HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

LAST NIGHT, IN THE DISTRICT 6 DOUBLE-A  BOYS SOCCER SEMIFINALS, 

BALD EAGLE AREA BATTLED THE NUMBER ONE SEED TO A SCORELESS TIE AT THE END OF REGULATION. 

JUNIATA GOT THE OVERTIME GOAL, THOUGH, TO PULL OUT THE 1-0 VICTORY AND ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. 

PENNS VALLEY ALSO LOST IN OVERTIME TO WEST SHAMOKIN, 1-0.  THE EAGLES AND RAMS BOTH SEE THEIR SEASONS END IN HEARTBREAKING FASHION.  

JUNIATA AND WEST SHAMOKIN WILL NOW MEET FOR THE DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONSHIP ON THURSDAY. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

PENN STATE FOOTBALL’S INTERIM HEAD COACH TERRY SMITH HAD SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS ON THE INJURY FRONT AHEAD OF THIS SATURDAY’S

BIG MATCHUP AT TOP-RANKED OHIO STATE. SMITH SAYS BOTH GUARD VEGA IOANE AND DEFENSIVE END ZURIAH FISHER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO 

PLAY ON SATURDAY AGAINST THE BUCKEYES. SMITH SAID THERE WAS NO UPDATE ON BACKUP QUARTERBACK JAXON SMOLIK’S STATUS FOR SATURDAY. 

IF SMOLIK CAN’T GO, BEKKEM KRITZA WOULD BE THE BACKUP SATURDAY. SMITH SAYS HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE ENERGY AND PROGRESS MADE DURING 

THE BYE WEEK LAST WEEK. OHIO STATE IS 7-0 AND RANKED NUMBER ONE. KICKOFF SATURDAY IS SET FOR 12 NOON.  

 

WE WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THIS WEEKEND - EITHER SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE KICKOFF TIME WILL BE FOR PENN STATE’S FIRST HOME GAME IN THE POST-JAMES FRANKLIN ERA. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST SECOND-RANKED INDIANA A WEEK FROM SATURDAY. 

 

THE 6TH-SEEDED PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM WILL FACE UCLA, THE THREE SEED, IN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY. THE QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP WILL BE PLAYED AT 7:30 SATURDAY NIGHT AT FOLK FIELD AT PURDUE.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS BACK UP TO NUMBER FOUR IN THE COACHES’ POLL THIS WEEK. MICHIGAN STATE IS NUMBER ONE, MICHIGAN IS SECOND AND WESTERN MICHIGAN IS THIRD. BOSTON UNIVERSITY IS NOW FIFTH. 

THE 7-1 NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN UP BIG TEN PLAY AT OHIO STATE THIS WEEKEND. 

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THE 10-0 PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS HOLDING STEADY AT NUMBER SIX IN THE COACHES POLL THIS WEEK. AND THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM SLIPPED ONE SPOT TO NUMBER 19 IN THE COACHES POLL THIS WEEK. 

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The Lady Lion basketball team announced their promotional schedule for the 2025-26 season on Monday. The 12-game schedule features a THON game, a Whiteout, and a Senior Day, among others.

The Lady Lions will begin their promotional schedule in their home opener against Bucknell this Monday, November 3. They will have three other events in November: Their Military Appreciation match against Cincinnati on Friday, November 7, a Field Trip Day match against Coppin State on Wednesday, November 12, and their PRIDE Day match against Yale on Sunday, November 30.

Penn State will host its Big Ten home opener against Nebraska on December 6, and close out 2025 with a New Year’s Eve match against UCLA.

To kick off 2026, the Lady Lions will hold the “We Back Pat” game against Illinois on January 11. Closing out January, they will host Rutgers for the annual White Out game on January 18 and celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day against Minnesota on January 26.

The final three promotional games will take place in February. The Lady Lions will host Michigan State for a DEI/Black History Month Awareness game on February 7, followed by the Pink Zone game against Northwestern on February 15. They will close out their promotional schedule on February 25 with Senior Day against USC.

Caroline Kieger’s squad will look to bounce back after finishing 10-19 last season, and only securing one conference win. 

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OTHER SPORTS - 

BISHOP MCCORT WRESTLER JAXON FORREST WON AN UNDER-23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT 61 KILOS YESTERDAY AND THE UNITED STATES TAKES FIRST PLACE IN THE

TEAM COMPETITION. FORREST, AN OKLAHOMA STATE RECRUIT, WON A WILD 17-14 MATCH OVER OMURBEK ASAN UULU OF KYRGYSZSTAN IN THE FINALS. UULU WAS THE 

UNDER-17 WORLD CHAMPION LAST YEAR. FORREST JOINS THREE PENN STATE WRESTLERS, LUKE LILLEDAHL, MITCHELL MESENBRINK AND LEVI HAINES AS GOLD MEDALISTS FOR THE U-S IN THE 2025 UNDER-23 CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WENT TO COLUMBUS AND DEFEATED OHIO STATE IN FOUR SETS YESTERDAY, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17 AND 25-18. 

 KENNEDY MARTIN PUT ON A SHOW WITH 26 KILLS, 21 DIGS, FOUR ACES AND A COUPLE OF BLOCKS. 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, PENN STATE SWEPT RUTGERS IN THE DIG PINK MATCH AT REC HALL 25-23, 25-19 AND 25-13. 

THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 13-7 OVERALL, 7-3 IN BIG TEN MATCHES. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM DEFEATED STONEHILL 4-2 SATURDAY NIGHT TO COMPLETE A TWO-GAME SWEEP AFTER THE NITTANY LIONS RALLIED FOR A 3-2 WIN FRIDAY NIGHT. 

IN SATURDAY’S GAME, THREE FRESHMEN SCORED ALONG WITH SOPHOMORE JJ WIEBUSCH WHO SCORED THE GAMEWINNER. JACKSON SMITH, GAVIN MCKENNA AND SHEA VAN OLM ALL SCORED FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. IN FRIDAY’S WIN., GAVIN MCKENNA SCORED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A GAME AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. HIS GOAL TIED IT BEFORE JJ WIEBUSCH SCORED THE GAMEWINNER ON A POWERPLAY WITH JUST 22.5 SECONDS LEFT IN THE THIRD PERIOD. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 7-1 AND WILL OPEN UP BIG TEN PLAY AT OHIO STATE THIS WEEKEND. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM SWEEP A PAIR OF GAMES FROM LINDENWOOD,  5-0 ON SATURDAY AND 6-1 ON FRIDAY, TO IMPROVE TO 10-0 ON THE SEASON. 

MADDY CAMPBELL MADE 18 SAVES TO PRESERVE THE SHUTOUT SATURDAY.  KATELYN ROBERTS SCORED TWO OF THE PENN STATE GOALS. MATILDE FANTIN ADDED A 

GOAL AND TWO ASSISTS AND KENDALL BUTZE AND ABBY STONEHOUSE SCORED AS WELL. 

IN FRIDAY’S GAME, TESSA JANECKE AND NICOLE HALL EACH SCORED A PAIR OF GOALS. KATIE DESA MADE 11 SAVES. 

PENN STATE WILL TRAVEL TO ROBERT MORRIS FOR A PAIR OF GAMES THIS COMING WEEKEND. 

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AT THE UNDER-23 WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SERBIA, THREE PENN STATE WRESTLERS CAPTURED GOLD MEDALS AND FRESHMAN PJ DUKE

EARNED THE BRONZE. PENN STATE SOPHOMORE LUKE LILLEDAHL TOOK THE TITLE YESTERDAY AT 57 KILOS. HE WENT 4-0 AND DEFEATED JAPAN’S YUTA KIKUCHI IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP

BOUT, 4-0. PENN STATE SENIOR LEVI HAINES CAPTURED GOLD AT 79 KILOS YESTERDAY.  HAINES WON HIS TITLE BOUT BY TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY, 11-1, OVER 

IBRAHIM YAPRAK OF TURKEY. AND ON SATURDAY, PENN STATE JUNIOR MITCHELL MESENBRINK WON GOLD AT 74 KILOS. IN THE FINALS, 

MESENBRINK GAVE UP THE INITIAL TAKEDOWN TO MUHAMMED OZMUS OF TURKEY AND THEN REELED OFF SIX STRAIGHT OF HIS OWN TO WIN A 12-2 TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY. 

MESENBRINK ALSO KNOCKED OFF THE REIGNING SENIOR WORLD CHAMPION YOSHI AOYAGI OF JAPAN IN THE SEMIFINALS WITH A LATE TAKEDOWN FOR A 7-4 WIN. 

FRESHMAN PJ DUKE BATTLED BACK FROM A SEMIFINALS LOSS TO EVENTUAL GOLD MEDALIST KANAN HEYBATOV OF AZERBAIJAN TO TAKE BRONZE. DUKE DEFEATED 

DAVIT MARGARYAN OF ARMENIA BY FALL TO PLACE THIRD. 

FRESHMAN MARCUS BLAZE LOST A 4-2 DECISION IN THE OPENING ROUND TO BILOL SHARIP UULU OF KHAZAKSTAN. 

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AND TRANSFER ROCCO WELSH WENT 2-1 AT 86 KILOS AND WAS DEFEATED IN THE QUARTERFINALS BY ABOLFAZI RAHMANI OF IRAN. 

JOSH BARR WAS INJURED IN HIS SECOND MATCH, IN THE QUARTERFINALS, AND COULD NOT CONTINUE. IT IS NOT YET KNOWN HOW SIGNIFICANT THE INJURY MAY BE. 

ALSO FOR THE U-S, JAX FORREST WILL WRESTLE FOR GOLD TODAY AT 61 KILOS. GARAVOUS KOUEKABAKILAHO LOST IN THE QUARTERFINALS AT 97 KILOS AND 

DANE HERRERA FINISHED FIFTH AT 125 KILOS.  

THE UNITED STATES LEADS THE TEAM STANDINGS AND CAN CLINCH THE TEAM TITLE IF OKLAHOMA STATE FRESHMAN JAX FORREST WINS HIS GOLD MEDAL MATCH AND 

IRAN LOSES ONE OF ITS TWO BRONZE MEDAL MATCHES. 

 

ALSO IN THE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE UNITED STATES’ KYLIE WELKER WON GOLD AT 76 KILOS, AUDREY JIMINEZ AND JASMINE ROBINSON EARNED SILVER AT 

50 KILOS AND 72 KILOS RESPECTIVELY. AND ALEXIS JANIAK TOOK BRONZE AT 59 KILOS. 

THE U-S ALSO HAD TWO BRONZE MEDALISTS IN GRECO ROMAN IN OTTO BLACK AT 67 KILOS AND PAYTON JACOBSON AT 87 KILOS. 

 

ONE ADDITIONAL NOTE, IN THE 2025 WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - FOR THE UNDER-20, THE UNDER-23 AND THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, PENN STATE AND 

NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB WRESTLERS REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES IN 15 OF THE 30 WEIGHT CLASSES. AND THOSE 15 WRESTLERS BROUGHT HOME 

11 MEDALS - 6 GOLD, 2 SILVER AND 3 BRONZE.  HISTORIC STUFF FOR THE PROGRAM.  

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REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE 02 WAS HELD AT THE JORDAN CENTER SATURDAY NIGHT. AUSTIN DESANTO DEFEATED NICO MEGALUDIS 10-0. 

TAJMURAZ SALKAZANOV EARNED A 4-4 DECISION OVER JAMES GREEN. MASON PARRIS ROLLED TO AN 11-0 WIN OVER ALEXANDR ROMANOV. 

CAYDEN HENSCHEL WON A MATCH-UP OF MEDIA INFLUENCERS OF MUGZY JIMISON 11-1. 

NATE JACKSON WON A BATTLE OVER CARTER STAROCCI 7-2, JAKE VARNER EARNED A 5-1 DECISION OVER PAT DOWNEY, DAVID CARR BEAT AMR REDA 18-6. 

NATHAN TOMASELLO HELD OFF MATT RAMOS 5-3. HELEN MAROULIS WAS A 6-0 WINNER OVER SAMANTHA STEWART AND KYLE DAKE KNOCKED OFF 

BORIS MAKEOV, 7-1.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM WRAPPED UP THE REGULAR SEASON YESTERDAY WITH A 2-0 VICTORY OVER OHIO STATE AT JEFFREY FIELD. 

BELLA AYSCUE AND KAITLYN MACBEAN SCORED THE PENN STATE GOALS AND MACKENZIE GRESS MADE THREE SAVES TO PRESERVE THE SHUTOUT. 

PENN STATE HEADS INTO THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT AT PURDUE WITH A RECORD OF 9-6-3 ON THE SEASON, 5-4-2 IN CONFERENCE GAMES. 

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IN A COLD GAME AT WISCONSIN SATURDAY NIGHT, THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM WAS SHUT OUT BY THE BADGERS 2-0.  THE NITTANY LIONS FALL TO 5-7-3 ON THE 

SEASON AND ARE NOW 1-5-2 IN BIG TEN GAMES. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL PLAY ITS FINAL ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT OHIO STATE. 

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THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST AT PRINCETON YESTERDAY, 6-1. JOJI PURDY SCORED PENN STATE’S ONLY GOAL. 

ON FRIDAY, THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM DEFEATED LOCK HAVEN 8-0. ELLA JENNES SCORED THE HAT TRICK FOR THE NITTANY LIONS WHILE NATALIE FREEMAN 

ADDED TWO GOALS AND TWO ASSISTS. PENN STATE FALLS BACK UNDER .500 FOR THE SEASON AT 7-8. 

THE NITTANY LIONS WILL PLAY THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE AT HOME AGAINST RUTGERS FRIDAY AT 5PM.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM COMPLETED ITS EXHIBITION SCHEDULE WITH AN 86-67 WIN OVER SHIPPENSBURG YESTERDAY AT THE JORDAN CENTER. 

THE NITTANY LIONS SCORED THE FIRST 19 POINTS OF THE GAME AND HELD A 48-19 LEAD AT THE HALF. FREDDIE DILIONE V LED PENN STATE WITH 21 POINTS ON 

7-OF-11 SHOOTING. HE ALSO HAD FOUR REBOUNDS, FOUR ASSISTS AND TWO STEALS. ELI RICE ADDED 17 POINTS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS WHO OPEN UP THE REGULAR SEASON A WEEK FROM TODAY AGAINST FAIRFIELD IN A 7 O’CLOCK TIPOFF AT THE JORDAN CENTER. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS LOST AT PITT IN A TWO-DAY MEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. 

ON THE MEN’S SIDE, EDUARDO CISTERNAS WON BOTH THE 500 AND THE 1,000 FREESTYLE RACES. COOPER MORLEY WON BOTH THE 100 AND 200 YARD BACKSTROKE                      AND MARIANO LAZZERINI TOOK BOTH THE 100 AND 200 BREAST STROKE. 

ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE, MORGAN MOORE WON THE 1,000 YARD FREESTYLE AND TOOK SECOND IN THE 500 FREE. CATHERIN MEISNER ALSO HAD A PAIR OF SECOND PLACE

FINISHES IN BOTH THE 200 FREE AND THE 200 IM.  

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THE PENN STATE FENCING TEAMS COMPETED AT THE NIKKI FRANKE INVITATIONAL AT TEMPLE OVER THE WEEKEND. 

ON SATURDAY, LENA GYENES LED THE WOMEN IN EPEE, FINISHING 22ND. IN SABER, EUYNU KIM LED THE WAY FOR PENN STATE WITH A FIFTH PLACE FINISH. 

 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT, STATE COLLEGE CAUSED FOUR TURNOVERS BUT CAME UP SHORT AT BISHOP MCDEVITT, 36-20.

CONNOR KULKA THREW TOUCHDOWN PASSES TO AJ FRY AND HANK LUSTIG AND D’ANTAE SHEFFEY HAD A 5-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN BUT THE 

LITTLE LIONS FALL TO 8-2 ON THE SEASON. 

THE OTHER FOUR CENTRE COUNTY TEAMS ALL CLOSED OUT THE REGULAR SEASON WITH VICTORIES. 

BELLEFONTE DEFEATED GREATER JOHNSTOWN 31-19.  THE RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 4-6 AND WILL HEAD IN TO THE DISTRICT 6 QUAD-A PLAYOFFS TO AGAIN PLAY GREATER JOHNSTOWN FRIDAY NIGHT. 

BALD EAGLE AREA ENDS THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A .500 RECORD AFTER FRIDAY NIGHT’S 21-0 SHUTOUT OF CENTRAL CAMBRIA. THE EAGLES GOT THE #8 PLAYOFF SPOT FOR DISTRICT 6 AA AND WILL FACE #1 BISHOP McCORT FRIDAY NIGHT. 

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA DEFEATED BEDFORD 28-6 AS THE MOUNTIES FINISH WITH A 5-5 RECORD. 

PENNS VALLEY ENDED ITS SEASON WITH A 28-0 VICTORY OVER WESTMONT HILLTOP. THE RAMS FINISH THE YEAR WITH A 2-8 MARK WHILE THE HILLTOPPERS GO 0-10.  

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FOR CENTRE COUNTY TEAMS IN THE DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS… STATE COLLEGE WILL HAVE A BYE WEEK BEFORE FACING THE DISTRICT 10 CHAMPION IN A SUBREGIONAL A WEEK 

FROM FRIDAY. BELLEFONTE WILL HOST JOHNSTOWN IN THE QUAD-A SEMIFINALS FRIDAY AT 7. THE WINNER WILL FACE JUNIATA THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR THE DISTRICT 6

CHAMPIONSHIP. TYRONE WILL BE AT HUNTINGDON IN A TRIPLE-A SEMIFINAL GAME FRIDAY. 

IN THE DOUBLE-A QUARTERFINALS, BALD EAGLE AREA WILL VISIT BISHOP MCCORT FRIDAY NIGHT. 

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AT THE DISTRICT 6 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS AND GIRLS BOTH WON THE TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

BELLEFONTE’S BOYS FINISHED SECOND TO CENTRAL CAMBRIA WHILE PENNS VALLEY PLACED 7TH, BALD EAGLE AREA 8TH AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 10TH. 

THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS WERE THIRD BEHIND CHAMPION CENTRAL CAMBRIA AND RUNNERUP MARION CENTER. PENNS VALLEY WAS 5TH, BALD EAGLE AREA 6TH

AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 9TH. 

MARION CENTER WON THE SINGLE-A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP WHILE THE SINGLE-A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP WAS WON BY RICHLAND. 

INDIVIDUALLY, IN THE BOYS TRIPLE-A RACE, STATE COLLEGE’S THEO OPPERMANN WAS SECOND TO CARTER SMITH OF MIFFLIN COUNTY. 

THE LITTLE LIONS HAD SIX RUNNERS FINISH IN THE TOP ELEVEN. JOINING OPPERMANN WAS LUKE BRADBURY IN THIRD PLACE, THOMAS RUFFING IN 

SEVENTH, DEXTER WALKER IN 9TH, KYLE FRITZSCHE IN 10TH AND OWEN VIGLIONE IN 11TH. 

STATE COLLEGE’S EVELYN YOUNKIN WAS THE CHAMPION IN THE GIRLS TRIPLE-A RACE. TEAMMATES AUTUMN SWISHER , CAROLYN FRANK AND JULIA BIGGER PLACED FIFTH THROUGH SEVENTH RESPECTIVELY. AND STATE HIGH’S SILVIA HUTCHINSON WAS 9TH AND LACEY SHEAFFER 10TH. AINSLEY BARABAS PLACED 13TH FOR STATE HIGH. 

IN THE BOYS DOUBLE-A RACE, BELLEFONTE’S JONATHAN GASPER WAS THE RUNNERUP TO ETHAN HAYCISAK OF CENTRAL CAMBRIA. THE RED RAIDERS’ MAVERICK MUCHMORE WAS SEVENTH AND CARSON FRITCHMAN 13TH. PENNS VALLEY’S TAVEN PRICE WAS 8TH AND BALD EAGLE AREA’S OWEN DECHOW TOOK 10TH. PENNS VALLEY’S WILL MAYER ALSO TOOK 20TH. 

ADDISON FRY OF BELLEFONTE WAS THE RUNNER UP IN THE GIRLS DOUBLE-A RACE BEHIND ONLY LANEE BERKHIMER OF CENTRAL. BELLEFONTE’S 

NATALIE JOLLEY PLACED FOURTH WITH BALD EAGLE AREA’S HEIDI EVELETH 11TH, PENNS VALLEY’S LILLYANNA SMITH 15TH AND PENNS VALLEY’S 

JESSALINE PRICE 17TH. 

NOAH KNOBLOCH OF BISHOP CARROLL WON THE BOYS SINGLE-A RACE WHILE NATALIA MAVRIDIS OF RICHLAND TOOK THE GIRLS SINGLE-A TITLE. 

STATE COLLEGE ALSO WON THE JV BOYS AND GIRLS TITLES WITH STATE COLLEGE’S BENJAMIN ALEXANDER WINNING THE BOYS RACE AND TEAMMATE

ADRIAN DORAN TAKING SECOND. STATE COLLEGE’S ANNE HORGAS WON THE GIRLS RACE WITH TEAMMATE KAITLYN BAYLIS SECOND. 

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ALSO ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IN THE DISTRICT 6 DOUBLE-A PLAYOFFS. 

PENNS VALLEY WILL NOW PLAY AT SECOND SEEDED BALD EAGLE AREA TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE QUARTERFINALS. 

STATE COLLEGE HAS ALREADY CLINCHED THE DISTRICT 6 QUAD-A TITLE AND WILL ADVANCE TO THE STATE PLAYOFFS. 

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THE DISTRICT 6 SOCCER PLAYOFFS CONTINUE THIS WEEK.  TONIGHT, IN THE BOYS DOUBLE-A SEMIFINALS, A COUPLE OF CENTRE COUNTY TEAMS WILL BE IN ACTION.

AT SIX O’CLOCK, SECOND SEEDED PENNS VALLEY WILL PLAY 6TH-SEEDED WEST SHAMOKIN.  AND AT SEVEN O’CLOCK, 4TH-SEEDED BALD EAGLE AREA WILL FACE 

TOP SEEDED JUNIATA AT MIFFLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.  

IN THE GIRLS DOUBLE-A SEMIFINALS TONIGHT, JUNIATA WILL PLAY AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS AT 6 AND CENTRAL WILL VISIT FOREST HILLS AT 7. 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

STATE COLLEGE WRESTLER JAMES WHITBRED HAS ANNOUNCED HIS COMMITMENT TO PENN STATE WRESTLING. WHITBRED IS A JUNIOR AT STATE COLLEGE AND IS 41-18 SO FAR IN HIS SCHOLASTIC CAREER. HE IS A TWO-TIME DISTRICT SIX CHAMPION AND WAS SIXTH AT THE PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS LAST SEASON. HE CHOSE PENN STATE OVER INDIANA AND NORTH CAROLINA. 

 

THE BELLEFONTE BOYS SOCCER TEAM LOST A HEARTBREAKER IN THE DISTRICT 6 SEMIFINALS LAST NIGHT. A PENALTY KICK GOAL IN THE SECOND OVERTIME LIFTED TYRONE TO THE 3-2 VICTORY. BELLEFONTE HAD LED 2-0 AT ONE POINT. CONNELL STABINGER AND AUSTIN LARSON SCORED THE RED RAIDERS’ GOALS. 

 

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT: 

STATE COLLEGE WRAPS UP THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A BIG ONE. THE 8-1 LITTLE LIONS WILL VISIT 7-2 BISHOP MCDEVITT. 

THE OTHER CENTRE COUNTY TEAMS ARE ALL HOME. 

BELLEFONTE IS 3-6 AND WILL BE AT HOME AGAINST 1-8 GREATER JOHNSTOWN

BALD EAGLE AREA IS 4-5 AND WILL ENTERTAIN CENTRAL CAMBRIA WHO IS ALSO 4-5.  

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA HAS A 4-5 RECORD AND WILL HOST 2-7 BEDFORD

PENNS VALLEY WELCOMES WESTMONT HILLTOP. THE RAMS ARE 1-8 WHILE THE HILLTOPPERS ARE 0-9.  

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

BOTH PENN STATE AND OHIO STATE ARE IDLE SATURDAY IN ANTICIPATION OF THEIR MEETING IN COLUMBUS NEXT WEEK IN A NOON KICKOFF ON NOVEMBER FIRST. THE BUCKEYES ARE 7-0 AND ARE RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 3-4 AND HAVE LOST FOUR STRAIGHT. 

THERE WILL BE SOME INTRIGUING GAMES IN THE BIG TEN THIS WEEKEND INCLUDING UNDFFEATED INDIANA HOSTING A UCLA TEAM THAT HAS REELED OFF THREE STRAIGHT WINS AFTER AN 0-4 START. 

NEBRASKA WILL HOST NORTHWESTERN, RUTGERS VISITS PURDUE, ILLINOIS TRAVELS TO WASHINGTON FOR A BIG TEST, IOWA IS HOME WITH MINNESOTA AND HAPLESS WISCONSIN IS AT OREGON SATURDAY NIGHT. ALSO SATURDAY NIGHT, MICHIGAN VISITS MICHIGAN STATE.  

SOME OTHER BIG GAMES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND INCLUDE A COUPLE OF MATCHUPS BETWEEN 6-1 TEAMS IN SEC AS MISSOURI VISTS VANDERBILT AND  OLE MISS GOES TO OKLAHOMA. UNDEFEATED BYU VISITS IOWA STATE, MEMPHIS HOSTS SOUTH FLORIDA AND SATURDAY NIGHT, LSU WILL HOST TEXAS A&M.  

 

ACTION IS UNDERWAY AT THE UNDER 23 FREESTYLE WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. PENN STATE’S MITCHELL MESENBRINK DEFEATED THE REIGNING SENIOR WORLD CHAMPION, YOSHINOSUKE AOYAGI OF JAPAN WITH A LATE TAKE DOWN IN THE SEMIFINALS, 7-4 AND WILL NOW WRESTLE FOR GOLD ON SATURDAY. MESENBRINK WON HIS FIRST TWO MATCHES BY TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY. PENN STATE TEAMMATE JOSH BARR WON HIS FIRST MATCH BY TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY AND WAS LEADING 3-1 IN THE QUARTERFINALS WHEN AN INJURY OCCURRED AND HE ENDED UP LOSING 13-3. BARR HAS BEEN PULLED BACK INTO REPECHAGE TOMORROW BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER HE’LL BE ABLE TO COMPETE OR NOT. THREE MORE NITTANY LIONS WILL BEGIN COMPETITION IN SERBIA TOMORROW IN LUKE LILLEDAHL, PJ DUKE AND LEVI HAINES. AND ON SUNDAY, THE NITTANY LIONS’ MARCUS BLAZE AND ROCCO WELSH WILL BEGIN COMPETING.  

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THE FIFTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM HAS ITS FINAL TUNEUP BEFORE BIG TEN PLAY BEGINS NEXT WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST STONEHILL IN GAMES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 5-1 BUT HAVE TRAILED IN ALL BUT ONE OF THEIR FIRST SIX GAMES THIS SEASON. FACEOFF WILL BE AT 7 TONIGHT AND 6 TOMORROW NIGHT. STONEHILL IS IN ITS FOURTH SEASON OF BEING A DIVISION ONE PROGRAM AND THIS MARKS THE FIRST EVER MEETING BETWEEN THE NITTANY LIONS AND THE SKYHAWKS. (EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS)

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS HOSTING LINDENWOOD IN A PAIR OF GAMES AT PEGULA ICE ARENA TODAY AT 2PM AND SATURDAY AT 1PM.  PENN STATE IS RANKED SIXTH IN THE COACHES POLL AT 8-0 ON THE SEASON. 

 

IT’S THE DIG PINK MATCH FOR THE 18TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM TONIGHT. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST RUTGERS IN THE 7 O’CLOCK START AT REC HALL.  PENN STATE IS 11-7 ON THE SEASON, 5-3 IN BIG TEN MATCHES. PENN STATE WILL ALSO VISIT OHIO STATE ON SUNDAY. 

 

THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM IS AT LOCK HAVEN THIS AFTERNOON AT 3 AND WILL PLAY AT PRINCETON ON SUNDAY AT NOON. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 6-8 ON THE SEASON.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM WILL PLAY AT WISCONSIN SATURDAY NIGHT. KICKOFF IS SET FOR 8PM. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 5-6-3 ON THE SEASON, 1-4-2 IN THE BIG TEN. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM WILL CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON WITH THE WHITE OUT GAME AGAINST OHIO STATE IN A 1 O’CLOCK START SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT JEFFREY FIELD. 

PENN STATE IS 8-6-3 ON THE SEASON, 4-4-2 IN CONFERENCE GAMES. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY ITS FINAL EXHIBITION GAME OF THE YEAR AGAINST SHIPPENSBURG SUNDAY AT NOON AGAINST SHIPPENSBURG. ADMISSION FOR THE CONTEST IS FREE. 

 

REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE 02 WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE JORDAN CENTER. THERE WILL BE TEN MATCHES INCLUDING NINE MEN’S MATCHES AND ONE WOMEN’S MATCH. 

FORMER PENN STATE STARS CARTER STAROCCI, NICO MEGALUDIS AND ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG WILL BE AMONG THOSE COMPETING ALONG WITH JAKE VARNER AND KYLE DAKE FROM THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB. THE ACTION WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 7PM TOMORROW NIGHT. 

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PENN STATE MEN’S GYMNAST AKSELI KARSIKAS COMPETED AT THE ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN INDONESIA AND FINISHED 20TH IN THE ALL-AROUND COMPETITION FOR FINLAND. PENN STATE’S SAM ZAKUTNEY ALSO COMPETED IN THE EVENT FOR CANADA. 

 

THE PENN STATE FENCING TEAM OPENS ITS SEASON AT THE NIKKI FRANKE INVIATIONAL AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY. THE WOMEN WILL COMPETE TOMORROW AND THE MEN WILL COMPETE ON SUNDAY. 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE PIAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDED YESTERDAY AT THE PENN STATE GOLF COURSES.  

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS FINISHED IN A TIE FOR SECOND WITH RADNOR. BOTH TEAMS FINISHED AT ONE-UNDER PAR.  UNIONVILLE WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 2-UNDER PAR SCORE OF 286.  

SCRANTON PREP WON THE DOUBLE-A BOYS TITLE.  ERIE CATHEDRAL PREP WAS SECOND AND DEVON PREP THIRD.  

CONESTOGA WON THE TRIPLE-A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH PETERS TOWNSHIP SECOND AND MOUNT ST. JOSEPH THIRD. 

WEST MIDDLESEX WON THE DOUBLE-A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP. FAIRVIEW FINISHED SECOND AND TRINITY WAS THIRD.  

 

IN THE DISTRICT 6 BOYS DOUBLE-A SOCCER PLAYOFFS LAST NIGHT, BALD EAGLE AREA GOT BY CAMBRIA HEIGHTS 2-1 AND PENNS VALLEY SHUT OUT CENTRAL CAMBRIA 3-0.  

BISHOP CARROLL DEFEATED ST. JOSEPH’S 1-0 LAST NIGHT IN THE SINGLE-A PLAYOFFS. 

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TONIGHT, IN THE TRIPLE-A SEMIFINALS, BELLEFONTE WILL HOST TYRONE AT 8PM.  THE RED RAIDERS ARE THE TWO-SEED WHILE TYRONE IS THE THREE SEED. TOP SEEDED HOLLIDAYSBURG WILL HOST FOURTH SEEDED CENTRAL MOUNTAIN TONIGHT AT 7.  

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM HAS A BYE WEEK AS IT PREPARES FOR TOP-RANKED OHIO STATE. THAT MEETING IN COLUMBUS WILL KICK OFF AT 12 NOON.  THE BUCKEYES ALSO HAVE A BYE WEEK.  

THE BUCKEYES ARE 17.5 POINT FAVORITES.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE WORKING ON A NEW OFFENSIVE SYSTEM AND HEAD COACH TERRY SMITH SAYS THEY ARE PLANNING TO UTILIZE THE FRESHMEN RECEIVERS MORE MOVING FORWARD. 

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Penn State women’s cross country Florence Caron has been named the Big Ten Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.

Caron has continued her strong fall, leading the Nittany Lions to a seventh-place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational, their best ever at the event. Individually, Caron finished 15th overall, running the 6K in 20:07.3. She was the first Big Ten competitor to finish at the event as well.

Caron and the Nittany Lions are back in action next Friday, Oct. 31, for Big Ten Championships hosted by Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich.

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PENN STATE SENIOR MARIANO LAZZERINI HAS BEEN NAMED THE BIG TEN MEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK. LAZZERINI WON TWO INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AND TWO RELAYS THIS PAST WEEKEND 

IN THE MEET AGAINST YALE. HE WON THE 100 AND 200 BREASTSTROKE AND WAS ALSO PART OF THE 200 FREESTYLE RELAY TEAM AND THE 400 MEDLEY RELAY TEAM THAT EACH TOOK FIRST AS WELL. 

THE NITTANY LIONS RETURN TO ACTION AT PITT ON SATURDAY.  

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Penn State Women’s Gymnastics has officially announced its 2026 competition schedule, featuring five home meets inside Rec Hall along with a competitive slate of Big Ten and non-conference matchups.

The Nittany Lions will open the season on Jan. 11, hosting Yale at 2 p.m. in Rec Hall, which will be part of a double dual with the men's team, as they face Army. Conference action begins the following week when Penn State travels to Illinois on Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. before returning home to face Maryland on Jan. 25 at 2 p.m.

February brings both Big Ten and nationally ranked competition, highlighted by a road trip to LSU on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The Lions then return home for back-to-back meets against Michigan State (Feb. 8, 2 p.m.) and Minnesota (Feb. 14 at 2 p.m.) before traveling to Iowa on Feb. 21 (6 p.m.), a meet that will air live on BTN.

Penn State closes its home schedule on Feb. 28, hosting Michigan, Nebraska and Washington beginning at 6 p.m. on BTN. That will be followed by a quad meet at Ohio State with NC State and EMU on March 8 at 2 p.m. The Lions then wrap regular season action at North Carolina for a tri-meet with the Tar Heels and Cornhuskers on March 13 at 6:45 p.m.

The postseason begins March 19–21 with the Big Ten Championships, which will also be broadcast on BTN. Championship location and session assignments will be announced at a later date.

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The Penn State All-Sports Museum (PSASM) will host its 16th annual Trick-or-Treat night, featuring Penn State Athletes, campus organizations, and community groups on Tuesday, October 28 from 6-8 p.m.

The PSASM, in partnership with the Penn State Student Athlete Advisory Board and the members of the State College Quarterback Club, with support from athletics partners Snickers, Utz, and Musselman’s, invite the local community to celebrate Halloween with a fun-filled evening – held inside Beaver Stadium for the first time. Guests will enjoy photo opportunities, fun activities, giveaways, and lots of candy from Penn State student-athletes, the Penn State Cheerleaders, Nittany Lion Mascot, and various campus, and community groups, including Star Wars cosplayers. The Statesmen acapella singers will also provide entertainment.

Alpha Phi Omega coed service fraternity will sponsor a non-perishable food drive with all donations going to Penn State’s Lion Pantry.

 The event is free to the public. For more information about PSASM's Trick or Treat Night, call 814-865-0044 or email psusportsmuseum@psu.edu.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE PIAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE LINE TODAY. 

YESTERDAY, ST. JOSEPH’S MADISON KOSHKO WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE GIRLS’ DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT. SHE SHOT A 68 IN EACH ROUND AND FINISHED WITH A GOLD MEDAL-WINNING 8-UNDER 136, THE BEST SCORE TURNED IN BY ANYONE IN ANY OF THE DIVSIONS. KOSHKO RALLIED FROM A THREE-SHOT DEFICIT OVER THE LAST SIX HOLES TO PULL OUT THE VICTORY.  KOSHKO IS NOW A TWO-TIME STATE CHAMPION AS SHE ALSO WON THE TITLE LAST YEAR. THE FOUR-TIME DISTRICT 6 CHAMPION IS HEADING TO PENN STATE NEXT YEAR AND ALSO FINISHED SIXTH AS A FRESHMAN AND FIFTH AS A SOPHOMORE AT THE PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.  

KATE SOWERS OF WEST MIDDLESEX TOOK SECOND AT 6-UNDER AND ALYSSA ZHANG OF SHADY SIDE ACADEMY WAS THIRD AT 5-UNDER. 

ST. JOSEPH’S OLIVIA KOSHKO, A SOPHOMORE AND SISTER OF MADISON,  WAS FIFTH AT 6-OVER. 

 

CARSON KITTSLEY OF CHAPEL HILL WON THE INDIVIDUAL TRIPLE-A BOYS TITLE WITH AN 8-UNDER 136.  JACK SACRIPONTE OF GREATER LATROBE WAS SECOND, ONE SHOT BACK AND CHARLIE BARRICKMAN OF UNIONVILLE WAS THIRD, TWO SHOTS BACK. STATE COLLEGE’S LUKE MCGRAW FINISHED IN A TIE FOR 9TH AT TWO-OVER PAR. STATE HIGH’S CHARLIE LADRIDO FINISHED IN A TIE FOR 41ST WITH A 10-OVER PAR SCORE. 

IN THE DOUBLE-A BOYS TOURNAMENT, COLE POWELL OF SCRANTON PREP WAS THE WINNER WITH A 7-UNDER PAR 137. ANTHONY LABODA OF FAIRVIEW WAS SECOND, 2 STROKES BACK AND LUKE SIKORA OF GREENSBURG SALEM WAS THIRD, THREE SHOTS BACK. CENTRE COUNTY’S BEST FINISHER WAS JAKE LUCAS OF PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA WHO WAS 71ST WITH A SCORE OF 29-OVER PAR. 

IN THE GIRLS TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT, MYA MORGAN OF ELIZABETH FORWARD TOOK THE TITLE WITH A 3-UNDER 141. KAYLEY ROBERTS OF PHOENIXVILLE WAS SECOND, FOUR SHOTS BACK AND PIPER SMITH OF WARWICK TOOK THIRD, SIX STROKES BACK. 

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THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS SOCCER TEAM LOST TO TOP SEEDED CAMBRIA HEIGHTS IN THE DISTRICT SIX DOUBLE-A PLAYOFFS LAST NIGHT, 2-0.  THE LADY HIGHLANDERS DOMINATED PLAY IN THE FIRST HALF AND PENNS VALLEY PUT OUT A VALIANT DEFENSIVE EFFORT IN THE SECOND HALF BUT SEES ITS SEASON COME TO AN END WITH THE PLAYOFF LOSS.  CAMBRIA HEIGHTS WILL MOVE ON TO HOST JUNIATA IN THE SEMIFINALS ON MONDAY. JUNIATA WAS A 2-1 WINNER OVER PENN CAMBRIA YESTERDAY. 

 

IN THE DISTRICT SIX BOYS DOUBLE-A SOCCER QUARTERFINALS TONIGHT, BALD EAGLE AREA WILL HOST CAMBRIA HEIGHTS. THE EAGLES ARE THE FOUR SEED WHILE THE HIGHLANDERS ARE THE FIVE SEED. TONIGHT’S GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 8PM. 

THAT WILL FOLLOW THE SIX O’CLOCK GAME AT BALD EAGLE AREA BETWEEN PENNS VALLEY, THE TWO SEED AND CENTRAL CAMBRIA WHICH IS THE 7 SEED.  

