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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INCOMING RECRUIT NATE DESMOND PLACED SITH AT 61 KILOS. 

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

INCOMING RECRUIT WILLIAM HENCKEL TOOK THE TITLE AT 79 KILOS. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TOP PERFORMANCES  

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

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

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

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

OTHER TRACK EVENTS -

Men’s 4x400-meter Championships 

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

Men’s 4xMile Championships  

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

FIELD EVENT SUMMARY -

Women’s High Jump Championships 

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

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

Women’s Javelin Throw Championships 

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

Women’s Pole Vault Championships  

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

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

Men’s High Jump Championships 

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

Men’s Triple Jump Championships  

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

Men’s Pole Vault Championships 

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

Men’s Shot Put Championships  

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

UP NEXT 

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

 

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

PENN STATE SPORTS –

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

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

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

Rounds 4-7 Saturday afternoon

 

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

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

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

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

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

Other semi - Princeton beat George Mason

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

 

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

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

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

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Track & Field – Penn Relays in Philly Began yesterday –

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

• Jake Allen (Penn State) - 3:43.16.

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

• Matan Ivri (Wisconsin) - 3:43.50.

PSU’s Nick Sloff was 8th.

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

Continues today and tomorrow.

 

Softball – weekend series at Maryland, tonight 6 PM     

Baseball – weekend series at UCLA, tonight 9 PM Eastern

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

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

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

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

 

PENN STATE SPORTS –

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

Next year’s draft in Pittsburgh

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

Bellefonte girls lost at home to Danville 19-6. 

 

PENN STATE SPORTS –

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

PENN STATE SPORTS –

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Greyson Kimler of Penns Valley  6th in 300 meter hurdles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

PENN STATE SPORTS -

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

Penn State finished the season with 12 wins.

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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LOCAL AUTO RACING - 

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

RaceSaver Sprint Cars - Timmy Bitner

Pro Stocks - AJ Hoffman

270 Micro Sprints - Jeffrey Weaver

4 Cylinder - Matt Weaver

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS –

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

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

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

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

 

PENN STATE SPORTS -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

BELLEFONTE WON THE J-V GAME 19-0.  

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

PENN STATE SPORTS -

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

THE MOUNTIES ARE NOW 7-0.  

 

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

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

THE WOLFPACK IMPROVES TO 3-5.  

 

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

 

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

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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Jake Griffin finished in sixth place to lead the way for the Penn State men’s golf team at the 48th-annual Rutherford Intercollegiate as the Nittany Lions’ home event wrapped up Sunday at the Penn State Blue Course. The Nittany Lions finished sixth in the team race at 18-over, 870. Penn State shot a 290 in the first round, 285 in the second round and 295 in the third round.      Griffin (71-71-70) led the way for the Nittany Lions, finishing in sixth place at 1-under, 212 to earn his first top-10 finish of the season.

 

The Penn State men's tennis team dropped its match, 4-0, to No. 27 Illinois on Saturday.

 

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Bellefonte Junior High Track and Field had many great performances at Saturday's Bison Stampede hosted by Clearfield. Overall, the boys took 5th out of 13 teams and the girls took 8th out of 14. The boys also set a school record in the 4x400m relay and Jack Tyson set a new school and meet record in javelin.

 

The boys took 1st in the 4x400m relay (Donmoyer, Fritchman, Delos Reyes, Tyson) and 6th in the 4x100m relay (Tomlinson, Schiffer, Delos Reyes, Smith). Other individual results include Elliott Donmoyer (1st: 100m, 1st: 400m), Jack Tyson (1st: Javelin, 2nd 400m), Carson Fritchman (2nd: 800m), Seth Muchmore (4th: Discus, 6th Javelin), Noah Delos Reyes (5th: 200m), and Bowen Williams (6th, 3200m).

 

For the girls, their 4x100m relay took 6th (Rock, Lykens, Mauk, Padgett) and other placewinners include Kaylee Knepp (2nd:100m, 2nd: High Jump) and Juniper Ondrasik (2nd Javelin).

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TONIGHT, THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM LOOKS TO MAKE A LITTLE MORE HISTORY TONIGHT IN ST. LOUIS. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL COMPETE IN THE FROZEN FOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PROGRAM’S EXISTENCE WHEN THE NITTANY LIONS TAKE ON BOSTON UNIVERSITY IN THE SECOND OF THE SEMIFINAL GAMES AT 8:30.  THE FIRST SEMIFINAL WILL HAVE DENVER PLAYING WESTERN MICHIGAN AT 5.  OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FROZEN FOUR STARTS AT 4:45 HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.  ]

TONIGHT’S GAME WILL BE FIRST THE MEETING BETWEEN THE TERRIERS AND THE NITTANY LIONS. WHILE PENN STATE IS MAKING ITS FIRST-EVER APPEARANCE IN THE FROZEN FOUR, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR THAT BOSTON HAS MADE THE NATIONAL SEMIFINALS. THE WINNERS OF TONIGHT’S GAMES WILL PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY AT 7:30 AND IF PENN STATE IS PLAYING, WE’LL HAVE THAT GAME FOR YOU LIVE HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

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MADISON SEIDEL HIT TWO HOME RUNS AND DROVE IN SIX TO LEAD THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM TO A 15-3 ROUT OF SAINT FRANCIS LAST NIGHT.  JENNA NELSON ALO HOMERED FOR THE NITTANY LIONS WHO IMPROVE TO 19-18 ON THE SEASON. PENN STATE HAS WON FIVE STRAIGHT AND WILL RETURN TO CONFERENCE ACTION TOMORROW, HOSTING OHIO STATE IN A 5 O’CLOCK START AT NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK AND BEARD FIELD. THE TEAMS ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TP PLAY AT 2PM SATURDAY AND AT NOON ON SUNDAY.  

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Penn State men’s track and field athlete Handal Roban has been named the Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.             Roban clocked a 1:45.16 in the 800-meter race last weekend at the Florida Relays. His 1:45.16 currently ranks as the top time in the Big Ten and second in the NCAA thus far this outdoor season. It also marked the No. 2 spot in program history.                                                                     Penn State returns to action this weekend at the Duke Invitational Thursday through Saturday and the Bison Outdoor Classic Saturday and Sunday.

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THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM BELTED FOUR SOLO HOME RUNS BUT LOST TO UNDEFEATED CUMBERLAND VALLEY YESTERDAY 9-4.  THE LONGBALLS WERE RECORDED BY MJ MCSHEA, JESS HAWBAKER, SYDNEY WELLS AND ADDIE HARPSTER. STATE HIGH WILL VISIT BELLEFONTE ON SATURDAY AT 10AM.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM WAS HELD TO FIVE HITS IN AN 8-2 LOSS AT CUMBERLAND VALLEY YESTERDAY. THE LITTLE LIONS SLIP TO 2-3 ON THE SEASON. STATE COLLEGE WILL VISIT PUNXSUTAWNEY TOMORROW.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM SHUT OUT SAINT MARY’S YESTERDAY, 8-0.   THE RED RAIDERS IMPROVE TO 2-4 ON THE YEAR. PARKER CAPPARELLE WENT 2-FOR-4 WITH THREE RBI TO LEAD THE RED RAIDERS OFFENSE. ZACK LEHMAN TOSSED 5 INNINGS OF THREE-HIT BALL AFTER PEYTON VANCAS THREW A COUPLE OF NO-HIT INNINGS TO START. 

 

THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM DROPPED AN 11-1 DECISION TO SOMERSET YESTERDAY.  THE 0-9 RAMS WILL HOST MOSHANNON VALLEY TODAY AT 4:30.  

 

THE PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL TEAM PICKED UP A 7-0 WIN OVER SOMERSET BEHIND SEVEN SHUTOUT INNINGS FROM TAYLOR BUMGARDNER. BUMGARDNER RECORDED 12 STRIKEOUTS AND SCATTERED SIX HITS. SYDNIE DALTON WENT 2-FOR-4 WITH TWO R-B-I TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK. PENNS VALLEY IMPROVES TO 3-1 AND RETURNS TO ACTION MONDAY WHEN IT HOSTS BALD EAGLE AREA. 

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Three Penn State student-athletes were honored by the University for their accomplishments as part of the 2025 University-Wide Undergraduate Awards Ceremony. Women’s volleyball’s Jess Mruzik and football’s Tyler Warren are the recipients of the Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award. The McCoy Award is presented annually to one senior student-athlete who has combined successful athletic participation with academic excellence. Field hockey’s Julienne van Bekkum was the athletics recipient of the John W. Oswald Award, given annually to the graduating seniors who have provided outstanding leadership in at least one of several areas of activity.

Mruzik earned her MBA from Penn State and is now pursuing a graduate certificate in business analytics. She was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship after leading Penn State to its eighth national title overall and first since 2014. She picked up All-America status in each of her two seasons at Penn State. She was a second-team All-American in 2023, earning the award despite carrying the workload of a one-year MBA program. She finished her career with more than 2,000 kills, 1,100 digs, 250 blocks, and 100 aces. She is just the third player that ever donned a Penn State jersey to eclipse 2,000 career kills. Including her three seasons at Michigan, Mruzik was a three-time All-American and four-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree.

Warren helped the No. 4 ranked Nittany Lions advance to the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Orange Bowl against the No. 5 ranked Notre Dame. Warren broke Penn State records in the tight end spot with 22 total touchdowns (16 receiving, 6 rushing). He ranks fifth among FBS tight ends in career touchdown receptions (15) and 10th in yards per reception (11.9). He’s 11th all-time at Penn State in touchdown receptions (15). Warren was named a first-team All-American, Mackey Award winner, Paul Hornung Award finalist and a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award. He was also named the 2024 Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year. Warren graduated in Fall 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in advertising/public relations and is pursuing a second degree in telecommunications.

Van Bekkum was named a National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholar of Distinction, the all-academic team and named a Big Ten distinguished scholar and was a first-team NFHCA All-Region selection this past season. Van Bekkum was honored for her impact on the campus community outside of athletics, as well. The Netherlands native volunteers with RePlay and THON. She is the first field hockey student-athlete to win the Oswald Award since Kirsten Gochnauer in 2017.

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Penn State softball looks to continue its winning ways from the last week in the team’s penultimate non-conference matchup of the 2025 campaign on Wednesday night, as the Nittany Lions play host to the Saint Francis Red Flash in midweek action from Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. (ET).  The Nittany Lions are 18-18 and are riding a 4-game winning streak.      

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THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL HOST CUMBERLAND VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:15.  STATE HIGH IS 2-1 WHILE THE EAGLES COME IN AT 5-0 ON THE SEASON.  

THE STATE HIGH BASEBALL TEAM WILL BE AT CUMBERLAND VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE 2-1 WHILE CV IS 6-1.  

BELLEFONTE BASEBALL IS HOME WITH ST. MARY’S AT 4:30.  THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TEAMS WILL BOTH ENTERTAIN SOMERSET AT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON.

 

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Results from meets that Bellefonte Junior High Track had on April 3 vs Bald Eagle, Clearfield, and OLV and April 7th vs PO and Huntingdon.

 

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The Bellefonte boys swept the meet to improve to 5-0 on the season. The girls lost to Clearfield and dropped a very close contest to Bald Eagle, but beat OLV to go to 3-2. Elliott Donmoyer was a 4x winner in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 4x400m for the boys. Jack Tyson extended his javelin school record to 173-7 (current PA #1) and also won discus, was part of the winning 4x400m, and tied for 1st in the 400m. Bowen Williams also placed first in the 3200m.

 

For the girls, Kaylee Knepp won high jump and placed 2nd in 300m Hurdles. Other notable finishes were Piper Rock (2nd Javelin), Natalie Kulago (2nd Discus), Ronni Spotts (2nd Triple Jump), and the 4x100m relay (2nd).

 

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Bellefonte Area Middle 89 Clearfield Junior Hi 61

Bellefonte Area Middle 120 Bald Eagle Area Middle 21

Bellefonte Area Middle 131 Our Lady of Victory 7

 

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Clearfield Junior Hi 101 Bellefonte Area Middle 40

Bald Eagle Area Middle 69 Bellefonte Area Middle 68

Bellefonte Area Middle 83 Our Lady of Victory 54

 

April 7th:

Bellefonte boys remain undefeated at 7-0 and the girls go 1-1 for this meet to go to 4-3 on the year. Notable boys performances include victories in the 4x100m, 4x400m, and 4x800m, including a new school record of 4:07 in the 4x400m (Elliott Donmoyer, Carson Fritchman, Noah Delos Reyes, Jack Tyson). Individual winners were Noah Delos Reyes (100m, 200m), Bowen Williams (1600m), Elliott Donmoyer (400m), Noah Tomlinson (800m), Alex Giornesto (3200m), Timothy Osman (Triple Jump), Jack Tyson (Discus, Javelin). Notable girls performances include winning the 4x100m and 4x800m relays, and individual winners Ronni Spotts (100m Hurdles), Kaylee Knepp (100m, 300m Hurdles, High Jump), and Natalie Kulago (Discus).

 

Boys Team Score:

Bellefonte Area Middle School 116 Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle 45

Bellefonte Area Middle School 124 Huntingdon Area Middle School 36

 

Girls Team Score:

Huntingdon Area Middle School 99 Bellefonte Area Middle School 79

Bellefonte Area Middle School 103 Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle 59

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No results reported due to inclement weather conditions. 

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Freshman Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun (Bangkok, Thailand) paced Penn State for the second-straight week with her second consecutive top-10 finish, third this season, in a tie for 7th at the Terrapin Invitational held at the University of Maryland Golf Course this week.                                          The Nittany Lions finished 35-over, 899, to tie Navy for eighth in the 14-team field. Penn State’s best round of the tournament came in the second round with a 5-over, 293, paced Jiratthitinun with a 1-under, 71, the lone round in red figures for the Nittany Lions.                                          Michigan separated themselves from the pack with a strong second round and held on for a seven-shot victory at 13-over, while High Point (20-over), Georgetown (21-over), Maryland (22-over) and Delaware (26-over) rounded out the top-five.

 

Due to cold temperatures forecasted in Central Pennsylvania in the evening hours on Tuesday, Penn State softball's non-conference midweek matchup against the Saint Francis Red Flash will be moved to Wednesday, April 9.                                                                                                     Penn State will now compete in a single game against the Red Flash at Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field, with first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m. (ET). The contest was originally scheduled for Tuesday evening, April 8, at 6 p.m. (ET), but will be delayed due to forecasted wind chill values below the 28-degree threshold needed to play as required by the Big Ten Conference.

 

Penn State baseball’s game against West Virginia on Tuesday, April 8 has been canceled due to anticipated cold weather. The game will not be made up.  The teams will meet in Happy Valley on Tuesday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. on Dollar Dog Night.                                                                     Penn State returns to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park next weekend, April 11-13, for a three-game series against USC, beginning on Friday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. It will be the Whiteout game Friday.  

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse moved up to No. 8 in the latest edition of Inside Lacrosse rankings, which were released Monday.  Cornell is number one with Ohio State second and Princeton third. Maryland is sixth.

 

THERE WILL BE A WATCH PARTY FOR THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM AT PEGULA ICE ARENA THURSDAY NIGHT. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 7:30 WITH FACEOFF AT 8:30.  WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FROZEN FOUR THURSDAY HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. OUR COVERAGE WILL BEGIN AT 4:45 WITH WESTERN MICHIGAN AND DENVER MEETING AT 5 AND THEN THE NITTANY LIONS WILL TAKE ON BOSTON UNIVERSITY AT 8:30 THURSDAY NIGHT. 

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ON FRIDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL TEAM SHUT OUT PUNXSUTAWNEY 3-0.  ADDISON HARPSTER FIRED A THREE-HITTER IN THE COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT.  

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST TO FOREST HILLS 3-1. TAYLOR BROWN HAD THE ONLY RBI FOR BELLEFONTE WHICH IS NOW 3-1 ON THE SEASON. IN JV ACTION, BELLEFONTE WON 14-0. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LACROSSE TEAM LOST TO CENTRAL YORK, 10-8. THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 6-1. 

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THE TENTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM PICKED UP A BIG 11-8 WIN AT 13TH-RANKED MICHIGAN YESTERDAY.  MATT TRAYNOR SCORED THREE GOALS TO PACE THE PENN STATE OFFENSE. TRAYNOR NOW HAS 100 GOALS IN HIS CAREER. JACK FRACYON HAD NINE SAVES TO HELP THE NITTANY LIONS RALLY FROM 5-4 HALFTIME DEFICIT TO IMPROVE TO 7-3 ON THE SEASON, 1-2 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

 

PAYTON WAINMAN SCORED THE GAME-WINNER AS THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM KNOCKED OFF OHIO STATE IN OVERTIME 12-11 AT PANZER STADIUM YESTERDAY.  WAINMAN AND EMMA KELLY EACH  FINISHED WITH THREE GOALS AND AN ASSIST FOR PENN STATE. SYDNEY MANNING MADE 12 SAVES INCLUDING AN ABSOLUTE SHOW-STOPPER IN OVERTIME WITH OHIO STATE ON A  ONE-PLAYER ADVANTAGE. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE NOW REELED OFF FOUR STRAIGHT WINS TO IMPROVE TO 6-7 ON THE SEASON, 4-2 IN BIG TEN PLAY.   

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AT THE BIG TEN MEN’S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, IN ANN ARBOR OVER THE WEEKEND,  PENN STATE FINISHED SECOND IN THE TEAM RACE WITH IAN RAUBAL WINNING TWO EVENT TITLES IN THE RINGS AND PARALLEL BARS IN THE TEAM COMPETITION FRIDAY. MICHIGAN WON THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, PENN STATE’S JOSH KARNES WON THE PARALLEL BARS TITLE FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON. KARNES ALSO FINISHED 8TH ON THE POMMEL HORSE. MATT CORMIER ALSO PLACED IN THREE EVENTS FOR PENN STATE, TAKING SIXTH ON THE FLOOR EXERCISE, SIXTH ON THE VAULT AND EIGHTH ON THE HIGH BAR. THE NITTANY LIONS’ AKSELI KARSIKAS TOOK FIFTH ON THE HIGH BAR, MATT UNDERHILL PLACED SIXTH ON THE RINGS AND TEAMMATE MICHAEL ARTLIP WAS EIGHTH IN THE FLOOR EXERCISE. 

THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE BACK IN ANN ARBOR APRIL 18TH AND 19TH. 

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BRYCE MOLINARO HAD TWO OF THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM’S SIX HOME RUNS YESTERDAY IN A 15-10 WIN AT MINNESOTA. THE WIN COMPLETED A SWEEP OF THE ROAD SERIES FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. JACK PORTER, JOE JACONSKI, RYAN WEINGARTNER AND NATE VOSS ALL WENT DEEP FOR PENN STATE AS WELL.  MOLINARO FINISHED WITH FOUR HITS ON THE DAY. 

THE NITTANY LIONS WON THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THE SERIES INCLUDING A 5-2 WIN SATURDAY AS THE NITTANY LIONS RALLIED WITH A FOUR-RUN NINTH TO PULL OUT THE VICTORY. NATE VOSS HAD A SOLO HOME RUN IN THE FOURTH SATURDAY AND THEN BELTED A THREE-RUN DOUBLE IN THE NINTH.  PENN STATE WON FRIDAY’S GAME 10-4 WITH COLE WAGNER DRIVING IN FOUR RUNS WITH A HOME RUN AND A TRIPLE. 

PENN STATE IS NOW 21-10 ON THE SEASON, 9-6 IN THE BIG TEN. IN THE SERIES, PENN STATE HAD 30 RUNS ON 37 HITS WITH 9 HOME RUNS.  

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM SWEPT RUTGERS IN A THREE-GAME SERIES AT HOME OVER THE WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY, THE NITTANY LIONS MADE SOME HISTORY IN THE 15-11 WIN THAT GOT PENN STATE BACK TO THE .500 MARK ON THE SEASON AT 18-18 AND IN THE BIG TEN AT 5-5.  BROOKE KLOSOWICZ BELTED PENN STATE’S THIRD HOME RUN OF THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD. IT WAS ALSO THE 54TH OF THE SEASON FOR THE NITTANY LIONS AND THAT SETS A NEW SCHOOL RECORD FOR HOME RUNS IN A SEASON.  MEAGAN RICKS AND HAYLIE BRUNSON ALSO HOMERED IN THE GAME AND KLOSOWICZ WENT 3-FOR-4 , HITTING A SINGLE, DOUBLE AND HOME RUN AND ALSO DRAWING A WALK WHILE DRIVING IN THREE, SCORING FOUR AND ADDING A STOLEN BASE FOR GOOD MEASURE. PENN STATE SWEPT FRIDAY’S DOUBLEHEADER BY SCORES OF 2-1 AND 8-0.  PENN STATE WILL HOST SAINT FRANCIS TOMORROW AT 6.   

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM COMPLETE A TWO-MATCH SWEEP OF SACRED HEART WITH A 3-1 VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTH GYM AT REC HALL.  MICHAEL SCHWOB HIT .420 IN THE MATCH 46 ASSISTS AND 8 DIGS. PENN SDTATE SWEPT SACRED HEART FRIDAY NIGHT 3-0 BEHIND SEAN HARVEY’S 11 KILLS AND 3 BLCOKS.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 8-14 ON THE SEASON, 5-3 IN EIVA MATCHES. 

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THE PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS COMPETED AT THE FLORIDA RELAYS IN GAINESVILLE OVER THE WEEKEND. HANDAL ROBAN LED PENN STATE WITH A SECOND PLACE FINISH IN THE MEN’S 800. HE WAS ALSO PART OF THE 4-BY-400 RELAY TEAM THAT FINISHED FIFTH. FRESHMAN AJANI DWYER PLACED 7TH IN THE MEN’S 100 FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. 

