWO RUNS ON FIVE HITS OVER SIX INNINGS AND STRIKING OUT FIVE.  QUINN BENTLEY AND HUGH PINKNEY HAD RBI FOR THE SPIKES. 

STATE COLLEGE WILL HOST THE CROSSCUTTERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT IN 6:35 STARTS AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.   

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Class of 2026 three-star offensive lineman Roseby Lubintus has flipped from Penn State to Syracuse, he announced on his X account. The Sicklerville, New Jersey, native was committed to the Nittany Lions since April 25.Lubintus comes in at 6’5″ and 300 pounds and ranks as the No. 16 player in New Jersey and No. 81 in his position, per the 247Sports Composite rankings. Penn State’s recruiting class is now ranked No. 15 in the nation.

The offensive lineman originally chose the Nittany Lions over Michigan, Florida, and West Virginia. Penn State has three players left at the position in four-star Kein Brown and three-stars Jack Fuchs and Marlen Bright.

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM WILL HAVE A NON-CONFERENCE DUAL IN PHILADELPHIA THIS UPCOMING SEASON. 

Drexel wrestling announced it would host the Nittany Lions, who have won the last four national championships, on December 5 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The blue and white defeated the Dragons 41-3 at Rec Hall last season a part of its non-conference schedule.

This is the first confirmed matchup for Penn State in the upcoming 2025-26 season.

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Nittany Lion wrestler Mitchell Mesenbrink has been named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) First Team At-Large Academic All-American. The sophomore wrestler is one of 15 first team selections on the at-large team, covering all NCAA sports except soccer, football, basketball, swimming & diving, tennis, baseball, softball, and track & field/cross country.

Mesenbrink won the 2025 NCAA Championship at 165 pounds this year, capping off a perfect 27-0 season with an 8-2 win over Iowa’s Mikey Caliendo in the national finals. Mesenbrink is now a two-time All-American, two-time NCAA finalist (after advancing to the title bout in 2024) and a one-time NCAA Champion (2025). He heads into his junior season with a 55-1 overall record, including six pins, 27 technical falls and seven majors.

The Academic All-America honor is the latest accolade for Mesenbrink to cap off the 2024-25 campaign. Mesenbrink began the year earning Black Knight Invitational O.W. honors, earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week laurels once, was the 2025 Big Ten Champion at 165 pounds, earning first team All-Big Ten honors, was an NCAA All-American and NCAA National Champion and earned the 2025 NCAA Technical Falls Award. Mesenbrink helped lead Penn State to yet another NCAA team title, its fourth straight and the 12th in the last 15 championships since head coach Cael Sanderson’s arrival at Penn State.

Mesenbrink was also a first team Academic All-Big Ten honoree. He sports a 3.92 grade point average and is a psychology major at Penn State. Mesenbrink becomes the ninth Nittany Lion wrestler to earn a total of 11 first team Academic All-America honors from CSC (formerly CoSIDA). Zain Retherford (2017), Nico Megaludis (2016), Matt Brown (2015 and 2013), David Taylor (2014), Glenn Pritzlaff (1999), Dave Hart (1993), Jim Martin (1988 and 1989), and Ken Chertow (1988). Brown (2015) and Martin (both 1988 and 1989) were named National Academic All-American of the Year as well.

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Penn State student-athletes registered a stellar semester in the classroom with a 3.28 term grade-point average (GPA) in the 2025 spring semester. The Nittany Lions had spring records with 578 students (73%) with a 3.0 semester GPA and 291 Dean’s List honorees (12+ credits & 3.5 semester GPA). In addition, 62 full-time students tallied a 4.0 semester with 16 carrying a 4.0 cumulative GPA.

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The Penn State cross country team has announced its 2025 schedule, including one regular-season home meet on Sept. 12 in Happy Valley.

Penn State opens the 2025 season on Sept. 5 when the Nittany Lions head to Lock Haven for the annual Dolan Duals. Penn State returns to Happy Valley on Sept. 12 to host its lone home meet of the year when the Nittany Lions host the Spiked Shoe Invitational.

Penn State heads to Lehigh’s Paul Short Run on Oct. 3. The Nittany Lion women will travel to Wisconsin’s Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 17, while the NCAA Pre-National Invitational will take place on Oct. 18 at Missouri.

The 2025 Big Ten Championship meet is slated for Oct. 31 at Michigan State. NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals will be held at Lehigh on Nov. 14, while the NCAA Cross Country Championships are slated for Nov. 22 at Missouri.

The Nittany Lions are coming off a highly-successful 2024 campaign as the women’s team finish 15th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, its highest finish since 2012. The women also boasted three top-100 runners, its most at the national meet since that same 2012 year. Brian DiCola advanced to the NCAA Cross Country Championships on the men’s side, becoming the highest Nittany Lion finisher at the national championship meet since 2013.

 

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AT THE 11U LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT, STATE COLLEGE RALLIED FROM DEFICITS OF 4-0 AND 6-3 AGAINST WEST SUBURBAN TO PULL OFF THE 7-6 VICTORY AND ADVANCE TO THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.  

A FOUR-RUN BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH GAVE STATE COLLEGE THE WIN. BENNY KOPINSKI HAD A TWO-RUN SINGLE, LIAM WILLIAMS AN RBI SINGLE AND BRADEN SUMMERSON AN RBI TRIPLE THAT GAVE STATE COLLEGE ITS FIRST LEAD AND FINAL MARGIN.  STATE COLLEGE WILL NOW FACE HOLLIDAYSBURG TONIGHT AT SIX. STATE COLLEGE WILL NEED TWO WINS AGAINST HOLLIDAYSBURG TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT. TONIGHT’S GAME AT WEST SUBURBAN STARTS AT 6PM.   

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES HAD A 4-0 LEAD AFTER FOUR INNINGS LAST NIGHT BUT THE FREDERICK KEYS ERUPTED FOR TEN RUNS IN THREE INNINGS STARTING WITH THE SIXTH TO PULL AWAY FOR THE 11-4 VICTORY. SPIKES PITCHERS RACKED UP 14 STRIKEOUTS INCLUDING FIVE FROM STARTER JACOB MAYERS AND SIX FROM BRENNYN CUTTS BUT THE KEYS GOT THE VICTORY.  STATE COLLEGE IS NOW A HALF GAME BEHIND MAHONING VALLEY IN THE MLB DRAFT STANDINGS.  THE SPIKES WILL WRAP UP THEIR SERIES WITH THE KEYS TONIGHT IN A 6:35 START AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.   

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GAVIN MCKENNA MADE IT OFFICIAL YESTERDAY, SIGNING WITH PENN STATE FOR MEN'S HOCKEY. 

HE IS PROJECTED TO THE TOP OVERALL PICK IN NEXT YEAR’S NHL DRAFT AND SAYS HIS GOAL IS TO WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE NITTANY LIONS NEXT SEASON.

 

Penn State men’s golf head coach Mark Leon has announced the addition of transfer Tim Peters to the Nittany Lion roster ahead of the 2025-26 season.

Peters, a State College native, comes home to Happy Valley following two stellar seasons at Millersville where he was a two-time All-Region honoree, the PSAC Athlete of the Year, PSAC Freshman of the Year, two-time first-team All-PSAC and a PSAC champion.

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THE STATE COLLEGE 11U LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM FELL TO HOLLIDAYSBURG 12-0 LAST NIGHT IN THE SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT. STATE COLLEGE NOW PLAYS AN ELIMINATION GAME TONIGHT AGAINST WEST SUBURBAN AT 6PM.   

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BALD EAGLE AREA’S SIERRA ALBRIGHT HAS BEEN NAMED PENNSYLVANIA’S THREE-A PITCHER OF THE YEAR BY THE PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION.

AND BELLEFONTE’S JAYLEE LOSE IS A FIRST TEAM QUAD-A CATCHER AND TEAMMATE TAYLOR BROWN IS A FIRST TEAM QUAD-A FIRST BASEMAN. 

PENNS VALLEY’S TAYLOR BUMGARDNER WAS NAMED A TRIPLE-A ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM PITCHER. BALD EAGLE AREA’S KAILEY ECKERT IS A SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE CATCHER AND BALD EAGLE AREA’S ALEXA BANEY IS A SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE OUTFIELDER. 

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Trailing 8-1 entering the eighth inning, the State College Spikes came all the way back to bring the tying run to the plate, but could not finish the rally as they dropped into a tie for first place in the MLB Draft League’s first-half title race with an 8-5 loss to the Frederick Keys on Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

With the Spikes’ (14-11) loss and the West Virginia Black Bears’ (14-11) 5-3 victory over Trenton, State College and West Virginia are now even in the standings with four games left in the league’s first-half schedule for both teams. The Black Bears hold the tiebreaker in that scenario, having won the first-half head-to-head battle, 2-1.

Wednesday, the Spikes and Keys meet in the middle game of their three-game set. The 6:35 p.m. matchup will feature LSU right-hander Jacob Mayers (0-0) making his second and final start of the season for State College against Frederick left-hander Matthew Becker (0-1).

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THE EXPECTED TOP PICK IN NEXT YEAR’S NHL DRAFT, GAVIN MCKENNA, IS GOING TO COMMIT TO PLAY COLLEGIATELY AT PENN STATE ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS.  MCKENNA IS A LEFT-WINGER FROM WHITEHORSE, YUKON. HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP PROSPECTS IN RECENT MEMORY AND SCORED 41 GOALS AND 129 POINTS FOR MEDICINE HAT TIGERS OF THE WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE THIS PAST SEASON. HE’LL TURN 18 IN DECEMBER. THIS PENN STATE ROSTER IN THE UPCOMING SEASON IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING EXTREMELY SPECIAL.  IF YOU ARE A HOCKEY FAN OR IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT HOCKEY IS ABOUT, YOU WILL WANT TO CHECK OUT THE NITTANY LIONS IN THE 2025-26 SEASON. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS PICKED UP ITS FIRST COMMITMENT FOR THE 2026 RECRUITING CLASS. FORWARD DIONYCIUS BAKARE IS A 6-FOOT, 5-INCH SMALL FORWARD FROM VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. HE PLAYS AT THE PHELPS SCHOOL IN MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA.  BAKARE CHOSE PENN STATE OVER WASHINGTON, ARIZONA STATE, SMU AND SOUTH FLORIDA. 

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE 11U LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATED WEST SUBURBAN LAST NIGHT 3-0. CARTER STEINBUGL THREW FOUR SHUTOUT INNINGS AND LIAM WILLIAMS CLOSED IT OUT WITH A SCORELESS FIFTH. QUENTIN KITH HAD AN RBI TRIPLE AND WILL CALLAHAN ALSO HAD AN RBI FOR STATE COLLEGE. 

STATE COLLEGE WILL PLAY HOLLIDAYSBURG TONIGHT AT 8PM AT WEST SUBURBAN IN WHAT IS BASICALLY THE WINNERS BRACKET FINAL.     

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES HAVE A FIVE-GAME HOMESTAND BEFORE THE MIDSEASON BREAK IN THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE. THE SPIKES WILL TAKE ON THE FREDERICK KEYS TONIGHT IN THE FIRST OF A THREE-GAME SERIES AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. IT IS A BARK IN THE PARK NIGHT WITH FIRST PITCH SET FOR 6:35.  THE SPIKES ARE 14-10 AND LEAD THE WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS BY ONE GAME ATOP THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE STANDINGS.  FREDERICK IS IN LAST PLACE WITH A RECORD OF 10-17.   

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM PICKED UP A COUPLE OF VERBAL COMMITMENTS OVER THE WEEKEND.  OFFENSIVE TACKLE MARLEN BRIGHT IS A 6-6, 260-POUND THREE-STAR PROSPECT OUT OF DEPAUL CATHOLIC IN WAYNE, NEW JERSEY.  AND FOUR-STAR DEFENSIVE END TYSON HARLEY IS A 6-4, 225-POUND EDGE RUSHER FROM GONZAGA HIGH SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON D.C. THE 2026 CLASS CURRENTLY RANKS 14TH IN THE 247 COMPOSITE RANKINGS.  

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Two former Penn State men’s lacrosse players were chosen to rosters in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) All-Star game on Saturday.

TJ Malone and Matt Traynor will both represent Team East for the weekend, as Traynor was the only rookie selected as a starter. Malone is listed as injured on the PLL website.

Malone has played in five games for the Maryland Whipsnakes this season, totalling 13 goals and 8 assists. This is his second season in the league, after being named Rookie of the Year last season. Throughout his PLL career, the attacker has 37 goals, 33 assists, and 34 ground balls.

Traynor has had a standout start to his rookie year after being selected No. 6 overall by the New York Atlas in the draft. He has played in 13 games, notching seven goals and six assists.

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE 12 AND UNDER LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STARS DEFEATED BELLEFONTE IN A PITCHER’S DUEL SATURDAY, 1-0. WITH THE WIN, STATE COLLEGE SECURES THE DISTRICT FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP AND ADVANCES TO SECTIONAL PLAY. GABE POZNIAK KNOCKED IN THE GAME’S ONLY RUN WITH AN R-B-I SINGLE IN THE FIFTH INNING.  

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The State College Spikes extended their lead in the race for the MLB Draft League’s first-half title, plated a franchise record 12 runs in the eighth inning and notched their most lopsided win ever as they defeated the Trenton Thunder, 18-0, on Sunday afternoon at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.

The Spikes (14-10) now lead second-place West Virginia (13-11) by a full game with five games remaining on the first-half schedule for all six MLB Draft League teams. The Black Bears, who defeated Williamsport on Sunday, do hold the head-to-head tiebreaker against State College with a 2-1 advantage in their first-half matchups.

State College extended what was a 4-0 lead on Trenton (14-13) entering the eighth by bringing 18 batters to the plate.RBI singles from Harrison Didawick and Ryan Rivera combined Landen Johnson’s two-run single to get the inning going before six walks and two hit batsmen with the bases loaded kept the onslaught going.

The dozen runs in the frame bettered the Spikes’ previous record, a 10-run inning against the Batavia Muckdogs in the third inning of a July 4, 2013 matchup at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. State College’s 18-0 margin was also the largest for any game in franchise history stretching back to 2006.

The Spikes also drew a total of 20 walks for the game, breaking their own franchise record and MLB Draft League record of 17 set back on June 25.

After an off day on Monday, the Spikes enter the home stretch of their first-half MLB Draft League schedule with a five-game homestand stretching from Tuesday through Sunday. State College will face the Frederick Keys for the opener of a three-game series at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. 

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ACCORDING TO FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK, PENN STATE HAS THE FOURTH BEST ODDS OF WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEXT SEASON. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE BEHIND ONLY OHIO STATE AND GEORGIA AND TEXAS.  AND FAN DUEL GIVES PENN STATE QUARTERBACK DREW ALLAR THE FIFTH-BEST ODDS OF WINNING THE HEISMAN TROPHY IN THE UPCOMING SEASON. FELLOW QUARTERBACKS ARCH MANNING OF TEXAS, GARRETT NUSSMEIER OF LSU AND CADE KLUBNIK OF CLEMSON ARE THE FAVORITES IN THAT ORDER WITH OHIO STATE WIDE RECEIVER JEREMIAH SMITH GIVEN THE FOURTH BEST ODDS. 

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THE USA UNDER-23 MEN’S FREESTYLE WRESTLING TEAM IS OFFICIALLY SET AND SEVEN OF THE TEN MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WILL BE ON THE PENN STATE ROSTER NEXT SEASON. LUKE LILLEDAHL AT 57 KILOS, MARCUS BLAZE AT 65 KILOS, PJ DUKE AT 70 KILOS, MITCHELL MESENBRINK AT 74 KILOS, LEVI HAINES AT 79 KILOS, AND  ROCCO WELSH AT 86 KILOS WILL COMPETE AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OCTOBER 24TH THROUGH THE 26TH IN SERBIA.  

 

PENN STATE WRESTLING ALUM BO NICKAL HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS JOINING REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE WHICH IS NEWLY CREATED PRO WRESTLING LEAGUE. NICKAL SAYS HE PLANS TO ALSO CONTINUE HIS UFC CAREER AS WELL.  NICKAL IS EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN THE FIRST RAF EVENT ON AUGUST 30TH IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.  

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FORMER PENN STATE BASKETBALL GUARD ANDREW FUNK WILL PLAY FOR THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM. FUNK PLAYED IN THE G LEAGUE LAST SEASON AND AVERAGED 9.7 POINTS, 4.1 REBOUNDS AND 3.2 ASSISTS PER GAME FOR THE GRAND RAPID GOLD WHICH IS THE DENVER NUGGETS AFFILIATE TEAM. 

 

PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ALUM ANJELINA STARCK HAS JOINED THE SPANISH VOLLEYBALL CLUB ARENAL EMEVE. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE PROGRAM HAS ADDED A COUPLE OF PLAYERS FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL AS JULIA BASCIANO IS TRANSFERRING FROM SYRACUSE TO REJOIN HER HEAD COACH THERE, KAYLA TREANOR, FOR HER FINAL SEASON OF COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY. BASCIANO IS A MIDFIELDER WHO RECORDED 10 GROUND BALLS AND SEVEN CAUSED TURNOVERS IN 44 GAMES WITH THE ORANGE. PENN STATE ALSO PICKED UP MIDFIELDER ANNA SALERNO WHO TRANSFERS FROM MOUNT ST. MARY WHERE SHE WAS A TWO-TIME ALL-MAAC HONOREE. SHE SCORED 52 GOALS AND 4 ASSISTS LAST SEASON. 

 

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Brett Dunham, Carter Holjes and Brennyn Cutts combined to strike out 10 batters over the last five innings and retire the last 13 in order as the State College Spikes swept a two-game series from the Mahoning Valley Scrappers with a 6-3 victory on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Dunham (1-0), who was a stopper at Northeastern, allowed a double to Daniel Stewart in the fifth but nothing more over two innings, striking out three batters. Holjes followed and struck out five of the six batters he faced over two innings. Cutts (1), who joined the Spikes (10-10) on Tuesday from Louisville, then recorded one strikeout in a perfect ninth inning for the save in his debut with the club.

State College has now won four of its last five games and sits just 1 ½ games back of the Williamsport Crosscutters in the MLB Draft League standings with nine games remaining in the first-half schedule.

Thursday, the Spikes welcome the Crosscutters to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for a 6:35 p.m. matchup that serves as the first game of a home-and-home series. 

State College is slated to send new addition Jacob Mayers of LSU to the mound for his first official appearance with the club. The right-hander, who won the Tigers’ bracket clincher against Arkansas that punched their ticket to the finals in Omaha, earned the win for the MLB Draft League side in their 10-6 exhibition win over a squad from the Cape Cod League on Monday at Citi Field in New York.

Williamsport will go with right-hander Connor Knox (1-0), making his second appearance after starting and pitching five scoreless innings against West Virginia in his debut on June 21.

Fans will be able to enjoy the Spikes’ traditional Independence Eve extravaganza during the night, starting with a Military Salute Hat Giveaway presented by Lion Country Kia for the first 500 fans as gates open to the public at 5:30 p.m.

Then, fans will be thrilled by Tyler's Amazing Balancing Act throughout the night! You've seen him across the country, on America's Got Talent, and on Ripley's Believe it or Not, now see him here at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the first night of two here in Happy Valley. Tyler will balance anything - wheelbarrows, bikes, ladders, and more - with this high-energy, one-of-a-kind performance.

Plus, Tyler's Amazing Balancing Act comes back to the ballpark at the Central PA 4th Fest on July 4, giving fans two chances to catch this spectacular show.

Of course, we'll also be celebrating our nation’s birthday in the cutest way possible with the Great American Baby Races at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. During both the July 3 Independence Eve home game against the Williamsport Crosscutters and the Central PA 4th Fest at the ballpark on July 4, babies and toddlers from across Happy Valley will be revving up to crawl on the field.

Parents can enter their babies for the Great American Baby Races using the form available by clicking here.

Both the champion of the July 3 races and the champion of the July 4 races will receive Ultimate Great American Baby Races Prize Packs, with a Greatest of the Great American Baby Races Prize Pack available for the grand champion.

It's all capped off by another fantastic FIREWORKS show, with the traditional July 3 Spikes FIREWORKS display presented by the PA Lottery and provided by Starfire Corporation.

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THE WALTER CAMP PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AND THREE PENN STATE PLAYERS HAVE EARNED RECOGNITION. RUNNING BACK NICHOLAS SINGLETON AND DEFENSIVE TACKLE ZANE DURANT ARE FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS AND GUARD VEGA IOANE IS ON THE SECOND TEAM.   THE NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 2025 CAMPAIGN AGAINST NEVADA ON AUGUST 30TH AT BEAVER STADIUM.  KICKOFF IS SCHEDULED FOR 3:30.  

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Penn State head coach James Franklin, senior quarterback Drew Allar, redshirt senior offensive lineman Nick Dawkins and redshirt senior safety Zakee Wheatley are set to represent Penn State at Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 23.

 This year’s event, held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, will once again feature a three-day format, July 22-24, with Big Ten Network providing coverage all three days.

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Head Coach Guy Gadowsky and the Penn State men’s ice hockey team announced the hiring and return of former Nittany Lion defenseman Vince Pedrie as assistant coach.  

Pedrie joins Gadowsky’s staff following the departure of longtime Associate Head Coach Keith Fisher, who accepted the head coaching position at Lindenwood University earlier this month.

Pedrie, a fan favorite during his time in Hockey Valley from 2015-17, helped lead Penn State to the 2017 Big Ten Tournament Championship, its first in program history, and its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017 before signing a two-way NHL contract with the New York Rangers and Hartford Wolfpack following his sophomore season.

The Chicago, Illinois native spent parts of the next four seasons with three different NHL organizations skating in 109 career American Hockey League games registering 31 points on five goals and 26 assists before hanging up his skates in 2020.

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Head coach Jeff Kampersal and the Penn State women’s hockey team announced the hiring of Moe Bradley as assistant coach earlier this week.

Bradley will join fellow assistants Makenna Newkirk and Jennifer Wakefield to round out Kampersal’s staff ahead of the 2025-26 season.

Bradley spent the past two seasons as head coach at her Alma Mater, Division III UMass Boston. She led the Beacons to 21-26-5 record over the past two seasons including a 19-13-4 record in New England Hockey Conference play with back-to-back fourth place finishes in the 10-team league. Bradley was named the 2024 NEHC Coach of the Year following her first season as bench boss and mentored three NEHC All-Conference selections including Gianna Skrelja who earned All-Rookie Team in 2023-24 and Third Team All-Conference this past season.

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Javon Hernandez went 4-for-4 and reached base five times before Harrison Didawick followed his Citi Field heroics on Monday by scoring the winning run on a wild pitch in the ninth to give the State College Spikes a 7-6 win over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Tuesday night.

One day after smashing a two-run homer in the fourth inning to help propel the MLB Draft League squad to a 10-6 win over a team of standouts from the Cape Cod League at the home of the New York Mets, Didawick followed Hernandez’s leadoff single in the ninth with an infield single of his own. Ryan Rivera then singled to left to load the bases and clinch his fourth straight multi-hit game before Didawick dashed home two batters later.

The Spikes (9-10) overcame a 4-1 deficit with a five-run sixth to take the lead and go on to the victory. 

Today, the Spikes and Scrappers wrap up their two-game mini-series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park with a 6:35 p.m. matchup. 

The game will also serve as the second of the Spikes’ three-game homestand.   Fans can enjoy half-price hot dogs all game long, and fans of age can enjoy half-price 5 oz. servings of Seven Mountains Wine Cellars wine and half-price Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Following the series against the Scrappers, the Spikes will hold their traditional Independence Eveextravaganza against the Williamsport Crosscutters on Thursday, July 3.

Game time is 6:35 p.m. with gates opening at 5:30 p.m., and for Independence Eve, the first 500 fans will receive a Military Salute Hat Giveaway presented by Lion Country Kia.

Then, fans will be thrilled by Tyler's Amazing Balancing Act throughout the night! You've seen him across the country, on America's Got Talent, and on Ripley's Believe it or Not, now see him here at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for the first night of two here in Happy Valley. Tyler will balance anything - wheelbarrows, bikes, ladders, and more - with this high-energy, one-of-a-kind performance.

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ESPN ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH KATIE SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY WILL RECEIVE THE JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE AT THIS YEAR’S ESPYS. SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY HAS HAD QUITE THE YEAR, BECOMING THE FIRST FEMALE HEAD COACH TO WIN THE DIVISION ONE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. SHE DID THIS WHILE BATTLING BREAST CANCER, RECEIVING TREATMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. THE 44-YEAR-OLD SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY WILL BE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED DURING THE ESPY’S SHOW ON JULY 16TH IN LOS ANGELES. THE SHOW WILL BE TELEVISED ON ABC AND WILL BEGIN AT 8PM.   

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​PENN STATE WILL TAKE ON OREGON ON SEPTEMBER 27TH IN THE ANNUAL WHITE OUT GAME AT BEAVER STADIUM.  THE GAME WILL KICKOFF AT 7:30.  FANDUEL HAS NOW OPENED THE BETTING LINE FOR THE GAME AND THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 4 1/2 POINT FAVORITES.

 

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IN THE UNDER-12 LITTLE LEAGUE DISTRICT 5 TOURNAMENT, STATE COLLEGE BEAT PENNS VALLEY LAST NIGHT, 13-4. BRIGHTON BEAN BELTED A SOLO HOME RUN FOR STATE COLLEGE AND GABE POZNIAK WENT 3-FOR-3 WITH A COUPLE OF DOUBLES AND 5 R-B-I. 

PENNS VALLEY WILL FACE BELLEFONTE LATER THIS WEEK WITH THE WINNER PLAYING STATE COLLEGE FOR THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. STATE COLLEGE WILL HOST THE GAME SATURDAY AT 6PM AND WOULD ADVANCE WITH A WIN. A STATE COLLEGE LOSS SATURDAY WOULD FORCE A TRUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON MONDAY.   

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THE SPIKES HAD YESTERDAY OFF. STATE COLLEGE WILL HOST THE MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS TONIGHT IN A 6:35 START AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.  THE SPIKES ARE 8-10 ON THE SEASON.   

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM PICKED UP A COUPLE OF VERBAL COMMITMENTS ON FRIDAY FOR THE CLASS OF 2026. 

THREE-STAR OFFENSIVE TACKLE JACK FUCHS IS A 6-8, 290-POUND PROSPECT OUT OF BEECH HIGH SCHOOL IN HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE COMMITTED AS DID FOUR-STAR DEFENSIVE END JACKSON FORD WHO IS A 6-4, 240-POUND EDGE RUSHER OUT OF MALVERN PREP IN MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA. 

AND ON SATURDAY, PENN STATE PICKED UP A COMMITMENT FROM FIVE-STAR KICKER ADAM MCCANN-GIBBS. HE IS RATED AS THE NUMBER 22 KICKER BY THE KOHL’S PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL KICKING CAMP. HE WILL BE ATTENDING IMG ACADEMY FOR HIS SENIOR SEASON OF HIGH SCHOOL. 

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AFTER PENN STATE INCOMING FRESHMAN JACKSON SMITH BECAME THE FIRST-EVER NITTANY LION SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NHL DRAFT ON THURSDAY WHEN HE WENT 14TH OVERALL TO THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS, PENN STATE FORWARD CHARLIE CERRATO WAS TAKEN IN THE SECOND ROUND BY THE CAROLINA HURRICANES WITH THE 49TH OVERALL PICK. CERRATO HAD 15 GOALS AND 27 ASSISTS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS LAST SEASON AND COULD RETURN FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.  AND PENN STATE RECRUIT KIEREN DERVIN, A MEMBER OF THE NITTANY LIONS’ 2026 RECRUITING CLASS, WAS SELECTED IN THE THIRD ROUND WITH THE 65TH OVERALL PICK BY THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS. ANOTHER PENN STATE COMMIT, SHEA BUSCH WAS SELECTED IN THE FOURTH ROUND WITH THE 128TH PICK BY THE FLORIDA PANTHERS. BUSCH COULD JOIN THE NITTANY LIONS IN THE UPCOMING SEASON OR HOLD OFF AND ATTEND PENN STATE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND CLASS OF 2026 COMMIT KYLE DACH WAS SELECTED IN THE SEVENTH ROUND BY THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS WITH PICK 201.  

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FORMER PENN STATE BASKETBALL STANDOUTS ACE BALDWIN JR. AND ZACH HICKS WILL BE PLAYING IN THE NBA SUMMER LEAGUE. BOTH PLAYERS SIGNED DEALS LAST WEEK - BALDWIN WITH THE MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES AND HICKS WITH THE BOSTON CELTICS. 

MEANWHILE, THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE SIGNED FORWARD SASA CIANI FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL.  CIANI PLAYED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO LAST SEASON AND AVERAGE 9.9 POINTS AND 7.6 REBOUNDS PER GAME. HE STARTED HIS COLLEGIATE CAREER AT XAVIER AND HAS TWO YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. 

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM HAS PICKED UP RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER KYLE LAZER FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL. HE WAS AT WEST CHESTER AND HAS TWO YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. HE WENT 8-3 IN 13 STARTS LAST SEASON WITH A 3.17 E-R-A.  HE IS A HAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA NATIVE.  

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Dayne Pengelly continued the State College Spikes’ string of starting pitching success as he struck out seven batters over five innings, but the Spikes dropped the finale of a three-game set to the Trenton Thunder, 8-1, on Sunday afternoon at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.

Pengelly (0-2) was tagged with the loss despite allowing just two earned runs on four hits without walking a batter. The New Mexico product allowed the Spikes (8-10) to boast 20 strikeouts over a total of 17 2/3 innings between their starting pitchers in the set against the Thunder (10-11). The trio of starters - Pengelly, Davis Webb and Luke House - also combined to yield just four earned runs this weekend for an earned run average of 2.04.

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The Centre County Gazette reports that the Penns Valley Shooting Team is headed to the National Championship this week after taking home its 16th Pennsylvania State BB Gun Championship in the Pennsylvania Championship Meet hosted by the Harrisburg Shooting Team back in April.  The PV “A” Team finished first in the April 5 state match that consisted of a 100-point written test and a shooting match with 100 points possible from four positions: prone, standing, sitting and kneeling. Each shooter received a score out of a possible 500 points.

The PV team took honors in the shooting segments of the match and also earned the highest cumulative score on the educational test. 

The win qualified the team for the National Championship, which will be held in Rogers, Arkansas on Monday, June 30 through Thursday, July 3. 

The top three teams from every state qualify for the National event, and this year there will be 65 teams representing every state in the country.

The Penns Valley Shooting Team members are Jeramiah Shaffer from Bellefonte, Owen Hile from Spring Mills, Andrew Royer from Spring Mills, Nate Watson from Bellefonte and Hunter Leigey from Centre Hall. Alternates were Tessa Pringle from Pleasant Gap and Gabby Morgan from Rebersburg.

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Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics concluded the 2024-25 season with a 16th place finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup Division I standings, announced on Thursday.

The 2024-25 year was highlighted by wrestling’s 12th national title in the past 14 tournaments and women’s volleyball’s eighth national championship. In the Fall, football reached the College Football Playoff semifinals and finished No. 5 in the AP poll. The Winter season included men’s hockey’s first appearance in the Frozen Four. The Spring season was highlighted by men’s lacrosse’s appearance in the NCAA semifinals.

The Nittany Lions tallied 335 points in the Fall, led by women’s volleyball’s 100 points and football’s 75 points. Women’s soccer collected 73 points after advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals. Women’s cross country notched 60 points, while men’s cross country picked up 27 points.

Penn State collected 415 points in the Winter championship season, paced by wrestling’s 100 points and men’s hockey’s 83 points. Men’s gymnastics finished fifth at the 2025 NC Men’s Gymnastics Championships to earn 73. Fencing placed seventh at the 2025 National Championships, notching 72 points. Women’s gymnastics hosted an NCAA regional and contributed 45.5 points. Women’s hockey won its third-straight AHA title and earned 25 points. Men’s indoor track & field contributed 16.5 points.

The Blue and White picked up 143 points in the Spring championship season, led by men’s lacrosse’s 83 points. Men’s volleyball earned 60 points by advancing to the national quarterfinals.

Penn State (893 points) placed fifth among Big Ten schools behind USC (1,253.75; 2nd), UCLA (1,149; 5th), Ohio State (1,032.25; 8th) and Michigan (928.5; 13th). Oregon (879.75; 18th) and Nebraska (849.75; 21st) are also ranked among the Top 25. Texas led the country with 1,255.25 points, followed by USC, Stanford (1,251), North Carolina (1,195.25) and UCLA.

 

The first round of the NHL Draft is tonight in Los Angeles – will any Penn State players be chosen? 32 picks tonight and a mock draft from ESPN doesn’t mention any Nittany Lions directly BUT watch the name Jackson Smith. The Canadian standout defenseman who played last season for Tri-City in the WHL just committed to Penn State two weeks ago and that mock draft mentioned has Smith chosen 11th tonight by a familiar team. He’ll still play for Hockey Valley this season.

The Philadelphia Flyers have pick #6 tonight while the Pittsburgh Penguins have back to back picks at 11 and 12. Penguins fans know the team needs a rebuild and perhaps that starts tonight. The draft will have a total of 242 players selected, watch for other Penn State names over the course of the event.

 

Lady Lions basketball coach Carolyn Kieger has added her final assistant coach to her staff heading into the 2025-26 campaign. Bob Dunn joins Kieger’s staff as a 19-year industry veteran, serving at several institutions in various roles throughout his career.

Most recently Dunn arrives in Happy Valley after spending one season as an assistant coach at Cleveland State. Dunn helped guide Cleveland State to a historic season this past year, finishing with a 27-10 record while advancing to the WNIT Fab 4. The 27 wins for the Vikings amounted to the third-most wins in a single-season in program history. The squad finished third in the Horizon League, winning 14 conference games throughout the year.

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In women’s ice hockey, rising PSU sophomore Nicole Hall (Stockholm, Sweden) has been selected to participate in Team Sweden’s 2026 Olympic Training Camp on July 21-30 as announced by manager Ulf Lundberg last week.

Lundberg announced the names of 16 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders who are invited to the 10-day camp at the end of July in the hopes of making the final roster to compete for Team Sweden in Milan, Italy in February. Hall is one of seven collegiate skaters of the 27 players invited to camp. She skated in all 38 games during her rookie campaign in Hockey Valley registering 11 points on seven goals and four assists.

 

In football, watch out for those verbal commitments. Word got out yesterday that 4-star quarterback recruit Peyton Falzone has changed his commitment from Penn State to Auburn according to reports.  He is a Class of 2026 recruit from Nazareth, PA and is a big get for the Tigers. He committed to Penn State back in April after originally committing to Virginia Tech. For Auburn, one source said THEY had a tough week with two lost recruits a few days ago.

 

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The State College Spikes wrapped up their series at Williamsport last night with a tough 6-5 loss. The Spikes had a 4-3 lead but gave up three runs in the bottom of the seventh. State College is now 6-9 on the season. Now on to Trenton for a weekend series against the Thunder starting tonight.

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In women’s ice hockey, recent graduates Brianna Brooks and Lyndie Lobdell became the first two members of the Penn State women’s hockey team to be drafted to the Professional Women’s Hockey League during the third-annual PWHL Draft held in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday night.

Brooks became the first-ever Nittany Lion selected after being taken by Vancouver in the fourth round (No. 32) while Lobdell went to Seattle just eight picks later in the fifth round. Both will play for the two expansion teams once the 2025-26 season rolls around this fall.

Brooks skated in all 38 games for PSU this season finishing sixth on the team with 24 points on 11 goals and 13 assists. Lobdell, a 2025 Second Team All-AHA selection, had a career-high 21 points on four goals and a career-best 17 assists this past season while becoming Penn State’s all-time leader for defenseman scoring graduating with 84 points in 168 games.

 

The NBA Draft first round was last night – a surprise that Penn State’s Yanic Konan Neiderhauser was a first round selection, the last pick #30 to the LA Clippers. Maybe every mock draft had him going in the second round which will be held tonight. He becomes the first ever Nittany Lion to be a first round NBA selection. The one year PSU star opened eyes at the G League camp for draft prospects this spring. Congratulations to Neiderhauser and good luck in the pros!

 

Penn State will once again be represented in this summer's The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast live on FOX networks.

Organized by Nittany Lion alum John Harrar, the Happy Valley Hoopers are a third-year alumni team that will take their shot at the $1 million prize. The current roster includes Penn State alum Andrew Funk (2022-23), Dallion Johnson (2020-23), Greg Lee (2021-22), John Harrar (2017-22), Izaiah Brockington (2019-21), Myreon Jones (2018-21), Jamari Wheeler (2017-21), Trent Buttrick (2017-21), Curtis Jones (2019-20) and Mike Watkins (2016-20), with additional player announcements to come in the upcoming weeks.

The Happy Valley Hoopers, the top seed in their region, will play in the James Madison Regional at the Atlantic Union Bank Center from July 18-22. Happy Valley Hoopers will open TBT action against Raleigh 919 Legends, the No. 8 seed in the region, on Friday, July 18 at 3 p.m.

 

Women’s Volleyball National Champion Maggie Mendelson announced she will compete as a two-sport athlete for Penn State in the 2025-26 year. Mendelson will play women’s volleyball under head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley as well as women’s basketball under head coach Carolyn Kieger. She becomes the first, two-sport student-athlete at Penn State since Mac Hippenhammer played football and baseball for the Nittany Lions in 2018-19.

 

Penn State women’s soccer announced their season schedule for the program’s 32nd varsity campaign on Wednesday, with the Nittany Lions slated to participate in 18 regular season matches with 10 opportunities on the Blue & White’s home pitch at Jeffrey Field in 2025.

Penn State will once again take on one of the most challenging schedules in women’s college soccer in 2025, with 10 fixtures scheduled against teams that reached the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Tournament a year ago. Headlining the list of opponents is Women’s College Cup participant Duke who made last year’s NCAA Final Four. The two play at Duke in the season opener August 14. Penn State returns to the friendly confines of Jeffrey Field for a four-match homestand beginning on Thursday, August 21, with the program’s home-opening test against the Saint Louis Billikens. 

Of PSU’s 11 Big Ten Conference competitors in 2025, four reached the NCAA Tournament with Ohio State and Wisconsin both headlining PSU’s list of foes with each side reaching the Sweet 16 last year. Additionally, Penn State will play host to the newest Pacific Northwest additions to the Big Ten Conference for the first time as league rivals, with Washington and Oregon set to travel to the Keystone State in early October.

 

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The State College Spikes got back to winning ways in Williamsport last night, beating the Crosscutters 11-2. State College scored five in the third inning with two more in the fourth and four runs late. They compiled 11 hits and and a staggering 17 walks. Treyson Peters got the win, only pitched 1 inning when State College took the lead. Another game is scheduled for tonight in Williamsport.

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The NBA Draft begins tonight through tomorrow. Just two rounds of players chosen. Penn State center Yanic Konan Neiderhauser is expecting to hear his name called perhaps in the second round tomorrow night. A projected mock draft from On3 Sports has Neiderhauser going on the 34th pick, second round, to the Charlotte Hornets. A NY Times mock draft has Neiderhauser going on the 42nd pick to the Sacramento Kings. Round one is tonight at 8 PM, on TV on ABC and ESPN. Round  two will be tomorrow night at 8 PM on ESPN.

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In men’s basketball, the Daily Collegian says Penn State has received a pledge from another international prospect. Tibor Mirtič, a forward who has played the last five seasons in the ABA League, has committed to the Nittany Lions, he told The Daily Collegian.

Mirtič is a 6-foot-8 power forward from Slovenia. He averaged 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists across 23.1 minutes per game throughout 20 appearances in 2024-25 with KK Krka of the ABA League.

Coach Mike Rhoades dipped into the international market this offseason before with the addition of Croatian 7-footer Ivan Juric and Turkish guard Melih Tunca. Penn State’s roster is up to 11 scholarship players with the commitment of Mirtič.

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The State College Spikes had another rough night last night, this time in Williamsport as they lost to the Crosscutters 8-2. Williamsport scored 5 runs in the first inning. The teams meet again in Williamsport tonight. The Spikes have now lost four straight.

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From PSU - A pair of student-athletes with championship resumes were announced as the 2024-25 Penn State Athletes of Year on Monday. Jess Mruzik earned the honor after leading the Penn State women’s volleyball team to its eighth national title, while Carter Starocci was selected after winning a historic fifth NCAA Division I Wrestling individual crown. Mruzik and Starocci will now move on as Penn State's nominees for Big Ten Athletes of the Year, joining honorees from the other 17 Big Ten member institutions.

Mruzik was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship after leading Penn State to its eighth national title overall and first since 2014. The graduate outside hitter turned in one of the best performances in NCAA Championship history, hitting .308 while averaging 6.11 kills, 2.89 digs, and 0.67 blocks per set in wins over No. 3 Nebraska and No. 4 Louisville. She recorded a double-double in both matches as she totaled 26 kills and 12 digs in a reverse-sweep win over the Huskers in the semifinal and 29 kills and 14 digs in a four-set win over the Cardinals in the championship match. It was the culmination of an outstanding season for Mruzik, who earned first-team All-America recognition after leading the Nittany Lions to Big Ten and Regional titles, both of which were clinched at Rec Hall. Her efforts helped the team finish the season 35-2.

Mruzik picked up All-America status in each of her two seasons at Penn State. She was a second-team All-American in 2023, earning the award despite carrying the workload of a one-year MBA program. She finished her career with more than 2,000 kills, 1,100 digs, 250 blocks, and 100 aces. She is just the third player that ever donned a Penn State jersey to eclipse 2,000 career kills. Including her three seasons at Michigan, Mruzik was a three-time All-American and a four-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree.

Starocci has been named Penn State’s Male Athlete of the Year for the second time, having also won the honor in 2023. Starocci, a member of Penn State’s 2025 NCAA Division I National Championship team and a national champion himself, is one of 11 Nittany Lion Wrestlers who have earned this honor a total of 14 times. Two of those athletes went on to win the Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year award.

Starocci capped off an historic collegiate career, becoming the first and only wrestler in NCAA Division I history to become a five-time NCAA National Champion.

 

Penn State student-athletes Florence Caron and Ben Liscum have been selected as the recipients of the 2025 Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

Student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.2 grade-point average (GPA), demonstrated leadership qualities, served as an excellent role model and intended to continue their academic work beyond their baccalaureate degree at a graduate degree program.

Senior women’s track and field athlete Florence Caron has collected six All-America honors between cross country, indoor, and outdoor track while at Penn State and owns a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA as a linguistics major. Caron became Penn State’s first country All-American since 2016 at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country National Championships.

Men’s soccer defender Ben Liscum has started 31 of his 50 career appearances for the Nittany Lions, scoring three goals and tallying two assists as a defender on the men’s soccer team. He was served as one of two captains in 2024.

 

Penn State Athletics, in collaboration with Playfly Max and Lockerverse, announces the creation of ROAR+, a groundbreaking digital subscription platform featuring exclusive content pieces and putting fans at the center of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities for student-athletes. While ROAR+ will officially launch July 24, fans can subscribe immediately at https://www.roarplus.co/. Please note, users who sign up now will not be charged until July 24.

ROAR+ offers Penn State supporters exclusive access to behind-the-scenes content, real-time chat-based interactions and original programming while directly supporting Nittany Lion student-athletes through NIL deals. With multiple subscription tiers available, fans can choose their level of access and impact, unlocking one-of-a-kind experiences and benefits in return.

The first 500 subscribers to ROAR+ will be entered to win an ultimate White Out Experience Sweepstakes. One lucky subscriber will win two tickets to the White Out vs. Oregon, two pregame sideline passes, two fan packs and one parking pass. See ROAR+ website for additional methods of entry.

Proceeds from ROAR+ subscriptions will go directly to Penn State student-athletes in exchange for content creation, fan engagement and platform promotion. In addition to student-athlete content, subscribers will gain access to exclusive shows hosted by Nittany Lion legend and College Football Hall of Famer LaVar Arrington and longtime Penn State announcer Brian Tripp, which offer an inside look at the personalities that define Penn State pride.

 

In wrestling the online chatter continues about the decision by high school star Bo Bassett from Bishop McCort HS in Johnstown to decommit from the University of Iowa over the weekend. Opinions are flying in all directions on social media. One says Bassett and his family had a falling out with Hawkeyes coach Tom Brands. Another says the Bassett family had demands that were too much for the Iowa staff. A PSU source says Bassett is once again considering Penn State with some Nittany Lion coaches visiting his home this week. Also back on the recruiting list are Oklahoma State, Nebraska and perhaps other schools. Bassett will be a HS senior this year. 

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Bassett's teammate, Melvin Miller, has reportedly scratched Iowa from his recruiting list. Miller will be a junior at McCort this year. Bassett and Miller are brothers. 

 

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In very warm Milwaukee last evening the Pirates outlasted the Brewers 5-4. Nick Gonzales is HOT, going 5 for 5 with 2 RBI. In his last 5 games Gonzales is 12 for 22 with a hike in batting average frrom .226 to .320. Tommy Pham hit a home run, his first of the season. In relief Chase Shugart got the win on the mound to improve to 4-3. David Bednar closed out the 9th for his 11th save with some drama, giving up a hit and a walk but still closing the door. Game 2 of this series this evening on 98.7 FM The Fox, airtime 7:15 PM, first pitch 7:40.

 

The Phillies had a travel day to Houston, open a series with the Astros tonight.