 

THE SAINT JOSEPH’S BOYS SOCCER TEAM WILL HAVE A DISTRICT SIX SEMIFINAL GAME TONIGHT. SAINT JOE’S IS THE THIRD SEED AND WILL TAKE ON SECOND SEEDED BISHOP CARROLL IN AN 8 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT MANSION PARK IN ALTOONA TONIGHT. 

THE WINNER WILL FACE (WESTMONT HILLTOP) AFTER THE HILLTOPPERS DEFEATED MOUNT UNION LAST NIGHT, 4-0.  

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THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM CLOSED OUT THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A THREE SETS TO ONE VICTORY OVER TRINITY YESTERDAY. 

STATE HIGH WILL HEAD INTO THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS AS THE DISTRICT SIX CHAMPION WTIH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 14-3.  

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT: 

STATE COLLEGE WRAPS UP THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A BIG ONE. THE 8-1 LITTLE LIONS WILL VISIT 7-2 BISHOP MCDEVITT. 

THE OTHER CENTRE COUNTY TEAMS ARE ALL HOME. 

BELLEFONTE IS 3-6 AND WILL BE AT HOME AGAINST 1-8 GREATER JOHNSTOWN

BALD EAGLE AREA IS 4-5 AND WILL ENTERTAIN CENTRAL CAMBRIA WHO IS ALSO 4-5.  

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA HAS A 4-5 RECORD AND WILL HOST 2-7 BEDFORD

PENNS VALLEY WELCOMES WESTMONT HILLTOP. THE RAMS ARE 1-8 WHILE THE HILLTOPPERS ARE 0-9.  

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

PENN STATE FOOTBALL HAS A BYE WEEK. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE WINLESS IN THE BIG TEN AND HAVE LOST FOUR STRAIGHT. PENN STATE WILL VISIT TOP-RANKED OHIO STATE IN A NOON KICKOFF ON NOVEMBER 1ST. THE BUCKEYES ARE UNDEFEATED AND ALSO HAVE A BYE WEEK THIS WEEK.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM WRAPPED UP PLAY AT THE ITA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP YESTERDAY AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. 

PENN STATE SOPHOMORE REIYA HATTORI ADVANCED TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE MAIN DRAW TO LEAD THE PENN STATE CONTINGENT. HATTORI ALSO TEAMED WITH DAVID 

LINDSAY FOR A FIRST ROUND DOUBLES VICTORY AS WELL.  

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PENN STATE JUNIOR MATT DIMARSICO HAS BEEN NAMED THE BIG TEN HOCKEY FIRST STAR OF THE WEEK. DIMARSICO SCORED THREE GOALS AND HAD SIX POINTS IN THE SERIES SWEEP OF LIU LAST WEEKEND. THE FIFTH-RANKED NITTANY LIONS ARE 5-1 AND WILL HOST STONEHILL IN GAMES FRIDAY AT 7PM AND SATURDAY AT 6PM AT PEGULA ICE ARENA.  PENN STATE WILL THEN OPEN BIG TEN PLAY AT OHIO STATE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM RECEIVED PLENTY OF ACCOLADES FROM THE AHA. TESSA JANECKE HAS BEEN NAMED THE CONFERENCE’S FORWARD OF THE WEEK WITH DANICA MAYNARD THE DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK AND KATIE DESA THE GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK. THE NITTANY LIONS SWEPT A PAIR OF GAMES FROM MERCYHURST AND NOW STAND AT 8-0 ON THE SEASON AND ARE RANKED SIXTH IN THE COACHES’ POLL. PENN STATE WILL HOST LINDENWOOD FOR AHA GAMES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON THIS WEEKEND. FRIDAY’S GAME WILL BE AT 2 O’CLOCK AND SATURDAY’S AT 1 O’CLOCK.  

The No. 6 Penn State women’s hockey team will be practicing without its captain during parts of November and December.

Senior forward Tessa Janecke has been named to the Team USA Rivalry Series roster.

This isn’t Janecke’s first time representing Team USA. In fact, she has played in three International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships. She won two gold medals, and in 2025, she scored the golden goal.

This marks the fourth year in a row that Janecke will be a part of the Rivalry Series. Last year, she tallied three points during the series.

The series will open in Cleveland on November 6. Then, there will be a game in Buffalo on November 8, followed by two games on December 10 and 13. Both of the final games will be in Edmonton.

Fortunately for the Nittany Lions, they don’t play any games concurrently with the Rivalry Series, so it is unlikely Janecke will miss any games with the team.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

IT'S PLAYOFF SEASON FOR HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER AND GIRLS VOLLEYBALL. 

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TONIGHT, THE DISTRICT 6 DOUBLE-A GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS GET UNDERWAY. PENNS VALLEY IS THE 8-SEED AND WILL VISIT TOP SEED CAMBRIA HEIGHTS IN A 6 O’CLOCK KICKOFF.  ALSO TONIGHT, HUNTINGDON WILL BE AT FOREST HILLS AT 7PM.  

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THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL CLOSE ITS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE THIS AFTERNOON. STATE HIGH IS 13-2 ON THE SEASON WHILE TRINITY IS 8-4.  THAT MATCH WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 4PM. 

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THE PIAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUE TODAY AT THE PENN STATE GOLF COURSES. INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY IN THE FOUR CLASSE,  BOYS AND GIRLS TRIPLE-A AND DOUBLE-A, WILL WRAP UP AND THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.  

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

Penn State Football received its kick time for its November 1 contest at Ohio State. The Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes will kick off in Ohio Stadium at noon ET on November 1. The game will be televised by Fox. 

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Penn State men’s soccer fought for 90 minutes on Monday evening but came up short against No. 21 Washington, 2-1, on Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pennsylvania. Redshirt-freshman Jonathan Evans had eight stops in the contest, while Ben Liscum was the difference for the Nittany Lions on the scoresheet, putting away a penalty kick in the 76th minute.

Penn State falls to 5-6-3 (1-4-2 B1G) with the result, while the Huskies improve to 9-3-2 (6-1-0 B1G).

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The Penn State men’s golf team concluded the fall portion of its 2025-26 schedule at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate hosted by the University of South Florida this week finishing 16th at even par, 864.

Memphis took the team win at 28-under, one stroke clear of Florida Gulf Coast in second while Kansas (26-under), Northwestern (24-under) and Minnesota (20-under) rounded out a closely contested top-five.

As he did all fall, junior Alex Creamean paced the Nittany Lions with an even par, 216, to finish the week tied for 47th after opening with a 3-under 69 in the first round and closing with a 1-under, 71, during Monday’s final round with a 4-over, 76, in between.

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IN THE COACHES’ POLLS THIS WEEK: PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY IS UP ONE SPOT TO NUMBER 5.  PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY IS HOLDING STEADY AT NUMBER SIX. PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL IS DOWN ONE SPOT TO NUMBER 18.  

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM HAS NOW LOST FOUR IN A ROW AFTER A SECOND STRAIGHT ONE-POINT LOSS. SATURDAY NIGHT, THE IOWA HAWKEYES SLIPPED PAST THE NITTANY LIONS 25-24 IN TERRY SMITH’S DEBUT AS INTERIM HEAD COACH.  THE NITTANY LIONS GOT A BLOCKED PUNT AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF TO TAKE A LEAD, 11 POINTS AT ONE POINT.

IOWA HAD 245 RUSHING YARDS INCLUDING 130 FROM QUARTERBACK MARK GRONOWSKI. KAYTRON ALLEN RAN FOR 145 YARDS FOR PENN STATE. XAVIER GILLIAM BLOCKED A 66-YARD FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT AND ELLIOT WASHINGTON, JR. RETURNED IT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN TO GIVE PENN STATE A 14-10 LEAD AT THE HALF. 

ETHAN GRUNKEMEYER STRUGGLED IN HIS FIRST START, COMPLETING 15 OF 28 PASSES FOR JUST 93 YARDS WITH NO TOUCHDOWNS AND TWO INTERCEPTIONS.  

THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 3-4 ON THE SEASON AND HAVE A BYE WEEK BEFORE A TRIP TO COLUMBUS TO VISIT NUMBER ONE-RANKED OHIO STATE.  

 

NOW FORMER HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN WAS ON ESPN GAME DAY AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S ACTION. FRANKLIN SAID HIS FIRING STILL FELT SURREAL AND THAT HE NOW PLANS TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SOMEWHERE ELSE. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM HELD OFF OREGON SATURDAY NIGHT FOR A FOUR-SET VICTORY: 25-22, 23-25, 25-23 AND 27-25.  KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 26 KILLS AND ADDIE LYON HAD 47 ASSISTS AND 14 DIGS. THE NITTANY LIONS LOST IN FIVE SETS TO WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY NIGHT. PENN STATE IS NOW 11-7 ON THE SEASON, 5-3 IN THE BIG TEN. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM COMPLETED A TWO-GAME SWEEP OF LIU WITH A 3-0 WIN SATURDAY NIGHT. CHARLIE CERRATO AND JJ WIEBUSCH EADH HAD A GOAL AND AN ASSIST AND MATT DIMARSICO ADDED THREE ASSISTS AS THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 5-1 ON THE SEASON AFTER ALSO PICKING UP A 5-4 WIN OVER LIU ON FRIDAY NIGHT. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS STILL UNBEATEN AFTER AN IMPRESSIVE SWEEP OF MERCHURST BY SCORES OF 6-1 ON SATURDAY AND 3-0 FRIDAY NIGHT. GRACE OUTWATER SCORED TWO OF THE PENN STATE GOALS ON SATURDAY. TESSA JANECKE SCORED THE GAMEWINNER IN FRIDAY’S GAME. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 8-0 ON THE SEASON. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM BATTLED NORTHWESTERN TO A 2-2 DRAW FRIDAY NIGHT. BEN MADORE AND MALICK DAOUDA SCORED THE NITTANY LIONS’ GOALS. PENN STATE IS NOW 5-5-3 ON THE SEASON, 1-3-2 IN THE BIG TEN. 

PENN STATE IS RIGHT BACK AT IT TONIGHT, HOSTING 21ST-RANKED WASHINGTON IN A 6 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD. TONIGHT’S GAME WILL BE TELEVISED ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM FELL AT INDIANA YESTERDAY, 2-1. JULIA RAICH SCORED THE PENN STATE GOAL. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 8-6-3 ON THE SEASON, 4-4-2 IN THE BIG TEN. PENN STATE WILL WRAP UP THE REGULAR SEASON ON SUNDAY AT HOME AGAINST OHIO STATE IN A ONE O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD. 

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THE NITTANY LION BASKETBALL TEAM LOST A 78-62 EXHIBITION GAME AT DAYTON ON SUNDAY. KAYDEN MINGO AND FREDDIE DILIONE V LED THE NITTANY LIONS WITH 16 POINTS APIECE. PENN STATE WILL HAVE ONE MORE EXHIBITION GAME COMING UP ON SUNDAY AGAINST SHIPPENSBURG AT THE JORDAN CENTER AT 2PM.  

 

THE LADY LION BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEATED CALIFORNIA (PA) IN AN EXHIBITION GAME YESTERDAY AT THE JORDAN CENTER, 114-52. 

 

THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST A 3-1 DECISION TO INDIANA YESTERDAY. NATALIE FREEMAN SCORED THE NITTANY LIONS’ GOAL. PENN STATE IS NOW 6-8 ON THE YEAR, 2-5 IN THE BIG TEN. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FINISHED FOURTH AT THE PRINCETON FALL CLASSIC OVER THE WEEKEND. NICK SLOFF LED THE NITTANY LIONS WITH AN 18TH PLACE FINISH INDIVIDUALLY. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM PLACED SEVENTH AT THE NUTTYCOMBE WISCONSIN INVITATIONAL. FLORENCE CARON TOOK 15TH INDIVIDUALLY TO LEAD PENN STATE. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM HAD THE LOWEST FINAL ROUND WITH A 2-UNDER 278 AND FORGED CO-CHAMPIONSHIP WITH MARYLAND AT THE EVIE ODOM INVITATIONAL AT VIRGINIA BEACH OVER THE WEEKEND. MARA KING WAS THE TOP INDIVIDUAL FINISHER FOR PENN STATE, PLACING SIXTH WITH A ONE-OVER 211. THE EVENT CONCLUDES PENN STATE’S FALL SCHEDULE. 

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The Penn State swimming and diving teams hosted the Yale Bulldogs on Saturday, October 18 at the McCoy Natatorium.

The second home meet of the season served as Senior Day, presented by the Penn State Alumni Association, which recognized the graduating senior class. 15 seniors and one graduate student were honored.

The following seniors were honored: Charlize Beniquez, Matthew Bittner, Erik Bolang, Delaney Burns, Andrew Christensen, Eduardo Cisternas, Hayden Elliott, Mariano Lazzerini, Margaret Markvardt, Ryan McNutt, Catherine Meisner, Julia Meisner, Morgan Moore, Cooper Morley, Mackenzie Pagett and Nya Robinson.

Men:

Top Swims:

Senior Eduardo Cisternas grabbed second in the 1000-yard Freestyle, swimming a 9:15.84.

Senior Matthew Bittner grabbed first in the 100-yard Back, swimming a 45.72. Following him was senior Mariano Lazzerini, claiming victory in the 100-yard Breast with a 52.60.

Jake Kennedy took home first in the 50-yard Free with a time of 20.40. The sophomore followed with a win in the 100-yard Free, posting a 45.15.

Lazzerini grabbed his second event title of the day, winning the 200-yard Breast with a 1:54.65.

Relays:

The 400-yard Medley Relay team of Cooper Morley, Mariano Lazzerini, Matthew Bittner, and Rylan Anselm took home first with a time of 3:06.82.

The Nittany Lions fought hard for a win in the 200-yard Free Relay. Lazzerini, Kennedy, Morley and Tylor Kim grabbed first with a 1:19.37.

Diving:

Hayden Elliott led the field in the 3-meter dive, winning the event with a score of 321.15. Elliott also placed third in the 1-meter dive, posting a score of 312.83, while Alex Wodehouse placed fifth with a score of 269.78.

Winners:

100 Back: Matthew Bittner, 45.72

100 Breast: Mariano Lazzerini, 52.60

50 Free: Jake Kennedy, 20.40

100 Free: Jake Kennedy, 45.15

200 Breast: Mariano Lazzerini, 1:54.65

3-Meter Dive:  Hayden Elliott, 321.15

Women:

Top Swims:

Senior Morgan Moore swam a strong 9:57.68 in the 1000-yard Free, good for second place. Senior Catherine Meisner followed, touching second in the 200-yard Free with a 1:47.47.

Senior Margaret Markvardt won a hard-fought battle in the 100-yard Back with a time of 54.69, winning by just one one-hundredth of a second.

The Nittany Lions followed, touching first place in 50-yard Free, with Katie Ketter swimming a 23.34. This served as a new personal best for the sophomore.

Moore gave her all in the 500-yard Free, fighting for a win with a 4:52.90.

The Nittany Lions swept the podium in the 100-yard Fly, with Markvardt coming out on top with a 55.20. Freshman Cyrah Robinson followed with a 55.22, followed by freshman Millie Evans with a 56.04

Sophomore Julia Barto took first in the 400-yard IM, swimming a 4:18.85. Senior Julia Meisner trailed, boasting second with a time of 4:21.21.

 

Relays:

Margaret Markvardt, Audrey Cohen, Cyrah Robinson and Catherine Meisner swam a 3:41.83 in the 400-yard Medley relay, good for second.

The team of Markvardt, Robinson, Ketter and Julia Shaffer took home second in the 200-yard Free relay, posting a 1:31.58.

 

Diving:

Penn State swept the podium in the women’s 3-meter dive. Grace Brammer led the way with a score of 298.13, followed by Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer (268.20) and Kailey Koval (254.03). Abby Ekstrom also placed fourth in the event with a score of 239.18.

Brammer also claimed victory in the one-meter dive, posting a score of 271.43. Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer placed third in the event, tallying a score of 248.93.

Winners:

100 Back: Margaret Markvardt, 54.69

50 Free: Katie Ketter, 23.34

500 Free: Morgan Moore, 4:52.90

100 Fly: Margaret Markvardt, 55.20

400 IM: Julia Barto, 4:18.85

1-Meter Dive: Grace Brammer, 271.43

3-Meter Dive: Grace Brammer, 298.13

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT, STATE COLLEGE ROUTED CARLISLE 58-8. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 8-1.  

BELLEFONTE WAS SHUT OUT BY BELLWOOD-ANTIS 22-0.  

CENTRAL EDGED BALD EAGLE AREA 26-25 WITH THE WINNING SCORE ON THE LAST PLAY. 

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA LOST TO TYRONE, 28-7. 

PENNS VALLEY FELL AT HUNTINGDON, 35-23. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM LOST FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON ON SATURDAY, GETTING SEPT BY CANON-MCMILLAN 3-0.  THE LOSS SNAPPED A SIX-MATCH WIN STREAK FOR STATE HIGH. 

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THE PIAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS START TODAY AND RUN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT THE PENN STATE GOLF COURSES. HIGH WINDS DELAYED THE START OF THE ACTION MONDAY.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

IT IS WEEK NINE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON ALREADY.  

TONIGHT, STATE COLLEGE WILL TAKE ITS 7-1 RECORD TO 0-8 CARLISLE. 

BELLEFONTE WILL BE AT BELLWOOD-ANTIS.  THE RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 3-5 WHILE THE BLUE DEVILS ARE 4-4.  

BALD EAGLE AREA IS 4-4 ON THE SEASON GOING INTO TONIGHT’S GAME AT CENTRAL. THE DRAGONS ARE 2-6.  

IT WILL BE A BATTLE OF 4-4 TEAMS TONIGHT WHEN PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA VISITS TYRONE. 

AND PENNS VALLEY WILL LOOK FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT WIN WHEN THE 1-7 RAMS VISIT 6-2 HUNTINGDON. 

ALL OF TONIGHT’S ACTION IS SCHEDULE TO KICK OFF AT 7PM.  

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THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM CLINCHED THE REGULAR SEASON MID-PENN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WEDNESDAY WITH A THREE-GAME SWEEP OF CEDAR CLIFF. STATE HIGH WAS LED BY KENZIE KURZINGER’S 19 ASSISTS AND 6 ACES. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE 13-1 ON THE SEASON AND 9-0 IN MID PENN MATCHES. STATE HIGH WILL VISIT CANON-MCMILLAN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

HOW DIFFERENT WILL PENN STATE FOOTBALL LOOK TOMORROW NIGHT?  THE NITTANY LIONS FIRED HEAD COACH JAMES FRANIKLIN AFTER A THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS SATURDAY AND WILL HAVE INTERIM COACH TERRY SMITH LEADING THE TEAM INTO TOMORROW NIGHT’S MATCHUP WITH IOWA. PENN STATE IS NOW 3-3 ON THE YEAR WHILE THE HAWKEYES ARE 4-2, 2-1 IN THE BIG TEN. 

PENN STATE WILL HAVE ETHAN GRUNKEMEYER AT QUARTERBACK AFTER STARTER DREW ALLAR SUFFERED A SEASON-ENDING INJURY IN THE LOSS TO NORTHWESTERN LAST WEEK.  

IOWA IS A THREE-POINT FAVORITE AND THE HAWKEYES ARE COMING OFF A 37-0 WIN AT WISCONSIN LAST WEEK.  

KICKOFF IN KINNICK STADIUM TOMORROW NIGHT IS SET FOR 7 O’CLOCK AND THE GAME WILL STREAM ON PEACOCK.  

 

THE BIG TEN WEEKEND KICKS OFF TONIGHT WITH NEBRASKA AT MINNESOTA.  

ON SATURDAY, TOP-RANKED OHIO STATE WILL VISIT WISCONSIN, WASHINGTON IS AT MICHIGAN, INDIANA IS HOME WITH MICHIGAN STATE, OREGON TRAVELS TO RUTGERS, NORTHWESTERN WILL HOST PURDUE, UCLA ENTERTAINS MARYLAND AND USC WILL BE AT NOTRE DAME SATURDAY NIGHT.  

ALSO TONIGHT, NORTH CAROLINA WILL VISIT CALIFORNIA AND 2ND-RANKED MIAMI IS HOME WITH LOUISVILLE. 

SOME OTHER GAMES OF NOTE THIS WEEKEND: LSU AT VANDERBILT, OKLAHOMA AT SOUTH CAROLINA, OLE MISS AT GEORGIA, SMU AT CLEMSON, TEXAS TECH AT ARIZONA STATE, MISSOURI AT AUBURN, UTAH AT BYU AND TENNESSEE AT ALABAMA

 

INDIANA HAS SIGNED HEAD COACH CURT CIGNETTI TO A NEW EIGHT-YEAR CONTRACT THAT WILL PAY HIM A WHOPPING AVERAGE OF 11.6 MILLION DOLLARS PER SEASON.  ONLY OHIO STATE’S RYAN DAY AND GEORGIA’S KIRBY SMART NOW HAVE HIGHER AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARIES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM GOT A GOAL FROM INDIANA NATIVE AMELIA WHITE AND PICKED UP A 1-0 VICTORY AT PURDUE LAST NIGHT.  THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 8-5-3 ON THE SEASON, 4-3-2 IN BIG TEN GAMES. PENN STATE WILL PLAY ITS FINAL ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON ON SUNDAY IN A 1 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT INDIANA. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM WILL BE HOME WITH NORTHWESTERN TONIGHT. KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD IS SET FOR 7 O’CLOCK. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 5-5-2 ON THE SEASON, 1-3-1 IN THE BIG TEN. TONIGHT IS THE ANNUAL WHITE OUT GAME FOR PENN STATE. 

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THE SIXTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WILL HOST LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 3-1 ON THE SEASON WHILE THE SHARKS COME IN AT 1-2. PENN STATE SOPHOMORE CHARLIE CERRATO IS LEADING THE NATION WITH 11 POINTS THROUGH THE FIRST TWO WEEKENDS OF THE SEASON. FACE-OFF AT PEGULA ICE ARENA IS SET FOR 7:30 TONIGHT AND 6PM TOMORROW.  

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Penn State sophomore Charlie Cerrato was announced as part of five players added to the United States Collegiate Select Team ahead of the 2025 Spengler Cup as announced by College Hockey Inc. earlier Thursday afternoon.

Cerrato joins junior classmates Aiden Fink and Mac Gadowsky who were both named as part of the First Five last week as returning All-Americans. All returning First and Second Team AHCA/CCM All-Americans received an automatic invitation to the team. The remainder of the roster, which will include representation from all six conferences, will be constructed by the USCS coaching staff and organizing committee, with guidance from select NHL scouts.

Along with Cerrato, Michigan forward TJ Hughes, Notre Dame forwards Danny Nelson and Cole Knuble and Denver defenseman Eric Pohlkamp were also selected bringing the current roster to 10 players with more being invited and announced in the coming weeks.

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THE SIXTH-RANKED UNDEFEATED PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS READY FOR A BIG TWO-GAME SERIES AGAINST MERCYHURST AT PEGULA ICE ARENA THIS WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST 15TH-RANKED MERCYHURST THIS AFTERNOON AT 3 O’CLOCK AND AGAIN TOMORROW AT 1PM. 

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THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM IS HOSTING IOWA TODAY AT 5 O’CLOCK. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 5-7 ON THE SEASON, 1-4 IN THE BIG TEN.  PENN STATE WILL ALSO HOST INDIANA AT 11AM SUNDAY. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS WILL HOST YALE FOR ITS SENIOR DAY MEET TOMORROW STARTING AT 12 NOON AT MCCOY NATATORIUM.  

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THE 17TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL VISIT WASHINGTON TONIGHT AT 10PM AND OREGON TOMORROW AT 10:30PM. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE WON THREE STRAIGHT AND SIT AT 10-6 ON THE SEASON, 4-2 IN THE BIG TEN. 

 

The Penn State cross country teams are both in action this Friday, Oct. 17, as the men are competing at the Princeton Fall Classic, while the women will be running at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.

Due to inclement weather in Missouri, the men’s team had to change course for this weekend as they were scheduled to attend the NCAA Pre-Nationals hosted by Mizzou. They will now run in the Princeton Fall Classic on Friday morning at 11:15 a.m. in the men’s 8K race. 

The women’s team will run in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin for the third year in a row on Friday afternoon at 12:50 p.m. EST. They finished in 10th last season with Florence Caron finishing second overall.

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HOST CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA IN AN EXHIBITION GAME SUNDAY AT 1PM AT REC HALL.  

THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY AN EXHIBITION GAME AT DAYTON UNIVERSITY ON SUNDAY AT 2PM.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF CLUB IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA.  MEN’S

 COMPETING AT THE EVIE ODOM INVITATIONAL AT OLD DOMINION THROUGH TOMORROW. 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM IS COMPETING AT THE ITA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PRINCETON TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM IS AT THE QUAIL VALLEY INTERCOLLEGIATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AT QUAIL VALLEY.

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM HAS A FALL GAME VERSUS BUCKNELL AT 5PM TODAY AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF FALL GAMES TOMORROW AT SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. THE GAME  AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF PENN WILL START AT NOON.  THEN AT 2PM, PENN STATE WILL PLAY BUCKNELL.  

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IN BOYS SOCCER, BALD EAGLE AREA AND PENNS VALLEY BATTLED TO A SCORELESS OT TIE YESTERDAY.  IT'S THE SECOND SCORELESS DRAW BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS THIS SEASON, BOTH RANKED HIGHLY IN THE DISTRICT 6 AA RANKINGS. 

 

ALSO YESTERDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST TO CUMBERLAND VALLEY IN MECHANICSBURG, 7-0.  

MARISSA MUZA HAD FOUR GOALS TO LEAD CUMBERLAND VALLEY. STATE COLLEGE SEES ITS SEASON END WITH A RECORD OF 7-10, 5-9 IN MID-PENN CONFERENCE PLAY.  

 

IN JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL YESTERDAY, BELLEFONTE SHUT OUT WEST BRANCH 12-0.  AND IN MONDAY’S JV GAME, IT WAS BELLEFONTE OVER CENTRAL 14-6.  

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Penn State football offensive lineman and team captain Nick Dawkins was named a Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year semifinalist, the award announced on Wednesday.

The award recognizes college football’s most well-rounded leader who exhibits extraordinary courage, integrity, and sportsmanship on and off the field.

Dawkins is in his sixth season with the Nittany Lions. In 2024, he was awarded the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, given to the most impactful leaders in community service.

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM WILL VISIT PURDUE TONIGHT.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 7-5-3 ON THE SEASON, 3-3-2 IN THE BIG TEN.  PURDUE COMES IN AT 5-8-3, 2-5-1 IN THE CONFERENCE. 

THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HAVE THEIR FINAL ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN A ONE O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT INDIANA. 

 

PENN STATE SENIOR MAIKO UCHIJIMA HAS BEEN NAMED THE BIG TEN WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK. SHE FINISHED THIRD AT THE ITA NORTHEAST REGIONAL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS. SHE ALSO TEAMED WITH OLIVIA DORNER AND FINISHED AS THE RUNNNERUP ON THE DOUBLES SIDE.  

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The Penn State men’s tennis team heads to Princeton, N.J., to compete in its second tournament of the fall season when the Nittany Lions travel to ITA Northeast Regionals from Oct. 16-21 on Princeton’s campus. Matches will be played in the Lenz Tennis Center and the Si Qin Family Indoor Tennis Center. 

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Due to inclement weather in Missouri, forcing a change in the schedule at the NCAA Pre-National meet this weekend, the Penn State men’s cross country team will not attend.  

The men will now compete at the Princeton Fall Classic this weekend in Princeton, N.J. on Friday at 11:15 a.m. while the women will still run at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday afternoon at 12:50 p.m.

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The Penn State women's golf team is back in action as they hit the road for the Evie Odom Invitational hosted by Old Dominion University at the Princess Anne Country Club this week.

The tournament will feature three single round days beginning Friday morning with split tee times starting at 9 a.m.

The Nittany Lions will be part of the first six groups off the opening hole from 9 a.m. through 9:50 a.m. and be paired with Furman and North Florida during Thursday’s opening round.

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Former Penn State football tight end and current Cincinnati Bengal, Mike Gesicki, was placed on injured reserve, Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday.

Gesicki injured his pectoral in the Bengals’ game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The timetable for the injury has not been released, but head coach Zac Taylor spoke about the severity at practice on Monday.

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CHECKING THE SOCCER SCOREBOARD FROM YESTERDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LOST TO CHAMBERSBURG 3-0. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 10-7-2 ON THE SEASON. THE STATE HIGH GIRLS ALSO FELL TO CHAMBERSBURG 4-2 AS STATE COLLEGE DROPS TO 3-14 ON THE SEASON. 

AN IN AN INTRACOUNTY BATTLE IN SPRING MILLS, THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS SHUT OUT PENNS VALLEY 3-0. BELLEFONTE GOT TWO GOALS FROM BROOKE WHITMAN AND ONE FROM TRINITI JACKSON IN THE VICTORY. 

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The Penn State women’s tennis team concluded another productive fall tournament at the ITA Northeast Regional on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The Nittany Lions left their mark at the event with three doubles teams and three singles competitors reaching the quarterfinals at the tournament.  

Olivia Dorner and Maiko Uchijima made the doubles championship for the second straight year, but the defending champions ultimately fell to Fordham’s Nevena Kolarevic and Julianne Nguyen in the title match. 

Uchijima, a native of Tokyo, Japan reached the singles semifinals, ultimately taking third place with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Columbia’s No. 108 Gayathri Krishnan. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM FELL INTO A TIE FOR SEVENTH AT THE 14-TEAM MORAINE INTERCOLLEGIATE IN KETTERING, OHIO. 

THE NITTANY LIONS WERE LED BY A SENSATIONAL EFFORT FROM JUNIOR ALEX CREMEAN WHO FINISHED IN A TIE FOR SECOND INDIVIDUALLY WITH A 7-UNDER 206 FOR THE THREE ROUNDS.  

Creamean was one of five individuals that finished two shots back of Xavier’s Cayse Morgan for the individual championship while Xavier topped the field for the week at 20-under, three shots clear of Illinois. Missouri (16-under), Rhode Island (11-under) and VCU (10-under) rounded out the top five.

Penn State concludes its fall schedule next Sunday and Monday with a trip to the Quail Valley Intercollegiate in Vero Beach, Florida.

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In men's hockey. sophomore JJ Wiebusch was named the Big Ten Hockey First Star of the Week following a five-goal, six-point outburst in a series split against Clarkson as announced by the league office on Tuesday morning.

This marks the first career weekly accolade for Wiebusch and the second-straight B1G First Star of the Week for the Nittany Lions to open the season after Charlie Cerrato was honored last week.

Wiebusch led the nation with five goals and six points over the weekend and became the first Nittany Lion all-time to score four goals in a game during a 6-4 loss on Thursday. He then collected another goal while adding an assist in a 5-2 win on Friday.

Wiebusch currently leads the nation with six goals on the year and has scored at least one goal in three-straight games with points in all four games so far this season, including three multi-point efforts. His 10 points are good for second nationally behind Cerrato's 11.

Wiebusch now has 15 goals in his last 13 games dating back to last season including a hat-trick and a four-goal game.

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Penn State women’s ice hockey improved to 6-0-0 over the weekend, sweeping Division I newcomer Delaware in dominant fashion. Despite this, the Nittany Lions held serve at No. 6 in the latest USCHO poll.    Penn State is one of two teams in the AHA to be ranked, with No. 15 Mercyhurst. The women’s hockey team is back in action against Mercyhurst at Pegula Ice Arena on Friday at 3PM

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Atlantic Hockey America named Penn State women’s ice hockey freshman Matilde Fantin Forward of the Week and freshman Danica Maynard Defenseman of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.

Fantin paced all skaters for the Nittany Lions this weekend, scoring five points in two wins over Delaware. She tallied an assist in Friday’s 5-0 win over the Blue Hens to begin conference play before posting a career-high four points on Saturday afternoon. She had her first multiple goal and multiple assist game of her career with two of each. Fantin also led all Nittany Lions in shots on goal with 14 in the series.

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Penn State’s Kennedy Martin was named the AVCA Division I Women’s Volleyball National Player of the Week on Tuesday. The award came one day after she was selected as the Big Ten Player of the Week for the third time this season.

The Nittany Lions went 2-0 last week, highlighted by a sweep of No. 7 Wisconsin at Rec Hall before taking down Northwestern in four sets the following night. Martin hit .438 while averaging 7.36 points, 6.71 kills, 2.14 digs, and 0.71 blocks per set over the two Big Ten wins. She now leads the conference and ranks second nationally in points/set (5.97) and leads the conference and ranks fourth nationally in kills/set (5.24).

Penn State started the weekend with a sweep over the seventh-ranked Badgers on Friday at Rec Hall. Martin led the way, hitting .474 with 23 kills, eight digs, three blocks, and two aces. She started fast with 10 kills on .692 hitting and two aces in the first set alone.

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PENN STATE HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY WITH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAT KRAFT AND INTERIM HEAD FOOTBALL COACH TERRY SMITH. SMITH SAID HE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND KRAFT SAID THEY WILL CONDUCT A NATIONAL SEARCH AND FIND SOMEONE THAT GET THE PROGRAM TO A CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL. 

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FOR THE 33RD TIME, PENN STATE AND IOWA WILL MEET ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD. THE NITTANY LIONS LEAD THE OVERALL SERIES 18-14 HEADING INTO SATURDAY’S 7 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT KINNICK STADIUM.  PENN STATE IS 3-3, 0-3 IN THE BIG TEN WHILE THE HAWKEYES COME IN AT 4-2 OVERALL, 2-1 IN THE BIG TEN. 

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The Philadelphia Eagles announced Monday afternoon that they have signed former Nittany Lion cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields to their practice squad.

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Penn State women’s volleyball moved up to No. 17 in the latest AVCA Poll released Monday afternoon. After starting the season as the No. 2 team in the country, the Nittany Lions had fallen in every single released poll, going down all the way to No. 19. However, they rose two spots in this week’s rankings for the first time this season.

Penn State women’s volleyball’s right-side hitter Kennedy Martin earned Big Ten Player of the Week accolades for the third time this season, the conference announced on Monday.

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Penn State men’s hockey split a two-game series over the weekend with unranked Clarkson, and despite several other highly ranked teams suffering similar fates, they took the biggest tumble of the bunch.

In the latest USCHO poll released on Monday afternoon, the men’s hockey team dropped two spots to No. 6, with Michigan (No. 4) and Denver (No. 5) leaping them following sweeps over the weekend, with Michigan making a big statement by sweeping then-No. 7 Providence. The Nittany Lions still received a singular first-place vote.

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

The State College Field Hockey team went on the road to Hazleton and defeated the Cougars 6-1 on Monday night.

The Little Lions endured a long bus ride and cold rainy weather but completely controlled Monday night’s field hockey game from start to finish. It was arguably the most well-rounded victory for the Lions as there were four goal scorers and six players with assists.

In the first period, sophomore midfielder Reagan Dare scored twice on penalty corners with both assists coming from senior Delaney Shaha. In the second period, freshman forward Brynn Pezalski made it 3-0 with an assist coming from sophomore Sofie Skillings. The Lions took this three-score lead into halftime.

Early in the third period, senior forward Heidi Egerer scored her first of two goals of the game (assist by junior Sadie Kocher). This was followed by a goal by State College junior Ella Gourley to make the score 5-0 entering the final period.

Egerer notched her second goal of the game with an assist from freshman forward Annie Starinchak to give the Lions a commanding 6-0 lead. A late corner goal by Hazleton’s Alanna Filler (assist by Bella Boyle) spoiled the shutout for the Lions. The defense for State College was again stellar as they kept Hazleton’s goal leader Bella Boyle (37 on the year) without a score in the game. The Lion’s goalkeeper Cora Bierly tallied 8 saves on the evening, bringing her season total to an impressive 122 shots blocked.

The Little Lions will finish up regular season play on Wednesday night when they travel to Cumberland Valley to take on the Eagles. This game has potential major playoff implications as State College likely needs a win to advance into postseason play. Action will begin with JV at 4:30PM, followed by Varsity at 6:00PM.

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THE HOLLIDAYSBURG GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED BALD EAGLE AREA THREE GAMES TO ONE MONDAY.  

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A SEASON THAT BEGAN WITH THE HIGHEST OF ASPIRATIONS HAS HIT THE MIDWAY POINT WITH UNTHINKABLE RESULTS. 

FOLLOWING A 22-21 HOMECOMING LOSS TO NORTHWESTERN ON SATURDAY, IT WAS RELEASED THAT QUARTERBACK DREW ALLAR 

WOULD MISS THE REST OF THE SEASON. THAT WAS THE BIG NEWS UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE UNIVERSITY CONFIRMED THAT 

HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN HAD BEEN FIRED FOLLOWING THE 3-3 START AND THAT TERRY SMITH WOULD TAKE OVER ON AN INTERIM BASIS. 

A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAT KRAFT AND SMITH WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE SUFFERED THREE STRAIGHT LOSSES INCLUDING BACK TO BACK GAMES IN WHICH IT WAS MORE THAN A 20-POINT FAVORITE IN EACH. 

FRANKLIN ENDS HIS 11-PLUS YEAR TENURE TIED WITH RIP ENGLE FOR THE SECOND MOST WINS IN PROGRAM HISTORY WITH A RECORD OF 104-45. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM SETTLED FOR A 2-2 TIE WITH OREGON YESTERDAY AT JEFFREY FIELD. JULIA RAICH AND BELLA AYSCUE SCORED THE 

PENN STATE GOALS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 7-5-3 ON THE SEASON, 3-3-2 IN BIG TEN GAMES. PENN STATE WILL VISIT PURDUE ON THURSDAY.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM WAS SHUT OUT BY UCLA FRIDAY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES, 2-0.  THE NITTANY LIONS FALL TO 5-5-2 ON THE SEASON, NOW 1-3-1 IN THE BIG TEN. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST NORTHWESTERN AT JEFFREY FIELD FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7 O’CLOCK.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED NORTHWESTERN IN FOUR SETS SATURDAY NIGHT, 25-18, 25-20, 20-25 AND 25-16. KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 24 KILLS, 7 DIGS AND 2 BLOCKS TO LEAD PENN STATE. ADDIE LYON HAD 51 ASSISTS. ON FRIDAY NIGHT, PENN STATE SWEPT 7TH-RANKED WISCONSIN 25-20, 25-21 AND 25-16. KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 23 KILLS IN THAT VICTORY WHICH SNAPPED A 10-MATCH WINNING STREAK FOR THE BADGERS. 

PENN STATE IS NOW 10-6 ON THE SEASON, 4-2 IN THE BIG TEN. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL TAKE A 3-GAME WIN STREAK OUT WEST THIS COMING WEEKEND FOR MATCHES AT WASHINGTON AND OREGON. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM BOUNCED BACK FRIDAY NIGHT TO DEFEAT CLARKSON 5-2.  THE NITANY LIONS SCORED THE FINAL FIVE GOALS OF THE GAME WITH BEN SCHOEN SCORING A PIAR OF GOALS TO LEAD THE OFFENSE. THE NITTANY LIONS ALSO GOT GOALS FROM JJ WIEBUSCH, DANE DOWIAK AND CHARLIE CERRATO.  PENN STATE IMPROVES TO 3-1 ON THE SEASON AND WILL HOST LIU IN GAMES AT PEGULA FRIDAY AT 7:30 AND SATURDAY AT 6.   