DYLAN LAMBRECHT WAS SEVENTH IN THE MEN’S SHOT PUT FOR PENN STATE. 

ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE, ALLISON JOHNSON LED PENN STATE WITH A SEVENTH PLACE FINISH IN THE 800.  AND ZOEY GOLDSTEIN WAS 14TH IN THE 400.   

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM FINISHED IN 8TH PLACE OUT OF 14 TEAMS COMPETING AT THE MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AT VANDERBILT. 

PENN STATE FINISHED WITH A 5-OVER-PAR 857. INDIVIDUALLY, THE NITTANY LIONS’ JAKE GRIFFIN TIED FOR FOR 13TH WITH A 6-UNDER 207 FOR THE THREE ROUNDS. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM DEFEATED MERCYHURST 7-0 YESTERDAY AFTER FALLING TO UCLA 4-0.

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM HELD ITS ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON YESTERDAY. 

 

IN MEN'S HOCKEY PENN STATE IS JUST TWO WINS AWAY FROM A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL FACE BOSTON UNIVERSITY THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE FROZEN FOUR IN ST. LOUIS. WE’LL HAVE THE GAME FOR YOU HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX WITH FACEOFF AT 8:30.   THE FIRST GAME WILL HAVE DENVER TAKING ON WESTERN MICHIGAN AT 5. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE SATURDAY AT 7:30.   

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM SAW ITS SEASON COME TO AN END YESTERDAY WITH A SCORE OF 196.225 IN THE REGIONALS AT REC HALL.  FRESHMAN ELIZABETH LEARY LED THE WAY WITH A NEW PERSONAL BEST SCORE IN THE ALL-AROUND WITH A 39.375.  LSU, KENTUCKY, ARKANSAS AND THE BIG TEN’S MICHIGAN STATE ADVANCED TO THE REGIONAL FINALS TOMORROW EVENING AT REC HALL WITH THE ACTION GETTING UNDERWAY AT 5 O’CLOCK.  

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No. 5 Penn State men’s gymnastics is set to return this weekend at the Big Ten Championships after a two week hiatus on Friday, April 4. Top finishers in Friday's team and all-around session will advance to Saturday's individual championships. Both sessions are set to begin at 7 p.m. in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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SENIOR LAUREN SALTZ SCORED A CAREER-HIGH FIVE GOALS AND THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WON ITS THIRD STRAIGHT, DOWNING RUTGERS 12-10 LAST NIGHT AT PANZER STADIUM. ERIKA HO AND KELLY MACKINNEY EACH ADDED TWO GOALS AND TWO ASSISTS TO HELP THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 5-7 ON THE SEASON, NOW 3-2 IN BIG TEN PLAY.   PENN STATE WILL HOST OHIO STATE SUNDAY AT NOON.  

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Penn State softball continues its extensive nine-game homestand and returns to Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field for the team’s Big Ten Conference home-opening series against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, with action set to run Friday through Sunday, April 4 through 6. This weekend’s series with Rutgers will feature a weather-modified schedule, with the teams now slated to play a doubleheader Friday beginning at 4 p.m. (ET), with game three of the series set for either Saturday or Sunday, April 5 or 6, at a time to be determined later.

 

Penn State is back at Rec Hall but will play in South Gym for the first time this season when it hosts Sacred Heart for a pair of EIVA men's volleyball matches on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m.
Friday, April 4 – 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart (6-13, 0-8 EIVA) at Penn State (6-14, 3-3 EIVA)

Saturday, April 5 – 3 p.m.
Sacred Heart (6-13, 0-8 EIVA) at Penn State (6-13, 3-3 EIVA)

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PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS WILL HOST USC TODAY AT FOUR O’CLOCK.  THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST UCLA SUNDAY AT 11AM AND THEN WILL HOST MERCYHURST SUNDAY AT 4PM. 

 

The Penn State baseball team visits Minnesota for a three-game series on April 4-6 at Siebert Field. The series begins on Friday at 5 p.m. and continues on Saturday at 4 p.m. Sunday’s series finale is set for 2 p.m.            

Friday's game time was moved up to 5 p.m. from the previously scheduled 7 p.m. Penn State is 18-10 this season (6-6 Big Ten) after a 14-3, run-rule victory over Bucknell Tuesday.

 

The Penn State track and field teams continue their outdoor season Friday and Saturday when the Nittany Lions head to the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. The Nittany Lion men’s team was ranked at No. 25 in the first USTFCCCA poll rankings of the outdoor season earlier this week.   

 

The Penn State men’s golf team is set to travel to Vanderbilt’s Mason Rudolph Championship Friday through Sunday. The 54-hole event will feature a single round each day, with tee times slated for 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. The tournament field features host Vanderbilt, Ball State, Charlotte, Colorado, Kentucky, Liberty, Middle Tennessee State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Princeton, Toledo and Wisconsin.

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WILL VISIT MICHIGAN SUNDAY AT NOON. THAT GAME WILL BE ON THE BIG TEN NETWORK. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM WILL BE AT ILLINOIS TOMORROW AND NORTHWESTERN ON SUNDAY.  

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE TERRAPIN INVITATION AT MARYLAND STARTING SUNDAY MORNING. 

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Historic Rec Hall at Penn State University will be one of four sites of the 2025 NCAA Gymnastics Regionals on April 2, 3, and 5. Nine teams are slated to compete on the University Park campus, including the Nittany Lions, over four sessions with finals being held on Saturday at 5 p.m.

Session 2 | Thursday, April 3 – 1 p.m.

Regional Semifinal, Session 1 (Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, Kentucky)

Session 3 | Thursday, April 3 – 7 p.m.

Regional Semifinal, Session 2 (LSU, Arkansas, Michigan, and Maryland which defeated West Virginia last night 196.25-195.325)

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WILL TAKE ON RUTGERS TONIGHT IN A 7 O’CLOCK FIRST DRAW AT PANZER STADIUM. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 4-7, 2-2 IN CONFERENCE PLAY AND PENN STATE IS LOOKING FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT WIN AFTER SUNDAY’S OVERTIME VICTORY OVER MICHIGAN.

RUTGERS IS 8-4, 2-1 IN BIG TEN.

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Due to inclement weather forecasted in Central Pennsylvania over the weekend, Penn State softball's Big Ten Conference series against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will feature a modified schedule.            

Penn State will now compete in a doubleheader at Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field against Rutgers on Friday, April 6, with first pitch slated for 4 p.m. (ET) in game one, with game two slated to follow approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of the lid-lifter. The third game of the series will be played at a date and time to be determined, either Saturday or Sunday, April 5 or 6. Penn State’s schedule will be updated following Friday night’s competitions.

 

Penn State men’s basketball center Yanic Konan Niederhauser declared for the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he announced Wednesday morning.   “After careful consideration, I’ve decided to declare for the 2025 NBA Draft. In the meantime, I wll maintain my college eligibility,” Konan Niederhauser wrote on Instagram. “In case I decide to withdraw from the draft, I will return to Penn State for my senior year. I’m excited to see what the future holds.”

In his first season with the Nittany Lions, Konan Niederhauser averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Konan Niederhauser was the only top five scorer last season for Penn State who still has eligibility remaining.

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Penn State wrestler Zack Ryder has entered the transfer portal, according to Justin Basch. Ryder has four years of eligibility left.     Ryder was a freshman for Penn State at 184 pounds this year and was expected to step in for senior Carter Starocci next season. Ryder had an impressive redshirt season with an 8-0 record and some notable wins against NCAA qualifiers.

Ryder’s announcement comes after Penn State’s significant roster addition of former Ohio State All-American wrestler Rocco Welsh. Welsh finished as the 2024 NCAA runner-up at 174 pounds, however, Welsh is expected to compete for Penn State at 184 pounds. This would have put Ryder and Welsh in competition for the starting position.

 

Penn State men’s track and field freshman Ajani Dwyer has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.Dywer set two top-five marks in program history over the weekend at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou. He finished the 100-meter race in 10.27 to take the No. 5 spot in program history Friday before running a 20.55 in the 200-meter race to earn the No. 2 spot in program history Saturday.                                 Dwyer’s 200m time currently ranks third in NCAA performances thus far this season.                      The Nittany Lions return to action this weekend at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. On Friday and Saturday.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse’s Hunter Aquino is tabbed the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. His four Big Ten Freshman of the Week nods are one away from tying the PSU program record and are the most of any Big Ten men’s lacrosse player this season.

The first year man produced his fourth multi-goal and eighth multi-point outing this season on Saturday, posting at least two points in all of the Nittany Lions contests in 2025 thus far. He tallied two goals on his two shot attempts in Penn State’s game at no. 2 Maryland this past weekend.

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Penn State women’s tennis freshman Patricia Grigoras was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Wednesday afternoon. Grigoras contributed wins in both singles and doubles play as the team picked up a 4-3 victory over No. 14 USC on March 28 for the program’s highest-ranked win in over 20 years.  

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IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL….

STATE COLLEGE DEFEATED CHAMBERSBURG 7-1 TO IMPROVE TO 2-3 ON THE SEASON. 

BELLEFONTE LOST A TOUGH ONE IN 12 INNINGS TO CENTRAL, 8-3. THE RED RAIDERS ARE NOW 1-3. IN THE JV GAME, CENTRAL WON 4-2.  

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SHUT OUT BALD EAGLE AREA 6-0. THE MOUNTIES IMPROVE TO 5-0 WHILE THE EAGLES FALL TO 1-6.  

PENNS VALLEY LOST TO BELLWOOD-ANTIS 12-6. THE RAMS ARE NOW 0-8.  

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IN HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL…

STATE COLLEGE LOST TO CHAMBERSBURG 9-0. STATE HIGH IS NOW 1-1.  

BELLEFONTE SHUT OUT HUNTINGDON 1-0. 

IN JV ACTION, BELLEFONTE WON 14-0.  

BALD EAGLE AREA WON BIG OVER PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 13-3. ALEXA BANEY HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND DROVE IN THREE RUNS. AND ADDISYN BURNS HAD A PAIR OF HITS AND A PAIR OF RBI FOR THE EAGLES WHO IMPROVE TO 4-1. THE LADY MOUNTIES ARE NOW 4-3. 

PENNS VALLEY DROPPED A 5-2 DECISION TO BELLWOOD-ANTIS TO FALL TO 3-1 ON THE SEASON.  

 

THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS LACROSSE TEAM ROLLED TO A 19-2 WIN OVER CEDAR CLIFF. THE LITTLE LIONS’ TREY COMBS SCORED HIS 100TH CAREER GOAL IN THE CONTEST. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM LOST AN 11-10 BATTLE TO CEDAR CLIFF YESTERDAY.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM DROPPED A 14-3 CONTEST TO DANVILLE TO FALL TO 0-3 ON THE SEASON.  

 

Boys Volleyball - State College 3, Chambersburg 1: The Trojans worked a little extra to capture a win in the second game, 27-25, but the Little Lions were able to secure a Mid Penn Commonwealth match on Tuesday night on the road.

State College won the first game 25-21, and after Chambersburg (0-5, 0-3 MPC) tied it, the Little Lions took games of 25-19 and 25-20.

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Track & Field - Bald Eagle Area and Penns Valley competed in a tri-meet with Central Martinsburg on Tuesday afternoon.

Bald Eagle Area senior Ethan Shirk claimed a win in the 300 hurdles in 48.30 sec, winning by less than a second.

Penns Valley’s Noah Patel won the high jump with a mark of 6-0 and Owen Robb won the discus by throwing 96-11, winning by just an inch over Bald Eagle Area junior Gideon Ferree in a tight competition. Robb also won the javelin with a throw of 132-9 as Bald Eagle Area’s Talon Thompson finished second (125-0) and Ferree took third (124-0).

Shirk would also claim a win for the Eagles in the shot put by throwing 37-10 1/4. Ferree took second (35-10 1/4).

On the girls side, Bald Eagle Area senior Olivia Taylor won the 400 in 1:05.40 and Sybil Thompson took second for the Eagles in the 800 in 2:49.30, behind only Lillyanna Smith of Penns Valley (2:38.90).

Penns Valley’s Miley Hubler tied with Bald Eagle Area’s Leah Bryan in the high jump for first as both reached 5-0. Bryan also tied for first in the long jump with a leap of 14-11, tying Martinsburg Central junior Kerri Mock. Bryan also won the javelin with a throw of 84-0.

Bald Eagle Area saw Grace Crestani throw 99-9 in the discus for a first-place finish, winning the event by 14 feet. Crestani was a second-place finisher in the shot put (31-0 1/2) and Bald Eagle Area’s Emilie Grant took third (28-3).

 

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The Penn State baseball team set the tone with six runs in the first inning on its way to a 14-3, run-rule win over Bucknell on Tuesday evening at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Bryce Molinaro launched two homers, totaling three runs, and Paxton Kling added a two-run homer. Penn State moved to 18-10 overall, while Bucknell dropped to 11-16.On Dollar Dog Night, Penn State welcomed 2,752 fans, who consumed 4,429 hot dogs. Across four Dollar Dog Nights this season, PSU fans have eaten 24,628 hot dogs.

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Driven by a powerful pitching performance in the circle and a multi-hit outing from sophomore second baseman Michela Barbanente on her 20th birthday, the Penn State softball team worked together to secure a dominant 8-0, five-inning victory over the Bucknell Bison in non-conference midweek action Tuesday night.

Senior right-hander Mady Volpe and freshman righty Abigail Britton combining to keep Bucknell off the scoreboard while scattering four hits and booking a five-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Barbanente generated one of her most efficient performances of her sophomore campaign on her 20th birthday, celebrating in style with a 2-for-3 performance that included a pair of doubles and a run scored. Brooke Klosowicz was hit by a pitch and extended her streak of reaching base safely to a national leading 32 games. Penn State is now 14-18 on the season.  

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Penn State basketball assistant coach Jimmy Martelli is leaving the staff after two seasons, Blue-White Illustrated has confirmed. Martelli arrived with head coach Mike Rhoades when Rhoades moved over from VCU in 2023. Martelli was originally announced as the team’s Director of Basketball Operations, but quickly moved to the bench when assistant J.D. Byers accepted a position at Virginia Tech. Martelli’s older brother, Phil Martelli Jr., was hired as VCU’s head coach last week. 

With a vacant spot, Penn State has turned to a familiar face to fill the role. Blue White Illustrated has learned that former Nittany Lions point guard Talor Battle has accepted a spot on Rhoades’ staff. Battle was at Ohio State for the 2024-2025 season after spending three years at Northwestern under Chris Collins. The Wildcats made the NCAA Tournament in Battle’s final season in Evanston. 

Battle is Penn State’s all-time leading scorer with 2,213 career points and he was a three-time captain for the Nittany Lions. He earned honorable mention All-American status from the AP as a senior in 2011 and helped lead Penn State to the 2009 NIT Championship. He twice earned All-Big Ten First-Team honors and led the Nittany Lions to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2011. 

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With dominant 2025 regular seasons in the rearview, and post seasons on the horizon, Penn State men’s gymnasts Josh Karnes and Matt Underhill have been named regular season All-Americans by the College Gymnastics Association (CGA,) the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM WILL HOST BUCKNELL IN A 5:30 START AND THE ANTICIPATION IS ALREADY BUILDING FOR DOLLAR DOG NIGHT. THROUGH THE FIRST THREE DOLLAR DOG NIGHTS OF THE SEASON, FANS HAVE PURCHASED AND PRESUMABLY CONSUMED 20,199 WEINERS, AN AVERAGE OF 6,733 DOGS DOWNED PER GAME.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 17-10 ON THE SEASON, 2-1 ON DOLLAR DOG NIGHTS SO FAR.  PENN STATE WON’T HAVE ANOTHER DOLLAR DOG NIGHT UNTIL TAX DAY ON APRIL 15TH.  THE NITTANY LIONS WILL VISIT MINNESOTA THIS WEEKEND.  

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM WILL ALSO HOST BUCKNELL TONIGHT WITH FIRST PITCH SET FOR SIX O’CLOCK AT BEARD FIELD. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 14-18 ON THE SEASON GOING INTO THE FIRST OF NINE STRAIGHT HOME GAMES. 

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THE HODGE TROPHY THIS YEAR GOES TO OKLAHOMA STATE HEAVYWEIGHT WYATT HENDRICKSON. THE VOTING WAS THE SECOND-CLOSEST IN HODGE HISTORY AS HENDRICKSON RECEIVED 30 FIRST-PLACE VOTES AND PENN STATE’S FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION, CARTER STAROCCI, RECEIVED 26.  THE NITTANY LIONS’ MITCHELL MESENBRINK WAS THIRD IN THE VOTING WITH 3 FIRST-PLACE VOTES.  THE HONOR IS COLLEGE WRESTLING’S EQUIVALENT TO THE HEISMAN TROPHY. HENDRICKSON WAS STATISTICALLY THE MOST DOMINANT WRESTLER THIS SEASON AND CAPPED UN UNDEFEATED CAMPAIGN WITH AN HISTORIC UPSET OF TWO-TIME CHAMPION, TWO-TIME HODGE WINNER AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST GABLE STEVESON. STAROCCI WILL SETTLE FOR BEING REMEMBERED AS THE SPORT’S ONLY FIVE-TIME CHAMPION AND ONE OF THE BEST TO EVER TO DO IT.  MESENBRINK HAS TWO YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. 

 

ALEX FACUNDO HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS TRANSFERRING TO OKLAHOMA STATE. FACUNDO WRESTLED 19-6 AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT PENN STATE AND THEN MISSED THE 2023-2024 SEASON WITH INJURY AND WAS DEFEATED BY TYLER KASAK FOR THE STARTING ROLE AT 157 THIS PAST SEASON. HE STILL HAS TWO YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY.  

 

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THE PENNS VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM WAS SHUT OUT BY MOUNT UNION YESTERDAY, 6-0. THE RAMS ARE 0-7 ON THE SEASON. 

THE PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL TEAM PICKED UP A 3-0 WIN OVER MOUNT UNION YESTERDAY TO IMPROVE TO 3-0 ON THE YOUNG SEASON. 

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ON FRIDAY, THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO MOUNT UNION 10-3.  AND THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA SOFTBALL TEAM FELL TO DUBOIS, 9-5.  

ON SATURDAY, PENNS VALLEY’S BASEBALL TEAM DROPPED A 15-9 DECISION TO HOMER-CENTER. THE RAMS ARE 0-6 AND WILL HOST MOUNT UNION MONDAY AT 4:30.  THE PENNS VALLEY SOFTBALL TEAM IS ALSO HOME AGAINST MOUNT UNION AT 4:30 MONDAY. 

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM IS HEADED TO THE FROZEN FOUR. AFTER KNOCKING OFF MAINE FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE OPENING ROUND, 5-1 TO ADVANCE TO THE REGIONAL FINALS, THE NITTANY LIONS WON A THRILLER IN ALLENTOWN OVER U-CONN LAST NIGHT. MATT DIMARSICO SCORED THE GAMEWINNER OFF A NIFTY BEHIND THE BACK ASSIST FROM CHARLIE CERRATO AT 17:56 OF THE EXTRA PERIOD TO SEND PENN STATE ON TO ST. LOUIS WITH THE 3-2 VICTORY.

U-CONN HAD 1-0 AND 2-1 LEADS IN THE GAME BUT PENN STATE QUICKLY ANSWERED WITH EQUALIZERS EACH TIME. DANE DOWIAK AND JJ WIEBUSCH SCORED THE OTHER PENN STATE GOALS.  ARSENII SERGEEV, WHO STARTED HIS CAREER AT U-CONN BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO PENN STATE, WAS SPECTACULAR IN GOAL AND SAVED THE SEASON MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE THIRD PERIOD AND OVERTIME BEFORE PENN STATE PULLED OUT THE WIN. SERGEEV MADE 42 SAVES AGAINST HIS FORMER TEAM TO PICK UP HIS 19TH WIN OF THE SEASON.

PENN STATE IS ON THE FROZEN FOUR WITH THE NATIONAL SEMIFINALS IN ST. LOUIS SET FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH.  THE FIRST GAME AT 5PM EASTERN WILL PIT WESTERN MICHIGAN AGAINST DENVER. THEN, PENN STATE WILL GO UP AGAINST BOSTON UNIVERSITY AT 8:30PM.  THE WINNER OF THOSE SEMIFINAL GAMES WILL PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH AT 7:30PM.   

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM EARNED A 13-12 OVERTIME UPSET WIN AT 10TH-RANKED MICHIGAN YESTERDAY. ERIKA HO SCORED THE GAMEWINNER 1:30 INTO OVERTIME. HO FINISHED WITH SIX POINTS ON FIVE GOALS AND AN ASSIST. BROOKE HOSS ADDED THREE GOALS AND AN ASSIST AND SYDNEY MANNING MADE 11 SAVES IN GOAL FOR PENN STATE. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 4-7 OVERALL, 2-2 IN BIG TEN PLAY. 

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM YESTERDAY LOST A TOUGH 6-5 BATTLE AT MICHIGAN. IT WAS A 5-5 GAME BEFORE THE WOLVERINES GOT AN R-B-I DOUBLE IN THE SEVENTH TO PULL OUT THE WIN. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 17-10 OVERALL, 6-6 IN CONFERENCE PLAY. JACK PORTER HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND A COUPLE OF R-B-I FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. RYAN WEINGARTNER HAD TWO HITS AND SCORED TWICE. AND COLE WAGNER HAD AN  R-B-I TRIPLE. MICHIGAN TAKES THE SERIES, COMING BACK TO WIN THE FINAL TWO GAMES AFTER PENN STATE WON THE OPENING GAME FRIDAY. PENN STATE WILL BE IN ACTION TOMORROW NIGHT IN A 5:30 CONTEST AGAINST BUCKNELL.  AND YES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT WILL BE A DOLLAR DOG NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK. 