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In Friday night’s Lezzer Lumber Football Classic at Rogers Stadium in Bellefonte heard here on 98.7 FM The Fox, the North team dominated the final quarter to come from behind and win the 41st annual event over the South team 36-28. The South squad led after three quarters 28-20 but were shutout in the final frame while the North, featuring 12 players from Centre County schools, scored two touchdowns with two point conversions. Bellefonte QB Liam Halterman had one of those TDs on an 8 yard run after a nice 26 yard run by State College’s Lamar Wilson.

 

Clearfield’s Brady Collins then scored the winning TD on a great 41 yard run, his third TD of the night, and he also added both two point runs in the final quarter. Collins was named the North’s Offensive Player of the game. He ended with 101 yards rushing and also a key interception late in the contest. State College’s Daryl Lunon was the North’s Defensive Player of the Game with a sack and an important tackle for a loss in the fourth quarter. For the North team it was their first Lezzer Lumber game win since 2022.

 

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State College Spikes were at home this weekend but had a tough stretch vs. Trenton Thunder. Lost Friday night 6-2, Saturday night 8-4 and Sunday night 8-5 for a three game sweep.

The Spikes are now 5-7 on the season. Tomorrow they head north to visit the Williamsport Crosscutters to begin a 3 game series. Watch the heat.

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Highly prized wrestling recruit Bo Bassett has decommitted from the University of Iowa. The rising senior from Bishop McCort High in Johnstown left a post on Facebook Sunday...
“After a lot of prayer and talking with my family, I’ve decided to decommit from the University of Iowa. This wasn’t easy, but I believe it’s not the right fit for me as a wrestler, a person, or for my faith journey. I’m grateful for the opportunity, and I’ll never speak a bad word about their program. This is about finding the place God wants me to be. This is a huge decision in my life and it has to be the right one. I would like to thank all of the Iowa fans who have supported me. You have been amazing and I am grateful for the support you showed me.”

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Penn State is one of several schools mentioned for a new spot for Bassett, along with Oklahoma State, Cornell, Nebraska and Virginia Tech. Online outlets claim there was a falling out between Iowa coach Tom Brands and the Bassett family among other issues. 

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Penn State women’s volleyball recruiting is on a roll.

Class of 2027 prospect Olivia Henry announced her commitment to the Nittany Lions on Instagram earlier this week. Henry ranks as the No. 2 overall player in the class and No. 1-ranked outside/right side hitter in the class according to Prep Dig.

Henry attends IMG Academy in Florida and is the third prospect to pledge their commitment to head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley. Nejari Crooks and Taylor Harrington also announced their intentions to play for the blue and white earlier this month.

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Pitcher Kyle Emmons has signed for Penn State baseball, transferring from Towson University.  The rising junior had 19 appearances in 2025, giving up 20 hits while reaching 27 strikeouts. Through his two seasons at Towson, Emmons totaled 32 appearances with 33 hits against and 43 strikeouts.

He averaged a 3.67 ERA in the 2025 season, with a collegiate career average of 5.18 runs.

Emmons was the No. 35 overall player out of Maryland and the No. 12 right-handed pitcher when entering college.

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Penn State women’s soccer alumna and United States U17 Women’s Youth National Team head coach Katie Schoepfer selected incoming freshman Nittany Lion defender Marlee Raymond to participate in the organization’s upcoming June camp and pair of friendly matches against Japan, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced.

Raymond joins the Blue & White as a reclassified member of the 2026 signing class and hails from Cumming, Georgia, with the rookie slated to enter her first collegiate season with PSU this fall. Raymond has been a decorated member of the USYNT player pool over the past few years, adding additional acclaim at the ECNL and high school levels. She has been a part of the U.S. Youth National Team as the U15, U16, U17 and U20 levels in varying capacities, including appearances at a UEFA Tournament in addition to a gold-medal performance with the U16 team in a tournament hosted by Turkey in May of 2024. At the club level, she has earned ECNL All-Conference accolades in addition to a pair of appearances in the ECNL National Selection Game and a pair of ECNL Conference Cups. Among the high school ranks, Raymond has been named an All-Region and All-State selection in Georgia, a two-time Defender of the Year and a Freshman Athlete of the Year over the course of her high school playing career. Raymond was one of five top 100 players that signed to the PSU roster in 2025, landing the No. 75 individual player ranking within her class according to TopDrawerSoccer.

Raymond is the latest member of the 2025 Nittany Lion roster to garner a USYNT call-up, joining a group of eight athletes to secure Collegiate Talent ID, U17, U18, U19 or U20 selections since March of this year. The outstanding rookie prospect joins fellow incoming freshman teammates Kennedy Ring, Riley Cross and Hannah Jordan, rising sophomores Bella Ayscue, Kieryn Jeter and Kealey Titmuss, as well as rising junior Kaelyn Wolfe on the talented list of Penn Staters joining the USYNT ranks this season. Penn State’s history of placement with the United States Soccer Federation continues at every level of the sport, with Raymond’s appointment to the U17 squad coming less than 24 hours after the organization announced that PSU alumnae Kerry Abello and Sam Coffey would return to the senior USWNT for camp activities this summer.

With Schoepfer at the helm and Raymond on the squad, the U17 WYNT will begin their June training camp in the coming week in preparation for a nationally broadcast friendly match against Japan from CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, home to the National Women’s Soccer League’s Kansas City Current in addition to being the only purpose-built women’s professional soccer venue in the world. CPKC Stadium is additionally slated to host the 2025 NCAA Women’s College Cup, the proverbial “Final Four” of women’s collegiate soccer. The USYNT’s friendly match is slated for a 7:30 p.m. (ET) start on June 28, with streaming available to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via Max and Telemundo Deportes.

The U17 WYNT will play a second match against Japan in a closed-door friendly on July 1 at the University of Kansas Health System Training Center in Riverside, Missouri, the training facility for the Kansas City Current. The two-match series will serve as preparation for the upcoming 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in November, which will be staged annually starting this year.

 

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THE LEZZER LUMBER FOOTBALL CLASSIC IS ON TAP TONIGHT. KICKOFF AT ROGERS STADIUM IN BELLEFONTE WILL BE AT 7PM. THERE WILL BE 12 CENTRE COUNTY PLAYERS SUITING UP FOR THE NORTH SQUAD.  WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE TONIGHT STARTING AT 6:45 WITH TODD AND NORM BROWN  HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES BEAT THE MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS 5-3.  ROMAN KIMBALL GOT THE WIN, THROWING THREE SCORELESS, HITLESS INNINGS AND RECORDING FOUR STRIKOUTS. THE SPIKES WILL OPEN A WEEKEND SERIES AT MEDLAR AT LUBRANO PARK TONIGHT AGAINST TRENTON AT 6:35.  

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Former Penn State wrestler Jack Kelly has transferred to George Mason, he announced on Wednesday on Instagram. Kelly has one year of eligibility remaining after spending his last four seasons with the Nittany Lions.  The Rumson, New Jersey, native did not see much playing time while in Happy Valley and sat behind Carter Starocci in his final season at the 184-pound weight class. In the 21 matches in which he made an appearance, Kelly was 12-9 with eight pinfall victories.

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Harrison Didawick and Quinn Bentley each notched two-run singles in the bottom of the fifth, and with heavy rain moving in shortly afterwards, the State College Spikes took a 5-1 win over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in five innings on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Dayne Pengelly finally made his second start of the season for the Spikes (4-4) and logged three innings of one-run ball, striking out four batters. Pengelly had been slated to pitch on Sunday in West Virginia and on Tuesday at home against the Scrappers (5-4) but saw both games wiped out by weather.

Also, though Wednesday’s game was an official game with no rain checks, in appreciation of the great Spikes fans sticking it out through the rain, a ticket for Wednesday's game is good for a ticket of equal or lesser value to another 2025 Spikes home game, based on availability.

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Penn State Nittany Lion student-athletes Tyler Warren (football) and Maddie Gordon (softball) garnered the loftiest academic and athletic accolades bestowed upon Big Ten Conference student-athletes, securing Penn State's Big Ten Medals of Honor for the 2024-25 academic year.

 

The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their college career. The highest honor that a student competing in conference athletics can achieve in the Big Ten, the award was established in 1915 and was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. During the past century, the Big Ten Medal of Honor has been awarded to more than 1,500 honorees. These individuals have translated their campus experience into success in all walks of life.

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Women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger announces the addition of Jason Crafton to her Lady Lions staff. Crafton will serve as the general manager as well as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program. He arrives in Happy Valley with an abundance of experience of over 20 years at various different levels in a variety of different roles.   In his role as the first-ever general manager as well as assistant coach for the Lady Lions, Crafton will be responsible for roster building and maintenance, generating NIL strategies and overall program development on and off the court.

Most recently, Crafton served as the Chief Program Strategist for the Columbia men’s basketball team. In this position, he worked closely with head coach Jim Engles and the rest of the staff to provide innovative ideas to enhance the growth of the program on and off the court.

 

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LAST NIGHT’S GAME BETWEEN THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AND MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS WAS CANCELED DUE TO A LITTLE RAIN.  MAHONING VALLEY AND STATE COLLEGE WILL TRY AGAIN TONIGHT IN A 6:35 START AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.  

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Penn State wrestling announced its home and away Big Ten opponents for the 2025-26 season Monday, with eight total conference matches.  The Nittany Lions will face Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State, and Rutgers at home, while they’ll travel to Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, and Northwestern.

Each home opponent finished last season in the top 10 of the Big Ten standings, with Nebraska and Ohio State finishing in the top five.

 

Class of 2026 four-star edge rusher Elijah Littlejohn has committed to Penn State football, he announced Monday afternoon, ONWARD STATE REPORTS . The Charlotte, North Carolina, native stands at 6’2″ and 205 pounds. Littlejohn is the No. 19 player in North Carolina, the No. 36 edge in the class of 2026, and the No. 378 player nationally, per 247Sports Composite rankings.

According to MaxPreps, the rising senior recorded 57 solo tackles, 27 assisted tackles, 26 tackles for loss, and 14 sacks in the 2024 season. He also had two passes deflected and 24 quarterback hurries for West Mecklenburg that season.

Littlejohn joins the No. 7 2026 class in the country, per 247Sports. He is the only player committed listed as edge but will join numerous linebackers, including four-star Terry Wiggins and three-star Mathieu Lamah.

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Three Penn State baseball players are set to compete at the MLB Draft Combine at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks today through Saturday. Junior pitcher Ryan DeSanto, junior outfielder Paxton Kling and junior shortstop Ryan Weingartner all earned invitations to the combine. MLB Network will provide live coverage of events STARTING TODAY. Penn State is tied with Oregon (3) for the most invitees among Big Ten schools.

MEANWHILE THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE PICKED UP A COUPLE OF TRANSFER PORTAL INFIELDERS. ONWARD STATE REPORTS THAT SPENCER BARNETT WILL JOIN THE NITTANY LIONS FROM WEST VIRGINIA. THE JUNIOR TO BE FROM PITTSBURGH BATTED .274 WITH 47 RBI IN TWO SEASONS WITH THE MOUNTAINEERS. AND JAYDEN DAVIS WILL JOIN PENN STATE FROM VANDERBILT.  DAVIS WILL BE A SENIOR.  HE IS COMING OFF SURGERY AFTER HIS SEASON WAS ENDED AFTER GETTING HIT IN THE FACE IN APRIL.  

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Penn State softball sophomore designated player Brooke Klosowicz picked up her second national postseason top 100 player ranking of the 2025 offseason on Monday, garnering the No. 98 ranking in the nation according to D1Softball’s postseason D100 Player Ranking release.

Klosowicz was one of 15 student-athletes representing the Big Ten Conference, with the Nittany Lions joining six additional conference members to boast at least one player on the prestigious postseason top 100. The pair of B1G programs that reached the Women’s College World Series led the way, with UCLA pacing the league with five total selections and Oregon landing four of their own. Nebraska saw a pair of honorees, highlighted by the conference’s highest-rated athlete and No. 3 player in the nation in Jordy Bahl, while Indiana, Ohio State, Washington and Penn State rounded out the Big Ten programs with at least one designee. Klosowicz’ selection marks the second consecutive year with a D100 postseason honoree in Happy Valley, with the sophomore designated player joining then-freshman Bridget Nemeth’s appointment to the list from a year ago. Hailing from Johnsburg, Illinois, the second-year Nittany Lion booked one of the strongest individual seasons the Penn State program has ever seen. Her. 422 batting average marked the fourth-best single-season mark in school history, adding a myriad of additional single-season records in the process. Klosowicz boasts the Nittany Lion single-season doubles record with 23 two-baggers, and added the most single-season runs batted in all-time with 53. Additionally, Klosowicz became just the third woman in Penn State history to record 50 runs scored in a single season, joining Cassidy Bell’s 55-run total in 2013 and Macy Jones’ 53-run campaign in 2016. In total, Klosowicz started in all 52 games for PSU this season and mustered 65 hits with 38 of those going for extra bases, including a team high-tying 13 home runs.

Over the course of her two seasons in Happy Valley, Klosowicz has appeared in 85 contests and has cultivated a career-long batting average of .380. Her 1.169 career OPS is the strongest mark among returning Penn State student-athletes, while her 25 collegiate doubles also rank first among returners. In the past month alone, Klosowicz became one of four Nittany Lion student-athletes to pick up All-Big Ten accolades, landing second team recognition to become the only PSU underclassman to accomplish that feat this year. Additionally, she secured Second Team NFCA All-North region honors in the postseason, also the only Nittany Lion underclassman to earn All-Region laurels.Penn State completed its 60th anniversary season with an appearance in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament.

PSU finished the year with 25 total victories and shattered multiple single-season program records including batting average, home runs, RBI, runs scored and total bases. The Blue & White also mustered the program’s 16th all-time victory in the Big Ten Tournament with a 6-2 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the 2025 event, securing its first Big Ten Tournament opening-round win since the 2023 campaign and third opening-round victory in the last four years under the direction of head coach Clarisa Crowell.

 

Penn State women’s soccer incoming freshman defender Hannah Jordan was named to the inaugural U.S. Soccer Women’s College Talent ID Camp following a release from the United States Soccer Federation on Monday afternoon.One of 42 current or incoming collegiate student-athletes selected, Jordan joins an impressive group of talents from across the country in the historic camp, slated to run from June 18 to 22 in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the new Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. All the field players invited to this camp have limited prior programming with the U.S. Soccer’s Youth National Teams. The camp will be a collaboration between the Talent ID staff, the U.S. Youth National Teams’ head coaches and USWNT staff.

 

Penn State women’s volleyball has received verbal commitments from class of 2027 recruits Nejari Crooks and Taylor Harrington.

Crooks, the No. 1 right-side hitter in the nation, and Harrington, the No. 4 middle blocker in the nation, are the first two members of the 2027 cycle.

A standout for Wesleyan Christian Academy in North Caroline, Crooks stands at 6’1″ and is Prep Dig’s No. 11 overall player in the country. Harrington is not far behind at No. 16 in the class out of Wakefield High School in Virginia.

The two will play together from June 24-28 for USA’s U19 National Team in the Pan American Cup in Canada.

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Penn State women’s tennis head coach Alexandra McIntyre has hired Colby Meeks as assistant coach to join the Nittany Lions for the 2025-26 season.  “I’m incredibly excited to welcome Colby Meeks to our Penn State Women’s Tennis family as our new assistant coach. Colby brings a wealth of experience from top programs including Liberty, Rice, and New Mexico, where he’s coached nationally ranked teams, NCAA qualifiers, and standout recruits,” said McIntyre. “His ability to connect with players, recruit top talent, and support both performance and culture makes him an outstanding addition to our program. I can’t wait to get to work with him as we continue to raise the standard in Happy Valley.”    Meeks comes to Happy Valley after one year at Liberty. 

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES OPEN A SIX-GAME HOMESTAND TONIGHT WITH THE FIRST OF THREE AGAINST MAHONING VALLEY. THE SPIKES ARE 3-4 ON THE SEASON. FIRST PITCH AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK IS SET FOR 6:35.   

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AND THE LEZZER LUMBER FOOTBALL CLASSIC IS SET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AT ROGERS STADIUM IN BELLEFONTE.  THERE WILL BE 12 CENTRE COUNTY PLAYERS ON THE NORTH ROSTER INCLUDING THREE FROM HOST BELLEFONTE. THE GAME WILL KICKOFF AT 7PM FRIDAY AND WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE GAME STARTING AT 6:45 HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.  

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THE STORY COMING OUT OF THE FINAL X MEN’S FREESTYLE WRESTLING EVENT IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ON SATURDAY WAS P.J. DUKE.  THE INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMAN FROM SLATE HILL, NEW YORK HAS HIS FINAL DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL TODAY. BUT THAT DIDN’T STOP HIM FROM STUNNING WORLD SILVER MEDALIST AND FOUR-TIME NCAA CHAMPION YIANNI DIAKOMIHALIS TWO MATCHES TO ONE TO EARN THE WORLD TEAM SPOT FOR THE USA AT 70 KILOGRAMS. DUKE WILL TURN 19 HERE ON JULY 7TH. 

WHAT MADE THE RESULT ALL THE MORE SHOCKING WAS THAT DIAKOMIHALIS WON THE FIRST BOUT 10-0 AND WAS LEADING THE SECOND BOUT 9-2 GOING INTO THE SECOND PERIOD. BUT PJ DUKE FOUND ANOTHER GEAR AND PREVAILED 17-10 IN THE SECOND MATCH TO FORCE THE DECISIVE THIRD BOUT. DIAKOMIHALIS WAS UP 2-0 IN THE SECOND PERIOD WHEN DUKE WORKED UP ON A SINGLE LEG AND TOOK DIAKOMIHALIS TO HIS BACK AND SECURED THE PIN WITH 1:53 LEFT IN THE SECOND PERIOD.   

DUKE WILL BE JOINED BY LEVI HAINES ON THE WORLD TEAM. HAINES WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE AND VERY STEADY IN TAKING HIS SERIES OVER EVAN WICK AT 79 KILOS. HAINES WON THE FIRST MATCH BY TECHNICAL FALL 10-0 AND THEN TOOK THE SECOND  BOUT 6-1.   MITCHELL MESENBRINK LOST TWO TOUGH DECISIONS TO DAVID CARR, 4-3 AND 4-4 AT 74 KILOS. JOSH BARR LOST BY SCORES OF 6-1 AND 3-2 TO TRENT HIDLAY AT 92 KILOS AND LUKE LILLEDAHL DROPPED A PAIR OF DECISIONS, 7-2 AND 6-0 TO 2024 OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST SPENCER LEE AT 57 KILOS. 

KYLE SNYDER OF THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB SWEPT A PAIR OF MATCHES OVER HAYDEN ZILLMER AT 97 KILOS BY SCORES OF 8-0 AND 8-2. SNYDER IS A 3-TIME WORLD CHAMPION AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST.  AND KYLE DAKE OF THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB DROPPED A PAIR OF DECISIONS TO ZAHID VALENCIA, 5-3 AND 4-1 AT 86 KILOS.  

DUKE AND HAINES ARE TWO OF THE SIX FIRST-TIME WORLD TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE MEN’S TEAM USA. 

ALSO SATURDAY, CARTER STAROCCI, WHO WON HIS UNPRECEDENTED FIFTH NCAA TITLE IN MARCH, WON HIS TRUE THIRD PLACE MATCH OVER PARKER KECKEISEN 4-3.  THE WIN GIVE STAROCCI A SPOT ON THE WORLD TEAM AS THE TOP THREE AT EACH WEIGHT CLASS ARE OFFICIALLY ON THE TEAM. 

INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMAN MARCUS BLAZE WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM PERRYSBURG HIGH SCHOOL IN OHIO WON HIS TRUE THIRD PLACE MATCH AT 65 KILOS, DEFEATING NEBRASKA NCAA RUNNERUP BROCK HARDY 8-2.   

REAL WOODS BEAT JOEY MCKENNA TWO MATCHES TO NONE TO TAKE 65 KILOS AND WYATT HENDRICKSON SWEPT TRENT HILLGER 10-0 AND 20-14 TO TAKE THE SPOT AT 125 KILOS.  THE LONE REMAINING WORLD TEAM SPOT WILL BE DECIDED JULY 14TH IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA WHEN VITO ARUJAU WILL WRESTLE JAX FORREST FOR THE 61 KILO SPOT. 

THE WOMEN’S FREESTYLE TEAM WILL HAVE AUDREY JIMENEZ AT 50 KILOS, FELICITY TAYLOR AT 53 KILOS, CRISTELLE RODRIGUEZ AT 55 KILOS, JACARRA WINCHESTER AT 59 KILOS, ADAUGO NWACHUKWU AT 62 KILOS, MACEY KILTY AT 65 KILOS, KENNEDY BLADES AT 68 KILOS, ALEXANDRIA GLAUDE AT 72 KILOS AND KYLIE WELKER AT 76 KILOS.  

THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 13TH THROUGH THE 21ST IN ZAGREB, CROATIA. 

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AT THE NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SIX PENN STATE ATHLETES ENDED UP WINNING ALL-AMERICA HONORS - ALL WERE SECOND TEAM.  THE COMPETITION WRAPPED UP SATURDAY NIGHT IN EUGENE,OREGON WITH PENN STATE’S MADDIE PITTS PLACING 9TH IN THE HEPTATHLON. ALSO SATURDAY, FLORENCE CARON FINISHED 16TH IN THE WOMEN’S 5-THOUSAND METERS. CARON ALSO WAS 11TH IN THE WOMEN’S 10-THOUSAND METERS ON THURSDAY. AND ON FRIDAY, THE MEN’S 4-BY-400 RELAY TEAM FINISHED NINTH. THE TEAM WAS COMPRISED OF HANDAL ROBAN, JAMES ONWUKA, MAX DEANGELO AND JAKE PALERMO.   

TWO TEAMS SHARE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE MEN’S SIDE AS BOTH USC AND TEXAS A&M FINISHED WITH 41 POINTS. ARKANSAS WAS JUST ONE POINT BACK IN THIRD WITH AUBURN FOURTH AND NEW MEXICO FIFTH. 

GEORGIA WON THE WOMEN’S NATIONAL TITLE WITH USC SECOND, TEXAS A&M THIRD, WASHINGTON FOURTH AND ILLINOIS FIFTH.  

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THE FIVE-STAR RECRUITS KEEP ROLLING IN FOR PENN STATE HOCKEY. JACKSON SMITH, A CALGARY NATIVE WHO PLAYED FOR THE TRI-CITY AMERICANS IN THE WHL HAS COMMITTED TO THE NITTANY LIONS ACCORDING TO THE ATHLETIC. HE IS THIRD HIGHEST-RATED DEFENSEMAN ON CENTRAL SCOUTING’S NORTH AMERICAN LIST AND IS PROJECTED AS A FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK IN THE NHL NEXT YEAR. HE HAS 11 GOALS AND 43 ASSISTS IN 68 GAMES THIS SEASON. PENN STATE PICKED UP ANOTHER BIG RECRUIT ON FRIDAY. PIERCE MBUYI (BOO-EE), A FIVE-STAR PROSPECT FROM ONTARIO IS PROJECTED AS A FIRST ROUND 2026 NHL DRAFT PICK. MBUYI WAS THE ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FOR THE OWEN SOUND ATTACK THIS YEAR. IN 63 GAMES, HE SCORED 29 GOALS AND 52 POINTS. 

 

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THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM LOST A WILD HEARTBREAKER IN THE PIAA TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO PINE GROVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER ABOUT A 15-MINUTE DELAY FROM TEH PREVIOUS GAME AND ANOTHER 30-MINUTE RAIN DELAY, PINE GROVE BEAT BALD EAGLE AREA IN THE LONGEST PIAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SINCE 1975. PINE GROVE WON IT 4-3 ON A BASES LOADED SACRIFICE FLY FROM WINNING PITCHER JAMIE DINGER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 13TH. ADDISYN BURNS PUT BALD EAGLE AREA UP EARLY WITH A TWO-RUN DOUBLE IN THE THIRD INNING BUT PINE GROVE ANSWERED WITH A RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD AND THEN THE CARDINALS TOOK THE LEAD WITH TWO RUNS IN THE FOURTH.  TAYLOR HABOVICK TIED THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH WITH A SACRIFICE FLY SIERRA ALBRIGHT LED OFF THE INNING WITH A DOUBLE. BOTH TEAMS HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES BUT THE DEFENSES KEPT THE GAME TIED UNTIL THE 13TH INNING. ALBRIGHT FINISHED THE GAME WITH 12 STRIKEOUTS AND CLOSES HER CAREER WITH 1,014 STRIKEOUTS. HER CATCHER KAILEY ECKERT FINISHED THE DAY 3-FOR-4 AND DREW A COUPLE OF WALKS. BALD EAGLE AREA OUT-HIT PINE GROVE 12-5 IN THE GAME., THE EAGLES FINISH THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 22-4.  PINE GROVE FINISHES AT 27-2. 

ALSO FRIDAY, UNION AREA WON THE SINGLE-A TITLE WITH A 12-2 WIN OVER  NORTHEAST BRADFORD. AND IN THE FIVE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, IT WAS PENN-TRAFFORD SHUTTING OUT GREENCASTLE ANTRIM, 2-0.  

 

IN THE PIAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES FRIDAY, IT WAS FAITH CHRISTIAN WINNING THE DOUBLE-A TITLE OVER FREEDOM AREA, 13-1.  

IN THE QUAD-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, INDIANA EDGED MONTOURSVILLE, 5-4.  INDIANA DEFEATED BELLEFONTE IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE STATE PLAYOFFS IN 12 INNINGS, 1-0.  

IN THE 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, CEDAR CLIFF SCORED THE ONLY RUN OF THE GAME IN THE 13TH INNING TO BEAT NORTH PENN 1-0. THE COLTS GOT THE WINNING RUN ON A WALK-OFF BALK. 

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SPRINGFIELD DELCO SWEPT THE PIAA TRIPLE-A LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PANZER STADIUM.  THE SPRINGFIELD DELCO GIRLS DOUBLED UP ON BISHOP SHANAHAN 10-5 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP WHILE THE COUGARS’ BOYS BEAT RADNOR 6-4 IN THE TITLE GAME. THE DOUBLE-A GIRLS TITLE GOES TO VILLA MARIA WITH A 12-8 WIN OVER STRATH HAVEN. 

IN THE DOUBLE-A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, MARPLE NEWTOWN CRUISED TO A 20-7 VICTORY OVER TRINITY.  

 

IN THE PIAA TRIPLE-A BOYS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, CUMBERLAND VALLEY SWEPT NORTH ALLEGHENY THREE GAMES TO NONE AT REC HALL. 

THE DOUBLE-A TITLE GOES TO MANHEIM CENTRAL WITH A THREE SETS TO ONE VICTORY OVER MEADVILLE. 

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THE IRONMAN HAPPY VALLEY TRIATHLON WAS HELD YESTERDAY WITH OVER 11-HUNDRED PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT THAT CONSISTS OF A 1.2 MILE SWIM, A 56-MILE BIKE RIDE AND A 13.1-MILE RUN.  KIEL BUR WON THE EVENT WITH FERNANDO MALUF SECOND AND EZRA SWELL THIRD. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AND WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS WERE RAINED OUT IN WEST VIRGINIA YESTERDAY. THE BLACK BEARS WON SATURDAY 2-1 IN THE ONLY GAME PLAYED IN THE SCHEDULED THREE-GAME SERIES. THE SPIKES ARE OFF TODAY BEFORE OPENING A SIX-GAME HOMESTAND TOMORROW NIGHT WITH THE FIRST OF THREE AGAINST MAHONING VALLEY AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.  

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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.  

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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.  

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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.  

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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.  

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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. 

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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.  

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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.     

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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.   

 

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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.     

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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.  

 

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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.

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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.  

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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.  

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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.

 

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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. 

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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.  

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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.   

 

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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.   

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.   

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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.   

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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.  

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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. 

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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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.  

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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. 

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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.  

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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.  

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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.  

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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. 

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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.  

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. 

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

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.  

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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. 

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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.  

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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.  

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

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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.  

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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.  

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.  

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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. 

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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.  

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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.   

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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. 

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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. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL SECURED A ROUSING 5-3 VICTORY OVER WASHINGTON TO OPEN UP POOL PLAY AT THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA YESTERDAY. 

RYAN DESANTO WORKED 5 2/3 SCORELESS INNINGS TO EARN HIS 8TH WIN OF THE SEASON. HE SCATTERED THREE SINGLES AND THREE WALKS TO GO WITH THREE STRIKEOUTS. PAXTON KLING HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND SCORED A COUPLE OF RUNS INCLUDING ONE FROM SECOND BASE ON A SACRIFICE FLY FROM BRYCE MOLINARO IN THE SIXTH.  RYAN WEINGARTNER ALSO BELTED A HOME RUN IN THE 6TH. JESSE JACONSKI AND COHL MERCADO ALSO HAD RBI SINGLES FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. 

WASHINGTON LEFT TWO RUNNERS STRANDED IN THE 9TH WHEN WEINGARTNER ENDED THE GAME BY SNARING A LINE DRIVE.  

PENN STATE LOOKS TO ADVANCE TO SATURDAY’S SEMIFINAL IF IT CAN GET PAST FOURTH-SEEDED USC THIS AFTERNOON IN A 2 O’CLOCK START IN OMAHA.  THE GAME WAS MOVED UP TO THE 2 O’CLOCK START FROM 3 DUE TO ANTICIPATED RAINS IN THE OMAHA AREA LATER TODAY. 

UCLA AND IOWA WILL MEET IN ONE SEMIFINAL GAME ON SATURDAY. THE WINNER OF THE PENN STATE/WASHINGTON/USC POOL WILL FACE THE WINNER OF THE 

OREGON/NEBRASKA/MICHIGAN STATE POOL.   

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM HAS ITS NEW HEAD COACH. KAYLA TREANOR WILL SUCCEED MISSY DOHERTY WHO LEFT EARLIER THIS MONTH TO PURSUE OTHER PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVOURS. TREANOR COMES TO THE NITTANY LIONS AFTER FOUR YEARS AS THE HEAD COACH AT SYRACUSE. TREANOR GUIDED SYRACUSE TO TWO FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES IN HER FOUR SEASONS WITH HER ALMA MATER. TREANOR WAS 59-24 AT SYRACUSE. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE WAS THE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH AT BOSTON COLLEGE. AS A PLAYER AT SYRACUSE, TREANOR WAS A FOUR-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN AND WAS THE ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER AT SYRACUSE WHEN SHE ENDED HER CAREER. SHE ALSO WAS PART OF TWO GOLD MEDAL-WINNING TEAMS WITH TEAM USA AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND LEFT AS THE NATION’S ALL-TIME LEADER IN POINTS AND GOALS. 

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The Penn State softball program and head coach Clarisa Crowell announced the additions of infielder Kalli Karwowski and left-handed pitcher Brevyn Kellepouris to the team’s star-studded incoming 2025-26 freshman class on Wednesday afternoon.                                

Karwowski is a highly touted shortstop from Valley View High School here in Pennsylvania and Kellepouris is a promising left-handed pitcher from Kansas City. The two bring the highly-touted class of 2025 to seven players for the Nittany Lions. 

 

Penn State women’s hockey added transfer forward Taylor Yum from Saint Lawrence University, the team announced on Wednesday.   An Etobicoke, Canada native, Yum, is a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.

Yum tallied 16 points, with 9 goals and 7 assists in 38 games for the Saints last season. In 2023-24, Yum had a career-high 22 points, but only four goals on 70 shots.

The Nittany Lions finished the 2024-25 campaign with a 31-6-1 record. The blue and white lost in the NCAA Tournament to Saint Lawrence in March.

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Penn State baseball pitcher Sean Williams and middle infielder Tyler Rowling announced they will officially enter the transfer portal. The pair posted their intentions on X on Wednesday.

Right-handed pitcher Williams enters the portal with three years of eligibility left, after making four appearances for the Nittany Lions this season. Williams totaled five innings on the year while recording a 1.80 ERA.

Middle Infielder Rowling is also packing his bags to leave Happy Valley and hit the portal with four remaining years of eligibility. Rowling did not see the field for Penn State this season.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

YESTERDAY’S DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINAL GAME WAS A GREAT AND MEMORABLE MATCHUP BETWEEN CENTRE COUNTY RIVALS. ULTIMATELY, BALD EAGLE AREA PULLED OUT THE 3-2 VICTORY IN 11 INNINGS OVER PENNS VALLEY. 

TAYLOR HABOVICK CAPPED OFF A GREAT DAY BY LACING AN RBI SINGLE INTO RIGHT FIELD TO GIVE BALD EAGLE AREA THE WALK-OFF WIN. 

THE TEAMS PLAYED NINE INNINGS OF SCORELESS SOFTBALL BEFORE PENNS VALLEY SCORED ONE IN THE TOP OF THE TENTH ON A LILYANA TREWEEK RBI AND BALD EAGLE AREA ANSWERED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE INNING ON AN RBI SINGLE BY ALEXA BANEY WITH TWO OUTS. . THE LADY RAMS AGAIN TOOK THE LEAD IN THE TOP OF THE 11TH ON A SACRIFICE FLY FROM SYDNIE DALTON BEFORE THE LADY EAGLES TIED IT AND THEN WON IT ON HABOVICK’S HIT. SIERRA ALBRIGHT RECORDED 16 STRIKOUTS FOR BALD EAGLE AREA WHILE PENNS VALLEY STARTER TAYLOR BUMGARDNER HAD 12 STRIKEOUTS. 

PENNS VALLEY FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A 9-6 MARK. 

BALD EAGLE AREA ADVANCES TO THE SEMIFINALS AGAINST MARION CENTER IN A GAME SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY AT 4 O’CLOCK IN WINGATE. MARION CENTER RALLIED TO DEFEAT WESTMONT HILLTOP YESTERDAY, 10-6. 

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WHILE THE BALD EAGLE AREA-PENNS VALLEY MATCHUP MAY HAVE BEEN THE GAME OF THE DAY, THE UPSET OF THE DAY BELONGED TO PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA. THE 9TH SEEDED LADY MOUNTIES TOOK DOWN TOP SEEDED FOREST HILLS 7-4. 

ALIVIA BIZZARRI GAVE UP FOUR RUNS, TWO EARNED, ON SIX HITS OVER HER SEVEN INNING OF WORK TO GET THE WIN. MORGAN VAUGHN HAD A COUPLE OF RBI AND BOTH EMILY GUSTKEY AND ASHLYN HAVENS RECORDED A PAIR OF HITS TO LEAD THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA OFFENSE. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA WILL TRAVEL TO FOURTH-SEEDED CENTRAL CAMBRIA THURSDAY AT 4 IF THE WEATHER ALLOWS.  

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THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA BASEBALL TEAM SAW ITS SEASON COME TO AN END IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINALS YESTERDAY AS TYRONE DOWNED THE MOUNTIES, 9-2. ARCHER BAUGHMAN HAD THREE HITS FOR P-O WHILE FISCHER WHITE AND NICK DESIMONE EACH DROVE IN A RUN FOR THE MOUNTIES. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA ENDS THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 13-5.    

 

THE DISTRICT 6 QUAD-A AND SIX-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THIS AFTERNOON AS A RESULT OF THE EXPECTED WEATHER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS....

IN THE 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THE TOP-SEEDED STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM WILL NOW PLAY TODAY AT FOUR O’CLOCK AGAINST MIFFLIN COUNTY AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE THE TOP SEED AND MIFFLIN COUNTY IS THE TWO SEED. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL ALSO NOW PLAY THEIR 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TODAY AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE. STATE HIGH IS THE NUMBER ONE SEED AND WILL FACE SECOND-SEEDED ALTOONA AT 5:30 THIS EVENING. 

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THE DISTRICT 6 QUAD-A CHAMPOIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TOP-SEEDED BELLEFONTE BASEBALLTEAM AND SECOND SEEDED JUNIATA IS NOW SET FOR 4PM THIS AFTERNOON. THAT GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT GOVERNORS PARK IN BELLEFONTE. 

 

IN THE DISTRICT 6 4-A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, BELLEFONTE, THE NUMBER ONE SEED, WILL PLAY JUNIATA, THE NUMBER TWO SEED,  THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:30 AT THE BELLEFONTE MIDDLE SCHOOL. 

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE LADY LION BASKETBALL TEAM HAS PICKED UP A FORWARD FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL. AMIYA EVANS IS JOINING PENN STATE AFTER PLAYING THREE YEARS AT GEORGIA. EVANS PLAYED IN 52 GAMES OVER THE LAST THREE SEASONS AT GEORGIA AND AVERAGED 5.1 POINTS AND 6.2 REBOUNDS PER GAME. EVANS HAS TWO YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING WITH PENN STATE. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM ALSO PICKED UP FORMER GRAND CANYON SETTER JAXON HERR IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL LAST WEEK. HE IS ENTERING HIS FINAL SEASON OF ELIGIBILITY AND HAD 770 ASSISTS AND 146 DIGS LAST SEASON.  

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PENN STATE BASEBALL PLAYERS ZACH MIZRAHI AND ALEC WARDEN ARE IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL. MIZRAHI IS A PITCHER WHO DID NOT APPEAR IN A GAME IN TWO YEARS WITH THE NITTANY LIONS WHILE WARDEN IS AN INFIELDER WHO ALSO DID NOT PLAY THIS PAST SEASON AND HAS FOUR YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. 

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PENN STATE SOFTBALL CATCHER AUDREE MENDOZ IS IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL. THE SAN DIEGO NATIVE HAS THREE YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS GEARING UP FOR ITS FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE ON SATURDAY. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR THE NITTANY LIONS’ NCAA SEMIFINAL GAME AGAINST TOP-RANKED AND TOP-SEEDED CORNELL. THE GAME WILL BEGIN AT 12 NOON AT GILLETTE STADIUM IN FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS. AND WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE GAME RIGHT HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. OUR COVERAGE WILL BEGIN RIGHT AT NOON WITH WESTWOOD ONE. AND IF PENN STATE ADVANCES TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WE WILL HAVE THAT GAME FOR YOU AS WELL ON MEMORIAL DAY AT 1PM WITH AIR TIME ON MONDAY STARTING AT 12:45 HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.  

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ROWAN WALKER HIT A WALK-OFF R-B-I SINGLE TO LIFT THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM TO A 7-6 WIN OVE MIFFLIN COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT 6, 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME YESTERDAY. WALKER ALSO GOT THE VICTORY IN RELIEF, GOING 2 1/3 INNINGS, ALLOWING TWO HITS AND RECORDING THREE STRIKEOUTS. 

YOU’VE GOT TO FEED THE BEAST AND ROWAN WALKER WAS A BEAST AND WAS WELL FED YESTERDAY. THE CENTRE HALL FARMSTORE REMINDS YOU THAT YOU CAN FEED THE BEAST BY STOPPING IN AT 110 ALLISON STREET IN CENTRE HALL. YOU CAN FEED THE BEAST WHETHER YOUR BEAST IS A HORSE, COW OR PIG OR A DOG OR CAT OR CHICKENS OR OTHER BIRDS, YOU CAN FEED THE BEAST AT THE CENTRE HALL FARM STORE. AND THEY HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO GROW THIS SPRING. STOP IN AT 110 ALLISON STREET IN CENTRE HALL OR VISIT THEM ON THE WEB AT CENTREHALLFARMSTORE-DOT-COM. 

MIFFLIN COUNTY PUT THREE RUNS UP IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST AND THEN TIED THE GAME WITH A RUN IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH. FINN POWERS HAD A COUPLE OF R-B-I WHILE SEBASTIAN RHOADES AND KELLEN WILLIAMS EACH HAD TWO HITS FOR THE LITTLE LIONS.        STATE COLLEGE WILL PLAY ERIE MCDOWELL IN THE PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT PLAY-IN GAME NEXT TUESDAY.  

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IN THE DISTRICT 6 QUAD-A BASEBALL TITLE GAME, BELLEFONTE OVERWHELMED JUNIATA FOR A 10-0 WIN IN FIVE INNINGS. BELLEFONTE STARTER ZACH LEYMAN ALLOWED JUST 2 HITS AND RECORDED 8 STRIKEOUTS. LEYMAN AND EVAN MATTERN EACH WENT 3-FOR-3 WITH TWO R-B-I AS WELL. PEYTON VANCAS WAS 2-FOR-3 WITH AN R-B-I AND TWO RUNS SCORED. THE RED RAIDERS ADVANCE TO THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS AND WILL FACE OBAMA ACADEMY OUT OF PITTSBURGH. THE LOCATION, DATE AND TIME OF THAT GAME SHOULD BE RELEASED TODAY. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM HELD OFF ALTOONA, 5-4,  TO CAPTURE THE DISTRICT 6 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP YESTERDAY. ADDIE HARPSTER GOT THE VICTORY AND RECORDED 9 STRIKEOUTS. HER BIGGEST ONE CAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH AFTER ALTOONA HAD PUSHED A RUN ACROSS TO CLOSE TO WITHIN 5-4 WITH RUNNERS AT SECOND AND THIRD. HARPSTER ENDED THE GAME WITH THE STRIKEOUT. HARPSTER ALSO LED THE STATE COLLEGE OFFENSE WITH THREE R-B-I.  

IT WAS A BIT OF A BACK AND FORTH GAME AS ALTOONA GOT A HOME RUN FROM KAYA SPRANKLE TO LEAD OFF THE GAME BUT STATE HIGH SCORED TWO IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST. ALTOONA THEN SCORED TWO IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH ONLY TO SEE STATE COLLEGE RESPOND WITH THREE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE INNING. ALTOONA THEN SCORED ONCE IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH BEFORE LEAVING TWO RUNNERS STRANDED TO END THE GAME. 

STATE HIGH WILL NOW FACE ERIE MCDOWELL IN A PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT PLAY-IN GAME NEXT TUESDAY. 

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IN THE DISTRICT 6 QUAD-A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, BELLEFONTE GAVE UP THE FIRST RUN IN THE FIRST INNING BUT GOT THAT RUN BACK IN THE THIRD AND THEN PUT UP FIVE IN THE FOURTH INNING TO DEFEAT JUNIATA 6-1. 

ADRIENNE MASULLO HAD SEVEN STRIKOUTS IN FIVE INNINGS OF WORK. SHE WAS ALSO 3-FOR-3 AT THE PLATE WITH A DOUBLE AND A RUN SCORED. 

JAYLEE LOSE HAD A THREE-RUN HOMER AND WENT 2-FOR-3 IN THE GAME. 

TAYLOR BROWN ALSO HAD 3 HITS AND RUN SCORED AND SLOAN MOORE HAD A PAIR OF HITS AND AN RBI. 

THE LADY RED RAIDERS ADVANCE TO THE PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT AND WILL FACE CARRICK IN THE SUBREGIONAL NEXT WEEK. 

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM OPENS UP POOL PLAY IN THE BIG TEN TODAY IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. PENN STATE JUNIOR OUTFIELDER PAXTON KLING HAS BEEN NAMED A FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN SELECTION AND IS ALSO ON THE BIG TEN ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM. REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE DESIGNATED HITTER JACK PORTER IS A SECOND TEAM SELECTION AND COLE WAGNER WON PENN STATE’S BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL FACE WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AT THREE O’CLOCK. PENN STATE IS THE 9 SEED WHILE WASHINGTON IS THE FIVE SEED. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL THEN FACE FOURTH-SEEDED USC TOMORROW AT 3. THE WINNER OF POOL PLAY WILL ADVANCE TO SATURDAY’S SEMIFINALS. PENN STATE IS 31-22 ON THE SEASON, 15-15 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR SATURDAY’S NCAA SEMIFINAL MATCHUP WITH TOP-RANKED CORNELL. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT GILLETTE STADIUM IN FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS AT 12 NOON SATURDAY. WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE GAME FOR YOU HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.  WE’LL ALSO HAVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON MONDAY AT 1PM.  

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Penn State women’s soccer alum Kerry Abello has been selected for the senior U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) for the first time.                                                                               

Abello played for Penn State from 2017-2021, winning three Big Ten Championships and two Big Ten Tournament Championships during her time.

The defender played in 95 games for the Nittany Lions, scoring 17 goals and adding 12 assists from the backline.

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Tickets for the second annual State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase, taking place during Labor Day weekend at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, go on sale to the public on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The event features four teams that played in last season’s NCAA Tournament, including the reigning national champion Penn State Nittany Lions.

Penn State will play Arizona State on Sunday, Aug. 31 and will take on TCU on Monday, Sept. 1. Both matches are scheduled for 5 p.m. Both the Sun Devils and Horned Frogs won their first-round matches before falling in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Pitt, which advanced to the National Semifinal, will also play TCU and Arizona State at PPG Paints Arena.

Tickets, which start at $20, will be sold as individual day passes and will be good for admission into both matches on either Aug. 31 or Sept. 1. Fans interested in attending both days of the event will need to purchase tickets for matches on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.

 

With more preseason hype than seemingly any other Penn State Football team in this century, the Nittany Lions will open the season with three out-of-conference opponents, starting with Nevada from the Mountain West.

The hype, combined with Nevada’s 3-10 record in 2024, has the Nittany Lions as 43.5-point favorites per DraftKings, with an over/under not listed yet. Penn State’s last win by more than 43 points came in week three of the 2024 season against Kent State, as the game finished 56-0.

Over the past five seasons, Penn State has been one of the best teams against the spread in the country. With the 12-team college football playoff, taking care of every team on your schedule is even more important.

DraftKings has also set the Nittany Lions’ win total to 10.5 games this season, which is tied for the highest win total with Oregon and Ohio State. There is no team in the country with an 11.5 win total.