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM SWEPT A PAIR OF GAMES AT DELAWARE OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE SIXTH-RANKED NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 6-0.  THE NITTANY LIONS HELD DELAWARE TO ONE SHOT ON GOAL IN THE 7-0 WIN OVER THE BLUE HENS ON SATURDAY. MADDIE CHRISTIAN AND DANICA MAYNARD HAD TWO GOALS APIECE WITH MAYNARD ADDING A COUPLE OF ASSISTS IN SATURDAY’S WIN. CHRISTIAN NOTCHED HER THIRD GAME-WINNING GOAL OF THE SEASON. PENN STATE ALSO WON 5-0 ON FRIDAY WITH GRACE OUTWATER SCORING THE HAT TRICK IN THAT ONE FOR PENN STATE. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST MERCYHURST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 3.  

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THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST TO TOP-RANKED NORTHWESTERN FRIDAY, 4-0. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 5-7 OVERALL, 1-4 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM SWEPT A DOUBLEHEADER FROM TEAM ONTARIO AS PART OF THEIR FALL SCHEDULE FRIDAY EVENING. THE NITTANY LIONS WON 18-0 AND 14-0 IN THE GAMES AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.   

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THE PENN STATE MEN'S GOLF TEAM IS ONE OF 14 COMPETING AT THE MORAINE INTERCOLLEGIATE AT MIAMI OF OHIO TODAY AND TOMORROW. PENN STATE IS LOOKING FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT TOP EIGHT FINISH.  

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The Penn State men’s basketball team will host a game at Rec Hall for the third-straight season in 2025-26. The Nittany Lions will welcome Wisconsin in their Return to Rec game on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.

The Return to Rec game will be included in the 2025-26 men’s basketball season ticket package, with a very limited number of single-game tickets made available at a later date.

 

Penn State women’s basketball announced a more permanent return to its former home, Rec Hall. The Lady Lions will play multiple games in Rec Hall throughout the 2025-26 with specific designations to be announced at a later date.

After making a 'Return to Rec Hall' once a year for the previous two seasons, Penn State will add more games to its schedule to be played inside its former home throughout the 2025-26 season.

 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM CLOSED OUT ITS HOME SCHEDULE WITH A 39-14 WIN OVER CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST.  D’ANTAE SHEFFEY RAN FOR 184 YARDS AND FOUR  TOUCHDOWNS TO LEAD THE LITTLE LIONS OFFENSE.  AJ FRY HAD TWO INTERCEPTIONS AND A FORCED FUMBLE FOR THE STATE HIGH DEFEMSE. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 7-1. 

BELLEFONTE LOST A TOUGH BATTLE TO RICHLAND, 33-29.  ASHTEN HOWELL HAD A COUPLE OF TOUCHDOWN CATCHES AND OVER 100 YARDS RECEIVING FOR THE RED RAIDERS. 

BALD EAGLE AREA GOT THE RUNNING GAME ROLLING AND SHUT OUT WESTMONT HILLTOP FRIDAY NIGHT, 28-0.  

BISHOP MCCORT FLEXED ITS CONSIDERABLE MUSCLE IN A 42-0 WIN OVER PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WON THE MID PENN CHAMPIONSHIP, OUTDISTANCING SECOND PLACE MIFFLIN COUNTY, 36-80. 

THEO OPPERMANN OF STATE COLLEGE WAS SECOND BEHIND MIFFLIN COUNTY’S CARTER SMITH INDIVIDUALLY. IN ADDITION TO OPPERMANN’S SECOND PLACE FINISH, STATE HIGH HAD 

THREE OTHER RUNNERS IN THE TOP SEVEN WITH THIRD PLACE LUKE BRADBURY, SIXTH PLACE KYLE FRITZSCHE AND SEVENTH PLACE DEXTER WALKER.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM ALSO WON THE MID PENN CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, TOPPING RUNNER UP HERSHEY 70-122.  EVELYN YOUNKIN WAS SECOND INDIVIDUALLY FOR STATE COLLEGE, FINISHING BEHIND ONLY CHAMPION ANA BONDY OF CARLISLE.  ALSO FINISHING IN THE TOP 20 FOR STATE HIGH WERE 14TH-PLACE AUTUMN SWISHER, 16TH-PLACE CAROLYN FRANK AND 17TH-PLACE JULIA BIGGER. 

 

THE DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE UP NEXT IN TWO WEEKS AT REEDSVILLE. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM LOST TO MONTOURSVILLE SATURDAY, 3-1. THE GAME WAS TIED 1-1 AT THE HALF BEFORE MONTOURSVILLE PULLED AWAY. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 3-12 ON THE SEASON.  STATE HIGH WILL VISIT CHAMBERSBURG TOMORROW. 

 

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THE U-S MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WON THE NORCECA FINAL SIX, SWEEPING PUERTO RICO IN THE FINALS LAST NIGHT, 27-25, 25-20 AND 25-21. . PENN STATE PLAYERS RYAN MERK AND OWEN ROSE BOTH PLAYED FOR THE GOLD MEDAL-WINNING TEAM USA. ROSE HAD FIVE KILLS AND A BLOCK FOR THE AMERICANS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. HIS KILL ENDED THE FIRST SET. THE U-S WENT 6-1 IN THE EVENT.

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On Friday evening, Real American Freestyle (RAF) announced the tenth and presumably final bout to their upcoming RAF 02 card at the BJC on October 25. Five-time NCAA champion Carter Starocci will take on two-time NCAA All-American Nate Jackson in a cruiserweight collision (190 lbs). 

With the addition of the Starocci/Jackson match, this is what the RAF 02 card looks like:

 Cruiserweight (190 lbs) - Carter Starocci vs. Nate Jackson

Bantamweight (135 lbs) - Nico Megaludis vs. Andriy Yatsenko

Welterweight (165 lbs) - James Green vs. Tajmuraz Salkazanov

Welterweight (165 lbs) - David Carr vs. Amr Reda - championship bout

Cruiserweight (190 lbs) - Kyle Dake (champ) vs. Boris Makoev

Women’s Flyweight (120 lbs) - Helen Maroulis vs. Samantha Stewart - championship bout

Open - Keelon Jimison vs. Cayden Henschel

Heavyweight (Unlimited) - Patrick Downey III vs. Jake Varner

Bantamweight (135 lbs) - Nathan Tomasello (champ) vs. Roman Bravo-Young

Heavyweight (Unlimited) - Mason Parris vs. Aleksandr Romanov

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE PENNS VALLEY FOOTBALL TEAM PICKED UP ITS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON, KNOCKING OFF GREATER JOHNSTOWN LAST NIGHT, 27-24 IN JOHNSTOWN.  CARTER IRONSHIDE THREW FOR 240 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN AND SPENCER ALTHOUSE HAD 78 RECEIVING YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN AND ALSO HAD A RUSHING TOUCHDOWN. BOTH TEAMS ARE NOW 1-7 ON THE SEASON. 

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HIGH SCHOOL GAMES TONIGHT:  

STATE COLLEGE (6-1) VS CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST (2-5)

BELLEFONTE (3-4). AT RICHLAND  (6-1) 

BALD EAGLE AREA (3-4) AT WESTMONT HILLTOP (0-7) 

P-O (4-3) AT BISHOP MCCORT  (7-0)

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ALSO LAST NIGHT, THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM LOST TO MECHANICSBURG 6-1. SIX DIFFERENT PLAYERS SCORED FOR MECHANICSBURG. STATE COLLEGE IS 3-12 ON THE SEASON AND WILL TRAVEL TO MONTOURSVILLE FOR A NOON GAME TOMORROW.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM PICKED UP A 1-0 VICTORY OVER CEDAR CLIFF LAST NIGHT. STATE COLLEGE OUTSHOT CEDAR CLIFF 11-2 IN THE GAME. REAGAN DARE SCORED THE GAME’S ONLY GOAL WITH 3:45 REMAINING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER ON A PASS FROM SADIE KOCHER. THE LITTLE LIONS IMPROVE TO 6-9 ON THE SEASON, 5-8 IN MID PENN PLAY. STATE HIGH WILL VISIT HAZLETON ON MONDAY. 

 

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IT’S HOMECOMING FOOTBALL WEEKEND AND THE STRIPEOUT GAME WHEN PENN STATE HOSTS NORTHWESTERN TOMORROW IN A 3:30 KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW LOOKING TO SNAP A TWO-GAME LOSING SKID AS THEY SIT AT 3-2 ON THE SEASON.  

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THE FOURTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WAS UPSET IN ITS HOME OPENER BY CLARKSON LAST NIGHT, 6-4. JJ WEIBUSCH MADE SOME HISTORY IN THE LOSING EFFORT BECOMING THE FIRST NITTANY LION PLAYER TO RECORD FOUR GOALS IN A GAME. PENN STATE HAD A 4-2 LEAD BEFORE THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS SCORED THE FINAL FOUR GOALS OF THE GAME. PENN STATE IS NOW 2-1 WHILE CLARKSON IS 1-1 ON THE YOUNG SEASON. THE TEAMS WILL MEET AGAIN TONIGHT IN PEGULA IN A 7 O’CLOCK FACEOFF.  

 

PENN STATE JUNIORS AND RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN AIDEN FINK AND MAC GADOWSKY ARE TWO OF THE FIRST FIVE PLAYERS SELECTED FOR THE U-S COLLEGIATE HOCKEY SELECT TEAM.  

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A GREAT BATTLE LAST NIGHT AT JEFFREY FIELD. THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM ULTIMATELY FALLING TO BIG TEN-LEADING WASHINGTON, 1-0. 

THE NITTANY LIONS OUTSHOT THE HUSKIES BUT. A PENALTY KICK CONVERSION IN THE FIRST HALF GAVE WASHINGTON THE GAME’S ONLY GOAL. 

PENN STATE IS NOW 7-5-2 ON THE SEASON, 3-3-1 IN THE BIG TEN. WASHINGTON IMPROVES TO 8-1-5 ON THE YEAR, 5-0-2 IN THE CONFERENCE. 

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PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS RANKED 19TH. 

Friday, Oct. 10 | 7 p.m.

TONIGHT IS THE WHITE OUT MATCH.
No. 7 Wisconsin (11-1, 4-0 B1G) at No. 19 Penn State (8-6, 2-2 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G Network

Saturday, Oct. 11 | 8 p.m.
Northwestern (11-5, 1-3 B1G) at No. 19 Penn State (8-6, 2-2 B1G) | Live Stats | B1G+

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SWIMMING AND DIVING DOMINATES ST. BONAVENTURE IN SEASON OPENER

The Nittany Lions defeated the Bonnies 228-72 (mens) and 211-81 (womens) at the McCoy Natatorium

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Penn State men's soccer is in the conference stretch now, hitting a road to Los Angeles, California to take on UCLA on Friday, October 10 at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Kickoff is set for 10 p.m.

THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 5-4-2, 1-2-1 IN THE BIG TEN. THE BRUINS ARE 2-5-3 ON THE YEAR, 2-2-1 IN THE CONFERENCE. 

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The No. 6/7 Penn State women’s ice hockey team is preparing for their first Atlantic Hockey America game of the season, traveling to face Delaware for the first time in program history. Game one is set to begin at 6 p.m. and puck drop for game two is 2 p.m. Both games will be streamed on FloHockey.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

Junior High Football Scores

A Team

Bellefonte   18

P-O    6

 

B Team

Bellefonte   14

P-O   14

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The State College Field Hockey team lost to the conference-leading Mechanicsburg Wildcats 6-1 on Wednesday night.  

The Little Lions traveled to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park on Wednesday and faced off against an incredibly strong Wildcat team. Mechanicsburg tallied the first goal of the night when Kenzie Musselman (assisted by Libby Olivetti) scored off a penalty corner. The Lion’s defense was tested often during the first half but kept their composure and kept the score 1-0 going into the half.  

In the third period, Mechanicsburg’s offense started to wear down the SC defense as Kayla Weldon (assisted by Olivetti) notched her first goal of the evening to make it 2-0. The Wildcats would score four more unanswered goals in the half, three of which came from their star player, Syracuse-bound Libby Olivetti. The fourth goal in this stretch was from Mechanicsburg’s Avery Rutter, assisted by Kayla Weldon.  

State College refused to go quietly, however, and with a few minutes remaining in the game the Lions finally broke the drought as Reagan Dare scored on a penalty corner with a nice behind-the-back pass from Tegan White.  

Mechanicsburg outshot the Lions 34-5. State College’s goalkeeper Cora Bierly had a staggering 26 saves on the night. This brings her season total to an impressive 112! 

The loss drops the Lions to 5-9 on the year. They look to bounce back tomorrow night in a makeup game against Cedar Cliff that will take place at Memorial Field. SC looks to avenge an earlier 2-1 OT loss against the Colts as this will be the Lions' final home game of the 2025 season.  

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Former Penn State football player Julian Fleming has been charged with homicide by vehicle while intoxicated after a May 23 ATV accident, according to The Daily Item.

Fleming’s girlfriend Alyssa Boyd, 23, was killed in the crash, while Fleming was left seriously injured.

The accident was caused by a collision with a deer while Fleming was behind the wheel. Neither Fleming nor Boyd were wearing safety equipment.

The 24-year-old spent four years at Ohio State before spending the 2024 season with the Nittany Lions.

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THE FOURTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WILL PLAY ITS HOME OPENER AGAINST CLARKSON TONIGHT IN A 6:30 FACEOFF AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE OFF TO A 2-0 START WHILE CLARKSON IS 0-1.  

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The Penn State women's soccer team will  host the Big Ten-leading Washington Huskies tonight at 7 at Jeffrey Field. The Nittany Lions are 7-4-2 on the season, 3-2-1 in the Big Ten. Washington comes in with a 7-1-5 record, 4-0-2 in conference games. 

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The Penn State swimming and diving team is set to open the 2025-26 season at McCoy Natatorium, facing St. Bonaventure. Competition is set to begin at 3 PM this afternoon. 

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The Penn State women's tennis team will travel east to Philadelphia for the ITA Northeast Regional from Thursday, Oct. 9 to Tuesday, Oct. 14. Every member of the team will compete on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania with an NCAA Individual Championships bid at stake. 

The Nittany Lions were ranked as the best team in the ITA Northeast region at the conclusion of last season. In singles, Olivia Dorner was ranked No. 6, Patricia Grigoras placed No. 8 and Maiko Uchijima finished at No. 15. In doubles, Dorner and Uchijima were ranked No. 2 while Grigoras and Jordina Cegarra came in at No. 8. 

At last year’s tournament, Dorner and Uchijima won six straight doubles matches en route to winning the doubles championship, becoming the first Nittany Lions to win an ITA Regional and qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships since 2012. They owned a 12-7 record in the spring. 

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Penn State men’s volleyball seniors Ryan Merk and Owen Rose have helped Team USA start 2-1 at the NORCECA Men’s Final Six in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The pair started two of the three matches, a 3-2 loss to Mexico and a 3-1 win over Dominican Republic.

Merk and Rose both picked up starting nods in the opening match against Mexico. Rose tallied two kills, four blocks, and one ace, while Merk led the team with 12 digs. Following a 3-1 win over Canada in which the two Nittany Lions didn’t play, they were back in the starting lineup in the win over Dominican Republic. Merk reached double-digits again with 11 digs, while Rose contributed four kills and one block.

USA has two more matches in round-robin play – Suriname on Thursday and Puerto Rico on Saturday. The top four teams in the six-team event move on to the semifinals on Saturday. The medal matches are scheduled for Sunday.

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Penn State men’s soccer picked up its first weekly award this season with goalkeeper Jonathan Evans named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. In two games last week, Evans allowed only one goal and racked up eight saves. He secured Penn State’s important Big Ten win over Michigan State, putting them back into the tournament race.

Evans ranks fourth in the Big Ten for save percentage at 73.5% on the season.

The Nittany Lions return to play for a cross-country trip to California to take on UCLA on Friday, October 10. The game will kick off at 10 p.m. 

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Penn State men’s cross country runner Jaxon Schoedel has been named the Big Ten Cross Country Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon.

The rookie helped push the Nittany Lions to a top 10 finish at the Paul Short Run this past weekend hosted by Lehigh. The rookie ran a 23:57.8 in his first collegiate 8K race, finishing 41st overall and third for the Nittany Lions.

Schoedel and the Nittany Lions are back in action next weekend on October 18 at the NCAA Pre-National Invitation hosted by Missouri. 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -

JV FOOTBALL FROM MONDAY NIGHT: 

BELLEFONTE  21. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA  0. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL HOST NORTHWESTERN IN ITS HOMECOMING GAME SATURDAY. KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM IS SET FOR 3:30.  

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PENN STATE SOPHOMORE CHARLIE CERRATO HAS BEEN NAMED THE BIG TEN HOCKEY FIRST STAR OF THE WEEK AFTER HE SCORED TWO GOALS AND FOUR ASSISTS IN THE TWO WINS AT ARIZONA STATE LAST WEEKEND. CERRATO WAS A PLUS-4 ON THE ICE OVER THE SEASON-OPENING SERIES. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL PLAY THEIR HOME OPENER TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST CLARKSON AT 6:30PM.  

 

PENN STATE WRESTLING ALUM NICO MEGALUDIS HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE 02 CARD AT THE JORDAN CENTER ON OCTOBER 25TH. MEGALUDIS WILL SQUARE OFF WITH ANDRILY YATSENKO IN A BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT. ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG WILL ALSO BE COMPETING IN THE EVENT ALONG WITH NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB COACH JAKE VARNER AND NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB ATHLETE KYLE DAKE. THERE ARE NOW NINE MATCHES ON THE CARD FOR THAT EVENT. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM TIED FOR 8TH IN THE 15-TEAM FIELD AT THE CULLAN BROWN COLLEGIATE IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. THE TOURNAMENT WAS SHORTENED TO TWO ROUNDS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. MISSISSIPPI STATE WON THE EVENT WITH AN 11-UNDER PAR. PENN STATE FINISHED AT 5-OVER. JUNIOR ALEX CREAMEAN LED PENN STATE WITH A TIE FOR 12TH AT 2-UNDER. FRESHMAN JACKSON SARONEY AND SENIOR ANDRES BARRAZA TIED FOR 14TH INDIVIDUALLY WITH 1-UNDER SCORES. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM FINISHED IN A THREE-WAY TIE FOR THIRD IN THE 15-TEAM FIELD AT THE MERCEDES-BENZ INTERCOLLEGIATE AT TENNESSEE. THE HOST VOLUNTEERS WON THE EVENT, SHOOTING 13-UNDER PAR. OREGON STATE WAS 4-UNDER. PENN STATE TIED CHATTANOOGA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY AT 6-OVER PAR. THE NITTANY LIONS FINISHED STRONG, SHOOTING 2-UNDER OVER THE FINAL EIGHT HOLES. FRESHMAN AUDREY LAM LED PENN STATE GOING 1-UNDER IN THE TOURNAMENT FOR A TIE FOR 13TH INDIVIDUALLY. SOPHOMORE HANNAH RABB TIED FOR 17TH WITH A 1-OVER SCORE FOR THE TOURNAMENT.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL HAVE 15 OF ITS GAMES IN THE UPCOMING SEASON TELEVISED ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK. SIX GAMES WILL BE ON PEACOCK, SIX GAMES WILL BE ON FS1 AND TRU-TV WILL TELEVISE THE NOVEMBER 22ND GAME AGAINST PROVIDENCE.  

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE STATE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST TO LOWER DAUPHIN 5-0 LAST NIGHT. CORA BIERLY HAD 20 SAVES IN GOAL FOR STATE HIGH. 

THE LITTLE LIONS ARE 5-8 ON THE SEAOSN, 4-7 IN MID-PENN PLAY.  

 

THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS SOCCER TEAM PICKED UP A 2-0 SHUTOUT VICTORY OVER TYRONE YESTERDAY. THE RAMS GOT GOALS FROM LEO MARTIN VILLANUEVA AND DEON DECKER. THE RAMS ARE NOW 8-1-2 WITH SEVEN SHUTOUTS IN THEIR LAST 11 GAMES. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL HOST NORTHWESTERN IN ITS ANNAUAL HOMECOMING GAME SATURDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 3-2 ON THE SEASON, 0-2 IN THE BIG TEN. NORTHWESTERN COMES IN AT 3-2 ON THE SEASON, 1-1 IN CONFERENCE PLAY. KICKOFF SATURDAY IS SET FOR 3:30.  

A WEEK FROM SATURDAY, THE NITTANY LIONS WILL TRAVEL TO IOWA. THAT GAME IS NOW SET FOR A 7PM KICKOFF AT KINNICK STADIUM.  THAT GAME WILL BE STREAMED ON PEACOCK. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM'S MATCH WITH NORTHWESTERN SATURDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO AN 8 O'CLOCK START IN REC HALL. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL ALSO HOST WISCONSIN FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE WHITEOUT MATCH AT 7PM.  PENN STATE IS DOWN ONE SPOT TO #17 IN THE COACHES POLL THIS WEEK AND IS 8-6 ON THE SEASON, 2-2 IN THE BIG TEN. 

 

THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM HAS PICKED UP A SECOND VERBAL COMMITMENT FOR THE INCOMING CLASS OF 2027.  LANDON SIDUN IS RATED AS THE FOURTH OVERALL RECRUIT FOR 2027 BY MATSCOUTS. SIDUN IS THE TOP-RANKED 120-POUNDER IN THE COUNTRY. THROUGH HIS FIRST TWO SEASONS AT NORWIN HIGH SCHOOL, SIDUN IS 72-2 WITH A STATE TITLE. HE WAS UNDEFEATED LAST SEASON BUT MISSED THE POSTSEASON WITH AN INJURY. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM IS UP ONE SPOT TO NUMBER FOUR IN THE COACHES POLL AFTER A SEASON-OPENING SWEEP AT ARIZONA STATE LAST WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST CLARKSON IN THE HOME OPENER THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6:30.  

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM SUFFERED ONE OF THE WORST LOSSES IN PROGRAM HISTORY SATURDAY AS THE NITTANY LIONS FELL TO PREVIOUSLY WINLESS UCLA, 42-37.  

PENN STATE GAVE UP A LONG TOUCHDOWN DRIVE TO START THE GAME AND UCLA CAPITALIZED ON AN ONSIDE KICK AND TOOK A 10-0 LEAD AND EXTENDED THE LEAD TO 27-7 AT HALFTIME. PENN STATE TRIED TO CLAW BACK BUT NEVER DID CATCH UP AND LOST ITS SECOND STRAIGHT CONTEST.  

THE NITTANY LIONS ARE DESERVEDLY UNRANKED IN THIS WEEK’S AP AND IS INEXPLICABLY RANKED 22ND IN THE COACHES’ POLL.  OHIO STATE REMAINS NUMBER ONE IN BOTH POLLS. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM SWEPT ARIZONA STATE IN THE SEASON-OPENING SERIES IN TEMPE OVER THE WEEKEND. IN THE SECOND GAME SATURDAY NIGHT, THE NITTANY LIONS GOT THE WINNING GOAL FROM FRESHMAN GAVIN MCKENNA. THE PROJECTED NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK IN NEXT YEAR’S NHL DRAFT SCORED HIS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL WITH 1:53 LEFT IN THE THIRD PERIOD TO PUT PENN STATE UP 3-2 BEFORE DANE DOWIAK SCORED AN EMPTY-NETTER TO SET YOUR FINAL AT 4-2. THE NITTANY LIONS WERE DOWN 2-0 GOING INTO THE THIRD PERIOD. NIC CHIN-DEGRAVES AND JJ WIEBUSCH SCORED GOALS TO TIE THE GAME BEFORE THE ONE-TIMER FROM MCKENNA PUT THE NITTANY LIONS UP FOR GOOD. 

PENN STATE WON FRIDAY’S GAME 6-3. IN FRIDAY’S WIN, THE NITTANY LIONS OUTSCORED THE SUNDEVILS 4-0 IN THE THIRD PERIOD WITH MATT DIMARSICO SCORING THE HAT TRICK IN THE PERIOD. CHARLIE CERRATO ADDED FIVE POINTS AND AIDEN FINK ADDED A GOAL AND TWO ASSISTS. 

SO, IF YOU’RE KEEPING TRACK, PENN STATE OUTSCORED ARIZONA STATE 8-0 IN THE THIRD PERIODS OF THE TWO GAMES TO PULL OFF BACK-TO-BACK COME-FROM-BEHIND WINS TO START THE SEASON. 

PENN STATE’S HOME OPENER IS SET FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AGAINST CLARKSON IN A 6:30 FACEOFF.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOT BY MARYLAND IN A FIVE-SET VICTORY IN COLLEGE PARK YESTERDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS WON 25-16, 25-20, 19-25, 23-25 AND 15-5. KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 21 KILLS AND 11 DIGS AND ALSO HAD FOUR ACES. GILLIAN GRIMES HAD 14 DIGS AND THREE ACES. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 8-6 ON THE SEASON, 2-2 IN BIG TEN MATCHES. 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WAS SWEPT BY NUMBER-ONE RANKED NEBRASKA 25-6, 25-15 AND 25-13. THE TOP-RANKED CORNHUSKERS REMAIN UNDEFEATED ON THE SEASON. KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 11 KILLS TO LEAD PENN STATE. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM COMPLETED A TWO-GAME SWEEP AT VERMONT WITH A 5-3 WIN SATURDAY. IN THE SECOND WIN, FIVE DIFFERENT PLAYERS SCORED FOR THE NITTANY LIONS: TAYLOR LUM, MIKAH KELLER, TESSA JANECKE, MADDY CHRISTIAN AND LEAH STECKER. 

PENN STATE DEFEATED VERMONT FRIDAY NIGHT, 3-1. GRACE OUTWATER, MADDY CHRISTIAN AND TESSA JANECKE SCORED THE PENN STATE GOALS. KATIE DESA MADE 10 SAVES IN GOAL FOR THE NITTANY LIONS.  

PENN STATE IS NOW 4-0 ON THE SEASON.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM DETHRONED KING’S COLLEGE 7-1 YESTERDAY EVENING AT JEFFREY FIELD. BEN MADORE SCORED THE HAT TRICK TO LEAD THE NITTANY LIONS WITH VAN DANIELSON ADDED A PAIR OF GOALS. CHRISTIAN DIONNE AND NZIZA SIIBO ALSO SCORED FOR PNN STATE. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 5-4-2 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM GOT GOALS FROM AMELIA WHITE AND KAITLYN MACBEAN AND BEAT RUTGERS IN PISCATAWAY SATURDAY, 2-1.  

THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 7-4-2 AND 3-2-1 IN THE BIG TEN NOW.  

 

THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM WAS SHUT OUT BY OHIO STATE YESTERDAY, 2-0.  IT WAS SCORELESS AT HALFTIME BUT THE BUCKEYES TALLIED GOALS IN EACH THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS. PENN STATE ALSO LOST AT MICHIGAN ON FRIDAY, 2-1. AUBREY SEMLER SCORED THE PENN STATE GOAL. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 5-6 ON THE SEASON, 1-3 IN THE BIG TEN. 

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ALSO FRIDAY, THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FINISHED AS THE RUNNERUP AND THE MEN PLACED 6TH AT THE PAUL SHORT RUN HOSTED BY LEHIGH. THERE WERE 40 TEAMS IN EACH RACE. VILLANOVA EDGED THE PENN STATE WOMEN BY FIVE POINTS FOR THE TITLE. ADA RAND WAS 15TH TO LEAD PENN STATE INDIVIDUALLY WITH CLAIRE DANIELS 17TH AND CHARLOTTE COSTICH 18TH. 

GEORGETOWN WON THE MEN’S RACE. THE NITTANY LIONS WERRE LED BY NICK SLOFF’S 14TH PLACE FINISH AND BRIAN DICOLA’S 19TH PLACE FINISH. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAM WRAPPED UP PLAY AT THE MARTHA THORN INVITATIONAL YESTERDAY. MAIKO UCHIJIMA, MARIA DACIANA CIUBOTARU  AND JORDINA CEGARRA PICKED UP SINGLES WINS AND FRESHMAN ANSLEY COX PICKED UP HER FIRST COLLEGIATE VICTORY. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM WRAPPED UP PLAY AT THE HOLMES CATHRALL MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL YESTERDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS HOSTED THE EVENT AT THE SARNI TENNIS CENTER WITH DAVID LINDSAY HIGHLIGHTING PENN STATE’S PLAY WITH DAVID LINDSAY WINNING BOTH OF HIS SINGLES MATCHES AND TEAMING WITH REIYA HATTORI TO WIN BOTH DOUBLES MATCHES AS WELL. PENN STATE WILL COMPETE IN THE ITA NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS OCTOBER 16TH THROUGH THE 21ST IN PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY. 

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A COUPLE OF PENN STATE PLAYERS ARE ON THE TEAM USA MEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER FOR THE TEAM COMPETING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY IN PUERTO RICO AT THE NORCECA MEN’S FINAL SIX. SENIORS RYAN MERK AND OWEN ROSE ARE THE NITTANY LIONS THAT WILL PLAY FOR TEAM USA. THE U-S HAS WON THE EVENT THE LAST TWO TIMES. THE EVENT FEATURES ROUND ROBIN PLAY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH THE SEMIFINALS ON SATURDAY AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ON SUNDAY. THE UNITED STATES WILL PLAY MEXICO TODAY AT 6PM.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM IS COMPETING IN THE CULLAN BROWN COLLEGIATE AT KENTUCKY TODAY AND TOMORROW. PLAY GETS UNDERWAY AT 9 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING. 

 

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ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM IMPROVED TO 6-1 ON THE SEASON WITH A 36-21 WIN AT CEDAR CLIFF. D’ANTAE SHEFFEY RAN FOR 148 YARDS AND THREE TOUCHDOWNS FOR STATE HIGH. 

 

BELLEFONTE GOT A BIG WIN AT PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA, 24-15. KA’VEN SMITH-KIRK RUSHED 22 TIMES FOR 99 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN TO LEAD THE RED RAIDERS. 

 

CLEARFIELD FOUGHT PAST BALD EAGLE AREA 12-6. 

 

PENNS VALLEY LOST A HEARTBREAKER TO CENTRAL, 26-25.  THE DRAGONS RALLIED FROM AN 11-POINT DEFICIT TO PULL OUT THE VICTORY. 

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ON THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TONIGHT, 

STATE COLLEGE IS AT CEDAR CLIFF TONIGHT. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE 5-1 ON THE SEASON WHILE THE COLTS COME IN AT 3-3.  

A BIG INTRACOUNTY MATCHUP TONIGHT AT PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA WITH THE MOUNTIES HOSTING BELLEFONTE. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IS 

OFF TO A 4-2 START WHILE THE RED RAIDERS ARE 2-4. 

ALSO TONIGHT, BALD EAGLE AREA WILL HOST CLEARFIELD. THE EAGLES ARE 3-3 WHILE THE BISON COME IN AT 4-2.  

AND PENNS VALLEY WILL TRY AGAIN TO FIND THAT ELUSIVE FIRST VICTORY AS THE RAMS HOST 1-5 CENTRAL. 

ALL OF TONIGHT’S ACTION GETS UNDERWAY AT 7PM. 

 

IN JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL ACTION LAST NIGHT, IT WAS BELLEFONTE SHUTTING OUT BALD EAGLE AREA, 30-0.  

 

THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS SOCCER TEAM LOST A TOUGH BATTLE TO CENTRAL YESTERDAY, 1-0.  THE DRAGONS SCORED THE GAME’S ONLY GOAL IN THE FIRST HALF. 

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM HAS ITS FIRST ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON AS THE NITTANY LIONS VISIT UCLA IN A 3:30 KICKOFF TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AFTER THE 30-24 DOUBLE OVERTIME LOSS TO OREGON IN THE WHITEOUT GAME, PENN STATE IS 3-1 ON THE YEAR. THE BRUINS ARE WINLESS.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 24 1/2 POINT FAVORITES AND WILL BE WITHOUT LINEBACKER TONY ROJAS WHO IS OUT WITH A LONG-TERM INJURY. UCLA IS NOW UNDER THE DIRECTION OF INTERIM COACH TIM SKIPPER AND IS THE ONLY WINLESS TEAM IN THE BIG TEN. 

SOME OTHER GAMES OF NOTE THIS WEEKEND: 9TH-RANKED TEXAS VISITS FLORIDA, 16TH-RANKED AND UNDEFEATED VANDERBILT WILL BE AT ALABAMA, BOISE STATE IS AT NOTRE DAME, TEXAS TECH TRAVELS TO HOUSTON , TEXAS A&M WILL HOST MISSISSIPPI STATE AND MIAMI OF FLORIDA WILL BE AT FLORIDA STATE. 

 

THE FIFTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WILL VISIT 14TH-RANKED ARIZONA STATE TONIGHT IN THE SEASON OPENER. TONIGHT’S GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 10PM AND WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE NHL NETWORK. PENN STATE IS COMING OFF ITS FIRST-EVER FROZEN FOUR APPEARANCE LAST YEAR AND HAS A STRONG GROUP OF NEWCOMERS INCLUDING THE PROJECTED NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK IN THE NEXT YEAR’S NHL DRAFT, GAVIN MCKENNA AND HOBY BAKER AWARD FINALIST AND JUNIOR DEFENSEMAN MAC GADOWSKY, WHO TRANSFERRED IN FROM ARMY WEST POINT TO PLAY FOR HIS DAD, GUY GADOWSKY. PENN STATE AND ARIZONA STATE  WILL PLAY AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8 O’CLOCK.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS NOW RANKED 16TH AND WILL HOST TOP-RANKED NEBRASKA TONIGHT IN AN 8 O’CLOCK MATCH AT REC HALL.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 7-5 ON THE SEASON, 1-1 IN THE BIG TEN WHILE THE CORNHUSKERS ARE 12-0, 2-0 IN THE CONFERENCE.  TONIGHT’S MATCH WILL BE TELEVISED ON FOX. PENN STATE WILL ALSO VISIT MARYLAND SUNDAY AT 4 AND THAT MATCH WILL BE ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS SIXTH IN THE COACHES POLL AND HITS THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL BE AT VERMONT FOR GAMES TODAY AT 6PM AND TOMORROW AT 2PM. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 2-0 WHILE THIS WILL BE VERMONT’S SEASON OPENER. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM IS AT MICHIGAN STATE TODAY FOR A 5 O’CLOCK CONTEST. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN AS THEY ARE 3-4-2 ON THE YEAR, 0-2-1 IN THE BIG TEN. THE SPARTANS ARE 5-4 OVERALL, 2-2 IN THE CONFERENCE. 

PENN STATE RETURNS HOME ON SUNDAY TO TAKE ON KING’S COLLEGE IN A 3 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD. 

 

THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM IS ON THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL VISIT MICHIGAN TONIGHT FOR A 6 O’CLOCK GAME AND THEN WILL FACE OHIO STATE IN COLUMBUS SUNDAY AT NOON. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 5-4 ON THE SEAOSN, 1-1 IN THE BIG TEN. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM PLAYS ITS THIRD STRAIGHT ROAD GAME TOMORROW AS THE NITTANY LIONS FACE RUTGERS IN PISCATAWAY AT 4 O’CLOCK TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PENN STATE IS 6-4-2 ON THE SEASON, 2-2-1 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM IS HOSTING THE HOLMES CATHRALL MEMORIAL INVITATION TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE SARNI TENNIS CENTER. SIX TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN THIS YEAR’S EVENT AS PENN STATE WILL BE JOINED BY BUFFALO, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, FLORIDA AND NAVY. THE ACTION WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 12 NOON. 

The invitational honors Cathrall, who coached the Penn State men’s tennis team for 26 seasons from 1965-1990. Cathrall compiled a career record of 280-197-2 throughout his time with the Nittany Lions. Cathrall served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was awarded with a Purple Heart medal. He attended Colgate University where he played tennis and earned four varsity letters.

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THE PENN STATE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS ARE COMPETING IN THE PAUL SHORT RUN AT LEHIGH TODAY. THE MEN’S RACE BEGINS AT 11AM AND THE WOMEN’S RACE AT 11:45. 40 TEAMS WILL BE COMPETING IN EACH OF THE COLLEGE GOLD RACES WITH 297 TOTAL TEAMS COMPETING IN THIS YEAR’S EVENT.  THE WOMEN’S TEAM IS RANKED 15TH IN THE COUNTRY AND PENN STATE WILL BE RETURNING TO ACTION FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE HARRY GROVES SPIKED SHOE INVITATIONAL ON SEPTEMBER 12TH. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM WILL HAVE FOUR ATHLETES COMPETING AT THE MARTHA THORN INVITATIONAL TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA. THE ACTION WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 11 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING. 

 

ALSO, THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM HAS A FALL GAME AGAINST EAST STROUDSBURG AT 5:30 AT NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK AND BEARD FIELD. PENN STATE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE GIRLS WITH GAME EXPERIENCE TOMORROW IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT. PENN STATE WILL PLAY VIRGINIA AT 4:30 AS PART OF THE FESTIVITIES TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 

 

AND THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM WILL BEGIN COMPETING AT THE MERCEDES BENZ COLLEGIATE TOURNAMENT IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE SUNDAY MORNING. 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM WILL START PLAY AT THE CULLAN BROWN INTERCOLLEGIATE IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY ON MONDAY. 

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL BE WITHOUT LINEBACKER TONY ROJAS FOR QUITE AWHILE. HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN SAYS IS A LONG-TERM INJURY. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE COMING OFF A 30-24 DOUBLE OVERTIME LOSS TO OREGON THIS PAST SATURDAY AND WILL LEAVE TODAY FOR LOS ANGELES AHEAD OF THE 3:30 KICKOFF SATURDAY AT THE ROSE BOWL IN PASADENA.  PENN STATE IS 3-1 WHILE THE BRUINS ARE 0-4 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM IS NO LONGER RANKED. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 6-4-2 OVERALL, 2-2-1 IN THE BIG TEN AND WILL TRAVEL TO RUTGERS FOR A 4 O’CLOCK KICKOFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  

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Tickets for the much anticipated Big Ten Hockey contest between Penn State and Michigan State at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, January 31, 2026, will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, October 15. 

Ticket prices will start as low as $28 and a full pricing map can be viewed HERE. 

MEN’S HOCKEY SEASON TICKET HOLDERS

If you are already a men’s hockey season ticket holder there will be no additional cost to you as this game was included in your season ticket package earlier this year. You will, however, need to select your seats in Beaver Stadium beginning Tuesday, October 7 through Sunday, October 12 at 11:59 p.m. (ET).

All men’s hockey season ticket holders will be eligible to purchase additional tickets during the presale on Tuesday, October 14.

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IN THE 409TH GAME PLAYED IN BEAVER STADIUM, THE NITTANY LIONS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LOST TO OREGON IN DOUBLE OVERTIME 30-24. YOU KNOW THE STORY… JAMES FRANKLIN IS NOW 4-21 AGAINST TOP TEN TEAMS IN HIS TENURE AT PENN STATE. DREW ALLAR THREW AN INTERCEPTION ON THE FIRST PLAY OF PENN STATE OFFENSIVE TURN IN THE SECOND OVERTIME TO SEAL THE WIN FOR THE DUCKS ON PENN STATE’S WHITEOUT NIGHT. THE NITTANY LIONS RALLIED FROM A 17-3 DEFICIT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER TO FORCE OVERTIME. DREW ALLAR CONNECTED WITH DEVONTE ROSS ON A 35-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS AND THEN ON A 7-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO FORCE THE EXTRA TIME. 