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST A PAIR OF GAMES SATURDAY IN ATLANTA, FALLING TO 17TH-RANKED OKLAHOMA STATE 10-2 AND TO GEORGIA TECH 10-0.  PENN STATE IS NOW 14-18 ON THE SEASON. BROOKE KLOSOWICZ DID EXTEND HER STREAK OF REACHING BASE SAFELY TO 31 GAMES WHICH LEADS THE NATION. SHE ALSO PICKED UP HER 16TH DOUBLE OF THE SEASON AGAINST GEORGIA TECH. PENN STATE WILL HOST BUCKNELL TOMORROW EVENING AT 6 O’CLOCK.  

 

No. 7 Penn State men’s lacrosse lost to no. 2 Maryland by a 13-8 final score on the road. In their second consecutive top 10 match up and third of the season, the Nittany Lions battled back from an early deficit but were not able to top the Terps. Penn State moves to 6-3, 0-2 Big Ten while Maryland improves to 8-1, 1-1 Big Ten.      There were three multiple goal scorers for PSU. Matt Traynor led the charge with two goals and an assist to total three points. Kyle Lehman and Hunter Aquino also added two goals each.

 

Penn State men’s volleyball saw its 22-match home winning streak come to an end with a 3-1 (25-15, 20-25, 36-34, 26-24) loss to Charleston in EIVA men’s volleyball action Saturday at Rec Hall.    The Nittany Lions fell to 6-14 overall and 3-3 in the EIVA. The Golden Eagles upped their record to 11-12 overall and 5-3 in the conference. Will Kuhns had a big match for Penn State on Senior Night, hitting .378 with 21 kills, two blocks, and one ace. 

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PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD COMPETED IN A SPLIT SQUAD WEEKEND. AT THE LSU BATTLE ON THE BAYOU, PENN STATE FRESHMAN AJANI DWYER TOOK SIXTH IN THE MEN’S 100 WITH A TIME OF 10.27 AND FINISHED FOURTH IN THE 200 WITH A TIME OF 20.55 SECONDS. HIS 100 TIME WAS SECOND BEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY. OLIVIER DESMEULES WAS THIRD IN THE MEN’S 800 WITH A 1:48.14 MARK. PENN STATE ALLON CLAY WAS FOURTH IN THAT EVENT. MATT DEMATTEO WAS THIRD IN THE MEN’S 400 HURDLES. COLLIN BURKHART WAS FIFTH IN THE HAMMER THROW WITH TEAMMATE NATHAN WILLIAMS SEVENTH.                                            

IN THE WOMEN’S 15-HUNDRED, PENN STATE’S KILEIGH KANE WAS SECOND AND TEAMMATE MADDIE ULLOM WAS THIRD. KANE’S TIME WAS 4:13.74. ALLISON JOHNSON WAS 7TH AND ADA RAND WAS 10TH TO GIVE PENN STATE FOUR TOP TEN FINISHEs IN THE EVENT. PENN STATE’S TAYISSa BUCHANNAN WAS SIXTH IN THE WOMEN’S 800 WHILE KANE PLACED 11TH IN THAT EVENT.   GABI DEGLAU WAS FOURTH IN THE WOMEN’S HAMMER THROW, VICTORIA ATKINSON SEVENTH IN THE WOMEN’S POLE VAULT AND AUDREY FRIEDMAN WAS SIXTH IN THE WOMEN’S JAVELIN. 

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The Penn State men’s tennis team fell to No. 32 ranked Michigan State, 4-3, on Saturday. Ranked at No. 91, Loren Byers defeated the No. 5 player in the country, Ozan Baris, at the top singles match. 

 

In golf, freshman Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun paced Penn State with the best finish relative to par of her young career. She registered her second top-10 finish in a tie for 10th at 7-under, 209, at the Clemson Invitational, held at The Reserve at Lake Keowee in South Carolina this weekend.   As a team Penn State finished 13th in the 15-team field at 15-over, however the Nittany Lions used back-to-back even par rounds of 288 as a team to bounce back from a 15-over 303 on Friday. The score relative to par is the third-best of the season for PSU. 

 

In women's soccer, Penn State junior defender Kaelyn Wolfe became the Nittany Lions’ sixth selection to a United States Women’s Youth National Team camp this spring, as the West Chester, Pennsylvania, native garnered a selection to the U20 team’s camp in Kansas City, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Friday.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL, STATE COLLEGE LOST TO CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 11-7.  THE LITTLE LIONS ARE NOW 1-3.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM DEFEATED CENTRAL 11-3.  

IN JV ACTION, BELLEFONTE WON 10-0.  JAYLEE LOSE WAS 5-FOR-5 WITH THREE R-B-I IN THE VARSITY GAME. 

 

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Bellefonte Junior High Track and Field team took on Our Lady of Victory and Nittany Christian School.

 

Some highlights for Bellefonte:

Elliott Donmoyer: won 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m

Jack Tyson: won 400m, Javelin, Discus, and 4x400m

 

Kaylee Knepp: won 100m, 300m hurdles, High Jump, and 4x400m

Ronni Spotts: won 100m hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, and 4x400m

 

Kaylee Knepp is currently leading PA Jr. High in the High Jump at 4-8. Jack Tyson set a new school record by 45 feet in Javelin and has the PA lead at 163 feet. He also has the PA lead in the 400m at 58.27 seconds.

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MLB -

THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES, IN A GAME HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX, LOST THEIR SEASON OPENER TO THE MARLINS IN MIAMI, 5-4.  PAUL SKENES PITCHED 5 1/3 INNINGS WITH SEVEN STRIKOUTS. BRYAN REYNOLD PUT THE PIRATES UP WITH A TWO-RUN SINGLE AND NICK GONZALES BELTED A TWO-RUN HOMER BUT THE PIRATES BULLPEN AND ONEILL CRUZ PLAYING CENTER FIELD ALLOWED THE MARLINS TO PULL OFF THE 5-4 VICTORY.  

 

THE PHILLIES MEANWHILE, PUT UP A FOUR-SPOT IN THE TENTH INNING TO KNOCK OFF THE NATIONAL 7-3. BRYCE HARPER AND KYLE SCHWARBER HOMERED AND THE PHILLIES WON DESPITE STRIKING OUT 19 TIMES IN THE OPENER. ALEC BOHM DROVE IN A COUPLE OF RUNS WITH A DOUBLE IN THE 10TH TO PUT THE PHILLIES AHEAD FOR GOOD. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

TONIGHT, THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM OPENS UP NCAA TOURNAMENT ACTION IN ALLENTOWN. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL TAKE ON THE NUMBER THREE OVERALL SEED IN MAINE IN AN 8:30 FACEOFF AT THE PPL CENTER. THE FIRST GAME AT THE VENUE WILL HAVE U-CONN FACING QUINNIPIAC AT 5PM. THE WINNERS OF TONIGHT’S GAMES WILL FACE EACH OTHER ON SUNDAY AT EITHER 4:30 OR 7 O’CLOCK FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE TO THE FROZEN FOUR IN ST. LOUIS ON APRIL 10TH.  ALSO TODAY, BOSTON COLLEGE PLAYS BENTLEY AND PROVIDENCE MEETS DENVER. 

PENN STATE IS THE LONE BIG TEN SCHOOL REMAINING IN THE TOURNAMENT AFTER A ROUGH DAY FOR THE CONFERENCE YESTERDAY. 

OHIO STATE LOST TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 8-3. MICHIGAN STATE FELL TO CORNELL 4-3 AS THE BIG RED SCORED THE GAMEWINNER WITH TEN SECONDS LEFT IN THE THIRD.  AND MINNESOTA DROPPED A 5-4 OVERTIME DECISION TO MASSACHUSETTS. ALSO IN THE FIRST ROUND YESTERDAY, WESTERN MICHIGAN KNOCKED OFF MINNESOTA STATE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME, 2-1.  

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MARCH MADNESS CONTINUING LAST NIGHT. TEXAS TECH EDGED ARKANSAS 85-83, FLORIDA WALLOPED MARYLAND 87-71. ALABAMA CRUSHED BYU 113-88 ENDING THE TATER TOT RUN. (RICHIE SAUNDERS 25 POINTS)  DUKE DEFEATED ARIZONA 100-93.   

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Feed your addiction Saturday when some PSU recruits take on some of the top recruits from around the country in this year's Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.

 

127- #2 Nate Desmond (PSU) vs. #6 Ronnie Ramirez (CA)

172 - #5 Asher Cunningham (PSU) vs. #1 Ladarion Lockett (MN)

 

Both opponents are Oklahoma State commits.

Streaming live on Flo at 6 PM. Early card PA vs. NJ begins at 3 PM Saturday on Flo.

Cold temps caused cancellations or postponements of some outdoor games around the area. 

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ESPN reports the NCAA wrestling finals Saturday night saw a huge increase  of viewers. An average of 703,000 viewers watched the action, a whopping 72% increase over last year's numbers. The highlight was the upset at heavyweight, seen by an estimated 806,000 watchers. 

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Online voting continues for the Hodge Trophy given to the nation's top college wrestler. Penn State has Carter Starocci and Mitchell Mesenbrink among the three finalists. Not too late to vote at https://www.win-magazine.com/, look for the fan vote link. The winner will be announced Monday.

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THE BELLEFONTE SOFTBALL TEAM WON ITS HOME OPENER, DEFEATING TYRONE 9-5.  ALAINA SMITH WENT THREE-FOR FOUR WITH A COUPLE OF RBI TO LEAD THE OFFENSE. JAYLEE LOSE ADDED THREE HITS AND AN RBI AND BROOKE SWANGER HAD A COUPLE OF HITS AND A COUPLE OF RBI. ADRIENNE MASULLO GOT THE VICTORY, ALLOWING THREE RUNS ON SIX HITS OVER FIVE INNINGS OF WORK. 

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The Penn State baseball team fell 9-2 against Pitt on Tuesday evening at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The game was even at 2-2 going into the seventh, but the Panthers broke through with five runs in the frame. Penn State is now 16-8 on the year, while Pitt moved to 15-9. On PSU’s third Dollar Dog Night of the year, 2,822 PSU fans consumed 6,733 hot dogs. Members of the national champion PSU women's volleyball team threw out the first pitch.      

Skip Shenosky made his fourth start of the year for the Nittany Lions, working five innings. He allowed two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out four. He tossed 1-2-3 innings in the fourth and fifth.   Penn State collected two runs on six hits. Paxton Kling blasted his 10th homer of the year, a solo shot in the first inning. Ryan Weingartner added an RBI single, while Joey DeMucci had a base knock and a run.                       

Penn State baseball’s game against Bucknell on March 26 has been postponed due to anticipated cold weather. A new date for the game is to be determined

 

PSU football spring practice is underway. Coach James Franklin said that there would be some sort of modification to the Blue-White Game this year, but he and the program still wanted to have it because they recognize the immense impact it has on the State College area, from restaurants and hotels to the fans themselves.

However, Franklin announced that the game will not be televised this year and that the game will be a bit shorter. “One of the things that I don’t think we’ll do is a halftime,” Franklin said. “There’s been years where we’ll have 75,000 people out there, we’ll go halftime for 20 minutes, and the parking lot becomes more attractive than the second half with the tailgaiting. So, probably condense it down a little bit, maybe a little bit shorter quarters, maybe until halftime.”

Franklin also recognized the fans who go for the football, who want to see how the team is shaping up at this point of the offseason. He said it’s valuable, and for all of those reasons, the game will still be played.

He finalized the Blue-White talk with a nod to new Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Franklin said he feels it’s important for Knowles to get into the stadium and call a game from the booth, further allowing the staff to coalesce,

 

Feed your wrestling addiction Saturday when some PSU recruits take on some of the top recruits from around the country in this year's Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.

 

127- #2 Nate Desmond vs. #6 Ronnie Ramirez (CA)

172 - #5 Asher Cunningham vs. #1 Ladarion Lockett (MN)

 

Both opponents are Oklahoma State commits.

Streaming live on Flo at 6 PM Saturday. Early card PA vs. NJ begins at 3 PM on Flo.

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The Penn State baseball team hosts Pitt and Bucknell for midweek matchups at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Both games are set for 5:30 p.m. first pitches.  Tuesday is Dollar Dog Night, featuring $1 hot dogs.   Tuesday will also include a first pitch by the Penn State Women’s Volleyball National Championship team.        

Wednesday is PA Day as fans are encouraged to wear jerseys and gear representing their favorite Pennsylvania professional teams.  All home games are free admission for all ages.      Penn State is 16-7 this season after a win on Saturday against Michigan State. Pitt is 14-9 this year after a victory over NC State on Sunday.

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Japan’s Masanosuke Ono, the reigning world freestyle champion at 61kg, has committed to Penn State wrestling, he announced Monday on FloWrestling Radio Live.

Ono previously trained with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club ahead of his match with former Iowa national champion Spencer Lee earlier this month.

The 21-year-old established himself as one of the best pound-for-pound wrestlers in the world in the last year. After placing second at the Japanese National Championships in 2023 at 65kg, Ono dropped down to 61kg and won the event in 2024 to earn a spot in the freestyle World Championships.

In September, he ran the table at the U20 World Championships, defeating Penn State commit Marcus Blaze along the way to claim the junior world title. Just one month later, Ono dominated the field of much older wrestlers en route to a 2024 Senior World Championship at 61kg, defeating a former Olympic gold medalist and the reigning world champion on his way.

After training for a few months in State College with the NLWC, Ono defeated Lee 3-2 in a FloWrestling: Night in America freestyle competition, improving his record to 20-3. Earlier this week, he was spotted in the Penn State directory as a student.

Ono has competed at 59.5 and 61 kilograms in recent months, which puts him around the 133 pound weight class for collegiate folkstyle. He figures to compete for the starting lineup right away at 133 or 141, with the starting spot at 141 notably being vacated by All-American Beau Bartlett graduating.

 

Center Miles Goodman, a former four-star recruit who was the highest-rated member of Penn State men’s basketball’s 2024 recruiting class, has entered the transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos reported.  The 6-foot-11, 225-pound Goodman, who averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds across 13 games this past season, joins guard Jahvin Carter and forward Hudson Ward as the third member of Penn State’s four-player 2024 recruiting class to enter the transfer portal, which officially opened on Monday. Only Dominick Stewart, who was high school teammates with Goodman, remains from that class.

With Goodman departing, Mike Rhoades will now be losing at least eight players from Penn State’s 2024-25 roster, a team that compiled a 16-15 overall record and didn’t qualify for the Big Ten Tournament. The group of departees includes two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Ace Baldwin Jr. and full-time starters Zack Hicks and Puff Johnson, all of whom are out of eligibility.

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Former Penn State men’s basketball forward Evan Mahaffey has entered the transfer portal, per Verbal Commits. Mahaffey played at Penn State during the 2022-23 season before playing two years at Ohio State.

In his lone season as a Nittany Lion, Mahaffey put up 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game before heading to Columbus.

With the Buckeyes, Mahaffey started in 35 games last season, but saw his minutes decrease this past season, going from 4.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game to 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds.

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The Penn State women’s gymnastics team earned a bid into the 2025 NCAA Championships. Penn State will be a host site for Regional action at historic Rec Hall from April 2-5. The Nittany Lions will compete in Session 2 on Thursday, April 3 at 1 p.m.                                                             Happy Valley will be one of the four host sites of the NCAA Gymnastics Regionals, hosting No. 1 LSU, No. 8 Michigan State, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 16 Arkansas, Maryland, West Virginia, Michigan, and Ohio State. Penn State will take on Michigan State, Kentucky, and Ohio State in Session 2 on Thursday. Rec Hall will become the home of the NCAA Regional Tournament from April 2-5, with no sessions being held on Friday.

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Former Penn State football linebacker Curtis Jacobs signed with the Tennessee Titans on Monday afternoon, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero. Jacobs was recently released by the New England Patriots on Friday after spending just one season with the team. The 23-year-old linebacker appeared in nine games with the Patriots and totaled four total tackles.

 

With a new era of college athletics quickly approaching, Penn State has hired a former letterman to a new position on its staff.

Aeneas Hawkins, who played defensive tackle for the Nittany Lions from 2018 to 2021 before starting a career in the NIL space, has been hired as the program’s assistant director of advancement and revenue sharing strategy.

Hawkins was a player as NIL took its first baby steps. After medically retiring, he founded his own NIL agency, “Limitless,” alongside former Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford. Most recently, Hawkins served as Young Money APAA Sports’ director of NIL college football operations and media relations, working as an agent on the forefronts of the transfer portal.

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Congratulations to State College's Ty Salazer for being named the 2024 Large School PA Mr. Football. Large School is for Class 4A, 5A and 6A. The announcement was made Saturday. Salazer is an outstanding student athlete who will head to the University of Delaware this fall to continue his football career and studies. 

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM MADE HISTORY IN PHILADELPHIA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS BROKE THEIR OWN NCAA RECORD FOR MOST POINTS IN A CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH 177 AND BECAME THE FIRST TEAM IN HISTORY TO HAVE ALL TEN STARTERS FINISH IN THE TOP SIX OF THEIR RESPECTIVE WEIGHT CLASS. AND PENN STATE’S CARTER STAROCCI MADE HISTORY WITH HIS TITLE AT 184 POUNDS BECOMING THE FIRST WRESTLER EVER TO WIN FIVE NCAA TITLES.

 

MITCHELL MESENBRINK JOINED STAROCCI AS A NATIONAL CHAMPION AT 165.  REDSHIRT FRESHMAN JOSH BARR BATTLED THROUGH INJURY TO TAKE RUNNERUP HONORS AT 197 POUNDS. PENN STATE HAD FIVE THIRD PLACE FINISHERS IN LUKE LILLEDAHL AT 125 POUNDS, BEAU BARTLETT AT 141 POUNDS, SHAYNE VAN NESS AT 149 POUNDS, TYLER KASAK AT 157 POUNDS AND LEVI HAINES AT 174 POUNDS.  IF YOU’RE KEEPING TRACK, THAT’S EIGHT WRESTLERS IN THE TOP THREE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE WEIGHTS. BRAEDEN DAVIS TOOK HOME ALL-AMERICA HONORS AT 133 POUNDS WITH A FIFTH-PLACE FINISH AND GREG KERKVLIET HAD TO MEDICALLY FORFEIT TO SIXTH PLACE WITH A KNEE INJURY.

 

PENN STATE WINS ITS 13TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN PROGRAM HISTORY, ITS 12TH IN THE LAST 14 CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER CAEL SANDERSON AND ITS FOURTH STRAIGHT. THE 12 TITLES FOR SANDERSON IS THE SECOND MOST BY A COACH IN NCAA WRESTLING HISTORY. ONLY IOWA’S DAN GABLE WITH 15 CHAMPIONSHIPS HAS MORE.  PENN STATE IS LOSING JUST THREE SENIORS FROM THIS YEAR’S TEAM, THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN BEAU BARTLETT AT 141, FIVE-TIME NCAA CHAMPION CARTER STAROCCI AT 184 AND FIVE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN AND NATIONAL CHAMPION GREG KERKVLIET AT HEAVYWEIGHT. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM IS HEADED TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.  THE NITTANY LIONS GOT AN AT-LARGE BID AND ARE THE FOURTH SEED IN THE ALLENTOWN REGIONAL. PENN STATE WILL TAKE ON THE TOP REGIONAL SEED AND NUMBER THREE OVERALL SEED MAINE ON FRIDAY IN AN 8:30PM FACEOFF AT THE PPL CENTER IN ALLENTOWN. ESPN 2 WILL HAVE TV COVERAGE. THE FIRST GAME WILL FEATURE QUINNIPIAC VERSUS U-CONN AT 5 O’CLOCK.  

THE WINNERS OF FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAMES WILL MEET IN THE REGIONAL FINALS ON SUNDAY AT AT EITHER 4:30 OR 7:30PM. PENN STATE IS OFFICIALLY SERVING AS THE HOST FOR THE ALLENTOWN REGIONAL. IT WILL ALSO BE FOR THE FIRST TIME PSU AND MAINE HAVE EVER PLAYED. 

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Oregon scored the first three goals in the Sunday afternoon contest, but a crucial timeout in the first quarter by Penn State women’s lacrosse head coach Missy Doherty flipped the script, as the Nittany Lions went on to outscore the Ducks by 12 and secure the team’s first Big Ten win of the season, 19-10. With the win, Penn State improves to 3-7, (1-2 Big Ten) while Oregon falls to 5-5 (0-3 Big Ten). Brooke Hoss led the scoring for the Nittany Lions, putting away a career-high five goals in the contest. Kelly MacKinney matched her point tally with a goal and four assists.

 

No. 4 Penn State men’s lacrosse dropped their Big Ten opener to No. 9 Ohio State with a 13-9 final score. The Nittany Lions fall to 6-2, 0-1 Big Ten while the Buckeyes improve to 9-1, 1-0 Big Ten. Despite seven different goal scorers including three with multiple points, Ohio State’s saves between the pipes and faceoff efficiency proved to be the difference makers. Liam Matthews, Ethan Long and Luke Walstrum all tallied two goals apiece. Traynor also added four assists to lead PSU in points while also scooping three ground balls. Defensively, Alex Ross put forth another strong outing with four ground balls and one caused turnover. Kevin Parnham was also effective on defense, gathering two ground balls and causing three turnovers.

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Spring sports are just getting started. In boys volleyball State College had a tough match Thursday, losing in straight sets to Cumberland Valley.

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Watch for a full recap of the weekend's activity in this space Monday. And we mean a FULL weekend with championships and more!