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AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE STRETCH RUN PROPELLED THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM TO AN HISTORIC COMEBACK WIN OVER THE TWO-TIME REIGNING NATIONAL CHAMPION NOTRE DAME SQUAD. WITH THE 14-12 WIN, THE NITTANY LIONS ADVANCE TO THE FINAL FOUR AND A NATIONAL SEMIFINAL MATCHUP WITH TOP-RANKED NUMBER ONE SEED CORNELL ON SATURDAY. 

DEVON MCCLANE SCORED HIS THIRD GOAL OF THE GAME TO PUT NOTRE DAME UP 12-6 WITH 5:56 LEFT IN THE THIRD QUARTER. 

BUT PENN STATE RALLIED FOR THREE GOALS BEFORE THE FOURTH QUARTER STARTED. THE NITTANY LIONS DOMINATED THE FINAL QUARTER TO PULL OFF THE IMPROBABLE COMEBACK BY OUTSCORING NOTRE DAME 5-0 OVER THE FINAL 15 MINUTES. 

WE REMIND YOU THAT YOU’VE GOT TO FEED THE BEAST AND THE BEAST THIS WEEKEND WAS MATT TRAYNOR. TRAYNOR KEYED THE PENN STATE WIN. 

MATT TRAYNOR LED THE WAY WITH SIX GOALS AND AN ASSIST.  ETHAN LONG ADDED THREE GOALS AND AN ASSIST AND KYLE LEHMAN ALSO SCORED THE HAT TRICK. 

BUT PENN STATE WAS ABLE TO FEED THE BEAST THAT IS MATT TRAYNOR. AND WE REMIND YOU THAT YOU CAN FEED THE BEAST - WHETHER YOUR BEAST IS A HORSE, COW OR PIG OR A DOG OR CAT OR THE BIRDS - YOU CAN FEED THE BEAST AT THE CENTRE HALL FARMSTORE. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE CENTRE HALL FARMSTORE AND ALL THEY HAVE TO OFFER IN PERSON AT 110 ALLISON STREET IN CENTRE HALL OR ONLINE AT CENTREHALLFARMSTORE-DOT-COM. THE CENTRE HALL FARM STORE IS ALSO FULLY STOCKED AND READY TO HELP YOU GROW THIS SPRING! 

PENN STATE FORCED SEVEN NOTRE DAME TURNOVERS IN THE FINAL QUARTER. 

SATURDAY WILL MARK THE THIRD APPEARANCE IN THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE PENN STATE PROGRAM. THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 12-4 WHILE CORNELL HAS LOST JUST ONCE THIS ENTIRE SEASON AND IS 16-1.  THE ONLY LOSS FOR THE BIG RED CAME BACK ON MARCH 8TH WHEN NONE OTHER THAN THIS PENN STATE TEAM EARNED A THRILLING 13-12 OVERTIME VICTORY.  

SATURDAY’S GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 12 NOON AT FOXBORO’S GILLETTE STADIUM WITH THE WINNER ADVANCING TO THE NATIONAL TITLE GAME ON MEMORIAL DAY AT 1PM.  

SATURDAY’S OTHER SEMIFINAL MATCHUP HAS SYRACUSE PLAYING MARYLAND AT 2:30. 

THE SEMIFINALS ON SATURDAY WILL BE ON ESPN 2. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON MONDAY WILL BE ON ESPN.   

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse midfielder Kyle Aldridge is heading to the Premier Lacrosse League after being signed to the Maryland Whipsnakes on Friday afternoon.   The senior midfielder has scored three goals and recorded two assists for the Nittany Lions this season. Along with that, he has scooped up 23 ground balls and caused four turnovers.

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM TOOK TWO OF THREE FROM XAVIER BUT LOST THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE SATURDAY TO THE MUSKETEERS 8-6. TWELVE PENN STATE SENIORS WERE HONORED BEFORE SATURDAY’S GAME. MATT MALONEY HOMERED AND DROVE IN TWO AND NATE VOSS HAD A COUPLE OF RBI FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. MALONEY BELTED A TIE-BREAKING HOME RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE NITTANY LIONS TOOK THE SECOND GAME OF THE SERIES FROM XAVIER, 7-6. 

PENN STATE CONCLUDES THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 31-22. 

THE NITTANY LIONS ARE THE NINTH SEED IN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT. PENN STATE WILL BEGIN POOL PLAY ON WEDNESDAY AT 3 IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA AGAINST 5TH SEEDED WASHINGTON. PENN STATE WILL PLAY FOURTH-SEEDED USC ON THURSDAY AT 3. IF THE NITTANY LIONS WIN THEIR POOL, THEY’D ADVANCE TO THE SEMIFINALS ON SATURDAY. 

Penn State first baseman Joe Jaconski was featured on Saturday’s SportsCenter Top 10 after making a diving stop during Friday’s win over Xavier. His diving stop was ranked No. 7, and it was the first time this season that the Nittany Lions were featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10.

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TWO PENN STATE WRESTLERS, A PENN STATE RECRUIT AND ANOTHER NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB MEMBER WON THE WORLD TEAM TRIALS IN FREESTYLE WRESTLING SATURDAY. PJ DUKE, THE FOUR-TIME NEW YORK STATE CHAMPION WHO WILL BE A FRESHMAN AT PENN STATE NEXT SEASON WON THE TRIALS AT 70 KILOS. DUKE DEFEATED BRYCE ANDONIAN IN THE FINALS, 4-1.  DUKE ALSO KNOCKED OFF A PAIR OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FROM NEBRASKA IN REDGE LOVETT AND ANTRELL TAYLOR EN ROUTE TO HIS TITLE. DUKE WILL NOW FACE YIANNI DIAKOMIHALIS, THE FOUR-TIME NCAA CHAMPION FROM CORNELL IN FINAL X FOR A SPOT ON THE WORLD TEAM. 

LEVI HAINES, THE THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN AND 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPION FOR PENN STATE, WON THE TITLE AT 79 KILOS WITH A 10-2 VICTORY OVER NCAA CHAMPION DEAN HAMITI. HAINES PULLED AWAY IN THE SECOND PERIOD TO EARN A SPOT IN FINAL X AGAINST EVAN WICK.  JOSH BARR CONTROLLED HIS FINALS MATCH AND DEFEATED AEODEN SINCLAIR 7-3 TO WIN THE TRIALS AT 92 KILOS. BARR WAS AN NCAA RUNNERUP AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN FOR PENN STATE THIS PAST MARCH. BARR WILL SQUARE OFF WITH TRENT HIDLAY, THE LEWISTOWN NATIVE WHO WAS A 5-TIME ALL-AMERICAN AND TWO-TIME NCAA RUNNERUP FOR NORTH CAROLINA STATE. 

AND IN A CONTROVERSIAL BOUT, KYLE DAKE WON 3-3 ON CRITIERIA OVER CARTER STAROCCI AT 86 KILOS. DAKE WAS A FOUR-TIME ALL-AMERICAN AT CORNELL AND NOW TRAINS WITH THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB. STAROCCI, OF COURSE, IS THE ONLY 5-TIME NCAA CHAMPION WHO CONCLUDED HIS HISTORIC CAREER WITH PENN STATE IN MARCH. STAROCCI IS ALSO WITH THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB AND HE WAS INITIALLY AWARDED A TAKEDOWN RIGHT AT THE END OF THE BOUT BUT AFTER A REVIEW, THE TAKEDOWN WAS WAVED OFF AND DAKE WILL NOW ADVANCE TO FINAL X AGAINST ZAHID VALENCIA. 

INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMAN MARCUS BLAZE TOOK THIRD AT 65 KILOS WITH HIS ONLY COMING TO JESSE MENDEZ IN THE QUARTERFINALS. 

RECENT PENN STATE GRAD BEAU BARTLETT DID NOT PLACE AT 65 KILOS. 

PENN STATE’S LUKE LILLEDAHL ALREADY SECURED A SPOT IN FINAL X AT 57 KILOS AND WILL FACE IOWA LEGEND SPENCER LEE. LILLEDAHL TOOK THIRD AT THE NCAA’S IN MARCH AS A TRUE FRESHMAN FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. 

AND AT 74 KILOS, MITCHELL MESENBRINK, WHO WON AN NCAA TITLE AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE FOR PENN STATE IN MARCH WILL FACE DAVID CARR IN A REMATCH OF THE 2024 NCAA FINALS BOUT WON BY CARR BY A POINT. CARR WON THE TRIALS WITH A 2-0 DECISION OVER JARRETT JACQUES. 

AND THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE SNYDER WILL WRESTLE HADEN ZILLMER AT 97 KILOS IN FINAL X. ZILLMER WON THE TRIALS WITH A 5-3 CECISION OVER JONATHAN AIELLO. 

THE OTHER FINAL X MATCHUPS WILL FEATURE VITO ARUJAU VERSUS JAX FORREST AT 61 KILOS, JOEY MCKENNA AGAINST REAL WOODS AT 65 KILOS, AND WYATT HENDRICKSON FACING TRENT HILLGER AT 125 KILOS. 

FINAL X WILL BE HELD AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY JUNE 14TH. THE WRESTLERS WILL SQUARE OFF IN BEST OF THREE SERIES TO EARN A SPOT ON THE U-S WORLD TEAM THAT WILL COMPETE IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CROATIA THIS FALL.  

AT THE BIG TEN OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE PENN STATE MEN FINISHED IN 8TH PLACE AND THE PENN STATE WOMEN FINISHED IN 10TH PLACE. OREGON WON THE MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP WHILE USC TOOK THE WOMEN’S TITLE. 

IN YESTERDAY’S ACTION, 

ALLON CLAY WON THE MEN’S 800 TITLE FOR PENN STATE WITH THE NITTANY LIONS’ HANDAL ROBAN PLACING THIRD. 

FLORENCE CARON TOOK THIRD IN THE WOMEN’S 5-THOUSAND WHILE TEAMMATE KILEIGH KANE WAS 10TH. 

PENN STATE FRESHMAN JAKE PALERMO FINISHED FOURTH IN THE MEN’S 400. 

THE NITTANY LIONS’ MEN’S 4-BY-400 RELA

Y TEAM PLACED THIRD. 

PENN STATE FRESHMAN AJANI DWYER TOOK 5TH IN THE MEN’S 100. 

PENN STATE’S KILEIGH KANE WAS 6TH IN THE WOMEN’S 15-HUNDRED. 

PENN STATE FRESHMAN HANNAH RIOLO TOOK 8TH IN THE WOMEN’S HIGH JUMP. 

PENN STATE’S GABRIELLA RECCE WAS 8TH IN THE WOMEN’S POLE VAULT. 

 

ON SATURDAY, PENN STATE’S ISAAC OSIFO TOOK FIFTH IN THE MEN’S HIGH JUMP AND TEAMMATE DYLAN LAMBRECHT FINISHED SEVENTH IN THE MEN’S SHOT PUT. PENN STATE’S MADDIE ULLOM TOOK SIXTH IN THE WOMEN’S 3-THOUSAND METER STEEPLECHASE WHILE THE NITTANY LIONS’ MADDIE PITTS WAS SEVENTH IN THE HEPTATHLON. 

ON FRIDAY, PENN STATE’S FLORENCE CARON WAS THE RUNNERUP IN THE WOMEN’S  10-THOUSAND METERS WITH TEAMMATE SOPHIA TOTI FINISHING THIRD. 

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In football, ON3 first reporting on Friday that Princeton, West Virginia High four-star edge rusher Daniel Jennings will reclassify from 2026 to 2025 and enroll this summer at Penn State. 

“I’ve put on 20 pounds of muscle this off-season and have been able to maintain my speed. I feel that I accomplished everything I needed to at the high school level and I’m ready to start working towards my degree and to increase my draft stock.”

Jennings committed to Penn State last September.  He is ranked as the No. 25 edge rusher in the nation and the top player in his home state, per the 247Sports Composite rankings and chose Penn State over West Virginia and Illinois. 

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THE DISTRICT 6 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDED YESTERDAY IN ALTOONA. 

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS WON THE TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 229 POINTS TO ALTOONA’S 149. 

IN THE DOUBLE-A CHAMPIONSHIPS THE BELLEFONTE BOYS FINISHED SECOND BEHIND RICHLAND WHICH SCORED 96 POINTS. THE RED RAIDERS HAD 59 POINTS. BALD EAGLE AREA WAS 15TH, PENNS VALLEY TIED FOR 18TH AND ST. JOSEPH’S WAS 24TH. 

IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP, THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS FINISHED SECOND TO ALTOONA, 214-212. THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS WERE FOURTH. 

RICHLAND WON THE GIRLS DOUBLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH PENNS VALLEY 9TH AND  BALD EAGLE AREA 12TH. 

 

IN BOYS TRIPLE-A ACTION YESTERDAY, STATE COLLEGE WON THE 400, 1,600 AND 3,200 RELAY RACES. 

JESSE MYERS WON THE 100 AND FINISHED SECOND IN THE 200. STATE HIGH’S LANDON BASSET WAS SECOND IN THE 100 AND TEAMMATE HENRY LUSTIG WAS THIRD. 

IN THE 200, STATE COLLEGE’S HENRY LUSTIG WAS 5TH, BELLEFONTE’S KAVEN SMITH-KIRK TOOK 6TH AND THE LITTLE LIONS’ SEAMUS BABCOCK WAS 7TH. 

STATE COLLEGE’S ISAAC OPPERMANN WON THE 3200 AND STATE HIGH’S GRIFFIN SELBER TOOK THIRD. BELLEFONTE’S KAIDEN WILLIAMS AND JONATHAN GASPER FINISHED 5TH AND 6TH RESPECTIVELY. 

IN THE 100 HURDLES, ADIN YARNELL OF STATE HIGH FINISHED 5TH WITH BELLEFONTE’S LANDYN LANGILLE PLACING 7TH. 

IN THE 300 HURDLES, BELLEFONTE’S LANDYN LANGILLE WAS 6TH WITH STATE COLLEGE’S JONATHAN MOENY AND ADIN YARNELL PLACING SEVENTH AND EIGHTH RESPECTIVELY. 

IN THE 400, STATE COLLEGE’S KYLE FRITZSCHE WAS 6TH WITH TEAMMATE SPENCER NEILSON 8TH. 

IN THE 800, STATE HIGH’S OWEN COUGHLIN WAS SECOND WITH TEAMMATES RYAN CALDWELL AND STEPHEN FOWLER PLACING 4TH AND 5TH RESPECTIVELY. 

STATE COLLEGE’S NATHAN HAAS WON TITLES IN BOTH THE DISCUS AND JAVELIN WITH TEAMMATES ANDREW PAK-BLYZNIUK AND LUKE SOLBAKKEN FINSIHING 5TH AND 6TH RESPECTIVELY IN THE DISCUS AND THE LITTLE LIONS’ HENRY SMITH TAKING SECOND IN THE JAVELIN WITH BELLEFONTE’S LIAM HALTERMAN PLACING 7TH. 

MAX BODNER WON THE HIGH JUMP FOR STATE COLLEGE. SEAN SPIELVOGEL WAS 7TH. 

STATE COLLEGE’S ADAM BELL WON THE POLE VAULT WITH STATE HIGH’S SPENCER STEVENSON-PECK TAKING FOURTH AND BELLEFONTE’S MATRIX MIKLUK SIXTH. 

IN THE LONG JUMP, BELLEFONTE’S ZANE HUMMEL WAS SECOND, STATE HIGH’S LANDON BASSETT 3RD, AND BELLEFONTE’S KAVEN SMITH-KIRK 5TH.  

 

IN THE BOYS DOUBLE-A, PENNS VALLEY’S SPENCER ALTHOUSE WAS SECOND IN THE 100 WITH PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S DAMARCUS LAW THIRD. LAW ALSO TOOK SECOND IN THE 200. 

GREYSON KIMLER OF PENNS VALLEY WAS SECOND IN THE 300 HURDLES WHILE BALD EAGLE AREA’S BEAU TAYLOR WAS FOURTH. 

SAINT JOSEPH’S SEAN SEPLATO WAS 7TH IN THE 3200. 

THE PENNS VALLEY 1600 METER RELAY TEAM WAS 8TH AND THE BALD EAGLE AREA 3200 RELAY TEAM WAS 7TH., 

 

IN GIRLS TRIPLE-A ACTION, THE STATE COLLEGE 400, 1600 AND 3200 RELAY TEAMS WON GOLD. 

SARA KOCHER OF STATE COLLEGE FINISHED SECOND IN THE 100. ATHENA HELMS OF BELLEFONTE WAS 4TH AND KAMILLE PEACHEY OF STATE COLLEGE 5TH AND BRENLEY SEIDER OF STATE COLLEGE 6TH. 

SARA KOCHER WON THE 200 TITLE FOR STATE COLLEGE WITH TEAMMATE KAMILLE PEACHEY 5TH. 

CARMEN DEFELICE OF STATE HIGH WAS 5TH AND TEAMMATE ELIE EMBSER 6TH IN TEH 300 HURDLES. 

BELLEFONTE’S ALTHEA HELMS WAS 3RD IN THE 400 WITH TEAMMATE MADYSON MILLER 7TH AND STATE HIGH’S JORDYN WILSON 8TH. 

IN THE 800, STATE COLLEGE’S EVIE YOUNKIN WAS THIRD WHILE ADDISON FRY OF BELLEFONTE TOOK FOURTH. BROOKE SHELLENBERGER OF STATE COLLEGE WAS 7TH. 

DEVON JACKSON OF STATE COLLEGE WAS THE RUNNERUP IN THE 3,200. TEAMMATES CAROLYN FRANK AND JULIA BIGGER TOOK FOURTH AND FIFTH RESPECTIVELY WHILE BELLEFONTE’S NATALIE JOLLEY WAS 8TH. 

IN THE 100 HURDLES, LAUREN CRAFT OF STATE COLLEGE WAS SIXTH. 

IN THE DOUBLE-A MEET YESTERDAY, 

LEAH BRYAN OF BALD EAGLE AREA WAS 5TH IN THE 100 HURDLES. 

PENNS VALLEY’S MILA KLENA TOOK FOURTH IN THE 800. 

PENNS VALLEY’S LILLYANA SMITH WAS THIRD IN THE 3200 WHILE BALD EAGLE AREA’S REBEKAH GUENOT FINISHED 7TH. 

BALD EAGLE AREA’S 16-HUNDRED RELAY TEAM FINISHED 7TH. 

BALD EAGLE AREA’S 32-HUNDRED RELAY TEAM FINISHED 6TH,. 

BALD EAGLE AREA’S GRACE CRESTANI PLACED FOURTH IN THE SHOT PUT. 

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THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SOFTBALL TEAM AVENGED A COUPLE OF REGULAR SEASON LOSSES AND DEFEATED HUNTINGDON 7-1 IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE DISTRICT SIX DOUBLE-A PLAYOFFS YESTERDAY. THE LADY MOUNTIES PUT UP FIVE RUNS IN THE SECOND INNING AFTER GETTING SHUT OUT TWICE BY HUNTINGDON IN THE REGULAR SEASON. ALIVIA BIZZARRI SCATTERED 8 HITS GAVE UP 1 WALK AND STRUCK OUT 12 TO EARN THE WIN. SHE HELPED HER OWN CAUSE BY THE ONLY HOME RUN OF THE GAME IN THE SECOND AND FINISHED WITH A TEAM-HIGH 3 R-B-I. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IS NOW 12-8 AND WILL PLAY TOP SEEDED FOREST HILLS ON MONDAY IN THE QUARTERFINALS. 

 

OUR SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK FOR POSTSEASON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COVERAGE LOOKS LIKE THIS. 

ON MONDAY, WE’LL HAVE THE PENNS VALLEY AT BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL GAME IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINALS. 

ON WEDNESDAY, WE’LL HAVE COVERAGE OF STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL VERSUS MIFFLIN COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT 6 SIX-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. MIFFLIN COUNTY EDGED ALTOONA 3-2 IN THE SEMIFINALS YESTERDAY WHILE THE TOP SEEDED LITTLE LIONS HAD A BYE. THE LITTLE LIONS WILL FACE MIFFLIN COUNTY AT 4PM WEDNESDAY AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE LIVE UPDATES OF STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL VERSUS ALTOONA NEXT WEDNESDAY WITH THAT DISTRICT 6 6-A TITLE GAME SET FOR A 4:30 START AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS. 

ON THURSDAY, WE’LL HAVE THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM’S DISTRICT 6 QUAD-A TITLE GAME AGAINST JUNIATA FROM MIFFLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STARTING AT 4 O’CLOCK. AND WE WILL HAVE LIVE UPDATES THAT AFTERNOON OF THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM’S DISTRICT 6 QUAD-A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP WITH JUNIATA. THAT GAME WILL START AT 4:30 AT MIFFLIN COUNTY. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM EARNED A 7-1 WIN OVER XAVIER YESTERDAY AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. MATT MALONEY HAD FOUR HITS INCLUDING A TWO-RUN DOUBLE TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK. THREE PENN STATE PITCHERS COMBINED TO HOLD XAVIER TO ONE RUN ON FOUR HITS AS THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 30-21 ON THE SEASON. THE TWO TEAMS WILL PLAY AGAIN TONIGHT AT 6PM AT FNB FIELD IN HARRISBURG. THEN, PENN STATE WILL WRAP UP THE SERIES AND ITS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE WITH THE SENIOR DAY GAME AT ONE O’CLOCK SATURDAY AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. PENN STATE WILL THEN ADVANCE TO THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT AND WILL OPEN UP WITH POOL PLAY NEXT WEEK.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WILL PLAY NOTRE DAME SUNDAY IN THE NCAA QUARTERFINALS. THE NITTANY LIONS AND FIGHTING IRISH WILL PLAY AT 12 NOON IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND WITH THE WINNER ADVANCING TO THE FINAL FOUR. 

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PENN STATE WILL BE COMPETING IN THE BIG TEN OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN EUGENE, OREGON TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

 

THE U-S FREESTYLE WRESTLING WORLD TEAM TRIALS BEGIN TODAY IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY AND RUN THROUGH TOMORROW.  

AT 65 KILOS, RECENT PENN STATE GRAD BEAU BARTLETT IS THE 6 SEED AND WILL FACE BO BASSETT IN THE QUARTERFINALS. PENN STATE RECRUIT MARCUS BLAZE IS THE 8 SEED AND WILL WRESTLE CARTER YOUNG IN THE OPENING ROUND. 

AT 70 KILOS, PENN STATE RECRUIT PJ DUKE IS THE 2 SEED AND WILL FACE THE WINNER OF A BOUT BETWEEN ANTRELL TAYLOR AND JACKSON ARRINGTON IN THE QUARTERFINALS. 

AT 79 KILOS, PENN STATE SENIOR-TO-BE LEVI HAINES IS THE TOP SEED AND IS INTO THE SEMIFINALS. 

AT 86 KILOS, THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE DAKE IS THE TOP SEED AND HAS A BYE INTO THE SEMIFINALS. CARTER STAROCCI WHO JUST WRAPPED UP HIS PENN STATE CAREER IS THE THREE SEED AND WILL FACE SECOND SEEDED CHANCE MARSTELLER IN THE SEMIFINALS. 

PENN STATE WRESTLER JOSH BARR, WHO WILL BE A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE NEXT SEASON, IS THE TOP SEED AT 92 KILOS AND WILL BE IN THE SEMIFINALS. 

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Penn State softball garnered a quartet of placements on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Northeast Region Teams, with three student-athletes landing second team laurels and an additional performer securing third team accolades.                                                Senior third baseman Maddie Gordon, sophomore designated player Brooke Klosowicz and fifth-year first baseman Meagan Ricks landed second team honors, while senior right fielder Haylie Brunson turned in a third team appointment following the NFCA’s announcement. 

 

Penn State women’s ice hockey graduate forward Tiffany Hill inked a professional contract with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) on Friday morning.          Hill played her graduate season for the Nittany Lions, totaling 11 points on a career-high 10 assists and one goal. Additionally, the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native set new career bests in shots (79) and plus/minus (+9).  

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AT THE DISTRICT 6 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS YESTERDAY…

IN TRIPLE-A GIRLS ACTION….

IN THE POLE VAULT, VICTORIA SCHELLENBERG WON THE TITLE. STELLA ROOS OF STATE COLLEGE WAS THE RUNNERUP. STATE HIGH’S CLARE BAKER FINISHED FIFTH. 

SAN ABDULLAH OF STATE COLLEGE TOOK THE TRIPLE JUMP TITLE. WITH TEAMMATE IZABEL SEKHON FINISHING SECOND. STATE COLLEGE’S AINSLEY LAWS WAS SEVENTH. 

STATE HIGH’S LYDIA TATE WAS THE RUNNERUP  IN THE SHOT PUT. TEAMMATE ALYSSA LIPSKI FINISHED FOURTH. BELLEFONTE’S MADISON MILLER WAS FIFTH. 

IN THE TRIPLE-A GIRLS 1600, STATE HIGH’S EVIE YOUNKIN TOOK THIRD AND TEAMMATE DEVYANI WADHIA WAS FOURTH. 

IN TRIPLE-A BOYS ACTION….

STATE COLLEGE’S ANDREW PAK-BLYZNIUK WON THE SHOT PUT TITLE. CJ CLEMONS OF STATE COLLEGE FINISHED THIRD. 

ZANE HUMMEL OF BELLEFONTE WAS THE RUNNERUP IN THE TRIPLE JUMP. 

STATE HIGH’S ISAAC OPPERMAN WAS THE RUNNERUP IN THE 1600 AND THE LITTLE LIONS’ OWEN COUGHLIN WAS THIRD. 

AND STATE HIGH’S JESSE MYERS WON THE PRELIMS IN BOTH THE 100 AND 200.  

IN GIRLS DOUBLE-A ACTION….

GRACE CRESTANI OF BALD EAGLE AREA WAS 8TH IN THE DISCUS. 

IN BOYS DOUBLE-A ACTION…

BALD EAGLE AREA’S KAIDEN GATES FINISHED FOURTH IN THE HIGH JUMP. WITH PENNS VALLEY’S NOAH PATEL FINISHING 8TH. 

BALD EAGLE AREA’S KYLE UBERTI PLACED FIFTH IN THE POLE VAULT. 

ACTION CONTINUES AND THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL WRAP UP TODAY. 

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THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SOFTBALL TEAM WILL OPEN UP DISTRICT 6 TOURNAMENT ACTION TODAY. THE LADY MOUNTIES ARE THE 9 SEED AND WILL PLAY AT 8TH SEEDED HUNTINGDON. FIRST PITCH IS SCHEDULED FOR 4 O’CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.  THE WINNER WILL FACE TOP SEEDED FOREST HILLS ON MONDAY. 

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The Penn State baseball team hosts Xavier for its final series of the 2025 regular season. The series begins on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. On Friday, PSU and Xavier battle at FNB Field, home of the Harrisburg Senators, at 6 p.m. The series concludes on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park with a pregame Senior Day celebration.   Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 29-21 this season (15-15 Big Ten) after winning its series at Rutgers last weekend but falling on Tuesday against Pitt.  Xavier, coached by Billy O’Conner, is 30-23 this season (14-7 Big Ten) after taking one of three games at Creighton last weekend.

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THE PRESEEDS FOR THE SENIOR WORLD TEAM FREESTYLE WRESTLING TRIALS. RECENT PENN STATE GRAD BEAU BARTLETT IS THE SIX SEED AT 65 KILOS WHILE INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMAN MARCUS BLAZE IS THE EIGHT SEED. 

AT 70 KILOS, PENN STATE RECRUIT PJ DUKE IS THE TWO SEED . 

PENN STATE SENIOR-TO-BE LEVI HAINES IS THE NUMBER ONE SEED AT 79 KILOS AND NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB MEMBER KYLE DAKE IS THE NUMBER ONE SEED AT 86 KILOS. CARTER STAROCCI, WHO JUST WON HIS UNPRECEDENTED FIFTH NATIONAL TITLE FOR PENN STATE IS THE THREE SEED AT 86 KILOS. 

PENN STATE’S JOSH BARR WHO WAS THE NCAA RUNNERUP AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN THIS PAST MARCH IS THE NUMBER ONE SEED AT 92 KILOS. 

THE TRIALS GET UNDERWAY TOMORROW AND CONCLUDE SATURDAY IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.  

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The Penn State men’s basketball team will face Providence in the 2025 Hall of Fame Showcase on November 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., as announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Wednesday afternoon. The Penn State vs. Providence game will be part of a doubleheader that will also feature Boston University vs. Harvard.    Details surrounding game time and broadcast information will be announced at a later date. Tickets for the 2025 Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase will go on sale Friday, September 5, via Ticketmaster and on sale at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office starting Saturday, September 6. "We’re excited for the opportunity to bring our team to the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut to face a strong Providence team,” said Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades. “This will be our second-straight year competing in a Hall of Fame event, and we know it will be a first-class experience for our group. The game will challenge our team early in the season and allow our fans and alumni in the Northeast region the chance to see us play in a fun college basketball environment.”  The Nittany Lions and Friars will meet for the fourth time in program history and the first time since 2012. Penn State owns a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams, including a 55-52 overtime win in the 2012 Puerto Rico Tip-Off and a 69-59 victory in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament.        

 

Inside Lacrosse announces 2025 All-Americans with four Nittany Lions on the list. Hunter Aquino highlights the group, securing second team honors while Matt Traynor, Alex Ross and Kevin Parnham earn honorable mention. The same squad also garnered USA Lacrosse All-American honors as announced by the organization last week. Freshman standout Aquino is tabbed a second team All-American, continuing his regular success into the postseason as the Nittany Lions advance through the NCAA Tournament. After collecting six Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, a new program record, he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

 

AND PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE GOALIE JACK FRACYON HAS SIGNED WITH THE CALIFORNIA REDWOODS OF THE PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGE. FRACYON HAS 130 SAVES AND A.492 SAVE PERCENTAGE THIS SEASON. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE PREPARING FOR SUNDAY’S NCAA QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP WITH NOTRE DAME AT 12 NOON IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. 

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THE DISTRICT SIX TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE SUPPOSED TO GET UNDERWAY YESTERDAY. INSTEAD, THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL NOW BE HELD TODAY AND TOMORROW AT MANSION PARK IN ALTOONA. 

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THE DISTRICT SIX BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS GET UNDERWAY THIS WEEK. THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM IS THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE 6-A FIELD AND WILL FACE THE WINNER OF THURSDAY’S GAME BETWEEN SECOND-SEEDED ALTOONA AND THIRD-SEEDED MIFFLIN COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT 6 TITLE GAME A WEEK FROM TODAY, ON MAY 21ST AT FOUR O’CLOCK AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS. 

IN THE FOUR-A BASEBALL TOUNRAMENT IT WILL BE TOP SEEDED BELLEFONTE AND SECOND SEEDED JUNIATA PLAYING FOR THE TITLE A WEEK FROM TOMORROW ON MAY 22ND IN A 4 O’CLOCK START AT MIFFLIN COUNTY. 

IN THE TRIPLE-A BASEBALL TOURNAMENT, PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IS THE FIVE SEED IN A NINE-TEAM FIELD. THE MOUNTIES WILL VISIT FOURTH-SEEDED TYRONE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 4. 

 

IN THE DISTRICT SIX SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS, STATE COLLEGE IS THE TOP SEED IN THE 6-A BRACKET AND WILL PLAY SECOND SEEDED ALTOONA FOR THE TITLE A WEEK FROM TODAY AT 5 O’CLOCK AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS. 

BELLEFONTE IS THE TOP SEED IN THE 4-A TOURNAMENT AND WILL PLAY SECOND SEEDED JUNIATA ON THURSDAY, MAY 22ND AT 4:30 AT MIFFLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. 

 

IN THE TRIPLE-A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, BALD EAGLE AREA IS THE TWO SEED AND WILL HOST 7TH-SEED PENNS VALLEY MONDAY IN THE QUARTERFINALS AT 4PM. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IS THE NINE-SEED AND WILL PLAY AT 8TH-SEEDED HUNTINGDON TOMORROW AT 4 O’CLOCK FOR A BERTH IN THE QUARTERFINALS NEXT MONDAY AGAINST TOP SEEDED FOREST HILLS. 

 

IN BOYS LACROSSE, State College (15-3 overall and 15-1 in the Commonwealth) will play a District 6/10 subregional final game against a team to be determined on Tuesday, May 27.

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO PITT, 15-1 AT PNC PARK YESTERDAY.  RYAN WEINGARTNER PROVIDED A LITTLE GOOD NEW FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. HE HOMERED FOR PENN STATE’S ONLY RUN AND HE ALSO HAD A STOLEN BASE IN THE FIRST INNING. THAT WAS HIS 28TH STEAL OF THE SEASON AND THAT SETS A PENN STATE RECORD. THE PANTHERS PUT UP FIVE RUNS IN THE SECOND, FIVE RUNS IN THE FIFTH AND FIVE RUNS IN THE SIXTH TO PUT THE GAME AWAY. PENN STATE FALLS TO 29-21 ON THE SEASON WHILE PITT IMPROVES TO 27-23 ON THE YEAR. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A THREE-GAME SERIES AGAINST XAVIER STARTING THURSDAY AT 5:30. TOMORROW AND SATURDAY’S REGULAR SEASON FINALE AT ONE O’CLOCK WILL BE PLAYED AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT FNB IN HARRISBURG AT SIX. 

MOST BIG TEN TEAMS WILL FINISH UP WITH CONFERENCE SERIES THIS WEEKEND. PENN STATE IS CURRENTLY 8TH WITH THE TOP 12 TEAMS MAKING THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT WHICH WILL START WITH POOL PLAY NEXT TUESDAY. 

 

EARLIER THIS WEEK, PENN STATE FRESHMAN PITCHER CHARLIE MAU ANNOUNCED HE INTENDS TO ENTER THE TRANSFER PORTAL. THE LEFTHANDER DID NOT MAKE AN APPEARANCE IN A GAME THIS SEASON AND THE PITTSBURGH NATIVE HAS FOUR SEASONS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. 

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PENN STATE FOOTBALL PICKED UP ANOTHER WIDE RECEIVER THIS WEEK. FOUR-STAR WIDE RECEIVER DAVION BROWN  ANNOUNCED ON “X” THAT HE IS COMMITTED TO THE NITTANY LIONS. THE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA NATIVE HAD 42 CATCHES FOR  946 YARDS AND 10 TOUCHDOWNS IN 8 GAMES AS A JUNIOR LAST SEASON. BROWN IS THIRD RECEIVER IN PENN STATE’S 2026 RECRUITING CLASS WHICH NOW RANKS FOURTH IN THE NATION BY 247 SPORTS. 

 

NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB MEMBER KYLE SNYDER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION. THE ARREST WAS MADE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO FRIDAY AS PART OF A PROSTITUTION STING OPERATION BY COLUMBUS POLICE THAT RESULTED IN 16 MEN BEING ARRESTED. SNYDER IS A THREE-TIME OLYMPIAN WHO WON GOLD AND SILVER AND IS A SEVEN-TIME WORLD MEDALIST AND WAS A THREE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION AT OHIO STATE. SNYDER HAS A COURT DATE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 19TH. 

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IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, CENTER GRACIE MERKLE HAS ANNOUNCED SHE WILL RETURN TO PENN STATE NEXT SEASON. SHE WITHDREW HER NAME FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL. THE 6’6’ CENTER WILL BE A REDSHIRT JUNIOR NEXT SEASON. SHE AVERAGED 15.5 POINTS AND 8.6 REBOUNDS PER GAME FOR THE LADY LIONS THIS PAST SEASON. HER EFFORTS EARNED HER ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION ACCOLADES. 

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FORMER PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER MILES GOODMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SIX MISDEMEANOR COUNTS. PENN STATE POLICE ALLEGE THE 19-YEAR-OLD GOODMAN SECRETLY RECORDED SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS WITH A WOMAN AND THEN SHOWED THE VIDEOS TO OTHERS. GOODMAN WAS A FRESHMAN AT PENN STATE THIS PAST SEASON AND APPEARED IN 13 GAMES. HE ENTERED THE TRANSFER PORTAL BACK IN MARCH AND HAS REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO PLAY AT OREGON NEXT SEASON. GOODMAN HAS A PRELIMINARY HEARING SCHEDULED ON JUNE 11TH. 

 

SIX-YEAR NFL VETERAN AMANI ORUWARIYE HAS SIGNED A DEAL WITH THE TENNESSEE TITANS ACCORDING TO ESPN. ORUWARIYE WAS INITIALLY DRAFTED BY THE DETROIT LIONS OUT OF PENN STATE IN 2019.  OVER THE COURSE OF HIS SIX SEASONS, THE CORNERBACK HAS RECORDED 10 INTERCEPTIONS AND HAS MADE 40 CAREER STARTS. 

 

DEFENSIVE TACK DVON J-THOMAS FROM PENN STATE HAS REPORTEDLY AGREED TO A THREE-YEAR DEAL WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANNEERS. IN 58 GAMES AT PENN STATE, J-THOMAS RECORDED 94 TACKES, 2 1/2 SACKS AND 13 1/2 TACKLES FOR A LOSS. HE IS THE FIFTH UNDRAFTED PENN STATER TO SIGN A FREE AGENT DEAL THIS YEAR.  

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THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM SHUTOUT CLEARFIELD YESTERDAY 11-0.  RILEY SANTOSTEFANO WENT 3-FOR-4 AND DROVE IN THREE RUNS TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK. ADRIENNE MASULLO TOSSED A FIVE-INNING TWO-HITTER TO PICK UP THE VICTORY. BELLEFONTE IS NOW 14-2.  

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TYRONE TOPPED THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM YESTERDAY, 4-1.  KALEB IRION HAD THE EAGLES’ RBI WHILE TEAGUN RUNKLE HAD A COUPLE OF HITS. THE EAGLES FALL TO 4-15.  

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PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL PICKED UP A 9-1 VICTORY OVER CENTRAL YESTERDAY.  THE LADY RAMS ARE 9-5.  

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THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SOFTBALL TEAM ROLLED TO A 15-0 WIN OVER BISHOP GUILFOYLE YESTERDAY.  THE LADY MOUNTIES ARE NOW 11-6.  ADDY JARRETT AND MORGAN VAUGHN EACH KNOCKED IN THREE RUNS FOR PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA. 

CENTRAL SHUT OUT THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM 10-0 AS THE RAMS FALL TO 1-19 ON THE SEASON.  

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THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA BASEBALL TEAM BLANKED BISHOP GUILFOYLE 13-0.  ARCHER BAUGHMAN HAD THREE RBI AND PARKER LAMB KNOCKED IN TWO MORE AND THE MOUNTIES ARE NOW 13-4.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM DEFEATED COLGATE 13-11 IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT SATURDAY EVENING, PENN STATE SCORED THE FINAL THREE GOALS OF THE GAME TO FINALLY PULL OUT THE VICTORY. REID GILLS WON 21 OF THE 28 FACE-OFFS AND LIAM MATTHEWS SCORED FOUR GOALS TO LEAD PENN STATE. MATT TRAYNOR ADDED THREE GOALS AND ETHAN LONG HAD A GOAL AND THREE ASSISTS. PENN STATE IMPROVES TO 11-4 ON THE SEASON. THE FIFTH-SEEDED NITTANY LIONS WILL FACE NOTRE DAME  IN THE QUARTERFINALS SUNDAY AT NOON IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. THE FIGHTING IRISH KNOCKED OFF FOURTH-SEEDED OHIO STATE OVER THE WEEKEND, 15-6.  

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM WON THEIR SERIES WITH RUTGERS THIS WEEKEND.  

THE NITTANY LIONS WON THE OPENING GAME OF THE SERIES FRIDAY NIGHT, 7-5 AS JACK PORTER KNOCKED IN THE GO-AHEAD RUNS WITH A TWO-RUN DOUBLE IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH. AND PENN STATE TOOK THE SECOND GAME SATURDAY NIGHT 11-7 AS JACK PORTER HOMERED TWICE AND PENN STATE JUMPED OUT ON TOP WITH A SEVEN-RUN SECOND INNING. RUTGERS SALVAGED THE FINAL GAME OF THE SERIES YESTERDAY, 9-6.  PENN STATE HAD A 5-2 LEAD IN YESTERDAY’S GAME BEFORE THE SCARLET KNIGHTS RALLIED. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 29-20 OVERALL, 15-15 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

The Nittany Lions return to PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, on Tuesday to take on Pitt at 6 p.m.                                                            

Penn State finishes the regular season with a three-game series against Xavier, beginning on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Friday’s game, at 6 p.m., will be played at FNB Field in Harrisburg. Saturday’s Senior Day game will start at 1 p.m.

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO HAZLETON SATURDAY, 9-1.  THE LITTLE LIONS FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 10-11.  

TYRONE TOPPED THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM SATURDAY 12-5.  THE RAMS ARE NOW 1-18 AND WILL HEAD TO MARTINSBURG TODAY (MONDAY) TO TAKE ON CENTRAL AT 4:30. THE DRAGONS ARE 14-5. 

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM WILL HOST CLEARFIELD TODAY AT 4:30.  THE RED RAIDERS ARE 9-8 WHILE THE BISON ARE 9-9.  

THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM WILL HOST TYRONE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE AT 4:30.  

THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA BASEBALL TEAM WILL VISIT BISHOP GUILFOYLE THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:30.  

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL VISIT CLEARFIELD THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:30.  THE LADY RED RAIDERS ARE 13-2 WHILE THE LADY BISON ARE 6-11.  

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM WILL HOST TYRONE AT 4 O’CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. B-E-A IS 14-3 WHILE TYRONE IS 8-6.  

THE PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL TEAM IS 8-5 AND WILL HOST 6-13 CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:30.  

THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SOFTBALL TEAM WILL HOST BISHOP GUILFOYLE TODAY AT 4.  THE LADY MOUNTIES ARE 10-6 WHILE B-G COMES IN AT 1-12.  

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THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM MADE THE LONG TRIP TO EASTON AND EARNED A 7-2 VICTORY YESTERDAY. THE LITTLE LIONS EVEN THEIR RECORD AT 10-10.  

 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM DROPPED A 5-2 CONTEST TO BISHOP GUILFOYLE YESTERDAY. THE EAGLES ARE 4-14.  

 

THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA BASEBALL TEAM PICKED UP A 6-4 WIN OVER CENTRAL CAMBRIA YESTERDAY.  FISCHER WHITE DROVE IN FOUR RUNS FOR THE MOUNTIES. LUCAS PETERSON HAD TWO R-B-I. THE MOUNTIES ARE NOW 12-4.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM DOWNED DUBOIS YESTERDAY, 5-3.  DUBOIS HAD A 3-0 LEAD GOING INTO THE FIFTH BUT AN INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN FROM SADIE RIPKA GOT THINGS STARTED FOR BELLEFONTE. JAYLEE LOSE HAD A TWO-RUN HOMER AND THEN BELLEFONTE SCORED TWICE IN THE SEVENTH TO PULL OUT THE VICTORY. BELLEFONTE IS NOW 13-2.  THE J-V GAME ENDED IN A SCORELESS TIE.  

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THE HUNTINGDON SOFTBALL TEAM WON A PITCHER’S DUAL OVER PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA YESTERDAY, 1-0.  ALIVIA BIZZARRI GAVE UP ONE UNEARNED RUN IN THE FIRST AND HELD HUNTINGDON TO FIVE HITS. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA ALSO HAD FIVE HITS BUT COULD NOT GET A RUN ACROSS.  THE LADY MOUNTIES ARE NOW 9-6.  

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The Penn State men’s volleyball season came to an end Thursday with a hard-fought 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23) loss to No. 2 Hawaii in the quarterfinal round of the National Collegiate Championship at Ohio State’s Covelli Center. The Nittany Lions, who made their 35th appearance in the national tournament, closed the season at 15-16.

Will Kuhns made the most of his last match as a Nittany Lion, hitting .421 with 11 kills, nine digs, and one ace. In his lone season as a full-time starter the graduate outside hitter led the team in kills (330) and aces (37). He ranked second on the team in kills/set (3.14), digs (140), and digs/set (1.33).

Matthew Luoma joined Kuhns in double-digits as he led all players in the match with 17 kills in addition to five blocks. Sean Harvey came off the bench and finished with eight kills.

Hawaii, the champion out of the Big West, improved to 27-5 overall and will play third-seeded UCLA in the NC Semifinal on Saturday.

 

HAYLIE BRUNSON HAD PENN STATE’S ONLY RBI AS THE THE NITTANY LION SOFTBALL TEAM DROPPED A 9-1 DECISION TO NEBRASKA IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS. PENN STATE FINISHES THE YEAR WITH A RECORD OF 25-27.  

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USA Lacrosse released its 2025 All-Americans with representation from four Penn State men’s Lacrosse players. Senior attackman Matt Traynor highlights the list on the second team, junior defender Alex Ross lands on third team and senior defender Kevin Parnham and freshman midfielder Hunter Aquino are tabbed as honorable mentions. Traynor adds All-American to his lengthy list of awards this season including Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, first team All-Big Ten, Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American and Tewaaraton Top 25 Nominee. The senior captain leads the conference in points per game and ranks 22nd in the country (4.08). Traynor guides the Penn State offense in points with 49 and in goals with 33.   

The Nittany Lions continue NCAA Tournament play Saturday, hosting Colgate in a 5 PM start at Panzer Stadium.  

 

Penn State women’s lacrosse earned three spots on the USA Lacrosse All-American list, the publication announced Thursday evening. Seniors Ellie Hollin and Lauren Saltz, along with junior Erika Ho all were named honorable mentions.