PENN STATE WENT AHEAD ON A 4-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN FROM KAYTRON ALLEN IN THE FIRST OVERTIME BEFORE THE DUCKS ANSWERED , SCORING ON A FOURTH DOWN PLAY WITH DANTE MOORE COMPLETING A PASS TO JAMARI JOHNSON FOR THE SCORE. MOORE THEN THREW A 25 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO GARY BRYANT IN THE SECOND OVERTIME BEFORE ALLAR’S INTERCEPTION. PENN STATE IS NOW 3-1 ON THE SEASON, 0-1 IN BIG TEN PLAY AND THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HIT THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON WHEN IT VISITS UCLA FOR A 3:30 EASTERN TIME KICKOFF ON SATURDAY. THE BRUINS ARE 0-4 AFTER LOSING TO NORTHWESTERN SATURDAY, 17-14. SATURDAY’S GAME WILL BE ON CBS.  

 

IN THE NEW AP POLL THIS WEEK, OHIO STATE REMAINS NUMBER ONE WITH OREGON VAULTING UP TO NUMBER TWO FOLLOWED BY MIAMI, OLE MISS AND OKLAHOMA RESPECTIVELY. TEXAS A&M IS SIXTH WITH PENN STATE FALLING TO NUMBER SEVEN. INDIANA IS 8TH, TEXAS 9TH AND ALABAMA 10TH. MICHIGAN IS 20TH AND ILLINOIS IS 22ND. 

IN THIS WEEK’S COACHES’ POLL, PENN STATE HAS SLIPPED TO NUMBER SIX. THE TOP FIVE, IN ORDER, ARE OHIO STATE, OREGON, MIAMI, OLE MISS AND TEXAS A&M. TEXAS IS SEVENTH WITH OKLAHOMA 8TH, INDIANA 9TH AND GEORGIA 10TH. ALABAMA IS 11TH IN THE COACHES’ POLL.  MICHIGAN IS 20TH AND ILLINOIS IS 22ND. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM LOST IN FOUR SETS TO UCLA AT REC HALL YESTERDAY. THE BRUINS WON 25-22, 19-25, 25-23 AND 25-23. THE NITTANY LIONS’ KENNEDY MARTIN HAD A GREAT MATCH IN DEFEAT POSTING 34 KILLS ON A .403 HITTING PERCENTAGE. SHE ALSO HAD 9 DIGS AND 3 BLOCKS. SHE ALSO HAD 29 KILLS IN THE FIVE-SET VICTORY OVER USC FRIDAY NIGHT AT REC HALL.  IN YESTERDAY’S MATCH EMMI SELLMAN ADDED 11 KILLS AND 12 DIGS. IN FRIDAY’S WIN OVER THE TROJANS, PENN STATE TOOK THE DECISIVE FIFTH SET, 15-13.  PENN STATE IS NOW 7-5, 1-1 IN THE BIG TEN.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM EARNED A 2-1 VICTORY AT NORTHWESTERN YESTERDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS’ GOALS CAME FROM AMELIA WHITE AND MOLLY MARTIN. IN GOAL, MACKENZIE GRESS MADE SIX SAVES. 

PENN STATE IS 6-4-2 ON THE SEASON, 2-2-1 IN BIG TEN ACTION. 

 

THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM GAVE UP A COUPLE OF GOALS IN THE FINAL MINUTE AND A HALF AND FELL AT SYRACUSE YESTERDAY, 3-2. MORGAN MCMENAMIN AND JOJI PURDY SCORED THE PENN STATE GOALS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 5-4 ON THE SEASON.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS OFF TO A 2-0 START AFTER FRIDAY’S 5-2 WIN OVER ST. LAWRENCE AS THE 8TH-RANKED NITTANY LION TOOK BOTH GAMES IN THE SEASON-OPENING SERIES FROM THE 9TH-RANKED SAINTS. TESSA JANECKE HAD A GOAL AND AN ASSIST FOR PENN STATE. ALSO SCORING FOR THE NITTANY LIONS WERE TAYA MACDONALD, MATLDE FANTIN, GRACE OUTWATER AND NICOLE HALL. PENN STATE SCORED THE FINAL THREE GOALS OF THE GAME IN THE THIRD PERIO TO PULL AWAY FOR THE WIN. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HIT THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME SEASON WITH A PAIR OF GAMES AT VERMONT ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM HAS SOME HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON BUT SOME DISAPPOINTING NEWS OVER THE WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY, SOPHOMORE FORWARD KEATON PETERS ANNOUNCED HE WILL MISS THE UPCOMING SEASON DUE TO KNEE SURGERY. HE SAID HE SUFFERED THE INJURY A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THAT THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFUL. PETERS WILL NOW REDSHIRT THIS SEASON. AS A TRUE FRESHMAN LAST YEAR, HE SCORED A COUPLE OF GOALS AND FOUR ASSISTS. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN UP THEIR SEASON ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT ARIZONA STATE. 

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM WON A PAIR OF GAMES OVER VILLANOVA IN FALL ACTION FRIDAY EVENING. THE NITTANY LIONS WON 7-5 AND 5-4. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM IS COMPETING TODAY AND TOMORROW AT THE NEMACOLIN COLLEGIATE INVITATION IN FARMINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA. THAT TOURNAMENT IS GETTING UNDERWAY THIS MORNING WITH TWO ROUNDS TODAY AND A FINAL ROUND TOMORROW. 

 

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IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT, STATE COLLEGE OVERCAME AN EARLY 7-0 DEFICIT AFTER A COUPLE OF TURNOVERS TO POST A 41-13 VICTORY AT CENTRAL DAUPHIN. CONNOR KULKA THREW FOR 238 YARDS AND THREE TOUCHDOWNS AFTER GIVING UP A PICK SIX EARLY. D’ANTAE SHEFFEY RAN FOR OVER 100 YARDS AND A RUSHING TOUCHDOWN AND ALSO HAD A TOUCHDOWN CATCH. HANK LUSTIG HAD 5 RECEPTIONS FOR 75 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 5-1 ON THE SEASON. 

THE BALD EAGLE AREA FOOTBALL TEAM KNOCKED OFF BELLEFONTE IN THE CURTIN BOWL FRIDAY NIGHT, 19-14. LUKE HOSBAND HAD 103 RECEIVING YARDS AND A PAIR OF TOUCHDOWNS. THE EAGLES ARE NOW 3-3 WHILE THE RED RAIDERS ARE 2-4. 

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA GOT A BIG WIN OVER BELLWOOD-ANTIS FRIDAY NIGHT, 31-28.  ROBERT MCCLENHAN PRESERVED THE VICTORY WITH AN INTERCEPTION AT THE END OF THE GAME. COLTON CHAPMAN HAD A COUPLE OF RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE MOUNTIES WHO ALSO USED FOUR TURNOVERS TO HELP IMPROVE TO 4-2 ON THE SEASON.  

PENNS VALLEY FELL TO CLEARFIELD 47-7.  THE RAMS ARE NOW 0-6 ON THE SEASON. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM DEFEATED CENTRAL DAUPHIN 2-0 ON FRIDAY.

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THE WHITE OUT GAME IS ON TAP TOMORROW NIGHT AT BEAVER STADIUM.  THE NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN UP BIG TEN PLAY AGAINST OREGON. KICKOFF IS SET FOR 7:30 AND THE GAME WILL BE ON NBC.  PENN STATE IS NOW A 3 1/2 POINT FAVORITE OVER THE DUCKS. 

PART OF THE BIG BUILDUP FOR THE GAME WILL BE ESPN GAME DAY ORIGINATING FROM THE OLD MAIN LAWN. AND WE NOW KNOW THAT LAVAR ARRINGTON WILL BE THE GUEST PICKER ON TOMORROW MORNING’S SHOW.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM SHUT OUT ST. LAWRENCE 3-0 IN THE SEASON OPENER. ALL THREE GOALS CAME IN THE FIRST PERIOD FOR THE 8TH-RANKED NITTANY LIONS. KATELYN ROBERTS, NICOLE HALL AND GRACE OUTWATER SCORED THE PENN STATE GOALS. KATIE DESA EARNED HER 14TH CAREER SHUTOUT IN GOAL.  IT WAS PENN STATE’S FIRST-EVER VICTORY OVER 9TH-RANKED ST. LAWRENCE IN 11 GAMES. PENN STATE WILL GO FOR THE SEASON-OPENING SWEEP THIS AFTERNOON IN A THREE O’CLOCK FACEOFF.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND WITH A COUPLE OF HOME MATCHES TO OPEN UP BIG TEN PLAY AT REC HALL. TONIGHT, THE NOW 15TH-RANKED NITTANY LIONS WILL TAKE ON 17TH-RANKED USC AT 8PM.  AND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, IT WILL BE UCLA IN TO TAKE ON THE NITTANY LIONS AT 12 NOON.  PENN STATE IS 6-4 HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. USC IS 9-1 AND UCLA IS 6-4.  

 

THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM WILL HOST MICHIGAN STATE THIS AFTERNOON AT 4 O’CLOCK. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 4-3 ON THE SEASON, 0-1 IN THE BIG TEN. PENN STATE WILL ALSO PLAY AT SYRACUSE ON SUNDAY. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM IS 5-4-2 ON THE SEASON AND WILL BE AT NORTHWESTERN ON SUNDAY. 

 

The Penn State baseball team welcomes Villanova on Friday, September 26 for a Fall game at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. with free admission for all ages.

The Nittany Lions host Villanova for their first of three Fall Ball games. Penn State welcomes Team Ontario on Friday, Oct. 10 and Bucknell on Friday, Oct. 17.

 

The Penn State swim and dive teams are set to kick off their 2025-26 season with the annual Blue and White Meet in McCoy Natatorium this Friday, Sept. 26, at 3:30 p.m. 

Fans are encouraged to park at the East Deck.

The scrimmage will mark the beginning of Head Coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron’s second season leading the Nittany Lions, coming off a successful 2024-25 campaign. The meet offers fans a glimpse of returners and new faces before the official season start.

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S RUGBY TEAM WILL HOST LIFE UNIVERSITY TOMORROW AT 1PM. 

 

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TONIGHT: 

STATE COLLEGE AT CENTRAL DAUPHIN

BELLEFONTE VS BALD EAGLE AREA

PENNS VALLEY AT CLEARFIELD 

BELLWOOD-ANTIS AT P-O

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ON SENIOR NIGHT FOR THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS SOCCER TEAM, THE RAMS BREEZED TO A 12-0 VICTORY OVER GREATER JOHNSTOWN YESTERDAY. EILLIE ROMIG SCORED FOUR GOALS AND ELLE DINGES ADDED THREE GOALS. OLIVIA HOMAN ADDED A COUPLE OF GOALS AND KIERSTEN FETTEROLF, CALYNN FETTEROLF AND MILEY HUBLER ALL SCORED AS WELL.  

IN BOYS SOCCER, PENNS VALLEY JUMPED ON TOP EARLY AND WENT ON TO A 6-1 WIN OVER GREATER JOHNSTOWN. LUKE RUOFF SCORED TWO GOALS TO LEAD THE RAMS. PENNS VALLEY ALSO GOT GOALS FROM DEON DECKER, ETHAN ROLAND, LIAM MERRITT AND KYUS KIMLER.   PENNS VALLEY IS NOW 6-1-1 OVER THEIR LAST 8 GAMES. 

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The State College Field Hockey team picked up their second win in a row as they defeated Central Dauphin 2-0 on a beautiful evening at Landis Field.

The Little Lions continued their winning ways tonight as they shut down a powerful Central Dauphin team under the lights. The teams traded possessions in the first period but neither team was able to tally a score. It was State College’s Brynn Pezalski who was able to punch in a goal after a scrum in front of the net. The goal was Pezalski’s 10th of the season and the game entered halftime with the Lions up 1-0.

Early in the third period, State College would score the second and final goal of the game as sophomore midfielder Reagan Dare emphatically put the Lions up 2-0. The goal came at the 11:07 mark and was assisted by Brynn Pezalski.

State College outshot CD 8-5, despite CD’s 9-7 advantage in penalty corners. The Lions continued to get some exceptional play from their goalie Cora Bierly. Bierly had 5 saves, the most impressive stop coming as time expired in the fourth period to keep the game a shutout. The State College defense, anchored by Avery Fuller, Harper Dare, Emme Antunez and Tegan White, also deserve recognition as they thwarted the CD offense, led by Penn State recruit Alessi Salvaggio, for much of the night.

“Tonight’s wins were a result of a TEAM effort. For both JV and Varsity to go into Ram territory and hold them to 0 goals, speaks volumes about our team defense anchored by our goalies. I am so proud of this team. We will savor these wins and use them to keep growing.” Sharon Herlocher, State College Field Hockey Head Coach

State College looks to keep their winning streak alive as they travel to Lewistown on Monday to face the Huskies of Mifflin County.

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THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT PENNS VALLEY LAST NIGHT 25-22, 25-14, 25-13. THE LADY MOUNTIES IMPROVE TO 10-6-1 ON THE SEASON, 6-1 IN CONFERENCE ACTION WHILE THE LADY RAMS FALL TO 9-7 ON THE YEAR, 5-3 IN THE CONFERENCE. 

 

ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE STATE COLLEGE  GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED ALTOONA IN STRAIGHT SETS, 25-14, 25-12 AND 25-23. STATE HIGH IS NOW 7-1 AND WILL VISIT CUMBERLAND VALLEY TONIGHT. 

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM CONTINUES TO GEAR UP FOR SATURDAY NIGHT’S SHOWDOWN AGAINST OREGON IN THE BIG TEN OPENER AND THE WHITEOUT GAME. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 3-0 WHILE THE DUCKS ARE OFF TO A 4-0 START. THIS WILL BE OREGON’S FIRST VISIT TO PENN STATE SINCE 1964.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 11-6 ALL-TIME IN WHITEOUT GAMES. SATURDAY’S GAME IS SET FOR A 7:30 KICKOFF AND WILL BE TELEVISED ON NBC. 

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LAST NIGHT’S PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER GAME AGAINST MARYLAND WAS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE. ULTIMATELY, THE TEAMS TIED 2-2 AT JEFFREY FIELD. CHRISTIAN DIONNE AND BEN MADORE SCORED SECOND HALF GOALS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. A VIDEO REVIEW LED TO A RED CARD FOR MARYLAND WITH THE GAME TIED AT ONE AND ABOUT 17 MINUTES LEFT TO PLAY. PENN STATE TOOK THE LEAD ON THE DIONNE GOAL BUT THE TERRAPINS DISPUTED THE GOAL ON WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FOUL AGAINST PENN STATE. MARYLAND TIED THE GAME JUST A MINUTE AND 18 SECONDS LATER AND JONATHAN EVANS MADE A SAVE ON A FREE KICK IN THE FINAL SECONDS TO PRESERVE THE TIE FOR PENN STATE. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 2-4-2 ON THE SEASON, 0-2-1 IN BIG TEN GAMES. PENN STATE IS OFF UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY WHEN ROBERT MORRIS WILL VISIT JEFFREY FIELD.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM HAS DROPPED TO NUMBER 18 IN THE LATEST COACHES POLL. VIRGINIA IS NUMBER ONE WITH NOTRE DAME SECOND, STANFORD THIRD AND THE BIG TEN’S UCLA FOURTH WITH TENNESSEE FIFTH. THREE OTHER BIG TEN TEAMS ARE RANKED WITH IOWA 8TH, WISCONSIN 20TH AND OHIO STATE 23RD. PENN STATE IS 5-3-2 ON THE SEASON AND WILL PLAY AT ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN THIS WEEKEND. 

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DANE DOWIAK HAS BEEN NAMED THE CAPTAIN FOR THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON. JAROD CRESPO IS THE ALTERNATE. DOWIAK IS A JUNIOR FORWARD AND BECOMES THE 12TH CAPTAIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN THEIR SEASON AT ARIZONA STATE ON OCTOBER 3RD.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 5TH IN THE PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS 8TH IN THE PRESEASON COACHES POLL AND WILL OPEN UP THE SEASON TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST 9TH-RANKED ST. LAWRENCE AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. FACE-OFF WILL BE AT 6PM. THE TEAMS WILL ALSO PLAY FRIDAY AT 3PM. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM HAS ANNOUNCED THE HIRING OF ASSISTANT COACH KERRIGAN MILLER. HEAD COACH KAYLA TREANOR IS ROUNDING OUT HER STAFF AHEAD OF HER FIRST SEASON WITH PENN STATE. MILLER PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT USC AND NORTH CAROLINA.  

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LET THE HYPE AND THE FUN BEGIN. IT’S GAME WEEK FOR THE WHITE OUT GAME. THE 3-0 PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL HOST OREGON IN THE BIG TEN OPENER SATURDAY NIGHT AT BEAVER STADIUM. THE DUCKS ARE 4-0. ESPN GAMEDAY WILL BE HERE SATURDAY MORNING AND IT IS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR PENN STATE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THE EXPECTATIONS IN A SEASON THAT BEGAN WITH THE HIGHEST OF HOPES. 

OREGON IS COMING OFF A 41-7 WIN OVER OREGON STATE ON SATURDAY. 

THE NITTANY LIONS SLIPPED ONE SPOT TO NUMBER THREE IN THE A-P RANKING THIS WEEK WHILE THE DUCKS HOLD STEADY AT NUMBER SIX. 

IN THE COACHES’ POLL, PENN STATE REMAINS NUMBER TWO WITH OREGON FIFTH. 

OHIO STATE IS NUMBER ONE IN BOTH POLLS. IN THE AP RANKINGS, INDIANA IS 11TH, MICHIGAN 19TH, USC 21ST AND ILLINOIS 23RD. 

IN THE COACHES POLL, INDIANA IS 12TH, MICHIGAN IS 18TH, USC IS 22ND AND ILLINOIS IS 23RD. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM YESTERDAY SWEPT CENTRAL MICHIGAN 25-21, 25-20 AND 25-22 TO IMPROVE TO 6-4 ON THE SEASON HEADING INTO BIG TEN PLAY.  KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 16 KILLS AND CAROLINE JUREVICIUS ADDED 10 KILLS AND ADDIE LYON HAD 32 ASSISTS. PENN STATE ALSO RALLIED FROM A 2-1 DEFICIT TO BEAT PRINCETON IN FIVE SETS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NITTANY LIONS TOOK THE DECISIVE FIFTH SET 15-8.  KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 29 KILLS AND ADDIE LYON HAD 51 ASSISTS IN THAT MATCH. 

THE NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN UP BIG TEN PLAY ON FRIDAY NIGHT, HOSTING USC IN AN 8 O’CLOCK START AT REC HALL.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM GOT KNOCKED OFF AT HOME BY WISCONSIN YESTERDAY, 2-1. KAITLYN MACBEAN GAVE PENN STATE THE EARLY 1-0 LEAD BUT THE BADGERS BOUNCED BACK TO TAKE THE VICTORY. 

 

THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM DROPPED A 3-2 SHOOTOUT TO LAFAYETTE YESTERDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS FALL TO 4-3 ON THE SEASON. PENN STATE WILL TRY TO BOUNCE BACK FRIDAY WHEN IT HOSTS MICHIGAN STATE IN A 4 O’CLOCK GAME THAT 

 

INDIANA PULLED AWAY IN THE SECOND HALF TO BEAT THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM 4-1 FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GAME WAS KNOTTED AT ONE AFTER THE FIRST HALF BUT THE FIFTH-RANKED HOOSIERS WERE ABLE TO OPEN THINGS UP IN THE SECOND HALF. KAI PHILLIP SCORED THE OPENING GOAL OF THE GAME FOR THE NITTANY LIONS BEFORE THE HOOSIERS SCORED FOUR STRAIGHT. 

JONATHAN EVANS MADE FIVE SAVES FOR PENN STATE. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 2-4-1 ON THE SEASON.   

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FIVE PENN STATE PLAYERS EARNED VICTORIES AT THE WOMEN’S TENNIS ITA ALL-AMERICANS IN CARY, NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE WEEKEND. PATRICIA GIRGORAS LED PENN STATE WITH A PAIR OF SINGLES VICTORIES. 

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM EASILY DEFEATED CHAMBERSBURG 40-0 IN ITS HOMECOMING GAME FRIDAY NIGHT. 

CONNOR KULKA THREW FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES INCLUDING THREE TO HANK LUSTIG , TWO OF WHICH CAME ON CONSECUTIVE PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE FOR THE LITTLE LIONS’ OFFENSE. STATE HIGH ALSO GOT INTERCEPTIONS FROM ROWAN WALKER, AJ FRY AND MICHAEL YOUREY TO HELP PRESERVE THE SHUTOUT. STATE HIGH IS NOW 4-1.  

KA’VEN SMITH-KIRK HAD AN 81-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN TO PUT BELLEFONTE AHEAD FOR GOOD AS THE RED RAIDERS TOPPED PENNS VALLEY ON THE RAMS’ HOMECOMING NIGHT, 27-20. BELLEFONTE ALSO GOT THE FIRST SCORE ON AN 80-YARD KICKOFF RETURN. CARTER IRONSIDE CONNECTED WITH SETH FETTEROLF IN THE SECOND QUARTER TO GIVE PENNS VALLEY A 20-14 LEAD AT HALFTIME. THE RED RAIDERS IMPROVE TO 2-3 WHILE THE RAMS ARE NOW 0-5.  

BALD EAGLE AREA QUARTERBACK GRADY FISHER RAN FOR 98 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS TO LEAD THE EAGLES TO A 21-14 WIN OVER PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA. THE EAGLES ARE NOW 2-3 WHILE THE MOUNTIES FALL TO 3-2.  

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Great area high school football tonight, 7 PM kickoffs...

CHAMBERSBURG (2-2) AT STATE COLLEGE (3-1) 

BELLEFONTE (1-3) AT PENNS VALLEY (0-4) 

BALD EAGLE AREA (1-3) VS P-O (3-1) 

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IN HIGH SCHOOL GOLF THURSDAY, BELLEFONTE GOT A 7-2 WIN AT MIFFLIN COUNTY IN A MATCH PLAY FORMAT CONTEST. 

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KAITLYN MACBEAN SCORED THE PENN STATE GOAL AS THE NITTANY LION WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM TIED NEBRASKA 1-1. THE CORNHUSKERS GOT A LATE GOAL WITH LESS THAN 35 SECONDS LEFT IN REGULATION, FROM LAURYN ANGLIM TO FORCE THE DRAW. PENN STATE IS NOW 5-2-2 OVERALL THIS SEASON, 1-0-1 IN THE BIG TEN. NEBRASKA IS NOW 5-0-4, 0-0-2.

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No. 13 Penn State Women’s Volleyball welcomes Princeton and Central Michigan to Rec Hall for the Penn State Classic this weekend. The Nittany Lions open play at the event with a match against Princeton on Friday at 7 p.m., and then play Central Michigan on Sunday at 2 p.m. Both matches will stream on B1G+.

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Penn State men's soccer gets its first home conference action when the team hosts Indiana on Friday, September 19 for the Mack Brady Match on Alumni Weekend at Jeffrey Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on B1G+.

Friday's contest marks the 13th annual Mack Brady Match in honor of youth goalkeeper Mack Brady whose dream was to play for Penn State and the U.S. Men's National Team. The Nittany Lions have played valiently in honor of Brady, holding an 8-2-2 record in the memorial matches, including a undefeated stretch from 2018 to 2023. In addition to the annual memorial match, Penn State will also host over 30 alumni this weekend who will be commemorated at the contest.

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The Penn State softball team has a full slate of games this weekend with more fall softball action. On Saturday at Beard Field the Nittany Lions will face Frostburg State and Clarion, with more action Sunday vs. Bloomsburg and St. Francis. Game times both days are 11 AM, 1:30 PM and 4 PM. 

 

Penn State men’s basketball completed its 2025-26 schedule on Thursday, as the Big Ten Conference released the full 20-game slate for all 18 member institutions. The Nittany Lion B1G schedule features nine conference matchups inside the Bryce Jordan Center, in addition to a home date inside The Palestra in Philadelphia on January 3 against Illinois.

Highlights of the 2025-26 Nittany Lion men’s basketball Big Ten schedule include a quartet of weekend home games inside the Bryce Jordan Center, including Michigan State on Saturday, December 13, Minnesota on Sunday, February 1, USC on Sunday, February 8, and Iowa on Saturday, February 28. Penn State will also play host to the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins for the first time as Big Ten Conference rivals this season, with both teams set to play in Happy Valley for the first time following the turn of the new year.

Conference action begins when PSU opens its 2025-26 league ledger with a pair of matchups in the Big Ten’s December window. Action begins on Tuesday, December 9, as the Blue & White travel to Bloomington, Indiana, for a test against the Indiana Hoosiers. The Nittany Lions return to University Park later in the week to host the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday, December 13.

Following a brief hiatus for the holiday season and the conclusion of non-conference competition, PSU returns to B1G play with a trip to the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday, January 3, as the Nittany Lions return to the historic Palestra for a matchup against the Illinois Fighting Illini. Penn State has hosted five Big Ten games inside the "Cathedral of College Basketball", defeating Michigan State in 2017, Iowa in 2020, and Michigan in 2024. Penn State has played 63 total games in The Palestra dating back to 1927.

Further information and tickets for the matchup between Penn State and Illinois at The Palestra will follow at a later date. All 2025-26 men's basketball season ticket holders and Nittany Lion Club members will have priority to secure tickets for the game in Philadelphia.

Penn State returns to Happy Valley on Tuesday, January 6, welcoming the Michigan Wolverines to the BJC before setting out on the first road trip of the new year on Saturday, January 10, taking on Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Nittany Lions welcome UCLA to the Bryce Jordan Center for the first time ever on Wednesday, January 14, and hit the road once more to face off against the Maryland Terrapins from College Park on Sunday, January 18. PSU’s final home game in the month of January comes against Wisconsin on Thursday, January 22, just before the Blue & White set out on a two-game road trek against Ohio State on Monday, January 26 and Northwestern on Thursday, January 29.

The Nittany Lions kick off February by returning to home action against Minnesota on Sunday, February 1, just before traveling to the Crisler Center for the second game of the year against Michigan on Thursday, February 5. USC makes its first transcontinental trip to Central Pennsylvania on Sunday, February 8, before Penn State sets out on its first Pacific Northwest road trip in B1G competition. The Blue & White will face off against the Washington Huskies in Seattle on Wednesday, February 11, and head south to challenge the Oregon Ducks in Eugene on Saturday, February 14. PSU enters the final quarter of the 2025-26 campaign at home against Rutgers on Wednesday, February 18, travels to Nebraska on Saturday, February 21, returns to the Jordan Center for back-to-back home contests against Iowa on Saturday, February 28 and Ohio State on Wednesday, March 4, and concludes the regular season on the road in Piscataway, New Jersey, against Rutgers on Sunday, March 8.

The 2026 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off on Tuesday, March 10, and runs through Sunday, March 15, from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the National Basketball Association’s Chicago Bulls. Information regarding tickets to the league’s postseason event, as well as other fan information related to the Big Ten Tournament, will be released at a later date.

Tipoff times and television broadcast designations for all Penn State men’s basketball games will be announced at a later date.

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The Big Ten Conference released the conference matchup schedule for the 2025-26 season on Thursday afternoon with 18 B1G regular season contests slated for the upcoming year.

Home Matchups: Nebraska (Dec. 6); UCLA (Dec. 31); Michigan (Jan. 8); Illinois (Jan. 11); Rutgers (Jan. 18); Minnesota (Jan. 28); Michigan State (Feb. 4); Northwestern (Feb. 15); USC (Feb. 25)

The Lady Lions open Big Ten play at home for the second consecutive year when they take on Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Penn State will play host to UCLA to welcome the New Year for a Dec. 31 contest, marking the first-ever home game against the Bruins in program history. The Blue & White will remain home for the week between Jan. 8-11 while they host Michigan and Illinois respectively. After a quick road trip, the Lady Lions will return home to face Rutgers for the first of two times in the 2025-26 campaign on Jan. 18. Minnesota will be the final opponent of the January slate on Jan. 28.

Penn State will play three conference games at home in the month of February, beginning with Michigan State on Feb. 4, followed by Northwestern on Feb. 15. The Lady Lions will round out their regular season home slate with a contest against USC on Feb. 25.  

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Former Penn State Football star and current Indianapolis Colts tight end Tyler Warren was named the Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week for week two, the Colts announced on Thursday.  Warren reeled in four of his seven targets for 79 yards in the Colts’ 29-28 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

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THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS SOCCER TEAM ROLLED TO A 9-0 VICTORY OVER PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA YESTERDAY. 

SENIOR ELLIE ROMIG SCORED THE HAT TRICK IN THE OPENING 22 MINUTES AND FINISHED WITH FOUR GOALS. ELLE DINGES, TAYLOR HOMAN, OLIVIA HOMAN , MILEY HUBLER AND CALYNN FETTEROLF ALL SCORED FOR PENNS VALLEY. THE RAMS ARE NOW 2-1-1 IN THEIR LAST FOUR GAMES. 

 

THE BELLEFONTE JV FOOTBALL TEAM LOST TO BISHOP GUILFOYLE YESTERDAY, 41-10. 

IN JUNIOR HIGH ACTION, THE BELLEFONTE A TEAM BEAT HUNTINGDON 62-14 WHILE THE BELLEFONTE B TEAM SHUT OUT HUNTINGDON 40-0.  

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THE 13TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM LOST A FOUR-SET MATCH TO 5TH-RANKED PITT LAST NIGHT AT REC HALL. THE PANTHERS PREVAILED 25-23, 25-17, 23-25 AND 25-17.  PITT HAS NOW WON 8 STRAIGHT AFTER OPENING WITH TWO LOSSES. PENN STATE FALLS TO 4-4 ON THE SEASON. KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 16 KILLS AND 5 DIGS TO LEAD PENN STATE. EMMI SELLMAN ADDED 11 KILLS AND 8 DIGS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST THE PENN STATE CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND. PENN STATE WILL OPEN UP AGAINST PRINCETON ON FRIDAY AT 7PM IN REC HALL.  

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THE 8TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM WILL HOST NEBRASKA TONIGHT AT JEFFREY FIELD. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE PLAYING THE SECOND OF THEIR THREE-GAME HOMESTAND TO OPEN UP BIG TEN PLAY THIS SEASON. KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD IS SET FOR 6PM AND THE GAME WILL BE TELEVISED ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK.  

PENN STATE IS 5-2-1, 1-0 IN THE BIG TEN.  NEBRASKA IS 5-0-3, 0-0-1 IN THE BIG TEN. 

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PENN STATE’S FLORENCE CARON HAS BEEN NAMED THE BIG TEN WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETE OF THE WEEK. CARON WON THE HARRY GROVES SPIKED SHOE INVITATIONAL AT THE PENN STATE GOLF COURSES LAST WEEK WITH A TIME OF 19:54.7

PENN STATE WILL BE BACK IN ACTION ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AT LEHIGH’S PAUL SHORT RUN.  

 

PENN STATE’S BRIANNA BALDI HAS BEEN NAMED THE BIG TEN WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK.  SHE WENT 3-0 IN SINGLES PLAY AND 2-1 IN DOUBLES PLAY AT THE DEBBIE SOUTHERN FALL CLASSIC IN SOUTH CAROLINA OVER THE WEEKEND. 

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The Penn State Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams, led by head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron, have announced their schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

The schedule features four home meets at the McCoy Natatorium. The season kicks off with the annual Blue and White meet on Friday, Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m. PSU will face St. Bonaventure on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. and Yale on Saturday, Oct. 18. The Yale meet will also be Senior Day.

The team will then travel to face in-state rival Pitt on Oct. 24-25, including the diving portion on the 24th and the swimming portion on the 25th. Penn State also makes visits to Army (Nov. 7), Princeton, with Virginia Tech (Jan. 24) and West Virginia (Jan. 30).

The Nittany Lions will then conclude their home slate with a matchup against George Washington on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m.

The schedule also features the Ohio State Invitational (Nov. 18-21), the Toyota U.S. Open (Dec. 3-6), the Ohio State First Chance meet (Feb. 13-14) and the Fort Lauderdale Open (April 29-May 3).

The Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships will be held from Feb. 18-21 in Minneapolis, Minn, while the Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships will be held from Feb. 25-28 in Madison, Wis.

The women’s team will compete at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet, hosted by Georgia, on Feb. 28-March 1. The men’s team will compete at a Last Chance Meet on March 7-8.

 

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REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE WRESTLING WILL HOLD ITS SECOND EVENT ON OCTOBER 25TH AT REC HALL. THE SECOND BOUT FOR THAT EVENT HAS BEEN RELEASED AND IT WILL BE TWO-TIME NCAA CHAMPION ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG, THE PENN STATE ALUM FACING BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION NATHAN TOMASELLO WHO WON AN NCAA TITLE AT OHIO STATE. BOTH WRESTLERS WERE FOUR-TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICANS. THE OTHER CONFIRMED BOUT ON THE OCTOBER 25TH CARD WILL HAVE THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE SNYDER TAKING ON MASON PARRIS.  ​

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THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DEFEATED CHAMBERSBURG IN FOUR SETS YESTERDAY, 25-15, 26-24, 23-25 AND 25-17 TO IMPROVE TO 6-0 ON THE SEASON. STELLA CAWLEY HAD 21 KILLS 6 DIGS AND 2 ACES FOR STATE HIGH.  MILEY MCLAUGHLIN HAD 8 ACES IN THE MATCH AND ADDED 6 KILLS AND 2 DIGS. THE LITTLE LIONS WILL BE BACK IN ACTION SATURDAY MORNING WHEN THEY HOST SPRING-FORD AT 11:30AM AT THE NORTH GYM.  

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Penn State football punter Gabriel Nwosu was named to the Ray Guy Award watchlist, it was announced on Tuesday.

The redshirt senior makes the list after averaging 48.6 yards per punt in the Nittany Lions’ first three games of the season. All five of his punts have landed within the 20-yard line, including one that went for 67 yards.

At the start of the season, Riley Thompson, Penn State’s punter from 2024, was named to the list, but after a fabulous spring and fall camp from Nwosu, he lost his starting job.

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A BIG-TIME MATCH TONIGHT AT REC HALL. THE 13TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL HOST 5TH-RANKED PITT AT 7 O’CLOCK. 

THIS WILL THE SIXTH TIME IN THE FIRST EIGHT MATCHES OF THE SEASON THAT THE NITTANY LIONS ARE FACING A RANKED OPPONENT. PENN STATE IS 50-6 AT REC HALL UNDER HEAD COACH KATIE SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 4-3 ON THE SEASON WHILE THE PANTHERS ARE 7-2. TONIGHT’S MATCH WILL BE TELEVISED ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM WRAPPED UP PLAY AT THE CANADIAN COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL IN MACTIER, ONTARIO YESTERDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS FINISHED 10TH IN THE 11-TEAM FIELD. JUNIOR ALEX CREAMEAN PACED PENN STATE AS HE FINISHED TIED FOR FIFTH IN THE 62-PLAYER FIELD. HE FINISHED WITH AN 8-UNDER 208 FOR THE THREE ROUNDS AND RECORDED 14 BIRDIES AND AN EAGLE. NOTRE DAME WON THE TOURNAMENT. 

 

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Penn State football’s all-time passing leader finds a new home-his hometown.

After being released by the Green Bay Packers following the preseason, Sean Clifford has found another home, signing onto the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice squad, along with former Jets’ QB Mike White, following the long-term injury to Cincinnati’s starter, Pro Bowler Joe Burrow.

Clifford, a fifth-round pick in 2023 by the Packers, spent one season backing up Jordan Love and another season on Green Bay’s practice squad before parting ways at the end of August. He’s played two games in his NFL career, completing his lone pass attempt for 37 yards. He also appeared in the 2024 Wild Card Round, his last NFL action to this point.

 

Former Penn State football linebacker Curtis Jacobs signed with the New York Giants’ practice squad, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon. The move comes after the Tennessee Titans waived Jacobs in late August.

He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL Draft, but didn’t make the 53-man roster. The New England Patriots picked him up off of waivers, where he appeared in nine games in his rookie season before battling a concussion injury that sidelined him in November and December.

The Patriots released Jacobs in March. He signed with Tennessee the same month and spend all of the 2025 preseason with the Titans. He now makes his first NFL stop in the NFC as he looks to get a starting job.

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THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE SNYDER WON GOLD YESTERDAY AT 97 KILOGRAMS TO CLOSE OUT THE WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. SNYDER  DEFEATED IRAN’S AMIRALI AZARPIRA 3-2 IN THE FINALS. SNYDER GOT A LATE STEP OUT TO PULL OUT THE ONE-POINT VICTORY. THE WIN GIVES SNYDER HIS FOURTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO GO WITH AN OLYMPIC GOLD.  

ALSO YESTERDAY, REAL WOODS EARNED BRONZE FOR THE U-S AT 65 KILOS. 

THE UNITED STATES FINISHED SECOND BEHIND IRAN IN THE TEAM RACE. THE AMERICANS EARNED THREE GOLD MEDALS, A SILVER AND A BRONZE. 

THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB HAS TWO MEDALS - KYLE SNYDER’S GOLD AND LEVI HAINES’ SILVER.  

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THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT WILLIAMSPORT LAST NIGHT ON THE ROAD, 25-15, 25-20, 25-21.  

THE LITTLE LIONS IMPROVE TO 5-0 AND WILL BE RIGHT BACK AT IT TONIGHT AT CHAMBERSBURG.  

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SADIE KOCHER SCORED HER FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON ON AN ASSIST FROM REAGAN DARE BUT THE STATE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST TO A STRONG MECHANICSBURG SQUAD YESTERDAY, 5-1.  CORA BIERLY HAD THREE SAVES AND CHARLEY GOODSTEIN HAD SIX IN GOAL FOR STATE HIGH. LIBERTY OLIVETTI HAD THE HAT TRICK FOR MECHANICSBURG. STATE COLLEGE IS NOW 2-6 ON THE SEASON. 

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PENN STATE SENIOR LEVI HAINES WILL BRING HOME SILVER FROM CROATIA. HAINES LOST A 3-2 DECISION IN THE 79 KILOGRAM FINALS TO GREECE’S GEORGIOS KOUGIOUMTSIDIS  AT THE WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS YESTERDAY. HAINES GAVE UP COUNTER TAKEDOWN AND A PUSHOUT BEFORE GETTING A TAKEDOWN OF HIS OWN IN THE WANING SECONDS.  SO LEVI HAINES TAKES SILVER IN HIS FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE. 

LEWISTOWN NATIVE AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE GRAD TRENT HIDLAY WON GOLD FOR THE UNITED STATES AT 92 KILOS AS HE RALLIED FROM AN 8-POINT DEFICIT TO WIN 13-10 IN THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH. HE DEFEATED HIS RUSSIAN OPPONENT WITH A FURIOUS COMEBACK AFTER FALLING BEHIND 10-2.  

PENN STATE ALUM ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG, WRESTLING FOR MEXICO, LOST HIS BRONZE MEDAL MATCH TO HIS ARMENIAN OPPONENT, 7-4. 

AND IN THE BRONZE MEDAL MATCH AT 74 KILOS, ZAURBEK SIDAKOV OF RUSSIA GOT A PUSHOUT WITH FIVE SECONDS LEFT TO DEFEAT DAVID CARR OF THE UNITED STATES ON CRITERIA 2-2.  

THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE SNYDER WILL WRESTLE TODAY FOR GOLD AT 97 KILOS.  SNYDER WENT 3-0 YESTERDAY, OUTSCORING HIS THREE OPPONENTS BY A COMBINED 24-1.  SNYDER WILL WRESTLE IRAN'S AMIRALI HAMID AZARPIRA FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS AFTERNOON. 

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THE UNITED STATES IS BATTLING JAPAN FOR SECOND IN THE TEAM RACE WITH IRAN CLINCHING THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP YESTERDAY.  