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The Penns Valley baseball team was shutout by Central 10-0. The Rams fell to 0-2 on the young season.

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The State College boys lacrosse team had a better day, going to Harrisburg and routing Central Dauphin East 20-4. 

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The Penn State baseball team fell 5-3 against Lafayette on Wednesday evening at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions took the lead in the sixth, but the Leopards answered with three runs in the seventh to re-claim the advantage.  Junior Skip Shenosky earned the start on the bump for the Nittany Lions, firing four innings. He allowed one run on two hits. The junior recorded two strikeouts and two walks.  Penn State scored three runs on seven hits. Joe Jaconski launched his fourth homer of the year and added a stolen base.    Penn State is now 15-5 on the season.  Lafayette moved to 3-16 on the year. 

The Nittany Lions return to Big Ten play will host Michigan State in a 3-game series this weekend starting with a 5:30 matchup tomorrow at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. 

 

The NCAA wrestling championships begin today in Philadelphia. Penn State is a strong favorite to capture its fourth straight national championship. The Nittany Lions are one of four teams to qualify all ten starters for the tournament. PSU has four number one seeds, two  two seeds, two three seeds, a four seed and an eight seed. Action begins at noon and wraps up Saturday night. 

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Sophomore Aidan Fink (Calgary, Alberta) has been named a Top-10 Finalist for the 2025 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as announced on NHL Network on Wednesday afternoon. The award is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey and Fink becomes the first Nittany Lion to be recognized as a finalist.                                                

On Tuesday, Fink became the seventh Nittany Lion to earn First Team All Conference recognition and the first since 2020 while becoming the first unanimous selection Penn State has ever had.

Another Top 10 finalist for the Hobey is Mac Gadowsky from Army, son of PSU head coach Guy Gadowsky.

 

Penn State men’s basketball has its first roster movement of the 2025 offseason cycle. Jahvin Carter, the Nittany Lions’ true freshman point guard out of Alcoa, Tenn., will enter the NCAA transfer portal.   In his season with Penn State, Carter averaged 2.1 points and 0.7 assists over 8.2 minutes per game. He appeared in 26 of the Nittany Lions 31 games, including a season-high 23 minutes at Illinois on January 8th after a lower back injury suffered by starter Ace Baldwin.

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Former Penn State men’s basketball head coach Ed DeChellis announced his retirement from coaching, Navy Athletics announced yesterday.  DeChellis, a Penn State graduate who played basketball for two seasons at Penn State Beaver, started his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater. He landed two more assistant coaching jobs at Salem University from 1984 to 1986 and once again at Penn State from 1986 to 1996, then on to East Tennessee State as head coach. He later spent eight seasons coaching at his alma mater, topped off by an NIT championship in the 2008-09 season. Penn State won 27 games that year, which still stands as the program record. He also secured Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 2009.  DeChellis culminated his coaching career with 14 seasons leading the Midshipmen.

 

Former Penn State defensive end Smith Vilbert has decided where he will play next. After initially deciding to come back for a seventh season with the Nittany Lions in January, the Monsey, N.Y., native entered the transfer portal in late February. After searching for a new home for less than a month, he committed to North Carolina on Wednesday. There he will play for legendary head coach Bill Belichick, who is in his first season as the Tar Heels’ leader.

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THE BALD EAGLE AREA BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATED BISHOP GUILFOYLE IN ITS SEASON OPENER, 14-4. BRAYDEN DUBBS WENT 3-FOR-4, HOMERED,  AND DROVE IN THREE RUNS TO LEAD THE EAGLES OFFENSE. WYATT SPACKMAN ALSO DROVE IN THREE RUNS ON A COUPLE OF HITS AND CONNOR PERRY HAD THREE HITS AND TWO R-B-I.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO DUBOIS 10-2 IN THE SEASON OPENER FOR BOTH SQUADS. PEYTON VANCAS HAD TWO HITS AND AN R-B-I FOR THE RED RAIDERS. 

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM DOUBLED UP ON SAINT BONAVENTURE, 10-5.  BRYCE MOLINARO AND COLE WAGNER EACH HAD A PAIR OF HITS AND A PAIR OF R-B-I TO LEAD THE NITTANY LIONS’ OFFENSE. IT WAS THE 13TH TIME THIS SEASON THAT PENN STATE REACHED DOUBLE FIGURES IN A GAME AS THE TEAM IMPROVES TO 15-4 ON THE SEASON. EIGHT PENN STATE PITCHERS COMBINED TO STRIKE OUT 16 BATTERS IN THE GAME. PENN STATE WILL HOST LAFAYETTE TODAY AT 5:30.  

 

THE BIG NEWS THOUGH, IRONHEAD WAS CLOSER, BUT STILL A GOOD BIT UNDER, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOT DOGS CONSUMED ON DOLLAR DOG NIGHT. 3,784 FANS SHOWED UP FOR YESTERDAY’S GAME AND THEY ATE 7,506 HOT DOGS!  THROUGH THE FIRST TWO DOLLAR DOG NIGHTS OF THE SEASON NOW, FANS HAVE CONSUMED 13,466 HOT DOGS.  

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Penn State men’s golf sophomore Alex Creamean finished tied for fourth to pace the Nittany Lions at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island, which was shortened to two rounds and wrapped up Tuesday afternoon at the Sea Island Resort. Penn State placed 13th in the 13-team field, finishing at 20-over, 580. The Nittany Lions shot a 19-over, 299, in the opening round, but rebounded strongly with a 1-over, 281, in the second round. The third round was cancelled and will not be completed. Creamean collected his first top-five finish as a Nittany Lion, placing tied for fourth at 3-under, 137. He carded an even 70 in the opening round before shooting a 3-under, 67, in the second round. 

 

Penn State men’s basketball graduate student Ace Baldwin Jr. has been named second-team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, as announced by the NABC Tuesday morning. Baldwin Jr. was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight year two weeks ago. He became just the sixth Big Ten player to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors in two-straight years, and the first player from Penn State to earn the award in back-to-back years, while also earning an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by both the conference coaches and media and earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive team. Baldwin Jr. finished the regular season averaging 14.0 points per game, 7.1 assists per game and 2.37 steals per contest, making him one of just two players in the country to average 14.0+ points, 7.0+ assists and 2.0+ steals per contest.

 

Penn State men’s gymnast Josh Karnes has earned his second Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors of the season the conference offices announced Tuesday afternoon.

The Erie, Pennsylvania, native posted a season best-score on floor (14.150) and parallel bars (14.600) in addition to his event win on high bar (14.000) to help the Nittany Lions secure their first ever Big Ten regular season title with a win over No. 4-ranked Nebraska. Karnes' score in the parallel bars was the highest recorded by any men's gymnast in NCAA action this year.  

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In men's hockey, sophomore Aiden Fink (Calgary, Alberta), a unanimous First-Team All-Conference selection, headlines six Nittany Lions named to Big Ten All-Conference teams as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.

This marks the first time since 2019-20 that Penn State has had recognition on either the first or second teams with Fink becoming the seventh Nittany Lion to earn First-Team recognition and the first-ever to be selected unanimously across the board.

Senior Simon Mack (Brockville, Ontario) and junior Arsenii Sergeev (Yaroslavl, Russia) landed Second-Team laurels while sophomore Reese Laubach (San Jose, Calif.) earned honorable mention accolades.

Freshman classmates Charlie Cerrato (Fallston, Md.) and Cade Christenson (Edmonton, Alberta) occupy spots on the All-Freshman team with the latter being a unanimous selection, the second-straight year Penn State has had a unanimous All-Freshman team nod (Fink 2024).

Fink becomes the first Nittany Lion to earn First-Team All-Conference recognition since Cole Hults and Nate Sucese in 2019-2020.

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Penn State head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley announced on Tuesday the addition of Sarah Tischler as the director of operations on the women's volleyball staff. Tischler comes to Happy Valley after spending the past three seasons in the same role at Alabama.

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Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft has been announced as one of five finalists for Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year Award.   Kraft, the leader of one of the nation’s most comprehensive and successful athletics programs with more than 800 student-athletes across 31 varsity programs, is joined on the finalist list for Athletic Director of the Year by Boise State’s Jeramiah Dickey, Vanderbilt’s Candice Storey Lee, Iowa State’s Jamie Pollard and Tennessee’s Danny White. The award winner will be selected by Sports Business Journal and announced on Wednesday, May 21, in New York City.        

Under Kraft’s leadership, Penn State has enjoyed strong success during the 2024-25 athletics year while his vision has set a path forward for Penn State to continue to thrive athletically and academically for years to come. The Nittany Lions leads the Big Ten and sits third nationally in the Directors’ Cup Division I standings following the 2024 fall season.               

In addition to the on-field success, Kraft has spearheaded multiple construction projects since his arrival that will have deep impacts on student-athletes for all 31 sports, including the $700 million Beaver Stadium Revitalization, Greenberg Indoor Sports Complex, Jeffrey Field Soccer Complex, Indoor Bubble and East Area Locker Room renovation. The Beaver Stadium Revitalization will grow revenue-generating opportunities, transform the fan and community experience, and fuel the future funding for all 31 athletics programs at Penn State. The Greenberg Indoor Sports Complex will provide a performance dining hall and wellness center for all 31 athletics programs.  

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The Penns Valley baseball team opened the 2025 local season with a 7-2 loss at Juniata. Ben Karc went 2 for 3 with two doubles and a run scored. Brayden Kurtz also went 2 for 3 with two doubles, a run batted in and a runs cored. Pitcher Colby Miller went four innings and gave up one run on two hits and no earned runs. 

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The Penn State baseball team welcomes St. Bonaventure on Tuesday and Lafayette on Wednesday for a pair of non-conference matchups. Both games are set for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Both games will be broadcast on B1G+.  All home games are free admission for all ages.

Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 14-4 this season

St. Bonaventure, coached by Jason Rathbun, owns a 7-11 mark this season.

Lafayette, coached by A.J. Miller, is 2-16

 

• Leap the lines on Dollar Dog Night! Dollar Dog packages are now available for pre-order up until noon on the day of the game, through https://statecollegespikes.ordernext.com/

• Fans can click the Dollar Dog icon at the top and select the upcoming Dollar Dog Night game from the “select your event” drop-down menu to pre-purchase their Dollar Dog 4-Pack or Dollar Dog 9-Inning Challenge Pack. All packages can be picked up at the right field concessions stand counter on Dollar Dog Night.

• All Dollar Dog package purchases made are final unless the game is canceled or postponed, in which case refunds will be issued for packages not already picked up. No refunds will be issued for packages including beer that are unable to be picked up due to failure to produce proper identification.\

 

Penn State baseball’s game against Xavier on Friday, May 16 is set to be played at FNB Field in Harrisburg. FNB Field is the home of the Double-A Harrisburg Senators, affiliate of the Washington Nationals. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.    Tickets for the matchup will be $10 general admission. Little League players in uniform will be free admission. Gates will open at 5 p.m.  If the game on Friday is canceled due to rain, the Nittany Lions and Musketeers will play at FNB Field on Saturday at 2 p.m. Gates will open at 1 p.m.    “We are excited to play in a great baseball venue and the home of a tremendous minor league organization,” said Head Coach Mike Gambino. “This is a great opportunity for our players to play in another city and stadium in Pennsylvania and connect with Penn State alumni and fans in the Harrisburg area.”                 Parking for the game will be $5 cash or $5.50 credit card and is available on City Island.

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In men's volleyball, Penn State’s Ryan Merk was named the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season Monday. The honor comes after he earned a spot on the Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament Team this past weekend in Hawaii.

Merk averaged 2.36 digs/set in matches against No. 5 USC, No. 3 Hawaii, and No. 12 Ball State. He was also solid in serve receive, posting a perfect 46-46 mark over the final two matches.

The redshirt junior libero recorded double-digit digs twice during the event, recording 10 against Hawaii and 11 against Ball State.

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THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM LOST TO BISHOP GUILFOYLE IN THE PIAA SINGLE-A QUARTERFINALS ON SATURDAY, 66-48.  NAOMI CRISPIN HAD 25 POINTS FOR THE WOLFPACK BUT THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION MARAUDERS JUMPED OUT TO A 24-2 START AND THAT PROVED TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME. AUBREY YARTZ WAS ALSO IN COUBLE FIGURES FOR SAINT JOE’S WITH 13. THE WOLFPACK FINISH THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 26-3 AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ALL FIVE STARTERS RETURN NEXT SEASON.  BISHOP GUILFOYLE WILL MEET BISHOP CARROLL IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS. 

 

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It came down to the wire in Rec Hall last night, but Matt Cormier’s impromptu high bar routine helped Penn State men’s gymnastics team to a 329.050-328.850 win over No. 4 Nebraska, clinching a share of the 2025 Big Ten regular season title. The title is the first in for the Nittany Lions since the Big Ten began observing a regular season champion in 2019. With the win, Penn State improved to 6-1 (3-1 Big Ten).                           

Penn State won four event titles in the contest on the back of 13 sticks.  “I am so happy for our guys,” said head coach Randy Jepson. “They have worked so hard, and we have faced so much adversity, I am just thrilled for them. We looked up at the score board when were down two and a half points, but we knew anything could happen. We will go out and enjoy this one for a day, but then we are back at it. These guys worked all season for this, but we are excited to be able to go out and continue to compete at Big Tens and NCAAs later this season.”                                  Penn State’s best floor exercise of the season came at the perfect time with Kasper Garnczarek kicking things off with a season-high 13.700. Karnes followed with a season-best mark of 14.150, a score that marked the highest tally by a PSU gymnast this season. Matt Cormier kept the season-high train going with a 13.800, and Akseli Karsikas posted a season-best score of 13.900. The group combined for a 55.550 event score, 1.550 higher than the team’s previously best mark hit last week at Illinois.

 

IN MEN’S HOCKEY, Fifth-seeded and No. 11 Penn State drops an overtime heartbreaker to third-seeded and No. 10 Ohio State, 4-3, in the Big Ten Semifinals at Value City Arena on Saturday evening. Arsenii Sergeev had 38 saves in goal for Penn State. Ben Schoen, JJ Wiebusch and Matt DiMarsico scored the Nittany Lions’ goals. 

Penn State drops to 20-13-4 following the loss while the Buckeyes improve to 24-12-2 overall with the victory.Ohio State will travel to East Lansing next Saturday to battle top-seeded and No. 2 Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship game while Penn State will spend the next week scoreboard watching for its chance at an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament and a trip to Allentown, Pennsylvania for the regional on March 28-30 at the PPL Center.

 

Penn State women’s lacrosse lost to Northwestern Sunday, 16-7.  Erika Ho had four goals for Penn State which falls to 2-7 overall, 0-2 in the Big Ten. 

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM SALVAGED THE FINAL GAME OF ITS WEEKEND AT OKLAHOMA CITY AGAINST BIG TEN COMPETITION. AFTER LOSING TWO GAMES TO NORTHWESTERN BY SCORES OF 13-7 AND 10-2 AND DROPPING THE FIRST GAME AGAINST MINNESOTA, 8-7, THE NITTANY LIONS PREVAILED YESTERDAY OVER THE GOLDEN GOPHERS, 5-1. HAYLIE BRUNSON AND BROOKE KLOSOWICZ EACH HOMERED FOR PENN STATE TO HELP THE TEAM IMPROVE TO 13-14 ON THE SEASON, 1-3 IN BIG TEN GAMES. KLOSOWICZ HAS NOW REACHED BASE SAFELY IN 26 CONSECUTIVE GAMES. MADY VOLPE, JISELLE HERNANDEZ AND ABIGAIL BRITTON COMBINED TO HOLD MINNESOTA TO ONE RUN ON FOUR HITS. PENN STATE WILL VISIT INDIANA THIS COMING WEEKEND. 

 

OLIVER DESMEULES FINISHED 8TH IN THE MEN’S 800 METERS AT THE NCAA INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO EARN FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA HONORS FOR PENN STATE. USC WON THE MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP WHILE OREGON WON THE WOMEN’S TITLE. 

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The Penn State baseball team split its doubleheader at Northwestern on Saturday afternoon at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. The Nittany Lions took the first game, 10-7, but fell 13-5 in game two. With its win in game one, Penn State won the series against the Wildcats. Penn State is 14-4 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play.  In game one, Paxton Kling had a double and a solo homer among three hits, while Jesse Jaconski drove in three runs with a homer and a two-run single. Jack Porter added two hits, including a two-run homer. mason Butash and Ben DeMell combined for six scoreless innings out of the bullpen.In game two, the Nittany Lions rallied for five runs in the sixth, boosted by a two-run homer by Bryce Molinaro and a solo blast by Porter. Porter homered in each of the three games in the series, while tallying seven hits.  With its win in game one, Penn State started a season with a 14-3 record for the first time since 1979. The Nittany Lions host two non-conference matchups this week at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Penn State hosts St. Bonaventure on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch on Dollar Dog Night. PSU welcomes Lafayette on Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. start.  Penn State hosts Michigan State in a Big Ten series on March 21-23.

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No. 19 Penn State pushed No. 12 Ball State to five sets but closed the Outrigger Invitational with a 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-12, 25-20, 15-10) loss to the Cardinals in a non-conference men’s volleyball match Saturday at Hawaii’s Stan Sheriff Center. The Nittany Lions head back to Happy Valley with a record of 5-13 after wrapping up a difficult non-conference schedule that included 10 losses to nationally-ranked opponents. The Cardinals improved to 14-8 overall. Penn State’s Matthew Luoma showed out on his birthday, finishing with a career-high 19 kills on .350 hitting. 

 

Penn State men’s basketball declined consideration for any postseason tournament ahead of Selection Sunday, per Lions247.  The team stopped practicing following their regular season finale in Madison, where they upset then-No. 12 Wisconsin, 86-75.

If it had elected to continue its season, Penn State likely would’ve been selected to either the new College Basketball Crown or NIT. Several other power conference teams have made a similar decision in recent days, including Big Ten foes Rutgers and Iowa.

The shifting landscape of collegiate athletics may have been a motivator, as Mike Rhoades will be tasked with immediately shaping the roster for the 2025-26 season. The transfer portal opens on March 24, while the proposed secondary tournaments run through early April.

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Penn State women’s basketball forward Grace Hall has entered the transfer portal, she announced Saturday. Hall became the first Lady Lion to hit the portal after the 2024-25 season.

Hall started her collegiate career at LSU in the 2021-22 season, where she made seven appearances for the Tigers. She then joined Wabash Valley College for JUCO ball in 2022-23, but she redshirted the season. The Homewood, Illinois, native transferred to Penn State ahead of her 2023-24 redshirt sophomore year. She played in 31 games and averaged 2.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game, respectively.

The redshirt junior’s role with the Lady Lions grew in 2024-25. She started 15 games and played in a total of 29, more than doubling her time on the floor compared to the previous season. Hall averaged 5.7 points, three rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game in her second year at Penn State. 

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The No. 64 Penn State men's tennis team dropped its match at No. 54 Oregon on Sunday. The Nittany Lions fought tough and had close matches, but they ultimately fell 4-0 to the Ducks. 

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The Penn State men’s golf team returns to action Monday and Tuesday when the Nittany Lions head to the Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga. to compete in The Johnnie-O at Sea Island. The 54-hole event is scheduled to begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start Monday for rounds one and two, with the third and final round taking place Tuesday. The tournament field features host Rutgers, Cincinnati, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Southern, Kansas, Marquette, Memphis, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, Princeton, UNCG and West Virginia.

 

OTHER NEWS -

After being released Tuesday by the Carolina Panthers, Miles Sanders has found a new home.   The former Penn State running back is reportedly signing a 1-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys. Sanders had been with the Panthers since 2023 after four seasons with the Philadelphia

Eagles. He had 205 rushing yards in 11 games last season.​

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And congratulations to two former PSU athletes who are getting married! Two time national champion wrestler Roman Bravo-Young got down on one knee over the weekend and proposed to former women's soccer star Ellie Wheeler, now playing professionally for Kansas City, after a game. She said YES, surrounded by her excited teammates. Kudos to the happy couple!

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THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS IN THE PIAA STATE QUARTERFINALS. THE WOLFPACK WILL TAKE ON RETURNING SINGLE-A STATE CHAMPION BISHOP GUILFOYLE IN THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GAME WILL TIP OFF AT 1:30 AT ALTOONA HIGH SCHOOL.  SAINT JOE’S IS 24-2 ON THE SEASON WHILE THE MAURADERS COME IN AT 25-2.  THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE BRACKET IS ALL DISTRICT SIX SCHOOLS AS THE OTHER QUARTERFINAL GAME WILL HAVE WILLIAMSBURG GOING AGAINST BISHOP CARROLL.  THAT GAME WILL BEGIN AT NOON IN ALTOONA. THE WINNERS OF SATURDAY’S GAME WILL ADVANCE TO THE SEMIFINALS AGAINST EACH OTHER A WEEK FROM SATURDAY.  

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The State College boys tennis team defeated Hershey Thursday, 5-0, in a Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth Division match.  Singles: Mark Sandow (SC) d. Gabriel Yuan, 6-4, 6-1; Will Liu (SC) d. Jason Lyn-Sue, 6-2, 6-0; Jude Cessna (SC) d. Aarav Tripathi, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles: Peter Novikov-Ishan Sharma (SC) d. Alexander Camp-Kelan Rowland, 6-0, 6-4; Yuli Itskov-Curto-Evan Zhang (SC) d. Kyle Joo-Devnand Kumar, 6-1, 6-1.

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY LOST ITS NCAA REGIONAL SEMIFINAL GAME TO ST. LAWRENCE, 4-1, IN COLUMBUS, OHIO LAST NIGHT. KATIE DESA MADE 23 SAVES IN GOAL FOR PENN STATE. KENDALL BUTZE SCORED THE ONLY GOAL FOR THE NITTANY LIONS IN THE THIRD PERIOD. PENN STATE FINISHES THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 31-6-1. THE 31 WINS ARE THE MOST IN PROGRAM HISTORY.  