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. The points number matched her point tallies from her sophomore and junior seasons combined. Saltz caused six turnovers and vacuumed 21 ground balls. A staple in the draw rotation, the Westminster, Maryland, native secured 41 wins for the Blue and White.

Ho is one of the nation’s top draw takers and has developed into a lethal shooter this season. The Frankfort, Illinois, native won 112 draw controls in her breakout season, becoming just the third Nittany Lion to eclipse the 100 wins mark. Ho ranks 23rd nationally in draw controls per game, averaging 7.00. The tally ranks fourth in the Big Ten. Outside the draw circle, Ho leads the Nittany Lions in goals (46), points (56), free-position goals (14), game-winning goals (3), and ranks third on the team in ground balls (26). Her goals per game mark (2.88) ranks top five in the Big Ten.

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THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM PULLED OUT A 7-5 WIN IN 8 INNINGS AT CENTRAL DAUPHIN YESTERDAY.  SEBASTIAN RHOADES DROVE IN THE WINNING RUNS WITH A TWO-RUN SINGLE IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH. RHOADES FINISHED THE DAY GOING 3-FOR-4 WITH THREE RBI. KELLEN WILLIAMS AND CAM MACHTINGER EACH DROVE IN A PAIR OF RUNS FOR STATE HIGH AS THE LITTLE LIONS IMPROVE TO 9-10 ON THE SEASON. STATE HIGH WILL VISIT EASTON TODAY AT 4.  

 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM WAS SHUT OUT BY SOMERSET YESTERDAY, 6-0. THE EAGLES FALL TO 4-13 ON THE SEASON. BALD EAGLE WILL VISIT BISHOP GUILFOYLE THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:30.  

THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA BASEBALL TEAM HOME WITH CENTRAL CAMBRIA TODAY AT 4:30.  THE MOUNTIES ARE 11-4.  

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THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM HOSTS TYRONE IN ITS FINAL HOME GAME OF THE SEASON THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:30.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST A HEARTBREAKER IN THE FIRST OF A DOUBLEHEADER YESTERDAY TO CENTRAL DAUPHIN 6-5 AND THEN FELL 5-0 IN THE SECOND GAME. IN THE FIRST GAME, JESS HAWBAKER HAD AN RBI IN THE TOP OF THE 7TH TO GIVE STATE HIGH THE 5-4 LEAD BUT CENTRAL DAUPHIN SCORED TWO RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE INNING FOR THE WALK-OFF VICTORY. STATE HIGH IS NOW 10-7 AND WILL VISIT DUBOIS TOMORROW. 

 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM CLOBBERED SOMERSET 16-0 YESTERDAY. MAELEE YODER AND RAELEE REPASKY EACH DROVE IN THREE RUNS FOR THE LADY EAGLES. SIERRA ALBRIGHT TOSSED A COMPLETE-GAME TWO-HITTER WITH 11 STRIKEOUTS AND NO WALKS. BALD EAGLE IS NOW 12-3 AND WILL BE AT BISHOP GUILFOYLE TODAY AT 4:30. 

 

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM IS 12-2 AND WILL VISIT DUBOIS THIS AFTERNOON AT 4 O’CLOCK. 

THE PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL TEAM WILL VISIT TYRONE AT 4:30 TODAY. THE LADY RAMS ARE 6-5 ON THE YEAR. 

THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SOFTBALL TEAM IS 9-5 ON THE SEASON AND WILL VISIT HUNTINGDON TODAY AT 4 O’CLOCK.   

 

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THE 11TH-SEEDED PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM KNOCKED OFF SIXTH-SEEDED IOWA IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS YESTERDAY, 6-2.  MICHELA BARBANENTE  AND MEAGAN RICKS HIT HOME RUNS. MADY VOLPE AND ABIGAIL BRITTON COMBINED TO HOLD IOWA TO TWO RUNS ON FIVE HITS. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL NOW FACE THIRD-SEEDED NEBRASKA THIS MORNING AT 11 IN THE QUARTERFINALS IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.  

IN THE OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY, INDIANA TOOK OUT WASHINGTON 2-0, MICHIGAN SLIPPED PAST WISCONSIN 3-2 AND HOST PURDUE UPSET NORTHWESTERN 4-2 PUTTING SOME REAL DOUBT IN NORTHWESTERN’S CHANCES OF MAKING THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. 

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Class of 2025 guard Reggie Grodin announced his commitment to Penn State men’s basketball on Wednesday. The Larchmont, New York, native does not warrant a rating by any of the recruiting services. Grodin played his high school basketball at The Newman School in Boston where he played in 40 games, averaging 10.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.

Grodin was originally set to play for Fordham in November but renounced his commitment on April 28. Other than Fordham, he had offers from George Washington, Colgate, Elon, Cornell, and Stony Brook. He also competed for the U.S. U16 team at the 2022 Maccabi Games where he earned the gold medal.

He joins Penn State’s 2025 recruiting class that includes the likes of four-star guard Kayden Mingo, three-star forward Mason Blackwood, three-star center Justin Hauser, and 7-foot Croatian center Ivan Juric.

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Penn State men’s basketball is hiring former Rice head coach Scott Pera as the team’s general manager, according to Jeff Goodman. Pera spent three years as an assistant coach for Mike Rhoades with the Owls before being promoted to head coach, a role he held for seven years.

As head coach, Pera went 96-127 and led Rice to two winning seasons. He was fired following the 2023-24 season.

A graduate of Penn State Harrisburg, Pera has also had coaching stops at Elizabethtown College, Arizona State, and Penn. He also had multiple high school coaching roles, including being James Harden’s coach at Artesia High School

 

Penn State women’s volleyball has added another member to its 2025 recruiting class.

Florida transfer Kennedy Martin, a 2024 AVCA First-Team All-American, announced her commitment to the Nittany Lions via Instagram Wednesday morning.               

As a sophomore last season, the 6’6″ outside hitter led the nation in points per set with 6.28 behind 5.57 kills per set on a .362 hitting percentage.

Martin was a two-time All-SEC and All-American selection with the Gators and was a 2024 AVCA National Player of the Year Semifinalist.               

After entering the portal six days ago, Martin became the third player to transfer to Penn State ahead of next season, joining Ohio State’s Emmi Sellman and Saint Louis’ Addie Lyon. A group of five freshmen will also join the team. Martin will join Penn State with two years of eligibility remaining.

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THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO CUMBERLAND VALLEY YESTERDAY, 6-2. KELLEN WILLIAMS HOMERED AND JAKE HALL HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND AN RBI FOR STATE HIGH WHICH FALLS TO 7-10 ON THE SEASON. THE LITTLE LIONS WILL VISIT CENTRAL DAUPHIN THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:15. 

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THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM SHUT OUT PENNS VALLEY 11-0 YESTERDAY. CALEB AUMAN HAD A PAIR OF HITS AND DROVE IN THREE RUNS TO LEAD THE RED RAIDERS’ OFFENSE.  BELLEFONTE IS NOW 9-8 WHILE PENNS VALLEY IS 1-16 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO CENTRAL 10-3 YESTERDAY. KALEB IRION WENT 3-FOR-4 WITH AN R-B-I FOR THE EAGLES. B-E-A IS NOW 4-12 AND WILL VISIT SOMERSET THIS AFTERNOON.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL DROPPED A 9-2 CONTEST TO CUMBERLAND VALLEY YESTERDAY. ADDISON HARPSTER GOT THE START ON THE MOUND FOR STATE COLLEGE AND ALSO HAD A TRIPLE IN THE LOSS. STATE HIGH IS NOW 10-5 ON THE SEASON. STATE COLLEGE WILL HOST CENTRAL DAUPHIN IN A DOUBLEHEADER STARTING AT 2 THIS AFTERNOON.  

 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM DEFEATED CENTRAL 7-1 YESTERDAY. THE LADY EAGLES GOT A TWO-RUN HOMER FROM TAYLOR HABOVICK AND IMPROVE TO 11-3 ON THE SEASON. 

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM HAS PICKED UP ONE OF THE TOP LINEBACKERS AVAILABLE IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL. AMARE CAMPBELL HAS COMMITTED TO THE NITTANY LIONS AFTER RECORDING 90 TACKLES AND RECORDING 7.5 SACKS AND AN INTERCEPTION OVER THE LAST TWO SEASONS AT NORTH CAROLINA. CAMPBELL IS A VIRGINIA NATIVE AND HAS TWO YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING.  247 SPORTS HAD CAMPBELL RATED AS THE 8TH BEST LINEBACKER AVAILABLE IN THE PORTAL.   

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ESPN IS REPORTING THAT THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS PICKED UP A COMMITMENT FROM 7-FOOT CROATIAN CENTER IVAN JURIC. HE AVERAGED 14.4 POINTS AND 5.9 REBOUNDS IN SEVEN GAMES IN THE UNDER-18 FIBA EUROBASKET TOURNAMENT LAST SUMMER. JURIC GIVES PENN STATE ITS NINTH SCHOLARSHIP PLAYER ON THE ROSTER FOR NEXT SEASON. 

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM OPENS UP BIG TEN TOURNAMENT ACTION TODAY AGAINST IOWA WITH FIRST PITCH AT 11 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING AT B ITTINGER STADIUM AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY. THE NITTANY LIONS GO IN AS THE NUMBER 11 SEED WHILE THE HAWKEYES ARE THE SIXTH SEED. THE WINNER OF TODAY’S GAME WILL FACE THIRD SEEDED NEBRASKA IN THE QUARTERFINALS TOMORROW.   

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PENN STATE LACROSSE PLAYERS MATT TRAYNOR AND KEVIN PARNHAM WERE BOTH SELECTED IN THE PREMEIR LACROSSE LEAGUE DRAFT LAST NIGHT. TRAYNOR WAS TAKEN WITH THE SIXTH OVERALL PICK IN THE OPENING ROUND BY THE NEW YORK ATLAS WHILE PARNHAM WENT IN THE FOURTH ROUND TO THE DENVER OUTLAWS. 

Fans attending the men’s lacrosse NCAA First Round game on Saturday, May 10 at 5 p.m., should park in the Jordan East lot, Lot 83 and the Orange H lots. To access Jordan East, use Porter Road or University Drive. To access Lot 83 and Orange H lots, use Porter Road and turn onto Hastings Road which is just below the outdoor track. Tailgating is NOT permitted in any of the parking lots. Please use any open grass area. Due to Penn State Commencement, there is no charge for parking, but fans are asked to park in lot 83 and Orange H to avoid Commencement traffic. The fifth seeded Nittany Lions will take on Colgate in the opening round Saturday at Panzer Stadium. 

 

Penn State student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and surpass Division I national averages, according to Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released today by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA reported 23 Penn State teams, including all 14 women’s programs, earned perfect APR scores of 1,000 during the 2023-24 academic year. The teams earning a perfect single-year APR are men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s fencing, women’s fencing, field hockey, men’s golf, women’s golf, women’s gymnastics, men’s hockey, women’s hockey, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming & diving, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, women’s track & field, men’s volleyball, women’s volleyball and wrestling.                                        In addition, 11 Penn State squads earned Public Recognition Award from the NCAA, which recognizes the top 10 percent APR teams in each sport: baseball, women’s cross country, women’s fencing, field hockey, women’s golf, women’s gymnastics, men’s hockey, women’s swimming & diving, men’s tennis, women’s track & field and men’s volleyball.

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In men's volleyball, Penn State’s Ryan Merk was named an AVCA honorable mention All-American on Monday. The redshirt junior libero helped the Nittany Lions win the EIVA Tournament and earn an automatic bid to the National Collegiate Championship for the third-consecutive season.                       

Merk was a second-team All-American in 2024 and now has two honorable mention accolades as he adds this year’s to the one he earned as a redshirt freshman in 2023. He is the first Penn State libero to earn three All-America honors since Dennis Del Valle won four from 2008-11.       

Merk has averaged 1.96 digs/set while helping hold opponents to .270 hitting through 30 matches this season. He has recorded double-digit digs eight times, including a season-high 15 in a five-set win at George Mason. Penn State, the seventh-seeded team in the National Collegiate Championship, advanced to the quarterfinal round with a 3-0 sweep over Daemen on Friday in a match that saw Merk lead all players with nine digs. The Nittany Lions now play second-seeded Hawaii on Thursday at Ohio State’s Covelli Center.

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Former Boston University All-American and U.S. Olympian Ally Hammel has been named assistant coach for the Penn State Field Hockey Team. Hammel rounds out head coach Lisa Bervinchak Love’s staff as the third assistant coach. She played at Boston University from 2015 through 2018.Hammel was a two-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American, a two-time NFHCA Northeast Region Player of the Year and a two-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year. Hammel helped lead BU to three Patriot League titles and three trips to the NCAA quarterfinals.                                                                                              

She joined the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2019 and has competed internationally ever since and represented the United States in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

The Penn State track and field team’s Jim Thorpe Invitational, scheduled for Friday, May 9 at the Nittany Lion track  has been canceled.  The Nittany Lions will now turn their attention to the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, slated for May 16-18 in Eugene, Oregon.

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL OPEN UP BIG TEN TOURNAMENT ACTION TOMORROW IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE THE 11 SEED AND WILL FACE 6TH SEEDED IOWA IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT AT 11AM EASTERN TIME TOMORROW. THE OTHER FIRST ROUND GAMES TOMORROW WILL HAVE INDIANA VERSUS WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN PLAYING MICHIGAN AND THEN HOST PURDUE TAKING ON NORTHWESTERN. THE WINNER OF THE PENN STATE-IOWA GAME WILL FACE THIRD-SEEDED NEBRASKA IN THE QUARTERFINALS THURSDAY AT 11AM. THE OTHER TEAMS WITH FIRST ROUND BYES ARE SECOND-SEEDED UCLA, TOP-SEEDED OREGON AND FOURTH-SEEDED OHIO STATE. 

 

Penn State football started the new week with a bang, as Nokesville (Va.) Patriot linebacker Mathieu Lamah committed to the Nittany Lions on Monday afternoon. Lamah is the latest linebacker target to pledge to Penn State head coach James Franklin and linebackers coach Dan Connor after Top247 in-state standout Terry Wiggins joined the class late last week.

Lamah earned an offer from Penn State in November and he quickly became a priority target for the program. Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Rutgers and Virginia Tech were all heavily involved with the Virginia product, but it is Penn State getting the nod on the commitment front after Connor paid Lamah and his family an in-home visit last week.

"I feel this is the right fit for me because I fit what they need in their defense," Lamah told 247Sports national recruiting analyst Brian Dohn upon his commitment to Penn State. "The size, length and me fitting into the Mike role that they need and want.”     

Now that Lamah is committed, Penn State's 2026 class is ranked fourth nationally and second in the Big Ten behind just USC. The Nittany Lions jumped Clemson to claim the No. 4 spot in the rankings.

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Former Penn State wide receiver Julian Fleming has experienced another hiccup in his winding football career.

Fleming failed his physical with the Green Bay Packers after recently agreeing to an undrafted free agent deal with the franchise, according to a report from Marc Malkoskie of The News-Item.

The Packers released their minicamp roster this past weekend, with Fleming a notable omission. Malkoskie cited hip and back injuries causing concern for the club.

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In men's hockey, Coach Guy Gadowsky has picked up another big time recruit for Penn State men’s hockey, as he landed the commitment of five-star forward Luke Misa on Monday.  The 20-year-old Misa, a fifth-round pick of the Calgary Flames in 2024, has been a star in the Ontario Hockey League over the past couple of seasons.

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Penn State men’s lacrosse has earned its eighth trip in program history to the 2025 NCAA Tournament and third consecutive, making runs in 2023 and 2024. The Nittany Lions are the fifth-seeded team in the tournament, set to take on unseeded Colgate on Saturday, May 10 at 5 p.m. PSU will host a first-round game for the fifth time in program history and first since 2023.       This will be Penn State’s second time facing Colgate in the 2025 campaign. The Nittany Lions came away with a 14-9 win in the season opener on Feb. 1. PSU leads the all-time series 15-10 and are 7-5 in games played in Happy Valley.                                                                                       Penn State is 10-4, 3-2 Big Ten as the team fell in the quarterfinals to second seeded Maryland. Colgate earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament after upsetting Army in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament and going on to win the tournament title. The Raiders are 10-7, 4-4 Patriot League heading into the tournament.                                                        

The winner of the game will advance to the quarterfinal in Annapolis, Md. and take on the winner of the Ohio State and Notre Dame game on Sunday, May 12 at noon. 

 

AFTER SWEEPING DAEMEN IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE NCAA MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, PENN STATE WILL GO INTO THE QUARTERFINALS AT THE NUMBER SEVEN SEED AND WILL PLAY VS SECOND SEEDED HAWAII ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT OHIO STATE’S COVELLI CENTER. IN FRIDAY’S WIN AT DAEMEN, MATTHEW LUOMA RECORDED 14 KILLS, 3 ACES AND 3 DIGS. MICHAEL SCHWOB HAD 30 ASSISTS AND 3 ACES. PENN STATE IS NOW 15-15 ON THE YEAR. THURSDAY’S MATCH AGAINST HAWAII WILL START AT 1:30 PM.  

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PENN STATE WRESTLING ALUM BO NICKAL SUFFERED HIS FIRST DEFEAT IN UFC ACTION SATURDAY NIGHT. REINIER DE RIDDER BEAT NICKAL BY TKO IN THE SECOND ROUND OF SATURDAY NIGHT’S FIGHT IN DES MOINES, IOWA. DE RIDDER WON WITH SEVERAL KNEES TO THE MIDSECTION. NICKAL IS NOW 7-1.  

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL SALVAGED THE FINAL GAME OF ITS SERIES WITH MARYLAND YESTERDAY WITH AN 8-4 WIN AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. THE GAME WAS DELAYED NEARLY TWO HOURS IN THE SEVENTH. NATE VOSS HAD A SINGLE, A DOUBLE AND A TRIPLE AND KNOCKED IN A COUPLE OF RUNS TO LEAD THE OFFENSE. DEREK CEASE AND RYAN WEINGARTNER EACH ADDED A COUPLE OF RBI. PENN STATE DROPED THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THE SERIES BY SCORES OF 7-4 AND THEN 12-11 IN ELEVEN INNINGS ON SATURDAY. 

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST ITS REGULAR SEASON FINALE TO WASHINGTON YESTERDAY, 10-2.  THE HUSKIES TOOK TWO OF THE THREE IN THE SERIES. KAYLIE WALTERS BATTED .581 TO LEAD PENN STATE’S OFFENSE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 24-26 RECORD, 10-12 IN BIG TEN GAMES. PENN STATE WILL OPEN UP BIG TEN TOURNAMENT ACTION ON WEDNESDAY AGAINST IOWA IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. THE WINNER OF THAT GAME WILL ADVANCE TO THE QUARTERFINALS ON THURSDAY AGAINST NEBRASKA. 

 

MOST OF THE PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD TEAM COMPETED AT THE LARRY ELLIS INVITATIONAL AT PRINCETON OVER THE WEEKEND. PENN STATE’S MADDIE PITTS FINISHED SECOND IN THE HEPTATHLON AT THE JIM GREEN INVITATIONAL IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. PITTS WON THREE OF THE SEVEN EVENT TITLES. AT THE LARRY ELLIS INVIATIONAL , PENN STATE’S JAKE PALERMO WON VOTH THE 200 AND 400 METER TITLES. IN THE 400, PALERMO WAS FIRST AND TEAMMATES MAX DEANGELO AND JAMES ONWUKA TOOK SECOND AND THIRD RESPECTIVELY.                                    

ZOEY GOLDSTEIN TOOK SECOND IN THE WOMEN’S 200 AND THIRD IN THE 400. ROBERT ALLEN OF PENN STATE WAS SECOND IN THE MEN’S HIGH JUMP.    EMI EREKOSIMA TOOK SECOND IN THE MEN’S TRIPLE JUMP. AND THE NITTANY LIONS MATT DEMATTEO WAS THIRD IN THE MEN’S 400-METER HURDLES WHILE ADDY WHITE TOOK SECOND IN THE WOMEN’S 400 HURDLES.      

 

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ON SATURDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM LOST A PITCHER'S DUAL AND FELL 1-0 TO MIFFLIN COUNTY. 

ON FRIDAY, THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM DEFEATED SOMERSET 11-1. JAYLEE LOSE HAD SEVEN R-B-I FOR BELLEFONTE ON A GRAND SLAM AND A THREE-RUN HOMER. 

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JUNIOR HIGH TRACK AND FIELD FROM 4/29/2025 Bellefonte @ Central w/ Penns Valley

Boys:

Bellefonte: 88, Central: 50

Bellefonte: 90, Penns Valley: 47

Girls:

Central: 72, Bellefonte: 68

Bellefonte: 86, Penns Valley: 35

Bellefonte Overall Season Records:

Boys: 10-1

Girls: 6-5

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As with most speedways in Central PA; April’s weather has not been kind to weekly racing action with Mother Nature claiming 3 of 4 scheduled events at the 1/3-mile clay oval.   On the first Friday in May, the Clinton County Speedway was anxious to host its annual Nittany 40 for the RaceSaver Sprint Cars; presented by River Valley Builders.   With the sun shining, the highly anticipated event had twenty-eight Sprint Cars on hand.  In addition to the Sprint Cars; the Pro Stocks; 270 Micro Sprints and Four Cylinders were ready for competition.  With qualifications complete and the features lineups set; the first feature of the night with the 270 Micro Sprints was ready to push off; as Mother Nature halted the action and the skies poured down with rain.

 

Earlier in the evening, Kasey Weaver of Everett, PA had the best lap in Sprint Car time-trails - setting a fast lap with a time of 12.623 seconds.   Three qualifying events were required for the Sprint Cars.  Jared Zionkowski of Wyalusing held off Jeffery Weaver of Lock Haven and Ken Duke Jr. of Selinsgrove in heat race number one.   Kasey Weaver showed he had a fast race car by claiming heat race number two over Bradeen Varner of Mifflintown and Timmy Bittner of Beech Creek.  In the third qualifier, John Braim of Turbotville was the winner over Jacob Gomola  of Guys Mills and Josh Beamer of Picture Rocks.   The B-main event was won by Kolby Weaver of Everett. 

 

In the Micro Sprint qualifiers, Cory Stabley of Blanchard held off Lock Haven’s Jeffrey Weaver to win heat one.  Selinsgrove’s Tyler Clowes took the checkered flag over Alex Lukacs of Strasburg.

 

Marc Bitler of Williamsport set a new 5-lap track record in the Pro Stock heat race.   Bitler crossed the line in front of Larry Knight of Williamsport and Tommy Dawson of Hobie.  The second heat race was won by AJ Hoffman of Richfield over Lock Haven’s Denny Fourney and Selinsgrove’s Cory Long.

 

The Clinton County Speedway will be back in action this Friday night; May 9th featuring the Limited Late Models; Pro Stocks; 270 Micro Sprints and 4-Cylinders.  The 270 Micro Sprints will have double features on Friday night.   Gates open at 5PM; Hot laps are at 7PM and Racing begins at 7:30. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM NEEDED NINE INNINGS TO GET PAST WILLIAMSPORT WITH A 2-1 WIN YESTERDAY. THE LITTLE LIONS IMPROVE TO 6-5 ON THE SEASON.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM OUTLASTED PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 5-4 IN TEN INNINGS YESTERDAY. CAM LUCAS PROVIDED THE WALK-OFF RBI SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TENTH. PEYTON VANCAS REPLACED STARTER ZACH LEHMEN IN THE SIXTH AND WENT THE REST OF THE WAY TO PICK UP THE VICTORY. THE GAME WAS TIED AT THREE AFTER SEVEN INNINGS AND BOTH TEAMS PUT UP A RUN IN THE 8TH BEFORE THE RED RAIDERS PULLED OUT THE WIN IN THE TENTH. MOUNTIES STARTING PITCHER ARCHER BAUGHMAN WENT 2-FOR-4 AND SCORED A COUPLE OF RUNS. LUCAS LED THE RED RAIDERS OFFENSE GOING 3-FOR-5 WITH TWO RBI.  BELLEFONTE IS 8-6 WHILE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA FALLS TO 9-3.  

 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM DROPPED A HARD-FOUGHT 2-1 DECISION TO CLEARFIELD YESTERDAY.  TEAGAN RUNKLE HAD THE EAGLES’ RBI.  CONNOR PERRY PITCHED A GEM BUT TOOK THE LOSS. THE EAGLES ARE NOW 3-9.  

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THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM WALLOPED MIFFLIN COUNTY 18-2 YESTERDAY. STATE HIGH PUT THE GAME AWAY WITH TEN RUNS IN THE SEVENTH INNING.  MARA MCSHEA DROVE IN FIVE RUNS AND HAD THREE HITS. SYDNEY WELLS HAD THREE RBI AND ADDIE HARPSTER PICKED UP THE WIN. STATE HIGH IS NOW 5-4 ON THE YEAR. 

 

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL RALLIED FOR A 3-2 VICTORY OVER PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA  YESTERDAY. THE LADY RED RAIDERS TRAILED 2-0 GOING INTO THE SEVENTH BUT PUT UP THREE RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH AND ABBY HERR CLOSED IT OUT BY BLANKING THE LADY MOUNTIES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH. MADISON KELLOGG BELTED A TWO-RUN HOMER FOR BELLEFONTE IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH AND TAYLOR BROWN DROVE THE IN THE OTHER RUN. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA GOT AN RBI DOUBLE FROM ALIVIA BIZZARRI.  BELLEFONTE IMPROVES TO 7-2 WHILE THE P-O IS NOW 8-4.  

 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM EARNED A 7-0 SHUTOUT VICTORY OVER CLEARFIELD YESTERDAY. ALEXA BANEY WENT 4-FOR-4 WITH FOUR RBI TO LEAD THE LADY EAGLES. SIERRA ALBRIGHT WENT THE DISTANCE TOSSING A TWO-HITTER AND RECORDING 11 STRIKEOUTS.  

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Penn State men's hockey will open next season on the road, visiting the NCHC’s Arizona State for a two-game set in Tempe starting on October 3, 2025, as revealed on Monday.  The Sun Devils were one of the first teams out of the NCAA Tournament in 2024-25, finishing 21-14-2 and ending the season ranked at No. 16, reaching as high as No. 10 in February. Their Pairwise ranking left them as the second team out of the field, just behind Michigan and the last at-large team into the tournament, Penn State.

The two programs have faced off in four separate series in the past, but none since 2020. In the all-time series, Penn State is 7-1-0, with their lone loss coming in overtime at Pegula Ice Arena in 2018. The Nittany Lions swept the most recent series in December 2020, winning both games at home in overtime.

The remainder of the Penn State hockey schedule should be revealed in the coming weeks and months.

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The Philadelphia Eagles visited the White House Monday, but several key players didn't make the trip -- the main one being Jalen Hurts. 

The Eagles quarterback wasn't present at the team's Super Bowl celebration because he had a "scheduling conflict," according to a NBC News White House correspondent. Several other players also missed the event, including wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. The Eagles have known since mid-March that the White House celebration would be on April 28. 

These were the notable Eagles players who didn't attend the ceremony: Hurts, Brown, Smith, Jalen Carter, Brandon Graham, Darius Slay, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Zack Baun, Nakobe Dean, Josh Sweat and Nolan Smith. Among the notable players who were present were Saquon Barkley, Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Cam Jurgens, Mekhi Becton, Reed Blankenship, Cooper DeJean, and James Bradberry. CBS Sports counted between 20 to 25 Eagles at the event.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, general manager Howie Roseman, head coach Nick Sirianni, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland, wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead and senior advisor to the general manager Dom DiSandro were also present. 

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TEAM WHITE BEAT TEAM BLUE 10-8 IN THE ANNUAL BLUE-WHITE FOOTBALL GAME SATURDAY AT BEAVER STADIUM. JAXON SMOLIK CONNECTED WITH LYRICK SAMUEL ON A 47-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS FOR THE WHITE. QUINTON MARTIN JUNIOR RAN FOR A TOUCHDOWN ON A FOURTH AND GOAL FOR THE BLUE. 

THE GAME WAS NOT TELEVISED AND OPENED UP WITH SEVEN-ON-SEVEN MATCH-UPS. 

PENN STATE HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN SAID THE NITTANY LIONS WOULD LIKE TO ADD AT LEAST ANOTHER LINEBACKER THROUGH THE TRANSFER PORTAL. AMARE CAMPBELL, WHO IS IN THE PORTAL FROM NORTH CAROLINA IS REPORTEDLY SET TO VISIT PENN STATE. TA’MERE ROBINSON LEFT PENN STATE FOR USC WHICH HAS LEFT THE NITTANY LIONS SCRAMBLING A BIT.  

 

Penn State has struck transfer portal gold at a major position of need.

Trebor Pena, who led Syracuse with 84 receptions for 941 yards and nine touchdowns en route to a second-team All-ACC selection last season, has committed to the Nittany Lions, On3’s Hayes Fawcett first reported on Saturday and Pena confirmed a short time later. He has one season of eligibility remaining. 

The 6-foot, 185-pound Pena joins a revamped Penn State receiving corps that includes two other transfers in former Troy standout Devonte Ross and Kyron Hudson, formerly of USC. The trio should provide quarterback Drew Allar with his most dynamic arsenal of pass catchers since he became the program’s starter two seasons ago.

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THREE MORE NITTANY LIONS WERE DRAFTED BY NFL TEAMS AFTER ABDUL CARTER WENT THIRD OVERALL TO THE GIANTS AND TYLER WARREN WENT 14TH OVERALL TO THE COLTS ON THURSDAY NIGHT. KJ WINSTON WAS SELECTED IN THE THIRD ROUND BY THE TENNESSEE TITANS WITH THE 82ND OVERALL PICK. JAYLEN REED AND KOBE KING WERE BOTH TAKEN IN THE 6TH ROUND ON SATURDAY. REED WENT TO THE HOUSTON TEXANS WITH THE 187TH PICK. AND KING WAS SELECTED BY THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS WITH THE 101ST PICK. 

SEVERAL OTHER NITTANY LIONS HAVE AGREED TO FREE AGENT DEALS INCLUDING SAL WORMLEY WITH THE JAGUARS, JULIAN FLEMING WITH THE PACKERS, COZIAH IZZARD WITH THE CHIEFS AND JALEN KIMBER WITH THE TITANS. 

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A COUPLE OF PENN STATE WRESTLERS CLAIMED TITLES AT THE U-S OPEN SENIOR FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LAS VEGAS OVER THE WEEKEND. MITCHELL MESENBRINK CAPPED OFF HIS TOURNAMENT WITH A 16-6 TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY OVER DAVID CARR AT 74 KILOS. MESENBRINK WAS NAMED THE MOST EXCITING WRESTLER IN THE FIELD. AND LUKE LILLEDAHL ROLLED TO A 10-0 TECH OVER LIAM CRONIN IN THE FINALS AT 57 KILOGRAMS. BEAU BARTLETT WHO FINISHED UP HIS PENN STATE CAREER IN MARCH, PLACE FIFTH AT 65 KILOS AND SAM BECKETT WENT 3-2 AT 79 KILOS. KYLE SNYDER FROM THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB TOOK THE TITLE AT 97 KILOS, DEFEATED JONATHAN AIELLO 11-0 IN THE FINALS. AND KYLE DAKE OF THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB WRESTLED UP AT 86 KILOS AND LOST IN THE FINALS TO ZAHID VALENCIA, 8-4.  

IN THE UNDER-20 U-S OPEN FREESYTLE CHAMPIONSHIPS, PENN STATE’S CONNOR MIRASOLA AND COLE MIRASOLA TOOK TITLES AT 92 KILOS AND 125 KILOS, RESPECTIVELY. PENN STATE’S JOE SEALEY TOOK SECOND AT 74 KILOS AND ROCCO WELSH WHO TRANSFERRED TO PENN STATE FROM OHIO STATE PLACED FIFTH AT 86 KILOS. BROCK WEISS ALSO WENT 2-2 AT 70 KILOS. 

INCOMING RECRUIT NATE DESMOND PLACED SITH AT 61 KILOS. 

ALSO PENN STATE RECRUIT PJ DUKE WON THE 70 KILOGRAM TITLE WITH A THRILLING 8-5 WIN OVER MELVIN MILLER. 

INCOMING RECRUIT WILLIAM HENCKEL TOOK THE TITLE AT 79 KILOS. 

CLASS OF 2026 RECRUIT SAM HERRING LOST A 10-5 DECISION TO KYLE LARKIN IN THE 61 KILOGRAM FINALS. 

INCOMING RECRUIT DALTON PERRY WENT 3-2 AT 65 KILOS AND HAD TO MEDICALLY FORFEIT OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. 

PENN STATE RECRUIT JAYDEN JAMES WON THE UNDER-17 TITLE AT 71 KILOS, DEFEATING JUSTUS HEEG IN THE BEST OF THREE FINALS, 10-0 AND 3-1. 

STATE HIGH GRAD PIERSON MANVILLE WHO NOW WRESTLES AT ARIZONA STATE, WON THE UNDER-20 GRECO-ROMAN TITLE AT 65 KILOS.  

PENN STATE ASSISTANT COACH CASEY CUNNINGHAM WAS ALSO NAMED USA WRESTLING’S FREESTYLE COACH OF THE YEAR AT THE EVENT.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT PRINCETON THREE GAMES TO NONE IN WIN THE EIVA CHAMPIONSHIP. THE NITTANY LIONS WON THE GAMES 25-20, 27-25, AND 25-19. THE TIGERS HOSTED THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AS THE NUMBER ONE SEED BUT MATTHEW LUOMA LED PENN STATE TO THE VICTORY WITH 18 KILLS WHILE RYAN MERK LED THE DEFENSIVE EFFORT WITH 12 IDGS. MICHAEL SCHWOB HAD 35 ASSISTS AND THREE ACES AND WAS NAMED THE MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE EIVA TOURNAMENT. JOINING SCHWOB ON THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM WERE TEAMMATES LUOMA, MERK AND WILL KUHNS. THE TOURNAMENT WIN WAS THE 37TH FOR PENN STATE WHICH ADVANCES TO PLAY AT  DAEMEN UNIVERSITY FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7P[M IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. THE WINNER OF FRIDAY’S  MATCH IN AMHERST, NEW YORK WILL GO IN AS THE SEVEN SEED TO THE EIGHT-TEAM BRACKET AT OHIO STATE MAY 8TH THROUGH 12TH.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM HELD OFF JOHNS HOPKINS FOR A 13-12 WIN IN THE BIG TEN QUARTERFINALS ON SATURDAY. KYLE LEHMAN HAD FOUR GOALS AND ASSIST TO LEAD THE NITTANY LIONS’ OFFENSE.  MATT TRAYNOR, ETHAN LONG AND JACK AIMONE EACH HAD TWO GOALS AS PENN STATE ADVANCES TO THE SEMFINALS ON THURSDAY. PENN STATE WILL FACE MARYLAND IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN WITH A 7:30 FACEOFF.  

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15TH-RANKED UCLA COMPLETED A THREE-GAME SWEEP OF THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM WITH A 6-3 WIN AT JACKIE ROBINSON STADIUM YESTERDAY. JESSE JACONSKI HAD THREE HITS INCLUDING A PAIR OF DOUBLES AND JOE JACONSKI BELTED A SOLO HOME RUN TO LEAD THE NITTANY LIONS OFFENSE IN THE SERIES FINALE. PENN STATE IS NOW 25-17, 12-12 IN BIG TEN PLAY.  PENN STATE WILL HOST RIDER WEDNESDAY EVENING.  

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM COMPLETED A SWEEP OF MARYLAND WITHA. 12-8 WIN YESTERDAY. PENN STATE PUT UP SEVEN RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST AND NEVER TRAILED.  HAYLIE BRUNSON, MADDIE GORDON AND MICHELA BARBARENTE ALL HOMERED FOR THE NITTANY LIONS WHO PUT UP 36 RUNS IN THE SERIES. 

PENN STATE OUTLASTED MARYLAND IN A WILD ONE SATURDAY, 14-12. 

PENN STATE SET A NEW SCHOOL RECORD FOR RBI IN A SEASON, SURPASSING THE 267 SET BY THE 2015 NITTANY LIONS. HAYLIE BRUNSON WENT 3-FOR-4 WITH FIVE RBI AND KAYLIE WALTERS WENT 3-FOR-4 WITH THREE RBI TO LEAD THE PENN STATE OFFENSIVE ONSLAUGHT.

PENN STATE IS NOW 23-24 ON THE SEASON, 9-10 IN THE BIG TEN. 

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The Penn State men’s and women’s track and field teams clocked three more top-10 marks in program history on the final day of a strong showing at the 129th-annual Penn Relays Saturday.  

TOP PERFORMANCES  

The men’s 4x800 championship team of Darius Smallwood, Allon Clay, Olivier Desmeules and Handal Roban completed the race with a fourth-place finish at 7:15.11 to take the No. 6 spot in program history.   

The women’s 4x1500 squad of Kileigh Kane, Florence Caron, Ada Rand and Maddie Ullom  finished the race in fourth place in 17:13.14.  

Isaac Osifo collected the fourth-best high jump in program history with a 2.20m (7-2 ½) leap. The mark ties Osifo with Ryan Fritz (2007) for No. 4 all-time in Penn State history.  

Dylan Lambrecht enters the top-10 all-time list for men's shot put after recording a 18.83m (61-9 ½) throw after finishing in third place.  

OTHER TRACK EVENTS -

Men’s 4x400-meter Championships 

• Jake Palermo, James Onwuka, Joshua Stolarski and Max DeAngelo finished in 3:07.99  

Men’s 4xMile Championships  

• Jake Allen, Ryan Watson, Christopher DeSousa and Nick Sloff finished in sixth place at 16:32.32  

FIELD EVENT SUMMARY -

Women’s High Jump Championships 

• Hannah Riolo recorded a 1.70m (5-7) jump to tie for third 

• Gwen Cudmore recorded a 1.65m (5-5) jump  

Women’s Javelin Throw Championships 

• Audrey Friedman recorded a 42.08m (138-1) throw  

Women’s Pole Vault Championships  

• Victoria Atkinson finished in fifth place with a 4.11m (13-5 ¾) mark 

• Gabriella Recce tied for fifth place with a 4.11m (13-5 ¾) mark  

Men’s High Jump Championships 

• Osifo tied for the No. 4 spot with Ryan Fritz (2007) on the all-time list after recording a 2.20m (7-2 ½) jump   

Men’s Triple Jump Championships  

• Emi Erekosima recorded a 13.80m (45-3 ½) jump  

Men’s Pole Vault Championships 

• Jonathan Petersen placed fourth with a 4.96 (16-3 ¼) mark  

Men’s Shot Put Championships  

• Lambrecht placed third with an 18.83m (61-9 ½) throw to claim the No. 10 spot on the all-time list

UP NEXT 

The Penn State track and field teams will compete in the Larry Ellis Open on May 2-3.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM FINISHED 16TH OUT OF THE 18 TEAMS COMPETING AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BALTIMORE OVER THE WEEKEND. JAKE GRIFFIN AND ALEX CREAMEAN TIED FOR 32ND PLACE FOR THE NITTANY LIONS.  

PENN STATE SPORTS –

NFL Draft – Green Bay, 1st round last night –

Abdul Carter 3rd to NY Giants, Tyler Warren 14th to Indianapolis Colts

Rounds 2 & 3 tonight – other Penn Staters: KJ Winston, Kobe King, Jaylen Reed – Julian Fleming, Jalen Kimber

Rounds 4-7 Saturday afternoon

 

Men’s volleyball – PSU vs. NJIT in EIVA semifinals at Princeton –

Matthew Luoma hit .400 with 17 kills to lead third-seeded Penn State to a 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-21) sweep over second-seeded NJIT in the semifinal round of the EIVA Tournament on Thursday at Princeton’s Dillon Gymnasium. The Nittany Lions improved to 13-15 overall and will play top-seeded Princeton for the tournament title Saturday at 5 p.m.

Michael Schwob racked up 38 assists over the three sets while guiding the team to .353 hitting. Luoma was his top target, while Will Kuhns joined him in double-digits with 10 kills. Freshman middle blocker Gaige Gabriel was the most efficient player on the attack for the Nittany Lions, hitting .700 with eight kills.

Penn State won the serve-receive battle for the second-straight night, totaling five aces while allowing just one from NJIT. The Nittany Lions’ aces came from two players as Schwob served for three and Luoma contributed two. The Highlanders served to Kuhns the most and the graduate outside hitter came through with a perfect 21-of-21 mark. Carter Dittman was also strong with no blemishes on his 18 serve receptions.

Owen Rose was again solid offensively and defensively from his spot in the middle for Penn State. He led the team with six blocks while adding five kills on .571 hitting. Schwob finished with five blocks, while Dittman was right behind him with four.

Other semi - Princeton beat George Mason

Final Saturday, 5 PM – PSU vs Princeton; split their matches at Rec Hall last week. Watch on ESPN+.

 

The Penn State men’s golf team heads to the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championship Friday through Sunday at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Md.  

The Baltimore Country Club plays as a par-70, 7,181-yard course. Teams will play 18 holes each day with tee times beginning at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday.

All 18 Big Ten teams will compete this weekend for the conference crown. Six Big Ten teams are ranked in the top 50 of the latest set of Scoreboard rankings in #12 UCLA, #13 Illinois, #27 Northwestern, #36 Oregon, #37 Purdue and #49 USC.

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Track & Field – Penn Relays in Philly Began yesterday –

Jake Allen runs a 3:43:16 to win the College Men's 1500m Championship.

• Jake Allen (Penn State) - 3:43.16.

• Michael Danzi (Notre Dame) - 3:43.21.

• Matan Ivri (Wisconsin) - 3:43.50.

PSU’s Nick Sloff was 8th.

HS/Prep school and international events also, a LONG list. 

Continues today and tomorrow.

 

Softball – weekend series at Maryland, tonight 6 PM     

Baseball – weekend series at UCLA, tonight 9 PM Eastern

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Men’s lacrosse – PSU hosts Johns Hopkins at Panzer Stadium, Noon on Saturday, quarterfinal round of Big Ten tournament; Winner goes to semifinals Thursday next week at Michigan. PSU #4 at 9-3, Hopkins #16 at 6-7 this week.

 

Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics holds fourth in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup Division I standings following the Winter 2025 season.  750 total points.

Penn State collected 415 points in the Winter championship season, highlighted by Wrestling’s 12th national title in the past 14 tournaments. Men’s hockey reached the Frozen Four for the first time in program history to earn 83 points, while men’s gymnastics finished fifth at the 2025 NC Men’s Gymnastics Championships to earn 73. Fencing placed seventh at the 2025 National Championships, notching 72 points. Women’s gymnastics hosted an NCAA regional and contributed 45.5 points. Women’s hockey won its third-straight AHA title and earned 25 points. Men’s indoor track & field contributed 16.5 points.

The Nittany Lions tallied 335 points in the Fall, led by women’s volleyball’s 100 points for winning their eighth national championship. Football reached the College Football Playoff semifinals and finished No. 5 in the AP poll to earn 75 points. Women’s soccer collected 73 points after advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals. Women’s cross country notched 60 points, while men’s cross country picked up 27 points.

Penn State sits fourth behind Stanford (904), North Carolina (896.75) and Ohio State (794.75). Wisconsin (693.7) rounds out the top five. Six Big Ten schools rank among the Top Eight, including Michigan (652), USC (642) and Nebraska (638.75).

How many varsity sports teams? Stanford 36 varsity sports; North Carolina 28 sports; Ohio State 36 sports; Penn State 29 sports.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

Baseball –  at home, State High over Chambersburg 2-1. Chambersburg had 1-0 lead before Little Lions runs in the 5th and the winner in the bottom of the 7th inning. Improve to 5-4 on the season.

Bellefonte at Bishop McCort, Crushers win at home 6-5. McCort up 6-1 early, 4 runs in the second, then held on for the victory. Raiders now 6-6 on the season.

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Boys lacrosse – Danville at Bellefonte, Raiders win 14-8 on Senior Night. Sr. Ryder Hamilton scored 200th career goal. Bellefonte now 5-2 on the season.

 

PENN STATE SPORTS –

Women’s lacrosse - Penn State women’s lacrosse battled against No. 9-ranked Johns Hopkins in a defensive duel, but the five-seed Blue Jays put away eight second-half scores to keep the game out of reach for the Nittany Lions, going on to win 13-8 in College Park, Maryland. With the loss, Penn State falls to 7-9 (5-3 Big Ten), while JHU improves to 12-5 (5-3 Big Ten).

Seven different Nittany Lions tallied a score, with junior Erika Ho leading the charge on a pair of goals and an assist for three points. The attacker also won a team-high six draw controls, scooped two ground balls, and caused a turnover. Payton Wainman also notched three points, posting a pair of assists and scoring a goal. Kelly MacKinney rounded out the multi-point scorers with two apples. Emma Kelly, Brooke Hoss, Brooke Long, Delaney Radin, and Maggie Rezza each tallied a goal.

Penn State trailed early, got to within 10-8 in the fourth quarter but Hopkins scored the last three goals to win it. They will now face #1 seed Northwestern in the semifinals tomorrow.

 

Penn State opened the EIVA Tournament with a 3-0 (25-23, 30-28, 25-15) sweep over Harvard in the first round Wednesday night at Princeton’s Dillon Gymnasium. The Nittany Lions improved to 12-15 overall and advanced to the semifinal round, while the Crimson close the season at 9-15.

Third-seeded Penn State now turns its attention to second-seeded NJIT, which it will play in a semifinal matchup Thursday at 7:30 p.m. That match is also at Dillon Gymnasium and will stream on ESPN+.