FOR THE U-S, JAX FORREST AND DAVID CARR TOOK FIFTH, LEVI HAINES TOOK SILVER AND BOTH TRENT HIDLAY AND ZAHID VALENCIA WON GOLD. SPENCER LEE, PJ DUKE AND WYATT HENDRICKSON DID NOT PLACE AND REAL WOODS IS STILL ALIVE FOR BRONZE AND WILL FACE CANADA’S PEIMAN BIABANI FOR THE MEDAL THIS AFTERNOON ALONG  WITH KYLE SNYDER’S GOLD MEDAL MATCH THIS AFTERNOON. 

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Class of 2026 three-star small forward Dionycius Bakare has decommitted from Penn State basketball, according to Joe Moussa. Bakare had been committed to the Nittany Lions since July 7.   Bakare, a 6’5″ wing, hasn’t formally announced his decision on social media but has already picked up new offers from USC, Illinois, and Cal. Despite reopening his recruitment, Bakare told Moussa he is close to making a decision.

The Canadian forward previously chose Penn State over several Power Six programs and had been seen as one of Mike Rhoades’ early pieces in the Class of 2026.

With Bakare’s decommitment, the Nittany Lions’ 2026 recruiting class only holds one committed player in Jamison White, as Rhoades and his coaching staff regroup ahead of the next recruiting cycle.

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Penn State women’s volleyball fell one spot to No. 13 in the AVCA Poll on Monday. The Nittany Lions swept Bucknell with ease last week in their only match since being ranked No. 12 in the country.   Katie Schumacher-Cawley’s squad is joined in the top-25 by fellow Big Ten schools, No. 1 Nebraska, No.7 Wisconsin, No. 11 Purdue, No. 12 Minnesota, and No. 19 USC.  Pitt is up to number 5 in the rankings and the Nittany Lions will host the Panthers tomorrow night in Rec Hall at 7pm.  

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Coming off an AHA Championship and No. 1 ranking in the Preseason AHA Coaches Poll, the Nittany Lions open the year holding the eighth spot in the USCHO Preseason Division I Women’s Poll, the highest USCHO preseason ranking in program history.  Penn State is the only AHA team ranked in the preseason poll. However, the team will face multiple ranked opponents in St. Lawrence (No. 9), Northeastern (No. 15), Cornell (No. 4), and Ohio State (No. 2).

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Penn State softball is set to compete at the 2025 Little League Girls With Game Experience on October 4, along with Army West Point, the University of Maryland, and the University of Virginia.

The Little League Baseball World Series will host this event for its fourth consecutive year in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, at Lamade Stadium. Penn State is scheduled to play the University of Virginia at approximately 4:30 p.m., following the game between Army West Point and the University of Maryland at 2 p.m.

Prior to the doubleheader, the Little League Baseball World Series will host a softball clinic for players aged 9-12. After these events, participants of the clinic will have the opportunity to watch the collegiate games and have an exclusive autograph session with the players.

The doubleheader is open to the public and is free of charge. The World of Little League Museum will also be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Flagship Store will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for visitors.

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THE SECOND-RANKED PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATED VILLANOVA 52-6 SATURDAY AT BEAVER STADIUM TO IMPROVE TO 3-0 ON THE SEASON. 

KAYTRON ALLEN HAD 10 CARRIES FOR 86 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN AND NICHOLAS SINGLETON ADDED 84 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS ON 20 CARRIES. DREW ALLAR FINISHED THE DAY COMPLETING 16 OF 29 PASS ATTEMPTS FOR 209 YARDS WITH ONE TOUCHDOWN AND ONE INTERCEPTION. 

LUKE REYNOLDS HAD FOUR CATCHES FOR 73 YARDS AND TREBOR PENA ALSO HAD FOUR RECEPTIONS FOR 60 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN AND PENA ALSO HAD FOUR CARRIES FOR 33 YARDS. RYAN BARKER ALSO CONNECTED ON ALL THREE OF HIS FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS INCLUDING TWO FROM OVER 40 YARDS. 

JAHMIR JOSEPH HAD A PICK SIX AND ELLIOT WASHINGTON ALSO HAD AN INTERCEPTION FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. 

VILLANOVA’S TOUCHDOWN CAME ON THE FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME AS TENNER MADDOCKS CONNECTED WITH BRANDON BINKOWSKI.  

THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE A BYE WEEK BEFORE HOSTING FOURTH-RANKED OREGON A WEEK FROM SATURDAY IN THE WHITEOUT GAME AT BEAVER STADIUM.   

 

OREGON OPENED UP BIG TEN PLAY WITH A 34-14 WIN OVER NORTHWESTERN SATURDAY AND THE DUCKS WILL HOST OREGON STATE THIS SATURDAY AT 3PM.  

SOME OTHER SCORES FROM SATURDAY: TEXAS A&M SCORED LATE AND MADE THE EXTRA POINT TO KNOCK OFF NOTRE DAME 41-40.  GEORGIA GOT BY TENNESSEE IN OVERTIME 44-41. GEORGIA TECH CONNECTED ON A 55-YARD FIELD GOAL ON THE FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME TO DEFEAT CLEMSON 24-21.  LSU BEAT FLORIDA 20-10. MIAMI CRUISED TO A 49-12 WIN OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. TOP-RANKED OHIO STATE PULLED AWAY IN THE SECOND HALF FOR A 37-9 WIN OVER OHIO.  

 

PENN STATE REMAINS SECOND IN BOTH THE AP AND COACHES’ POLLS WITH OHIO STATE STILL NUMBER ONE IN BOTH. IN THE AP RANKINGS, THE NITTANY LIONS ARE FOLLOWED BY LSU, MIAMI, AND GEORGIA RESPECTIVELY WITH OREGON SIXTH AND THE TOP TEN ROUNDED OUT BY FLORIDA STATE, TEXAS, ILLINOIS AND TEXAS A&M RESPECTIVELY.  INDIANA IS 19TH,  MICHIGAN 21ST AND USC 25TH. 

IN THE COACHES’ POLL THIRD THROUGH TENTH IN ORDER ARE GEORGIA, LSU, OREGON, MIAMI, TEXAS, ILLINOIS, FLORIDA STATE AND TEXAS A&M. 

INDIANA IS 17TH AND MICHIGAN IS 20TH.

FORMER NITTANY LION BEAU PRIBULA HAS HELPED MISSOURI GET OFF TO A 3-0 START. IN SATURDAY’S 52-10 WIN OVER LOUISIANA, PRIBULA COMPLETED 15 OF 22 PASSES FOR 174 YARDS AND TOUCHDOWNS. HE ALSO RAN FOR A TOUCHDOWN AND HAD ONE INTERCEPTION. 

 

NOT IN THE TOP 25 IS UCLA. THE BRUINS ARE 0-3 AFTER A 35-10 LOSS TO NEW MEXICO FRIDAY NIGHT AND DESHAUN FOSTER IS NO LONGER THE HEAD COACH OF THE PROGRAM.  TIM SKIPPER WILL SERVE AS THE INTERIM COACH. MARTIN HAD BEEN THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD COACH. UCLA GAVE UP 298 YARDS ON THE GROUND FRIDAY NIGHT AN DESHAUN FOSTER ENDS HIS SHORT TENURE AS HEAD COACH WITH A RECORD OF 5-10, 3-6 IN BIG TEN GAMES. UCLA IS IDLE THIS WEEK BEFORE OPENING BIG TEN PLAY AT NORTHWESTERN ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.  

ALSO FIRED THIS WEEKEND WAS FORMER PENN STATE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR BRENT PRY AS HEAD COACH AT VIRGINIA TECH. THE HOKIES ARE ALSO 0-3 ON THE SEASON. PRY WAS IN HIS FOURTH SEASON AT VIRGINIA TECH AND LEAVES WITH A RECORD OF 16-24.   OLD DOMINION UPSET VIRGINIA TECH SATURDAY 45-26.  PHILIP MONTGOMERY, WHO HAD BEEN THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, WILL SERVE AS THE HOKIES’ INTERIM COACH. 

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PENN STATE SENIOR LEVI HAINES WILL WRESTLE FOR GOLD TODAY IN CROATIA.  HAINES IS REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES AT 79 KILOS AT THE WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CROATIA. HAINES WILL WRESTLE GEORGIOS KOUGIOUMTSIDIS OF GREECE THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES DEFEATED A MONGOLIAN OPPONENT 4-1 IN THE SEMIFINALS AND KNOCKED OFF RUSSIAN 2023 WORLD CHAMPION AKHMED USMANOV IN THE QUARTERFINALS WITH A LAST-SECOND TAKEDOWN.  HAINES ALSO POSTED WINS OF 5-2 AND 10-0 IN HIS FIRST TWO MATCHES. 

PENN STATE FRESHMAN PJ DUKE WENT 1-1 IN HIS FIRST SENIOR LEVEL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE DEFEATING A CHINESE OPPONENT 11-0 BEFORE LOSING A HARD-FOUGHT 11-7 BATTLE TO 2024 WORLD CHAMPION NURKOZHA KAIPANOV OF KAZAKHSTAN IN THE ROUND OF 16.  

ZAHID VALENCIA WON GOLD FOR THE UNITED STATES AT 86 KILOS, OUTSCORING HIS OPPONENTS 49-0.  

LEWISTOWN NATIVE TRENT HIDLAY WILL ALSO WRESTLE FOR GOLD TODAY AT 92 KILOS. HIDLAY WILL FACE AMANULA GADZHIMAGOMEDOV OF RUSSIA IN THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH.  HIDLAY HAS OUTSCORED HIS OPPONENTS 42-5 THROUGH HIS FIRST FOUR MATCHES. 

THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE SNYDER STARTED COMPETING THIS MORNING.

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FRIDAY NIGHT, THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM GAVE UP A LATE GOAL AND LOST AT RUTGERS IN THE BIG TEN OPENER, 1-0.  

JONATHAN EVANS HAD SIX SAVES IN GOAL FOR THE NITTANY LIONS WHO FALL TO 2-3-1 OVERALL THIS SEASON. PENN STATE WILL HOST NUMBER ONE-RANKED INDIANA THIS COMING FRIDAY IN A 7 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WON THE HARRY GROVES SPIKED SHOE INVITATIONAL AT THE PENN STATE GOLF COURSES ON FRIDAY.  SIX NITTANY LIONS PLACED IN THE TOP TEN LED BY FLORENCE CARON WHO WON THE RACE, COMPLETING THE COURSE 24 SECONDS AHEAD OF THE CLOSEST COMPETITOR. PENN STATE’S CLAIRE ZUBEY, ADA RAND, CLAIRE DANIELS AND CHARLOTTE COSTICH PLACED THIRD THROUGH SIXTH RESPECTIVELY WITH LEA HATCHER FINISHING NINTH. PENN STATE HAD 19 POINTS TO EASILY OUTDISTANCE SECOND PLACE SYRACUSE BY 31 POINTS. 

THE PENN STATE MEN FINISHED SECOND. THE NITTANY LIONS WERE LED BY FRESHMAN ISAAC OPPERMANN, THE STATE COLLEGE ALUM, WHO FINISHED 14TH WITH A TIME OF 25:27.3.  NICK SLOFF WAS 18TH AND JAXON SCHOEDEL 20TH FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. SYRACUSE WON THE MEN’S RACE, TOPPING PENN STATE 15 TO 62.  PITT WAS THIRD WITH 97 POINTS. 

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THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM PICKED UP A 5-2 VICTORY OVER KENT STATE YESTERDAY.  FIVE DIFFERENT PLAYERS SCORED GOALS FOR PENN STATE: MORGAN SNYDER, AUBREY SEMLER, JOJI PURDY, ELLA JENNES AND NATALIE FREEMAN. SNYDER, FREEMAN, PURDY AND KATELYN STRAWSER HADD ASISTS FOR PENN STATE AS WELL.  

THE NITTANY LIONS ALSO DEFEATED BUCKNELL FRIDAY, 2-1.  KATELYN STRAWSER AND COOPER CUTCHINS SCORED FIRST HALF GOALS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. PENN STATE IS NOW 4-1 ON THE SEASON AND WILL OPEN UP BIG TEN PLAY ON FRIDAY EVENING AT MARYLAND.  

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BRIANNA BALDI WENT 3-0 IN SINGLES MATCHES AND 2-1 IN DOUBLES MATCHES TO LEAD THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM AT THE DEBBIE SOUTHERN FALL CLASSIC IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA OVER THE WEEKEND. MAELIE MONFILS WENT 2-1 IN SINGLES PLAY FOR PENN STATE.  

 

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ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM IMPROVED TO 3-1 WITH A 24-14 WIN OVER CUMBERLAND VALLEY. ROWAN WALKER RAN FOR 173 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN AND CONNOR KULKA THREW FOR 145 YARDS AND A COUPLE OF SECOND HALF TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE LITTLE LIONS . 

 

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SHUT OUT PENNS VALLEY 39-0 AS THE MOUNTIES IMPROVE TO 3-1. PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S ARCHER BAUGHMAN THREW FOR A TOUCHDOWN, RAN FOR A TOUCHDOWN AND HAD AN INTERCEPTION IN THE VICTORY. THE RAMS ARE NOW 0-4.  

 BELLEFONTE FELL IN OVERTIME TO CLEARFIELD 22-18.  THE RED RAIDERS BATTLED BACK FROM A 15-0 HALFTIME DEFICIT TO FORCE OVERTIME BEFORE ULTIMATELY FALLING TO 1-3 ON THE SEASON. 

BALD EAGLE AREA LOST A TOUGH BATTLE TO TYRONE 21-14.  THE EAGLES FALL TO 1-3 ON THE SEASON. 

A FEW OTHER SCORES FROM FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ACTION: MOUNT UNION DOWNED WEST BRANCH 48-6.  

MOSHANNON VALLEY EDGED GLENDALE 14-12. 

CURWENSVILLE OUTSCORED SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON 29-26.  

MIFFLIN COUNTY LOST TO HERSHEY 27-7.  

SELINSGROVE KNOCKED OFF CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 27-3.  

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LEWISBURG BEAT THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS SOCCER TEAM SATURDAY TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED ON THE SEASON. THE LITTLE LIONS FALL TO 5-2-2. 

THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS SOCCER TEAM EDGED ST. JOSEPH’S IN OVERTIME SATURDAY, 2-1. COLLIN FOHRINGER SCORED THE GAME-WINNER WITH A HEADER IN OVERTIME. JEREMIAH MANNO GAVE ST. JOE’S THE EARLY LEAD BEFORE PENNS VALLEY’S ETHAN ROLAND TIED IT. THE RAMS ARE NOW 4-3-1 ON THE SEASON WHILE THE WOLVES FALL TO 2-4.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS A BIG MATCH AT WILLIAMSPORT TONIGHT. STATE HIGH IS 4-0 WHILE WILLIAMSPORT IS OFF TO A 5-1 START THIS SEASON. 

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IT IS ALREADY WEEK FOUR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON TONIGHT. STATE COLLEGE IS LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THE HEARTBREAKER AGAINST HARRISBURG AS THE LITTLE LIONS PLAY THE SECOND OF THEIR THREE STRAIGHT HOME GAMES AGAINST CUMBERLAND VALLEY TONIGHT. THE EAGLES COME IN AT 1-2 AFTER A LOSS TO ALTOONA LAST WEEK. 

BELLEFONTE HAS A BIG HOME GAME AGAINST CLEARFIELD. THE RED RAIDERS ARE 1-2 AND WERE SHUTOUT IN EACH OF THE LAST TWO GAMES WHILE THE BISON COME IN AT 2-1.  

BALD EAGLE AREA WILL HOST TYRONE TONIGHT. BALD EAGLE AREA IS 1-2 VS A 2-1 TYRONE SIDE. 

AND IT WILL BE AN INTRACOUNTY MATCHUP AT PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA TONIGHT AS THE 2-1 MOUNTIES HOST 0-3 PENNS VALLEY.

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THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS SOCCER TEAM PICKED UP ITS THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY YESTERDAY, SHUTTING OUT DUBOIS 2-0.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE BOYS GOLF TEAM DEFEATED FIVE OTHER TEAMS IN A LAUREL HIGHLANDS CROSS SECTION MATCH YESTERDAY AT THE NITTANY COUNTRY CLUB. THE RED RAIDERS SHOT A 337 TO BEST SECOND PLACE PENN CAMBRIA BY 15 SHOTS. JOSEPH SWENTOSKY SHOT AN 81, KOREY LUTZ AND 82 AND GAVIN CHALFA AN 84 TO LEAD THE RED RAIDERS. 

 

ON WEDNESDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST TO LOWER DAUPHIN, 7-1.  FRESHMAN BRYNN PEZALSKI PUT STATE COLLEGE UP EARLY BEFORE LOWER DAUPHIN SCORED SEVEN STRAIGHT INCLUDING THREE FROM LILY ROST. STATE HIGH IS NOW 2-5.  THE LITTLE LIONS RETURN TO ACTION ON MONDAY, HOSTING MECHANICSBURG. (JV AT 5PM, VARSITY AT 6:30).  

ALSO WEDNESDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED MECHANICSBURG IN FOUR SETS TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED ON THE SEASON. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE SECOND-RANKED PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL BE HOME AGAINST VILLANOVA TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM SET FOR 3:30. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 2-0 HEADING INTO THEIR FINAL GAME BEFORE THE BIG TEN OPENER AGAINST OREGON IN THE WHITEOUT GAME 15 DAYS FROM NOW. 

SOME OTHER GAMES OF NOTE TOMORROW, 4TH-RANKED OREGON IS AT NORTHWESTERN, CLEMSON VISITS GEORGIA TECH, YOU CAN LISTEN FOR THE WISCONSIN AT ALABAMA GAME HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX AT NOON TOMORROW. 

GEORGIA WILL BE AT TENNESSEE, USC TRAVELS TO PURDUE, PITT IS AT WEST VIRGINIA, MIAMI ENTERTAINS SOUTH FLORIDA AND TOMORROW NIGHT, LSU WILL HOST FLORIDA WHILE TEXAS A&M VISITS NOTRE DAME. 

 

TWO BIG TEN TEAMS ARE IN ACTION TONIGHT WITH INDIANA HOSTING INDIANA STATE AND UCLA AT HOME AGAINST NEW MEXICO. ALSO TONIGHT, COLGATE VISITS SYRACUSE, COLORADO IS AT HOUSTON AND KANSAS STATE VISITS ARIZONA.    

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LAST NIGHT, THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED MARYLAND IN THE BIG TEN OPENER AT JEFFREY FIELD, 4-0.  

THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 5-2-1 ON THE SEASON. 

AMELIA WHITE AND AUBREY KULPA SCORED FIRST HALF GOALS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS AND KATLYN MACBEAN SCORED A COUPLE OF SECOND HALF GOALS.  MACKENZIE GRESS AND AMANDA POORBAUGH COMBINED IN GOAL TO RECORD THE SHUTOUT. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE OFF UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY WHEN NEBRASKA VISITS. 

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TONIGHT, THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM WILL OPEN UP BIG TEN PLAY AT RUTGERS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 2-2-1 ON THE SEASON WHILE RUTGERS IS OFF TO A 3-1-1 START. TONIGHT’S GAME WILL KICK OFF AT 7PM.  

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THE PENN STATE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS WILL HOST THE HARRY GROVES SPIKED SHOE INVITATIONAL IN THEIR ONLY HOME MEET OF THE SEASON. THE TEN-TEAM FIELD WOMEN’S RACE WILL GET UNDERWAY HERE AT 10 THIS MORNING AND THE MEN’S RACE WILL FOLLOW AT 10:45 WITH NINE TEAMS COMPETING AT THE PENN STATE GOLF COURSES. THE PENN STATE WOMEN ARE RANKED 15TH NATIONALLY HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. 

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THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM WILL HOST BUCKNELL THIS EVENING IN A 6 O’CLOCK START. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE OFF TO A 2-1 START THIS SEASON.  PENN STATE WILL ALSO HOST KENT STATE SUNDAY AT 12 NOON.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM WILL BE COMPETING AT THE CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN MACTIER, ONTARIO. 

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL HAVE FALL SCHEDULE GAMES AT HOME SUNDAY AGAINST BUCKNELL AT 11AM AND IUP AT 4PM. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM WILL OPEN ITS FALL SEASON THIS WEEKEND AT THE DEBBIE SOUTHERN FALL CLASSIC AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY. THE ACTION GETS UNDERWAY AT 9 THIS MORNING AND RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH TEN OTHER TEAMS ALSO COMPETING IN THE EVENT IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM PICKED UP ANOTHER BIG RECRUIT EARLIER THIS WEEK: FORWARD NOLAN SNYDER. THE PITTSBURGH NATIVE SCORED 34 GOALS AND 62 ASSISTS IN 62 GAMES WITH THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ELITE 15U TEAM THIS PAST SEASON. SNYDER IS PART OF 2027 RECRUITING CLASS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS.  

 

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THE SENIOR WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL GET UNDERWAY TOMORROW AND RUN THROUGH TUESDAY IN CROATIA. 

PENN STATE FRESHMAN P.J. DUKE WILL REPRESENT THE UNITED STATE AT 70 KILOS AND PENN STATE SENIOR LEVI HAINES WILL REPRESENT TEAM USA AT 79 KILOS.  KYLE SNYDER OF THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB IS AT 97 KILOS.  PENN STATE ALUM ROMAN BRAVO YOUNG IS REPRESENTING MEXICO AT 57 KILOS.  ALSO COMPETING FOR THE UNITED STATES: JAX FORREST AT 61 KILOS, REAL WOODS AT 65 KILOS, DAVID CARR AT 74 KILOS, ZAHID VALENCIA AT 86 KILOS, TRENT HIDLAY, THE LEWISTOWN NATIVE, AT 92 KILOS AND WYATT HENDRICKSON AT 125 KILOS. 

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The Penn State football team will close out its non conference schedule Saturday against Villanova in a 3:30 kickoff at Beaver Stadium.  The Nittany Lions are 2-0 while the Wildcats come in at 1-0.  Saturday’s game will be televised by FS1.   

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No. 8 Penn State women's soccer prepares to kick off its 32nd season of competition in the Big Ten Conference and opens a three-match homestand with a 6 p.m. (ET) kickoff against the Maryland Terrapins on Thursday, September 11 from Jeffrey Field. The match will air live to a national television audience via the Big Ten Network and FOX Sports App. Penn State is 4-2-1 on the season while Maryland comes in at 4-3.  

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Penn State men’s cross country rookie Isaac Oppermann has been named the Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.

Oppermann made an impressive collegiate debut in Penn State’s season-opening sweep at the Dolan Duals. The Port Matilda, Pa. native finished third overall in the men’s 6K race, crossing the finish line in a time of 17:51.5. Oppermann’s strong finish helped the men’s team sweep the dual meet against Lock Haven.

Oppermann and the Nittany Lions return to action Friday when Penn State hosts the annual Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational at the Penn State Blue & White Courses. The women’s 6K will begin at 10 a.m., while the men’s 5.2-mile race is slated for a 10:45 a.m. start.

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Head coach Jeff Kampersal and the Penn State women's ice hockey team named its captains for the 2025-26 season earlier Monday afternoon. Senior forward Tessa Janecke will remain the team captain after becoming the 12th woman to don the ‘C’ in program history last season.

Entering her final season at Penn State, Janecke has been one of the most productive forwards in the team's history sitting atop the record books with 153 points. 

A quintet of seniors will serve as alternates with only one holdover from last season in Mya Vaslet while Katelyn Roberts, Kendall Butze, Maddy Christian and Leah Stecker will all don the ‘A’ for the first time in their careers.

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Penn State head swimming and diving coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron has added Trevor Sisson to her coaching staff as the assistant diving coach.

Sisson joins the Penn State staff after coaching the 2024-25 season as the diving coach at Toledo. Prior to Toledo, he coached two years as diving coach at Georgia Southern (2022-24). He also served as diving coach at Bryant (2021-22), Davenport (2020-21) and Wisconsin-Whitewater (2014-17, 18-19).

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IT WILL BE A BATTLE OF THE UNBEATEN WHEN VILLANOVA VISITS PENN STATE SATURDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 2-0 WHILE THE WILDCATS ARE 1-0 AFTER OPENING WITH A 24-17 WIN OVER COLGATE LAST WEEK. VILLANOVA IS LED BY QUARTERBACK PAT MCQUAIDE WHO THREW FOR 299 YARDS  AND A COUPLE OF TOUCHDOWNS IN THE SEASON-OPENING VICTORY.  KICKOFF SATURDAY IS SET FOR 3:30 IN BEAVER STADIUM.  

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THE 12TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SWEPT BUCKNELL IN REC HALL LAST NIGHT, 25-19, 25-10, AND 25-20. 

EMMI SELLMAN LED PENN STATE WITH 10 KILLS, 5 DIGS AND AN ACE. ALEXIS EWING AND MAGGIE MENDELSON ADDED 9 KILLS APIECE. EWING ADDED A TEAM-HIGH 5 BLOCKS AND GILLIAN GRIMES HAD 14 DIGS. ADDIE LYON HAD 35 ASSISTS, 4 DIGS AND 3 ACES. THE NITTANY LIONS WON THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT MATCH BY SWEEP AND IMPROVE TO 4-3 ON THE SEASON.  THE NITTANY LIONS WON’T RETURN TO ACTION UNTIL ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT WHEN THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST 7TH-RANKED PITT AT REC HALL.  THAT MATCH WILL BE AT 7PM AND WILL AIR ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK.  

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The Penn State women's golf team concluded play at the 21st annual Cougar Classic hosted by the College of Charleston at Yeamans Hall Club finishing 16th in the 18-team field at 25-over, 877.

Ole Miss secured the championship finishing 18-under, two strokes clear of Tennessee (16-under) in second while Florida (9-under), UCF (4-under) and Clemson (3-under) rounded out the top-five as the only schools under par for the week.

Penn State was paced by freshman Lillian Guleserian (Westwood, Mass.) who climbed 18 spots on the leaderboard on Tuesday after firing a final round 1-under, 70, to finish tied for 34th in the 96-player field at 2-over, 215. The rookie rattled off nine birdies for the week.

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY SHIPPENSBURG IN AN EXHIBITION GAME AT THE JORDAN CENTER ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH.  THE TIP OFF TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE. THE EXHIBITION GAME WITH SHIPPENSBURG WILL BE THE FINAL TUNEUP FOR THE NITTANY LIONS BEFORE THEY OPEN THE REGULAR SEASON AGAINST FAIRFIELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD.  

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A GOOD BATTLE IN CENTRE COUNTY GIRLS SOCCER YESTERDAY AS PENNS VALLEY EDGED BALD EAGLE AREA, 5-4. ELLE ROMIG AND ELLE DINGES SCORED TWO GOALS EACH WITH ROMIG KNOCKING IN THE GAMEWINNER. KIERSTEN FETTEROLF ALSO SCORED A GOAL. BALD EAGLE AREA WAS LED BY ADDISON TICE’S TWO GOALS WITH MADISON DONLEY AND SAVANNAH ALBRIGHT ADDED A GOAL EACH FOR BALD EAGLE AREA. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST A TOUGH BATTLE TO CUMBERLAND VALLEY YESTERDAY, 3-1.  MARISSA MUZA SCORED THE HAT TRICK FOR CUMBERLAND VALLEY WHILE FRESHMAN BRYNN PEZALSKI SCORED THE STATE HIGH GOAL ON AN ASSIST FROM REAGAN DARE. CARA BIERLY HAD A GREAT GAME WITH 18 SAVES IN GOAL TO KEEP THE GAME CLOSE. 

 

THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM LOST TO CLEARFIELD THREE SETS TO ONE. BELLEFONTE TOOK THE FIRST SET BEFORE CLEARFIELD WON THREE STRAIGHT. CLEARFIELD WON 23-25, 25-23, 25-19 AND 25-23. COLBIE FRAILEY LED BELLEFONTE WITH 16 KILLS, 10 DIGS AND 42 ASSISTS. DELANEY GRAY ADDED 12 DIGS. 

 

IN JV FOOTBALL ACTION YESTERDAY, BISHOP GUILFOYLE TOPPED BELLEFONTE 41-10.  

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM IS GEARING UP FOR ITS THIRD GAME OF THE SEASON AS VILLANOVA VISITS SATURDAY IN A 3:30 KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM.  HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN SAYS HE BELIEVES QUARTERBACK DREW ALLAR AND RIUNNING BACK NICHOLAS SINGLETON MAY BE OVERTHINKING SOME THINGS AND THAT BOTH WILL GET BETTER THIS WEEK. HE SAYS HE WANTS THE TEAM TO FOCUS ON THE NEXT PLAY AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE PREVIOUS PLAY, GOOD OR BAD. SATURDAY’S MATCHUP WITH VILLANOVA WILL AIR ON FS1.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL PLAY THE THIRD OF NINE STRAIGHT HOME MATCHES TONIGHT. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 3-3 ON THE SEASON WHILE BUCKNELL COMES IN AT 1-4.  TONIGHT’S MATCH GETS UNDERWAY AT 7PM IN REC HALL.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM IS IN 13TH PLACE IN THE 18-TEAM FIELD AT THE COUGAR CLASSIC IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE SECOND AND FINAL DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY.  PENN STATE SHOT 11-OVER THROUGH THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS.  TENNESSEE AND OLE MISS ARE ATOP THE LEADERBOARD. 

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM IS 2-0 AFTER SATURDAY’S 34-0 WIN OVER FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL. 

DREW ALLAR COULD NOT GET IN RHYTHM BUT STILL FINISHED 19-OF-33 FOR 200 YARD WITH TWO TOUCHDOWNS AND NO INTERCEPTIONS.

KAYTRON ALLEN AND NICHOLAS SINGLETON HAD A RUSHING TOUCHDOWN EACH AND BECOME THE FIRST PENN STATE CLASSMATES TO EACH SURPASS  THREE-THOUSAND CARRER RUSHING YARRDS. DEFENSIVE TACKLE ALONZO FORD HAD AN INTERCEPTION AND FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE END CHAZ COLEMAN HAD A FORCED FUMBLE. LINEBACKER TONY ROJAS LED THE DEFENSE WITH TEN TACKLES. DOM DELUCA BLOCKED A PUNT, RYAN BARKER WAS 2-OF-3 IN FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS AND GABE NWOSU HAD A 67-YARD PUNT EARLY IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. 

THE NITTANY LIONS WILL CLOSE OUT THE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE VERSUS VILLANOVA SATURDAY IN A 3:30 KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM.   

THE NITTANY LIONS REMAIN SECOND, BEHIND OHIO STATE, IN BOTH THE A-P AND COACHES’ POLLS. 

IN THE A-P POLL, LSU IS THIRD WITH ORGON FOURTH AND MIAMI FIFTH. ILLINOIS IS UP TO NINTH WITH INDIANA 22ND AND MICHIGAN FALLING TO 23RD. A RECORD 11 SEC TEAMS ARE IN THE A-P TOP 25.

IN THE COACHES’ POLL, GEORGIA IS THIRD WITH LSU FOURTH AND OREGON FIFTH.  ILLINOIS IS NINTH, INDIANA 19TH AND MICHIGAN 22ND. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT NEW HAMPSHIRE YESTERDAY IN REC HALL TO SNAP A THREE-MATCH LOSING STREAK.

EMMI SELLMAN LED PENN STATE WITH 11 KILLS IN THE 25-11, 25-15, 25-20 VICTORY. KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 7 KILLS AND 3 ACES. THE NITTANY LIONS FINISHED WITH 11 ACES. 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, PENN STATE WAS SWEPT BY KENTUCKY 25-21, 25-16 AND 25-23. KENNEDY MARTIN HAD 18 KILLS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS IN THAT ONE WHILE ADDIE LYON HAD 36 ASSISTS AND GILLIAN GRIMES HAD 12 DIGS. 

ALSO ON FRIDAY NIGHT, PENN STATE’S SOPHOMORE STAR SETTER, IZZY STARCK, ANNOUNCED ON INSTAGRAM THAT SHE IS STEPPING AWAY FROM VOLLEYBALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SEASON. STARCK SAID SHE NEEDED TO PRIORITIZE HER MENTAL HEALTH AND WROTE "OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I’VE BEEN FACING CHALLENGES THAT HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON ME MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. THIS IS NOT GOODBYE FOREVER, IT’S SIMPLY A PAUSE TO FOCUS ON HEALING AND GROWTH."  SHE ALSO ASKED THAT HER PRIVACY BE RESPECTED. 

PENN STATE IS NOW 3-3 AND WILL HOST BUCKNELL TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7 IN REC HALL. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM SCORED ALL OF ITS GOALS IN THE SECOND HALF AS IT PULLED AWAY FROM LIBERTY FOR A 3-0 WIN SUNDAY IN LYNCHBURG. AUBREY KULPA, JULIA RAICH AND LILLY BURGER SCORED THE PENN STATE GOALS. RILEY GLEASON HAD A COUPLE OF ASSISTS. THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 4-2-1 ON THE SEASON. 

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THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM UPSET 9TH-RANKED ST. JOSEPH’S IN OVERTIME, 2-1. ANOUK KNUVERS HAD PENN STATE’S GOAL IN REGULATION AND OLIVIA MARTHINS SCORED THE GAME-WINNER ON AN ASSIST FROM KATELYN STRAWSER. THE NITTANY LIONS GOT BY DELAWARE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME ON FRIDAY, 3-2. ELLE JENNES SCORED THE GAME-WINNER IN THAT ONE FOR THE NITTANY LIONS WHO ARE NOW 2-1 ON THE SEASON. 

 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM CRUISED TO A 5-0 VICTORY OVER MERCYHURST AT JEFFREY FIELD. VAN DANIELSON, MATIWOS RUMLEY, CHRISTIAN DIONNE, SAMUEL OVESEN AND MORGAN MARSHALL ALL SCORED FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. JONATHAN EVANS HAD THREE SAVES IN GOAL FOR PENN STATE. THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 2-2-1 ON THE SEASON.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM IS IN ACTION TODAY AND TOMORROW AT THE 21ST ANNUAL COUGAR CLASSIC AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 17 TEAMS ARE COMPETING IN THE TWO-DAY EVENT WITH PENN STATE AND MARYLAND AS THE ONLY BIG TEN TEAMS IN THE FIELD.  

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A THRILLER IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT AS HARRISBURG NEEDED DOUBLE OVERTIME TO FINALLY GET BY STATE COLLEGE IN A MID-PENN SHOWDOWN, 48-45.  PRINCETON DENT RAN FOR 171 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN AND JAIYON LEWIS SCORED THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN FOR THE COUGARS. 

STATE HIGH JUMPED OUT TO A 13-0 LEAD IN THE FIRST QUARTER BEFORE HARRISBURG REELED OFF 34 UNANSWERED POINTS BEFORE THE LITTLE LIONS RALLIED WITH 21 POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. MATT GAUL BLOCKED A PUNT AND RETURNED IT 40-YARDS FOR ONE OF THE LITTLE LIONS’ TOUCHDOWNS WHILE D’ANTAE SHEFFEY ADDED A 10-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN AND CONNOR KULKA THREW HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN PASS OF THE NIGHT TO MAX VENDEMIA BEFORE THE TWO CONNECTED AGAIN ON THE TWO-POINT COVERSION ALTHOUGH VENDEMIA FUMBLED BUT THE BALL WAS RECOVERED BY THE LITTLE LIONS HANK LUSTIG. CONNOR KULKA ALSO THREW A TOUCHDOWN PASS TO KEEN FURMANEK IN THE FIRST OVERTIME AND SCORED THE TWO-POINT CONVERSION TO FORCE THE SECOND. THE LITTLE LIONS TOOK THE LEAD IN THE SECOND OT ON A SHANE MARKOWSKI 27-YARD FIELD GOAL BEFORE HARRISBURG RESPONDED WITH THE TOUCHDOWN TO WIN IT. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 2-1 WHILE THE COUGARS ARE 3-0.  

BALD EAGLE AREA USED A POWERFUL GROUND GAME TO GRIND OUT A 21-0 WIN OVER PENNS VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT. NATE MCCULLEY RUSHED FOR 175 YARDS FOR THE EAGLES AND TEAMMATE GRADY FISHER RAN FOR A COUPLE OF TOUCHDOWNS AND A TWO-POINT CONVERSION. 

BELLEFONTE LOST A DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE TO BISHOP GUILFOYLE 7-0.  JAKE KISSELL HAD THE ONLY TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME FOR THE MARAUDERS. 

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA LOST FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON, FALLING TO CLEARFIELD, 27-15. DAMARCUS LAW SCORED A TOUCHDOWN FOR THE MOUNTIES IN THE SECOND QUARTER. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED CENTRAL MOUNTAIN SATURDAY 4-1.  

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TONIGHT, 7 PM KICKOFFS: 

STATE COLLEGE VS HARRISBURG

BELLEFONTE VS BISHOP GUILFOYLE

BALD EAGLE AREA AT PENNS VALLEY

P-O AT CLEARFIELD 

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Firing off 30 shots, State College offense came alive in the road win at Trojan Stadium.  Little Lions’ sophomore Reagan Dare led the way earnjng her first career hat-trick. Freshmen Brynn Pezalski had her third multi-goal game of the season.  While Harper Dare and Ella Gourley each picked up their first goals on the season. 

“We prioritized readiness and shooting on goal in practice this week. This young team is growing everyday, and I’m super pleased that we put 27 shots on goal.” says State College Head Coach Sharon Herlocher 

State College’s next game is Monday, September 8, at 6:30 PM when they host Cumberland Valley, on Memorial Field, State College.

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THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT WESTMONT HILLTOP LAST NIGHT, 3-0.  THE RAMS WON THE SETS 25-20, 27-25 AND 26-24. PAYTON WASSON HAD 12 KILLS TO LEAD PENNS VALLEY WHICH IMPROVES TO 3-3 ON THE SEASON.  

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IN A LAUREL HIGHLANDS GOLF MATCH YESTERDAY, HOST PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA WON OVER FOUR OTHER SCHOOLS WITH A 329. 

THE MOUNTIES’ JAKE LUCAS SCORED A 68 FOR THE TOP SCORE INDIVIDUALLY. BELLEFONTE WAS SECOND WITH A 344, CLEARFIELD SHOT A 365, BALD EAGLE AREA HAD A 361 AND PENNS VALLEY SHOT A 391.  

 

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM WILL PLAY ITS SECOND GAME OF THE SEASON TOMORROW, HOSTING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL IN A NOON KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM.   

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM LOST A TOUGH 1-0 BATTLE AT 8TH-RANKED VIRGINIA LAST NIGHT. THE CAVALIERS SCORED THE GAME’S ONLY GOAL JUST TWO MINUTES INTO THE CONTEST.  MACKENZIE GRESS HAD FOUR SAVES IN GOAL FOR PENN STATE WHICH FALLS TO 3-2-1 ON THE SEASON. PENN STATE WILL PLAY AT LIBERTY SUNDAY AT 1PM. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL HOST KENTUCKY IN A TOP-FIVE SHOWDOWN TONIGHT AT REC HALL. PENN STATE HAS LOST ITS LAST TWO MATCHES AND IS 2-2 ON THE SEASON. THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BANNER FROM LAST SEASON WILL BE RAISED TO THE REC HALL RAFTERS BEFORE THE 8 O’CLOCK MATCH. IT WILL BE TELEVISED BY FOX. PENN STATE WILL ALSO FACE NEW HAMPSHIRE IN REC HALL SUNDAY AT 2PM.   