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM LOST ITS OPENING GAME AT A TOURNAMENT AT DEVON PARK IN OKLAHOMA CITY, HOME OF THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. DEFENDING BIG TEN CHAMPION NORTHWESTERN BEAT THE NITTANY LIONS 13-7 YESTERDAY. HAYLIE BRUNSON LED THE PENN STATE OFFENSE, GOING 3-FOR-4 INCLUDING A HOME RUN AND TWO R-B-I. PENN STATE WILL PLAY NORTHWESTERN AGAIN TONIGHT.   PENN SDTATE WILL ALSO FACE MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 12-12 ON THE SEASON.

 

No. 19 Penn State MEN’S VOLLEYBALL racked up 11 blocks and tallied seven aces but struggled to get anything going with its attack in a 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-21) loss to No. 5 USC  in the Outrigger Invitational hosted by Hawaii YESTERDAY. .The Nittany Lions dropped to 5-11 on the season with nine of those losses coming to nationally-ranked teams..Penn State’s Gaige Gabriel had a big match defensively with a career-high eight blocks in addition to his seven kills. Penn State will play Hawaii in the tournament tonight, or technically tomorrow morning at 1am.  THE NITTANY LIONS WILL WRAP UP THE TOURNAMENT AGAINST BALL STATE SATURDAY NIGHT AT 10PM. 

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FIFTH-RANKED MARYLAND PULLED AWAY FROM THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM TO WIN THE BIG TEN OPENER FOR BOTH TEAMS 19-11.  THE NITTANY LIONS ACTUALLY LED AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER BUT MARYLAND IMPROVES TO 5-1, 1-0 IN THE BIG TEN WHILE PENN STATE FALLS TO 2-6 ON THE SEASON, 0-1 IN CONFERENCE PLAY. BROOKE HOSS LED THE PENN STATE OFFENSE, SCORING THREE GOALS (I CALL THAT A HAT TRICK) AND ADDING AN ASSIST.  The Nittany Lions travel to Evanston, Ill. to take on the No. 3 Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday,

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Penn State track & field is set for competition at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships today and tomorrow at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Three 800-meter stars highlight Penn State’s 15th-ranked men’s team’s representation at this year’s NCAA indoor meet. Darius Smallwood, Yukichi Ishii and Oliver Desmeules will contend the half-mile on Friday night. Freshman sprinters Ajani Dwyer (60m, 200m) and Jake Palermo (400m) will set the blocks against the best sprint talent in the country in their first collegiate seasons, rounding out the men’s team’s contingent.                                                                                                 

For the Nittany Lion women, it will once again be Hayley Kitching, the junior middle-distance star, who will contest the 800-meters in her fourth-straight NCAA meet (indoor/outdoor). Florence Caron will toe the starting line in the 5K while junior multi-event athlete Maddie Pitts will compete in the pentathlon for the first time in her career.

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The Penn State baseball team visits Northwestern for a three-game Big Ten series, beginning on Friday at 4 p.m. The series is set to continue on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Miller Park. Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 12-3 this season after splitting a two-game set at Georgetown on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

No. 25 Penn State women’s gymnastics will conclude its regular season with a trip to Clemson for an 8 o’clock dual tonight.  Penn State looks to build on its season-best team score from last week as it prepares to conclude its regular season on the road in South Carolina. The Nittany Lions received 12 career-high performances at the George Washington tri-meet last weekend. 

 

The No. 64 Penn State Men’s Tennis team is set to travel to the West Coast to take on No. 58 Washington and No. 54 Oregon this weekend. The Nittany Lions will play Washington on Friday, March 14 at 8 p.m. ET and Oregon on Sunday, March 16 at noon.  The squad comes off an away match against then-No. 3 Ohio State, falling 5-2. At first singles, Loren Byers took down No. 10 Aidan Kim, earning himself a Big Ten Player of the Week honor. David Lindsay captured a win at sixth singles. The Blue and White are ranked at No. 64 and hold an 11-3 (0-1) record.

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THE 11TH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WILL VISIT 10TH-RANKED OHIO STATE TOMORROW IN THE BIG TEN SEMIFINALS. THAT GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 8:30.  THE OTHER SEMIFINAL HAS MICHIGAN STATE HOSTING NOTRE DAME SATURDAY AT 6. THE WINNERS OF SATURDAY’S GAMES WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY FOR THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 

Ahead of its Big Ten semifinal matchup against No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday, No. 11 Penn State garnered a finalist in each of the five Big Ten major award categories as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon.     Each class earned representation as freshman Charlie Cerrato (Fallston, Md.), sophomore Aiden Fink(Calgary, Alberta), junior Arsenii Sergeev (Yaroslavl, Russia) and senior Simon Mack (Brockville, Ontario) all gathered finalist recognition from the Big Ten along with head coach Guy Gadowsky. Each of the four players recognized are producing some of the best statistical seasons in Penn State history.

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THE FOURTH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS 6-1 AND WILL HAVE A BIG GAME SUNDAY NIGHT, HOSTING OHIO STATE IN A 7 O’CLOCK FACEOFF AT PANZER STADIUM.  

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THE 5-1 PENN STATE MEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM WILL BE BACK IN ACTION ON SUNDAY, HOSTING NEBRASKA IN A 3:30 START AT REC HALL.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM WILL VISIT MICHIGAN STATE SATURDAY AT NOON AND MICHIGAN SUNDAY AT NOON.   

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Penn State has unveiled details for a new premium seating offering set to be available at Beaver Stadium in 2027 as part of the $700 million renovation project for the home of Nittany Lion football.

On Thursday, the university introduced new loge boxes for football games, a seating option set to provide “exclusive private hospitality and premium amenities,” per a release from Penn State Athletics.     There will be 30 loge boxes on the west side of the stadium. Located in the new PAM Health Misitano Tower, the boxes can accommodate up to eight people, including six seats and two standing room only tickets. Two season parking passes will also be provided, as well as all-inclusive food and beverages, private space and two personal television screens. Penn State is now taking deposits for these boxes. The initial deposit is $1,000, which will be applied toward the total cost of a loge box. A one-time capital gift will also be required. For boxes in the Misitano Tower, capital gifts will range from $50,000 to $100,000, payable over five years beginning in 2025.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS HEADED TO THE PIAA STATE QUARTERFINALS. THE WOLFPACK WON ITS SECOND ROUND GAME IN THE SINGLE-A TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT, DEFEATING DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC IN WINGATE, 51-42. 

NAOMI CRISPIN LED SAINT JOE’S WITH 19 POINTS ON THE NIGHT. AUBREY YARTZ AND ALEXIA LUCKOVICH EACH ADDED 10 POINTS FOR THE WINNERS. SAINT JOSEPH’S WILL PLAY RETURNING STATE CHAMPION BISHOP GUILFOYLE IN THE QUARTERFINALS ON SATURDAY.  

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Penn State baseball (12-3, 2-1 Big Ten) bounced back after its comeback fell short on Tuesday to secure a series split against Georgetown (7-10, 0-0 Big East) with an 11-6 win at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia.

The Nittany Lions put together a four-run third inning, and their bats didn’t look back while Paxton Kling notched five hits.

The Nittany Lions are averaging 10.4 runs per game and have now scored double digits in 10 of their 15 games.  Starter Skip Shenosky tossed four shutout innings. Penn State returns to conference action and kicks off a three-game weekend series on the road against Northwestern at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14, in Evanston, Illinois.

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No. 4 Penn State men’s lacrosse (6-1) commanded Robert Morris (3-4) in a 22-8 win at Panzer Stadium Wednesday afternoon. In their Military Appreciation Game, the Nittany Lions outscored the Colonials 16-4 in the final three quarters and were led by four goals from Ethan Long and three apiece from Luke Walstrum and Liam Matthews.

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM HAS FOUR NUMBER ONE SEEDS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, NINE WRESTLERS SEEDED IN THE TOP FOUR AND ALL TEN SEEDED IN THE TOP EIGHT. 

THE ONE SEEDS ARE LUKE LILLEDAHL AT 125, TYLER KASAK AT 157, MITCHELL MESENBRINK AT 165 AND CARTER STAROCCI AT 184. 

PENN STATE HAS TWO NUMBER TWO SEEDS IN BEAU BARTLETT AT 141 POUNDS AND LEVI HAINES AT 174.  

PENN STATE HAS TWO THREE SEEDS IN SHAYNE VAN NESS AT 149 AND GREG KERKVLIET AT HEAVYWEIGHT. 

JOSH BARR IS THE FOUR SEED AT 197 AND BRAEDEN DAVIS IS SEEDED EIGHTH AT 133 POUNDS. 

THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BEGIN A WEEK FROM TODAY IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE NITTANY LIONS WILL BE LOOKING FOR A FOURTH STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE AND THE 12TH IN THE CAEL SANDERSON ERA.  

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Dave Yukelson State College CA Obituary, Death:- Longtime sports psychologist Dave Yukelson passed away on March 8th at UCLA Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. His passing leaves a deep void, but his legacy of kindness, wisdom, and encouragement will continue to inspire those who knew him.

 

Dave had been bravely battling a rare form of cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET), which led to the even rarer complication of carcinoid heart disease. To improve his health, he underwent heart surgery on March 3rd. While the procedure was successful, unforeseen complications arose, and despite the best efforts of his medical team, his body was unable to recover.

Fully aware of the risks, Dave approached the surgery with optimism and courage. He remained hopeful and determined, demonstrating the same positive spirit that defined his life. Beyond being a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Dave was a cherished friend, mentor, and source of unwavering support.

His influence reached far beyond his immediate circle, impacting athletes, students, and colleagues across the country. Following his passing, an outpouring of love and tributes has emerged, especially from the Penn State community, where he made a profound mark.

As the Director of Sport Psychology Services for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, Dave dedicated his career to guiding student-athletes through mental and emotional challenges. A graduate of the University of North Texas in 1982, he used his expertise to mentor and support countless individuals. Even in retirement, he continued to share his knowledge as an independent contractor.

Originally from Los Angeles, Dave built a meaningful life in State College, Pennsylvania. His passing is a tremendous loss, but his impact will endure in the hearts and minds of those he inspired.

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Former Penn State men’s basketball guard Kanye Clary claims he was a victim of intimidation, retaliation, slander, and the illegal use of his name, image, and likeness in a lawsuit as part of his suspension in February 2024.

The suit was filed in the Philadelphia County Court in November but was transferred to the U.S. Middle District Court on Tuesday. Clary sought damages for defamation, racial discrimination, unjust enrichment, and unreasonable restraint of trade — which alleges the defendants conspired to reduce Clary’s NIL value to near zero and refused to properly deal with him.

In a motion to dismiss filed by the defendants, Penn State said Clary has voluntarily agreed to dismiss the racial discrimination claim.

The defendants listed in the suit are Penn State, head coach Mike Rhoades, Happy Valley United, Success With Honor NIL Inc., Blueprint Sports and Entertainment, and up to 10 other unnamed individuals and corporations.

The motion to dismiss filed the defamation claims against Rhoades and Penn State; unjust enrichment against Penn State, Happy Valley United, Success with Honor, Blueprint; and all other claims against all defendants.

According to the lawsuit, Clary said the suspension was retaliation for speaking out against various injustices players face from the coaching staff. The suit states that Clary’s dismissal was on “unfound and meritless grounds.”

Clary also argues that the Penn State legal council informed Clary’s father, Anthony Clary, that Rhoades was not to make any judgments until all sides were reviewed but Clary was dismissed before explaining his side, per the lawsuit.

Clary also accuses Rhoades of spreading false narratives that he improperly missed classes and was failing his classes. The suit says Clary missed classes due to a concussion he suffered in a game in January 2024 and that he had one excused incomplete videography assignment due to the symptoms of his concussion.

Clary claims that he received a low level of care for his concussion and Rhoades used the injury to “find ways to further punish Kanye.”

The suit states that when Clary began to express concerns about preferential treatment, he began to receive unfair treatment and was targeted by Rhoades and other Penn State coaches.

Clary said other members of the team had more absences than him and many players who violated team rules were never reprimanded. Clary also claims that coaches and players were overheard making derogatory statements about him behind his back and that Rhoades slandered Clary to an outside coach, who then contacted Clary’s father and informed him of the slander.

The suit alleges that the slander by the defendants led to Clary being faced with a hostile environment, cyberbullying, ostracizing, limitation on the use of facilities, damage to reputation, and financial loss. It also says that Rhoades spread rumors that Clary was going to leave Penn State because he refused to sign an NIL agreement and when Clary did enter the transfer portal, Penn State placed his portal documentation incorrectly and other coaches resorted to sending Clary messages via his personal Instagram account.

Clary also says he had to use family connections to get teams to take him in the portal because Penn State coaches spread a false narrative to “get Kanye blackballed.”

As for the NIL side, Clary claims Penn State, the university’s NIL collective Happy Valley United, and Success With Honor NIL illegally used his name, image, and likeness to receive donations without his permission when Clary did not have an NIL deal at that time.

Three days later, Rhoades allegedly sent a contract between Clary and Blueprint Sports and Entertainment that would have paid Clary much less than he was due. Clary refused to sign the contract and claims the retaliation against him escalated.

Clary averaged 16.7 points, 2.8 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game in 2024 but those stats dropped off in his first season with the Mississippi State. He averaged 6.3 points, 2.6 assists, and 1.3 rebounds per game with the Bulldogs.

The suit says the events led to him restarting at a school that was unfamiliar with his abilities and it derailed his career. It also says that Clary suffers from anger, resentment, and depression due to what he went through at Penn State.

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The Penn State baseball team rallied with two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth but fell short in its comeback attempt, falling 14-10 at Georgetown on Tuesday at Capital One Park. Joe Jaconski, Bryce Molinaro and Ryan Weingartner all homered, but PSU dropped to 11-3 on the year.Penn State tallied 10 runs on eight hits. Bryce Molinaro and Ryan Weingartner each had two hits, including a homer, and two RBI. Joe Jaconski added a solo homer and scored two runs. Matt Maloney had a two-run double and scored twice.

The Nittany Lions conclude the two-game series against the Hoyas on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Penn State visits Northwestern for a three-game Big Ten series next weekend, beginning on Friday at 4 p.m.

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Weather shortened Penn State women’s golf’s trip to the Briar’s Creek Invitational to just 36 holes this week, with the team shooting 35-over to finished tied for 14th in the 17-team field.

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No. 5 Penn State men's lacrosse concludes its non-conference slate against Robert Morris on Wednesday, March 12. The Nittany Lions return to Happy Valley for the first time since Feb. 22 to host the Colonials at 4 p.m. at Panzer Stadium. The contest will serve as PSU's military appreciation game. Penn State is 5-1 on the season.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse’s Hunter Aquino and Alex Ross were tabbed to the Big Ten weekly award slate. Aquino was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week and third time this season while Ross is the Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career and first of the 2025 campaign. Both were instrumental in Penn State’s upset victory over no. 3 Cornell in overtime on Saturday, March 8.

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For the second year in a row, Ace Baldwin Jr. is the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year! Along with his individual award, Baldwin Jr. was also named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention along with Yanic Konan Niederhauser. Puff Johnson was named Penn State’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

 

Penn State women’s gymnastics’ Elizabeth Leary was recognized as the Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Freshman of the Week for her performance this past Sunday, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Leary earned the conference’s weekly newcomer award thanks to her career-best 39.325 all-around performance at George Washington that included 9.8-plus scores on all four events. The Raleigh, N.C. native earned career-best 9.85 tallies on both balance beam and floor exercise while contributing a 9.825 on bars and a 9.8 on vault as the Nittany Lions put up their highest team score of their 2025 campaign. The freshman is Penn State’s highest point-scorer of the year as it heads into its final meet of the regular season.

 

For the first time since the 2023 season, and only the second season since 2020, Penn State has a finalist for the Nissen-Emery Award, which highlights the nation’s top men’s gymnast. Senior Josh Karnes has been named one of seven finalists for the award, the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) announced Tuesday afternoon.

Karnes, a native of Erie, Pennsylvania, finished his 2024 season with a bronze medal at the NCAA Championships on the Parallel Bars after being securing the event title at Big Ten individual championships the same season. The senior is a five time All-American, earning the nod in the All-Around and Parallel Bars in both 2023 and 2024 in addition to earning the honor on the Vault in 2023.

 

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FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY, THE SAINT FRANCIS MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM IS HEADED TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. THE RED FLASH BEAT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 46-43 TO WIN THE NORTHEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT. SAINT FRANCIS IS COACHED BY STATE HIGH ALUM ROB KRIMMEL.

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FORMER STEELERS LINEMAN AND BROADCASTER CRAIG WOLFLEY HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 66.  WOLFLEY PLAYED GUARD FOR PITSBURGH FOR TEN SEASONS AND BECAME A BELOVED RADIO AND TV BROADCASTER FOR THE TEAM.   

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The Penn State Board of Trustees approved, 22-8, the naming of the field at Beaver Stadium as West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. The visionary and significant gift from the Werzyn family and West Shore Home® provides incredible support and momentum to the Beaver Stadium Revitalization project, helping to ensure a future foundation for Penn State Football and for all of Penn State’s 31 athletics programs. In recognition of the generosity of the Werzyn family and West Shore Home, the field will be known as West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium beginning with the 2025 season through the 2039 season.

“We are incredibly grateful to B.J., P.J. and West Shore Home for this game-changing gift as their commitment to Penn State Athletics and the institution will have a lasting impact on our student-athletes, fans and community,” said Patrick Kraft, vice president for intercollegiate athletics. “As an alumnus of our great University and a business owner in Central Pennsylvania, B.J. understands the critical role that Beaver Stadium plays in our community, as well as the importance of preserving the great traditions of Penn State while helping us build a strong future. We are thankful for the Werzyn family and West Shore Home for their generosity and dedication to Penn State.”

The transformational support from the Werzyn family and West Shore Home to the Beaver Stadium Revitalization project is a testament to the power of the Penn State community. Philanthropic support is the driving force that allows Penn State Athletics to modernize the stadium for year-round use and improve game day experience while preserving the rich history of Beaver Stadium.

“West Shore is proud to be founded and based in Pennsylvania and this partnership with Penn State is an exciting opportunity for our company,” said B.J. Werzyn, founder and chief executive officer of West Shore Home, LLC. “West Shore Home sets the standard for excellence in home remodeling and Penn State sets the standard for excellence in academics and athletics. It’s a great relationship.”

In addition to their incredible support of Penn State Athletics, West Shore Home is committed to the academic mission of the University and the continued enrichment of Penn State students and is committed to a new partnership with the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and the Nittany AI Alliance. This new IST partnership aims to provide Penn State students with opportunities to expand their studies in their chosen field through internships with West Shore Home that connect their academic pursuits with real-world experience

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The Penn State baseball team travels to Georgetown for a two-game set this week. The Nittany Lions and the Hoyas are set to play on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and Wednesday at 4 p.m. Both games will be played at Capital One Park.

Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino is 11-2 this season after taking two of three games against Indiana last weekend.   Georgetown, coached by Edwin Thompson, is 6-9 this year after going 2-1 on the weekend with wins over Towson and Longwood.

 

Penn State men’s lacrosse rose to No. 4 in the most recent Inside Lacrosse poll after being ranked No. 8 last week.

The Nittany Lions are coming off a 13-12 upset overtime win over Cornell, which fell to No. 6 from its No. 3 spot last week.

Penn State is only behind No. 1 Maryland in the Big Ten, while Ohio State is No. 10, Johns Hopkins is No. 11, and Michigan received votes. Also receiving votes are Navy and Yale, each of which Penn State beat by six.

Princeton, which beat the blue and white 11-10 in overtime three weeks ago, moved up two spots to No. 2.

The 5-1 Nittany Lions will return to action at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, to face Robert Morris at Panzer Stadium. The game will be streamed on BTN+.

 

Following its sweep of then-No. 11 Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, Penn State men’s hockey has jumped four spots in Monday’s USCHO poll to No. 11.

It has been a meteoric rise for the Nittany Lions, who made their way back into the rankings on February 10 and are on the cusp of a top-10 rank for the first time since the end of the 2022-23 season. They enter their Big Ten Semifinal clash against Ohio State with a 14-3-4 record in the last four months.

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Penn State men’s basketball senior D'Marco Dunn has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week following his career-best performance in the Nittany Lions’ road victory at #12 Wisconsin, as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.

Dunn put together a career effort to lead Penn State to its first-ever win at the Kohl Center and first road win at Wisconsin in over 30 years as the Nittany Lions upset #12 Wisconsin 86-75 Saturday afternoon to earn Penn State’s highest-ranked road win since 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

ON SATURDAY NIGHT, STATE COLLEGE’S ASHER CUNNINGHAM WON HIS SECOND PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.  CUNNINGHAM WON THE TRIPLE-A TITLE AT 172 POUNDS WITH A 12-6 DECISION OVER BODE MARLOW OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. STATE HIGH SOPHOMORE JAMES WHITBRED ALSO FINISHED SIXTH AT 152 POUNDS. 

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BALD EAGLE AREA’S CALEB CLOSE WAS THE RUNNER UP AT 189 POUNDS IN THE COULBE-A TOURNAMENT. THE EAGLES ALSO PLACED CADEN JUDICE FOURTH AT 133 AND TANNER GUENOT 8TH AT 121.  

 

ALSO PLACING FOR CENTRE COUNTY WAS PENNS VALLEY FRESHMAN MAX DINGES WHO TOOK THIRD AT 114 POUNDS IN THE DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT. BELLEFONTE’S EZRA SWISHER WAS 8TH AT 152 IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT. 