Penn State held Harvard to .175 hitting behind strong defense at the net and in the back row. Gaige Gabriel and Owen Rose were each in on four of the team’s eight blocks, while Matthew Luoma had three. Will Kuhns led the team in digs with eight, while Carter Dittman was right behind him with six. Ryan Merk did his part with an 18-for-18 mark on serve receptions, marking three straight matches the libero hasn’t allowed an ace.

Kuhns and Luoma led the team’s attack as each recorded double-digit kills. Kuhns finished with a team-high 11, while Luoma tallied 10. Rose was nearly perfect with seven kills and no errors on eight swings.

 

Women’s Tennis - No. 12 seed Penn State Women’s Tennis 14-10 (5-8 B1G) dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 5 seed Wisconsin 18-4 (10-3 B1G) in the first round of the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at the Ojai Valley Tennis Club at Libbey Park in Ojai, California. 

 

 

Penn State track and field freshman Ajani Dwyer has been named both the Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week and the Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.   

Dwyer ran the fastest 100-meter race in Penn State history under all conditions Friday at the Virginia Challenge, finishing first with a time of 10.05. 

The freshman sprinter’s time is tied for sixth in the NCAA east region and tied for fourth in the Big Ten so far this outdoor season.  

Penn State’s outdoor season continues at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia Thursday through Saturday at historic Franklin Field. 

 

NFL Draft starts tonight, from Green Bay – 8 PM start. ESPN.

Abdul Carter and Tyler Warren – 1st round, top 10?

KJ Winston, Kobe King, Jaylen Reed – also Julian Fleming, Jalen Kimber

Steelers and Eagles, who will they choose? 1st round - Steelers at 21, Eagles at 32

1st round tonight, rounds 2 & 3 tomorrow night, rounds 4-7 Saturday at Noon

Next year’s draft in Pittsburgh

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

Baseball - Bellefonte 5, Bald Eagle Area 2. Raiders had 4-1 lead in the second and held it down the stretch. Parker Capparelle went 3-3 with a HR and double. Payton Vancas added a HR.  Bellefonte now 6-5 overall, BEA now 3-8 overall.

 

Softball – Bald Eagle Area broke out of a recent slump with a 5-0 win over rival Bellefonte. Sierra Albright pitched a two hitter with 12 strikeouts for the Lady Eagles who improved to 6-3 on the season while the Raiders fell to 7-2. 

Penns Valley had a win at Clearfield 11-0. Bison no hits and 6 errors. PV scored 4 runs each in the 1st and 2nd innings. Lady Rams improve to 5-3 overall on the season.

P-O notched a big win at Central 10-0. Five run 3rd the big inning. Dragons only 3 hits. P-O improves to 7-3 overall.

 

Lacrosse – State High boys win at Mifflin County 17-2

State High girls hosting Mifflin County, Little Lions win 21-2

Bellefonte girls lost at home to Danville 19-6. 

 

PENN STATE SPORTS –

Baseball – a big night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park last night as PSU wins over 14th ranked West Virginia 3-2. It's their first win over a ranked team in nearly 2 years.

PSU jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held on for the win. Chase Renner got the save in the 9th after walking the opening batter, followed by a sacrifice to 2nd. Then he got a big foul ball pop fly out and struck out the last batter to nail down the win.

A record 6,106 fans attended and on Dollar Dog Night – a massive 12,112 hot dogs claimed, another record.

 

Penn State women’s lacrosse takes on #9 Johns Hopkins for second-straight game as the Nittany Lions open the 2025 Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday in College Park, Maryland. the quarterfinal round. 

First draw between Penn State and the Blue Jays is set for 12 p.m. (ET) at Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex at MD. They played each other last week, Hopkins won 12-11 in OT. PSU 7-8 on season, Hopkins 11-4. Winner goes to semifinals Friday vs. #1 seed Northwestern.

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Penn State women’s lacrosse earned six All-Big Ten honors, the conference offices announce on Tuesday afternoon. The Nittany Lions posted the team’s most first-team recognitions since the 2019 season, when the team also had three honorees.

Seniors Ellie Hollin and Lauren Saltz, along with junior Erika Ho all earned first team nods. Redshirt freshman Lilly Spilker and freshman Brooke Long found their names on the All-Freshmen team, and senior Kate Dougherty was garnered Sportsmanship Honors.

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Five Penn State men’s volleyball players earned All-EIVA recognition, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Ryan Merk and Will Kuhns represented the Nittany Lions on the first team, Owen Rose made the second team, and Gaige Gabriel and Matthew Luoma were named honorable mentions.

Penn State, the three seed in the EIVA Tournament, plays sixth-seeded Harvard in the first round Wednesday at Princeton’s Dillon Gymnasium. The match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PSU beat Harvard 3-0 earlier this season.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse’s Jack Fracyon and Hunter Aquino secure Big Ten Weekly Awards as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. Fracyon is named the Specialist of the Week and Aquino garners Freshman of the Week honors for the sixth time this season, capturing a new program record.

Fracyon had an outstanding performance in PSU’s win over no. 19 Rutgers on senior night. Not only was he impressive between the pipes with 13 saves and only four goals allowed, posting a .765 save percentage, the senior netminder recorded the first goal of his career. Fracyon’s shot from well beyond midfield in the clear marked the first goal recorded by a Penn State goalkeeper since Drew Adams scored for the Nittany Lions on April 15, 2008.

Aquino continues to thrive in his rookie campaign, adding a fourth game to his consecutive streak of posting at least one point in the outings. The freshman added one goal on one shot and an assist to total two points, marking his ninth multi-point performance this season. Aquino has recorded at least one point in all but one of Penn State’s games this year.

With this sixth Freshman of the Week nod, Aquino sets a new program record for Freshman of the Week awards in a single season.

The Nittany Lions host Johns Hopkins Sat at Noon at Panzer Stadium in 1st round of the Big 10 Tournament. Noon start.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

Softball – Saturday – 2A BEA lost at 6A Williamsport 7-4. Fell behind 7-0 early and the Millionaires held on for the upset win.

Monday – BEA lost a tough one at Central Cambria 5-4. Had a 4-0 lead early but gave up five runs in the 4th inning. BEA now 5-3 on the season.

County rivals - Penns Valley lost at P-O 4-1. Mounties scored 3 times in last 2 innings for the win. PV now 4-3 losing last 2 games. P-O improves to 6-3, won 2 straight.

 

Baseball – State High won at Mifflin County 6-1 Monday. Scored all 6 runs in the last 2 innings. Evened their record at 4-4 on the season.

BEA dropped a game at Central Cambria 5-4. Had a 4-0 lead in the 7th but gave up five runs in the bottom of the 7th for the tough loss. Eagles now 3-7, host Bellefonte today.

 

PENN STATE SPORTS –

The Penn State baseball team welcomes No. 17 West Virginia on Tuesday for its final Dollar Dog Night of the 2025 season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park with a broadcast on Big Ten Network

All Penn State home games are free admission for all ages.  Tuesday also features Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse clinches the third seed in the 2025 Big Ten Tournament as announced by the conference. The Nittany Lions are slated to host Johns Hopkins, the six seed, on Saturday, April 26 in Happy Valley – Panzer Stadium. First faceoff is set for noon with the game being streamed on B1G+.

After finishing the regular season with a win over Rutgers on Friday, April 18, PSU finished with a 3-2 conference record. Penn State, Maryland and Michigan finished in a three-way tie for second place with the same records. Maryland took the second seed with wins over Ohio State and Penn State and the Nittany Lions secured the third seed with its win over Michigan.

Johns Hopkins concluded the regular season 0-5 in the conference to fall to the last seed. The two teams squared off just two weeks prior, the Nittany Lions came away with a 10-4 win.

Women laxers play Johns Hopkins Weds at Noon at MD in Big Ten tournament.

 

Men’s basketball - Penn State men’s basketball head coach Mike Rhoades has announced the addition of Cincinnati transfer Josh Reed to the Nittany Lion program. Reed joins Penn State with one season of eligibility remaining. Officially signed up.

Josh Reed – 6-8 Forward – 220 lbs. – Atlanta, Ga. – Pace Academy/Cincinnati 

Reed saw action in 97 games through his first three collegiate seasons at Cincinnati. He is coming off a junior season in which he started nine of the final 10 games of the season, finishing the year averaging 4.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 85.3 percent from the free throw line. One of the top defenders for the Bearcats, Reed also scored in double figures six times throughout his junior season with all six double-digit scoring performances coming in the final two months of the season. He scored a career-best 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field vs. Oklahoma St. on March 11.

 

Women’s basketball - Penn State women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger signs 5-9 shooting guard Kiyomi McMiller to her 2025-26 roster. The Silver Spring, Md. native joins Penn State from across the border, playing her rookie campaign at Rutgers in 2024-25.

McMiller, had an impressive freshman season in Piscataway, averaging 18.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. She totaled 393 points, 98 rebounds and 63 assists through 21 games played last season.  The standout guard made an immediate impact on the Big Ten, securing postseason All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors as selected by the media. She also garnered two Big Ten Freshman of the Week nods throughout the season.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

Track & Field – Bellefonte, Penns Valley and State College competed Saturday at the Jack Roddick Invitational at Shippensburg University –

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State College boys won the team overall title going away with 103.5 pts, 2nd was 45 points. Bellefonte 19th, Penns Valley 52nd

State College girls finished 2nd with 61 points, Cumberland Valley won with 65 points. Altoona 3rd. Bellefonte 41st

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BOYS, top results – Jesse Myers of State College won 100 meter dash at 10.34 secs, won 200 meters at 20.93 secs

Isaac Opperman of State College 4th in 800 meters at 1:58.73

1600 meters – all State High – Owen Coughlin first at 4:19.23, Isaac Opperman 2nd, Luke Bradbury 3rd

Theo Opperman of State High 2nd in 3200 meters at 9.27.97 (just missed 1st)

Greyson Kimler of Penns Valley  6th in 300 meter hurdles

State College boys 1st in 4 X 800 meter relay at 8:01.35, won by 13 seconds; 4th in 4 X 100 meter relay

Adam Bell of State High 2nd in pole vault at 15 feet even

Nathan Haas of State High won discus at 174 feet 11 inches, 4th in javelin at 171 feet 3 inches

Andrew Pak-Blyzniuk of State High 4th in shot put at 53 feet 7 inches

Zane Hummel of Bellefonte 3rd in triple jump at 44 feet 5 1/4 inches,  5th in long jump at 23 feet 2 ½ inches

Girls, top results – Devon Jackson of State College 1st in 2000 meter steeplechase at 7:12.47, won by 29 seconds; 2nd in 1600 meters

Sanai Abdullah of State College won long jump with meet record 19 feet 2 inches. Also 5th in the triple jump. 

Alyssa Lipski of State College 2nd in discus at 121 feet 4 inches

State College relay teams - 4th in 4 X 400 meter, 5th in 4 X 100 meter

 

PENN STATE SPORTS -

Czechia - Penn State women’s ice hockey’s Tessa Janecke scored the golden goal for the United States as the team defeated Canada, 4-3, in overtime to secure the gold medal at the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship.  

It is the second time the Orangeville, Illinois native has earned the gold medal with the United States at the IIHF Women’s World Championships, having done so in 2023 as well. The team took home silver in 2024.  

The golden goal was Janecke’s third of the tournament, having scored twice in the first period against Switzerland on April 15. The United States earned a 5-0 victory to complete a perfect preliminary round. 

She earned Player of the Game honors for her efforts to secure the gold. Additionally, she was named the Player of the Game after the team’s 4-0 victory over Czechia on April 11. – Jr. for PSU, back next season at Pegula.

 

Senior Drew Nienhaus paced Penn State at the B1G Championships finishing tied for 15th in the 105-player field as the Nittany Lions placed 15th in the 18-team field.

Nienhaus entered the final round on Sunday tied for fifth, but slid a bit carding a final round 3-over, 75, after opening the week with rounds of 71 and 72, respectively. The senior finished the week 2-over, 218.

Penn State finished the week 37-over with its best round coming on Saturday with a 10-over, 298. In its first-ever B1G Championships, Oregon claimed the title finishing as the lone team under par for the week at 12-under, 14 strokes clear of Michigan State in second while Illinois (6-over), Ohio State (9-over) and Northwestern (10-over) rounded out the top-10.

Fellow senior Michelle Cox carded her best round on Saturday with a 2-under, 70, to vault up the leaderboard finishing the week in a tie for 40th at 8-over, 224, with rounds of 76 and 78 in the first and third round, respectively.

Freshman Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun found her swing in the final round carding her low round of the week at 1-over, 73, to finish the week in a tie for 46th at 9-over, 225.

 

The Penn State baseball team fell 11-8 against Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions jumped out to an 8-3 lead, including a two-run homer by Jesse Jaconski, but the Boilermakers chipped away to tie the game in the seventh and take the lead in the eighth. Penn State is now 24-14 overall (12-9 Big Ten), while Purdue is 24-15 overall (6-12 Big Ten).

The Nittany Lions won the series with a 10-2 victory on Friday and a 13-6 win on Saturday. They host West Virginia Tuesday at 6 PM – final Dollar Dog Night of the season!

 

PSU softball – lost at Iowa 2-1 Saturday. Sunday game ppd to weather, will play a doubleheader today at Iowa, first game 2 PM Eastern.

Following Saturday night’s action in eastern Iowa, the Nittany Lions dropped to 20-22 overall and own a 6-8 ledger in Big Ten Conference competition

 

The Penn State men’s tennis team concluded its season on Sunday, dropping a 4-1 decision against No. 66 Indiana. 

Seniors Sam Bossem and Charl Morgan were recognized for their collegiate careers during the Senior Day ceremony, presented by the Penn State Alumni Association.  

Penn State finished the season with 12 wins.

 

Penn State Women’s Tennis (14-9, 5-8 B1G) fell to No. 24 Wisconsin (17-4, 10-3 B1G), 4-0, on Senior Day at Sarni Tennis Center. The program celebrated seniors Deanna Lasorda and Yvonne Zuffova for their contributions before the match. 

The Nittany Lions conclude the regular season with a 14-9 (5-8 B1G) record and will compete in the Big Ten Tournament beginning on Wednesday, April 23 at Libbey Park in Ojai, California. Time and opponent are still to be determined.

 

Saturday at Michigan - Penn State men’s gymnastics finished fifth at the 2025 NC Men’s Gymnastics Championships. The finish marks the best for the Nittany Lions since the 2016 season, when the team also place fifth overall.

Senior Josh Karnes earned his first of two All-American recognitions on the parallel bars, putting up a 13.900 on the apparatus. Junior Ian Raubal narrowly missed the All-American cut with a 12th-place finish on his 13.666 routine.

Karnes scores across the session totaled to 80.232, and the senior finished sixth overall in his first All-Around of the season. For his efforts, he earned his third consecutive All-Around All-American nod.

The Saturday rotations began on the still rings for the Nittany Lions. Karnes opened the evening matching his season high on the apparatus with a 13.100. Akseli Karsikas kept up the pace with a 13.600, marking a new season-best for the sophomore. Raubal, who finished 11th overall on the rings, posted the Nittany Lions top score of 13.833 on the event.

Graduate student Kellen Ryan led the way on vault in his first-ever NC Men’s Gymnastics Championship, posting a team-high 14.033 on his launch. Landon Simpson and Matt Cormier followed closely behind, tallying a 14.000 and 13.900, respectively.

For the first time all season, Penn State faced real adversity on the high bar. Only Matt Cormier hit on his routine, posting a 13.033 to finish 22nd in his final collegiate meet and tally a new season best on the high bar.

Karnes again posted the top PSU score, this time on floor where he finished 13th overall on a 13.633 routine. Karsikas earned a stick on his last pass to boost his score to a 13.533 and finish 18th overall.

The Nittany Lions closed out the night on the pommel horse, where junior Kacper Garnczarek posted a career-high 13.766 routine, but the Poland native was edged out on All-American status due to a lower start value from Nebraska’s Taylor Christopulos, the 2025 Nissen-Emery Award winner. Karnes, Ethan Dick, and Simpson all followed, each tallying a score above 13.200.

 

Men’s volleyball at Rec Hall - Penn State closed the regular season on a high note with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-22) win over No. 19 Princeton in an EIVA match Saturday at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions enter the postseason at 11-15 overall and 8-4 in the conference while the Tigers dropped to 14-10, 10-2. Lost to Princeton Friday night.

As the regular season champion, Princeton is the top seed and will host the six-team EIVA Tournament on April 23-26. The Tigers earned one of the two byes into the semifinal round. Penn State, which isn’t hosting the conference tournament for the first time since 2019, earned the three seed and will play six-seeded Harvard in the first round on Wednesday.

 

The Nittany Lions wrapped up a strong showing at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville on Saturday with four personal records and two top-10 marks

The women’s 4x400-meter relay team placed first with a time of 3:36.10. The men’s 4x400-meter relay team placed first with a time of 3:06.64.  

Lea Hatcher placed ninth overall in the women’s 800-meter finals, clocking in at 2:10.89 to set a new PR.  

James Onwuka cracked into the top-10 in the men’s 400-meter race after placing sixth at a time of 46.70 to take the No. 10 spot in program history and set a PR.  

Over in the field, Emi Erekosima placed third in the men’s triple jump after recording a with a 15.19m (49-10) leap.  

Three Nittany Lions finished within the top-10 in the men’s high jump. Isaac Osifo’s second-place mark of 2.17m (7-1 ½) to set a new PR and tie for No. 7 in program history with Devin Bradham, who set the mark in 2019.

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LOCAL AUTO RACING - 

The 2025 season began over the weekend at Clinton County Speedway. Winners -

RaceSaver Sprint Cars - Timmy Bitner

Pro Stocks - AJ Hoffman

270 Micro Sprints - Jeffrey Weaver

4 Cylinder - Matt Weaver

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

Baseball – Bald Eagle Area 2, Bellwood Antis 1. BEA 3-6 overall, 3-4 in conference.

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Punxsy 10, P-O 9. Punxsy 1 run in the 7th to win it. Punxsy up early 6-0, P-O raliied to tie 7-7. P-O now 8-1. Fischer White went 2-for-4 with four RBI to lead the Philipsburg-Osceola offense.

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State College 9, Altoona 8. Scored 5 runs in the 6th inning to go up 9-5, then held on.

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Softball – State College 10, Altoona 0 in 5 innings. Only allowed 2 hits.

 

PENN STATE SPORTS -

The No. 5 Penn State men’s gymnastics makes 2025 National Collegiate Men’s Gymnastics Championships,  at Michigan.

The Nittany Lions are fresh off the Big Ten Championship where they placed second in the team events, only behind No. 2 Michigan, and had seven podium finishers in the individual events the day after.

Penn State has been strong the whole season, winning the Big Ten regular season championship and finishing 6-1 overall. The sole loss came to No. 7 Ohio State in Columbus on Sunday, Feb. 9.

The national tournament is set to be hosted by Michigan in the Crisler Center, the same place as the Big Ten Championship, from Friday, April 18 to Saturday, April 19.

The teams that will make the trip to Ann Arbor are Oklahoma, Michigan, Stanford, Nebraska, Penn State, Illinois, Ohio State, Air Force, California, Navy, Army West Point and William & Mary.

The Nittany Lions have faced seven of the teams in one-on-one duals, only falling to Ohio State.

Oklahoma, Michigan, and Stanford are the favorites to win the event in 2025. Stanford has won 10 national championships all-time and five in a row. Oklahoma is tied with Penn State for the most all-time championships with 12, including a four-peat from 2015-2018.

 

The EIVA regular season title is on the line as Penn State hosts No. 19 Princeton at Rec Hall for the final weekend of conference play. The teams play Friday at 7 p.m., and again Saturday at 3 p.m. Both matches will stream on B1G+.

Princeton needs just one win to clinch the EIVA regular season title and hosting rights for the conference tournament for the first time since 2019. Penn State has to win both matches to put the tournament at Rec Hall for the fifth-straight year.

While only Penn State and Princeton are in contention for the top seed in the EIVA Tournament, there are three teams -- Penn State, NJIT, and Harvard -- that can still grab the second seed and a bye to the semifinal round if Princeton were to win the conference. The Nittany Lions are currently in second at 7-3, NJIT is 6-4, and Harvard is 5-5. The Nittany Lions would lose head-to-head tiebreakers against both teams.

 

No. 7 Penn State men's lacrosse welcomes no. 19 Rutgers on Friday, April 18 in final game of the regular season. The nationally televised contest is set to begin at 6 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. The Nittany Lions will honor 14 seniors in a ceremony after the game. Rutgers is 6-7, 2-2 Big Ten this season with a signature win over no. 1 at the time Maryland. No. 7 Penn State  8-3 | 2-2 B1G

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Penn State men’s lacrosse’s Matt Traynor is announced as a top 25 nominee for the Tewaaraton Award as the foundation announced on Thursday afternoon. Traynor joins a group of 25 of the top men’s college lacrosse athletes across the country in contention for the award to be announced at the end of the 2025 campaign.

The Tewaaraton Award is presented annually to the most outstanding college lacrosse men’s and women’s player in the country. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.

Senior captain Traynor has led the Nittany Lions on offense throughout the 2025 campaign. Not only does he lead PSU in goals per game (3.22) and points per game (4.78) but he leads the Big Ten Conference in those categories as well. Traynor has achieved career milestones this season, surpassing the 100 career points and goals marks. With his 100th career goal in a road win at Michigan, Traynor became one of just 10 players in Penn State lacrosse history to record 100 goals throughout their career. He continues to move up on the list, currently sitting fifth all-time in career goals at Penn State.

In his most recent outing, the Downingtown, Pa. native matched career numbers, posting seven goals and eight points. Both of those numbers met his personal best marks while setting new career bests in Big Ten play.

 

The Penn State baseball team hosts Purdue this weekend, April 18-20, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Big Ten series begins on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. The three-game set concludes on Sunday at 1 p.m. All games will be broadcast on B1G+.

 Saturday is Ice Cream Day at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Throughout the month of April, Penn State baseball is sponsoring the Grand Slam Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavor at the Penn State Berkey Creamery. The first 150 fans can grab a Penn State baseball mini-helmet to get their ice cream scooped into. Admission free.

 

The Penn State men’s tennis team is set to host No. 51 Purdue on Friday, Apr. 18 at 10 a.m. and No. 66 Indiana on Sunday, Apr. 20 at 1 p.m. Sunday’s match will feature Senior Day and a free pizza giveaway for fans. Seniors Sam Bossem and Charl Morgan will be recognized for their athletic careers at Sunday’s ceremony.  

Penn State holds a 12-13 record (0-11) entering into the last week of regular season play. For the fifth week in a row, graduate student Loren Byers holds an ITA ranking in the singles category, coming in at No. 53 this week. 

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Penn State Women’s Tennis (13-8, 4-7 B1G) is set to host Minnesota (10-14, 2-9 B1G) on Friday, April 18 at 3 p.m. and No. 24 Wisconsin (16-3, 9-2 B1G) on Sunday at 10 a.m. for Senior Day. Both matches are slated to be played outside at Sarni Tennis Center.  

The program will honor Deanna Lasorda and Yvonne Zuffova with a Senior Day ceremony prior to the beginning of Sunday’s match. Additionally, there will be a donut giveaway and the opportunity for fans to enter a drawing to win a tennis racket.  

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The Penn State track and field teams continue their outdoor slate this weekend at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Va. on Friday and Saturday.   Next week in Philly for the Penn Relays.

 

The Penn State women's golf team travels to the Big Ten Championships this weekend at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. This marks the second-straight year the championships have been held at Bulle Rock. PSU 13th last year, Indiana the defending champ. All 18 schools taking part.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM WAS SHUT OUT BY MECHANICSBURG YESTERDAY, 5-0.  THE LITTLE LIONS ARE 2-4 AND WILL VISIT ALTOONA THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:15.  

BELLEFONTE BASEBALL FELL TO HOLLIDAYSBURG 13-3 YESTERDAY. THE RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 5-5.   COLE HOUSER HAD TWO RBI AND CALEB AUMAN DROVE IN THE THIRD BELLEFONTE RUN.  

 

BALD EAGLE AREA WILL HOST BELLWOOD-ANTIS AT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON.  

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THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST TO MECHANICSBURG YESTERDAY, 10-7.  STATE HIGH IS 3-3 AND WILL HOST ALTOONA AT 4:15 THIS AFTERNOON.  

 

BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM ROLLED TO A 17-2 WIN OVER HOLLIDAYSBURG.  JAYLEE LOSE HOMERED AND  DROVE IN FIVE RUNS TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK FOR BELLEFONTE. THE LADY RED RAIDERS PUT UP A 12-SPOT IN THE THIRD INNING.  BELLEFONTE IMPROVES TO 5-1 IN THE SEASON.  

BELLEFONTE WON THE J-V GAME 19-0.  

 

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No. 25 Penn State women’s lacrosse dropped a heartbreaker to conference No. 8-ranked Johns Hopkins Wednesday night in the Nittany Lions final game of the regular season. The Blue Jays, who scored the winning goal in overtime after trailing by as many as three in the fourth quarter, stole a 12-11 victory at Homewood Field. With the loss, Penn State falls to 7-8 (5-3 Big Ten), while JHU improves to 11-4 (5-2 Big Ten).  Erika Ho led the Nittany Lion attack with five points, scoring four goals on five shots and adding an assist. She also secured eight draw controls to eclipse her 100th of the season, caused a turnover, and scooped a ground ball. 

Kelly MacKinney followed with three points on two assists and a goal. Four other Nittany Lions tallied two points in the outing, including pairs of goals from Brooke Hoss and Ellie Wisch, two apples from Lauren Saltz, and one goal and one assist from Payton Wainman and Emma Kelly. Saltz and Kelly each added three draw controls apiece. Sydney Manning tallied 12 saves for the Nittany Lions, giving her a save percentage of .500 or better for the third time this season.

 

Former Penn State baseball pitcher Justin Hagenman made his Major League Baseball debut on Wednesday for the New York Mets against the Minnesota Twins. Hagenman entered the game in the second inning and went 3.1 innings. He allowed just one run on three hits, while striking out four. He recorded two strikeouts in his first inning, including a punch out against the first batter he faced. He is the 24th Penn State player to appear in a MLB game and the first since Nate Bump in 2005.

 

Penn State men’s basketball graduate student Ace Baldwin Jr. will compete in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament from April 16-19. The P.I.T. has been showcasing the talents of top senior college basketball players to professional scouts since 1953.

The 71st P.I.T. will be contested April 16-19 with eight teams of eight players playing 12 games in four days at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, Va.

Baldwin Jr. wrapped up his outstanding collegiate career as the only active Division I player and one of just five Division I players since the 1947-48 season (77 years) with 1,700+ career points (1,716), 800+ career assists (831) and 300+ career steals (342).

He was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight year following the 2024-25 season. He became just the sixth Big Ten player to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors in two-straight years, and the first player from Penn State to earn the award in back-to-back years.

Baldwin Jr. wrapped up the 2024-25 season as Division I’s active career leader in steals (342) and his 831 career assists rank third amongst active Division I players. His 342 career steals are tied for 15th most all-time by an NCAA Division I player.

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The Penn State baseball team fell 13-3 against Delaware on Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Ryan Weingartner’s leadoff homer, but the Blue Hens responded with four runs in the third and cruised to the victory.   Penn State dropped to 22-13 overall, while Delaware improved to 19-16 on the season. Penn State tallied three runs on five hits. Ryan Weingartner blasted his eighth homer of the year and added a single. Nate Voss contributed an RBI double and scored a run, while Jesse Jaconski had a double and a run.  

The Nittany Lions hosted their fifth Dollar Dog Night of the season as 1,284 fans consumed 2,584 hot dogs. PSU fans have eaten 27,212 hot dogs on Dollar Dog Nights this year.                 The Nittany Lions host Purdue for a three-game Big Ten series this weekend. The series begins on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. Sunday’s series finale starts at 1 p.m.   Saturday is Ice Cream Day as the Penn State Berkey Creamery will be serving Grand Slam Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, the flavor Penn State Baseball is sponsoring throughout April.

 

Despite wielding a five-run lead through two innings of play, the Penn State softball team was unable to overcome a late surge by the Pittsburgh Panthers, as the visitors took home a 16-8 decision in six innings of play Tuesday night from Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field. Sophomore designated player Brooke Klosowicz continued her climb in the Penn State record book on Tuesday night, amassing a trio of RBI on a home run in the second inning of play that brought her within four runs batted in of the single-season program record. Klosowicz now owns 45 RBI on the 2025 campaign to rank fifth in a single season in school history, with the second-year Penn Stater needing four to match and five to surpass the record of 49 set by Jennifer Tripken and Nan Sichler in the 2002 and 1988 seasons, respectively. Klosowicz also owns 11 home runs this season, tying for ninth place in the program record book alongside four individuals, including senior right fielder Haylie Brunson.  Penn State softball kicks off a six-game road trek over the next two weeks, with the Nittany Lions prepared to enter the home stretch of Big Ten Conference play in a three-game weekend series against the Iowa Hawkeyes from Bob Pearl Field. Action runs Saturday through Monday, April 19 through 21, with the first two games set to stream to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via B1G+ and the B1G+ app, with the weekend finale on Monday evening slated for national broadcast via Big Ten Network.

 

No. 25-ranked Penn State women’s lacrosse looks to finish out conference play on a six-game win streak when the team hits the road to Baltimore, Maryland, to take on No. 8 Johns Hopkins.  First draw between Penn State and the Blue Jays is set for 6 p.m. (ET) at Homewood Field today. The game is the regular season finale for the Nittany Lions.                          

After a second top 25 win, this time toppling No. 22 Southern California, 16-8, Penn State moved into third in the Big Ten Conference and pushed its win streak to five, the longest in the Big Ten. For their efforts in the win, senior Lauren Saltz and freshman Brooke Long earned weekly conference honors. Saltz, the Big Ten Midfielder of the Week, posted a goal and an assist on senior day in the upset win. She also scooped two ground balls, caused a turnover, and won three draw controls. Long, the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, put up her first-career hat trick on just four shots in the win. Long also caused two turnovers and scooped two ground balls as a strong two-way midfielder.

 

In men's basketball former Cincinnati guard Josh Reed has committed to transfer to Penn State men’s basketball, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. Reed became the Nittany Lions’ first pickup out of the transfer portal.  Reed, who is on his last season of eligibility, recorded 98 appearances and nine starts over three seasons with the Bearcats, with all nine starts coming last year. During the 2024-25 season, Reed averaged 4.7 points, 0.8 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per game while spending 17.4 minutes per game on the floor. He also notched 24 steals and seven blocks.

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Penn State men’s lacrosse’s Matt Traynor and Hunter Aquino are tabbed to the Big Ten weekly award list. Traynor is named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Aquino is the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.  Traynor had a show-stopping performance in no. 8 Penn State’s dominant win over no. 19 Johns Hopkins on Saturday, tallying 70% of the team’s goals on the board. He matched his career high seven goals while also adding an assist to match his personal best eight points. Both of these numbers are new Big Ten career records for the senior captain. Traynor also played a gritty role in the ground ball game, collective four in his outing. He currently leads the conference in goals per game (3.22) and points per game (4.78). This is the Downingtown, Pa. native’s first weekly conference nod of the season and third of his career.      Aquino collects his fifth Big Ten Freshman of the Week title of his rookie campaign while tying the Penn State program record for receiving the award set at five by Mac O’Keefe in 2017. He has also secured the most weekly conference awards of any player in the Big Ten this season. In his performance on Saturday, the freshman from Easton, Pa. added one goal for his 14th of the season. His defense proved to be a difference maker, scooping two ground balls and causing one turnover.

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Senior hockey star Simon Mack inked an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the 2024-25 season as announced by the club on Wednesday afternoon. The Wranglers are the AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.

“Simon Mack developed into one of the top defenseman in the nation during his time in Hockey Valley,” stated PSU head coach Guy Gadowsky. “He has earned everything he’s received. His elite feet and professional demeanor will be a welcome addition for the Wranglers. We’re so proud of Doc and look forward to seeing his continued success!”

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Coming off its first Frozen Four appearance in program history, the Penn State men’s ice hockey team received a No. 5 final ranking in both the USCHO.com and the USA Hockey/The Rink Live national polls as announced Monday afternoon, the highest final ranking in program history.

After beginning the 2024-25 campaign unranked, the Nittany Lions finished the year earning their third top-10 finish in the past six seasons and fourth overall after finishing No. 8 following the 2022-23, 2019-20 and 2016-17 seasons.    

Penn State finished the year with a 22-14-4 record marking its sixth 20-win season over the first 13 years of the program all of which have come in the last 10 years. The 22 wins are tied for the second-most in a single-season in program history. The Nittany Lions advanced to their fourth NCAA Tournament reaching the Frozen Four for the first time in program history before falling to Boston University, 3-1, in the national semifinals.    

PSU is the highest of five Big Ten teams to earn a final ranking joining Michigan State (No. 6/6), Minnesota (No. 9/8), Ohio State (No. 11/12), and Michigan (No. 17/17).

 

Justin Hagenman is set to make his Major League debut on Wednesday as the New York Mets face the Minnesota Twins in a series finale at Target Field, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters. The 28-year-old was called up to replace Griffin Canning, who was scratched from his start due to illness.

While the Mets have not announced whether Hagenman will get the start or relieve the opener, he is the only fully rested pitcher available on the roster. Hagenman pitched at Penn State from 2015 to 2018, earning Big Ten All-Freshman honors. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft and spent time in the minors before being traded to the Red Sox in 2023.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM PICKED UP A 15-5 WIN OVER BELLWOOD-ANTIS YESTERDAY. JAYLEE LOSE BELTED A COUPLE OF HOME RUNS AND DROVE IN SEVEN ON THE DAY.  TAYLOR BROWN AND RAGAN MANNING ALSO HOMERED FOR BELLEFONTE. THE LADY RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 4-1 ON THE SEASON.  

 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA SOFTBALL TEAM SHUT OUT PENNS VALLEY YESTERDAY, 4-0.  SIERRA ALBRIGHT TOSSED A COMPLETE GAME ONE-HITTER AND RECORDED 15 STRIKEOUTS. RAELEE RAPASKY HIT A TWO-RUN DOUBLE IN THE FIFTH AND SYDNEY THOMPSON WAS 3-FOR-3 TO LEAD THE OFFENSE. THE LADY EAGLES ARE NOW 5-1 WHILE THE LADY RAMS FALL TO 4-2.   

 

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA CRUISED TO A 14-3 WIN OVER CLEARFIELD YESTERDAY. ALIVIA BIZZARRI GAVE UP ONE EARNED RUN OVER FIVE INNINGS OF WORK AND ALSO WENT    3-FOR-4 AT THE PLATE WITH 6 RBI.  THE LADY MOUNTIES IMPROVE TO 5-3 AND WILL BE RIGHT BACK AT IT TODAY, HOSTING CENTRAL CAMBRIA AT 4:30.  

 

STATE COLLEGE WILL BE BACK IN ACTION TODAY, VISITING CENTRAL DAUPHIN.  

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THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM OUTSCORED PENNS VALLEY 13-7 YESTERDAY. 

 ISAAC JOHNSON WENT 2-FOR-4 WITH THREE R-B-I TO LEAD THE EAGLES’ OFFENSE. THE RAMS HAD A 7-6 LEAD BEFORE THE EAGLES ERUPTED FOR SEVEN RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH. KALEB IRION PITCHED THREE SHUTOUT INNINGS, GIVING UP JUST ONE HIT TO GET THE WIN.  THE EAGLES ARE NOW 2-6 WHILE THE RAMS FALL TO 0-10.

 

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM EVENED ITS RECORD AT 4-4 WITH A 7-1 WIN OVER BELLWOOD-ANTIS YESTERDAY.  ZACH LEHMAN WAS 3-FOR4 WITH THREE R-B-I TO LEAD THE RED RAIDERS’ OFFENSE. PARKER CAPPARELLE ALSO DROVE IN A PAIR OF RUNS. CAPPARELLE ALSO THREW TWO INNIINGS OF ONE-HIT BALL AND THE RED RAIDERS USED FOUR PITCHERS WHO SCATTERED SEVEN HITS IN THE WIN.  

 

THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA BASEBALL TEAM REMAINS UNBEATEN AFTER A 9-3 WIN OVER CLEARFIELD YESTERDAY.  LUCAS PETERSON WAS 3-FOR-4 WITH A DOUBLE, A TRIPLE AND FOUR R-B-I FOR THE MOUNTIES. ARCHER BAUGHMAN WENT SIX INNINGS, GIVING UP TWO EARNED RUNS ON FOUR HITS AND HE HAD SIX STRIKEOUTS TO EARN THE VICTORY. 

THE MOUNTIES ARE NOW 7-0.  

 

THE SAINT JOSEPH’S BASEBALL TEAM GOT A BIT 7-6 WIN OVER GREENWOOD YESTERDAY. THE GAME WENT 10 INNINGS BEFORE SAINT JOE’S GOT THE WALKOFF WIN. 

CALEB FOYTACK HAD TWO R-B-I FOR THE WOLFPACK. HE ALSO PITCHED FIVE INNINGS, RECORDING 9 STRIKEOUTS. 

THE WOLFPACK IMPROVES TO 3-5.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM WILL. HOME THIS AFTERNOON AGAINST CENTRAL DAUPHIN WITH FIRST PITCH SCHEDULED FOR 4:15.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LACROSSE TEAM EARNED A 13-9 WIN OVER CENTRAL DAUPIN YESTERDAY.  THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 7-3.  

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Junior goaltender Arsenii Sergeev became the 12th Nittany Lion in program history to put pen to paper on an NHL contract as he signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Calgary Flames the club announced on Monday afternoon.

Sergeev backstopped Penn State to its first-ever Frozen Four while becoming the first Nittany Lion goaltender to earn a spot on either the All-B1G first or second team after landing second team honors back in March. The Yaroslavl, Russia native turned in one of the best goaltending seasons in Penn State history posting a 19-9-4 record with a .919 save percentage and a 2.54 goals-against average and four shutouts.

In the wake of losing star goaltender Arsenii Sergeev to the NHL, Penn State hockey landed the commitment of former Omaha netminder Kevin Reidler on Monday, Reidler announced.          Reidler entered the transfer portal shortly after Omaha was eliminated in the NCHC Tournament, ending its season. Reidler was a fifth-round draft pick of the Ottawa Senators in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

The rising sophomore went 4-1-0 with a .920 save percentage and a 2.74 GAA in eight games, serving as the backup to Simon Latkoczy. Prior to beginning his college career, Reidler went 27-5-2 with a .902 SV% and 2.86 GAA with the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints.

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The Penn State baseball team welcomes Delaware on Tuesday for Dollar Dog Night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday also features a first pitch by Penn State Women’s Hockey, 2024 AHA Champions.  Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 22-12 this season (11-7 Big Ten) after taking one of three in its series against USC.  Delaware is 18-16 overall (6-6 CAA) after winning one of three games against College of Charleston.                The Nittany Lions are set to host their fifth Dollar Dog Night of the 2025 season, featuring $1 hot dogs.     PSU fans have consumed 24,628 hot dogs over four Dollar Dog Nights this year.

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL WRAP UP ITS NINE-GAME HOMESTAND AND WILL PLAY ITS FINAL NONCONFERENCE GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON WHEN IT HOSTS PITT IN A 5:30 START TODAY AT NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK AND BEARD FIELD.  PENN STATE IS 20-20 ON THE SEASON.  PITT COMES IN AT 14-26 ON THE SEASON. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 6-2 ON THE CURRENT HOMESTAND AND WILL VISIT IOWA FOR A THREE-GAME SERIES THIS WEEKEND.  

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In men's volleyball, Penn State libero Ryan Merk was named the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, earning the award for the third time this season. The honor came after the Nittany Lions went on the road and recorded two five-set wins over George Mason in conference play. Merk tallied double-digit digs in both victories over the Patriots, finishing with a season-high 14 on Friday before adding 12 more in the win on Saturday. He averaged 2.60 digs/set while helping hold the Patriots to .219 hitting over the two matches.

The Nittany Lions host Princeton for two huge matches this weekend at Rec Hall. The Tigers need just one win to clinch the EIVA regular season title and hosting rights for the conference tournament. The Nittany Lions can take the title with two wins to put the EIVA Tournament at Rec Hall for the fifth straight year.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse stayed as No. 8 in the latest edition of Inside Lacrosse rankings, released Monday afternoon.  Other Big Ten teams in the week 10 rankings include No. 3 Maryland, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 13 Michigan, and No. 18 Rutgers. Penn State’s opponent from last week, John Hopkins, fell out of the rankings this week.  Penn State will play its final regular-season game on Saturday, April 18, when it will take on No. 18 Rutgers on Senior Day at Panzer Stadium.

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Class of 2026 four-star quarterback Peyton Falzone has committed to Penn State football, he announced Saturday.  The Nazareth, Pennsylvania, native stands at 6’4 1/2″ and 200 pounds. Falzone is rated as the No. 6 player from Pennsylvania, the No. 17 quarterback, and the No. 247 player in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.

As a junior at Nazareth High School, Falzone passed for 1,424 yards, 14 touchdowns, and three interceptions in eight games, according to his MaxPreps profile. He also rushed 54 times for 420 yards and scored five times.

Falzone’s commitment puts the Nittany Lion’s 2026 recruiting class at No. 12 in the nation. Falzone is the second quarterback commitment to the class, alongside four-star Troy Huhn.

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Penn State football offensive lineman JB Nelson is no longer listed on the program’s roster as of Friday morning. The apparent departure from the programs comes a few months after Nelson announced his intention to return in January via social media. That post has since been deleted.

Nelson is currently in his final year of eligibility after spending his first two seasons at Lackawanna Community College at the JUCO level and three seasons at Penn State. When Nelson committed to the Nittany Lions in 2022, he was listed as a four-star offensive tackle and ranked as the No. 1 player from Pennsylvania, the No. 1 offensive tackle, and the No. 2 player in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite JUCO rankings.

While at Penn State, Nelson appeared in 31 games, starting eight, mostly at guard. In the 2024-25 season, he appeared in all 16 games but made no starts.

The transfer portal officially opens on Wednesday, April 16, and will remain open until Friday, April 25.

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In women's lacrosse, a 10-2 second half powered Penn State to its second top 25 win of the season, downing No. 22 Southern California, 16-8 on Sunday afternoon at Panzer Stadium. The senior day win moves Penn State to 7-7 (5-2 Big Ten), while USC falls to 9-6 (2-5 Big Ten).          Sophomore Kelly MacKinney led both teams with five points on a goal and four assists. Junior Erika Ho led all scorers with four goals in the contest.

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No. 8 Penn State men’s lacrosse downed No. 19 Johns Hopkins in convincing fashion in front of 2,017 fans at Panzer Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Leadership from Matt Traynor on offense and Jack Fracyon between the pipes guided the Nittany Lions to their second-straight Big Ten win and eighth of the season. PSU improves to 8-3, 2-2 Big Ten while JHU falls to 6-6, 0-4 Big Ten. Traynor matched his career high seven goals and eight points in the outing. 

 

Despite taking an early 4-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a grand slam by sophomore second baseman Michela Barbanente, the Penn State softball team dropped a hard-fought, back-and-forth 14-11 battle to the No. 22 Ohio State Buckeyes in the rubber match of the Big Ten Conference weekend series from Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field.                           Penn State’s offense racked up 13 hits on the day, with all nine Nittany Lion starters booking at least one hit. A trio of Penn Staters managed multiple-hit outings, with junior catcher Madison Seidel impressing at the plate in one of her most productive individual performances of the season. The Hilltown, Pennsylvania, native finished the day with a 3-for-3 final stat line that included two runs scored, a pair of runs batted in, a double and home run. 

 

The Penn State baseball team fell 11-6 against USC on Sunday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions closed their deficit to one run, 6-5, with a grand slam by Ryan Weingartner in the fourth, but USC answered with three runs in the fifth.  Penn State is now 22-12 overall and 10-8 in Big Ten play, while USC moved to 23-12 overall and 11-7 in conference action.

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AT THE UNDER-23 PAN AM FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER THE WEEKEND, THREE PENN STATE WRESTLERS WON GOLD. LUKE LILLEDAHL WENT 3-0 AND WON THE TITLE AT 57KG, LEVI HAINES WENT 4-0 TO TAKE THE TITLE AT 79KG AND CONNOR MIRASOLA POSTED A 2-0 MARK TO WIN AT 92KG. TEAM USA WON 8 GOLD MEDALS AND 2 BRONZE MEDALS.  

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Penn State men’s volleyball kept its EIVA regular season title hopes alive with an instant classic at the Recreation Athletic Complex on Saturday night, outlasting George Mason 3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 29-31, 32-30, 15-12) for a fourth-consecutive win.                                                                           The Nittany Lions moved their record to 10-14 overall and 7-3 in the EIVA with a second five-set win over George Mason in as many nights. They sit two matches behind first-place Princeton with two to play. The teams close the regular season against each other with two matches at Rec Hall on Friday and Saturday. Princeton needs just one win to clinch the title and hosting rights for the conference tournament, while Penn State must win both to ensure the postseason event will be played at Rec Hall for a fifth-straight time.

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Jake Griffin finished in sixth place to lead the way for the Penn State men’s golf team at the 48th-annual Rutherford Intercollegiate as the Nittany Lions’ home event wrapped up Sunday at the Penn State Blue Course. The Nittany Lions finished sixth in the team race at 18-over, 870. Penn State shot a 290 in the first round, 285 in the second round and 295 in the third round.      Griffin (71-71-70) led the way for the Nittany Lions, finishing in sixth place at 1-under, 212 to earn his first top-10 finish of the season.