 

THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM IS 0-1 AND WILL HOST DELAWARE TONIGHT AT 5PM IN THE HOME OPENER. PENN STATE WILL HOST SAINT JOSEPH’S SUNDAY AT NOON. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM WILL HOST MERCYHURST TONIGHT IN A 7 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 1-2-1 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS WILL COMPETE THIS EVENING AT THE DOLAN RELAYS IN LOCK HAVEN.  

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THE SECOND REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE WRESTLING EVENT WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8TH.  AND THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT REC HALL. BO NICKAL AND KYLE DAKE ARE AMONG THOSE EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN THE EVENT. IT WOULD SEEM LIKELY THAT BEAU BARTLETT AND AARON BROOKS WILL BE ON THE CARD AS WELL BUT WE’LL LEARN THE MATCHUPS ALONG WITH TICKET INFORMATION FOR THE EVENT SOON.  

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The State College Spikes took an early lead in the winner-take-all 2025 MLB Draft League Championship Game before the West Virginia Black Bears took control with a 20-hit barrage, giving the Black Bears their third MLB Draft League crown with a 12-5 victory on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

The Spikes took a 4-2 lead after three innings as T.J. Salvaggio doubled in a run in the first, Adam Paniagua knocked in a run in the second with a sacrifice fly, and Adonis Forte’s RBI double and Trotter Boston’s RBI single scored a total of two runs in the third.

However, West Virginia turned up the intensity as Jace Rinehart, the MLB Draft League’s second-half batting leader, collected four hits to go with three apiece from Jordan Peyton, Judah Morris and Landon Frei. The Black Bears kept putting up crooked number, plating two runs in the second, two in the fifth, four in the sixth and three more in the eighth.

Cole Caruso completed the scoring in the ninth with a 403-foot solo home run to the Pepsi Picnic Pavilion. Caruso’s blast was the ninth in postseason history for the Spikes, who were hosting their first home playoff game since 2016.

 

A total of 45 Penn State Football alums are populating the rosters of 24 National Football League organizations. The Nittany Lions annually rank among the top 20 programs nationally in producing players in the NFL.

 

Penn State is one of three schools to produce at least five picks in each of the last eight NFL drafts and has 59 selections since 2016. Eight members of the 2024 squad are present on NFL rosters: Abdul Carter (New York Giants), Jalen Kimber (Buffalo Bills), Coziah Izzard (New Orleans Saints), Kobe King (Minnesota Vikings), Jaylen Reed (Houston Texans), Tyler Warren (Indianapolis Colts), Kevin Winston Jr. (Tennessee Titans) and Sal Wormley (Jacksonville Jaguars).

 The Jacksonville Jaguars have the most former Nittany Lions on their roster with four. The Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers each have three.

 In addition, four Penn State alums are serving on NFL coaching staffs: NaVorro Bowman (Los Angeles Chargers, linebackers coach), Jeff Carpenter (Los Angeles Chargers, Offensive Quality Control/tight ends coach), Bobby Engram (Washington Commanders, wide receivers coach) and Al Golden (Cincinnati Bengals, defensive coordinator).

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The No. 9 Penn State women's soccer prepares for its second top-10 road challenge against an ACC competitor in the 2025 campaign this Thursday, September 4, as the Nittany Lions travel south to face the Virginia Cavaliers in a 6 p.m. (ET) matchup from Klockner Stadium. The contest will air live to a national television audience via the ACC Network, with streaming available through the ESPN app. PENN STATE IS 3-1-1 WHILE THE CAVALIERS ARE OFF TO A 4-0-1 START. 

 

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Jaden Collura tied Danny Diekroeger’s Spikes record with a hit in his 21stconsecutive game, Chenar Brown became the sixth Spike to produce five hits in a game, and Skyler Riedinger pitched five scoreless innings of relief to give the Spikes a 6-4 victory over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Wednesday night at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field to finish the regular season.

With the win, the MLB Draft League First Half Champion Spikes built momentum toward Thursday’s MLB Draft League Championship Game at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, where they will face

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THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT CUMBERLAND VALLEY YESTERDAY 25-15, 25-16 AND 25-21.  STATE HIGH IS 3-0 ON THE SEASON AND HAS YET TO LOSE A SET. 

SOMERSET SWEPT THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM YESTERDAY, 25-19, 25-23 AND 25-20.  COLBIE FRAILEY HAD 9 KILLS, 22 ASSISTS AND 7 DIGS FOR BELLEFONTE. 

 

THE BELLEFONTE BOYS SOCCER TEAM BEAT PENN CAMBRIA 8-1.  CONNELLE STABINGER SCORED THREE GOALS TO LEAD BELLEFONTE. ALSO SCORING FOR THE RED RAIDERS WERE JOHN SERVANT, WESLEY COOKE, JAMIN ONDRASIK, GAGE RANKIN AND OLIVER THORBURG. BELLEFONTE IS NOW 3-0. 

THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS SOCCER TEAM LOST TO BEDFORD 2-1 YESTERDAY.  KYUS KIMLER SCORED THE RAMS’ ONLY GOAL. 

BALD EAGLE AREA LOST TO WESTMONT HILLTOP 1-0.  THE EAGLES ARE NOW 2-1. 

SOMERSET SHUTOUT PHILILPSBURG-OSCEOLA YESTERDAY 3-0. THE MOUNTIES ARE NOW 0-3.  

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THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM SHUT OUT PENN CAMBRIA 4-0 TO IMPROVE TO 3-0 ON THE SEASON. 

WESTMONT HILLTOP EDGED THE BALD EAGLE AREA GIRLS SOCCER TEAM 1-0. THE EAGLES ARE 0-4 

THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS SOCCER TEAM LOST 8-0 TO BEDFORD YESTERDAY. PENNS VALLEY IS NOW 0-3.  

THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA GIRLS SOCCER TEAM SLIPS TO 0-3 WITH A 6-0 LOSS TO SOMERSET YESTERDAY.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM LOST A 2-1 BATTLE TO CENTRAL DAUPHIN YESTERDAY. 

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THE PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL NEWS STATE RANKINGS HAVE HARRISBURG NOW SECOND BEHIND ONLY LASALLE COLLEGE IN SIX-A AND STATE COLLEGE CHECKING IN AT NUMBER TEN. THE LITTLE LIONS WILL HOST HARRISBURG IN A BATTLE OF THE 2-0 MID-PENN CONFERENCE POWERS FRIDAY AT 7 O’CLOCK AT MEMORIAL FIELD.  

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM IS NOW SECOND IN BOTH THE A-P AND THE COACHES POLL WITH RETURNING NATIONAL CHAMPION OHIO STATE NOW ATOP BOTH POLLS. IN THE A-P POLL, IT’S LSU THIRD, GEORGIA FOURTH AND MIAMI FIFTH WITH OREGON, TEXAS, CLEMSON, NOTRE DAME AND SOUTH CAROLINA RESPECTIVELY ROUNDING OUT THE TOP TEN. 

OTHER BIG TEN TEAMS RANKED INCLUDE ILLINOIS 11TH,  MICHIGAN 15TH AND INDIANA 23RD.  

IN THE COACHES’ POLL, GEORGIA IS THIRD WITH LSU FOURTH AND OREGON FIFTH. THEN, IT’S TEXAS, MIAMI, CLEMSON, NOTRE DAME AND ARIZONA STATE RESPECTIVELY ROUNDING OUT THE TOP TEN. ILLINOIS IS 12TH WITH MICHIGAN 13TH AND INDIANA 21ST.  

THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 1-0 AFTER THE 46-11 WIN OVER NEVADA AND WILL HOST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL IN A NOON KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM ON SATURDAY.  THE PANTHERS ARE 1-0 AFTER OPENING WITH A 42-9 WIN OVER BETHUNE-COOKMAN.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM IS NOW NINTH IN THE UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 3-1-1 ON THE SEASON. PENN STATE HAS A BIG GAME AT 8TH-RANKED VIRGINIA TOMORROW NIGHT. STANFORD IS NUMBER ONE WITH TENNESSEE SECOND, DUKE THIRD, TCU FOURTH AND NOTRE DAME FIFTH. USC IS THE HIGHEST-RANKED BIG TEN TEAM AT NUMBER SIX.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS THE TOP TEAM IN THE PRESEASON ATLANTIC HOCKEY AMERICA COACHES’ POLL. PENN STATE’S TESSA JANECKE IS THE PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE AHA AFTER WINNING THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONOR EACH OF THE LAST TWO YEARS. JANECKE IS JOINED BY TEAMMATES KATELYN ROBERTS, KENDALL BUTZE AND KATIE DESA ON THE PRESEASON ALL-AHA TEAM.  THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE WON THE AHA TITLE IN EACH OF THE LAST THREE SEASONS.  PENN STATE WILL OPEN UP ITS SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 25TH AGAINST ST. LAWRENCE AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. AND, OF COURSE, THE NITTANY LIONS WILL TAKE ON ROBERT MORRIS AT BEAVER STADIUM ON JANUARY 31ST BEFORE THE MEN GO UP AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE.  

 

THE PENN STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS HAVE A NEW ASSISTANT SWIM COACH. HEAD COACH HOLLIE BONEWIT-CRON HAS ADDED TOMMY JOHNSON TO HER STAFF. HE COMES TO PENN STATE AFTER COACHING VARIOUS LEVELS OF SWIMMING AFTER COMPETING AT ASBURY UNIVERSITY. 

 

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JADEN COLLURA NOW HAS A 20-GAME HITTING STREAK FOR THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES AS HE HAD AN RBI SINGLE IN THE 9TH INNING AND ANTHONY STEELE LED A THREE-HIT SHUTOUT WITH SEVEN STRONG INNINGS AS THE SPIKES SHUT OUT THE CROSSCUTTERS IN WILLIAMSPORT LAST NIGHT 4-0.  

THE TWO TEAMS WILL MEET AGAIN TONIGHT IN WILLIAMSPORT IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE AT 6:35. 

STATE COLLEGE WILL THEN HOST WEST VIRGINIA TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. THAT GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 6:35 TOMORROW EVENING.   

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

ITS WEEK TWO OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON TONIGHT. 

ALL FIVE CENTRE COUNTY TEAMS WILL BE ON THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.  

STATE COLLEGE IS 1-0 AND WILL VISIT 0-1 ALTOONA.  

BELLEFONTE, COMING OFF ITS DRAMATIC WIN OVER TYRONE IN THE OPENER WILL VISIT 1-0 FOREST HILLS TONIGHT. 

0-1 BALD EAGLE AREA WILL BE ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AGAINST 1-0 PENN CAMBRIA 

PENNS VALLEY WILL BE AT CENTRAL CAMBRIA IN A BATTLE OF 0-1 TEAMS.  

AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IS AT  CHESTNUT RIDGE WITH BOTH TEAMS OFF TO 1-0 STARTS THIS SEASON.  

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES: 

BELLEFONTE 1  PENNS VALLEY 0 

—WESLEY COOKE SCORED THE GAME’S ONLY GOAL 

—RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 2-0 WHILE THE RAMS FALL TO 1-1

 

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: 

PENNS VALLEY RALLIED FROM A TWO SETS TO ONE DEFICIT TO BEAT BELLEFONTE IN FIVE SETS LAST NIGHT. PENNS VALLEY PREVAILED 25-18, 21-25, 22-25, 25-17 AND 15-11. 

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM OPENS UP THE 2025 CAMPAIGN TOMORROW IN A 3:30 KICKOFF VS NEVADA AT BEAVER STADIUM.   

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM HAS REELED OFF THREE STRAIGHT WINS AFTER THE SEASON OPENING LOSS AT DUKE. AUBREY KULPA SCORED TWO MORE GOALS IN THE NITTANY LIONS’ 2-0 VICTORY OVER SANTA CLARA AT JEFFREY FIELD LAST NIGHT. KULPA NOW HAS FIVE GOALS IN FOUR GAMES FOR THE 3-1 NITTAN LIONS. KULPA BROKE THROUGH IN THE SECOND HALF AFTER THE FIRST HALF ENDED IN A SCORELESS TIE. PENN STATE WILL CLOSE OUT ITS HOME NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SUNDAY AT 6PM AGAINST JAMES MADISON. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM BATTLED SYRACUSE TO A 1-1 TIE LAST NIGHT. FREDDIE BELL SCORED THE NITTANY LIONS’ GOAL. JONATHAN  EVANS HAD A BRILLIANT DIVING SAVE ON A FREE KICK TO HELP PENN STATE FORGE THE TIE. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 0-1-1 AND WILL RETURN HOME TO FACE 24TH-RANKED MISSOURI STATE ON LABOR DAY IN A 4 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD. 

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THE PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM WILL OPEN UP ITS SEASON TONIGHT. THE 18TH-RANKED NITTANY LIONS WILL VISIT 3RD-RANKED VIRGINIA IN A 5 O’CLOCK START.   PENN STATE IS COMING OFF AN 8-9 SEASON, 2-6 IN THE BIG TEN. THE CAVALIERS WERE AN NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAM LAST SEASON, GOING 14-5.  

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THE SECOND-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS 2-0 AND RETURNS TO ACTION THIS WEEKEND AT PPG PAINTS ARENA IN PITTSBURGH. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL PLAY ARIZONA STATE AT 5PM SUNDAY AND TCU MONDAY AT 5PM. BOTH MATCHES WILL BE ON FOX.  

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES WON THEIR FINAL HOME GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON LAST NIGHT, DEFEATING WILLIAMSPORT 3-2.  

COLE CARUSO AND CHENAR BROWN EACH HAD AN RBI DOUBLE. 

THE SPIKES WILL PLAY THEIR FINAL SIX GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON ON THE ROAD AND THEN WILL HOST THE WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS IN THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NEXT THURSDAY AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. 

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MICAH PARSONS IS NO LONGER A DALLAS COWBOY.  THE COWBOYS TRADED PARSON TO GREEN BAY YESTERDAY WITH THE PACKERS GETTING THREE-TIME PRO BOWL DEFENSIVE TACKLE KENNY CLARK AND TWO FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS - IN 2026 AND 2027 - IN RETURN. PARSONS AGREED TO A FOUR-YEAR DEAL WITH THE PACKERS WORTH 188 MILLION DOLLARS - 120 MILLION OF WHICH IS FULLY GUARANTEED. PARSONS IN NOW THE HIGHEST-PAID PLAYER WHO ISN’T A QUARTERBACK IN LEAGUE HISTORY.  

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CEDAR CLIFF DEFEATED THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS SOCCER TEAM 1-0 YESTERDAY.   THE LITTLE LIONS ARE 0-1-1.  

 

THE CEDAR CLIFF GIRLS ALSO BEAT STATE COLLEGE BY THAT SAME 1-0 SCORE YESTERDAY. STATE HIGH IS NOW 0-2 ON THE YOUNG SEASON. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM SWEPT CEDAR CLIFF YESTERDAY 25-21, 25-11 AND 25-23.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS TENNIS TEAM SWEPT LOWER DAUPHIN, 5-0.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM SHUT OUT PENNS VALLEY YESTERDAY 2-0.   THE RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 2-0 WHILE THE RAMS FALL TO 0-2.

 

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Fresh off back-to-back home-opening wins, the No. 9 Penn State women's soccer team returns to action this Thursday, August 28, with a 7:30 p.m. (ET) kickoff scheduled against the Santa Clara Broncos from Jeffrey Field. The match will serve as PSU's Military Appreciation Night, with recognitions for veterans and active servicemembers scheduled throughout the contest.

 

Penn State men's soccer remains on the road this week for a Thursday night matchup on August 28, as the Nittany Lions take the pitch against Syracuse for the 42nd meeting all-time. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ACCNX. BOTH TEAMS ARE 1-1 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM OPENS UP ITS SEASON SATURDAY IN A 3:30 KICKOFF AGAINST NEVADA IN BEAVER STADIUM.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE SECOND IN THE AP RANKINGS AND THIRD IN THE COACHES’ POLL.  ETHAN GRUNKEMEYER HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE BACKUP QUARTERBACK TO DREW ALLAR AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S OPENER.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE COMING OFF OF A FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE LAST SEASON. 

 

OTHER SPORTS - 

THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES WILL PLAY THEIR FINAL HOME GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON THIS EVENING AS THEY WELCOME THE WILLIAMSPORT CROSSCUTTERS TO MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.  THE SPIKES WERE IDLE YESTERDAY. FIRST PITCH TONIGHT IS AT 6:35. IT'S GUY GADOWSKY BOBBLEHEAD NIGHT FOR THE FIRST 1,000 FANS IN THE BALLPARK TONIGHT. THE SPIKES THEN CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON WITH SIX ROAD GAMES. BUT THE SPIKES WILL THEN HOST THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST THE WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS A WEEK FROM TONIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 4TH.  

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Penn State head coach James Franklin met with the media yesterday ahead of Saturday’s season opener. Franklin did not name the back up quarterback to Drew Allar but said the coaches would talk with both Ethan Grunkemeyer and Jaxon Smolik and while he indicated the decision on the backup for this week has been made, he also said it is still a close competition and that competition will continue. 

Franklin also unveiled that redshirt freshman safety Antoine Belgrave-Shorter will start alongside Zakee Wheatley in the secondary, beating out Dejuan Lane and King Mack. All three, though, will see playing time according to Franklin.  

The Nittany Lions will open up against Nevada in a 3:30 kickoff Saturday at Beaver Stadium.  

 

THE SECOND RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL HAD TO RALLY TO PULL OUT A FIVE-SET VICTORY OVER 14TH-RANKED KANSAS YESTERDAY. PENN STATE TOOK THE FIRST SET 25-22 BUT KANSAS WON THE SECOND SET 26-24 AND THE THIRD 25-16.  THE NITTANY LIONS TOOK THE FOURTH SET 30-28 AND THEN TOOK THE FIFTH AND DECISIVE SET 15-12 FOR THE VICTORY.  

THE NITTANY LIONS’ CAROLINE JUREVICIUS WAS NAMED THE MVP OF THE MATCH. SHE HIT .393 WITH 14 KILLS.  MAGGIE MENDELSON ADDED 13 KILLS ON .650 HITTING.  KENNEDY MARTIN LED THE TEAM WITH 18 KILLS, 5 DIGS AND 3 BLOCKS AND EMMI SELLMAN ALSO HAD 16 KILLS. IZZY STARCK HAD 53 ASSISTS AND 16 DIGS. PENN STATE WON BOTH MATCHES IN THE SEASON-OPENING AVCA FIRST SERVE SHOWCASE AND WILL HEAD TO PITTSBURGH FOR THE STATE FARM VOLLEYBALL SHOWCASE AT PPG PAINTS ARENA AGAINST ARIZONA STATE ON SUNDAY AND T-C-U ON MONDAY.  

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Former Penn State basketball guard Nick Kern Jr. has signed an overseas contract with the Sheffield Sharks, the team announced on X on Friday. The Sheffield Sharks play a part in the Super League Basketball.  Kern spent two years in Happy Valley after transferring from VCU when Mike Rhoades took the head coaching job at Penn State. The St. Louis, Missouri, native averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for the blue and white.

 

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Conor Higgs smashed his third home run of the season and drove in four runs total to help the State College Spikes take a game tied at 1-1 in the seventh and make it into a 10-1 rout on Monday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Higgs sent a 1-2 pitch from Anderson Cuello-Batista 407 feet over the center-field wall for a three-run shot to finish a six-run frame for the Spikes (17-20 2nd Half) in the eighth. All three home runs for the Louisiana product have traveled over 400 feet, and Monday’s homer marked his second straight game with a long ball.

Tuesday, the Spikes take on the Keys in a rubber match of their three-game series that also serves as the penultimate game of the regular season home schedule at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Right-hander Luke House (4-1) is set to get the ball for State College against Frederick right-hander Esteban Rodriguez (0-0).

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IT IS GAME WEEK FOR THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM. THE NITTANY LIONS START THE SEASON SECOND IN THE AP RANKINGS AND THIRD IN THE COACHES POLL. PENN STATE RETURNS NINE OFFENSIVE STARTERS, FIVE DEFENSIVE STARTERS AND BOTH ITS KICKER AND PUNTER FROM THE PROGRAM’S FIRST FINAL FOUR TEAM LAST SEASON.  THE WOLFPACK COME INTO THE SEASON TRYING TO TURN THINGS AROUND AFTER A 3-10 RECORD LAST SEASON AND A 7-30 MARK OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. SIXTH-YEAR QUARTERBACK CHUBBA PURDY, BROTHER OF 49’ERS QUARTERBACK BROCK PURDY, WILL BE THE QUARTERBACK FOR NEVADA UNDER SECOND YEAR HEAD COACH JEFF CHOATE. 

THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 44.5 POINT FAVORITES.  KICKOFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON IS SET FOR 3:30PM.  THE GAME WILL BE TELEVISED BY CBS.  

WEEK ZERO GAMES THIS PAST WEEKEND SAW IOWA STATE HOLD OFF KANSAS STATE IN DUBLIN, IRELAND SATURDAY 24-21.  KANSAS TROUNCED FRESON STATE 31-7. IT WAS WESTERN KENTUCKY TOPPING SAM HOUSTON 41-24. UNLV DEFEATED IDAHO STATE 38-31.  AND HAWAII KNOCKED OFF STANFORD 23-20.  

SOME OTHER BIG GAMES COMING UP ON WEEK ONE INCLUDE A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME WITH NEBRASKA AT CINCINNATI, A FRIDAY NIGHT MATCHUP WITH COLORADO HOSTING GEORGIA TECH, A BIG SHOWDOWN IN COLUMBUS SATURDAY WITH TOP-RANKED TEXAS VISITING SECOND-RANKED OHIO STATE AT NOON. SYRACUSE WILL BE AT TENNESSEE ( A LOT OF ORANGE IN THAT ONE), ALABAMA WILL VISIT FLORIDA STATE AND CLEMSON WILL HOST LSU SATURDAY NIGHT.

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THE 14TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED WEST VIRGINIA YESTERDAY AT JEFFREY FIELD, 3-1. JULIA RAICH HAD A GOAL AND ASSIST TO LEAD THE NITTANY LIONS’ ATTACK. AMELIA WHITE AND HANNAH JORDAN ALSO SCORED PENN STATE GOALS AS THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 2-1 ON THE YOUNG SEASON. PENN STATE WILL HOST SANTA CLARA THURSDAY NIGHT IN A 7:30 KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD. 

 

A BAD LOSS FOR THE PENN STATE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM AT ARMY WEST POINT LAST NIGHT. THE NITTANY LOST 2-1 IN A PENALTY-FILLED CONTEST. THE WIN FOR ARMY WEST OINT WAS ITS FIRST OVER A CURRENT POWER FOUR OPPONENT SINCE 1988.  BEN NASH SCORED IN THE 86TH MINUTE FOR PENN STATE TO PREVENT THE SHUT OUT. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 1-1 AND WILL VISIT SYRACUSE THURSDAY NIGHT.  

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ON SATURDAY EVENING, THE SECOND-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM OPENED ITS SEASON WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 3-0 SWEEP OF CREIGHTON IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. THE NITTANY LIONS WON THE GAMES 25-18, 25-22 AND 27-25.  NEBRASKA NATIVE AND SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER JORDAN HOPP HAD 10 KILLS, THREE BLOCKS AND AN ACE FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. KENNEDY MARTIN MADE HER PENN STATE DEBUT WITH 14 KILLS, 9 DIGS, 2 BLOCKS AND AN ACE. IZZY STARCK HAD 38 ASSISTS.  

PENN STATE WILL WRAP UP AVCA FIRST SERVE EVENT TONIGHT AGAINST 14TH-RANKED KANSAS IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE MATCH WILL BE ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK AT 6:30PM.   

 

The inaugural Real American Freestyle wrestling event will be held this Saturday, August 30th in Cleveland, Ohio. Penn State wrestling alums Jason Nolf and Bo Nickal will be competing. Nolf will wrestle Evan Wick at 175 pounds and Nickal will go against Jacob Cardenas at 205 pounds. 

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club’s Kyle Dake will compete against Dean Hamiti at 190 pounds.  There will be eight men’s bouts and two women’s matches and will get underway at 7pm Saturday at Holstein Center and will be broadcast on the Fox Nation streaming service. 

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE HIGH SCHOOL SEASON GOT UNDERWAY FRIDAY NIGHT AS STATE COLLEGE ROLLED TO A 41-14 WIN OVER GATEWAY. THE LITTLE LIONS’ D’ANTAE SHEFFEY RUSHED FOR OVER 160 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS. 

BELLEFONTE PULLED OFF A DRAMATIC COME-FROM-BEHIND WIN OVER TYRONE, 21-20.  THE RED RAIDERS SCORED 14 POINTS IN THE FINAL TWO MINUTES FOR THE VICTORY. JACKSON LONG HAD A KEY INTERCEPTION AND CAUGHT THE TYING TOUCHDOWN FOR BELLEFONTE. 

BALD EAGLE AREA LOST A HARD-FOUGHT 14-6 BATTLE TO HUNTINGDON. 

BISHOP GUILFOYLE GOT ITS GROUND GAME GOING IN A BIG WAY AND DEFEATED PENNS VALLEY, 42-18.  THE RAMS GOT A TOUCHDOWN ON A 95-YARD KICKOFF RETURN FROM SPENCER ALTHOUSE.  

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA GOT A BIG OPENING NIGHT WIN OVER CENTRAL, 48-24.  

DAMARCUS LAW RAN FOR 121 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE MOUNTIES. 

SOME OTHER SCORES FROM AROUND THE AREA - EVERETT BEAT WEST BRANCH 34-12. HOLLIDAYSBURG TOPPED ALTOONA 34-7. BELLWOOD-ANTIS GOT BY CLEARFIELD 28-21. MIFFLIN COUNTY SHUT OUT CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 42-0.  M0UNT UNION KNOCKED OFF TUSSEY MOUNTAIN 29-18.  NEWPORT EDGED JUNIATA VALLEY 24-19.  AND MOSHANNON VALLEY LOST TO NORTH STAR, 35-19.  

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AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES YESTERDAY IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, CHINESE TAIPEI WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 7-0 SHUTOUT OF LAS VEGAS NEVADA IN THE FINALS. THE WIN GIVES TAIWAN 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS BUT THIS WAS ITS FIRST SINCE 1996.  PITCHER LIN CHIN-TSE THREW FIVE SCORELESS INNINGS AND ALLOWED JUST ONE HIT WHILE RECORDING FOUR STRIKEOUTS. CONNECTICUT DEFEATED ARUBA 4-2 IN THE THIRD PLACE GAME YESTERDAY. 

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Conor Higgs blasted his second home run of the season 413 feet to center field to open the scoring in the second inning, but the State College Spikes took a 5-3 loss at the hands of the Frederick Keys on Sunday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

The game was halted by inclement weather in the middle of the seventh inning, with the result declared official at that point and all records from the game counting.

The Spikes had lost to Mahoning Valley Saturday night 10-5 on E-L-G-S-E-S but the Spikes defeated Mahoning Valley 8-3 Friday night. 

Monday, the Spikes and Keys continue their three-game series with a special 11:11 a.m. start on Sylly Day at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. State College will send left-hander Carston Herman (0-2) to the mound to face Frederick right-hander Jake Hunter (4-0).

The Spikes will wrap up the series with the Keys tomorrow night, will be off Wednesday, then host Williamsport Thursday before wrapping up the regular season with a six-game road trip. The Spikes will then host the MLB Draft League Championship game on Thursday, September 4th at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.  

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON KICKS OFF TONIGHT WITH ALL FIVE CENTRE COUNTY TEAMS OPENING UP AT HOME IN 7 O’CLOCK KICKOFFS. 

 GATEWAY AT STATE COLLEGE

 TYRONE AT BELLEFONTE

 HUNTINGDON AT BALD EAGLE AREA

 BISHOP GUILFOYLE AT PENNS VALLEY

 CENTRAL AT PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT FOR SOCCER AT JEFFREY FIELD LAST NIGHT AS BOTH THE PENN STATE MEN AND WOMEN OPENED UP THEIR HOME SCHEDULES WITH VICTORIES. 

THE MEN PLAYED THEIR SEASON OPENER AGAINST STETSON AND PICKED UP A 2-NIL WIN. CADEN GRABFELDER SCORED THE GAME’S ONLY GOALS - ONE IN THE FIRST HALF AND ONE IN THE SECOND WHILE PENN STATE GOALIE JONATHAN EVANS EARNED THE SHUTOUT.  

THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HIT THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SUNDAY, VISITING ARMY WEST POINT IN A 6 O’CLOCK GAME. 

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THE 14TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S TEAM EARNED AN IMPRESSIVE 4-1 WIN OVER ST. LOUIS TO EVEN ITS RECORD AT 1-1. AUBREY KULPA SCORED A COUPLE OF GOALS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS AND KAITLYN MACBEAN AND JULIA RAICH EACH ADDED A GOAL IN THE VICTORY. MACKENZIE GRESS GOT THE WIN IN GOAL WITH FOUR SAVES. PENN STATE WILL HOST WEST VIRGINIA ON SUNDAY IN A 3 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD. 

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THE RETURNING NATIONAL CHAMPION PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL OPEN UP ITS SEASON TOMORROW. THE SECOND-RANKED NITTANY LIONS WILL TAKE ON 12TH-RANKED CREIGHTON IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA AS PART OF THE AVCA FIRST SERVE EVENT. THE MATCH IS SET FOR A 5 O’CLOCK START TOMORROW AND IT WILL BE TELEVISED ON FS1.  

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The Penn State men’s basketball team makes its return to the City of Brotherly Love on Nov. 15 to take part in the Basketball on Broad Autumn Invitational doubleheader inside Xfinity Mobile Arena. Penn State will face La Salle, while Syracuse and Drexel will also compete in the college basketball doubleheader inside the home of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Tipoff time and television broadcast designation will be announced at a later date.

Penn State will enter its third season under head coach Mike Rhoades in 2025-26. 

the Nittany Lions set a single-season program record with 79.1 points per game during his second season at the helm.

 

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AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES YESTERDAY IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, ARUBA DEFEATED VENEZUELA 3-1 AND LAS VEGAS, NEVADA RALLIED BEHIND A THREE-RUN HOMER FROM GARRETT GALLEGOS IN THE SIXTH INNING TO BEAT IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA, 5-3.  

SO, TOMORROW’S INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL HAVE TAIWAN PLAYING ARUBA AND THE UNITED STATE TITLE GAME WILL PIT FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT AGAINST LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.  THE WINNERS OF THOSE GAMES WILL MEET FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON SUNDAY AT 3PM.   

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Jaden Collura hit his first home run of the MLB Draft League season and T.J. Salvaggio homered for the second straight night to provide some much-needed insurance as the State College Spikes clinched a series sweep with a 6-5 victory over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Thursday night at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field.

The win was the Spikes’ (15-18 2nd Half) third straight one-run victory over the Crosscutters (15-17 2nd Half), and dampened Williamsport’s hopes of mounting a comeback in the MLB Draft League Second Half standings. The Crosscutters are now eight games back of first-place West Virginia with 12 games remaining in the season.

Spikes starter Carter Holjes (2-2) tossed five innings of one-run ball to earn the win. 

Friday, the Spikes come back home to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park to start a two-game mini-series against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers with a 6:35 p.m. matchup. Right-hander Alec Sparks (1-1) is scheduled to start on the mound for State College.

The game starts a stretch of six straight home contests to conclude the Spikes’ regular season home schedule,

The Elgses night (honoring the Philadelphia Eagles, not so much the Philadelphia mayor) will be tomorrow night.  

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THE PENN STATE SOCCER TEAMS BOTH HAVE THEIR HOME OPENERS AT JEFFREY FIELD TONIGHT. 

THE MEN’S TEAM WILL FACE STETSON IN ITS SEASON OPENER AT 5PM. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM A DISAPPOINTING SEASON LAST YEAR AND HAVE WON TWO OF THE PREVIOUS THREE MEETINGS WITH STETSON. 

THE WOMEN’S TEAM IS NOW RANKED 14TH IN THE COUNTRY AND WILL PLAY ITS FIRST HOME GAME AFTER A TOUGH 3-2 LOSS AT FOURTH-RANKED DUKE A WEEK AGO. 23RD-RANKED SAINT LOUIS WILL BE THE OPPONENT IN TONIGHT’S CONTEST. THE BILLIKENS ARE 1-0 ON THE YOUNG SEASON. PENN STATE IS 23-3-5 ALL-TIME IN HOME OPENERS. KICKOFF TONIGHT IS SET FOR 8PM.  

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INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMAN MARCUS BLAZE BLAZED HIS WAY TO GOLD AT THE 20U WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BULGARIA YESTERDAY. BLAZE WON THE 61 KILO FINALS WITH A 10-0 TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY OVER IRAN AHORA KHATERI. BLAZE FINISHED THE TOURNAMENT WITH FOUR WINS BY TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY AND ONE BY DIQUALIFICATION ON CAUTIONS. BLAZE JOINS FELLOW INCOMING NITTANY LIONS PJ DUKE AS A GOLD MEDALIST AND ALL FIVE NITTANY LIONS THAT REPRESENTED THE U-S ARE BRINGING HOME MEDALS WITH INCOMING FRESHMAN WILLIAM HENCKEL EARNING SILVER AND TWIN BROTHERS CONNOR AND COLE MIRASOLA EACH WINNING BRONZE. THE UNITED STATES EASILY OUTDISTANCED RUSSIA, 185-157,  TO TOP THE TEAM STANDINGS.  KAZAKHSTAN WAS THIRD AND IRAN FOURTH. THE PENN STATE CONTINGENT SCORED 100 POINTS AND WOULD HAVE FINISHED FOURTH WITH THEIR POINTS ALONE. THE UNITED STATES EARNED FIVE GOLD MEDALS, ONE SILVER AND TWO BRONZE AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. OTHER GOLD MEDALISTS FROM THE U-S WERE LUKE STANICH, MAX MCENELLY AND JASON RADEMACHER. 

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THE PENN STATE CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS WILL OPEN THEIR SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 5TH. FLORENCE CARON AND BRIAN DICOLA HAVE BEEN NAMED AS BIG TEN RUNNERS TO WATCH IN THE UPCOMING SEASON. CARON BECAME PENN STATE’S FIRST CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICAN SINCE 2016 LAST SEASON. DICOLA WAS THE FIRST PENN STATE MAN TO EARN A BID TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET SINCE 2017.  

 

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AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES YESTERDAY….

ARUBA ELIMINATED JAPAN WITH A 3-0 VICTORY AND IROM, SOUTH CAROLINA DEFEATED

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 7-6 TO STAY ALIVE. CHINESE TAIPEI BEAT VENEZUELA 7-3 TO ADVANCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT IS INTO THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH A 7-3 WIN OVER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.  

SO, TODAY, IT WILL BE VENEZUELA VERSUS ARUBA AT 3 O’CLOCK AND SOUTH CAROLINA AGAINST NEVADA AT 7 O’CLOCK WITH THE WINNERS ADVANCING TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES SEMIFINALS. 

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T.J. Salvaggio opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the first inning, then capped it with a tie-breaking RBI single in the eighth to give the State College Spikes at 7-6 victory over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Salvaggio continued his surge in the month of August with a 360-foot shot just inside the left field foul pole to put the Spikes (14-18 2nd Half) in front in the opening frame. The Southeastern Louisiana product is now hitting .388 since the calendar turned from July.

With a series victory in hand, the Spikes and Crosscutters now switch locations for the third and final game of their mid-week series on Thursday. First pitch will fly at 6:35 p.m. at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, with right-hander Carter Holjes (1-2) set to go on the mound for State College against Williamsport right-hander Reilly Shafer (1-4).

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Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar was tabbed to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list on Tuesday. Now in its 39th year, the Golden Arm Award continues to honor excellence both on and off the field. The award is presented in December by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation in partnership with A.O. Smith Corporation, whose mission aligns with the Foundation’s commitment to advancing the game of football while promoting character, leadership and academic achievement among young athletes.

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ALL FIVE WRESTLERS WITH PENN STATE TIES HAVE EARNED MEDALS AT THE 20U WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. P.J. DUKE WON GOLD, WILLIAM HENCKEL WON SILVER AND BOTH CONNOR MIRASOLA AND COLE MIRASOLA TOOK BRONZE. THE MIRASOLAS BECOME THE FIRST BROTHERS TO BOTH MEDAL FOR THE U-S IN THE SAME U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1973 WHEN JIMMY CARR WON GOLD AND JOE CARR TOOK SILVER. 

DUKE WON HIS TITLE BY DEFEATING ALEKSANDR GAIDARLI OF MOLDOVA 7-5 IN THE FINALS. 

HENCKEL RALLIED FROM AN 8-2 DEFICIT BUT LOST IN THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH TO MAHDI YOUSEFI HAJIVAR OF IRAN 8-6 AT 79 KILOS. CONNOR MIRASOLA WON BRONZE WITH A 10-0 TECH FALL OVER ANAR JAFARLI OF AZERBAIJAN AT 92 KILOS  AND COLE MIRASOLA TOOK BRONZE AT 125 KILOS WITH A 12-0 TECH FALL OVER NARANTULGA DARMAABAZER OF MONGOLIA.  

INCOMING FRESHMAN MARCUS BLAZE WILL WRESTLE FOR GOLD TODAY.  BLAZE DEFEATED A RUSSIAN OPPONENT IN THE SEMIFINALS 15-4.  HE WILL FACE IRAN’S AHORA KHATERI IN THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH AT 61 KILOS AT 11 THIS MORNING.  

THE UNITED STATES WILL BRING BACK EIGHT MEDALS, TYING FOR SECOND MOST FOR OUR COUNTRY AT THE 20U WORLDS. IN ADDITION TO THE FIVE PENN STATE MEDAL WINNERS, LEHIGH SOPHOMORE TO BE LUKE STANICH WON GOLD AT 65 KILOS, JUSTIN RADEMACHER, A SOPHOMORE TO BE AT OREGON STATE, WON GOLD AT 97 KILOS AND MAX MCENELLY, THE SOPHOMORE TO BE FOR MINNESOTA WILL WRESTLE FOR GOLD TODAY AT 86 KILOS.  

THE UNITED STATES WILL WIN THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, EASILY OUTDISTANCING KAZAKHSTAN AND IRAN WHICH ARE SECOND AND THIRD RESPECTIVELY.  

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Former Penn State women’s soccer midfielder Olivia Smith has been named the Women’s Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year on Tuesday night.

The 21-year-old joined London club Arsenal in a women’s soccer world-record transfer of 1 million pounds on a four-year deal.

Smith spent her freshman season at Penn State, notching one goal and an assist. She departed from the program after 2022 to sign her first professional contract with the North Toronto Nitros.

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Former Penn State men’s hockey forward Danny Dzhaniyev has signed with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL the team announced yesterday.  Dzhaniyev spent four seasons at Penn State, consistently being a key player. He recorded 93 points through 34 goals and 59 assists across 146 games for the blue and white. He helped lead the Nittany Lions to two NCAA Tournaments in his time, including the first-ever trip to the Frozen Four last year.

The Nittany Lions will kick off their season at Arizona State on Friday, October 3, at 9 p.m.

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Penn State men’s basketball’s non-conference schedule is nearly completed.

The Nittany Lions will play NC Central on December 29 inside the Bryce Jordan Center. NC Central coach LeVelle Moton announced this on Monday when he released the nonconference schedule for his team on X.