 

AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S CHARLI HUNT TOOK SEVENTH IN THE GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT 136.  

 

BALD EAGLE AREA TOOK SEVENTH PLACE IN THE DOUBLE-A TEAM RACE WHILE STATE COLLEGE FINISHED 16TH IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT.  

 

A HUGE THANK YOU TO TODD AND NORM BROWN WHO PROVIDED OUR COVERAGE OF THE PIAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

 

THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS AFTER A 61-46 WIN OVER CLAIRTON IN THE OPENING ROUND ON SATURDAY. NAOMI CRISPIN SCORED 20 POINTS TO LEAD THE WOLFPACK TO VICTORY. AUBREY YATES ADDED 14 POINTS FOR SAINT JOE’S.  THE WOLFPACK WILL TAKE DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC WEDNESDAY FOR THE RIGHT TO ADVANCE TO THE STATE QUARTERFINALS.  

 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE SAINT JOSEPH’S BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM SAW ITS SEASON COME TO AN END. THE WOLFPACK LOST A 61-49 CONTEST TO SERRA CATHOLIC IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE SINGLE-A STATE PLAYOFFS.  

 

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM CAPTURED ITS THIRD STRAIGHT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE 9TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY WITH A SCHOOL RECORD 181.5 POINTS.  THE NITTANY LIONS CROWNED FIVE CHAMPIONS AS LEVI HAINES AND CARTER STAROCCI BOTH EARNED THEIR THIRD CONFERENCE CROWN WHILE MITCHELL MESENBRINK EARNED HIS SECOND TITLE. FRESHMAN LUKE LILLEDAHL AND SOPHOMORE TYLER KASAK EACH EARNED THEIR FIRST BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 

ALL TEN STARTERS QUALIFIED FOR THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. THE FIVE CHAMPS ARE JOINED BY RUNNER UP GREG KERKVLIET, THIRD PLACE FINISHERS BEAU BARTLETT AND SHAYNE VAN NESS, FOURTH PLACE FINISHER BRAEDEN DAVIS AND SIXTH PLACE FINISHER JOSH BARR WHO HAD TO INJURY DEFAULT IN CONSOLATION SEMIFINAL MATCH AND THEN MEDICALLY FORFEITED IN THE FIFTH PLACE MATCH. 

PENN STATE WENT 29-

THE NITTANY LIONS WILL COMPETE IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PHILADELPHIA STARTING THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH. 

CAEL SANDERSON WAS NAMED THE BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR AND CARTER STAROCCI WAS NAMED THE BIG TEN’S OUTSTANDING WRESTLER FOR THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM CONTINUES TO IMPRESS. THE NITTANY LIONS SWEPT THE BEST-OF-THREE BIG TEN QUARTERFINAL SERIES AT FOURTH-SEEDED MICHIGAN WITH A 6-5 OVERTIME WIN FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A 5-2 VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT. IN FRIDAY’S GAME, FRESHMAN JJ WEIBUSCH STOLE THE SHOW SCORING HIS FIRST CAREER HAT-TRICK, CAPPING IT OFF WITH A BEHIND THE BACK, BETWEEN THE LEGS GOAL FOR THE GAMEWINNER IN OVERTIME. 

ON SATURDAY, THE NITTANY LIONS HAD GOALS FROM FIVE DIFFERENT PLAYERS. 

NIC DEGRAVES, BEN SCHOEN, CARSON DYK, JJ WEIBUSCH AND CHARLIE CERRATO FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET IN THE SERIES CLINCHER. 

THE SWEEP IS THE FIRST BY A ROAD TEAM IN THE BIG TEN QUARTERFINALS. 

 

FIFTH-SEEDED PENN STATE WILL VISIT THIRD SEEDED OHIO STATE IN THE SEMIFINAL GAME SATURDAY NIGHT AT 8:30 IN COLUMBUS. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WON ITS THIRD STRAIGHT AHA CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY WITH A 4-1 VICTORY OVER MERCYHURST AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. BRIANNA BROOKS HAD A PAIR OF GOALS TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK. 

MADDY CHRISTIAN AND KATELYN ROBERTS ALSO SCORED FOR PENN STATE. 

THE 8TH-RANKED NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY ON THURSDAY IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AGAINST 7TH-RANKED ST. LAWRENCE. THE GAME WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 7:30 THURSDAY NIGHT. 

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The Penn State baseball team earned a 10-6 win over Indiana on Sunday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions took the lead with three runs in the seventh and broke the game open with four runs in the eighth on its way to a series-clinching win. Penn State improved to 11-2 on the year and won its Big Ten-opening series.   Penn State earned its first series win over Indiana since 2008 and claimed a series win in its Big Ten-opening series for the first time since 2014 against Northwestern. Matt Morash earned the start for the Nittany Lions. He went four innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. Morash tallied two strikeouts with no walks. Penn State tallied 10 runs on seven hits, while taking advantage of eight walks. Cohl Mercado collected two hits and scored three runs, while Paxton Kling had two hits, including a two-run single. Joe Jaconski drove in three runs, including a two-run double, and Bryce Molinaro notched two RBI, including one on a double.

 

The Penn State men’s basketball team shot 56 percent from the field to earn the Nittany Lions’ first road win at Wisconsin in over 30 years as Penn State took down the 12th-ranked Badgers 86-75 Saturday afternoon inside the Kohl Center.

The win over #12 Wisconsin marks Penn State’s highest-ranked road win since Feb. 1, 2009. It is Penn State’s first-ever win inside Wisconsin’s Kohl Center and first win in Madison since Jan. 26, 1995.

D'Marco Dunn put together a career showing as the senior was 10-for-12 from the field and 4-for-5 from downtown for a career-high 25 points. Yanic Konan Neiderhauser tallied his fourth double-double of the season with 15 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. Zach Hicks finished with 14 points, while Freddie Dilione V and Nick Kern Jr, tallied 12 points apiece.

 

No. 8 Penn State Penn State men’s lacrosse defeated No. 3 Cornell on Saturday afternoon in Ithaca, New York. 

The game featured a wild comeback by the Nittany Lions, as they erased a four-point deficit in the final minutes thanks to a strong performance on the power play as time expired.

Ethan Long put the final dagger in the Big Red two minutes into the extra period. The Nittany Lions upset Cornell on the road, 13-12.

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Powered by another dominant day of offensive production, the Penn State softball team rolled to a pair of victories on Sunday afternoon to close out an unbeaten weekend at the Penn State Softball Invitational from Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field. The Blue & White opened action with a 9-7 victory over the Fairfield Stags and completed competition at the weekend tournament with a 13-0 shutout of the Lafayette Leopards in five-innings.Following the team’s fifth straight victory and seventh win in the last nine outings, PSU improved to 12-11 overall on the 2025 campaign through the first 23 contests of the year. The Nittany Lions will enter Big Ten Conference competition next weekend on their longest winning streak of the season, starting the conference portion of the season above .500 for the fourth consecutive campaign. Sunday’s results saw the Stags drop to 4-11 overall, while the Leopards remain winless on the young season at 0-16 overall. The Nittany Lions picked up their second win over Fairfield in as many all-time opportunities, now boasting a 14-1 advantage over MAAC opponents since the first meeting with a foe out of that league in 1990. Penn State also picked up a win over Lafayette for the first time ever on Sunday, booking their 36th all-time victory over a Patriot League rival in the process.   Both junior center fielder Jenna Nelson and sophomore shortstop Kaylie Walters were able to hit at a 5-for-6 clip on the day, with the Philadelphia-native Walters managing to crank her first collegiate triple against Lafayette. 

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IN MEN’S VOLLEYBALL, Penn State’s Matthew Luoma put together a strong showing while playing in his home city, but it wasn’t enough as the Nittany Lions fell 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-20) to No. 15 Grand Canyon in a non-conference men’s volleyball match Sunday night at Global Credit Union Arena.

Luoma, who returned to the court after a three-match absence due to injury, led Penn State with 14 kills and added seven digs and one ace. His former high school, Mountain Pointe, is just 22 miles from Global Credit Union Arena.

Penn State dropped to 5-10 overall with eight of the 10 losses coming to nationally-ranked opponents. 

 

Penn State women’s gymnastics (11-6, 4-5 Big Ten) scored a season-high 196.675 to take down Clemson (196.475) and George Washington (195.250) Sunday afternoon in the Revolutionaries’ home arena, the Charles E. Smith Center.

Penn State’s season-best score was fueled by 12 career-high individual event scores, not including a career-best 39.325 effort in the all-around by freshman Elizabeth Leary.

 

Win number five of the season for Penn State men’s gymnastics came at No. 5-ranked Illinois on Saturday afternoon. The team posted nine sticks in Huff Hall to help secure the team’s 321.750-312.550 win over the Fighting Illini. With the win, No. 6 Penn State improves to 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten), while Illinois drops to 4-3 (1-2 Big Ten).

Senior Josh Karnes won three event titles, and junior Matt Underhill added one more to bring PSU’s team total to four.

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Penn State Women’s Tennis (11-1, 3-0 B1G) earned their second Big Ten sweep in as many tries against Purdue (7-3, 1-2 B1G) on Sunday at the Indoor Tennis Center. 

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And the expected new name for the Nittany Lions' football field will be the West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. The PSU Board of Trustees heard a proposal in an online meeting Monday morning. A reported $50 million payment over 15 years will be made for the naming rights. 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE PIAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL GET UNDERWAY AT NINE O’CLOCK THIS MORNING IN HERSHEY AND WE’LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE RIGHT HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. THERE WILL BE FOURTEEN CENTRE COUNTY ATHLETES COMPETING.  

THE BALD EAGLE AREA BOYS HAVE FOUR WRESTLERS IN THE DOUBLE-A FIELD IN TANNER GUENOT, CADEN JUDICE, DAWSON LOMISON AND CALEB CLOSE. 

PENNS VALLEY WILL HAVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONS MAX DINGES AND ERIK CARLILE IN THE BOYS DOUBLE-A FIELD. 

AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA IS SENDING CALEB HUMMEL IN THE BOYS DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT. 

IN THE TRIPLE-A BOYS TOURNAMENT, STATE COLLEGE HAS THREE WRESTLERS IN NICK BERRENA, JAMES WHITBRED AND RETURNING STATE CHAMPION ASHER CUNNINGHAM. BELLEFONTE WILL SEND EZRA SWISHER. 

THREE CENTRE COUNTY GIRLS WILL BE COMPETING IN HERSHEY. EDEN EVELETH AND GRACE CRESTANI ARE REPRESENTING BALD EAGLE AREA WHILE REGIONAL CHAMPION CHARLI HUNT TAKES AN UNDEFEATED RECORD INTO THE TOURNAMENT FOR PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA.  AGAIN, WE’LL HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS STARTING AT 9 THIS MORNING WITH TODD AND NORM BROWN HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

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PENN STATE SPORTS - 

Though the first 20 minutes of game clock were back-and-forth in the pouring rain, No. 12 Princeton held Penn State women’s lacrosse to two separate scoring droughts of more than 14 minutes, helping the Tigers to a 16-7 win over the Nittany Lions at Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium on Wednesday evening.Penn State falls to 2-5 on the season with the loss, while Princeton improves to 4-1.Senior Brooke Hoss and junior Emma Kelly lead the PSU scoring with two goals apiece. 

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THE PRESEEDS ARE OUT FOR THE BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.  PENN STATE HAS FIVE ONE SEEDS, THREE TWO SEEDS AND TWO FOUR SEEDS.  THE ONE SEEDS ARE BEAU BARTLETT AT 141, SHAYNE VAN NESS AT 149, MITCHELL MESENBRINK AT 165, LEVI HAINES AT 174 AND CARTER STAROCCI AT 184. THE TWO SEEDS ARE TYLER KASAK AT 157, JOSH BARR AT 197 AND GREG KERKVLIET AT HEAVYWEIGHT. THE TWO FOUR SEEDS ARE LUKE LILLEDAHL AT 125 AND BRAEDEN DAVIS AT 133.  THE SEEDS AND BRACKETS WILL BE FINALIZED FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE COACHES’ MEETING. 

THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 11 O’CLOCK SATURDAY MORNING. 

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Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its annual individual award winners on Wednesday afternoon. Jeff Kampersal was named AHA Coach of the Year, Tessa Janecke earned AHA Player and Forward of the Year, Kendall Butze was named the AHA Best Defenseman and Katie DeSa was selected as the AHA Goaltender of the Year. Penn State hosts the AHA Championship against Mercyhurst on Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at Pegula Ice Arena. The Nittany Lions are seeking their third consecutive AHA Championship.  

No. 8 Penn State women’s ice hockey’s Tessa Janecke will don the Stars and Stripes at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship for the third year in a row. Janecke and her U.S. Women's National Team counterparts took gold in 2023 and silver in 2024. Janecke has played 38 games over her career with the U.S. Women's National Team, totaling 32 points on 16 goals and 16 assists. The event will be held in České Budějovice, Czechia from April 9-20

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Penn State track & field’s Maddie Pitts and Darius Smallwood were honored by the Big Ten as the Nittany Lions’ recipients of the conference’s Sportsmanship Award, as announced Wednesday.

Penn State earned three postseason honors on the track at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, as Olivier Desmeules was a First Team All-Big Ten honoree, Hayley Kitching landed on the Second Team, while Tayissa Buchanan and Ada Rand earned All-Freshman Team recognition.

Eight Nittany Lions, including Pitts, Smallwood, Desmeules, and Kitching, will continue their 2024-25 indoor seasons at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 14 and 15 in Virginia Beach, Va.

Penn State track & field has qualified nine entries into the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, as announced by the association Tuesday night. This season’s NCAA indoor meet is slated to take place March 14 and 15 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.

Three 800-meter stars highlight the men’s contingent, along with a pair of breakout freshman sprinters. Veterans Smallwood, Yukichi Ishii and Desmeules will contend the 800-meters while superstar freshman Ajani Dwyer will go in both the 60 and 200-meters. Newcomer Jake Palermo will run in the 400-meter dash as the fastest freshman in the country in his event and the only Nittany Lion ever to run sub-46 indoors.

For the Nittany Lion women, it will be middle-distance stalwart Kitching leading the way as Penn State’s 800-meter representative. Fellow outdoor All-American Florence Caron will join her for the women’s team and run the 5K. Multi-event athlete Pitts will make her first appearance at an NCAA Championship event as the ninth-ranked pentathlete in the nation this season.

 

Women’s gymnastics senior Isabella Salcedo was named a nominee for the 2025 AAI Award, the organization announced recently. The award is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding senior. Salcedo is one of 59 nominees for this year’s award.

The Arlington, Texas, native has etched her name into the Penn State record books over the years as one of the program’s top scoring performers of all time on balance beam and floor exercise. With career-bests of 9.95 on both of her top events, Salcedo has been a de facto leader of Penn State’s lineups whenever she competes.

This season, Salcedo has hit every single routine she has competed, securing a 9.7-plus in all eight routines across her three events. She has season highs of 9.875 on vault and floor, plus a 9.85 on beam as a flamboyant presence in the Nittany Lion lineups. At the Big 4 meet on Sunday, Salcedo delivered a career-high-tying 9.875 in her season debut on vault as her team’s anchor on the final rotation of the night, solidifying herself as a deserving candidate for this year’s AAI Award.

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The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to a two-year, $41.2 million extension with Saquon Barkley, making him the highest-paid running back in NFL history, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. 

The Eagles confirm the extension but did not announce the numbers.

Per the report, the contract includes $36 million in guaranteed money and has an additional $15 million in escalators available. Details of the escalators were not initially reported. Barkley will sign the extension one season into a three year $37.75 million deal he signed to join the Eagles last offseason from the rival New York Giants.

The contract for Barkley culminates a historic season in which he led the league with 2,005 rushing yards and 2,283 yards from scrimmage while tallying 15 touchdowns as the offensive driving force for the Super Bowl champion Eagles. Barkley's rushing total was the eighth-highest in NFL history and earned him NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM FINISHED 15TH OUT OF 16 TEAMS AT THE COLLETON RIVER COLLEGIATE IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. ALEX CREMEAN SHOT AN 8-OVER 224 FOR THE THREE ROUNDS TO PACE THE NITTANY LIONS WITH A 31ST PLACE FINISH OVERALL.  

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM WILL PLAY ITS HOME OPENER THIS EVENING AT MEDLAR FIELD AT LUBRANO PARK. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON WILL VISIT FOR A 5:30 START. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE HAVE WON SEVEN STRAIGHT AND SIT AT 8-1 ON THE SEASON. IT’S PENN STATE’S BEST START SINCE 1980.  AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TONIGHT’S GAME IS THE FIRST DOLLAR DOG NIGHT OF THE SEASON!!

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Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its Players of the Week on Monday afternoon with Penn State’s Tessa Janecke receiving Forward of the Week honors.  ​

Janecke, an All-AHA First Team selection, dominated in the AHA Semifinals with four points on three goals and an assist. She scored twice in the first period of game one, including a goal just 16 seconds into the game. In game two, the all-time points leader in Penn State history assisted on an Abby Stonehouse goal in the third period before scoring on an empty net with just under three minutes to go. 

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Penn State’s Will Kuhns was named the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after recording his first-career double-double in a recent win over Merrimack.

Kuhns hit .357 with 15 kills and racked up a career-high 11 digs in the Nittany Lions’ 3-1 win over Merrimack on Friday night at Rec Hall. His defensive effort helped hold the Warriors to .163 hitting.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

AT THE REGIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS OVER THE WEEKEND, 14 CENTRE COUNTY WRESTLERS PUNCHED THEIR TICKETS TO HERSHEY FOR THE PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS STARTING THURSDAY. 

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IN THE DOUBLE-A SOUTHWEST REGIONAL HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7 THE FOX, BALD EAGLE AREA TOOK FOURTH PLACE, CROWNING TWO REGIONAL CHAMPIONS IN TANNER GUENOT AT 121 POUNDS AND CALEB CLOSE AT 189 POUNDS. CADEN JUDICE WAS THE RUNNERUP AT 133 AND DAWSON LOMISON TOOK FOURTH AT 139 TO GIVE THE EAGLES A FOUR-MAN CONTINGENT HEADING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

 

PENNS VALLEY FINISHED IN SIXTH PLACE AND ALSO CROWNED A PAIR OF CHAMPIONS IN MAX DINGES AT 114 POUNDS AND ERIK CARLILE AT 127 POUNDS. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY THAT PENNS VALLEY HAD A PAIR OF REGIONAL CHAMPS. DINGES ALSO BECOMES THE FIRST PENNS VALLEY FRESHMAN TO EARN A REGIONAL TITLE. ALSO PLACING FOR THE RAMS WERE CONNER MYERS AND BRAYDEN LISOWSKI, EACH OF WHOM FINISHED 8TH AT 121 AND 160 RESPECTIVELY.  

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PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA FINISHED A TIE FOR 27TH PLACE WITH THE MOUNTIES’ HIGHEST FINISHER BEING CALEB HUMMEL WHO QUALIFIED FOR STATES BY PLACING 6TH AT 114 POUNDS. AVERI GABLE WAS 8TH AT 127. 

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IN THE TRIPLE-A WEST REGION TOURNAMENT AT CANON-MCMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL, STATE COLLEGE TOOK FOURTH PLACE WHILE BELLEFONTE WAS 10TH.

 

THE LITTLE LIONS HAVE THREE WRESTLERS QUALIFIED FOR THE PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT.  RETURNING STATE CHAMPION ASHER CUNNINGHAM EARNED HIS FOURTH REGIONAL TITLE WITH AN 18-0 TECHNICAL FALL IN 6 MINUTES IN THE FINALS OVER BODE MARLOW OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. STATE HIGH’S JAMES WHITBRED WAS THE RUNNER UP AT 152 POUNDS AND THE LITTLE LIONS’ NICHOLAS BERRENA WAS FIFTH AT 133 AS THE SENIOR EARNED HIS FIRST TRIP TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT. KAEL DAVIS FINISHED SIXTH AT 114 POUNDS, JUST MISSING OUT ON A QUALIFYING SPOT. 

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EZRA SWISHER IS THE ONLY BELLEFONTE WRESTLER TO EARN A TRIP TO HERSHEY WITH HIS 5TH PLACE FINISH AT 152. FOUR OTHER RED RAIDERS TOOK SIXTH AND FELL ONE WIN SHY OF QUALIFYING IN WYATT LONG AT 127, ANDREW GALL AT 145, NOAH WEAVER AT 160 AND JACKSON LONG AT 172. 

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IN THE GIRLS CENTRAL REGIONAL AT MILTON HIGH SCHOOL, PHILILPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S CHARLI HUNT CAPTURED A REGIONAL TITLE AT 136 POUNDS, DEFEATING MONTGOMERY’S BRIELLA WALK BY MAJOR DECISION, 12-1. BALD EAGLE AREA’S GRACE CRESTANI WAS THE RUNNERUP AT 190 AND WILL ALSO BE HEADING TO HERSHEY AS WILL CRESTANI’S TEAMMATE, EDEN EVELETH WHO FINISHED FOURTH AT 106 POIUNDS. 