 

The Penn State men's tennis team dropped its match, 4-0, to No. 27 Illinois on Saturday.

 

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Bellefonte Junior High Track and Field had many great performances at Saturday's Bison Stampede hosted by Clearfield. Overall, the boys took 5th out of 13 teams and the girls took 8th out of 14. The boys also set a school record in the 4x400m relay and Jack Tyson set a new school and meet record in javelin.

 

The boys took 1st in the 4x400m relay (Donmoyer, Fritchman, Delos Reyes, Tyson) and 6th in the 4x100m relay (Tomlinson, Schiffer, Delos Reyes, Smith). Other individual results include Elliott Donmoyer (1st: 100m, 1st: 400m), Jack Tyson (1st: Javelin, 2nd 400m), Carson Fritchman (2nd: 800m), Seth Muchmore (4th: Discus, 6th Javelin), Noah Delos Reyes (5th: 200m), and Bowen Williams (6th, 3200m).

 

For the girls, their 4x100m relay took 6th (Rock, Lykens, Mauk, Padgett) and other placewinners include Kaylee Knepp (2nd:100m, 2nd: High Jump) and Juniper Ondrasik (2nd Javelin).

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TONIGHT, THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM LOOKS TO MAKE A LITTLE MORE HISTORY TONIGHT IN ST. LOUIS. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL COMPETE IN THE FROZEN FOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PROGRAM’S EXISTENCE WHEN THE NITTANY LIONS TAKE ON BOSTON UNIVERSITY IN THE SECOND OF THE SEMIFINAL GAMES AT 8:30.  THE FIRST SEMIFINAL WILL HAVE DENVER PLAYING WESTERN MICHIGAN AT 5.  OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FROZEN FOUR STARTS AT 4:45 HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.  ]

TONIGHT’S GAME WILL BE FIRST THE MEETING BETWEEN THE TERRIERS AND THE NITTANY LIONS. WHILE PENN STATE IS MAKING ITS FIRST-EVER APPEARANCE IN THE FROZEN FOUR, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR THAT BOSTON HAS MADE THE NATIONAL SEMIFINALS. THE WINNERS OF TONIGHT’S GAMES WILL PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY AT 7:30 AND IF PENN STATE IS PLAYING, WE’LL HAVE THAT GAME FOR YOU LIVE HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

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MADISON SEIDEL HIT TWO HOME RUNS AND DROVE IN SIX TO LEAD THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM TO A 15-3 ROUT OF SAINT FRANCIS LAST NIGHT.  JENNA NELSON ALO HOMERED FOR THE NITTANY LIONS WHO IMPROVE TO 19-18 ON THE SEASON. PENN STATE HAS WON FIVE STRAIGHT AND WILL RETURN TO CONFERENCE ACTION TOMORROW, HOSTING OHIO STATE IN A 5 O’CLOCK START AT NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK AND BEARD FIELD. THE TEAMS ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TP PLAY AT 2PM SATURDAY AND AT NOON ON SUNDAY.  

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Penn State men’s track and field athlete Handal Roban has been named the Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.             Roban clocked a 1:45.16 in the 800-meter race last weekend at the Florida Relays. His 1:45.16 currently ranks as the top time in the Big Ten and second in the NCAA thus far this outdoor season. It also marked the No. 2 spot in program history.                                                                     Penn State returns to action this weekend at the Duke Invitational Thursday through Saturday and the Bison Outdoor Classic Saturday and Sunday.

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM BELTED FOUR SOLO HOME RUNS BUT LOST TO UNDEFEATED CUMBERLAND VALLEY YESTERDAY 9-4.  THE LONGBALLS WERE RECORDED BY MJ MCSHEA, JESS HAWBAKER, SYDNEY WELLS AND ADDIE HARPSTER. STATE HIGH WILL VISIT BELLEFONTE ON SATURDAY AT 10AM.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM WAS HELD TO FIVE HITS IN AN 8-2 LOSS AT CUMBERLAND VALLEY YESTERDAY. THE LITTLE LIONS SLIP TO 2-3 ON THE SEASON. STATE COLLEGE WILL VISIT PUNXSUTAWNEY TOMORROW.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM SHUT OUT SAINT MARY’S YESTERDAY, 8-0.   THE RED RAIDERS IMPROVE TO 2-4 ON THE YEAR. PARKER CAPPARELLE WENT 2-FOR-4 WITH THREE RBI TO LEAD THE RED RAIDERS OFFENSE. ZACK LEHMAN TOSSED 5 INNINGS OF THREE-HIT BALL AFTER PEYTON VANCAS THREW A COUPLE OF NO-HIT INNINGS TO START. 

 

THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM DROPPED AN 11-1 DECISION TO SOMERSET YESTERDAY.  THE 0-9 RAMS WILL HOST MOSHANNON VALLEY TODAY AT 4:30.  

 

THE PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL TEAM PICKED UP A 7-0 WIN OVER SOMERSET BEHIND SEVEN SHUTOUT INNINGS FROM TAYLOR BUMGARDNER. BUMGARDNER RECORDED 12 STRIKEOUTS AND SCATTERED SIX HITS. SYDNIE DALTON WENT 2-FOR-4 WITH TWO R-B-I TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK. PENNS VALLEY IMPROVES TO 3-1 AND RETURNS TO ACTION MONDAY WHEN IT HOSTS BALD EAGLE AREA. 

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Three Penn State student-athletes were honored by the University for their accomplishments as part of the 2025 University-Wide Undergraduate Awards Ceremony. Women’s volleyball’s Jess Mruzik and football’s Tyler Warren are the recipients of the Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award. The McCoy Award is presented annually to one senior student-athlete who has combined successful athletic participation with academic excellence. Field hockey’s Julienne van Bekkum was the athletics recipient of the John W. Oswald Award, given annually to the graduating seniors who have provided outstanding leadership in at least one of several areas of activity.

Mruzik earned her MBA from Penn State and is now pursuing a graduate certificate in business analytics. She was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship after leading Penn State to its eighth national title overall and first since 2014. She picked up All-America status in each of her two seasons at Penn State. She was a second-team All-American in 2023, earning the award despite carrying the workload of a one-year MBA program. She finished her career with more than 2,000 kills, 1,100 digs, 250 blocks, and 100 aces. She is just the third player that ever donned a Penn State jersey to eclipse 2,000 career kills. Including her three seasons at Michigan, Mruzik was a three-time All-American and four-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree.

Warren helped the No. 4 ranked Nittany Lions advance to the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Orange Bowl against the No. 5 ranked Notre Dame. Warren broke Penn State records in the tight end spot with 22 total touchdowns (16 receiving, 6 rushing). He ranks fifth among FBS tight ends in career touchdown receptions (15) and 10th in yards per reception (11.9). He’s 11th all-time at Penn State in touchdown receptions (15). Warren was named a first-team All-American, Mackey Award winner, Paul Hornung Award finalist and a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award. He was also named the 2024 Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year. Warren graduated in Fall 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in advertising/public relations and is pursuing a second degree in telecommunications.

Van Bekkum was named a National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholar of Distinction, the all-academic team and named a Big Ten distinguished scholar and was a first-team NFHCA All-Region selection this past season. Van Bekkum was honored for her impact on the campus community outside of athletics, as well. The Netherlands native volunteers with RePlay and THON. She is the first field hockey student-athlete to win the Oswald Award since Kirsten Gochnauer in 2017.

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Penn State softball looks to continue its winning ways from the last week in the team’s penultimate non-conference matchup of the 2025 campaign on Wednesday night, as the Nittany Lions play host to the Saint Francis Red Flash in midweek action from Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. (ET).  The Nittany Lions are 18-18 and are riding a 4-game winning streak.      

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THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL HOST CUMBERLAND VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:15.  STATE HIGH IS 2-1 WHILE THE EAGLES COME IN AT 5-0 ON THE SEASON.  

THE STATE HIGH BASEBALL TEAM WILL BE AT CUMBERLAND VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE 2-1 WHILE CV IS 6-1.  

BELLEFONTE BASEBALL IS HOME WITH ST. MARY’S AT 4:30.  THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TEAMS WILL BOTH ENTERTAIN SOMERSET AT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON.

 

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Results from meets that Bellefonte Junior High Track had on April 3 vs Bald Eagle, Clearfield, and OLV and April 7th vs PO and Huntingdon.

 

April 3:

The Bellefonte boys swept the meet to improve to 5-0 on the season. The girls lost to Clearfield and dropped a very close contest to Bald Eagle, but beat OLV to go to 3-2. Elliott Donmoyer was a 4x winner in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 4x400m for the boys. Jack Tyson extended his javelin school record to 173-7 (current PA #1) and also won discus, was part of the winning 4x400m, and tied for 1st in the 400m. Bowen Williams also placed first in the 3200m.

 

For the girls, Kaylee Knepp won high jump and placed 2nd in 300m Hurdles. Other notable finishes were Piper Rock (2nd Javelin), Natalie Kulago (2nd Discus), Ronni Spotts (2nd Triple Jump), and the 4x100m relay (2nd).

 

Boys Scores

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Team Score

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Bellefonte Area Middle 89 Clearfield Junior Hi 61

Bellefonte Area Middle 120 Bald Eagle Area Middle 21

Bellefonte Area Middle 131 Our Lady of Victory 7

 

Girls Scores

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Team Score

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Clearfield Junior Hi 101 Bellefonte Area Middle 40

Bald Eagle Area Middle 69 Bellefonte Area Middle 68

Bellefonte Area Middle 83 Our Lady of Victory 54

 

April 7th:

Bellefonte boys remain undefeated at 7-0 and the girls go 1-1 for this meet to go to 4-3 on the year. Notable boys performances include victories in the 4x100m, 4x400m, and 4x800m, including a new school record of 4:07 in the 4x400m (Elliott Donmoyer, Carson Fritchman, Noah Delos Reyes, Jack Tyson). Individual winners were Noah Delos Reyes (100m, 200m), Bowen Williams (1600m), Elliott Donmoyer (400m), Noah Tomlinson (800m), Alex Giornesto (3200m), Timothy Osman (Triple Jump), Jack Tyson (Discus, Javelin). Notable girls performances include winning the 4x100m and 4x800m relays, and individual winners Ronni Spotts (100m Hurdles), Kaylee Knepp (100m, 300m Hurdles, High Jump), and Natalie Kulago (Discus).

 

Boys Team Score:

Bellefonte Area Middle School 116 Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle 45

Bellefonte Area Middle School 124 Huntingdon Area Middle School 36

 

Girls Team Score:

Huntingdon Area Middle School 99 Bellefonte Area Middle School 79

Bellefonte Area Middle School 103 Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle 59

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No results reported due to inclement weather conditions. 

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Freshman Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun (Bangkok, Thailand) paced Penn State for the second-straight week with her second consecutive top-10 finish, third this season, in a tie for 7th at the Terrapin Invitational held at the University of Maryland Golf Course this week.                                          The Nittany Lions finished 35-over, 899, to tie Navy for eighth in the 14-team field. Penn State’s best round of the tournament came in the second round with a 5-over, 293, paced Jiratthitinun with a 1-under, 71, the lone round in red figures for the Nittany Lions.                                          Michigan separated themselves from the pack with a strong second round and held on for a seven-shot victory at 13-over, while High Point (20-over), Georgetown (21-over), Maryland (22-over) and Delaware (26-over) rounded out the top-five.

 

Due to cold temperatures forecasted in Central Pennsylvania in the evening hours on Tuesday, Penn State softball's non-conference midweek matchup against the Saint Francis Red Flash will be moved to Wednesday, April 9.                                                                                                     Penn State will now compete in a single game against the Red Flash at Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field, with first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m. (ET). The contest was originally scheduled for Tuesday evening, April 8, at 6 p.m. (ET), but will be delayed due to forecasted wind chill values below the 28-degree threshold needed to play as required by the Big Ten Conference.

 

Penn State baseball’s game against West Virginia on Tuesday, April 8 has been canceled due to anticipated cold weather. The game will not be made up.  The teams will meet in Happy Valley on Tuesday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. on Dollar Dog Night.                                                                     Penn State returns to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park next weekend, April 11-13, for a three-game series against USC, beginning on Friday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. It will be the Whiteout game Friday.  

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse moved up to No. 8 in the latest edition of Inside Lacrosse rankings, which were released Monday.  Cornell is number one with Ohio State second and Princeton third. Maryland is sixth.

 

THERE WILL BE A WATCH PARTY FOR THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM AT PEGULA ICE ARENA THURSDAY NIGHT. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 7:30 WITH FACEOFF AT 8:30.  WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FROZEN FOUR THURSDAY HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. OUR COVERAGE WILL BEGIN AT 4:45 WITH WESTERN MICHIGAN AND DENVER MEETING AT 5 AND THEN THE NITTANY LIONS WILL TAKE ON BOSTON UNIVERSITY AT 8:30 THURSDAY NIGHT. 

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ON FRIDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM SHUT OUT PUNXSUTAWNEY 3-0.  ADDISON HARPSTER FIRED A THREE-HITTER IN THE COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT.  

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST TO FOREST HILLS 3-1. TAYLOR BROWN HAD THE ONLY RBI FOR BELLEFONTE WHICH IS NOW 3-1 ON THE SEASON. IN JV ACTION, BELLEFONTE WON 14-0. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LACROSSE TEAM LOST TO CENTRAL YORK, 10-8. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 6-1. 

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THE TENTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM PICKED UP A BIG 11-8 WIN AT 13TH-RANKED MICHIGAN YESTERDAY.  MATT TRAYNOR SCORED THREE GOALS TO PACE THE PENN STATE OFFENSE. TRAYNOR NOW HAS 100 GOALS IN HIS CAREER. JACK FRACYON HAD NINE SAVES TO HELP THE NITTANY LIONS RALLY FROM 5-4 HALFTIME DEFICIT TO IMPROVE TO 7-3 ON THE SEASON, 1-2 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

 

PAYTON WAINMAN SCORED THE GAME-WINNER AS THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM KNOCKED OFF OHIO STATE IN OVERTIME 12-11 AT PANZER STADIUM YESTERDAY.  WAINMAN AND EMMA KELLY EACH  FINISHED WITH THREE GOALS AND AN ASSIST FOR PENN STATE. SYDNEY MANNING MADE 12 SAVES INCLUDING AN ABSOLUTE SHOW-STOPPER IN OVERTIME WITH OHIO STATE ON A  ONE-PLAYER ADVANTAGE. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE NOW REELED OFF FOUR STRAIGHT WINS TO IMPROVE TO 6-7 ON THE SEASON, 4-2 IN BIG TEN PLAY.   

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AT THE BIG TEN MEN’S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, IN ANN ARBOR OVER THE WEEKEND,  PENN STATE FINISHED SECOND IN THE TEAM RACE WITH IAN RAUBAL WINNING TWO EVENT TITLES IN THE RINGS AND PARALLEL BARS IN THE TEAM COMPETITION FRIDAY. MICHIGAN WON THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, PENN STATE’S JOSH KARNES WON THE PARALLEL BARS TITLE FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON. KARNES ALSO FINISHED 8TH ON THE POMMEL HORSE. MATT CORMIER ALSO PLACED IN THREE EVENTS FOR PENN STATE, TAKING SIXTH ON THE FLOOR EXERCISE, SIXTH ON THE VAULT AND EIGHTH ON THE HIGH BAR. THE NITTANY LIONS’ AKSELI KARSIKAS TOOK FIFTH ON THE HIGH BAR, MATT UNDERHILL PLACED SIXTH ON THE RINGS AND TEAMMATE MICHAEL ARTLIP WAS EIGHTH IN THE FLOOR EXERCISE. 

THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE BACK IN ANN ARBOR APRIL 18TH AND 19TH. 

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BRYCE MOLINARO HAD TWO OF THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM’S SIX HOME RUNS YESTERDAY IN A 15-10 WIN AT MINNESOTA. THE WIN COMPLETED A SWEEP OF THE ROAD SERIES FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. JACK PORTER, JOE JACONSKI, RYAN WEINGARTNER AND NATE VOSS ALL WENT DEEP FOR PENN STATE AS WELL.  MOLINARO FINISHED WITH FOUR HITS ON THE DAY. 

THE NITTANY LIONS WON THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THE SERIES INCLUDING A 5-2 WIN SATURDAY AS THE NITTANY LIONS RALLIED WITH A FOUR-RUN NINTH TO PULL OUT THE VICTORY. NATE VOSS HAD A SOLO HOME RUN IN THE FOURTH SATURDAY AND THEN BELTED A THREE-RUN DOUBLE IN THE NINTH.  PENN STATE WON FRIDAY’S GAME 10-4 WITH COLE WAGNER DRIVING IN FOUR RUNS WITH A HOME RUN AND A TRIPLE. 

PENN STATE IS NOW 21-10 ON THE SEASON, 9-6 IN THE BIG TEN. IN THE SERIES, PENN STATE HAD 30 RUNS ON 37 HITS WITH 9 HOME RUNS.  

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM SWEPT RUTGERS IN A THREE-GAME SERIES AT HOME OVER THE WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY, THE NITTANY LIONS MADE SOME HISTORY IN THE 15-11 WIN THAT GOT PENN STATE BACK TO THE .500 MARK ON THE SEASON AT 18-18 AND IN THE BIG TEN AT 5-5.  BROOKE KLOSOWICZ BELTED PENN STATE’S THIRD HOME RUN OF THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD. IT WAS ALSO THE 54TH OF THE SEASON FOR THE NITTANY LIONS AND THAT SETS A NEW SCHOOL RECORD FOR HOME RUNS IN A SEASON.  MEAGAN RICKS AND HAYLIE BRUNSON ALSO HOMERED IN THE GAME AND KLOSOWICZ WENT 3-FOR-4 , HITTING A SINGLE, DOUBLE AND HOME RUN AND ALSO DRAWING A WALK WHILE DRIVING IN THREE, SCORING FOUR AND ADDING A STOLEN BASE FOR GOOD MEASURE. PENN STATE SWEPT FRIDAY’S DOUBLEHEADER BY SCORES OF 2-1 AND 8-0.  PENN STATE WILL HOST SAINT FRANCIS TOMORROW AT 6.   

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM COMPLETE A TWO-MATCH SWEEP OF SACRED HEART WITH A 3-1 VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTH GYM AT REC HALL.  MICHAEL SCHWOB HIT .420 IN THE MATCH 46 ASSISTS AND 8 DIGS. PENN SDTATE SWEPT SACRED HEART FRIDAY NIGHT 3-0 BEHIND SEAN HARVEY’S 11 KILLS AND 3 BLCOKS.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 8-14 ON THE SEASON, 5-3 IN EIVA MATCHES. 

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THE PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS COMPETED AT THE FLORIDA RELAYS IN GAINESVILLE OVER THE WEEKEND. HANDAL ROBAN LED PENN STATE WITH A SECOND PLACE FINISH IN THE MEN’S 800. HE WAS ALSO PART OF THE 4-BY-400 RELAY TEAM THAT FINISHED FIFTH. FRESHMAN AJANI DWYER PLACED 7TH IN THE MEN’S 100 FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. 

DYLAN LAMBRECHT WAS SEVENTH IN THE MEN’S SHOT PUT FOR PENN STATE. 

ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE, ALLISON JOHNSON LED PENN STATE WITH A SEVENTH PLACE FINISH IN THE 800.  AND ZOEY GOLDSTEIN WAS 14TH IN THE 400.   

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM FINISHED IN 8TH PLACE OUT OF 14 TEAMS COMPETING AT THE MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AT VANDERBILT. 

PENN STATE FINISHED WITH A 5-OVER-PAR 857. INDIVIDUALLY, THE NITTANY LIONS’ JAKE GRIFFIN TIED FOR FOR 13TH WITH A 6-UNDER 207 FOR THE THREE ROUNDS. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM DEFEATED MERCYHURST 7-0 YESTERDAY AFTER FALLING TO UCLA 4-0.

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM HELD ITS ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON YESTERDAY. 

 

IN MEN'S HOCKEY PENN STATE IS JUST TWO WINS AWAY FROM A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL FACE BOSTON UNIVERSITY THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE FROZEN FOUR IN ST. LOUIS. WE’LL HAVE THE GAME FOR YOU HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX WITH FACEOFF AT 8:30.   THE FIRST GAME WILL HAVE DENVER TAKING ON WESTERN MICHIGAN AT 5. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE SATURDAY AT 7:30.   

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM SAW ITS SEASON COME TO AN END YESTERDAY WITH A SCORE OF 196.225 IN THE REGIONALS AT REC HALL.  FRESHMAN ELIZABETH LEARY LED THE WAY WITH A NEW PERSONAL BEST SCORE IN THE ALL-AROUND WITH A 39.375.  LSU, KENTUCKY, ARKANSAS AND THE BIG TEN’S MICHIGAN STATE ADVANCED TO THE REGIONAL FINALS TOMORROW EVENING AT REC HALL WITH THE ACTION GETTING UNDERWAY AT 5 O’CLOCK.  

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No. 5 Penn State men’s gymnastics is set to return this weekend at the Big Ten Championships after a two week hiatus on Friday, April 4. Top finishers in Friday's team and all-around session will advance to Saturday's individual championships. Both sessions are set to begin at 7 p.m. in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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SENIOR LAUREN SALTZ SCORED A CAREER-HIGH FIVE GOALS AND THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WON ITS THIRD STRAIGHT, DOWNING RUTGERS 12-10 LAST NIGHT AT PANZER STADIUM. ERIKA HO AND KELLY MACKINNEY EACH ADDED TWO GOALS AND TWO ASSISTS TO HELP THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 5-7 ON THE SEASON, NOW 3-2 IN BIG TEN PLAY.   PENN STATE WILL HOST OHIO STATE SUNDAY AT NOON.  

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Penn State softball continues its extensive nine-game homestand and returns to Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field for the team’s Big Ten Conference home-opening series against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, with action set to run Friday through Sunday, April 4 through 6. This weekend’s series with Rutgers will feature a weather-modified schedule, with the teams now slated to play a doubleheader Friday beginning at 4 p.m. (ET), with game three of the series set for either Saturday or Sunday, April 5 or 6, at a time to be determined later.

 

Penn State is back at Rec Hall but will play in South Gym for the first time this season when it hosts Sacred Heart for a pair of EIVA men's volleyball matches on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m.
Friday, April 4 – 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart (6-13, 0-8 EIVA) at Penn State (6-14, 3-3 EIVA)

Saturday, April 5 – 3 p.m.
Sacred Heart (6-13, 0-8 EIVA) at Penn State (6-13, 3-3 EIVA)

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PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS WILL HOST USC TODAY AT FOUR O’CLOCK.  THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST UCLA SUNDAY AT 11AM AND THEN WILL HOST MERCYHURST SUNDAY AT 4PM. 

 

The Penn State baseball team visits Minnesota for a three-game series on April 4-6 at Siebert Field. The series begins on Friday at 5 p.m. and continues on Saturday at 4 p.m. Sunday’s series finale is set for 2 p.m.            

Friday's game time was moved up to 5 p.m. from the previously scheduled 7 p.m. Penn State is 18-10 this season (6-6 Big Ten) after a 14-3, run-rule victory over Bucknell Tuesday.

 

The Penn State track and field teams continue their outdoor season Friday and Saturday when the Nittany Lions head to the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. The Nittany Lion men’s team was ranked at No. 25 in the first USTFCCCA poll rankings of the outdoor season earlier this week.   

 

The Penn State men’s golf team is set to travel to Vanderbilt’s Mason Rudolph Championship Friday through Sunday. The 54-hole event will feature a single round each day, with tee times slated for 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. The tournament field features host Vanderbilt, Ball State, Charlotte, Colorado, Kentucky, Liberty, Middle Tennessee State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Princeton, Toledo and Wisconsin.

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WILL VISIT MICHIGAN SUNDAY AT NOON. THAT GAME WILL BE ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM WILL BE AT ILLINOIS TOMORROW AND NORTHWESTERN ON SUNDAY.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE TERRAPIN INVITATION AT MARYLAND STARTING SUNDAY MORNING. 

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Historic Rec Hall at Penn State University will be one of four sites of the 2025 NCAA Gymnastics Regionals on April 2, 3, and 5. Nine teams are slated to compete on the University Park campus, including the Nittany Lions, over four sessions with finals being held on Saturday at 5 p.m.

Session 2 | Thursday, April 3 – 1 p.m.

Regional Semifinal, Session 1 (Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, Kentucky)

Session 3 | Thursday, April 3 – 7 p.m.

Regional Semifinal, Session 2 (LSU, Arkansas, Michigan, and Maryland which defeated West Virginia last night 196.25-195.325)

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WILL TAKE ON RUTGERS TONIGHT IN A 7 O’CLOCK FIRST DRAW AT PANZER STADIUM. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 4-7, 2-2 IN CONFERENCE PLAY AND PENN STATE IS LOOKING FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT WIN AFTER SUNDAY’S OVERTIME VICTORY OVER MICHIGAN.

RUTGERS IS 8-4, 2-1 IN BIG TEN.

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Due to inclement weather forecasted in Central Pennsylvania over the weekend, Penn State softball's Big Ten Conference series against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will feature a modified schedule.            

Penn State will now compete in a doubleheader at Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field against Rutgers on Friday, April 6, with first pitch slated for 4 p.m. (ET) in game one, with game two slated to follow approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of the lid-lifter. The third game of the series will be played at a date and time to be determined, either Saturday or Sunday, April 5 or 6. Penn State’s schedule will be updated following Friday night’s competitions.

 

Penn State men’s basketball center Yanic Konan Niederhauser declared for the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he announced Wednesday morning.   “After careful consideration, I’ve decided to declare for the 2025 NBA Draft. In the meantime, I wll maintain my college eligibility,” Konan Niederhauser wrote on Instagram. “In case I decide to withdraw from the draft, I will return to Penn State for my senior year. I’m excited to see what the future holds.”

In his first season with the Nittany Lions, Konan Niederhauser averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Konan Niederhauser was the only top five scorer last season for Penn State who still has eligibility remaining.

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Penn State wrestler Zack Ryder has entered the transfer portal, according to Justin Basch. Ryder has four years of eligibility left.     Ryder was a freshman for Penn State at 184 pounds this year and was expected to step in for senior Carter Starocci next season. Ryder had an impressive redshirt season with an 8-0 record and some notable wins against NCAA qualifiers.

Ryder’s announcement comes after Penn State’s significant roster addition of former Ohio State All-American wrestler Rocco Welsh. Welsh finished as the 2024 NCAA runner-up at 174 pounds, however, Welsh is expected to compete for Penn State at 184 pounds. This would have put Ryder and Welsh in competition for the starting position.

 

Penn State men’s track and field freshman Ajani Dwyer has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.Dywer set two top-five marks in program history over the weekend at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou. He finished the 100-meter race in 10.27 to take the No. 5 spot in program history Friday before running a 20.55 in the 200-meter race to earn the No. 2 spot in program history Saturday.                                 Dwyer’s 200m time currently ranks third in NCAA performances thus far this season.                      The Nittany Lions return to action this weekend at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. On Friday and Saturday.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse’s Hunter Aquino is tabbed the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. His four Big Ten Freshman of the Week nods are one away from tying the PSU program record and are the most of any Big Ten men’s lacrosse player this season.

The first year man produced his fourth multi-goal and eighth multi-point outing this season on Saturday, posting at least two points in all of the Nittany Lions contests in 2025 thus far. He tallied two goals on his two shot attempts in Penn State’s game at no. 2 Maryland this past weekend.

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Penn State women’s tennis freshman Patricia Grigoras was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Wednesday afternoon. Grigoras contributed wins in both singles and doubles play as the team picked up a 4-3 victory over No. 14 USC on March 28 for the program’s highest-ranked win in over 20 years.  

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IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL….

STATE COLLEGE DEFEATED CHAMBERSBURG 7-1 TO IMPROVE TO 2-3 ON THE SEASON. 

BELLEFONTE LOST A TOUGH ONE IN 12 INNINGS TO CENTRAL, 8-3. THE RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 1-3. IN THE JV GAME, CENTRAL WON 4-2.  

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SHUT OUT BALD EAGLE AREA 6-0. THE MOUNTIES IMPROVE TO 5-0 WHILE THE EAGLES FALL TO 1-6.  

PENNS VALLEY LOST TO BELLWOOD-ANTIS 12-6. THE RAMS ARE NOW 0-8.  

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IN HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL…

STATE COLLEGE LOST TO CHAMBERSBURG 9-0. STATE HIGH IS NOW 1-1.  

BELLEFONTE SHUT OUT HUNTINGDON 1-0. 

IN JV ACTION, BELLEFONTE WON 14-0.  

BALD EAGLE AREA WON BIG OVER PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 13-3. ALEXA BANEY HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND DROVE IN THREE RUNS. AND ADDISYN BURNS HAD A PAIR OF HITS AND A PAIR OF RBI FOR THE EAGLES WHO IMPROVE TO 4-1. THE LADY MOUNTIES ARE NOW 4-3. 

PENNS VALLEY DROPPED A 5-2 DECISION TO BELLWOOD-ANTIS TO FALL TO 3-1 ON THE SEASON.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LACROSSE TEAM ROLLED TO A 19-2 WIN OVER CEDAR CLIFF. THE LITTLE LIONS’ TREY COMBS SCORED HIS 100TH CAREER GOAL IN THE CONTEST. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM LOST AN 11-10 BATTLE TO CEDAR CLIFF YESTERDAY.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM DROPPED A 14-3 CONTEST TO DANVILLE TO FALL TO 0-3 ON THE SEASON.  

 

Boys Volleyball - State College 3, Chambersburg 1: The Trojans worked a little extra to capture a win in the second game, 27-25, but the Little Lions were able to secure a Mid Penn Commonwealth match on Tuesday night on the road.

State College won the first game 25-21, and after Chambersburg (0-5, 0-3 MPC) tied it, the Little Lions took games of 25-19 and 25-20.

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Track & Field - Bald Eagle Area and Penns Valley competed in a tri-meet with Central Martinsburg on Tuesday afternoon.

Bald Eagle Area senior Ethan Shirk claimed a win in the 300 hurdles in 48.30 sec, winning by less than a second.

Penns Valley’s Noah Patel won the high jump with a mark of 6-0 and Owen Robb won the discus by throwing 96-11, winning by just an inch over Bald Eagle Area junior Gideon Ferree in a tight competition. Robb also won the javelin with a throw of 132-9 as Bald Eagle Area’s Talon Thompson finished second (125-0) and Ferree took third (124-0).

Shirk would also claim a win for the Eagles in the shot put by throwing 37-10 1/4. Ferree took second (35-10 1/4).

On the girls side, Bald Eagle Area senior Olivia Taylor won the 400 in 1:05.40 and Sybil Thompson took second for the Eagles in the 800 in 2:49.30, behind only Lillyanna Smith of Penns Valley (2:38.90).

Penns Valley’s Miley Hubler tied with Bald Eagle Area’s Leah Bryan in the high jump for first as both reached 5-0. Bryan also tied for first in the long jump with a leap of 14-11, tying Martinsburg Central junior Kerri Mock. Bryan also won the javelin with a throw of 84-0.

Bald Eagle Area saw Grace Crestani throw 99-9 in the discus for a first-place finish, winning the event by 14 feet. Crestani was a second-place finisher in the shot put (31-0 1/2) and Bald Eagle Area’s Emilie Grant took third (28-3).

 

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The Penn State baseball team set the tone with six runs in the first inning on its way to a 14-3, run-rule win over Bucknell on Tuesday evening at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Bryce Molinaro launched two homers, totaling three runs, and Paxton Kling added a two-run homer. Penn State moved to 18-10 overall, while Bucknell dropped to 11-16.On Dollar Dog Night, Penn State welcomed 2,752 fans, who consumed 4,429 hot dogs. Across four Dollar Dog Nights this season, PSU fans have eaten 24,628 hot dogs.

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Driven by a powerful pitching performance in the circle and a multi-hit outing from sophomore second baseman Michela Barbanente on her 20th birthday, the Penn State softball team worked together to secure a dominant 8-0, five-inning victory over the Bucknell Bison in non-conference midweek action Tuesday night.

Senior right-hander Mady Volpe and freshman righty Abigail Britton combining to keep Bucknell off the scoreboard while scattering four hits and booking a five-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Barbanente generated one of her most efficient performances of her sophomore campaign on her 20th birthday, celebrating in style with a 2-for-3 performance that included a pair of doubles and a run scored. Brooke Klosowicz was hit by a pitch and extended her streak of reaching base safely to a national leading 32 games. Penn State is now 14-18 on the season.  

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Penn State basketball assistant coach Jimmy Martelli is leaving the staff after two seasons, Blue-White Illustrated has confirmed. Martelli arrived with head coach Mike Rhoades when Rhoades moved over from VCU in 2023. Martelli was originally announced as the team’s Director of Basketball Operations, but quickly moved to the bench when assistant J.D. Byers accepted a position at Virginia Tech. Martelli’s older brother, Phil Martelli Jr., was hired as VCU’s head coach last week. 

With a vacant spot, Penn State has turned to a familiar face to fill the role. Blue White Illustrated has learned that former Nittany Lions point guard Talor Battle has accepted a spot on Rhoades’ staff. Battle was at Ohio State for the 2024-2025 season after spending three years at Northwestern under Chris Collins. The Wildcats made the NCAA Tournament in Battle’s final season in Evanston. 

Battle is Penn State’s all-time leading scorer with 2,213 career points and he was a three-time captain for the Nittany Lions. He earned honorable mention All-American status from the AP as a senior in 2011 and helped lead Penn State to the 2009 NIT Championship. He twice earned All-Big Ten First-Team honors and led the Nittany Lions to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2011. 

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With dominant 2025 regular seasons in the rearview, and post seasons on the horizon, Penn State men’s gymnasts Josh Karnes and Matt Underhill have been named regular season All-Americans by the College Gymnastics Association (CGA,) the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM WILL HOST BUCKNELL IN A 5:30 START AND THE ANTICIPATION IS ALREADY BUILDING FOR DOLLAR DOG NIGHT. THROUGH THE FIRST THREE DOLLAR DOG NIGHTS OF THE SEASON, FANS HAVE PURCHASED AND PRESUMABLY CONSUMED 20,199 WEINERS, AN AVERAGE OF 6,733 DOGS DOWNED PER GAME.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 17-10 ON THE SEASON, 2-1 ON DOLLAR DOG NIGHTS SO FAR.  PENN STATE WON’T HAVE ANOTHER DOLLAR DOG NIGHT UNTIL TAX DAY ON APRIL 15TH.  THE NITTANY LIONS WILL VISIT MINNESOTA THIS WEEKEND.  

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL ALSO HOST BUCKNELL TONIGHT WITH FIRST PITCH SET FOR SIX O’CLOCK AT BEARD FIELD. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 14-18 ON THE SEASON GOING INTO THE FIRST OF NINE STRAIGHT HOME GAMES. 

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THE HODGE TROPHY THIS YEAR GOES TO OKLAHOMA STATE HEAVYWEIGHT WYATT HENDRICKSON. THE VOTING WAS THE SECOND-CLOSEST IN HODGE HISTORY AS HENDRICKSON RECEIVED 30 FIRST-PLACE VOTES AND PENN STATE’S FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION, CARTER STAROCCI, RECEIVED 26.  THE NITTANY LIONS’ MITCHELL MESENBRINK WAS THIRD IN THE VOTING WITH 3 FIRST-PLACE VOTES.  THE HONOR IS COLLEGE WRESTLING’S EQUIVALENT TO THE HEISMAN TROPHY. HENDRICKSON WAS STATISTICALLY THE MOST DOMINANT WRESTLER THIS SEASON AND CAPPED UN UNDEFEATED CAMPAIGN WITH AN HISTORIC UPSET OF TWO-TIME CHAMPION, TWO-TIME HODGE WINNER AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST GABLE STEVESON. STAROCCI WILL SETTLE FOR BEING REMEMBERED AS THE SPORT’S ONLY FIVE-TIME CHAMPION AND ONE OF THE BEST TO EVER TO DO IT.  MESENBRINK HAS TWO YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. 

 

ALEX FACUNDO HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS TRANSFERRING TO OKLAHOMA STATE. FACUNDO WRESTLED 19-6 AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT PENN STATE AND THEN MISSED THE 2023-2024 SEASON WITH INJURY AND WAS DEFEATED BY TYLER KASAK FOR THE STARTING ROLE AT 157 THIS PAST SEASON. HE STILL HAS TWO YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY.  

 

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THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM WAS SHUT OUT BY MOUNT UNION YESTERDAY, 6-0. THE RAMS ARE 0-7 ON THE SEASON. 

THE PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL TEAM PICKED UP A 3-0 WIN OVER MOUNT UNION YESTERDAY TO IMPROVE TO 3-0 ON THE YOUNG SEASON. 

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ON FRIDAY, THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO MOUNT UNION 10-3.  AND THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SOFTBALL TEAM FELL TO DUBOIS, 9-5.  

ON SATURDAY, PENNS VALLEY’S BASEBALL TEAM DROPPED A 15-9 DECISION TO HOMER-CENTER. THE RAMS ARE 0-6 AND WILL HOST MOUNT UNION MONDAY AT 4:30.  THE PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL TEAM IS ALSO HOME AGAINST MOUNT UNION AT 4:30 MONDAY. 

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM IS HEADED TO THE FROZEN FOUR. AFTER KNOCKING OFF MAINE FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE OPENING ROUND, 5-1 TO ADVANCE TO THE REGIONAL FINALS, THE NITTANY LIONS WON A THRILLER IN ALLENTOWN OVER U-CONN LAST NIGHT. MATT DIMARSICO SCORED THE GAMEWINNER OFF A NIFTY BEHIND THE BACK ASSIST FROM CHARLIE CERRATO AT 17:56 OF THE EXTRA PERIOD TO SEND PENN STATE ON TO ST. LOUIS WITH THE 3-2 VICTORY.

U-CONN HAD 1-0 AND 2-1 LEADS IN THE GAME BUT PENN STATE QUICKLY ANSWERED WITH EQUALIZERS EACH TIME. DANE DOWIAK AND JJ WIEBUSCH SCORED THE OTHER PENN STATE GOALS.  ARSENII SERGEEV, WHO STARTED HIS CAREER AT U-CONN BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO PENN STATE, WAS SPECTACULAR IN GOAL AND SAVED THE SEASON MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE THIRD PERIOD AND OVERTIME BEFORE PENN STATE PULLED OUT THE WIN. SERGEEV MADE 42 SAVES AGAINST HIS FORMER TEAM TO PICK UP HIS 19TH WIN OF THE SEASON.

PENN STATE IS ON THE FROZEN FOUR WITH THE NATIONAL SEMIFINALS IN ST. LOUIS SET FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH.  THE FIRST GAME AT 5PM EASTERN WILL PIT WESTERN MICHIGAN AGAINST DENVER. THEN, PENN STATE WILL GO UP AGAINST BOSTON UNIVERSITY AT 8:30PM.  THE WINNER OF THOSE SEMIFINAL GAMES WILL PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH AT 7:30PM.   

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM EARNED A 13-12 OVERTIME UPSET WIN AT 10TH-RANKED MICHIGAN YESTERDAY. ERIKA HO SCORED THE GAMEWINNER 1:30 INTO OVERTIME. HO FINISHED WITH SIX POINTS ON FIVE GOALS AND AN ASSIST. BROOKE HOSS ADDED THREE GOALS AND AN ASSIST AND SYDNEY MANNING MADE 11 SAVES IN GOAL FOR PENN STATE. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 4-7 OVERALL, 2-2 IN BIG TEN PLAY. 

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM YESTERDAY LOST A TOUGH 6-5 BATTLE AT MICHIGAN. IT WAS A 5-5 GAME BEFORE THE WOLVERINES GOT AN R-B-I DOUBLE IN THE SEVENTH TO PULL OUT THE WIN. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 17-10 OVERALL, 6-6 IN CONFERENCE PLAY. JACK PORTER HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND A COUPLE OF R-B-I FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. RYAN WEINGARTNER HAD TWO HITS AND SCORED TWICE. AND COLE WAGNER HAD AN  R-B-I TRIPLE. MICHIGAN TAKES THE SERIES, COMING BACK TO WIN THE FINAL TWO GAMES AFTER PENN STATE WON THE OPENING GAME FRIDAY. PENN STATE WILL BE IN ACTION TOMORROW NIGHT IN A 5:30 CONTEST AGAINST BUCKNELL.  AND YES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT WILL BE A DOLLAR DOG NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK. 

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST A PAIR OF GAMES SATURDAY IN ATLANTA, FALLING TO 17TH-RANKED OKLAHOMA STATE 10-2 AND TO GEORGIA TECH 10-0.  PENN STATE IS NOW 14-18 ON THE SEASON. BROOKE KLOSOWICZ DID EXTEND HER STREAK OF REACHING BASE SAFELY TO 31 GAMES WHICH LEADS THE NATION. SHE ALSO PICKED UP HER 16TH DOUBLE OF THE SEASON AGAINST GEORGIA TECH. PENN STATE WILL HOST BUCKNELL TOMORROW EVENING AT 6 O’CLOCK.  

 

No. 7 Penn State men’s lacrosse lost to no. 2 Maryland by a 13-8 final score on the road. In their second consecutive top 10 match up and third of the season, the Nittany Lions battled back from an early deficit but were not able to top the Terps. Penn State moves to 6-3, 0-2 Big Ten while Maryland improves to 8-1, 1-1 Big Ten.      There were three multiple goal scorers for PSU. Matt Traynor led the charge with two goals and an assist to total three points. Kyle Lehman and Hunter Aquino also added two goals each.

 

Penn State men’s volleyball saw its 22-match home winning streak come to an end with a 3-1 (25-15, 20-25, 36-34, 26-24) loss to Charleston in EIVA men’s volleyball action Saturday at Rec Hall.    The Nittany Lions fell to 6-14 overall and 3-3 in the EIVA. The Golden Eagles upped their record to 11-12 overall and 5-3 in the conference. Will Kuhns had a big match for Penn State on Senior Night, hitting .378 with 21 kills, two blocks, and one ace. 

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PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD COMPETED IN A SPLIT SQUAD WEEKEND. AT THE LSU BATTLE ON THE BAYOU, PENN STATE FRESHMAN AJANI DWYER TOOK SIXTH IN THE MEN’S 100 WITH A TIME OF 10.27 AND FINISHED FOURTH IN THE 200 WITH A TIME OF 20.55 SECONDS. HIS 100 TIME WAS SECOND BEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY. OLIVIER DESMEULES WAS THIRD IN THE MEN’S 800 WITH A 1:48.14 MARK. PENN STATE ALLON CLAY WAS FOURTH IN THAT EVENT. MATT DEMATTEO WAS THIRD IN THE MEN’S 400 HURDLES. COLLIN BURKHART WAS FIFTH IN THE HAMMER THROW WITH TEAMMATE NATHAN WILLIAMS SEVENTH.                                            

IN THE WOMEN’S 15-HUNDRED, PENN STATE’S KILEIGH KANE WAS SECOND AND TEAMMATE MADDIE ULLOM WAS THIRD. KANE’S TIME WAS 4:13.74. ALLISON JOHNSON WAS 7TH AND ADA RAND WAS 10TH TO GIVE PENN STATE FOUR TOP TEN FINISHEs IN THE EVENT. PENN STATE’S TAYISSa BUCHANNAN WAS SIXTH IN THE WOMEN’S 800 WHILE KANE PLACED 11TH IN THAT EVENT.   GABI DEGLAU WAS FOURTH IN THE WOMEN’S HAMMER THROW, VICTORIA ATKINSON SEVENTH IN THE WOMEN’S POLE VAULT AND AUDREY FRIEDMAN WAS SIXTH IN THE WOMEN’S JAVELIN. 

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The Penn State men’s tennis team fell to No. 32 ranked Michigan State, 4-3, on Saturday. Ranked at No. 91, Loren Byers defeated the No. 5 player in the country, Ozan Baris, at the top singles match. 

 

In golf, freshman Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun paced Penn State with the best finish relative to par of her young career. She registered her second top-10 finish in a tie for 10th at 7-under, 209, at the Clemson Invitational, held at The Reserve at Lake Keowee in South Carolina this weekend.   As a team Penn State finished 13th in the 15-team field at 15-over, however the Nittany Lions used back-to-back even par rounds of 288 as a team to bounce back from a 15-over 303 on Friday. The score relative to par is the third-best of the season for PSU. 

 

In women's soccer, Penn State junior defender Kaelyn Wolfe became the Nittany Lions’ sixth selection to a United States Women’s Youth National Team camp this spring, as the West Chester, Pennsylvania, native garnered a selection to the U20 team’s camp in Kansas City, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Friday.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, STATE COLLEGE LOST TO CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 11-7.  THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 1-3.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM DEFEATED CENTRAL 11-3.  

IN JV ACTION, BELLEFONTE WON 10-0.  JAYLEE LOSE WAS 5-FOR-5 WITH THREE R-B-I IN THE VARSITY GAME. 

 

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Bellefonte Junior High Track and Field team took on Our Lady of Victory and Nittany Christian School.

 

Some highlights for Bellefonte:

Elliott Donmoyer: won 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m

Jack Tyson: won 400m, Javelin, Discus, and 4x400m

 

Kaylee Knepp: won 100m, 300m hurdles, High Jump, and 4x400m

Ronni Spotts: won 100m hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, and 4x400m

 

Kaylee Knepp is currently leading PA Jr. High in the High Jump at 4-8. Jack Tyson set a new school record by 45 feet in Javelin and has the PA lead at 163 feet. He also has the PA lead in the 400m at 58.27 seconds.