This will be the first matchup in program history between the two schools. NC Central, which plays in the MEAC Conference, finished 14-19 last season, including 6-8 in conference play. The MEAC Conference consists of eight teams, including Norfolk State, which made the NCAA Tournament last season.

This is the seventh confirmed game of Penn State’s non-conference schedule, with four more still to be announced. Penn State hoops will square off against Pitt on Sunday, December 21, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Along with Pitt, it is set to have its home opener against Fairfield on Wednesday, November 3.

The blue and white will visit New Haven on November 8 before hosting Boston University and Harvard as part of a multi-team event with dates still to be determined. The Nittany Lions will also play a neutral-site game at the Hall of Fame Showcase on Monday, November 22, against Providence.

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Penn State baseball has released its Fall 2025 schedule. The Nittany Lions will host three opponents at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Penn State opens its Fall slate on Friday, September 26 against Villanova. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.

The Blue and White hosts Team Ontario on Friday, October 10. The contest begins at 5 p.m.

The Nittany Lions welcome Bucknell on Friday, October 17. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.

Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, finished the 2025 season with a 33-23 record, posting its second-most wins in a season. PSU reached the 30-win mark for the first time since 2011.

 

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AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT YESTERDAY, FOUR TEAMS WERE ELMINATED FROM THE FIELD. JAPAN SHUT OUT MEXICO 6-0 AND ARUBA DEFEATED CANADA 6-1 IN INTERNATION GAMES. ON THE AMERICAN SIDE OF THE BRACKET, SOUTH CAROLINA TOOK DOWN HAWAII 3-0 AND SOUTH DAKOTA PULLED AWAY LATE FOR A 9-0 WIN OVER WASHINGTON. 

TODAY’S SCHEDULE HAS CHINESE TAIPEI TAKING ON VENEZUELA AT ONE O’CLOCK WITH THE WINNER ADVANCING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. AND THEN CONNECTICUT AND NEVADA PLAY AT THREE WITH THE WINNER GOING TO THE U-S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. 

TWO MORE ELIMINATION GAMES FOLLOW WITH JAPAN AND ARUBA PLAYING AT 5 O’CLOCK AND THEN SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MEET AT 7.  

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES HELD OFF THE WILLIAMSPORT CROSSCUTTERS FOR AN 8-7 WIN LAST NIGHT. THE SPIKES SCORED FOUR RUNS IN THE SEVENTH - THREE COMING ON A JADEN COLLURA DOUBLE.  AND THE SPIKES ADDED TWO MORE IN THE 8TH. WILLIAMSPORT RALLIED IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH WITH FOUR RUNS BUT THE SPIKES HELD ON FOR THE WIN. COLLURA FINISHED THE NIGHT GOING 3-FOR-3 WITH THREE RBI.  SKLYER RIEDLINGER THREW ONE AND 2/3 SCORELESS INNINGS TO GET THE WIN FOR STATE COLLEGE. THE SPIKES WILL AGAIN HOST THE CROSSCUTTERS THIS EVENING AT 6:35 AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.  

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THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON KICKS OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. STATE COLLEGE BEGINS THE SEASON RANKED SEVENTH IN PENNLIVE’S 6-A STATE RANKINGS.  HARRISBURG IS THIRD.  STATE HIGH WILL HOST HARRISBURG IN WEEK THREE ON SEPTEMBER 5TH AT MEMORIAL FIELD. 

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Penn State senior defensive tackle Zane Durant, redshirt junior offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane and senior running back Nicholas Singleton were named Preseason Associated Press All-America first team, while senior running back Kaytron Allen was tabbed to the second team. Penn State is tied with Texas for the most first-team selections among FBS teams.

Durant also has been tabbed as a Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Athletic (first team) and CBS (first team).

Ioane has picked up Preseason All-American honors from the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Athletic (first team), CBS (first team) and ESPN (first team).

Singleton has earned Preseason All-American accolades from the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Athletic (first team), CBS (first team) and ESPN (first team). Allen is on Preseason All-American teams for the Associated Press and ESPN (second team)

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THE PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM HAS PICKED UP A COMMITMENT FOR THE CLASS OF 2027. CORNERBACK GABE JENKINS ANNOUNCED HIS COMMITMENT YESTERDAY. HE IS A PITTSBURGH NATIVE AND IS RATED AS THE 8TH BEST PLAYER IN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE 19TH BEST CORNERBACK IN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO 247’S COMPOSITE RANKINGS. JENKINS IS THE FOURTH COMMITMENT FOR THE 2027 RECRUITING CLASS JOINING FOUR-STAR RECEIVER KHALIL TAYLOR, FIVE-STAR RUNNING BACK KEMON SPELL AND FIVE-STAR OFFENSIVE TACKLE LAYTON VON BRANDT.  

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THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM HAS ITS FIRST COMMITMENT FOR THE CLASS OF 2027. FOUR-STAR PROSPECT BRADEN HORTON HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL JOIN THE NITTANY LIONS IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. HE IS A 6-FOOT, 2-INCH , 176-POUND FORWARD FROM ST. MARY’S PENNSYLVANIA AND WILL HEAD TO THE NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON. 

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Former Penn State football and current Baltimore Ravens defensive end Adisa Isaac is out multiple weeks with a dislocated elbow he sustained in the Ravens’ 31-13 preseason win over the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh confirmed the injury in his post-game press conference, but Isaac’s timeline for return remains unclear.

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES HAD YESTERDAY OFF. THE SPIKES WILL WELCOME THE WILLIAMSPORT CROSSCUTTERS TO MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK THIS EVENING FOR A 6:35 START. THE TWO TEAMS WILL PLAY AGAIN TOMORROW IN STATE COLLEGE AND THEN CLOSE OUT THE SERIES THURSDAY IN WILLIAMSPORT. THE SPIKES ARE 29-30 ON THE SEASON. 

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AT THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, WHAT A GAME BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEVADA YESTERDAY.  JOE GIULIETTI THREW A NO-HITTER FOR THE TEAM FROM IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA. GARRETT GALLEGOS HAD 12 STRIKEOUTS IN HIS START FOR THE TEAM FROM LAS VEGAS. ULTIMATELY, IT WAS CUTTER RICAFORT HITTING A WALK-OFF SINGLE IN EXTRA INNINGS TO GIVE THE NEVADA TEAM THE VICTORY.  

VENEZUELA HAD SOME OUTSTANDING DEFENSE EN ROUTE TO A 4-0 VICTORY OVER JAPAN.  CHINESE TAPEI DEFEATED ARUBA 4-0 AND LAST NIGHT, IT WAS CONNECTICUT BLASTING SOUTH DAKOTA 13-1.  

TODAY, IT’S ELIMINATION GAMES ON THE SCHEDULE. JAPAN PLAYS MEXICO AT 1, THEN SOUTH CAROLINA PLAYS HAWAII  AT 3, CANADA FACES ARUBA AT 5 AND SOUTH DAKOTA GOES UP AGAINST WASHINGTON AT 7.  

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IT IS GAME WEEK FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS IN THE AREA. ALL FIVE CENTRE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL OPEN UP AT HOME FRIDAY NIGHT IN 7 O’CLOCK KICKOFFS. 

STATE COLLEGE WILL HOST GATEWAY, BELLEFONTE WILL WELCOME TYRONE, BALD EAGLE AREA ENTERTAINS HUNTINGDON, PENNS VALLEY WILL HOST BISHOP GUILFOYLE AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA ENTERTAINS CENTRAL. 

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THE CAPTAINS FOR THE 2025 PENN STATE FOOTBALL TEAM HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. LINEBACKER DOM DELUCA BECOMES A THREE-TIME CAPTAIN FOR THE PROGRAM WHILE CENTER NICK DAWKINS AND QUARTERBACK DREW ALLAR EACH BECOME TWO-TIME CAPTAINS. DEFENSIVE TACKLE ZANE DURANT AND LONG SNAPPER TYLER DUZANSKY ARE THE FIRST-TIME CAPTAINS FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. PENN STATE WILL OPEN THE SEASON RANKED SECOND IN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL AND THIRD IN THE COACHES POLL.  THE OPENING GAME AGAINST NEVADA IS SET FOR A 3:30 KICKOFF ON AUGUST 30TH.  

 

THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM WILL HOST OKLAHOMA IN A DUAL MEET AT REC HALL ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14TH.  THE SOONERS WILL VISIT BUCKNELL THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL BE SEEKING A FIFTH CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL TITLE IN THE UPCOMING SEASON.  

AT THE 20 AND UNDER WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BULGARIA, INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMAN  PJ DUKE WILL WRESTLE FOR GOLD TODAY AT 70 KILOS.  

PENN STATE REDSHIRT FRESHMAN-TO-BE COLE MIRASOLA WILL WRESTLING FOR BRONZE AT 125 KILOS.  TWIN BROTHER CONNOR MIRASOLA IS WAITING TO SEE OTHER RESULTS TO SEE IF HE GETS PULLED BACK INTO CONTENTION FOR BRONZE AT 92 KILOS.  INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMAN WILLIAM HENCKEL IS IN THE SEMIFINALS AT 79 KILOS.  

INCOMING PENN STATE FRESHMAN MARCUS BLAZE  WILL BEGIN HIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMETITION TOMORROW MORNING AT 61 KILOS.  

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WE LEARNED OVER THE WEEKEND THAT THE LADY LION BASKETBALL TEAM WILL BE TRAVEL TO PERENNIAL POWER SOUTH CAROLINA FOR A NON-CONFERENCE GAME ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14TH.  DAWN STALEY HAS GUIDED THE PROGRAM TO THREE NATIONAL TITLES WITH THE MOST RECENT COMING IN 2022.  SOUTH CAROLINA IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHLY RANKED AGAIN WHILE PENN STATE IS LOOKING TO REBOUND FROM A DISAPPOINTING SEASON THAT SAW THEM GO 1-17 IN BIG TEN ACTION.   

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Trotter Boston put the State College Spikes ahead with a 422-foot, two-run homer in the seventh, and the Spikes added five runs in the ninth to put away a 7-1 victory over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the finale of their weekend series at Eastwood Field on Sunday afternoon.

After an off day on Monday, the Spikes will begin a three-game series against the Williamsport Crosscutters on Tuesday with a 6:35 p.m. matchup in the first of two games of the set at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

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A TERRIFIC BATTLE LAST NIGHT IN THE SEASON OPENER FOR THE 11TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER BUT THE NITTANY LIONS ULTIMATELY FELL AT 4TH-RANKED DUKE, 3-2.  SOPHOMORE AUBREY KULPA AND FRESHMAN DEFENDER HANNAH JORDAN SCORED THE PENN STATE GOALS. MACKENZIE GRESS HAD FOUR SAVES IN GOAL. THE GAME WAS TIED AT TWO AT HALFTIME BUT MIA MINESTRELLA SCORED ON A HEADER FROM A CORNER KICK IN THE 57TH MINUTE TO GIVE DUKE THE FINAL MARGIN.  PENN STATE WILL PLAY ITS HOME OPENER AGAINST ST. LOUIS NEXT WEDNESDAY IN AN 8 O’CLOCK KICKOFF AT JEFFREY FIELD.  

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Penn State women’s soccer graduate forward Kaitlyn MacBean was named to the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List on Thursday afternoon, accentuating her status as one of the premier players to watch in the women’s college game following a release from United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club.

The Excelsior, Minnesota, native MacBean joins a long line of Nittany Lions to garner preseason recognition to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and becomes the first Penn Stater since current NWSL professionals in Chicago Stars FC forward Ally Schlegel and Bay FC forward Penelope Hocking each earned spots ahead of the 2022 campaign. Penn State enters the 2025 campaign in the hunt for its first MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist since Schlegel in 2022, as well as the program’s first winner of the award since National Championship-winning goal scorer Raquel Rodriguez took home the sport’s highest honor in 2015. Penn State boasts a pair of MAC Hermann Trophy winners in the program’s 31 prior seasons, with Rodriguez joining 2001 National Player of the Year Christie Welsh.

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Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar was named to the Manning Award watch list on Thursday. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates’ postseason performances in its balloting. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the postseason.

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Cole Caruso smashed his second home run of the season to help the State College Spikes to the lead, but the West Virginia Black Bears stole a victory from the Spikes in the MLB Draft League Overtime tiebreaker after a 3-3 tie in regulation on Thursday night at Kendrick Family Ballpark.

Caruso’s 372-foot, two-run shot to right field with two outs in the top of the third extended the Spikes’ (11-16 2nd Half) lead to 3-0. The long ball followed Adonis Forte’s RBI groundout that scored Adam Paniagua after his triple to right field started the third.

However, West Virginia (20-6 2nd Half) got on the board thanks to Jace Rinehart’s two-run single, his fourth of five hits on the night, in the seventh. In the ninth, Drew Collins tripled to start the inning and scored on a third-strike passed ball with Judah Morris at the plate to tie the game.

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No. 11 Penn State women's soccer kicks off its 32nd varsity campaign and the 19th season of the Erica Dambach era on Thursday, August 14, as the Nittany Lions travel to Koskinen Stadium to face off against the fourth-ranked and defending Women's College Cup participant Duke Blue Devils in a 7 p.m. (ET) fixture. The contest will stream live to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via ACCNX and the ESPN app on connected devices.

The Blue & White return to the pitch following their second consecutive run to the NCAA Tournament's National Quarterfinals in 2024, publishing a 15-7-3 overall record paired with a 5-4-2 mark in the Big Ten Conference. A season ago, Penn State extended the nation’s longest active streak of consecutive Sweet 16 appearances to eight-straight. The Blue & White also secured the program’s 30th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and booked the team's 31st consecutive season with at least 10 victories, with both of those accomplishments marking the second-longest active stretches of that nature in women's college soccer.

In a clash of two of the sport's biggest brands, Penn State and Duke will square off in the marquee matchup of opening night to mark the seventh all-time fixture between the two sides in history. PSU leads the all-time series through the prior six fixtures by a 4-1-1 differential, going unbeaten against Duke since falling in the inaugural meeting in 1999. The Nittany Lions and Blue Devils will face off in the regular season for just the fifth time ever on Thursday, with PSU leading the regular season series by a 2-1-1 margin. Penn State will mark its second-ever trip to Koskinen Stadium this week, with the last matchup of the two teams in Durham coming on September 7, 2014, a gritty 4-3 Penn State road victory. Notably, Thursday's fixture will mark the first meeting of the two sides since clashing in the 2015 NCAA Women's College Cup final, a match in which Penn State published a 1-0 victory to secure the program's first and only national title. Eventual MAC Hermann Trophy winner Raquel Rodriguez found the back of the net on a helper from Mallory Weber in the 72nd minute.

 

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Dan Tauken’s double and early opportunities kept the State College Spikes in Wednesday’s game, but the West Virginia Black Bears went wire-to-wire to claim an 8-0 win at Kendrick Family Ballpark.

Tauken, who entered the night in the MLB Draft League’s top ten for hard-hit rate, laced his two-base hit down the right-field line in the second at 104.4 miles per hour to put the Spikes (11-15 2nd Half) in the hit column. However, he was stranded there as the inning ended.

State College had another chance in the third, down 3-0, after loading the bases with one out. 

Thursday, the Spikes complete their three-game series in West Virginia with a 6:00 p.m. matchup against the Black Bears at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Right-hander Luke House (4-1) is slated to start on the mound for State College.

After the trio of games in West Virginia, the Spikes will finish their six-game road trip with a three-game set at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers Friday through Sunday.

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Penn State senior defensive tackle Zane Durant and redshirt junior offensive lineman Olaivavega Ioane were tabbed to the Lombardi Award watch list on Tuesday.

The Lombardi Award, established in 1970, was presented to an outstanding lineman who best epitomizes the values of leadership, courage, performance and discipline on and off the field.

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The Penn State women’s soccer program garnered a wide array of national attention from TopDrawerSoccer.com in its preseason releases, with the Nittany Lions landing the No. 6 overall team ranking while securing one Best XI Team selection and a pair of preseason top-100 players in the organization’s releases Tuesday.

Penn State picked up the No. 6 national ranking according to TopDrawerSoccer’s preseason release, the highest rated program in the Big Ten Conference and the highest ranked team in the nation outside of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Nittany Lions are one of eight Big Ten programs in the national preseason top 25, with PSU joining UCLA (No. 8), Ohio State (No. 9), Michigan State (No. 11), Wisconsin (No. 13), Minnesota (No. 14), Iowa (No. 17) and USC (No. 21). In total PSU, will challenge a trio of teams who are ranked in the national preseason top 25 by the organization, including Duke (No. 5), Ohio State and Wisconsin.

On an individual basis, graduate forward Kaitlyn MacBean secured a pair of preseason accolades, earning an appearance on the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI Second Team, the only forward from the Big Ten Conference recognized by the TDS Best XI teams. MacBean also secured the second-highest ranking of any B1G athlete in the organization’s Preseason Top 100 Player Rankings, landing the No. 18 position nationally. On the back line, redshirt junior defender Kayleigh Herr picked up the No. 80 individual ranking to round out PSU’s list of preseason accolades from TopDrawerSoccer.

MacBean also secured United Soccer Coaches Forward to Watch accolades in a preseason release by the organization on Tuesday morning.

The Excelsior, Minnesota, native MacBean joins a pair of additional Nittany Lions who had their names selected as United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch earlier this summer, with the veteran forward joining a pair of defenders in sophomore Bella Ayscue and junior Kaelyn Wolfe as preseason honorees from the organization.

With MacBean and Herr leading the charge, the United Soccer Coaches 11th-ranked Nittany Lions will open their 2025 season in two days’ time, with a 7 p.m. (ET) kickoff scheduled against the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils on Thursday, August 14, from Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

 

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Jakobi Davis went deep in the eighth inning to tie the game with his first State College Spikes home run, but Drew Collins won it for the West Virginia Black Bears with a walk-off double to take a 4-3 decision on Tuesday night at Kendrick Family Ballpark.

In a potential MLB Draft League Championship Game preview, West Virginia (18-6 2nd Half) staked a further claim to first place in the league’s Second Half standings to open the three-game set against the Spikes (11-14 2nd Half), the league’s First Half Champions and title game hosts.

Wednesday, the Spikes and Black Bears meet for another 6:00 p.m. matchup at Kendrick Family Ballpark in the middle game of their three-game set.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RELEASED ITS PRESEASON COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL YESTERDAY AND PENN STATE CHECKS IN AT NUMBER TWO.  TEXAS IS NUMBER ONE WITH OHIO STATE THIRD, CLEMSON FOURTH AND GEORGIA FIFTH. THE LONGHORNS JUST EDGED OUT PENN STATE FOR THE TOP SPOT IN THE CLOSEST PRESEASON VOTE SINCE 1998.  TEXAS RECEIVED 25 FIRST-PLACE VOTES AND 1,552 POINTS. PENN STATE RECEIVED 23 FIRST-PLACE VOTES AND 1,547 POINTS. 

ROUNDING OUT THE TOP TEN… IT’S NOTRE DAME, OREGON, ALABAMA, LSU AND MIAMI OF FLORIDA RESPECTIVELY. SIX BIG TEN TEAMS ARE RANKED - JOINING OHIO STATE, PENN STATE AND OREGON ARE 12TH-RANKED ILLINOIS, 14TH-RANKED MICHIGAN AND 20TH-RANKED INDIANA. TEN S-E-C TEAMS ARE RANKED IN THE TOP 25 WITH FOUR FROM THE BIG 12 AND THREE FROM THE ACC. 

THE NITTANY LIONS OPEN THEIR SEASON IN 18 DAYS, HOSTING NEVADA IN A 3:30 KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM ON AUGUST 30TH.  

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THREE PENN STATE PLAYERS HAVE BEEN NAMED TO THE CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST. THAT AWARD GOES TO THE BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE DEFENSIVE END DANI DENNIS-SUTTON, DEFENSIVE TACKLE ZANE DURANT AND CORNERBACK A.J. HARRIS ON THE WATCH LIST. DENNIS-SUTTON HAD 13 TACKLES FOR A LOSS LAST SEASON AND RACKED UP 8 AND A HALF SACKS. HE RANKED FIFTH AND SIXTH IN THE CONFERENCE IN THOSE CATEGORIES RESPECTIVELY. DURANT HAD 11 TACKLES FOR A LOSS LAST SEASON AND THREE SACKS. AND HARRIS HAD AN INTERCEPTION, FIVE PASS BREAK-UPS AND 48 TACKLES LAST YEAR AS HE WAS NAMED A THIRD TEAM ALL-BIG TEN SELECTION. 

THE BEDNARIK AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED ON DECEMBER 11TH.  

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THE PRESEASON BIG TEN WOMEN’S SOCCER COACHES’ POLL HAS PENN STATE PROJECTED TO FINISH THIRD IN THE CONFERENCE. USC IS THE COACHES’ PICK TO WIN THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP WITH UCLA SECOND AND PENN STATE THIRD. MICHIGAN STATE IS FOURTH AND OHIO STATE FIFTH IN THE PRESEASON CONFERENCE RANKING.

PENN STATE’S THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH IN THE CONFERENCE ARE FORWARD KAITLYN MACBEAN, MIDFIELDER MOLLY MARTIN AND FORWARD AMELIA WHITE. 

THE 11TH-RANKED NITTANY LIONS ARE SET TO OPEN THE SEASON ON THURSDAY AT FOURTH-RANKED DUKE IN A 7 O’CLOCK KICKOFF.  

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THERE IS A CHANGE TO THE CARD FOR THE FIRST REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE EVENT COMING UP ON AUGUST 30TH IN CLEVELAND. THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB’S KYLE DAKE WILL NOW FACE DEAN HAMITI INSTEAD OF AEODEN SINCLAIR AT 190 POUNDS. HAMITI WON THE NATIONAL TITLE FOR OKLAHOMA STATE THIS PAST SEASON AT 174 POUNDS. PENN STATE ALUMS JASON NOLF AND BO NICKAL WILL ALSO BE COMPETING. NOLF WILL FACE EVAN WICK AT 175 POUNDS AND NICKAL WILL WRESTLE JACOB CARDENAS AT 205 POUNDS. 

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES HAD YESTERDAY OFF AND OPEN A SIX-GAME ROAD TRIP WITH THE FIRST OF THREE AT WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. THE SPIKES ARE NOW 11-13 IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE SEASON. STATE COLLEGE WILL HOST THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH THANKS TO THEIR WINNING THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON.  

 

THE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES WILL GET UNDERWAY TOMORROW IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT. PUERTO RICO AND LATIN AMERICA WILL SQUARE OFF AT 1PM TOMORROW IN THE FIRST OF FOUR GAMES ON THE OPENING DAY.  THE MID-ATLANTIC REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE GLENMOORE EAGLE LITTLE LEAGUE FROM UPPER UWCHLAN (YOO-KLIN) TOWNSHIP IN PENNSYLVANIA. THEY ARE A LITTLE NORTH OF DOWNINGTOWN AND WILL OPEN UP THEIR PLAY THURSDAY AT 7PM AGAINST A TEAM FROM SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE TOURNAMENT WILL RUN THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH.  

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PENN STATE’S KHALIL DINKINS IS ON THE MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST. THE HONOR GOES TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S TOP TIGHT END EACH SEASON. THE NITTANY LIONS’ TYLER WARREN WON THE AWARD LAST SEASON. WE ARE 19 DAYS AWAY FROM THE PENN STATE OPENER AGAINST NEVADA ON AUGUST 30TH IN A 3:30 KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM.   

 

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WEST SUBURBAN LITTLE LEAGUE, FROM THE JOHNSTOWN AREA, WON THE LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP. WEST SUBURBAN DEFEATED FLOYDS KNOBS, INDIANA IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME YESTERDAY, 1-0.  

REAGAN BILLS WAS THE UNQUESTIONED HERO FOR WEST SUBURBAN. SHE THREW A COMPLETE GAME ONE-HIT SHUTOUT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND DROVE IN THE ONLY RUN WITH AN RBI SINGLE IN THE FOURTH. SHE WENT 2-FOR-2 AT THE PLATE. 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM SENT A VIDEO MESSAGE TO THE WEST SUBURBAN TEAM BEFORE YESTERDAY’S TITLE-CLINCHING VICTORY TO WISH THE TEAM GOOD LUCK.  

IT IS THE FIRST LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR A PENNSYLVANIA TEAM SINCE 1978.  WEST SUBURBAN ACTUALLY LOST ITS FIRST GAME IN THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE PLAYOFFS BEFORE REELING OFF 16 CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES.   

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Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar was selected for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award watch list on Thursday.

The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award.

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The Penn State men’s basketball team will travel to Dayton on Sunday, Oct. 19 for a charity exhibition game in support of adolescent and young adult mental health and suicide prevention.

The charity exhibition game, in partnership with CareSource, will tip off at 2 p.m. All net proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Jay's Light, the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, and mental health initiatives for University of Dayton students. Further events and programming leading up to the game will be announced in the fall.

Dayton Coach Anthony Grant and his wife Chris strive to "bring purpose to the pain" from their family's tragedy by helping mothers, fathers, teens, and young adults find the resources to help. Their daughter, Jay, died in 2022 at the age of 20 as a result of mental illness.

 

Fans can purchase their tickets to see the defending national champion Penn State women’s volleyball team as single-match tickets are now on sale.

Some of the big matches on the Penn State schedule, including Kentucky (Sept. 5), Pitt (Sept. 17), USC (Sept. 26), Nebraska (Oct. 3), and Wisconsin (Oct. 10) have limited tickets remaining but are selling fast.

Other matches at Rec Hall this season include non-conference matchups against New Hampshire (9/7), Bucknell (9/9), Princeton (9/19), and Central Michigan (9/21), as well as Big Ten contests against UCLA (9/28), Northwestern (10/11), Rutgers (10/24), Indiana (11/2), Ohio State (11/16), Michigan State (11/21), and Maryland (11/23).

The Nittany Lions went 35-2 last season on their way to winning the eighth national title in program history. They also clinched a share of the Big Ten title with a 3-1 win over Nebraska in front of a sold-out crowd at Rec Hall during the regular season.

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IT WAS A 4-4 GAME LAST NIGHT GOING TO THE NINTH INNING BETWEEN THE MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS AND THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES. AND WHILE STATE COLLEGE PLAYED WELL, MAHONING VALLEY WAS ABLE TO PUSH TWO RUNS ACROSS IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH WITH THE HELP OF TWO SPIKES ERRORS AND THEY WENT ON TO….

LOSE THE GAME!  THAT’S BECAUSE THE SPIKES RALLIED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH! 

WITH ONE OUT AND THE BASES LOADED, ADONIS FORTE HIT A GROUNDER TO THE PITCHER WHO THREW HOME TO GET THE OUT BUT THE THROW TO FIRST FROM THE CATCHER SAILED INTO RIGHT FIELD ALLOWING TWO RUNS TO SCORE AS THE SPIKES TIED THE GAME. JADEN COLLURA WOULD LATER HIT A WALK-OFF RBI SINGLE TO GIVE THE SPIKES THE 7-6 WIN AND EXTEND THE STATE COLLEGE WINNING STREAK TO FOUR GAMES. 

CENTRL MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCT ZANE PROBST GOT THE WIN IN RELIEF FOR STATE COLLEGE 

THE SPIKES WILL LOOK TO COMPLETE THE SWEEP OF THE SERIES WITH MAHONING VALLEY TONIGHT IN A 6:35 START AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. THE SPIKES WILL ALSO HOST THE TRENTON THUNDER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN 6:35 STARTS. SUNDAY’S GAME WILL BE THE KATIE SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY BOBBLEHEAD GIVE-AWAY.  

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Penn State football redshirt senior wide receiver Trebor Peña and senior receiver Devonte Ross were named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list on Wednesday.

The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position, who catches a pass is eligible for the award.

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS RANKED NUMBER TWO IN THE PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL.  NEBRASKA IS NUMBER ONE WITH THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION NITTANY LIONS SECOND FOLLOWED BY PITT, LOUISVILLE AND TEXAS RESPECTIVELY. 

OTHER BIG TEN TEAMS RANKED INCLUDE 8TH-RANKED WISCONSIN, 11TH-RANKED MINNESOTA, 

15TH-RANKED PURDUE, 18TH-RANKED UCLA AND 21ST-RANKED USC.  

Penn State will go up against No. 7 Kentucky, No. 12 Creighton, No. 13 Arizona State, No. 14 Kansas, No. 15 Purdue, and No. 25 TCU in non-conference play.

The Nittany Lions open their season at the AVCA First Serve event, taking on Creighton on Saturday, August 23. They will host their home opener at Rec Hall against Kentucky on Tuesday, September 5.

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THE BIG TEN OFFICIALLY IS RELEASING THE SITES FOR THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.  PENN STATE WILL HOST THE BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 7TH AND 8TH AT THE BRYCE JORDAN CENTER. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL BE LOOKING TO WIN A FOURTH STRAIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRONT OF THE HOME TOWN CROWD. 

 

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Facing bases loaded and no outs in the MLB Draft League Overtime tiebreaker, Jason Shockley struck out the next three Mahoning Valley Scrappers in order, giving the State College Spikes a win in the extra frame after a 2-2 regulation tie at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Wednesday night.

The Spikes (10-10 2nd Half) made the pregame choice to play defense in the MLB Draft League Overtime tiebreaker, and put Shockley on the mound for his first action of the night.

The Spikes had come back to tie the game in the fifth as Chenar Brown delivered a two-out, two-run single to left field.

Thursday, the Spikes and Scrappers meet in the middle game of their three-game series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, first pitch at 6:35.  

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PENN STATE RUNNING BACKS NICHOLAS SINGLETON AND KAYTRON ALLEN HAVE BEEN NAMED TO THE DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST.  THE AWARD GOES TO THE OUTSTANDING RUNNING BACK IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL EACH SEASON. 

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Penn State women’s soccer players Bella Ayscue and Kaelyn Wolfe were named on the United Soccer Coaches Defenders to Watch list on Tuesday.  The defenders most recently represented the U.S. Women’s Youth National teams at the U19 and U20 levels in the offseason.

The Nittany Lions will open their season at 7 p.m. on August 14 at Duke.

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THE JERSEY NUMBERS FOR PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY HAVE BEEN RELEASED FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON. THE TOP COLLEGE PROSPECT, GAVIN MCKENNA, WILL BECOME THE FIRST PENN STATE HOCKEY PLAYER TO WEAR NUMBER 72 .  ARMY WEST POINT TRANSFER AND DEFENSEMAN MAC GADOWSKY WILL WEAR NUMBER 4. AND FRESHMAN DEFENSEMAN JACKSON SMITH WILL WEAR NUMBER 7.  

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Head coach Kristen Simpson and the Penn State women's golf team announced its 2025 fall schedule earlier this week. The Nittany Lions will compete in four tournaments this coming fall.

Penn State has a very familiar scheduled lined up for the fall season once again beginning the year at Yeaman’s Hall in Hanahan, South Carolina for the 21st annual Cougar Classic on September 8-9.

Following a week off the Nittany Lions return to Happy Valley for the 49th annual Nittany Lion Invitational on September 21-22, switching from a Saturday-Sunday Tournament to a Sunday-Monday event this year.

Penn State takes another week off before challenging itself at a new event, the Mercedes Benz Collegiate hosted by the University of Tennessee on October 5-7.

The Nittany Lions then close out their fall schedule two weeks later at the seventh annual Evie Odom Invitational in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on October 16-18.

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Michael Quevedo became the third pitcher in State College Spikes history to record 12 strikeouts in a single game as he led the Spikes to a two-game series sweep over the Frederick Keys with a 5-1 victory on Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

The 12 strikeouts were also the most for any pitcher in a single outing in the MLB Draft League this year.

The left-hander racked up six whiffs over the first four innings while retiring the first 11 batters in order, then struck out the side in the fifth. After notching his 10th strikeout to finish the sixth, Quevedo got Taj Bates looking and Trey Lipsey swinging in the seventh to complete his historic outing.

Wednesday night, the Spikes change dance partners as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers come into Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for a 6:35 p.m. matchup to start a three-game set. State College is set to send left-hander Carston Herman (0-1) to the mound. 

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THE PRESEASON COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL IS OUT AND PENN STATE CHECKS IN AT NUMBER THREE. TEXAS IS THE PRESEASON NUMBER ONE WITH OHIO STATE SECOND, PENN STATE THIRD, GEORGIA FOURTH AND NOTRE DAME FIFTH. CLEMSON, OREGON, ALABAMA, LSU AND MIAMI OF FLORIDA RESPECTIVELY ROUND OUT THE TOP TEN.  

SIX BIG TEN TEAMS ARE IN THE TOP 25. ALONG WITH OHIO STATE, PENN STATE AND OREGON, ILLINOIS CHECKS IN AT NUMBER 12, MICHIGAN IS 14TH AND INDIANA IS 19TH.  THE S-E-C HAS NINE TEAMS IN THE PRESEASON TOP 25.  THE BIG 12 HAS FIVE TEAMS AND THE ACC HAS THREE.  

TEXAS AND OHIO STATE WILL MEET IN THE SEASON OPENER AT NOON ON AUGUST 30TH IN COLUMBUS.  PENN STATE HAS JUST THREE GAMES AGAINST PRESEASON TOP 25 TEAMS IN THE WHITE OUT GAME AGAINST OREGON ON SEPTEMBER 27TH AT BEAVER STADIUM, THE TRIP TO OHIO STATE ON NOVEMBER FIRST AND THE HOME GAME WITH INDIANA THE FOLLOWING WEEK. 

 

PENN STATE QUARTERBACK DREW ALLAR AND RUNNING BACK NICHOLAS SINGLETON HAVE BEEN NAMED TO THE WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST.  AND TYLER DUZANSKY IS ON THE MANNELLY AWARD WATCH LIST. THAT HONOR GOES TO THE NATIONS BEST LONG SNAPPER EACH SEASON.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM HAS ADDED DANISH MIDFIELDER DIKTE BANG TO ITS ROSTER AS IT PREPARES FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON.  DITKE PLAYED IN THE TOP-FLIGHT LEAGUE FOR WOMEN’S SOCCER IN DENMARK LAST SEASON. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE SIX STARTERS RETURNING FROM LAST YEAR’S ELITE EIGHT SQUAD.  PENN STATE ALSO HAS THE FIFTH RANKED RECRUITING CLASS JOINING THE SQUAD. PENN STATE WILL OPEN ITS SEASON AT DUKE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH.  

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES SHUTOUT THE FREDERICK KEYS, 4-0, TO OPEN THEIR SEVEN-GAME HOMESTAND LAST NIGHT. ALEC SPARKS GOT THE WIN, THROWING SIX INNINGS OF SHUT OUT BALL ALLOWING FOUR HITS AND STRIKING OUT FIVE. ADONIS FORTE HAD A PAIR OF HITS, AN RBI AND A RUN SCORED TO LEAD THE OFFENSE. COLE CARUSO ALSO HAD AN RBI DOUBLE. 

THE TWO TEAMS WILL PLAY THE SECOND OF THEIR TWO-GAME SERIES TONIGHT AT 6:35 AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.   

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The Penn State football team held its media day on Saturday.

Wide receiver Kaden Saunders suffered a season-ending injury. The redshirt junior made an appearance in four games last season for the Nittany Lions, mainly as a punt returner, before suffering an injury that sidelined him for the rest of 2024. Saunders was only cleared for running routes during Spring Camp, and before the receiver could get back to full strength, he was sidelined once again.

Saunders talked in February about finding his place again in the depth chart and reminding the coaches about what he is capable of. Unfortunately, in a year where the wide receiver four spot is wide open, he will have to wait once more to prove his skills.

First came Kyron Hudson, who transferred in mid-December out of the University of Southern California. In his redshirt junior season, Hudson had 462 receiving yards and three touchdowns for the Trojans. He had four catches for 36 yards and a touchdown against Penn State on October 12 in Los Angeles.

About a week later, Devonte Ross transferred into the program from Troy. The rising senior had 76 catches, 1,043 yards, and 11 touchdowns during the 2024 season. In his latest press conference, Franklin mentioned Ross’ stat line against Iowa last season where he went for an impressive five receptions for 142 yards and two touchdowns while also adding a 77-yard punt return score in the matchup.

Lastly, sixth year wide receiver Trebor Peña joined the squad out of Syracuse before the Blue-White Spring Game in April. The talented slot player, dominated last season with 84 receptions, 941 yards and, nine touchdowns. He earned second-team All-ACC honors before transferring.

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Rising 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.

Hall skated in all 38 games during her rookie campaign in Hockey Valley registering 11 points on seven goals and four assists.

 

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Carter Holjes allowed just one run over five innings in his first start of the season for the State College Spikes, but the West Virginia Black Bears snared a 3-2 decision with a late flurry on Sunday night at Kendrick Family Ballpark.

Holjes, who was a key part of the bullpen for the Spikes (7-10 2nd Half) as they captured the MLB Draft League First Half Championship, made his initial start after going 4 2/3 innings of relief on Tuesday in Frederick. The right-hander yielded just one run on five hits and two walks over his five frames, striking out three batters along the way.

The Spikes now return home to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park to begin a season-long seven-game homestand with a 6:35 p.m. matchup against the Frederick Keys. Right-hander Alec Sparks (0-0) is scheduled to get the ball for State College in the opener of a two-game series, while Frederick will send right-hander Paul Panduro (2-2) to the hill.

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL TAKE ON PITT IN THE UPCOMING SEASON. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED ON DECEMBER 21ST AT THE GIANT CENTER IN HERSHEY.  IT WILL BE THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS SINCE 2017 (A PENN STATE WIN AT THE LEGENDS CLASSIC IN BROOKLYN).  IT WILL MARK THE 149TH MEETING BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS WITH PENN STATE CURRENTLY HOLDING A 76-72 EDGE IN THE SERIES. A TIP-OFF TIME HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED BUT THE DECEMBER 21ST CONTEST IS THE SIXTH CONFIRMED GAME OF THE NITTANY LIONS’ NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE IN THE UPCOMING SEASON. PENN STATE WILL HAVE HOME GAMES WITH FAIRFIELD, BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND HARVARD, AN AWAY GAME WITH YALE AND A NEUTRAL SITE MATCHUP WITH PROVIDENCE.  

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Penn State sophomore offensive lineman Cooper Cousins was named to the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy watch list on Thursday, while redshirt senior+ wide receiver Trebor Peña was tabbed to the Paul Hornung Award watch list. Cousins is also a nominee for the Allstate Good Works Team.

The Wuerffel Trophy is presented annually to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with leadership achievement on and off the field. It is the first major award honoring the character of service to others.

The Paul Hornung Award, presented by Texas Roadhouse, is given annually by the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) to the most versatile player in major college football.

 

The Penn State women’s soccer program and head coach Erica Dambach announced the program’s promotional schedule and themes for all 10 Nittany Lion home matches on Wednesday afternoon, as well as match times for nine contests at Jeffrey Field.

Following the program’s season-opening road trip to take on Duke on opening night, PSU returns home the following week and begins the home slate in earnest with a battle against the Saint Louis Billikens on Thursday, August 21. Kickoff against SLU is slated for 8 p.m. (ET) as the latter half of a doubleheader with the Nittany Lion men’s soccer team, which will kick off its 2025 regular season at 5 p.m. (ET) that evening against Stetson from Jeffrey Field. The Nittany Lion women’s soccer team continues its home-opening four-match homestand on Sunday, August 24, with a 3 p.m. (ET) kickoff against West Virginia on deck. The battle against WVU will serve as Penn State’s annual March to the Match in collaboration with Penn State Welcome Week, with students able to pick up free March to the Match t-shirts while supplies last.