 

IN HERSHEY, CENTRE COUNTY WILL HAVE FOUR BALD EAGLE AREA BOYS AND TWO BALD EAGLE AREA GIRLS, THREE STATE COLLEGE BOYS, TWO PENNS VALLEY BOYS, ONE BELLEFONTE BOY AND ONE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA BOY AND ONE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA GIRL COMPETING IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. ACTION WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 9AM THURSDAY - HEAR COMPLETE COVERAGE HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

 

AT THE PENNSYLVANIA JUNIOR HIGH CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER THE WEEKEND, TEAG SANDERSON, A 7TH GRADER FROM STATE COLLEGE, WON THE 157 POUND TITLE.  HE BEAT SIX WRESTLERS RANKED HIGHER THAN HIM WITH THREE PINS AND A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL FALLS ALONG THE WAY.  TWO OTHER STATE COLLEGE WRESTLERS ALSO CAPTURED TITLES IN EVAN RESTIVO AT 96 POUNDS AND NOAH WILLIAMS AT 172 POUNDS. PENNS VALLEY’S CAEL SMITH WAS THE RUNNER UP TO SANDERSON AT 157. WILLIAM EDWARDS OF WEST BRANCH WAS THE RUNNERUP AT 110 POUNDS AND TYRONE’S KEEGEN HEWITT WAS SECOND AT 192 POUNDS. DOUGLAS MCKIM OF HUNTINDGON WAS ALSO THIRD AT 172. STATE COLLEGE HAS TWO SIXTH-PLACE FINISHERS IN WESLEY SHIPPERT AT 172 AND RHYS MITCHELL AT 192. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM SAW ITS SEASON COME TO AN END FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LITTLE LIONS LOST TO ERIE MCDOWELL IN THE CLASS 6-A SUBREGIONAL. MCDOWELL HIT NINE THREE-POINTERS EN ROUTE TO THE 56-43 VICTORY.  STATE HIGH ENDS THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 10-13.  MCDOWELL ADVANCES TO THE PIAA STATE PLAYOFFS LATER THIS WEEK.  

 

THE SAINT JOE’S BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL OPEN UP PLAY IN THE PIAA SINGLE-A STATE PLAYOFFS THIS WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE SAINT JOE’S BOYS WILL PLAY AT SERRA CATHOLIC AT 7 O’CLOCK. THE WOLFPACK IS 14-11 WHILE SERRA CATHOLIC IS 21-4 ON THE SEASON. 

THE SAINT JOE’S GIRLS WILL OPEN UP AT CLAIRTON SATURDAY AT ONE O’CLOCK. THE WOLFPACK IS 24-2 ON THE SEASON WHILE CLAIRTON COMES IN AT 19-4. 

 

INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING -

ONE OF THE GREATEST FREESTYLE WRESTLERS EVER - PERHAPS THE GREATEST EVER - RUSSIA’S BUIVASAR SAITIYEV PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 50 AND HIS DEATH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. SAITIYEV WON THREE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS AND SIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A BRILLIANT CAREER. 

 

ALSO LAST THURSDAY, KYLE SNYDER OF THE NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB WON BRONZE AT 97 KILOS IN THE MUHAMET MALO RANKING EVENT IN ALBANIA. SNYDER’S ONLY LOSS WAS A 5-5 CRITERIA DECISION TO ARASH YOSHIDA OF JAPAN IN THE SEMIFINALS. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM LOST TO MINNESOTA IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE SATURDAY NIGHT, 5-3. A 5-MINUTE MAJOR LATE IN THE THIRD PERIOD LED TO THE WINNING GOAL FOR THE GOLDEN GOPHERS. THE LOSS SNAPPED A SEVEN-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE NITTANY LIONS PULLED OUT A 4-3 OVERTIME WIN AS SIMON MACK SCORED THE GAMEWINNER WITH AN ASSIST FROM AIDEN FINK TO SEND PEGULA INTO A FRENZY. FRIDAY’S VICTORY MARKED THE 400TH OF COACH GUY GADOWSKY’S CAREER. HE IS THE 30TH DIVISION ONE COACH ALL-TIME TO HIT THAT MILESTONE. ARESENII SERGEEV MADE 31 SAVES IN FRIDAY’S VICTORY. 

PENN STATE WILL GO INTO THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT AS THE FIVE SEED AND WILL VISIT FOURTH-SEEDED MICHIGAN IN THE BEST OF THREE QUARTERFINALS STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7. GAME TWO WILL BE SATURDAY AT 7 AND IF NEEDED, GAME THREE WILL BE SUNDAY AT 7. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM SHUT OUT R-I-T, 4-0, SATURDAY TO SWEEP THE FIRST TWO GAMES IN THE BEST OF THREE AHA SEMIFINAL SERIES AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. MADDY CHRISTIAN, MCKENNA WALSH, ABBY STONEHOUSE AND TESSA JANECKE SCORED THE PENN STATE GOALS AND KATIE DESA HAD 11 SAVES TO EARN HER NINTH SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON IN THE SERIES CLINCHER. 

ON FRIDAY, PENN STATE HELD OFF R-I-T FOR THE 3-2 WIN. THE NITTANY LIONS JUMPED OUT TO A 3-0 LEAD WITH TESSA JANECKE SCORING TWO OF THE GOALS AND MADDY CHRISTIAN THE THIRD. KATIE DESA HAD 15 SAVES TO PRESERVE THE WIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

PENN STATE WILL HOST MERCYHURST IN THE AHA FINALS ON SATURDAY.  MERCYHURST WON THE DECISIVE THIRD GAME OVER SYRACUSE YESTERDAY, 5-2. THE LAKERS AND NITTANY LIONS WILL SQUARE OFF SATURDAY AT TWO O’CLOCK IN PEGULA FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

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THE NITTANY LION BASKETBALL TEAM LOST ANOTHER CLOSE ONE, FALLING TO MARYLAND ON SENIOR SATURDAY AT THE JORDAN CENTER SATURDAY, 68-64.  PENN STATE WAS LED BY ACE BALDWIN WHO HAD 18 POINTS 5 REBOUNDS AND 3 ASSISTS. D’MARCO DUNN ADDED 14 POINTS AND 7 REBOUNDS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 15-15 ON THE SEASON, 5-14 IN BIG TEN PLAY. PENN STATE FINISHES 11-4 IN JORDAN CENTER GAMES THIS SEASON. PENN STATE WILL CLOSE OUT ITS SEASON AT 11TH-RANKED WISCONSIN THIS COMING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE O’CLOCK. 

 

THE LADY LIONS BASKETBALL TEAM WRAPPED UP ITS SEASON WITH A 75-70 LOSS AT RUTGERS ON SUNDAY. GRACE HALL HAD 16 POINTS AND GABBY ELLIOTT ADDED 15 POINTS FOR THE LADY LIONS. PENN STATE FINISHES THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 10-19, 1-17 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

 

AT THE BIG TEN INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PENN STATE’S OLIVIER DESMEULES DCAPTURED THE MEN’S 600-METER TITLE. PENN STATE’S HAYLEY KITCHING WAS THE RUNNERUP IN THE WOMEN’S 800-METERS. KILEIGH KANE FINISHED THIRD IN THE WOMEN’S MILE FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. THE PENN STATE WOMEN FINISHED IN SEVENTH PLACE. THE PENN STATE MEN FINISHED 12TH. 

ON FRIDAY, PENN STATE’S MADDIE PITTS WON BRONZE IN THE PENTATHLON. IT IS THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR THAT PITTS FINISHED THIRD. ALSO FRIDAY, FLORENCE CARON TOOK FOURTH IN THE WOMEN’S 5K AND TEAMMATE SOPHIA TOTI FINISHED 7TH. AND PENN STATE’S WOMEN’S DMR TEAM PLACED FOURTH. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM FINISHED IN 9TH PLACE AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS. JACK HARVEY WON THE 200 BACKSTROKE IN THE B-FINALS 

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM CONTINUES TO ROLL.. THE NITTANY LIONS WON THEIR SEVENTH STRAIGHT GAME WITH A 7-6 WIN AT WILLIAM AND MARY YESTERDAY. JOE JACONSKI SCORED THE GO-AHEAD RUN IN THE NINTH AND MATT MALONEY HAD THREE R-B-I ON THREE HITS. THE 8-1 START IS THE PROGRAM’S BEST SINCE 1980. ON SATURDAY, PENN STATE BLASTED VCU 16-7.  COLE WAGNER, NATE VOSS AND JESSE JACONSKI ALL HOMERED IN SATURDAY’S WIN. 

ON FRIDAY, THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM BELTED ITS WAY TO A 17-6 WIN AT RICHMOND. PAXTON KLING’S GRAND SLAM HIGHLIGHTED A THREE HOMER PERFORMANCE BY THE NITTANY LIONS. RYAN WEINGARTNER AND NATE VOSS ALSO HOMERED. AND BRYCE MOLINARO DROVE IN THREE RUNS IN THE WIN ON FRIDAY. 

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM CLOSED OUT THE HOKIE INVITATIONAL WITH A 6-1 WIN OVER VILLANOVA YESTERDAY. HAYLIE BRUNSON HAD THREE HITS ON THE AFTERNOON FOR PENN STATE. ON SATURDAY, PENN STATE LOST TO VIRGINIA TECH, 6-3 AND FELL TO JAMES MADISON , 4-1.  

ON FRIDAY, THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM PUT UP 18 RUNS IN AN 18-6 ROUT OF ROBERT MORRIS. THE RUN TOTAL WAS THE LARGEST FOR THE NITTANY LIONS SINCE 1978. PENN STATE ALSO BEAT RADFORD 5-3 ON FRIDAY. IN THE TWO WINS ON FRIDAY, PENN STATE HAD 11 EXTRA BASE HITS INCLUDING SIX HOME RUNS. MADDIE GORDON HAD FOUR HITS INCLUDING TWO HOME RUNS AND SEVEN R-B-I IN THE PAIR OF WINS ON FRIDAY. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM KNOCKED OFF SECOND-RANKED STANFORD SATURDAY 321.35 TO 314.45.  

PENN STATE WON TITLES IN TWO OF THE SIX EVENTS BUT HAD MORE CONSISTENT PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION. 

THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 4-1 ON THE SEASON. THE CARDINAL FALLS TO 8-3. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM FINISHED FOURTH IN THE BIG FOUR EVENT IN IOWA LAST NIGHT TO CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON BIG TEN SCHEDULE WITH A 4-5 RECORD. PENN STATE SCORED A 195.475.  PENN STATE WAS WITHOUT KALEA MCELLIGOTT. MICHIGAN STATE WON THE EVENT WITH A 197.15. IOWA WAS SECOND AND WASHINGTON THIRD.  PENN STATE WILL COMPETE WITH CLEMSON IN A TRI-MEET AT GEORGE WASHINGTON ON SUNDAY. 

 

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED MERRIMACK THREE GAMES TO ONE. WILL KUHNS RECORDED HIS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FRIDAY WITH 15 KILLS AND 11 DIGS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 5-8 ON THE SEASON. 

 

8TH-RANKED COLUMBIA BEAT THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM 7-0 YESTERDAY.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 11-2.  

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM HELD OFF PRINCETON FOR A 4-2 ROAD WIN ON SATURDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS IMPROVE TO 9-1.  

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Penn State’s Gabby Elliott matched a career high with 32 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Nittany Lions came up short in a high-scoring shootout with Purdue, 92-85, in Big Ten women’s basketball action Thursday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions dropped to 10-18 overall and 1-16 in the conference.

Elliott piled up points and did so in an efficient manner, scoring her 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including an impressive 6-of-8 mark from beyond the arc. It was the second time this season she scored 32 points, matching her effort in a game against Iowa on New Year’s Day. She hit seven 3-pointers in that game. Grace Hall joined Elliott in double-digits, scoring 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including a 3-of-4 clip from long range, marking a career best. Gracie Merkle scored in double-digits for the 23rd time this season with her 11 points. Alli Campbell guided the offense with her seven assists and chipped in with eight points. Penn State took advantage of open looks from outside, hitting 10 of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc.

Prior to the contest, Penn State honored five seniors: Tamera Johnson, Gabby Elliott, Grace Hall, Jayla Oden and Alli Campbell.

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Day two of Big Ten swimming and diving championship was an exciting one for the Nittany Lions, full of new records and high anticipation for the remainder of the weekend. The Blue and White competed in the 50 Free, 200 IM, 500 Free and 200 Free relay events for both preliminary and final competitions. 

The day got off to a hot start at the hands of freshman Rylan Anselm, who swam for a new personal best time of 4:23.40. 

For the second event, junior Matthew Bittner shocked in the 200 IM, swimming for a new personal and school record, finalizing a 1:43.78 finish. Bittner was closely followed by the previous school record holder in Alex Karahalis, who swam for a personal best as well, finishing in 1:44.49, for the second fastest time in school history. The IM duo swam in the event finals, where Bittner finished in 16th, and Karahalis in 23rd. 

Senior Victor Baganha had a dominant day in the 50 Free where he swam a 19.42 in the preliminary competition, and finished the day with a 19.56, 20th place finish and B Cut accolades. 

Junior Hayden Elliott competed for the 1 meter diving title, where he finished with a 271.40 on the day. 

The Blue and White closed out the day with an 8th place finish in the 200 Free relay. Victor Bagahna, Cooper Morley, Jack Harvey and Tylor Kim combined for a 1:17.79 race. 

Competition resumes Saturday at 10 AM in Minneapolis.

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For the first time in 15-years, Conemaugh Valley is celebrating a district championship, topping St. Joseph’s 70-58 at Mount Aloysius College in the District 6 boys A tournament.

A couple of Jayden Stamm threes helped the Wolfpack to an early lead, but the Blue Jays chipped away, eventually taking the lead before the half and Conemaugh Valley never really looked.

Senior Jeremy Deitz led all scorers with 28 points, Stamm scored 20 for St. Joseph’s.

The Distirct 6 title is Conemaugh Valley’s first since 2010.

 

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The Penn State men’s basketball team dropped a tight 83-78 back-and-forth battle at Indiana inside Assembly Hall.

The game saw seven lead changes and 10 tie scores. The Nittany Lions shot 52.9 percent from the field, but the Hoosiers were 10-for-15 (66.7%) from 3-point range. Ace Baldwin Jr. led Penn State with 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and a season high-tying six steals. Yanic Konan Neiderhauser followed with 16 points and seven rebounds. Zach Hicks, D'Marco Dunn, Freddie Dilione V and Nick Kern Jr. all finished with 10 points apiece.

Penn State is now 15-14 on the season, 5-13 in Big Ten play. 

The Nittany Lions are back home Saturday to host #16 Maryland on Senior Day presented by the Penn State Alumni Association. Tipoff is slated for Noon on Big Ten Network.

 

Penn State women’s basketball is set to host Purdue on tonight in its final regular season home game of the year. The Lady Lions will honor five seniors in a pregame ceremony. Tip time is slated for 6 p.m. and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

 

Day one of the men’s Big Ten Men’s swimming and diving championships are complete, and Penn State got off to a hot start in its first two races of the weekend in the 200 Medley relay and 800 Free relays. The 2024 200 Medley Relay team that holds the school record and finished second in last year’s Big Ten competition, and 16th in the nation, competed again for a chance at redemption. Cooper Morley, Miriano Lazzerini, Matthew Bittner and Victor Bagahna finished in seventh place with a 1:24.02. The second and final event of the day was the 800 Free relay, where the Nittany Lions combined efforts resulted in a new school record of 6:22.37. Sean Honey, Tylor Kim, Eduardo Cisternas and Rylan Anselm touched ninth overall with this monumental swim. Day Two is on tap today and the championships will run through Saturday. 

 

The No. 13 Penn State men’s track & field’s Ajani Dwyer earned his fourth Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Week award of the 2024-25 season, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon.

Dwyer tied Cheickna Traore’s school record with a 6.54 in the 60-meter dash at the USATF Indoor Championships on Sunday. The freshman’s mark came as he finished as the top overall qualifier in the 60-meter prelims. The 18-year-old went on to finish sixth in the United States in the event in his first taste of US competition.

 

The women’s Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its yearly all-conference honors on Wednesday afternoon. Penn State led the conference with eight All-AHA First Team, Second Team or AHA All-Rookie Team honorees.  

ALL-AHA FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS 

F – Tessa Janecke

This is the third straight All-AHA/CHA First Team selection for the junior forward.  She became the Penn State ice hockey (men’s and women’s) all-time leader in points in a 4-0 shutout win over Lindenwood on January 25. She currently has 148 points on 60 goals and 88 assists for her career. 

For the season, Janecke leads the team in points (48), goals (21) and assists (27). 

The team captain paces the conference and nation in faceoff wins with 544, over 100 more than the next highest total. 

F - Katelyn Roberts

D - Kendall Butze

G - Katie DeSa

DeSa ranks as one of the top goaltenders in the nation having been named a semifinalist for the HCA Goalie of the Year Award. DeSa’s eight shutout victories tie her for first place nationally.

ALL-AHA SECOND TEAM SELECTIONS 

F - Maddy Christian

D - Lyndie Lobdell

AHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM SELECTIONS 

F – Grace Outwater

D – Grace Tullock

 

Penn State men’s soccer coach Jeff Cook announced the addition of assistant coach Ryan Sandell to his staff. The Medford, New Jersey, native brings seven years of coaching experience to Happy Valley.

“I am delighted to welcome Ryan Sandell to the Penn State men’s soccer program,” said head coach Cook. “Our goal with this hire was to attract the best emerging goalkeeper coach in the country and I believe we have achieved that. Ryan stood out very early in the process as the right fit, he has an excellent background developing elite goalkeepers but also has significant experience in all aspects of Division I coaching. I am excited to add Ryan to our staff and look forward to his contributions to the Nittany Lion men’s soccer program!”

Sandell arrives in State College from his most recent stop at Temple where he served as the goalkeepers. Sandell helped guide the Owls to a conference leading save percentage (.794) and saves per game (4.53) in 2024. The save percentage ranked in the top 20 in the nation. Sandell’s goalkeepers ranked second in the American in shutout percentage, earning a clean sheet in over 41 percent of their games. In two seasons, the team posted eight shutouts under his watch.

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THE SAINT JOSEPH’S BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY FOR THE DISTRICT 6 SINGLE-A TITLE TONIGHT. THE WOLFPACK WILL TAKE ON CONEMAUGH VALLEY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. BOTH TEAMS ARE 14-10 ON THE SEASON.  TIP OFF AT MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE IS SET FOR 7:30 TONIGHT. 

 

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PSU WRESTLING IN THE INTERMAT RANKINGS: LUKE LILLEDAHL UP TO #8 AT 125, BRAEDEN DAVIS #6 AT 133. THE OTHER EIGHT ARE ALL RANKED FIRST OR SECOND AT THEIR WEIGHT CLASS. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT STARTS A WEEK FROM SATURDAY IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.

 

The Penn State men’s swimming team will  compete at the Big Ten championships at the University of Minnesota. Starting Wednesday, February 26, the Blue and White will compete across a four day span, concluding Saturday, March 1. 

At their last conference championship, Penn State finished in seventh place, racking up 683 points. The team composed top five finishes in the 200 Free relay (4th), the 200 Medley relay (2nd) and the 400 Medley relay (3rd). 

 

Penn State baseball’s game against FDU has been moved from Wednesday, April 2 to next week - Tuesday, March 4. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The game will be free admission for all ages. The matchup with FDU will serve as Penn State’s home opener. As a Tuesday home game, it will also be a Dollar Dog Night, featuring $1 hot dogs. Across nine Dollar Dog Nights in 2023 and 2024, Penn State fans have consumed 35,177 hot dogs. Against Kent State last season, Penn State set a Dollar Dog Night record with 8,591 hot dogs eaten and set a new attendance record (5,025).  Military Appreciation Day, originally set for April 2, will now be on Wednesday, March 26 when Penn State takes on Bucknell.

The Nittany Lions, led by head coach Mike Gambino, are 5-1 after a weekend sweep at Longwood. PSU earned 11-1 and 10-0 wins on Saturday and a 15-7 victory on Sunday.  Penn State junior outfielder Paxton Kling was named Perfect Game National Player of the Week and Big Ten Player of the Week after collecting seven hits, four homers, six RBI and seven runs, including a two-homer performance in Saturday’s first game. 

The Nittany Lions return to the state of Virginia for three games this weekend, beginning on Friday against Richmond at 1:30 p.m. Penn State takes on VCU on Saturday at 2 p.m. and William & Mary on Sunday at 1 p.m. All games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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Penn State men’s golf alumni Patrick Sheehan has qualified for the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic following an outstanding qualifier Monday.The Cognizant Classic is set for Feb. 27-March 2 at the PGA National Resort’s Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.Sheehan won his Monday qualifier at The Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., finishing at 8-under, 64. He carded nine total birdies, including five straight on holes 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17. Sheehan was a five-year standout for the Nittany Lions from 2019-2024 in which he was a three-time GCAA All-Region pick, four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and 2022 NCAA Regionals individual qualifier. He finished his Penn State career with a 72.32 stroke average through 117 rounds, the third-lowest career stroke average in program history.

 

Penn State women’s gymnastics head coach Sarah Brown announced the addition of two student-athletes to its 2026 signing class. Kayla Bender and Lizzy Ryan will join a standout group of impact freshman in Penn State’s 2026 class.  This season, Penn State is currently ranked 25th in the RoadToNationals NQS rankings heading into Big 4 competition on Sunday, March 2. The Nittany Lions are coming off their biggest win of the season, securing a 196.525-196.300 upset victory over No. 22 Ohio State on Senior Day.

 

Unbeaten in six-straight games, and 9-1-2 in its last 12, No. 15 Penn State landed a weekly award winner for the fifth-straight week as junior goaltender Arsenii Sergeev was tabbed the B1G First Star of the Week as announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning. Sergeev was the key piece in helping Penn State secure 5-of-6 points against No. 1 Michigan State over the weekend stopping 78-of-82 shots he faced posting a .951 save percentage and a 1.92 goals-against average capturing a shootout win and regulation win. 

The Nittany Lions return home to Pegula Ice Arena to conclude the regular-season this weekend against No. 2 Minnesota on Friday and Saturday. Each game over the weekend will air nationally on the B1G Network with Friday serving as Penn State’s annual ‘Wear White’ game.