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MLB -

THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES, IN A GAME HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX, LOST THEIR SEASON OPENER TO THE MARLINS IN MIAMI, 5-4.  PAUL SKENES PITCHED 5 1/3 INNINGS WITH SEVEN STRIKOUTS. BRYAN REYNOLD PUT THE PIRATES UP WITH A TWO-RUN SINGLE AND NICK GONZALES BELTED A TWO-RUN HOMER BUT THE PIRATES BULLPEN AND ONEILL CRUZ PLAYING CENTER FIELD ALLOWED THE MARLINS TO PULL OFF THE 5-4 VICTORY.  

 

THE PHILLIES MEANWHILE, PUT UP A FOUR-SPOT IN THE TENTH INNING TO KNOCK OFF THE NATIONAL 7-3. BRYCE HARPER AND KYLE SCHWARBER HOMERED AND THE PHILLIES WON DESPITE STRIKING OUT 19 TIMES IN THE OPENER. ALEC BOHM DROVE IN A COUPLE OF RUNS WITH A DOUBLE IN THE 10TH TO PUT THE PHILLIES AHEAD FOR GOOD. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

TONIGHT, THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM OPENS UP NCAA TOURNAMENT ACTION IN ALLENTOWN. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL TAKE ON THE NUMBER THREE OVERALL SEED IN MAINE IN AN 8:30 FACEOFF AT THE PPL CENTER. THE FIRST GAME AT THE VENUE WILL HAVE U-CONN FACING QUINNIPIAC AT 5PM. THE WINNERS OF TONIGHT’S GAMES WILL FACE EACH OTHER ON SUNDAY AT EITHER 4:30 OR 7 O’CLOCK FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE TO THE FROZEN FOUR IN ST. LOUIS ON APRIL 10TH.  ALSO TODAY, BOSTON COLLEGE PLAYS BENTLEY AND PROVIDENCE MEETS DENVER. 

PENN STATE IS THE LONE BIG TEN SCHOOL REMAINING IN THE TOURNAMENT AFTER A ROUGH DAY FOR THE CONFERENCE YESTERDAY. 

OHIO STATE LOST TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 8-3. MICHIGAN STATE FELL TO CORNELL 4-3 AS THE BIG RED SCORED THE GAMEWINNER WITH TEN SECONDS LEFT IN THE THIRD.  AND MINNESOTA DROPPED A 5-4 OVERTIME DECISION TO MASSACHUSETTS. ALSO IN THE FIRST ROUND YESTERDAY, WESTERN MICHIGAN KNOCKED OFF MINNESOTA STATE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME, 2-1.  

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MARCH MADNESS CONTINUING LAST NIGHT. TEXAS TECH EDGED ARKANSAS 85-83, FLORIDA WALLOPED MARYLAND 87-71. ALABAMA CRUSHED BYU 113-88 ENDING THE TATER TOT RUN. (RICHIE SAUNDERS 25 POINTS)  DUKE DEFEATED ARIZONA 100-93.   

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OTHER SPORTS - 

Feed your addiction Saturday when some PSU recruits take on some of the top recruits from around the country in this year's Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.

 

127- #2 Nate Desmond (PSU) vs. #6 Ronnie Ramirez (CA)

172 - #5 Asher Cunningham (PSU) vs. #1 Ladarion Lockett (MN)

 

Both opponents are Oklahoma State commits.

Streaming live on Flo at 6 PM. Early card PA vs. NJ begins at 3 PM Saturday on Flo.

Cold temps caused cancellations or postponements of some outdoor games around the area. 

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ESPN reports the NCAA wrestling finals Saturday night saw a huge increase  of viewers. An average of 703,000 viewers watched the action, a whopping 72% increase over last year's numbers. The highlight was the upset at heavyweight, seen by an estimated 806,000 watchers. 

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Online voting continues for the Hodge Trophy given to the nation's top college wrestler. Penn State has Carter Starocci and Mitchell Mesenbrink among the three finalists. Not too late to vote at https://www.win-magazine.com/, look for the fan vote link. The winner will be announced Monday.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM WON ITS HOME OPENER, DEFEATING TYRONE 9-5.  ALAINA SMITH WENT THREE-FOR FOUR WITH A COUPLE OF RBI TO LEAD THE OFFENSE. JAYLEE LOSE ADDED THREE HITS AND AN RBI AND BROOKE SWANGER HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND A COUPLE OF RBI. ADRIENNE MASULLO GOT THE VICTORY, ALLOWING THREE RUNS ON SIX HITS OVER FIVE INNINGS OF WORK. 

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The Penn State baseball team fell 9-2 against Pitt on Tuesday evening at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The game was even at 2-2 going into the seventh, but the Panthers broke through with five runs in the frame. Penn State is now 16-8 on the year, while Pitt moved to 15-9. On PSU’s third Dollar Dog Night of the year, 2,822 PSU fans consumed 6,733 hot dogs. Members of the national champion PSU women's volleyball team threw out the first pitch.      

Skip Shenosky made his fourth start of the year for the Nittany Lions, working five innings. He allowed two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out four. He tossed 1-2-3 innings in the fourth and fifth.   Penn State collected two runs on six hits. Paxton Kling blasted his 10th homer of the year, a solo shot in the first inning. Ryan Weingartner added an RBI single, while Joey DeMucci had a base knock and a run.                       

Penn State baseball’s game against Bucknell on March 26 has been postponed due to anticipated cold weather. A new date for the game is to be determined

 

PSU football spring practice is underway. Coach James Franklin said that there would be some sort of modification to the Blue-White Game this year, but he and the program still wanted to have it because they recognize the immense impact it has on the State College area, from restaurants and hotels to the fans themselves.

However, Franklin announced that the game will not be televised this year and that the game will be a bit shorter. “One of the things that I don’t think we’ll do is a halftime,” Franklin said. “There’s been years where we’ll have 75,000 people out there, we’ll go halftime for 20 minutes, and the parking lot becomes more attractive than the second half with the tailgaiting. So, probably condense it down a little bit, maybe a little bit shorter quarters, maybe until halftime.”

Franklin also recognized the fans who go for the football, who want to see how the team is shaping up at this point of the offseason. He said it’s valuable, and for all of those reasons, the game will still be played.

He finalized the Blue-White talk with a nod to new Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Franklin said he feels it’s important for Knowles to get into the stadium and call a game from the booth, further allowing the staff to coalesce,

 

Feed your wrestling addiction Saturday when some PSU recruits take on some of the top recruits from around the country in this year's Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.

 

127- #2 Nate Desmond vs. #6 Ronnie Ramirez (CA)

172 - #5 Asher Cunningham vs. #1 Ladarion Lockett (MN)

 

Both opponents are Oklahoma State commits.

Streaming live on Flo at 6 PM Saturday. Early card PA vs. NJ begins at 3 PM on Flo.

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The Penn State baseball team hosts Pitt and Bucknell for midweek matchups at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Both games are set for 5:30 p.m. first pitches.  Tuesday is Dollar Dog Night, featuring $1 hot dogs.   Tuesday will also include a first pitch by the Penn State Women’s Volleyball National Championship team.        

Wednesday is PA Day as fans are encouraged to wear jerseys and gear representing their favorite Pennsylvania professional teams.  All home games are free admission for all ages.      Penn State is 16-7 this season after a win on Saturday against Michigan State. Pitt is 14-9 this year after a victory over NC State on Sunday.

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Japan’s Masanosuke Ono, the reigning world freestyle champion at 61kg, has committed to Penn State wrestling, he announced Monday on FloWrestling Radio Live.

Ono previously trained with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club ahead of his match with former Iowa national champion Spencer Lee earlier this month.

The 21-year-old established himself as one of the best pound-for-pound wrestlers in the world in the last year. After placing second at the Japanese National Championships in 2023 at 65kg, Ono dropped down to 61kg and won the event in 2024 to earn a spot in the freestyle World Championships.

In September, he ran the table at the U20 World Championships, defeating Penn State commit Marcus Blaze along the way to claim the junior world title. Just one month later, Ono dominated the field of much older wrestlers en route to a 2024 Senior World Championship at 61kg, defeating a former Olympic gold medalist and the reigning world champion on his way.

After training for a few months in State College with the NLWC, Ono defeated Lee 3-2 in a FloWrestling: Night in America freestyle competition, improving his record to 20-3. Earlier this week, he was spotted in the Penn State directory as a student.

Ono has competed at 59.5 and 61 kilograms in recent months, which puts him around the 133 pound weight class for collegiate folkstyle. He figures to compete for the starting lineup right away at 133 or 141, with the starting spot at 141 notably being vacated by All-American Beau Bartlett graduating.

 

Center Miles Goodman, a former four-star recruit who was the highest-rated member of Penn State men’s basketball’s 2024 recruiting class, has entered the transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos reported.  The 6-foot-11, 225-pound Goodman, who averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds across 13 games this past season, joins guard Jahvin Carter and forward Hudson Ward as the third member of Penn State’s four-player 2024 recruiting class to enter the transfer portal, which officially opened on Monday. Only Dominick Stewart, who was high school teammates with Goodman, remains from that class.

With Goodman departing, Mike Rhoades will now be losing at least eight players from Penn State’s 2024-25 roster, a team that compiled a 16-15 overall record and didn’t qualify for the Big Ten Tournament. The group of departees includes two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Ace Baldwin Jr. and full-time starters Zack Hicks and Puff Johnson, all of whom are out of eligibility.

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Former Penn State men’s basketball forward Evan Mahaffey has entered the transfer portal, per Verbal Commits. Mahaffey played at Penn State during the 2022-23 season before playing two years at Ohio State.

In his lone season as a Nittany Lion, Mahaffey put up 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game before heading to Columbus.

With the Buckeyes, Mahaffey started in 35 games last season, but saw his minutes decrease this past season, going from 4.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game to 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds.

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The Penn State women’s gymnastics team earned a bid into the 2025 NCAA Championships. Penn State will be a host site for Regional action at historic Rec Hall from April 2-5. The Nittany Lions will compete in Session 2 on Thursday, April 3 at 1 p.m.                                                             Happy Valley will be one of the four host sites of the NCAA Gymnastics Regionals, hosting No. 1 LSU, No. 8 Michigan State, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 16 Arkansas, Maryland, West Virginia, Michigan, and Ohio State. Penn State will take on Michigan State, Kentucky, and Ohio State in Session 2 on Thursday. Rec Hall will become the home of the NCAA Regional Tournament from April 2-5, with no sessions being held on Friday.

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Former Penn State football linebacker Curtis Jacobs signed with the Tennessee Titans on Monday afternoon, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero. Jacobs was recently released by the New England Patriots on Friday after spending just one season with the team. The 23-year-old linebacker appeared in nine games with the Patriots and totaled four total tackles.

 

With a new era of college athletics quickly approaching, Penn State has hired a former letterman to a new position on its staff.

Aeneas Hawkins, who played defensive tackle for the Nittany Lions from 2018 to 2021 before starting a career in the NIL space, has been hired as the program’s assistant director of advancement and revenue sharing strategy.

Hawkins was a player as NIL took its first baby steps. After medically retiring, he founded his own NIL agency, “Limitless,” alongside former Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford. Most recently, Hawkins served as Young Money APAA Sports’ director of NIL college football operations and media relations, working as an agent on the forefronts of the transfer portal.

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Congratulations to State College's Ty Salazer for being named the 2024 Large School PA Mr. Football. Large School is for Class 4A, 5A and 6A. The announcement was made Saturday. Salazer is an outstanding student athlete who will head to the University of Delaware this fall to continue his football career and studies. 

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM MADE HISTORY IN PHILADELPHIA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS BROKE THEIR OWN NCAA RECORD FOR MOST POINTS IN A CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH 177 AND BECAME THE FIRST TEAM IN HISTORY TO HAVE ALL TEN STARTERS FINISH IN THE TOP SIX OF THEIR RESPECTIVE WEIGHT CLASS. AND PENN STATE’S CARTER STAROCCI MADE HISTORY WITH HIS TITLE AT 184 POUNDS BECOMING THE FIRST WRESTLER EVER TO WIN FIVE NCAA TITLES.

 

MITCHELL MESENBRINK JOINED STAROCCI AS A NATIONAL CHAMPION AT 165.  REDSHIRT FRESHMAN JOSH BARR BATTLED THROUGH INJURY TO TAKE RUNNERUP HONORS AT 197 POUNDS. PENN STATE HAD FIVE THIRD PLACE FINISHERS IN LUKE LILLEDAHL AT 125 POUNDS, BEAU BARTLETT AT 141 POUNDS, SHAYNE VAN NESS AT 149 POUNDS, TYLER KASAK AT 157 POUNDS AND LEVI HAINES AT 174 POUNDS.  IF YOU’RE KEEPING TRACK, THAT’S EIGHT WRESTLERS IN THE TOP THREE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE WEIGHTS. BRAEDEN DAVIS TOOK HOME ALL-AMERICA HONORS AT 133 POUNDS WITH A FIFTH-PLACE FINISH AND GREG KERKVLIET HAD TO MEDICALLY FORFEIT TO SIXTH PLACE WITH A KNEE INJURY.

 

PENN STATE WINS ITS 13TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN PROGRAM HISTORY, ITS 12TH IN THE LAST 14 CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER CAEL SANDERSON AND ITS FOURTH STRAIGHT. THE 12 TITLES FOR SANDERSON IS THE SECOND MOST BY A COACH IN NCAA WRESTLING HISTORY. ONLY IOWA’S DAN GABLE WITH 15 CHAMPIONSHIPS HAS MORE.  PENN STATE IS LOSING JUST THREE SENIORS FROM THIS YEAR’S TEAM, THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN BEAU BARTLETT AT 141, FIVE-TIME NCAA CHAMPION CARTER STAROCCI AT 184 AND FIVE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN AND NATIONAL CHAMPION GREG KERKVLIET AT HEAVYWEIGHT. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM IS HEADED TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.  THE NITTANY LIONS GOT AN AT-LARGE BID AND ARE THE FOURTH SEED IN THE ALLENTOWN REGIONAL. PENN STATE WILL TAKE ON THE TOP REGIONAL SEED AND NUMBER THREE OVERALL SEED MAINE ON FRIDAY IN AN 8:30PM FACEOFF AT THE PPL CENTER IN ALLENTOWN. ESPN 2 WILL HAVE TV COVERAGE. THE FIRST GAME WILL FEATURE QUINNIPIAC VERSUS U-CONN AT 5 O’CLOCK.  

THE WINNERS OF FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAMES WILL MEET IN THE REGIONAL FINALS ON SUNDAY AT AT EITHER 4:30 OR 7:30PM. PENN STATE IS OFFICIALLY SERVING AS THE HOST FOR THE ALLENTOWN REGIONAL. IT WILL ALSO BE FOR THE FIRST TIME PSU AND MAINE HAVE EVER PLAYED. 

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Oregon scored the first three goals in the Sunday afternoon contest, but a crucial timeout in the first quarter by Penn State women’s lacrosse head coach Missy Doherty flipped the script, as the Nittany Lions went on to outscore the Ducks by 12 and secure the team’s first Big Ten win of the season, 19-10. With the win, Penn State improves to 3-7, (1-2 Big Ten) while Oregon falls to 5-5 (0-3 Big Ten). Brooke Hoss led the scoring for the Nittany Lions, putting away a career-high five goals in the contest. Kelly MacKinney matched her point tally with a goal and four assists.

 

No. 4 Penn State men’s lacrosse dropped their Big Ten opener to No. 9 Ohio State with a 13-9 final score. The Nittany Lions fall to 6-2, 0-1 Big Ten while the Buckeyes improve to 9-1, 1-0 Big Ten. Despite seven different goal scorers including three with multiple points, Ohio State’s saves between the pipes and faceoff efficiency proved to be the difference makers. Liam Matthews, Ethan Long and Luke Walstrum all tallied two goals apiece. Traynor also added four assists to lead PSU in points while also scooping three ground balls. Defensively, Alex Ross put forth another strong outing with four ground balls and one caused turnover. Kevin Parnham was also effective on defense, gathering two ground balls and causing three turnovers.

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Spring sports are just getting started. In boys volleyball State College had a tough match Thursday, losing in straight sets to Cumberland Valley.

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Watch for a full recap of the weekend's activity in this space Monday. And we mean a FULL weekend with championships and more!

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The Penns Valley baseball team was shutout by Central 10-0. The Rams fell to 0-2 on the young season.

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The State College boys lacrosse team had a better day, going to Harrisburg and routing Central Dauphin East 20-4. 

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The Penn State baseball team fell 5-3 against Lafayette on Wednesday evening at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions took the lead in the sixth, but the Leopards answered with three runs in the seventh to re-claim the advantage.  Junior Skip Shenosky earned the start on the bump for the Nittany Lions, firing four innings. He allowed one run on two hits. The junior recorded two strikeouts and two walks.  Penn State scored three runs on seven hits. Joe Jaconski launched his fourth homer of the year and added a stolen base.    Penn State is now 15-5 on the season.  Lafayette moved to 3-16 on the year. 

The Nittany Lions return to Big Ten play will host Michigan State in a 3-game series this weekend starting with a 5:30 matchup tomorrow at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. 

 

The NCAA wrestling championships begin today in Philadelphia. Penn State is a strong favorite to capture its fourth straight national championship. The Nittany Lions are one of four teams to qualify all ten starters for the tournament. PSU has four number one seeds, two  two seeds, two three seeds, a four seed and an eight seed. Action begins at noon and wraps up Saturday night. 

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Sophomore Aidan Fink (Calgary, Alberta) has been named a Top-10 Finalist for the 2025 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as announced on NHL Network on Wednesday afternoon. The award is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey and Fink becomes the first Nittany Lion to be recognized as a finalist.                                                

On Tuesday, Fink became the seventh Nittany Lion to earn First Team All Conference recognition and the first since 2020 while becoming the first unanimous selection Penn State has ever had.

Another Top 10 finalist for the Hobey is Mac Gadowsky from Army, son of PSU head coach Guy Gadowsky.

 

Penn State men’s basketball has its first roster movement of the 2025 offseason cycle. Jahvin Carter, the Nittany Lions’ true freshman point guard out of Alcoa, Tenn., will enter the NCAA transfer portal.   In his season with Penn State, Carter averaged 2.1 points and 0.7 assists over 8.2 minutes per game. He appeared in 26 of the Nittany Lions 31 games, including a season-high 23 minutes at Illinois on January 8th after a lower back injury suffered by starter Ace Baldwin.

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Former Penn State men’s basketball head coach Ed DeChellis announced his retirement from coaching, Navy Athletics announced yesterday.  DeChellis, a Penn State graduate who played basketball for two seasons at Penn State Beaver, started his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater. He landed two more assistant coaching jobs at Salem University from 1984 to 1986 and once again at Penn State from 1986 to 1996, then on to East Tennessee State as head coach. He later spent eight seasons coaching at his alma mater, topped off by an NIT championship in the 2008-09 season. Penn State won 27 games that year, which still stands as the program record. He also secured Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 2009.  DeChellis culminated his coaching career with 14 seasons leading the Midshipmen.

 

Former Penn State defensive end Smith Vilbert has decided where he will play next. After initially deciding to come back for a seventh season with the Nittany Lions in January, the Monsey, N.Y., native entered the transfer portal in late February. After searching for a new home for less than a month, he committed to North Carolina on Wednesday. There he will play for legendary head coach Bill Belichick, who is in his first season as the Tar Heels’ leader.

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THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATED BISHOP GUILFOYLE IN ITS SEASON OPENER, 14-4. BRAYDEN DUBBS WENT 3-FOR-4, HOMERED,  AND DROVE IN THREE RUNS TO LEAD THE EAGLES OFFENSE. WYATT SPACKMAN ALSO DROVE IN THREE RUNS ON A COUPLE OF HITS AND CONNOR PERRY HAD THREE HITS AND TWO R-B-I.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO DUBOIS 10-2 IN THE SEASON OPENER FOR BOTH SQUADS. PEYTON VANCAS HAD TWO HITS AND AN R-B-I FOR THE RED RAIDERS. 

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM DOUBLED UP ON SAINT BONAVENTURE, 10-5.  BRYCE MOLINARO AND COLE WAGNER EACH HAD A PAIR OF HITS AND A PAIR OF R-B-I TO LEAD THE NITTANY LIONS’ OFFENSE. IT WAS THE 13TH TIME THIS SEASON THAT PENN STATE REACHED DOUBLE FIGURES IN A GAME AS THE TEAM IMPROVES TO 15-4 ON THE SEASON. EIGHT PENN STATE PITCHERS COMBINED TO STRIKE OUT 16 BATTERS IN THE GAME. PENN STATE WILL HOST LAFAYETTE TODAY AT 5:30.  

 

THE BIG NEWS THOUGH, IRONHEAD WAS CLOSER, BUT STILL A GOOD BIT UNDER, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOT DOGS CONSUMED ON DOLLAR DOG NIGHT. 3,784 FANS SHOWED UP FOR YESTERDAY’S GAME AND THEY ATE 7,506 HOT DOGS!  THROUGH THE FIRST TWO DOLLAR DOG NIGHTS OF THE SEASON NOW, FANS HAVE CONSUMED 13,466 HOT DOGS.  

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Penn State men’s golf sophomore Alex Creamean finished tied for fourth to pace the Nittany Lions at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island, which was shortened to two rounds and wrapped up Tuesday afternoon at the Sea Island Resort. Penn State placed 13th in the 13-team field, finishing at 20-over, 580. The Nittany Lions shot a 19-over, 299, in the opening round, but rebounded strongly with a 1-over, 281, in the second round. The third round was cancelled and will not be completed. Creamean collected his first top-five finish as a Nittany Lion, placing tied for fourth at 3-under, 137. He carded an even 70 in the opening round before shooting a 3-under, 67, in the second round. 

 

Penn State men’s basketball graduate student Ace Baldwin Jr. has been named second-team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, as announced by the NABC Tuesday morning. Baldwin Jr. was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight year two weeks ago. He became just the sixth Big Ten player to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors in two-straight years, and the first player from Penn State to earn the award in back-to-back years, while also earning an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by both the conference coaches and media and earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive team. Baldwin Jr. finished the regular season averaging 14.0 points per game, 7.1 assists per game and 2.37 steals per contest, making him one of just two players in the country to average 14.0+ points, 7.0+ assists and 2.0+ steals per contest.

 

Penn State men’s gymnast Josh Karnes has earned his second Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors of the season the conference offices announced Tuesday afternoon.

The Erie, Pennsylvania, native posted a season best-score on floor (14.150) and parallel bars (14.600) in addition to his event win on high bar (14.000) to help the Nittany Lions secure their first ever Big Ten regular season title with a win over No. 4-ranked Nebraska. Karnes' score in the parallel bars was the highest recorded by any men's gymnast in NCAA action this year.  

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In men's hockey, sophomore Aiden Fink (Calgary, Alberta), a unanimous First-Team All-Conference selection, headlines six Nittany Lions named to Big Ten All-Conference teams as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.

This marks the first time since 2019-20 that Penn State has had recognition on either the first or second teams with Fink becoming the seventh Nittany Lion to earn First-Team recognition and the first-ever to be selected unanimously across the board.

Senior Simon Mack (Brockville, Ontario) and junior Arsenii Sergeev (Yaroslavl, Russia) landed Second-Team laurels while sophomore Reese Laubach (San Jose, Calif.) earned honorable mention accolades.

Freshman classmates Charlie Cerrato (Fallston, Md.) and Cade Christenson (Edmonton, Alberta) occupy spots on the All-Freshman team with the latter being a unanimous selection, the second-straight year Penn State has had a unanimous All-Freshman team nod (Fink 2024).

Fink becomes the first Nittany Lion to earn First-Team All-Conference recognition since Cole Hults and Nate Sucese in 2019-2020.

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Penn State head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley announced on Tuesday the addition of Sarah Tischler as the director of operations on the women's volleyball staff. Tischler comes to Happy Valley after spending the past three seasons in the same role at Alabama.

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Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft has been announced as one of five finalists for Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year Award.   Kraft, the leader of one of the nation’s most comprehensive and successful athletics programs with more than 800 student-athletes across 31 varsity programs, is joined on the finalist list for Athletic Director of the Year by Boise State’s Jeramiah Dickey, Vanderbilt’s Candice Storey Lee, Iowa State’s Jamie Pollard and Tennessee’s Danny White. The award winner will be selected by Sports Business Journal and announced on Wednesday, May 21, in New York City.        

Under Kraft’s leadership, Penn State has enjoyed strong success during the 2024-25 athletics year while his vision has set a path forward for Penn State to continue to thrive athletically and academically for years to come. The Nittany Lions leads the Big Ten and sits third nationally in the Directors’ Cup Division I standings following the 2024 fall season.               

In addition to the on-field success, Kraft has spearheaded multiple construction projects since his arrival that will have deep impacts on student-athletes for all 31 sports, including the $700 million Beaver Stadium Revitalization, Greenberg Indoor Sports Complex, Jeffrey Field Soccer Complex, Indoor Bubble and East Area Locker Room renovation. The Beaver Stadium Revitalization will grow revenue-generating opportunities, transform the fan and community experience, and fuel the future funding for all 31 athletics programs at Penn State. The Greenberg Indoor Sports Complex will provide a performance dining hall and wellness center for all 31 athletics programs.  

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The Penns Valley baseball team opened the 2025 local season with a 7-2 loss at Juniata. Ben Karc went 2 for 3 with two doubles and a run scored. Brayden Kurtz also went 2 for 3 with two doubles, a run batted in and a runs cored. Pitcher Colby Miller went four innings and gave up one run on two hits and no earned runs. 

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The Penn State baseball team welcomes St. Bonaventure on Tuesday and Lafayette on Wednesday for a pair of non-conference matchups. Both games are set for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Both games will be broadcast on B1G+.  All home games are free admission for all ages.

Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 14-4 this season

St. Bonaventure, coached by Jason Rathbun, owns a 7-11 mark this season.

Lafayette, coached by A.J. Miller, is 2-16

 

• Leap the lines on Dollar Dog Night! Dollar Dog packages are now available for pre-order up until noon on the day of the game, through https://statecollegespikes.ordernext.com/

• Fans can click the Dollar Dog icon at the top and select the upcoming Dollar Dog Night game from the “select your event” drop-down menu to pre-purchase their Dollar Dog 4-Pack or Dollar Dog 9-Inning Challenge Pack. All packages can be picked up at the right field concessions stand counter on Dollar Dog Night.

• All Dollar Dog package purchases made are final unless the game is canceled or postponed, in which case refunds will be issued for packages not already picked up. No refunds will be issued for packages including beer that are unable to be picked up due to failure to produce proper identification.\

 

Penn State baseball’s game against Xavier on Friday, May 16 is set to be played at FNB Field in Harrisburg. FNB Field is the home of the Double-A Harrisburg Senators, affiliate of the Washington Nationals. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.    Tickets for the matchup will be $10 general admission. Little League players in uniform will be free admission. Gates will open at 5 p.m.  If the game on Friday is canceled due to rain, the Nittany Lions and Musketeers will play at FNB Field on Saturday at 2 p.m. Gates will open at 1 p.m.    “We are excited to play in a great baseball venue and the home of a tremendous minor league organization,” said Head Coach Mike Gambino. “This is a great opportunity for our players to play in another city and stadium in Pennsylvania and connect with Penn State alumni and fans in the Harrisburg area.”                 Parking for the game will be $5 cash or $5.50 credit card and is available on City Island.

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In men's volleyball, Penn State’s Ryan Merk was named the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season Monday. The honor comes after he earned a spot on the Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament Team this past weekend in Hawaii.

Merk averaged 2.36 digs/set in matches against No. 5 USC, No. 3 Hawaii, and No. 12 Ball State. He was also solid in serve receive, posting a perfect 46-46 mark over the final two matches.

The redshirt junior libero recorded double-digit digs twice during the event, recording 10 against Hawaii and 11 against Ball State.

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THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM LOST TO BISHOP GUILFOYLE IN THE PIAA SINGLE-A QUARTERFINALS ON SATURDAY, 66-48.  NAOMI CRISPIN HAD 25 POINTS FOR THE WOLFPACK BUT THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION MARAUDERS JUMPED OUT TO A 24-2 START AND THAT PROVED TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME. AUBREY YARTZ WAS ALSO IN COUBLE FIGURES FOR SAINT JOE’S WITH 13. THE WOLFPACK FINISH THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 26-3 AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ALL FIVE STARTERS RETURN NEXT SEASON.  BISHOP GUILFOYLE WILL MEET BISHOP CARROLL IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS. 

 

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It came down to the wire in Rec Hall last night, but Matt Cormier’s impromptu high bar routine helped Penn State men’s gymnastics team to a 329.050-328.850 win over No. 4 Nebraska, clinching a share of the 2025 Big Ten regular season title. The title is the first in for the Nittany Lions since the Big Ten began observing a regular season champion in 2019. With the win, Penn State improved to 6-1 (3-1 Big Ten).                           

Penn State won four event titles in the contest on the back of 13 sticks.  “I am so happy for our guys,” said head coach Randy Jepson. “They have worked so hard, and we have faced so much adversity, I am just thrilled for them. We looked up at the score board when were down two and a half points, but we knew anything could happen. We will go out and enjoy this one for a day, but then we are back at it. These guys worked all season for this, but we are excited to be able to go out and continue to compete at Big Tens and NCAAs later this season.”                                  Penn State’s best floor exercise of the season came at the perfect time with Kasper Garnczarek kicking things off with a season-high 13.700. Karnes followed with a season-best mark of 14.150, a score that marked the highest tally by a PSU gymnast this season. Matt Cormier kept the season-high train going with a 13.800, and Akseli Karsikas posted a season-best score of 13.900. The group combined for a 55.550 event score, 1.550 higher than the team’s previously best mark hit last week at Illinois.

 

IN MEN’S HOCKEY, Fifth-seeded and No. 11 Penn State drops an overtime heartbreaker to third-seeded and No. 10 Ohio State, 4-3, in the Big Ten Semifinals at Value City Arena on Saturday evening. Arsenii Sergeev had 38 saves in goal for Penn State. Ben Schoen, JJ Wiebusch and Matt DiMarsico scored the Nittany Lions’ goals. 

Penn State drops to 20-13-4 following the loss while the Buckeyes improve to 24-12-2 overall with the victory.Ohio State will travel to East Lansing next Saturday to battle top-seeded and No. 2 Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship game while Penn State will spend the next week scoreboard watching for its chance at an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament and a trip to Allentown, Pennsylvania for the regional on March 28-30 at the PPL Center.

 

Penn State women’s lacrosse lost to Northwestern Sunday, 16-7.  Erika Ho had four goals for Penn State which falls to 2-7 overall, 0-2 in the Big Ten. 

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM SALVAGED THE FINAL GAME OF ITS WEEKEND AT OKLAHOMA CITY AGAINST BIG TEN COMPETITION. AFTER LOSING TWO GAMES TO NORTHWESTERN BY SCORES OF 13-7 AND 10-2 AND DROPPING THE FIRST GAME AGAINST MINNESOTA, 8-7, THE NITTANY LIONS PREVAILED YESTERDAY OVER THE GOLDEN GOPHERS, 5-1. HAYLIE BRUNSON AND BROOKE KLOSOWICZ EACH HOMERED FOR PENN STATE TO HELP THE TEAM IMPROVE TO 13-14 ON THE SEASON, 1-3 IN BIG TEN GAMES. KLOSOWICZ HAS NOW REACHED BASE SAFELY IN 26 CONSECUTIVE GAMES. MADY VOLPE, JISELLE HERNANDEZ AND ABIGAIL BRITTON COMBINED TO HOLD MINNESOTA TO ONE RUN ON FOUR HITS. PENN STATE WILL VISIT INDIANA THIS COMING WEEKEND. 

 

OLIVER DESMEULES FINISHED 8TH IN THE MEN’S 800 METERS AT THE NCAA INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO EARN FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA HONORS FOR PENN STATE. USC WON THE MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP WHILE OREGON WON THE WOMEN’S TITLE. 

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The Penn State baseball team split its doubleheader at Northwestern on Saturday afternoon at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. The Nittany Lions took the first game, 10-7, but fell 13-5 in game two. With its win in game one, Penn State won the series against the Wildcats. Penn State is 14-4 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play.  In game one, Paxton Kling had a double and a solo homer among three hits, while Jesse Jaconski drove in three runs with a homer and a two-run single. Jack Porter added two hits, including a two-run homer. mason Butash and Ben DeMell combined for six scoreless innings out of the bullpen.In game two, the Nittany Lions rallied for five runs in the sixth, boosted by a two-run homer by Bryce Molinaro and a solo blast by Porter. Porter homered in each of the three games in the series, while tallying seven hits.  With its win in game one, Penn State started a season with a 14-3 record for the first time since 1979. The Nittany Lions host two non-conference matchups this week at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Penn State hosts St. Bonaventure on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch on Dollar Dog Night. PSU welcomes Lafayette on Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. start.  Penn State hosts Michigan State in a Big Ten series on March 21-23.

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No. 19 Penn State pushed No. 12 Ball State to five sets but closed the Outrigger Invitational with a 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-12, 25-20, 15-10) loss to the Cardinals in a non-conference men’s volleyball match Saturday at Hawaii’s Stan Sheriff Center. The Nittany Lions head back to Happy Valley with a record of 5-13 after wrapping up a difficult non-conference schedule that included 10 losses to nationally-ranked opponents. The Cardinals improved to 14-8 overall. Penn State’s Matthew Luoma showed out on his birthday, finishing with a career-high 19 kills on .350 hitting. 

 

Penn State men’s basketball declined consideration for any postseason tournament ahead of Selection Sunday, per Lions247.  The team stopped practicing following their regular season finale in Madison, where they upset then-No. 12 Wisconsin, 86-75.

If it had elected to continue its season, Penn State likely would’ve been selected to either the new College Basketball Crown or NIT. Several other power conference teams have made a similar decision in recent days, including Big Ten foes Rutgers and Iowa.

The shifting landscape of collegiate athletics may have been a motivator, as Mike Rhoades will be tasked with immediately shaping the roster for the 2025-26 season. The transfer portal opens on March 24, while the proposed secondary tournaments run through early April.

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Penn State women’s basketball forward Grace Hall has entered the transfer portal, she announced Saturday. Hall became the first Lady Lion to hit the portal after the 2024-25 season.

Hall started her collegiate career at LSU in the 2021-22 season, where she made seven appearances for the Tigers. She then joined Wabash Valley College for JUCO ball in 2022-23, but she redshirted the season. The Homewood, Illinois, native transferred to Penn State ahead of her 2023-24 redshirt sophomore year. She played in 31 games and averaged 2.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game, respectively.

The redshirt junior’s role with the Lady Lions grew in 2024-25. She started 15 games and played in a total of 29, more than doubling her time on the floor compared to the previous season. Hall averaged 5.7 points, three rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game in her second year at Penn State. 

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The No. 64 Penn State men's tennis team dropped its match at No. 54 Oregon on Sunday. The Nittany Lions fought tough and had close matches, but they ultimately fell 4-0 to the Ducks. 

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The Penn State men’s golf team returns to action Monday and Tuesday when the Nittany Lions head to the Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga. to compete in The Johnnie-O at Sea Island. The 54-hole event is scheduled to begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start Monday for rounds one and two, with the third and final round taking place Tuesday. The tournament field features host Rutgers, Cincinnati, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Southern, Kansas, Marquette, Memphis, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, Princeton, UNCG and West Virginia.

 

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After being released Tuesday by the Carolina Panthers, Miles Sanders has found a new home.   The former Penn State running back is reportedly signing a 1-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys. Sanders had been with the Panthers since 2023 after four seasons with the Philadelphia

Eagles. He had 205 rushing yards in 11 games last season.​

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And congratulations to two former PSU athletes who are getting married! Two time national champion wrestler Roman Bravo-Young got down on one knee over the weekend and proposed to former women's soccer star Ellie Wheeler, now playing professionally for Kansas City, after a game. She said YES, surrounded by her excited teammates. Kudos to the happy couple!

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THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS IN THE PIAA STATE QUARTERFINALS. THE WOLFPACK WILL TAKE ON RETURNING SINGLE-A STATE CHAMPION BISHOP GUILFOYLE IN THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GAME WILL TIP OFF AT 1:30 AT ALTOONA HIGH SCHOOL.  SAINT JOE’S IS 24-2 ON THE SEASON WHILE THE MAURADERS COME IN AT 25-2.  THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE BRACKET IS ALL DISTRICT SIX SCHOOLS AS THE OTHER QUARTERFINAL GAME WILL HAVE WILLIAMSBURG GOING AGAINST BISHOP CARROLL.  THAT GAME WILL BEGIN AT NOON IN ALTOONA. THE WINNERS OF SATURDAY’S GAME WILL ADVANCE TO THE SEMIFINALS AGAINST EACH OTHER A WEEK FROM SATURDAY.  

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The State College boys tennis team defeated Hershey Thursday, 5-0, in a Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth Division match.  Singles: Mark Sandow (SC) d. Gabriel Yuan, 6-4, 6-1; Will Liu (SC) d. Jason Lyn-Sue, 6-2, 6-0; Jude Cessna (SC) d. Aarav Tripathi, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles: Peter Novikov-Ishan Sharma (SC) d. Alexander Camp-Kelan Rowland, 6-0, 6-4; Yuli Itskov-Curto-Evan Zhang (SC) d. Kyle Joo-Devnand Kumar, 6-1, 6-1.

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY LOST ITS NCAA REGIONAL SEMIFINAL GAME TO ST. LAWRENCE, 4-1, IN COLUMBUS, OHIO LAST NIGHT. KATIE DESA MADE 23 SAVES IN GOAL FOR PENN STATE. KENDALL BUTZE SCORED THE ONLY GOAL FOR THE NITTANY LIONS IN THE THIRD PERIOD. PENN STATE FINISHES THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 31-6-1. THE 31 WINS ARE THE MOST IN PROGRAM HISTORY.  

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST ITS OPENING GAME AT A TOURNAMENT AT DEVON PARK IN OKLAHOMA CITY, HOME OF THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. DEFENDING BIG TEN CHAMPION NORTHWESTERN BEAT THE NITTANY LIONS 13-7 YESTERDAY. HAYLIE BRUNSON LED THE PENN STATE OFFENSE, GOING 3-FOR-4 INCLUDING A HOME RUN AND TWO R-B-I. PENN STATE WILL PLAY NORTHWESTERN AGAIN TONIGHT.   PENN SDTATE WILL ALSO FACE MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 12-12 ON THE SEASON.

 

No. 19 Penn State MEN’S VOLLEYBALL racked up 11 blocks and tallied seven aces but struggled to get anything going with its attack in a 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-21) loss to No. 5 USC  in the Outrigger Invitational hosted by Hawaii YESTERDAY. .The Nittany Lions dropped to 5-11 on the season with nine of those losses coming to nationally-ranked teams..Penn State’s Gaige Gabriel had a big match defensively with a career-high eight blocks in addition to his seven kills. Penn State will play Hawaii in the tournament tonight, or technically tomorrow morning at 1am.  THE NITTANY LIONS WILL WRAP UP THE TOURNAMENT AGAINST BALL STATE SATURDAY NIGHT AT 10PM. 

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FIFTH-RANKED MARYLAND PULLED AWAY FROM THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM TO WIN THE BIG TEN OPENER FOR BOTH TEAMS 19-11.  THE NITTANY LIONS ACTUALLY LED AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER BUT MARYLAND IMPROVES TO 5-1, 1-0 IN THE BIG TEN WHILE PENN STATE FALLS TO 2-6 ON THE SEASON, 0-1 IN CONFERENCE PLAY. BROOKE HOSS LED THE PENN STATE OFFENSE, SCORING THREE GOALS (I CALL THAT A HAT TRICK) AND ADDING AN ASSIST.  The Nittany Lions travel to Evanston, Ill. to take on the No. 3 Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday,

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Penn State track & field is set for competition at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships today and tomorrow at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Three 800-meter stars highlight Penn State’s 15th-ranked men’s team’s representation at this year’s NCAA indoor meet. Darius Smallwood, Yukichi Ishii and Oliver Desmeules will contend the half-mile on Friday night. Freshman sprinters Ajani Dwyer (60m, 200m) and Jake Palermo (400m) will set the blocks against the best sprint talent in the country in their first collegiate seasons, rounding out the men’s team’s contingent.                                                                                                 

For the Nittany Lion women, it will once again be Hayley Kitching, the junior middle-distance star, who will contest the 800-meters in her fourth-straight NCAA meet (indoor/outdoor). Florence Caron will toe the starting line in the 5K while junior multi-event athlete Maddie Pitts will compete in the pentathlon for the first time in her career.

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The Penn State baseball team visits Northwestern for a three-game Big Ten series, beginning on Friday at 4 p.m. The series is set to continue on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Miller Park. Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 12-3 this season after splitting a two-game set at Georgetown on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

No. 25 Penn State women’s gymnastics will conclude its regular season with a trip to Clemson for an 8 o’clock dual tonight.  Penn State looks to build on its season-best team score from last week as it prepares to conclude its regular season on the road in South Carolina. The Nittany Lions received 12 career-high performances at the George Washington tri-meet last weekend. 

 

The No. 64 Penn State Men’s Tennis team is set to travel to the West Coast to take on No. 58 Washington and No. 54 Oregon this weekend. The Nittany Lions will play Washington on Friday, March 14 at 8 p.m. ET and Oregon on Sunday, March 16 at noon.  The squad comes off an away match against then-No. 3 Ohio State, falling 5-2. At first singles, Loren Byers took down No. 10 Aidan Kim, earning himself a Big Ten Player of the Week honor. David Lindsay captured a win at sixth singles. The Blue and White are ranked at No. 64 and hold an 11-3 (0-1) record.

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THE 11TH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WILL VISIT 10TH-RANKED OHIO STATE TOMORROW IN THE BIG TEN SEMIFINALS. THAT GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 8:30.  THE OTHER SEMIFINAL HAS MICHIGAN STATE HOSTING NOTRE DAME SATURDAY AT 6. THE WINNERS OF SATURDAY’S GAMES WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY FOR THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 

Ahead of its Big Ten semifinal matchup against No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday, No. 11 Penn State garnered a finalist in each of the five Big Ten major award categories as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon.     Each class earned representation as freshman Charlie Cerrato (Fallston, Md.), sophomore Aiden Fink(Calgary, Alberta), junior Arsenii Sergeev (Yaroslavl, Russia) and senior Simon Mack (Brockville, Ontario) all gathered finalist recognition from the Big Ten along with head coach Guy Gadowsky. Each of the four players recognized are producing some of the best statistical seasons in Penn State history.

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THE FOURTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS 6-1 AND WILL HAVE A BIG GAME SUNDAY NIGHT, HOSTING OHIO STATE IN A 7 O’CLOCK FACEOFF AT PANZER STADIUM.  

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THE 5-1 PENN STATE MEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM WILL BE BACK IN ACTION ON SUNDAY, HOSTING NEBRASKA IN A 3:30 START AT REC HALL.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM WILL VISIT MICHIGAN STATE SATURDAY AT NOON AND MICHIGAN SUNDAY AT NOON.   

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Penn State has unveiled details for a new premium seating offering set to be available at Beaver Stadium in 2027 as part of the $700 million renovation project for the home of Nittany Lion football.

On Thursday, the university introduced new loge boxes for football games, a seating option set to provide “exclusive private hospitality and premium amenities,” per a release from Penn State Athletics.     There will be 30 loge boxes on the west side of the stadium. Located in the new PAM Health Misitano Tower, the boxes can accommodate up to eight people, including six seats and two standing room only tickets. Two season parking passes will also be provided, as well as all-inclusive food and beverages, private space and two personal television screens. Penn State is now taking deposits for these boxes. The initial deposit is $1,000, which will be applied toward the total cost of a loge box. A one-time capital gift will also be required. For boxes in the Misitano Tower, capital gifts will range from $50,000 to $100,000, payable over five years beginning in 2025.

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THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS HEADED TO THE PIAA STATE QUARTERFINALS. THE WOLFPACK WON ITS SECOND ROUND GAME IN THE SINGLE-A TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT, DEFEATING DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC IN WINGATE, 51-42. 

NAOMI CRISPIN LED SAINT JOE’S WITH 19 POINTS ON THE NIGHT. AUBREY YARTZ AND ALEXIA LUCKOVICH EACH ADDED 10 POINTS FOR THE WINNERS. SAINT JOSEPH’S WILL PLAY RETURNING STATE CHAMPION BISHOP GUILFOYLE IN THE QUARTERFINALS ON SATURDAY.  

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Penn State baseball (12-3, 2-1 Big Ten) bounced back after its comeback fell short on Tuesday to secure a series split against Georgetown (7-10, 0-0 Big East) with an 11-6 win at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia.

The Nittany Lions put together a four-run third inning, and their bats didn’t look back while Paxton Kling notched five hits.

The Nittany Lions are averaging 10.4 runs per game and have now scored double digits in 10 of their 15 games.  Starter Skip Shenosky tossed four shutout innings. Penn State returns to conference action and kicks off a three-game weekend series on the road against Northwestern at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14, in Evanston, Illinois.

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No. 4 Penn State men’s lacrosse (6-1) commanded Robert Morris (3-4) in a 22-8 win at Panzer Stadium Wednesday afternoon. In their Military Appreciation Game, the Nittany Lions outscored the Colonials 16-4 in the final three quarters and were led by four goals from Ethan Long and three apiece from Luke Walstrum and Liam Matthews.