The Blue & White remain in the friendly confines of Jeffrey Field the following week, as the Nittany Lions host the Santa Clara Broncos on Thursday, August 28, at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The battle with Santa Clara will serve as the team’s Military Appreciation match, with special recognitions honoring Armed Forces personnel and veterans scheduled. Later that weekend, the Nittany Lions will host their annual Senior Day Ceremony presented by the Penn State Alumni Association against James Madison, with a 6 p.m. (ET) kickoff scheduled against the Dukes. PSU will honor its graduating senior class in a ceremony featuring senior student-athletes, managers and their families.

Following a weeklong road trip to close out non-conference action, Penn State returns to University Park and will open Big Ten Conference competition on Thursday, September 11, with a 6 p.m. (ET) kick scheduled against the Maryland Terrapins. The match will serve as PSU’s Heroes Appreciation, honoring all community heroes, armed forces, first responders and more. On the following Sunday, September 18, Penn State will battle the Nebraska Cornhuskers in another 6 p.m. (ET) start time that will also serve as the program’s annual Pride Match in conjunction with the Penn State Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity. The following Sunday, September 21, PSU will face the Wisconsin Badgers and celebrate Alumni Day recognizing student-athletes from all 32 seasons of Penn State women’s soccer history. Additionally, the contest against Wisconsin will serve as the team’s THON match, recognizing the world’s largest student-run philanthropy dedicated to raising funds to battle childhood cancer. Kick time against Wisconsin remains to be determined and will be released when available.

Penn State welcomes Pacific Northwest rivals Washington and Oregon to Jeffrey Field for the first time as B1G competitors, with the Nittany Lions set to face off against the Huskies on Thursday, October 9, in a 7 p.m. (ET) contest which will serve as the team’s Pink Match, recognizing individuals and families confronted by breast cancer. On Sunday, October 12, PSU will challenge the Ducks in a 1 p.m. (ET) affair that will serve as the team’s Down Syndrome Awareness match. Fans will be encouraged to participate in the Rock Your Socks campaign, and interact with local organizations such as Strawberry Fields, Good Day Café and the Centre Region Down Syndrome Society during the match against Oregon. Finally, Big Ten Conference Decision Sunday on October 26 will serve as PSU’s White Out against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a 1 p.m. (ET) fixture. Fans will be encouraged to wear white and help continue to make Jeffrey Field the most intimidating environment in college soccer.

The Nittany Lions will observe a pair of season-long promotions throughout the 2025 campaign, honoring the program’s storied past while celebrating the team’s commitment to its fanbase this season and beyond. Throughout the 2025 Penn State women’s soccer season, PSU will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the program’s first national championship in 2015, with the Blue & White slated to don a special 10th anniversary logo on warmup shirts and other merchandise to celebrate. Additionally, for all Sunday matches from Jeffrey Field in 2025, Penn State women’s soccer fans of all ages are invited to stick around after the contest to participate in Signature Sunday. Select student-athletes will be made available to fans for a meet-and-greet opportunity and autograph session following matchups against West Virginia, James Madison, Wisconsin, Oregon and Ohio State.

Last season, the Nittany Lions advanced to the National Quarterfinals for the second year in a row, extended the nation’s longest streak of consecutive Sweet 16 appearances to eight-straight, secured the program’s 30th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and booked the program’s 31st consecutive season with at least 10 victories, the second-longest stretch of that nature in women’s college soccer. The Blue & White return six starters from last year’s Elite Eight run, including goalkeeper Mackenzie Gress, defenders Kayleigh Herr and Bella Ayscue, midfielder Molly Martin, and forwards Kaitlyn MacBean and Amelia White. MacBean, a native of Excelsior, Minnesota, is PSU’s lone returning United Soccer Coaches All-American, coming off the most prolific scoring season by a Nittany Lion in over a decade following a 34-point season comprised of 16 goals and two assists. Penn State additionally boasts the nation’s fifth-ranked recruiting class and strongest signing group in the Big Ten Conference per TopDrawerSoccer’s July release. PSU will open its 2025 season in two weeks’ time, with a 7 p.m. (ET) kickoff scheduled against the Duke Blue Devils on Thursday, August 14, from Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

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Conor Higgs put the State College Spikes in front by dropping a two-run single into left field in the seventh, then put away the Frederick Keys with a monstrous two-run homer in the ninth to give the Spikes a 6-1 victory on Thursday afternoon at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium.

Higgs, who joined the Spikes (7-7 2nd Half) last Wednesday, stepped up to the plate in the seventh with the bases loaded and two outs in a 1-1 game, delivering a pop-up that fell in between sliding left fielder Jamal Ritter and shortstop Parks Bouck to give State College a 3-1 lead.

The Louisiana product then launched a 436-foot shot to right field, the longest home run in the MLB Draft League this season, to cap the scoring for the day in the ninth. Higgs’s two-run bomb also left the ballpark at 107.5 miles per hour, making it the second hardest-hit ball of the season for any Spikes player.

The Spikes now head west for the second half of their road trip as they take on the West Virginia Black Bears on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. at Kendrick Family Ballpark in the opener of a three-game set. Left-hander Carston Herman (0-0) is slated to make his second start on the mound for State College.

Following their set in West Virginia, the Spikes will return home on Monday, August 4 to start a seven-game homestand through Sunday, August 10. 

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Penn State Athletics has announced game day themes for the 2025 football season presented by PSECU.

As previously announced the nationally-recognized Penn State White Out is scheduled for Sept. 27 against Oregon, while the Stripe Out will take place on Oct. 11 against Northwestern and the Helmet Stripe happening on Nov. 8 against Indiana.

2025 Penn State Football Game Themes:

Aug. 30 – Nevada (3:30 p.m. ET - CBS): 107K Family Reunion ​

Sept. 6 – FIU (noon ET – BTN): THON Game 

Sept. 13 – Villanova (3:30 p.m. ET – FS1): All-University Day

Sept. 27 – Oregon (7:30 p.m. ET – NBC): Penn State White Out  

Oct. 11 – Northwestern (time and network TBD): Homecoming and Stripe Out

Nov. 8 – Indiana (time and network TBD): Helmet Stripe and Military Appreciation 

Nov. 22 – Nebraska (time and network TBD): Senior Day 

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Penn State announced on Wednesday its promotions/match theme schedule for the 2025 women's volleyball season. Two of the team's annual events highlight the schedule as the Nittany Lions will hold their White Out match when they host Wisconsin on Friday, Oct. 10, and will hold their Dig Pink event when they welcome Rutgers to Rec Hall on Friday, Oct. 24.
Penn State went 35-2 last season on its way to winning the program’s eighth national title. The championship banner will be raised at the home opener against Kentucky on Friday, Sept. 5.

A big weekend is set for Happy Valley in late September. Penn State hosts USC on Friday, Sept. 26 for what will be the program’s first-ever Team Ream match. Team Ream, established to honor the legacy of former Penn State football player Brandon Ream, is an organization that looks to raise awareness and funding for the fight against cancer. The Nittany Lions then host UCLA for the annual THON match on Sunday, Sept. 28. That weekend also includes Penn State football’s White Out game against Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Following the team’s Dig Pink match against Rutgers on Oct. 24, Penn State continues to raise awareness for the fight against cancer when it teams with the V Foundation for the match against Indiana on Sunday, Nov. 2. Head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley was diagnosed with breast cancer midway through last season and fought the disease while leading the Nittany Lions to the national title. She went on to partner with the V Foundation and was the recipient of the Jimmy V Award at the 2025 ESPYs.

Round out Penn State’s match themes for the 2025 season are Military Appreciation Day against Ohio State on Sunday, Nov. 16, and Family & Friends Day against Maryland on Sunday, Nov. 23. The match against the Terrapins will also be Senior Day.

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Manny Jackson’s two-out, two-run double in the sixth gave the State College Spikes the lead but Devan Bade’s three-run, walk-off double in the ninth gave the Frederick Keys the win, 8-7, on Wednesday night at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium.

Jackson’s clutch double put the Spikes (6-7 2nd Half) ahead, 7-5, going into the bottom of the ninth.

The Spikes will now look to salvage the finale of their three-game series with the Keys on Thursday with a 12 noon start at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. Left-hander Michael Quevedo (1-0) will make the start on the mound for State College, opposed by Frederick right-hander Jake Hunter (2-0).

Following their six-game swing through Frederick and West Virginia, the Spikes will return home on Monday, August 4 to start a seven-game homestand through Sunday, August 10. 

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Penn State senior defensive tackle Zane Durant was named to the Outland Trophy and Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch lists on Tuesday. Junior cornerback A.J. Harris joined Durant on the Nagurski watch list, while redshirt junior Olaivavega Ioane is also on the Outland Trophy watch list.

The Outland Trophy is given to the best interior lineman, offensive or defensive, in college football.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy, presented by the Charlotte Touchdown Club, recognizes the best defensive player in college football.

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Penn State men’s hockey defenseman Jimmy Dowd Jr. signed with the Adirondack Thunder, the organization announced Tuesday.   The Adirondack Thunder are ECHL affiliates for the New Jersey Devils, located in Glens Falls, New York.

Dowd spent five years as a Nittany Lion, finishing his career tied for the most assists by a defenseman in program history. During his collegiate career, he had 12 goals and 61 assists.

He appeared in two NCAA tournaments during his time as a Nittany Lion, including the trip to St. Louis for the 2025 Frozen Four.

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Penn State men’s golf student-athletes Andres Barraza, Alex Creamean and Morgan Lofland have been named Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholars, as announced by the GCAA Tuesday.

To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.

Barraza picks up All-America Scholar accolades for the second-straight season after earning the honor following his sophomore season at Bucknell a year ago.

Creamean earns his first All-America Scholar honor following his debut season in the Blue & White. 

Lofland earns GCAA All-America Scholar accolades for the second time in his career. 

 

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Carter Holjes shined in a season-long 4 2/3 innings of relief on Tuesday night and T.J. Salvaggio collected three hits, but the State College Spikes fell to the Frederick Keys, 7-3, on Tuesday night at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium.

Holjes, a key cog of the bullpen for the Spikes (6-6 2nd Half) as they took the MLB Draft League First Half Championship, retired ten consecutive batters at one point and yielded two unearned run on one hit and three walks while striking out six batters.

Entering in the second inning, the Florida Atlantic right-hander kept the Keys’ (5-8 2nd Half) 5-0 lead from growing, allowing the Spikes to battle back to within 5-3.

Salvaggio, who entered the game 2-for-23 at the plate, produced a trio of hits to break his slump. Jaden Collura also recorded a multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a walk and driving in a run with a fifth-inning single to center field.

Manny Jackson drove in two runs with a single to right field in the fourth as well.

Frederick took advantage of a total of ten walks and two key State College errors in the seventh to stake themselves to a lead and hold it.                                                                                              Wednesday, the Spikes take on the Keys in the middle game of their three-game set at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. State College will send right-hander Alec Sparks (0-0) to the mound, while Frederick is slated to go with right-hander Joshua Lanham (0-0).

Following their six-game swing through Frederick and West Virginia, the Spikes will return home on Monday, August 4 to start a seven-game homestand through Sunday, August 10. 

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Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar, senior running back Kaytron Allen and senior running back Nicholas Singleton were tabbed to the Maxwell Award Watch List on Monday.

 

The Maxwell Award has been presented to the College Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert "Tiny" Maxwell who was a former standout at Swarthmore College and a renowned sportswriter and football official.

The Maxwell Football Club has once again partnered with Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Phil Steele Publications as selection committee partners. PFF provides detailed metrics and performance-based assessments to selection committee staff, with several senior PFF analysts as members of the selection committee.

Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced on November 11, while the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled on November 25. The winners of the 89th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of The Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Friday, December 12. The formal presentations of the Maxwell Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards on Friday, March 13, 2026 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Fans of Penn State women’s volleyball will have plenty of chances to watch the defending national champions on national TV this season. The Nittany Lions are scheduled for 16 matches across three networks – FOX, BTN, and FS1 – during the regular season.

Penn State's first five matches of the season will air live national TV, starting with the season opener against Creighton on FS1. That match is part of the AVCA First Serve event and is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 23 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Nittany Lions' second match of the event against Kansas in Sioux Falls, South Dakota will air on B1G Network on Monday, August. 25.

The Nittany Lions then have three straight matches on FOX. That stretch includes contests against Arizona State (Aug. 31) and TCU (Sept. 1) at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, and the team's home opener against Kentucky on Friday, Sept. 5. The Nittany Lions are back on FOX later in the season when they host Nebraska on Friday, Oct. 3.

Penn State has 11 matches scheduled to air on B1G Network. In addition to the matchup with Kansas, that list of opponents includes Pitt, UCLA, Wisconsin, Washington, Oregon, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska and Iowa.

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES HAD YESTERDAY OFF AND WILL OPEN A THREE-GAME SERIES AT FREDERICK TONIGHT. THE SPIKES HAVE LOST FOUR OF THEIR LAST FIVE - THE OTHER WAS A TIE, SINCE BEATING THE KEYS IN THAT WILD 16-12 GAME A WEEK AGO. THE SPIKES ARE 5-5-1 SINCE THE MID-SEASON BREAK.   

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM HAS PICKED UP A BIG VERBAL COMMITMENT FOR THE CLASS OF 2027.  SETTER MOLLY ROBERTSON - THE PENNSYLVANIA PLAYER OF THE YEAR THIS PAST SEASON.  ROBERTSON HELPED NORTH ALLEGHENY WIN ITS 8TH STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST SEASON.  SHE HAD 391 KILLS AND 250 DIGS.  

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM HAS PICKED UP ANOTHER PLAYER FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL. MADDOX MCDONALD IS A GRADUATE TRANSFER OUTFIELDER WHO PLAYED THE LAST TWO YEARS AT TRINITY UNIVERSTIY.  HE HAD A 100 PERCENT FIELDING PERCENTAGE AND RECORDED 72 RBI AND 75 RUNS WITH DIVISION THREE TRINITY.  

 

PENN STATE WRESTLING LEGEND JASON NOLF HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE CARD FOR THE INAUGURAL REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE EVENT ON AUGUST 30TH IN CLEVELAND.  NOLF WAS A THREE-TIME NCAA CHAMPION AND FOUR-TIME FINALIST FOR THE NITTANY LIONS AND HE WILL FACE EVAN WICK WHO WAS A TWO-TIME NCAA THIRD PLACE FINISHER.  BO NICKAL AND KYLE DAKE WILL ALSO BE AMONG THOSE COMPETING IN THE FIRST RAF EVENT.  

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE CRITERIUM BIKE RACES WERE HELD SATURDAY IN DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE. ANDREW WOLFE WON THE MEN'S CATEGORY 1,2,3 ELITE EVENT WITH SAMUEL SMITH AND ALEC RATZELL THIRD.  IN THE WOMEN'S 1,2,3 ELITE EVENT HAD KIMBERLY STOVELD WINNING WITH HANNAH YEAKEY SECOND AND PARRISH BERGQUIST THIRD. 

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THE WILLIAMSPORT CROSSCUTTERS COMPLETED A TWO-GAME SWEEP OF THE SPIKES AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK LAST NIGHT. COLE CARUSO HAD FOUR HITS FOR STATE COLLEGE INCLUDING HIS FIRST SPIKES HOME RUN. DYLAN CHEELEY TOOK THE LOSS FOR THE SPIKES. THE SPIKES HAVE TODAY OFF BEFORE OPENING A SIX-GAME ROAD TRIP WITH THE FIRST OF THREE AGAINST THE KEYS IN FREDERICK TOMORROW EVENING. 

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THE BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS WRAPPED UP YESTERDAY IN LAS VEGAS. ALL 18 TEAMS SENT THEIR HEAD COACHES AND THREE PLAYERS TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING SEASON AND ISSUES SURROUNDING THEIR PROGRAMS AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL.  THE NITTANY LIONS ENTER THE 2025 SEASON WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND A VETERAN LINEUP.  PENN STATE WILL OPEN UP ITS SEASON AGAINST NEVADA IN A 3:30 KICKOFF AT BEAVER STADIUM ON AUGUST 30TH.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS BEEN PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN THE BIG TEN BY THE CONFERENCE COACHES. PENN STATE IS RANKED SECOND IN THE CONFERENCE BEHIND NEBRASKA. THE NITTANY LIONS WON THE NATIONAL TITLE LAST SEASON AND HAVE THREE PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS IN GILLIAN GRIMES, KENNEDY MARTIN AND IZZY STARCK. 

GRIMES WAS A SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN LIBERO LAST SEASON. 

MARTIN IS A TRANSFER FROM FLORIDA WHERE SHE EARNED FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN HONORS LAST YEAR. 

AND STARCK WAS THE AVCA AND BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR LAST SEASON. THE SETTER WAS ALSO A SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN AND FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN. 

BEHIND NEBRASKA AND PENN STATE IN THE PRESEASON BIG TEN RANKINGS ARE WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, UCLA, USC, PURDUE, WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN RESPECTIVELY.  PENN STATE WILL OPEN ITS SEASON AGAINST CREIGHTON ON AUGUST 23RD IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA AS PART OF THE AVCA FIRST SERVE EVENT. PENN STATE HELD OFF CREIGHTON IN A FIVE-SET REGIONAL FINAL AT REC HALL LAST SEASON. 

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Less than three months before Penn State men’s basketball returns to the Bryce Jordan Center, the team announced the jersey number assignments for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

Kayden Mingo, the highest-ranked recruit in Penn State hoops history, will wear No. 4, which Freddie Dilione V wore last season. Dilione V will switch to No. 5, which Puff Johnson wore last season.

Incoming freshmen Mason Blackwood and Ivan Jurić took the numbers of graduating seniors, as Blackwood took No. 1 after the departure of Ace Baldwin Jr., and Jurić took Nick Kern Jr.’s No. 3.

Of the remaining freshmen, Melih Tunca will wear No. 9, Reggie Grodin will wear No. 12, Tibor Mirtic will wear No. 16, Justin Houser will wear No. 21, and Chris Lotito will wear No. 30.

 

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Alec Sparks brought the fire on the mound for the State College Spikes, allowing just two unearned runs and striking out eight batters over six innings of work, but the Trenton Thunder scored three runs in the eighth inning to top State College, 6-3.

Sparks, a product of Nicholls State, became the tenth pitcher of the MLB Draft League season with eight or more strikeouts in a game. The right-hander allowed just two hits and two walks over his six frames of work.

Friday, the Spikes and Thunder finish their three-game set as State College looks to salvage the finale. Game time is 6:35 p.m., and the Spikes are set to send left-hander Michael Quevedo (1-0) to the mound after he threw five hitless innings against Trenton on Sunday. The Thunder are scheduled to start left-hander Brian Young (0-1).

Paul Posluszny, a cornerstone of Linebacker U. and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024, will be featured on the Bobblehead Giveaway, presented by McClure Company going to the first 1,000 fans on Friday night, with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. and early entrance for Spikes Season Ticket holders and groups. 

In addition, “Poz” himself will be on hand to meet and greet fans and sign autographs during the night, with the Spikes 50/50 Drawing that night going to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre County, tying in with his efforts on behalf of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida.

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PENN STATE HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN AND PENN STATE PLAYERS NICK DAWKINS, ZAKEE WHEATLEY AND DREW ALLAR MET WITH THE MEDIA YESTERDAY AT BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS IN LAS VEGAS.  FRANKLIN SAYS HE THINKS PENN STATE HAS ITS BEST SITUATION SINCE HE’S BEEN HERE WITH A GREAT ADMINISTRATION, GREAT STAFF AND GREAT PLAYERS HEADING INTO THE 2025 SEASON.   

 

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Cole Caruso recorded two hits as he stretched his hitting streak to seven games, but the State College Spikes fell victim to the big inning and saw their winning streak end at five in a 15-3 loss to the Trenton Thunder on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

Caruso singled in the Spikes’ (5-2 2nd Half) first run of the night in the fourth inning for his 10th RBI to tie him with Dan Tauken for the team lead. The former Michigan Wolverine reached base three times in the game, also being hit by a pitch.

Chenar Brown stretched his own hitting streak to six games with a pair of single.

Thursday, the Spikes take on the Thunder in the first of two day games remaining on their regular season home schedule, with a 12:05 p.m. matchup at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

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Senior running back Nick Singleton and classmate Zane Durant have been named Walter Camp preseason first-team All-Americans.

Nittany Lions redshirt junior offensive guard Vega Ioane is a second-team choice.

Singleton, who possesses an ideal blend of power and speed, has generated a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons (2022, 2024).

Durant, a disruptive defensive tackle who has made 28 career starts for James Franklin’s program, racked up 11 tackles for loss and three sacks in 2024.

Ioane, a dominant performer who played primarily at left guard last year, was a second-team All-Big Ten choice in 2024. He has rare athleticism for a 6-4, 330-pounder.

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS CONTINUES TODAY.  PENN STATE HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN WILL BE AT THE PODIUM AT 3:45 THIS AFTERNOON. NICK DAWKINS, ZAKEE WHEATLEY AND DREW ALLAR WILL BE THE PENN STATE PLAYERS AVAILABLE TODAY TO THE MEDIA AS WELL.   

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Head women’s basketball coach Carolyn Kieger announces the addition of Viktoria Ranisavljevic to her 2025-26 Lady Lions team. A Switzerland native, Ranisavljevic brings a tremendous level of national team experience as a dynamic guard and high-level scorer.

Ranisavljevic has been an impact player for her country since she was 13 years old, when she was one of the youngest players in Switzerland to join the U16 national squad at the FIBA U16 European Championship Division B. She excelled through the youth level squad, averaging double figure scoring by her second year and elevated her numbers through her seasons with the youth national team. In 2024, Ranisavljevic had a breakout season with the U20 Division B team. She soared to a 23.8 points per game average while also averaging 3.5 rebounds per game and 3.0 assists per game. In addition, she led the entire tournament in scoring.

In 2025, Ranisavljevic made her debut with the senior national team at the EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers where she helped guide her team to their first European Championship final since 1956. She appeared in six games, averaging 6.7 points 0.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists throughout the qualification games as one of the youngest-ever players on the Swiss senior national team.

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Penn State women’s volleyball players Izzy Starck and Kennedy Martin were named to the AVCA Player of the Year Preseason Watch List, the association announced Tuesday.

Last season, Starck was named the Freshman of the Year both nationally and in the Big Ten after leading the conference with 1,372 total assists. She was top 15 in the country with 10.89 assists per set.

Starck will have a new outside hitter to set to this season in Kennedy Martin, a transfer from Florida who was a First-Team All-American last season, when she put up 6.28 points per set, good for No. 1 nationally.

Martin joins Starck on the watch list after becoming the third player to transfer to Penn State ahead of the upcoming season with her commitment in early May.

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Former Penn State hockey player Tyler Paquette signed for the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) side the Wheeling Nailers, the team announced on Tuesday.    Paquette played five seasons with the Nittany Lions from 2020-2025. The forward played in 143 games over that period, recording 27 goals and 21 points for 48 career points; he also had 51 blocked shots. Paquette is the first player to sign for the Nailers this summer.

 

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THE PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL NEWS IS OUT WITH ITS PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKINGS. STATE COLLEGE IS RANKED FIFTH IN THE SIX-A PRESEASON RANKINGS. ST. JOSEPH’S PREP IS THE PRESEASON NUMBER ONE WITH LASALLE SECOND, PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC THIRD AND HARRISBURG FOURTH. 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO EAST SIDE FOR WINNING THE PENNSYLVANIA 11U LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.  IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT MONTRESSOR FIELD IN STATE COLLEGE LAST NIGHT, EAST SIDE DEFEATED HOLLIDAYSBURG 7-4 TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.  

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Manny Jackson and Dan Tauken both drove in four runs and smashed their second home run of the season to propel a State College Spikes offense that had enough firepower to capture their fifth straight win as they held off the Frederick Keys, 16-12, on Tuesday night at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. 

The 28 combined runs tied a Spikes (5-1 2nd Half) record for total runs in a game, set last year in Frederick in a 17-11 State College win over the Keys (3-4 2nd Half).

Spikes reliever Skyler Riedinger (1-0) picked up the win in his debut with the club, delivering two scoreless innings in which he allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two batters.             Wednesday, the Spikes return home to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park to start a five-game homestand with the opener of a three-game series against the Trenton Thunder. Game time is 6:35 p.m.

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS GET UNDERWAY TODAY IN LAS VEGAS. 

IN THE PRESEASON MEDIA POLL RELEASED YESTERDAY, PENN STATE IS THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE CONFERENCE IN THE UPCOMING SEASON.  PENN STATE RECEIVED 11 FIRST PLACE VOTES AND 435 POINTS. OHIO STATE IS SECOND, JUST BEHIND THE NITTANY LIONS, IN THE BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL. OHIO STATE HAD 10 FIRST PLACE VOTES AND 431 POINTS. 

OREGON IS THIRD WITH TWO FIRST PLACE VOTES AND 405 POINTS. 

BIG TEN COMMISSIONER TONY PETITTI WILL SPEAK TODAY AFTER REPORTED SENDING A LETTER TO THE NCAA COMMITEE ON INFRACTIONS ASKING FOR NO FURTHER PUNISHMENT FOR MICHIGAN OVER THE SIGN STEALING CASE. PENN STATE HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN WILL TAKE THE PODIUM TOMORROW AND PLAYER DREW ALLAR, NICK DAWKINS AND ZAKEE WHEATLEY WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW.  

 

THE U-S WRESTLING TEAM HAD AN EXHIBITION DUAL YESTERDAY AGAINST RUSSIA IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. RUSSIA WON THE DUAL, TAKING SIX OF THE TEN BOUTS. PENN STATE SOPHOMORE-TO-BE LUKE LILLEDAHL LOST AN 8-5 DECISION AT 57 KILOS TO WORLD NUMBER 4 MUSA MEKHTIKHANOV.   LILLEDAHL WAS THE ONLY U-S WRESTLER WITH PENN STATE TIES TO COMPETE IN THE EVENT.  

 

The Penn State men’s and women’s track and field teams, along with 29 individuals, earned All-Academic honors following the 2024-25 season as announced by the USTFCCCA Monday.

The Penn State women’s team finished the 2024-25 academic year with a cumulative GPA of 3.54, while the Penn State men’s team owns a cumulative GPA of 3.19, earning both squads USFTCCCA All-Academic Team honors.

The Nittany Lions’ 29 individual awardees earned their recognition by achieving 3.25-or-better cumulative GPAs in addition to their outstanding athletic contributions during the season. Athletic success must have included finishing the indoor season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, and/or finishing the outdoor season having participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

 

Penn State women’s track and field senior Florence Caron has been selected as a first-team Academic All-American, as announced by College Sports Communicators (CSC).

Caron is one of just 15 Division I women’s track and field/cross country student-athletes nationwide to earn first-team Academic All-America honors. She is now a two-time Academic All-American after earning second-team plaudits as a junior.

Caron has been a standout student-athlete both in the classroom and on the track, owning a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA as a linguistics major and collecting six All-America honors between cross country, indoor, and outdoor track while at Penn State.

Caron became Penn State’s first country All-American since 2016 at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country National Championships. Her Penn State career All-American accolades include outdoor 5,000m (2025), the outdoor 10,000m (2024, 2025), the indoor 5,000m (2025) and indoor DMR (2024). She owns Penn State school records in the indoor 5K, outdoor 5K and outdoor 10K.

 

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Manny Jackson’s three-run homer in the eighth inning, his first of the 2025 season, propelled the State College Spikes to a 5-4 victory over the Frederick Keys on Monday night at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium, giving the MLB Draft League First Half Champions their fourth straight win.

With two outs in the eighth, Jackson sent an 0-2 pitch from Frederick (3-3 2nd Half) reliever Jacob Phillips (0-1) high over the right-field fence and just inside the foul pole 383 feet from home plate to give the Spikes (4-1 2nd Half) a 5-3 lead and cap a 3-for-4 night at the plate. Jackson returned to State College from the 2024 Spikes after hitting three home runs and driving in 23 runs across both halves of last season.

Tuesday, the Spikes head back to Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium finish their four-game road trip with the finale of their two-game mini-series against the  Keys at 7:00 p.m.

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AND TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF THE 11U PENNSYLVANIA LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT STATE COLLEGE’S MONTRESSOR AND GILL FIELDS.   

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Former Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour, 65, is the new interim athletic director at Utah State, the university announced on Friday. She’ll be the third athletic director in three years at Utah State after Aggies AD Diana Sabau left for the same position at the University of Maryland.

Barbour’s first day on the job at the university based in Logan, Utah, is Monday. There will be a lot on her plate:

In her two years at USU, Sabau guided Utah State’s move from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12, beginning in 2026. (Barbour was AD at Cal for 10 years when it was a member of the Pac-12.) Sabau hired men’s basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun, as well as football coach Bronco Mendenhall, who replaced the fired Blake Anderson, who is suing USU for $15 million in a wrongful termination suit. Sabau was previously the Big Ten Conference’s deputy commissioner and, prior to that, was senior deputy AD at Ohio State, where she oversaw football and hockey.

Barbour was AD at Penn State (2014-2022), Cal (2004-14) and Tulane (1996-99), and was a high-ranking deputy athletic director at Notre Dame (2000-2004).

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Penn State baseball infielder Bryce Molinaro will return to Penn State with two years of eligibility for the 2026 season, the third baseman announced Friday on X.

The announcement comes after the Pennsylvania native was drafted as the No. 501 pick by the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday, July 14.

 

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Michael Quevedo and Carter Holjes teamed up to no-hit the Trenton Thunder for the first seven innings on Sunday night and Cole Caruso’s three RBI’s, along with T.J. Salvaggio’s first State College Spikes home run, bolstered the offense as the Spikes took a 6-2 win at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.

Quevedo (1-0), a left-hander out of Kansas State, allowed five walks but struck out six batters on 76 pitches over five hitless innings to start the game. The Katy, Texas native also retired seven straight batters at one point in earning the win.

Holjes then took over in his return to the Spikes (3-1 2nd Half) after serving as an integral part of the MLB Draft League First Half Champions and retired all six batters he faced, two via strikeout.

Jaden Sheffield broke up the bid for a no-hitter with a leadoff single to center field in the eighth, one of three straight Trenton (2-3 2nd Half) hits to start the frame. 

Caruso ran his RBI total to nine over his first four games as a Spike with an RBI groundout in the first inning and a two-out, two-run single in the fifth that made it a 6-0 game. The former Michigan man now leads all MLB Draft League players in runs batted in for the second half of the season.

Monday, the Spikes head to Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium to start the back half of their road trip with the opener of a two-game series against the Frederick Keys at 7:00 p.m.

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES LOST A 10-8 BATTLE TO WEST VIRGINIA LAST NIGHT. A SIX-RUN SIXTH INNING RALLIED TO THE SPIKES TO WITHIN A RUN BUT THE BLACK BEARS ULTIMATELY PUT THE GAME AWAY IN BOTH TEAMS’ FIRST GAME SINCE THE BREAK. 

SPIKES STARTER DILLON FISCHER TOOK THE LOSS AS HE ALLOWED FIVE RUN IN THREE INNINGS.  COLE CARUSO DROVE IN THREE RUNS AND HAD FOUR HITS ON THE NIGHT FOR THE SPIKES. THE TEAMS WILL WRAP UP THE SERIES TONIGHT IN A 6:35 START AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.  

 

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Former Penn State women’s soccer midfielder Olivia Smith signed a four-year deal with Arsenal from Liverpool for a world-record transfer fee of 1 million British pounds, making it the most expensive transfer in women’s soccer history.

Smith only spent her freshman season at Penn State in 2022, where she scored one goal and notched one assist. She had plenty of experience at the women’s soccer international level before setting foot in Happy Valley, representing her home country, Canada, at multiple youth Concacaf tournaments before debuting with the first team at 15 years old in 2019.

Smith was the youngest player to debut for the Canadian national team. Smith departed from the program after 2022 to sign her first professional contract with the North Toronto Nitros.

After bouncing around in League1 Ontario, Smith jumped to Portuguese giants Sporting CP, where she won the Campeonato Nacional Feminino’s young player of the season. Her strong season earned her a transfer to Liverpool in the Women’s Super League, the premier women’s soccer league in the world. She scored eight goals in 22 games.

Smith now joins England’s most successful women’s club and joins Grace Fisk as the only former Nittany Lions on Women’s Super League rosters.

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Next week, the Big Ten Network will be on-site in Las Vegas for the 2025 edition of Big Ten Football Media Days Presented by Discover. BTN will present coverage of all 18 schools across the three-day format, from July 22-24, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, including press conferences for every coach along with remarks from Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti.

Commissioner Petitti will begin his press conference Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Penn State head coach James Franklin will have his press conference on Wednesday at 3:45pm. 

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Fresh off their first-ever Frozen Four appearance, head coach Guy Gadowsky and the Penn State men's ice hockey team announced their 10-game non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season earlier this week.
The Nittany Lions open their 2025-26 campaign away from Pegula Ice Arena for the third-straight season with a trip to Arizona State on October 3-4. The Sun Devils were the first team out of the 2025 NCAA Tournament after finishing the 2024-25 season No. 15 in the Pairwise Rankings. ASU finished second in the NCHC during the regular season advancing all the way to the Frozen Faceoff in Saint Paul, Minnesota before losing to Denver during its inaugural season in the league.

This series is a return trip as Penn State makes good on its part of the Big Ten Hockey agreement that saw Arizona State play a Big Ten regular-season schedule for the shortened 2020-21 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nittany Lions are 8-2-0 all-time against Arizona State with the last meetings coming during that 2020-21 campaign, a pair of thrilling overtime victories for the Blue & White at Pegula Ice Arena.

Penn State then returns to Hockey Valley for three-straight weeks of non-conference action with a Thursday-Friday series against Clarkson serving as the home opener on October 9-10. The Golden Knights finished 2024-25 with a second-place finish in the ECAC regular season falling just one game shy of an NCAA Tournament berth after dropping the ECAC Championship game to Cornell and concluding the season No. 20 in the Pairwise Rankings with a 24-12-3 record.

The Nittany Lions then host Long Island University on October 17-18 before concluding the month of October with their first-ever meeting against Stonehill on October 24-25.

The Nittany Lions close non-conference play to begin the New Year with a home-and-home series against RIT battling the Tigers at Pegula Ice Arena on January 2 before traveling north to complete the series in Rochester on January 3.
With just seven non-conference losses over the past seven seasons, Penn State leads all Big Ten teams with a 0.764 winning percentage in non-conference games and 94 victories against non-Big Ten teams since the league was formed prior to the 2013-14 campaign.
Times for these games as well as television and streaming information will be released in the coming months along with the full Big Ten schedule.

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The Penn State softball program and head coach Clarisa Crowell welcomed a pair of incoming transfer athletes to the Nittany Lion roster ahead of the 2025-26 academic year on Wednesday afternoon, with rising-senior infielder Cara Bohner and rising junior right-handed pitcher McKenna Young slated to join the Blue & White this fall.

“I am thrilled to announce the commitment of McKenna Young and Cara Bohner to our program, and we are excited for their arrival to campus this fall,” Crowell said. “McKenna is a standout pitcher coming to us from South Dakota, and she will be an exceptional addition to our pitching staff. Cara, a Pennsylvania native, will be joining our program from Towson, and she is going to be a great asset to our middle infield. McKenna and Cara will have a positive impact on our program, and they will strive for excellence on the field, in the classroom, and be great representatives of Penn State Softball. Please help me to welcome our newest Penn Staters.”

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Penn State women’s lacrosse head coach Kayla Treanor has completed her first ever staff in the Blue and White the addition of Amy Moreau to her coaching staff.  Amy Moreau arrives in Happy Valley after two seasons with the Davidson lacrosse staff. With the Wildcats she helped guide the team to a combined 23-12 record, including a 15-4 conference mark. In 2025, Davidson had the Atlantic 10’s top scoring defense allowing just nine goals per game. That mark ranked sixth nationally. She coached the 2025 Atlantic 10 Goalkeeper of the Year, who tallied the sixth best save percentage in the country last season at 49.8 percent.

A native of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Moreau played five years of lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts before getting into the coaching space.

 

AT THE ESPYS LAST NIGHT….  THERE WAS A PENN STATE FLAVOR.  PENN STATE FOOTBALL ALUM SAQUON BARKLEY’S BACKWARD LEAP WAS NAMED THE PLAY OF THE YEAR AND BARKLEY’S PHILADELPHIA EAGLES WERE NAMED THE TEAM OF THE YEAR AFTER THEIR SUPER BOWL VICTORY OVER THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS. AND PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL COACH KATIE SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY ACCEPTED THE JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE AFTER SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE HEAD COACH TO WIN THE DIVISION ONE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.  SHE DID THAT WHILE BATTLING BREAST CANCER. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF HER TEAM WERE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY IN LOS ANGELES LAST NIGHT AS WAS HER FAMILY.  SHE EXPRESSED A LOT OF GRATITUDE IN HER ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. 

 

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES HAD THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE MLB DRAFT LEAGUE SEASON CANCELED DUE TO THE WEATHER LAST NIGHT. THE SPIKES WILL HOST THE WEST VIRGINIA BLACK BEARS AT 6:35 THIS EVENING AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK.   

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A TOUGH ENDING TO A GREAT SEASON FOR THE STATE COLLEGE 12U LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM. STATE COLLEGE LOST A PAIR OF GAMES TO HOLLIDAYSBURG LAST NIGHT IN THE FINALS OF THE SECTION FOUR  TOURNAMENT.  HOLLIDAYSBURG TOOK THE FIRST GAME 10-1 BEHIND SIX HOME RUNS. IN THE WIN AND ADVANCE OR LOSE AND GO HOME SECOND GAME, HOLLIDAYSBURG HELD ON FOR A 2-1 VICTORY.   CALLAN BAKER PROVIDED THE WINNING MARGIN WITH A HOME RUN FOR HOLLIDAYSBURG. ANDREW MAYNARD HAD A SOLO HOME RUN FOR STATE COLLEGE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD FOR STATE COLLEGE’S RUN. STATE COLLEGE TURNED BOTH A DOUBLE PLAY AND A TRIPLE PLAY IN THE TOUGH LOSS.  HOLLIDAYSBURG WILL OPEN UP STATE TOURNAMENT ACTION ON MONDAY.  

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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE 11U LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY TODAY AT STATE COLLEGE WITH ACTION ON BOTH GILL AND MONTRESSOR FIELDS OFF OF BRISTOL AVENUE.  

 

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TONIGHT, PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL COACH KATIE SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY WILL BE HONORED WITH THE JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE AT THE ESPYS TONIGHT.  SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY LED THE NITTANY LIONS TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LAST SEASON. SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE COACH OF A DIVISION ONE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM TO WIN A NATIONAL TITLE AND SHE DID IT WHILE BATTLING BREAST CANCER.  TONIGHT’S EVENT WILL AIR LIVE ON ABC STARTING AT 8PM.   

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PENN STATE FOOTBALL ALUM MICAH PARSONS HAD HIS NUMBER 23 JERSEY RETIRED FROM HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL DURING A CEREMONY YESTERDAY AT SEVERANCE STADIUM.  PARSONS LED THE COUGARS TO A STATE RUNNER-UP FINISH IN 2016, ENJOYED A STANDOUT CAREER AT PENN STATE AND IS NOW A FOUR-TIME PRO BOWLER FOR THE DALLAS COWBOYS.   

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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. 

 

MLB –

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.

 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

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.

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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.  

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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.

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

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

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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.