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM HAS FOUR NUMBER ONE SEEDS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, NINE WRESTLERS SEEDED IN THE TOP FOUR AND ALL TEN SEEDED IN THE TOP EIGHT. 

THE ONE SEEDS ARE LUKE LILLEDAHL AT 125, TYLER KASAK AT 157, MITCHELL MESENBRINK AT 165 AND CARTER STAROCCI AT 184. 

PENN STATE HAS TWO NUMBER TWO SEEDS IN BEAU BARTLETT AT 141 POUNDS AND LEVI HAINES AT 174.  

PENN STATE HAS TWO THREE SEEDS IN SHAYNE VAN NESS AT 149 AND GREG KERKVLIET AT HEAVYWEIGHT. 

JOSH BARR IS THE FOUR SEED AT 197 AND BRAEDEN DAVIS IS SEEDED EIGHTH AT 133 POUNDS. 

THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BEGIN A WEEK FROM TODAY IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE NITTANY LIONS WILL BE LOOKING FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE AND THE 12TH IN THE CAEL SANDERSON ERA.  

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Dave Yukelson State College CA Obituary, Death:- Longtime sports psychologist Dave Yukelson passed away on March 8th at UCLA Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. His passing leaves a deep void, but his legacy of kindness, wisdom, and encouragement will continue to inspire those who knew him.

 

Dave had been bravely battling a rare form of cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET), which led to the even rarer complication of carcinoid heart disease. To improve his health, he underwent heart surgery on March 3rd. While the procedure was successful, unforeseen complications arose, and despite the best efforts of his medical team, his body was unable to recover.

Fully aware of the risks, Dave approached the surgery with optimism and courage. He remained hopeful and determined, demonstrating the same positive spirit that defined his life. Beyond being a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Dave was a cherished friend, mentor, and source of unwavering support.

His influence reached far beyond his immediate circle, impacting athletes, students, and colleagues across the country. Following his passing, an outpouring of love and tributes has emerged, especially from the Penn State community, where he made a profound mark.

As the Director of Sport Psychology Services for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, Dave dedicated his career to guiding student-athletes through mental and emotional challenges. A graduate of the University of North Texas in 1982, he used his expertise to mentor and support countless individuals. Even in retirement, he continued to share his knowledge as an independent contractor.

Originally from Los Angeles, Dave built a meaningful life in State College, Pennsylvania. His passing is a tremendous loss, but his impact will endure in the hearts and minds of those he inspired.

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Former Penn State men’s basketball guard Kanye Clary claims he was a victim of intimidation, retaliation, slander, and the illegal use of his name, image, and likeness in a lawsuit as part of his suspension in February 2024.

The suit was filed in the Philadelphia County Court in November but was transferred to the U.S. Middle District Court on Tuesday. Clary sought damages for defamation, racial discrimination, unjust enrichment, and unreasonable restraint of trade — which alleges the defendants conspired to reduce Clary’s NIL value to near zero and refused to properly deal with him.

In a motion to dismiss filed by the defendants, Penn State said Clary has voluntarily agreed to dismiss the racial discrimination claim.

The defendants listed in the suit are Penn State, head coach Mike Rhoades, Happy Valley United, Success With Honor NIL Inc., Blueprint Sports and Entertainment, and up to 10 other unnamed individuals and corporations.

The motion to dismiss filed the defamation claims against Rhoades and Penn State; unjust enrichment against Penn State, Happy Valley United, Success with Honor, Blueprint; and all other claims against all defendants.

According to the lawsuit, Clary said the suspension was retaliation for speaking out against various injustices players face from the coaching staff. The suit states that Clary’s dismissal was on “unfound and meritless grounds.”

Clary also argues that the Penn State legal council informed Clary’s father, Anthony Clary, that Rhoades was not to make any judgments until all sides were reviewed but Clary was dismissed before explaining his side, per the lawsuit.

Clary also accuses Rhoades of spreading false narratives that he improperly missed classes and was failing his classes. The suit says Clary missed classes due to a concussion he suffered in a game in January 2024 and that he had one excused incomplete videography assignment due to the symptoms of his concussion.

Clary claims that he received a low level of care for his concussion and Rhoades used the injury to “find ways to further punish Kanye.”

The suit states that when Clary began to express concerns about preferential treatment, he began to receive unfair treatment and was targeted by Rhoades and other Penn State coaches.

Clary said other members of the team had more absences than him and many players who violated team rules were never reprimanded. Clary also claims that coaches and players were overheard making derogatory statements about him behind his back and that Rhoades slandered Clary to an outside coach, who then contacted Clary’s father and informed him of the slander.

The suit alleges that the slander by the defendants led to Clary being faced with a hostile environment, cyberbullying, ostracizing, limitation on the use of facilities, damage to reputation, and financial loss. It also says that Rhoades spread rumors that Clary was going to leave Penn State because he refused to sign an NIL agreement and when Clary did enter the transfer portal, Penn State placed his portal documentation incorrectly and other coaches resorted to sending Clary messages via his personal Instagram account.

Clary also says he had to use family connections to get teams to take him in the portal because Penn State coaches spread a false narrative to “get Kanye blackballed.”

As for the NIL side, Clary claims Penn State, the university’s NIL collective Happy Valley United, and Success With Honor NIL illegally used his name, image, and likeness to receive donations without his permission when Clary did not have an NIL deal at that time.

Three days later, Rhoades allegedly sent a contract between Clary and Blueprint Sports and Entertainment that would have paid Clary much less than he was due. Clary refused to sign the contract and claims the retaliation against him escalated.

Clary averaged 16.7 points, 2.8 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game in 2024 but those stats dropped off in his first season with the Mississippi State. He averaged 6.3 points, 2.6 assists, and 1.3 rebounds per game with the Bulldogs.

The suit says the events led to him restarting at a school that was unfamiliar with his abilities and it derailed his career. It also says that Clary suffers from anger, resentment, and depression due to what he went through at Penn State.

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The Penn State baseball team rallied with two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth but fell short in its comeback attempt, falling 14-10 at Georgetown on Tuesday at Capital One Park. Joe Jaconski, Bryce Molinaro and Ryan Weingartner all homered, but PSU dropped to 11-3 on the year.Penn State tallied 10 runs on eight hits. Bryce Molinaro and Ryan Weingartner each had two hits, including a homer, and two RBI. Joe Jaconski added a solo homer and scored two runs. Matt Maloney had a two-run double and scored twice.

The Nittany Lions conclude the two-game series against the Hoyas on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Penn State visits Northwestern for a three-game Big Ten series next weekend, beginning on Friday at 4 p.m.

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Weather shortened Penn State women’s golf’s trip to the Briar’s Creek Invitational to just 36 holes this week, with the team shooting 35-over to finished tied for 14th in the 17-team field.

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No. 5 Penn State men's lacrosse concludes its non-conference slate against Robert Morris on Wednesday, March 12. The Nittany Lions return to Happy Valley for the first time since Feb. 22 to host the Colonials at 4 p.m. at Panzer Stadium. The contest will serve as PSU's military appreciation game. Penn State is 5-1 on the season.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse’s Hunter Aquino and Alex Ross were tabbed to the Big Ten weekly award slate. Aquino was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week and third time this season while Ross is the Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career and first of the 2025 campaign. Both were instrumental in Penn State’s upset victory over no. 3 Cornell in overtime on Saturday, March 8.

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For the second year in a row, Ace Baldwin Jr. is the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year! Along with his individual award, Baldwin Jr. was also named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention along with Yanic Konan Niederhauser. Puff Johnson was named Penn State’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

 

Penn State women’s gymnastics’ Elizabeth Leary was recognized as the Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Freshman of the Week for her performance this past Sunday, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Leary earned the conference’s weekly newcomer award thanks to her career-best 39.325 all-around performance at George Washington that included 9.8-plus scores on all four events. The Raleigh, N.C. native earned career-best 9.85 tallies on both balance beam and floor exercise while contributing a 9.825 on bars and a 9.8 on vault as the Nittany Lions put up their highest team score of their 2025 campaign. The freshman is Penn State’s highest point-scorer of the year as it heads into its final meet of the regular season.

 

For the first time since the 2023 season, and only the second season since 2020, Penn State has a finalist for the Nissen-Emery Award, which highlights the nation’s top men’s gymnast. Senior Josh Karnes has been named one of seven finalists for the award, the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) announced Tuesday afternoon.

Karnes, a native of Erie, Pennsylvania, finished his 2024 season with a bronze medal at the NCAA Championships on the Parallel Bars after being securing the event title at Big Ten individual championships the same season. The senior is a five time All-American, earning the nod in the All-Around and Parallel Bars in both 2023 and 2024 in addition to earning the honor on the Vault in 2023.

 

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FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY, THE SAINT FRANCIS MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS HEADED TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. THE RED FLASH BEAT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 46-43 TO WIN THE NORTHEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT. SAINT FRANCIS IS COACHED BY STATE HIGH ALUM ROB KRIMMEL.

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FORMER STEELERS LINEMAN AND BROADCASTER CRAIG WOLFLEY HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 66.  WOLFLEY PLAYED GUARD FOR PITSBURGH FOR TEN SEASONS AND BECAME A BELOVED RADIO AND TV BROADCASTER FOR THE TEAM.   

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The Penn State Board of Trustees approved, 22-8, the naming of the field at Beaver Stadium as West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. The visionary and significant gift from the Werzyn family and West Shore Home® provides incredible support and momentum to the Beaver Stadium Revitalization project, helping to ensure a future foundation for Penn State Football and for all of Penn State’s 31 athletics programs. In recognition of the generosity of the Werzyn family and West Shore Home, the field will be known as West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium beginning with the 2025 season through the 2039 season.

“We are incredibly grateful to B.J., P.J. and West Shore Home for this game-changing gift as their commitment to Penn State Athletics and the institution will have a lasting impact on our student-athletes, fans and community,” said Patrick Kraft, vice president for intercollegiate athletics. “As an alumnus of our great University and a business owner in Central Pennsylvania, B.J. understands the critical role that Beaver Stadium plays in our community, as well as the importance of preserving the great traditions of Penn State while helping us build a strong future. We are thankful for the Werzyn family and West Shore Home for their generosity and dedication to Penn State.”

The transformational support from the Werzyn family and West Shore Home to the Beaver Stadium Revitalization project is a testament to the power of the Penn State community. Philanthropic support is the driving force that allows Penn State Athletics to modernize the stadium for year-round use and improve game day experience while preserving the rich history of Beaver Stadium.

“West Shore is proud to be founded and based in Pennsylvania and this partnership with Penn State is an exciting opportunity for our company,” said B.J. Werzyn, founder and chief executive officer of West Shore Home, LLC. “West Shore Home sets the standard for excellence in home remodeling and Penn State sets the standard for excellence in academics and athletics. It’s a great relationship.”

In addition to their incredible support of Penn State Athletics, West Shore Home is committed to the academic mission of the University and the continued enrichment of Penn State students and is committed to a new partnership with the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and the Nittany AI Alliance. This new IST partnership aims to provide Penn State students with opportunities to expand their studies in their chosen field through internships with West Shore Home that connect their academic pursuits with real-world experience

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The Penn State baseball team travels to Georgetown for a two-game set this week. The Nittany Lions and the Hoyas are set to play on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and Wednesday at 4 p.m. Both games will be played at Capital One Park.

Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino is 11-2 this season after taking two of three games against Indiana last weekend.   Georgetown, coached by Edwin Thompson, is 6-9 this year after going 2-1 on the weekend with wins over Towson and Longwood.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse rose to No. 4 in the most recent Inside Lacrosse poll after being ranked No. 8 last week.

The Nittany Lions are coming off a 13-12 upset overtime win over Cornell, which fell to No. 6 from its No. 3 spot last week.

Penn State is only behind No. 1 Maryland in the Big Ten, while Ohio State is No. 10, Johns Hopkins is No. 11, and Michigan received votes. Also receiving votes are Navy and Yale, each of which Penn State beat by six.

Princeton, which beat the blue and white 11-10 in overtime three weeks ago, moved up two spots to No. 2.

The 5-1 Nittany Lions will return to action at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, to face Robert Morris at Panzer Stadium. The game will be streamed on BTN+.

 

Following its sweep of then-No. 11 Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, Penn State men’s hockey has jumped four spots in Monday’s USCHO poll to No. 11.

It has been a meteoric rise for the Nittany Lions, who made their way back into the rankings on February 10 and are on the cusp of a top-10 rank for the first time since the end of the 2022-23 season. They enter their Big Ten Semifinal clash against Ohio State with a 14-3-4 record in the last four months.

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Penn State men’s basketball senior D'Marco Dunn has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week following his career-best performance in the Nittany Lions’ road victory at #12 Wisconsin, as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.

Dunn put together a career effort to lead Penn State to its first-ever win at the Kohl Center and first road win at Wisconsin in over 30 years as the Nittany Lions upset #12 Wisconsin 86-75 Saturday afternoon to earn Penn State’s highest-ranked road win since 2009.

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ON SATURDAY NIGHT, STATE COLLEGE’S ASHER CUNNINGHAM WON HIS SECOND PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.  CUNNINGHAM WON THE TRIPLE-A TITLE AT 172 POUNDS WITH A 12-6 DECISION OVER BODE MARLOW OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. STATE HIGH SOPHOMORE JAMES WHITBRED ALSO FINISHED SIXTH AT 152 POUNDS. 

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BALD EAGLE AREA’S CALEB CLOSE WAS THE RUNNER UP AT 189 POUNDS IN THE COULBE-A TOURNAMENT. THE EAGLES ALSO PLACED CADEN JUDICE FOURTH AT 133 AND TANNER GUENOT 8TH AT 121.  

 

ALSO PLACING FOR CENTRE COUNTY WAS PENNS VALLEY FRESHMAN MAX DINGES WHO TOOK THIRD AT 114 POUNDS IN THE DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT. BELLEFONTE’S EZRA SWISHER WAS 8TH AT 152 IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT. 

 

AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S CHARLI HUNT TOOK SEVENTH IN THE GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT 136.  

 

BALD EAGLE AREA TOOK SEVENTH PLACE IN THE DOUBLE-A TEAM RACE WHILE STATE COLLEGE FINISHED 16TH IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT.  

 

A HUGE THANK YOU TO TODD AND NORM BROWN WHO PROVIDED OUR COVERAGE OF THE PIAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

 

THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS AFTER A 61-46 WIN OVER CLAIRTON IN THE OPENING ROUND ON SATURDAY. NAOMI CRISPIN SCORED 20 POINTS TO LEAD THE WOLFPACK TO VICTORY. AUBREY YATES ADDED 14 POINTS FOR SAINT JOE’S.  THE WOLFPACK WILL TAKE DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC WEDNESDAY FOR THE RIGHT TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE QUARTERFINALS.  

 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE SAINT JOSEPH’S BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM SAW ITS SEASON COME TO AN END. THE WOLFPACK LOST A 61-49 CONTEST TO SERRA CATHOLIC IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE SINGLE-A STATE PLAYOFFS.  

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM CAPTURED ITS THIRD STRAIGHT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE 9TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY WITH A SCHOOL RECORD 181.5 POINTS.  THE NITTANY LIONS CROWNED FIVE CHAMPIONS AS LEVI HAINES AND CARTER STAROCCI BOTH EARNED THEIR THIRD CONFERENCE CROWN WHILE MITCHELL MESENBRINK EARNED HIS SECOND TITLE. FRESHMAN LUKE LILLEDAHL AND SOPHOMORE TYLER KASAK EACH EARNED THEIR FIRST BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 

ALL TEN STARTERS QUALIFIED FOR THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. THE FIVE CHAMPS ARE JOINED BY RUNNER UP GREG KERKVLIET, THIRD PLACE FINISHERS BEAU BARTLETT AND SHAYNE VAN NESS, FOURTH PLACE FINISHER BRAEDEN DAVIS AND SIXTH PLACE FINISHER JOSH BARR WHO HAD TO INJURY DEFAULT IN CONSOLATION SEMIFINAL MATCH AND THEN MEDICALLY FORFEITED IN THE FIFTH PLACE MATCH. 

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THE NITTANY LIONS WILL COMPETE IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PHILADELPHIA STARTING THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH. 

CAEL SANDERSON WAS NAMED THE BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR AND CARTER STAROCCI WAS NAMED THE BIG TEN’S OUTSTANDING WRESTLER FOR THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM CONTINUES TO IMPRESS. THE NITTANY LIONS SWEPT THE BEST-OF-THREE BIG TEN QUARTERFINAL SERIES AT FOURTH-SEEDED MICHIGAN WITH A 6-5 OVERTIME WIN FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A 5-2 VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT. IN FRIDAY’S GAME, FRESHMAN JJ WEIBUSCH STOLE THE SHOW SCORING HIS FIRST CAREER HAT-TRICK, CAPPING IT OFF WITH A BEHIND THE BACK, BETWEEN THE LEGS GOAL FOR THE GAMEWINNER IN OVERTIME. 

ON SATURDAY, THE NITTANY LIONS HAD GOALS FROM FIVE DIFFERENT PLAYERS. 

NIC DEGRAVES, BEN SCHOEN, CARSON DYK, JJ WEIBUSCH AND CHARLIE CERRATO FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET IN THE SERIES CLINCHER. 

THE SWEEP IS THE FIRST BY A ROAD TEAM IN THE BIG TEN QUARTERFINALS. 

 

FIFTH-SEEDED PENN STATE WILL VISIT THIRD SEEDED OHIO STATE IN THE SEMIFINAL GAME SATURDAY NIGHT AT 8:30 IN COLUMBUS. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WON ITS THIRD STRAIGHT AHA CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY WITH A 4-1 VICTORY OVER MERCYHURST AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. BRIANNA BROOKS HAD A PAIR OF GOALS TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK. 

MADDY CHRISTIAN AND KATELYN ROBERTS ALSO SCORED FOR PENN STATE. 

THE 8TH-RANKED NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY ON THURSDAY IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AGAINST 7TH-RANKED ST. LAWRENCE. THE GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 7:30 THURSDAY NIGHT. 

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The Penn State baseball team earned a 10-6 win over Indiana on Sunday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions took the lead with three runs in the seventh and broke the game open with four runs in the eighth on its way to a series-clinching win. Penn State improved to 11-2 on the year and won its Big Ten-opening series.   Penn State earned its first series win over Indiana since 2008 and claimed a series win in its Big Ten-opening series for the first time since 2014 against Northwestern. Matt Morash earned the start for the Nittany Lions. He went four innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. Morash tallied two strikeouts with no walks. Penn State tallied 10 runs on seven hits, while taking advantage of eight walks. Cohl Mercado collected two hits and scored three runs, while Paxton Kling had two hits, including a two-run single. Joe Jaconski drove in three runs, including a two-run double, and Bryce Molinaro notched two RBI, including one on a double.

 

The Penn State men’s basketball team shot 56 percent from the field to earn the Nittany Lions’ first road win at Wisconsin in over 30 years as Penn State took down the 12th-ranked Badgers 86-75 Saturday afternoon inside the Kohl Center.

The win over #12 Wisconsin marks Penn State’s highest-ranked road win since Feb. 1, 2009. It is Penn State’s first-ever win inside Wisconsin’s Kohl Center and first win in Madison since Jan. 26, 1995.

D'Marco Dunn put together a career showing as the senior was 10-for-12 from the field and 4-for-5 from downtown for a career-high 25 points. Yanic Konan Neiderhauser tallied his fourth double-double of the season with 15 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. Zach Hicks finished with 14 points, while Freddie Dilione V and Nick Kern Jr, tallied 12 points apiece.

 

No. 8 Penn State Penn State men’s lacrosse defeated No. 3 Cornell on Saturday afternoon in Ithaca, New York. 

The game featured a wild comeback by the Nittany Lions, as they erased a four-point deficit in the final minutes thanks to a strong performance on the power play as time expired.

Ethan Long put the final dagger in the Big Red two minutes into the extra period. The Nittany Lions upset Cornell on the road, 13-12.

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Powered by another dominant day of offensive production, the Penn State softball team rolled to a pair of victories on Sunday afternoon to close out an unbeaten weekend at the Penn State Softball Invitational from Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field. The Blue & White opened action with a 9-7 victory over the Fairfield Stags and completed competition at the weekend tournament with a 13-0 shutout of the Lafayette Leopards in five-innings.Following the team’s fifth straight victory and seventh win in the last nine outings, PSU improved to 12-11 overall on the 2025 campaign through the first 23 contests of the year. The Nittany Lions will enter Big Ten Conference competition next weekend on their longest winning streak of the season, starting the conference portion of the season above .500 for the fourth consecutive campaign. Sunday’s results saw the Stags drop to 4-11 overall, while the Leopards remain winless on the young season at 0-16 overall. The Nittany Lions picked up their second win over Fairfield in as many all-time opportunities, now boasting a 14-1 advantage over MAAC opponents since the first meeting with a foe out of that league in 1990. Penn State also picked up a win over Lafayette for the first time ever on Sunday, booking their 36th all-time victory over a Patriot League rival in the process.   Both junior center fielder Jenna Nelson and sophomore shortstop Kaylie Walters were able to hit at a 5-for-6 clip on the day, with the Philadelphia-native Walters managing to crank her first collegiate triple against Lafayette. 

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IN MEN’S VOLLEYBALL, Penn State’s Matthew Luoma put together a strong showing while playing in his home city, but it wasn’t enough as the Nittany Lions fell 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-20) to No. 15 Grand Canyon in a non-conference men’s volleyball match Sunday night at Global Credit Union Arena.

Luoma, who returned to the court after a three-match absence due to injury, led Penn State with 14 kills and added seven digs and one ace. His former high school, Mountain Pointe, is just 22 miles from Global Credit Union Arena.

Penn State dropped to 5-10 overall with eight of the 10 losses coming to nationally-ranked opponents. 

 

Penn State women’s gymnastics (11-6, 4-5 Big Ten) scored a season-high 196.675 to take down Clemson (196.475) and George Washington (195.250) Sunday afternoon in the Revolutionaries’ home arena, the Charles E. Smith Center.

Penn State’s season-best score was fueled by 12 career-high individual event scores, not including a career-best 39.325 effort in the all-around by freshman Elizabeth Leary.

 

Win number five of the season for Penn State men’s gymnastics came at No. 5-ranked Illinois on Saturday afternoon. The team posted nine sticks in Huff Hall to help secure the team’s 321.750-312.550 win over the Fighting Illini. With the win, No. 6 Penn State improves to 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten), while Illinois drops to 4-3 (1-2 Big Ten).

Senior Josh Karnes won three event titles, and junior Matt Underhill added one more to bring PSU’s team total to four.

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Penn State Women’s Tennis (11-1, 3-0 B1G) earned their second Big Ten sweep in as many tries against Purdue (7-3, 1-2 B1G) on Sunday at the Indoor Tennis Center. 

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And the expected new name for the Nittany Lions' football field will be the West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. The PSU Board of Trustees heard a proposal in an online meeting Monday morning. A reported $50 million payment over 15 years will be made for the naming rights. 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE PIAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL GET UNDERWAY AT NINE O’CLOCK THIS MORNING IN HERSHEY AND WE’LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE RIGHT HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. THERE WILL BE FOURTEEN CENTRE COUNTY ATHLETES COMPETING.  

THE BALD EAGLE AREA BOYS HAVE FOUR WRESTLERS IN THE DOUBLE-A FIELD IN TANNER GUENOT, CADEN JUDICE, DAWSON LOMISON AND CALEB CLOSE. 

PENNS VALLEY WILL HAVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONS MAX DINGES AND ERIK CARLILE IN THE BOYS DOUBLE-A FIELD. 

AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IS SENDING CALEB HUMMEL IN THE BOYS DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT. 

IN THE TRIPLE-A BOYS TOURNAMENT, STATE COLLEGE HAS THREE WRESTLERS IN NICK BERRENA, JAMES WHITBRED AND RETURNING STATE CHAMPION ASHER CUNNINGHAM. BELLEFONTE WILL SEND EZRA SWISHER. 

THREE CENTRE COUNTY GIRLS WILL BE COMPETING IN HERSHEY. EDEN EVELETH AND GRACE CRESTANI ARE REPRESENTING BALD EAGLE AREA WHILE REGIONAL CHAMPION CHARLI HUNT TAKES AN UNDEFEATED RECORD INTO THE TOURNAMENT FOR PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA.  AGAIN, WE’LL HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS STARTING AT 9 THIS MORNING WITH TODD AND NORM BROWN HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

Though the first 20 minutes of game clock were back-and-forth in the pouring rain, No. 12 Princeton held Penn State women’s lacrosse to two separate scoring droughts of more than 14 minutes, helping the Tigers to a 16-7 win over the Nittany Lions at Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium on Wednesday evening.Penn State falls to 2-5 on the season with the loss, while Princeton improves to 4-1.Senior Brooke Hoss and junior Emma Kelly lead the PSU scoring with two goals apiece. 

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THE PRESEEDS ARE OUT FOR THE BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.  PENN STATE HAS FIVE ONE SEEDS, THREE TWO SEEDS AND TWO FOUR SEEDS.  THE ONE SEEDS ARE BEAU BARTLETT AT 141, SHAYNE VAN NESS AT 149, MITCHELL MESENBRINK AT 165, LEVI HAINES AT 174 AND CARTER STAROCCI AT 184. THE TWO SEEDS ARE TYLER KASAK AT 157, JOSH BARR AT 197 AND GREG KERKVLIET AT HEAVYWEIGHT. THE TWO FOUR SEEDS ARE LUKE LILLEDAHL AT 125 AND BRAEDEN DAVIS AT 133.  THE SEEDS AND BRACKETS WILL BE FINALIZED FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE COACHES’ MEETING. 

THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 11 O’CLOCK SATURDAY MORNING. 

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Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its annual individual award winners on Wednesday afternoon. Jeff Kampersal was named AHA Coach of the Year, Tessa Janecke earned AHA Player and Forward of the Year, Kendall Butze was named the AHA Best Defenseman and Katie DeSa was selected as the AHA Goaltender of the Year. Penn State hosts the AHA Championship against Mercyhurst on Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at Pegula Ice Arena. The Nittany Lions are seeking their third consecutive AHA Championship.  

No. 8 Penn State women’s ice hockey’s Tessa Janecke will don the Stars and Stripes at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship for the third year in a row. Janecke and her U.S. Women's National Team counterparts took gold in 2023 and silver in 2024. Janecke has played 38 games over her career with the U.S. Women's National Team, totaling 32 points on 16 goals and 16 assists. The event will be held in České Budějovice, Czechia from April 9-20

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Penn State track & field’s Maddie Pitts and Darius Smallwood were honored by the Big Ten as the Nittany Lions’ recipients of the conference’s Sportsmanship Award, as announced Wednesday.

Penn State earned three postseason honors on the track at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, as Olivier Desmeules was a First Team All-Big Ten honoree, Hayley Kitching landed on the Second Team, while Tayissa Buchanan and Ada Rand earned All-Freshman Team recognition.

Eight Nittany Lions, including Pitts, Smallwood, Desmeules, and Kitching, will continue their 2024-25 indoor seasons at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 14 and 15 in Virginia Beach, Va.

Penn State track & field has qualified nine entries into the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, as announced by the association Tuesday night. This season’s NCAA indoor meet is slated to take place March 14 and 15 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.

Three 800-meter stars highlight the men’s contingent, along with a pair of breakout freshman sprinters. Veterans Smallwood, Yukichi Ishii and Desmeules will contend the 800-meters while superstar freshman Ajani Dwyer will go in both the 60 and 200-meters. Newcomer Jake Palermo will run in the 400-meter dash as the fastest freshman in the country in his event and the only Nittany Lion ever to run sub-46 indoors.

For the Nittany Lion women, it will be middle-distance stalwart Kitching leading the way as Penn State’s 800-meter representative. Fellow outdoor All-American Florence Caron will join her for the women’s team and run the 5K. Multi-event athlete Pitts will make her first appearance at an NCAA Championship event as the ninth-ranked pentathlete in the nation this season.

 

Women’s gymnastics senior Isabella Salcedo was named a nominee for the 2025 AAI Award, the organization announced recently. The award is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding senior. Salcedo is one of 59 nominees for this year’s award.

The Arlington, Texas, native has etched her name into the Penn State record books over the years as one of the program’s top scoring performers of all time on balance beam and floor exercise. With career-bests of 9.95 on both of her top events, Salcedo has been a de facto leader of Penn State’s lineups whenever she competes.

This season, Salcedo has hit every single routine she has competed, securing a 9.7-plus in all eight routines across her three events. She has season highs of 9.875 on vault and floor, plus a 9.85 on beam as a flamboyant presence in the Nittany Lion lineups. At the Big 4 meet on Sunday, Salcedo delivered a career-high-tying 9.875 in her season debut on vault as her team’s anchor on the final rotation of the night, solidifying herself as a deserving candidate for this year’s AAI Award.

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The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to a two-year, $41.2 million extension with Saquon Barkley, making him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. 

The Eagles confirm the extension but did not announce the numbers.

Per the report, the contract includes $36 million in guaranteed money and has an additional $15 million in escalators available. Details of the escalators were not initially reported. Barkley will sign the extension one season into a three year $37.75 million deal he signed to join the Eagles last offseason from the rival New York Giants.

The contract for Barkley culminates a historic season in which he led the league with 2,005 rushing yards and 2,283 yards from scrimmage while tallying 15 touchdowns as the offensive driving force for the Super Bowl champion Eagles. Barkley's rushing total was the eighth-highest in NFL history and earned him NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors. 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM FINISHED 15TH OUT OF 16 TEAMS AT THE COLLETON RIVER COLLEGIATE IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. ALEX CREMEAN SHOT AN 8-OVER 224 FOR THE THREE ROUNDS TO PACE THE NITTANY LIONS WITH A 31ST PLACE FINISH OVERALL.  

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM WILL PLAY ITS HOME OPENER THIS EVENING AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON WILL VISIT FOR A 5:30 START. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE HAVE WON SEVEN STRAIGHT AND SIT AT 8-1 ON THE SEASON. IT’S PENN STATE’S BEST START SINCE 1980.  AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TONIGHT’S GAME IS THE FIRST DOLLAR DOG NIGHT OF THE SEASON!!

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Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its Players of the Week on Monday afternoon with Penn State’s Tessa Janecke receiving Forward of the Week honors.  ​

Janecke, an All-AHA First Team selection, dominated in the AHA Semifinals with four points on three goals and an assist. She scored twice in the first period of game one, including a goal just 16 seconds into the game. In game two, the all-time points leader in Penn State history assisted on an Abby Stonehouse goal in the third period before scoring on an empty net with just under three minutes to go. 

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Penn State’s Will Kuhns was named the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after recording his first-career double-double in a recent win over Merrimack.

Kuhns hit .357 with 15 kills and racked up a career-high 11 digs in the Nittany Lions’ 3-1 win over Merrimack on Friday night at Rec Hall. His defensive effort helped hold the Warriors to .163 hitting.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

AT THE REGIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS OVER THE WEEKEND, 14 CENTRE COUNTY WRESTLERS PUNCHED THEIR TICKETS TO HERSHEY FOR THE PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS STARTING THURSDAY. 

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IN THE DOUBLE-A SOUTHWEST REGIONAL HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7 THE FOX, BALD EAGLE AREA TOOK FOURTH PLACE, CROWNING TWO REGIONAL CHAMPIONS IN TANNER GUENOT AT 121 POUNDS AND CALEB CLOSE AT 189 POUNDS. CADEN JUDICE WAS THE RUNNERUP AT 133 AND DAWSON LOMISON TOOK FOURTH AT 139 TO GIVE THE EAGLES A FOUR-MAN CONTINGENT HEADING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

 

PENNS VALLEY FINISHED IN SIXTH PLACE AND ALSO CROWNED A PAIR OF CHAMPIONS IN MAX DINGES AT 114 POUNDS AND ERIK CARLILE AT 127 POUNDS. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY THAT PENNS VALLEY HAD A PAIR OF REGIONAL CHAMPS. DINGES ALSO BECOMES THE FIRST PENNS VALLEY FRESHMAN TO EARN A REGIONAL TITLE. ALSO PLACING FOR THE RAMS WERE CONNER MYERS AND BRAYDEN LISOWSKI, EACH OF WHOM FINISHED 8TH AT 121 AND 160 RESPECTIVELY.  

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PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA FINISHED A TIE FOR 27TH PLACE WITH THE MOUNTIES’ HIGHEST FINISHER BEING CALEB HUMMEL WHO QUALIFIED FOR STATES BY PLACING 6TH AT 114 POUNDS. AVERI GABLE WAS 8TH AT 127. 

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IN THE TRIPLE-A WEST REGION TOURNAMENT AT CANON-MCMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL, STATE COLLEGE TOOK FOURTH PLACE WHILE BELLEFONTE WAS 10TH.

 

THE LITTLE LIONS HAVE THREE WRESTLERS QUALIFIED FOR THE PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT.  RETURNING STATE CHAMPION ASHER CUNNINGHAM EARNED HIS FOURTH REGIONAL TITLE WITH AN 18-0 TECHNICAL FALL IN 6 MINUTES IN THE FINALS OVER BODE MARLOW OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. STATE HIGH’S JAMES WHITBRED WAS THE RUNNER UP AT 152 POUNDS AND THE LITTLE LIONS’ NICHOLAS BERRENA WAS FIFTH AT 133 AS THE SENIOR EARNED HIS FIRST TRIP TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT. KAEL DAVIS FINISHED SIXTH AT 114 POUNDS, JUST MISSING OUT ON A QUALIFYING SPOT. 

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EZRA SWISHER IS THE ONLY BELLEFONTE WRESTLER TO EARN A TRIP TO HERSHEY WITH HIS 5TH PLACE FINISH AT 152. FOUR OTHER RED RAIDERS TOOK SIXTH AND FELL ONE WIN SHY OF QUALIFYING IN WYATT LONG AT 127, ANDREW GALL AT 145, NOAH WEAVER AT 160 AND JACKSON LONG AT 172. 

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IN THE GIRLS CENTRAL REGIONAL AT MILTON HIGH SCHOOL, PHILILPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S CHARLI HUNT CAPTURED A REGIONAL TITLE AT 136 POUNDS, DEFEATING MONTGOMERY’S BRIELLA WALK BY MAJOR DECISION, 12-1. BALD EAGLE AREA’S GRACE CRESTANI WAS THE RUNNERUP AT 190 AND WILL ALSO BE HEADING TO HERSHEY AS WILL CRESTANI’S TEAMMATE, EDEN EVELETH WHO FINISHED FOURTH AT 106 POIUNDS. 

 

IN HERSHEY, CENTRE COUNTY WILL HAVE FOUR BALD EAGLE AREA BOYS AND TWO BALD EAGLE AREA GIRLS, THREE STATE COLLEGE BOYS, TWO PENNS VALLEY BOYS, ONE BELLEFONTE BOY AND ONE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA BOY AND ONE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA GIRL COMPETING IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. ACTION WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 9AM THURSDAY - HEAR COMPLETE COVERAGE HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

 

AT THE PENNSYLVANIA JUNIOR HIGH CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER THE WEEKEND, TEAG SANDERSON, A 7TH GRADER FROM STATE COLLEGE, WON THE 157 POUND TITLE.  HE BEAT SIX WRESTLERS RANKED HIGHER THAN HIM WITH THREE PINS AND A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL FALLS ALONG THE WAY.  TWO OTHER STATE COLLEGE WRESTLERS ALSO CAPTURED TITLES IN EVAN RESTIVO AT 96 POUNDS AND NOAH WILLIAMS AT 172 POUNDS. PENNS VALLEY’S CAEL SMITH WAS THE RUNNER UP TO SANDERSON AT 157. WILLIAM EDWARDS OF WEST BRANCH WAS THE RUNNERUP AT 110 POUNDS AND TYRONE’S KEEGEN HEWITT WAS SECOND AT 192 POUNDS. DOUGLAS MCKIM OF HUNTINDGON WAS ALSO THIRD AT 172. STATE COLLEGE HAS TWO SIXTH-PLACE FINISHERS IN WESLEY SHIPPERT AT 172 AND RHYS MITCHELL AT 192. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM SAW ITS SEASON COME TO AN END FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LITTLE LIONS LOST TO ERIE MCDOWELL IN THE CLASS 6-A SUBREGIONAL. MCDOWELL HIT NINE THREE-POINTERS EN ROUTE TO THE 56-43 VICTORY.  STATE HIGH ENDS THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 10-13.  MCDOWELL ADVANCES TO THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS LATER THIS WEEK.  

 

THE SAINT JOE’S BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL OPEN UP PLAY IN THE PIAA SINGLE-A STATE PLAYOFFS THIS WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE SAINT JOE’S BOYS WILL PLAY AT SERRA CATHOLIC AT 7 O’CLOCK. THE WOLFPACK IS 14-11 WHILE SERRA CATHOLIC IS 21-4 ON THE SEASON. 

THE SAINT JOE’S GIRLS WILL OPEN UP AT CLAIRTON SATURDAY AT ONE O’CLOCK. THE WOLFPACK IS 24-2 ON THE SEASON WHILE CLAIRTON COMES IN AT 19-4. 

 

INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING -

ONE OF THE GREATEST FREESTYLE WRESTLERS EVER - PERHAPS THE GREATEST EVER - RUSSIA’S BUIVASAR SAITIYEV PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 50 AND HIS DEATH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. SAITIYEV WON THREE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS AND SIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A BRILLIANT CAREER. 

 

ALSO LAST THURSDAY, KYLE SNYDER OF THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB WON BRONZE AT 97 KILOS IN THE MUHAMET MALO RANKING EVENT IN ALBANIA. SNYDER’S ONLY LOSS WAS A 5-5 CRITERIA DECISION TO ARASH YOSHIDA OF JAPAN IN THE SEMIFINALS. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM LOST TO MINNESOTA IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE SATURDAY NIGHT, 5-3. A 5-MINUTE MAJOR LATE IN THE THIRD PERIOD LED TO THE WINNING GOAL FOR THE GOLDEN GOPHERS. THE LOSS SNAPPED A SEVEN-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE NITTANY LIONS PULLED OUT A 4-3 OVERTIME WIN AS SIMON MACK SCORED THE GAMEWINNER WITH AN ASSIST FROM AIDEN FINK TO SEND PEGULA INTO A FRENZY. FRIDAY’S VICTORY MARKED THE 400TH OF COACH GUY GADOWSKY’S CAREER. HE IS THE 30TH DIVISION ONE COACH ALL-TIME TO HIT THAT MILESTONE. ARESENII SERGEEV MADE 31 SAVES IN FRIDAY’S VICTORY. 

PENN STATE WILL GO INTO THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT AS THE FIVE SEED AND WILL VISIT FOURTH-SEEDED MICHIGAN IN THE BEST OF THREE QUARTERFINALS STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7. GAME TWO WILL BE SATURDAY AT 7 AND IF NEEDED, GAME THREE WILL BE SUNDAY AT 7. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM SHUT OUT R-I-T, 4-0, SATURDAY TO SWEEP THE FIRST TWO GAMES IN THE BEST OF THREE AHA SEMIFINAL SERIES AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. MADDY CHRISTIAN, MCKENNA WALSH, ABBY STONEHOUSE AND TESSA JANECKE SCORED THE PENN STATE GOALS AND KATIE DESA HAD 11 SAVES TO EARN HER NINTH SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON IN THE SERIES CLINCHER. 

ON FRIDAY, PENN STATE HELD OFF R-I-T FOR THE 3-2 WIN. THE NITTANY LIONS JUMPED OUT TO A 3-0 LEAD WITH TESSA JANECKE SCORING TWO OF THE GOALS AND MADDY CHRISTIAN THE THIRD. KATIE DESA HAD 15 SAVES TO PRESERVE THE WIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

PENN STATE WILL HOST MERCYHURST IN THE AHA FINALS ON SATURDAY.  MERCYHURST WON THE DECISIVE THIRD GAME OVER SYRACUSE YESTERDAY, 5-2. THE LAKERS AND NITTANY LIONS WILL SQUARE OFF SATURDAY AT TWO O’CLOCK IN PEGULA FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

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THE NITTANY LION BASKETBALL TEAM LOST ANOTHER CLOSE ONE, FALLING TO MARYLAND ON SENIOR SATURDAY AT THE JORDAN CENTER SATURDAY, 68-64.  PENN STATE WAS LED BY ACE BALDWIN WHO HAD 18 POINTS 5 REBOUNDS AND 3 ASSISTS. D’MARCO DUNN ADDED 14 POINTS AND 7 REBOUNDS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 15-15 ON THE SEASON, 5-14 IN BIG TEN PLAY. PENN STATE FINISHES 11-4 IN JORDAN CENTER GAMES THIS SEASON. PENN STATE WILL CLOSE OUT ITS SEASON AT 11TH-RANKED WISCONSIN THIS COMING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE O’CLOCK. 

 

THE LADY LIONS BASKETBALL TEAM WRAPPED UP ITS SEASON WITH A 75-70 LOSS AT RUTGERS ON SUNDAY. GRACE HALL HAD 16 POINTS AND GABBY ELLIOTT ADDED 15 POINTS FOR THE LADY LIONS. PENN STATE FINISHES THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 10-19, 1-17 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

 

AT THE BIG TEN INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PENN STATE’S OLIVIER DESMEULES DCAPTURED THE MEN’S 600-METER TITLE. PENN STATE’S HAYLEY KITCHING WAS THE RUNNERUP IN THE WOMEN’S 800-METERS. KILEIGH KANE FINISHED THIRD IN THE WOMEN’S MILE FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. THE PENN STATE WOMEN FINISHED IN SEVENTH PLACE. THE PENN STATE MEN FINISHED 12TH. 

ON FRIDAY, PENN STATE’S MADDIE PITTS WON BRONZE IN THE PENTATHLON. IT IS THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR THAT PITTS FINISHED THIRD. ALSO FRIDAY, FLORENCE CARON TOOK FOURTH IN THE WOMEN’S 5K AND TEAMMATE SOPHIA TOTI FINISHED 7TH. AND PENN STATE’S WOMEN’S DMR TEAM PLACED FOURTH. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM FINISHED IN 9TH PLACE AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS. JACK HARVEY WON THE 200 BACKSTROKE IN THE B-FINALS 

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM CONTINUES TO ROLL.. THE NITTANY LIONS WON THEIR SEVENTH STRAIGHT GAME WITH A 7-6 WIN AT WILLIAM AND MARY YESTERDAY. JOE JACONSKI SCORED THE GO-AHEAD RUN IN THE NINTH AND MATT MALONEY HAD THREE R-B-I ON THREE HITS. THE 8-1 START IS THE PROGRAM’S BEST SINCE 1980. ON SATURDAY, PENN STATE BLASTED VCU 16-7.  COLE WAGNER, NATE VOSS AND JESSE JACONSKI ALL HOMERED IN SATURDAY’S WIN. 

ON FRIDAY, THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM BELTED ITS WAY TO A 17-6 WIN AT RICHMOND. PAXTON KLING’S GRAND SLAM HIGHLIGHTED A THREE HOMER PERFORMANCE BY THE NITTANY LIONS. RYAN WEINGARTNER AND NATE VOSS ALSO HOMERED. AND BRYCE MOLINARO DROVE IN THREE RUNS IN THE WIN ON FRIDAY. 

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM CLOSED OUT THE HOKIE INVITATIONAL WITH A 6-1 WIN OVER VILLANOVA YESTERDAY. HAYLIE BRUNSON HAD THREE HITS ON THE AFTERNOON FOR PENN STATE. ON SATURDAY, PENN STATE LOST TO VIRGINIA TECH, 6-3 AND FELL TO JAMES MADISON , 4-1.  

ON FRIDAY, THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM PUT UP 18 RUNS IN AN 18-6 ROUT OF ROBERT MORRIS. THE RUN TOTAL WAS THE LARGEST FOR THE NITTANY LIONS SINCE 1978. PENN STATE ALSO BEAT RADFORD 5-3 ON FRIDAY. IN THE TWO WINS ON FRIDAY, PENN STATE HAD 11 EXTRA BASE HITS INCLUDING SIX HOME RUNS. MADDIE GORDON HAD FOUR HITS INCLUDING TWO HOME RUNS AND SEVEN R-B-I IN THE PAIR OF WINS ON FRIDAY. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM KNOCKED OFF SECOND-RANKED STANFORD SATURDAY 321.35 TO 314.45.  

PENN STATE WON TITLES IN TWO OF THE SIX EVENTS BUT HAD MORE CONSISTENT PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION. 

THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 4-1 ON THE SEASON. THE CARDINAL FALLS TO 8-3. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM FINISHED FOURTH IN THE BIG FOUR EVENT IN IOWA LAST NIGHT TO CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON BIG TEN SCHEDULE WITH A 4-5 RECORD. PENN STATE SCORED A 195.475.  PENN STATE WAS WITHOUT KALEA MCELLIGOTT. MICHIGAN STATE WON THE EVENT WITH A 197.15. IOWA WAS SECOND AND WASHINGTON THIRD.  PENN STATE WILL COMPETE WITH CLEMSON IN A TRI-MEET AT GEORGE WASHINGTON ON SUNDAY. 

 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED MERRIMACK THREE GAMES TO ONE. WILL KUHNS RECORDED HIS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FRIDAY WITH 15 KILLS AND 11 DIGS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 5-8 ON THE SEASON. 

 

8TH-RANKED COLUMBIA BEAT THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM 7-0 YESTERDAY.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 11-2.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM HELD OFF PRINCETON FOR A 4-2 ROAD WIN ON SATURDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 9-1.