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Also this weekend the #9 Penn State women's hockey team will host RIT in the AHA tournament semifinals, a best of three series at Pegula. Game times will be Friday at 3 PM, Saturday at 2 PM and (if needed) Sunday at 2 PM. The winner moves on to the AHA finals. 

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Penn State baseball junior outfielder Paxton Kling was tabbed Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday after leading Penn State to a three-game sweep at Longwood.                                     Kling went 7-of-13 (.538) at the plate with four homers, a double, six RBI and seven runs, while adding two hit-by-pitches and two steals. He registered a 1.538 slugging percentage and a .600 on-base percentage.

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Senior Drew Nienhaus paced the Penn State men’s golf team with a sixth-place finish at the Westbrook Invitational as the Nittany Lions used an 9-under, 279, in the final round on Monday to scale the leaderboard in the 14-team field.  Penn State finished in sixth place.  

 

The PSU men's hockey team rose three spots to #15 in the latest USCHO poll after going undefeated against No. 1 Michigan State over the weekend.  Penn State is 9-1-2 over its last 12 games, with an unbeaten streak of six games. The Nittany Lions’ record is 17-11-4 as they prepare for the Big Ten tournament. Penn State’s final two games of the regular season will be at home against #2 Minnesota in a two-game series starting Friday, February 28. Friday’s game will be a Wear White game and Saturday’s game will be Senior Day.

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The #9 PSU women's hockey team hosts RIT this weekend in the semifinals of the AHA postseason tournament. It's a best of three series to move on to the finals. Games will be Friday at 3 PM, Saturday at 2 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM (if needed) at Pegula Ice Arena.

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The Penn State men's volleyball team is down one spot to #20 in the Coaches Poll this week after going 1-1 in matches at NJIT last week.                                         

Penn State’s Ryan Merk was named the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for his performance in a pair of recent matches against NJIT. It’s the second career EIVA weekly award and the first of the season for the redshirt junior libero.                                                                 Merk averaged 2.14 digs/set and was a perfect 36-for-36 on serve receive over two matches against the Highlanders. He piled up 11 digs in Penn State’s 3-1 win on Saturday, helping the Nittany Lions even their conference record at 2-2. He tallied four digs over three sets during Friday’s match.

 

The Penn State women’s volleyball team will open its season by participating in the AVCA First Serve event, the program announced Monday. The Nittany Lions will begin their season with a rematch of last year’s Regional Final as they face Creighton on Friday, August 22 in Lincoln, Nebraska. In last year’s regional final, Penn State defeated Creighton in a 5-set thriller to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.  Penn State will then face Kansas on Monday, August 25, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for its second match. The Jayhawks finished last season with a 25-5 record and they lost to Florida in round two of the NCAA Tournament.

 

Penn State football defensive end Abdul Carter will not participate in drills at the NFL Combine as he recovers from a shoulder injury, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. He is expected to work out at the PSU Pro Day on campus March 28 in front of NFL Scouts. The NFL Draft is in mid April. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CAPTURED THE DISTRICT 6 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY NIGHT, KNOCKING OFF MIFFLIN COUNTY 44-40. CHARLIE YARTZ LED THE LITTLE LIONS WITH 17 POINTS. THE LITTLE LIONS WON THE REBOUND BATTLE, 24-14.  STATE HIGH IS 10-12 HEADING INTO THE PIAA STATE TOURNAMENT. 

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THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM FELL TO ALTOONA 41-37 IN THE DISTRICT 6 6-A TITLE GAME FRIDAY NIGHT. ALTOONA WON ITS 20TH STRAIGHT GAME, ITS THIRD STRAIGHT DISTRICT TITLE AND GAVE HEAD COACH CHRIS FLEEGLE HIS 100TH CAREER WIN AT ALTOONA. SIENNA WILSON HAD 12 POINTS FOR STATE HIGH. ALTOONA SCORED THE FINAL FOUR POINTS OVER THE FINAL 3 MINUTES AND 5 SECONDS TO PULL OUT THE VICTORY.  STATE COLLEGE FINISHES ITS SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 18-5.  

 

THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM SAW ITS SEASON COME TO AN END IN THE DISTRICT SIX TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINALS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE RAMS LOST AT TOP SEEDED FORREST HILLS, 74-36.  THE RAMS FINISH THE SEASON AT 12-12.  

 

THE SAINT JOSEPH’S BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM BEAT FERNDALE 52-35 FRIDAY NIGHT TO ADVANCE TO THE DISTRICT 6 SINGLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. SAINT JOE’S WILL PLAY AT CONEMAUGH VALLEY IN THE TITLE GAME WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

 

THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM LOST A 68-63 BATTLE TO BISHOP CARROLL SATURDAY IN THE DISTRICT SIX SINGLE-A SEMIFINALS. SAINT JOE’S FINISHES THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 23-2.  

 

THE PIAA DOUBLE-A SOUTHWEST REGIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN ALTOONA. 17 CENTRE COUNTY WRESTLERS WILL BE COMPETING INCLUDING 6 FROM BALD EAGLE AREA, 7 FROM PENNS VALLEY AND 4 FROM PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA.  ACTION WILL GET UNDERWAY FRIDAY AT 4:30 AND WILL CONCLUDE SATURDAY NIGHT. WE’LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

 

THE PIAA WEST REGIONAL WILL OCCUR IN TRIPLE-A WRESTLING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT CANON-MCMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL.  STATE COLLEGE WILL HAVE SIX WRESTLERS COMPETING AND BELLEFONTE WILL HAVE SEVEN.  

ACTION WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AT FIVE AND WILL WRAP UP SATURDAY NIGHT. WE WILL HAVE UPDATES HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

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THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM FINISHED OFF A THREE-GAME SWEEP OF LONGWOOD WITH A 15-7 WIN IN LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA SUNDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS OFFENSE ERUPTED FOR 36 RUNS IN THE THREE-GAME SERIES. PAXTON KLING HAD THE LEAD OFF HOME RUN AND FINISHED WITH THREE HITS. KLING BELTED FOUR HOME RUNS ON THE WEEKEND.  BRYCE MOLINARO HAD A TRIPLE AND A DOUBLE AND DROVE IN THREE. COLE WAGNER ALSO COLLECTED THREE HITS IN THE SERIES FINALE.  PENN STATE IS OFF TO A 5-1 START THIS SEASON AND WILL RETURN TO ACTION FRIDAY AT RICHMOND.  

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL GAME SCHEDULED AGAINST SOUTHERN MISS WAS CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN LOUISIANA. PENN STATE WENT 2-2 AT THE LSU INVITATIONAL. PENN STATE LOST TO 6TH RANKED LSU 10-1 AND DEFEATED NICHOLLS 10-2 ON FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY, THE NITTANY LIONS DROPPED A 6-4 DECISION TO NICHOLLS AFTER KNOCKING OFF SOUTHERN MISS 4-1.  PENN STATE IS NOW 5-9 ON THE SEASON AND RETURNS TO ACTION FRIDAY AT THE HOKIE INVITE AGAINST ROBERT MORRIS. 

 

PENN STATE MEN’S GYMNAST MATT UNDERHILL FINISHED THIRD ON THE RINGS AT THE 2025 WINTER CUP SUNDAY IN LOUISVILLE. THE BRONZE WAS EARNED IN HIS FIRST CAREER SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT.  THE NITTANY LIONS RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY AGAINST STANFORD IN A FOUR O’CLOCK MEET AT REC HALL. 

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THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAM HAD ITSELF A WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE NITTANY LIONS TIED MICHIGAN STATE 2-2 AND THEN WON THE SHOOTOUT. REESE LAUBACH (LAW-BACK) SCORED THE GAMEWINNER IN THE SHOOTOUT AND ALSO HAD ONE OF THE GOALS IN REGULATION. BUT THE SPARTANS ALWAYS COME BACK STRONG ON SATURDAY AND YOU KIND OF KNEW MICHIGAN STATE WOULD GET THE WIN IN ITS HOME FINALE. EXCEPT… IT DIDN’T.  THE NITTANY LIONS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A COUPLE OF EARLY TURNOVERS AND JUMPED OUT TO A 2-O LEAD. AIDEN FINK THEN SCORED THE GAMEWINNER IN THE THIRD PERIOD AS THE NITTANY LIONS HELD OFF THE TOP-RANKED SPARTANS FOR THE 3-2 WIN. FINK NOW HAS 23 GOALS ON THE SEASON WHICH TIES THE PENN STATE RECORD AND LEADS THE BIG TEN THIS SEASON. HE IS SECOND NATIONALLY AND ONCE AGAIN LEADS THE NATION IN POINTS NOW. ARESENII SERGEEV MADE 42 SAVES IN THE WIN SATURDAY. PENN STATE GAINED FIVE OF A POSSIBLE SIX POINTS ON THE WEEKEND AND THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 17-11-4 ON THE SEASON, 8-10-4 IN BIG TEN PLAY.  REMEMBER, THOUGH, THIS TEAM WAS 7-9, 0-8 IN BIG TEN PLAY BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. SO IN 2025, PENN STATE IS NOW 10-2-4.

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM GOT ITS FIRST BIG TEN ROAD WIN OF THE SEASON SATURDAY, KNOCKING OFF MINNESOTA, 69-60.  YANIC KONAN NIEDERHAUSER HAD THE BIG DAY WITH 24 POINTS, 7 REBOUNDS AND 5 BLOCKED SHOTS. ACE BALDWIN CHIPPED IN 10 POINTS AND WAS 8-FOR-8 AT THE FREE THROW LINE.  THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE WON TWO STRAIGHT AND ARE NOW 15-13 ON THE SEASON, 5-12 IN THE BIG TEN. 

PENN STATE WILL VISIT INDIANA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM POSTED ITS BEST SCORE OF THE SEASON IN THE HOME FINALE VICTORY OVER OHIO STATE SATURDAY. THE NITTANY LIONS EARNED THEIR FIRST WIN OVER THE BUCKEYES SINCE 2019 WITH A 196.525 TO OHIO STATE’S 196.3. 

FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR MADDIE JOHNSTON WAS THE ANN CARR AWARD WINNER AS SHE TURNED IN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES IN THE VAULT, UNEVEN BARS AND BEAM. 

PENN STATE IS 9-3 ON THE SEASON AND NOW HEADS TO THE BIG FOUR MEET IN IOWA WHERE PENN STATE, IOWA, MICHIGAN STATE AND WASHINGTON WILL COMPETE ON SUNDAY. 

 

THE 10TH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM DEFEATED NAVY SATURDAY, 13-7. LUKE WALSTROM LED THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK WITH TWO GOALS AND THREE ASSISTS. SEVEN DIFFERENT PLAYERS SCORED GOALS FOR PENN STATE WHICH IMPROVES TO 3-1 ON THE YOUNG SEASON. 

 

THE LADY LION BASKETBALL TEAM HAS NOW LOST EIGHT IN A ROW AFTER DROPPING A 78-68 CONTEST AT MICHIGAN SATURDAY. GRACIE MERKLE HAD 18 POINTS AND 10 REBOUNDS TO LEAD PENN STATE. THE LADY LIONS WILL CLOSE OUT THEIR HOME SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AGAINST PURDUE IN A 6 O’CLOCK TIP. PENN STATE IS NOW 10-17 OVERALL, 1-15 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM FINISHED IN 12TH PLACE OUT OF 14 TEAMS COMPETING AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS.  OHIO STATE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE 

MARGARET MARKVARDT LED PENN STATE. SHE WAS 8TH IN THE 100 BUTTERFLY, 12TH IN THE 200 IM, AND 15TH IN THE 100 BACKSTROKE. CATHERINE MEISNER WAS 10TH IN The 100 FREESTYLE. GRACE BRAMMER WAS 13TH IN THE 3-METER DIVING AND MORGAN MOORE TOOK 20TH IN THE 1650 FREESTYLE. 

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM WRAPPED UP AN UNDEFEATED DUAL SEASON WITH A 50-3 VICTORY OVER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NITTANY LIONS POSTED A PERFECT 15-0 SEASON AND EXTENDED THEIR WINNING STREAK TO 71 MEETS. ITS THE NINTH TIME IN THE LAST TEN SEASONS THAT PENN STATE FINISHED UNDEFEATED.  ON FRIDAY, TYLER KASAK, LEVI HAINES, CARTER STAROCCI, JOSH BARR AND GREG KERKVLIET ALL PICKED UP PINS WHILE LUKE LILLEDAHL, BEAU BARTLETT, SHAYNE VAN NESS AND MITCHELL MESENBRINK POSTED TECHNICAL FALLS. PENN STATE WILL NOW GEAR UP FOR THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS MARCH 8TH AND 9TH.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM BOUNCED BACK FROM A 3-0 LOSS AT NJIT ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO BEAT THE HIGHLANDERS SATURDAY 3-1. IN THE WIN SATURDAY, WILL KUHNS HAD 21 KILLS ON .357 HITTING. MATT COSGROVE ADDED 9 KILLS AND 6 BLOCKS.  WILL KUHNS HAD 12 KILLS AND TWO ACES IN FRIDAY’S LOSS. THE NITTANY. LIONS ARE NOW 4-8 ON THE SEASON, 2-2 IN THE EIVA.  

 

THE PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS CLOSED OUT THE INDOOR REGULAR SEASON ON FRIDAY. FRESHMAN JAKE PALERMO SET A SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 400 WITH 45.65. 

HE IS NOW IN THE TOP TEN TIMES THIS SEASON NATIONALLY. YUKICHI ISHII RAN THE 8TH FASTEST TIME THIS YEAR IN THE MEN’S 800 WITH A 1:46.41. IN BOSTON, THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY TEAM TOOK SEVENTH PLACE WITH THE SECOND FASTEST TIME IN PENN STATE HISTORY. 

ON SUNDAY, PENN STATE’S AJANI DWYER PLACED SIXTH IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE USATF INDOOR 60-METER DASH. HIS TIME OF 6.54 TIED THE SCHOOL RECORD SET BY CHEICKNA TRAORE. 

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES AT THE PENN STATE TUNE-UP ON FRIDAY INCLUDED WINNING PERFORMANCES FROM LAUREN PRINCZ IN THE WOMEN’S 60-METERS, 

CAIDEN LEEN IN THE MEN’S MILE, HANNAH BOYLE IN THE WOMEN’S MILE, MIMI DUFFY IN THE WOMEN’S 400, DAMOY ALLEN IN THE MEN’S 200, MEGHAN QUINN IN THE WOMEN’S 200, ADA RAND IN THE WOMEN’S 800, COLLIN BURKHART IN THE MEN’S WEIGHT THROW, GABRIELLA RECCE IN THE WOMEN’S POLE VAULT, JONATHAN PETERSEN IN THE MEN’S POLE VAULT, DYLAN LAMBRECHT IN THE MEN’S SHOT PUT, HANNAH RIOLO IN THE WOMEN’S HIGH JUMP, AND ISAAC OSIFO IN THE MEN’S HIGH JUMP. 

PENN STATE WILL COMPETE IN THE BIG TEN INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND IN INDIANAPOLIS. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM YESTERDAY EDGED UNLV 4-3. FOUR STRAIGHT WINS IN SINGLES PLAY GAVE THE NITTANY LIONS THE WIN. PENN STATE ALSO BEAT COLORADO 4-3 ON SATURDAY. PENN STATE IS NOW 8-1 ON THE SEASON. 

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BOYS 6-A FINAL: STATE COLLEGE 44, MIFFLIN COUNTY 40

BOYS 3-A QUARTERFINAL: FOREST HILLS 74, PENNS VALLEY 36

BOYS 1-A SEMIFINAL: ST. JOSEPHS 52, FERNDALE 35

GIRLS 6-A FINAL: ALTOONA 41, STATE COLLEGE 37

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM CLOSED OUT THEIR DUAL MEET SEASON IN RESOUNDING FASHION ON SENIOR NIGHT AT REC HALL WITH A 50-3 WIN OVER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. THE NITTANY LIONS WON NINE OF 10 BOUTS, GETTING BONUS POINTS IN ALL NINE WITH FIVE FALLS AND FOUR TECH FALLS TO WIN THEIR 71ST CONSECUTIVE DUAL MEET. 

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NEXT UP IS THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT MARCH 8-9 AT NORTHWESTERN. WRESTLERS FROM 14 TEAMS WILL COMPETE. THE NCAA TOURNAMENT IS MARCH 20-22 IN PHILADELPHIA.

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THE PENN STATE MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM PICKED UP A BIG WIN OVER #1 RANKED MICHIGAN STATE IN EAST LANSING 3-2, WINNING IN A SHOOTOUT. REESE LAUBACH SCORED A GOAL AND THEN THE GAME WINNER IN THE SHOOTOUT. GAME TWO OF THE SERIES IS TONIGHT. 

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MORE PSU SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND ON MONDAY. 

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TONIGHT, WE’LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE DISTRICT 6 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL GAMES FROM BALD EAGLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL IN WINGATE. IN THE GIRLS TITLE GAME AT SIX, STATE COLLEGE WILL FACE ALTOONA. ALTOONA HAS WON 19 STRAIGHT SINCE LOSING TO STATE HIGH 43-40 ON DECEMBER 11TH. ALTOONA AVENGED THAT LOSS WITH A 66-37 WIN AT STATE HIGH ON JANUARY 14TH. STATE COLLEGE IS 18-4 ON THE SEASON WHILE ALTOONA IS NOW 22-2. TIP OFF WILL BE AT 6 O’CLOCK AND TODD AND NORM BROWN WILL HAVE THE CALL STARTING AT ABOUT 5:50 TONIGHT HERE SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX. 

AFTER THE GIRLS GAME, THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS WILL PLAY MIFFLIN COUNTY FOR THE DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT GAME IS SCHEDULED FOR A 7:30 TIP OFF.  THE LITTLE LIONS ARE 9-12 ON THE SEASON WHILE MIFFLIN COUNTY COMES IN AT 9-11. TONIGHT’S GAME WILL BE THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SEASON BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS.  

 

ALSO TONIGHT, THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS WILL PLAY AT TOP-SEEDED FOREST HILLS IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINALS. THAT GAME WILL TIPOFF AT 7PM. THE RAMS ARE 12-11 ON THE SEASON. FOREST HILLS IS 20-2.  

AND IN THE DISTRICT 6 SINGLE-A SEMIFINALS TONIGHT, THE SAINT JOSEPH’S BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY FERNDALE. THE WOLFPACK IS 13-10 ON THE SEASON WHILE FERNDALE IS 15-9.  TIP OFF AT CENTRAL MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL IS SET FOR SEVEN TONIGHT.  

 

AND TOMORROW, THE SAINT JOSEPH’S GIRLS WILL GO AGAINST BISHOP CARROLL IN THE DISTRICT 6 SINGLE-A SEMIFINALS. SAINT JOE’S IS 23-1 ON THE SEASON. BISHOP CARROLL IS 17-6. THE WOLFPACK WON A 57=52 CONTEST AT BISHOP CARROLL ON DECEMBER 27TH.  TOMORROW’S GAME WILL TIP OFF AT 3PM AT JUNIATA HIGH SCHOOL. 

 

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THE TOP-RANKED UNDEFEATED PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM WILL CLOSE OUT ITS DUAL SEASON TONIGHT AGAINST AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. BEAU BARTLETT IS THE BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK AFTER HIS 2-0 WEEKEND LAST WEEK INCLUDING A 4-2 DECISION OVER RETURNING NATIONAL CHAMPION JESSE MENDEZ OF OHIO STATE. BARTLETT IS NOW ONE OF FOUR PENN STATE WRESTLERS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN HIS WEIGHT CLASS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE LOOKING TO FINISH THE SEASON UNDEFEATED FOR THE NINTH TIME IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. PENN STATE IS RIDING A 70-MEET WIN STREAK INTO THE DUAL. TONIGHT’S MATCH AGAINST AMERICAN GETS UNDERWAY AT SEVEN O’CLOCK IN REC HALL.  

 

THE #18 PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WILL BE AT TOP-RANKED MICHIGAN STATE THIS WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE WON FOUR STRAIGHT AND ARE 8-1-1 IN THEIR LAST TEN GAMES. FACE OFF AT MUNN ARENA IS SET FOR SIX O’CLOCK BOTH THIS EVENING AND ON SATURDAY.  PENN STATE CAN REALLY STRENGTHEN ITS NCAA RESUME WITH A WIN IN ONE OF THE TWO GAMES. 

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM IS THE TOP SEED IN THE AHA PLAYOFFS AND WILL LEARN TOMORROW WHETHER IT WILL FACE LINDENWOOD, R-I-T  OR ROBERT MORRIS IN THE SEMIFINALS. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST THE LOWEST REMAINING SEED IN A BEST OF THREE SERIES AT PEGULA NEXT WEEKEND.

 

THE BIG TEN WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUES IN COLUMBUS, OHIO TODAY. AFTER TWO DAYS, PENN STATE stands at 12th place overall.

Yesterday, Morgan Moore finished 24th in the 500 freestyle and Margaret Markvardt swam a personal best in the 200 IM to place 12th. The 200 Freestyle relay team also finished 12th. Action resumes today and the championships will conclude tomorrow. 

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THE PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS ARE WRAPPING UP THE INDOOR REGULAR SEASON WITH THE PENN STATE TUNE UP STARTING AT 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE MULTI SPORT FACILITY. THE WOMEN’S DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY TEAMS ARE ALSO COMPETING TODAY AT THE TERRIER CHALLENGE IN BOSTON. THE PENN STATE MEN ARE CURRENTLY RANKED 20TH IN THE NATION. THE TEAMS WILL COMPETE NEXT WEEKEND IN INDIANAPOLIS AT THE BIG TEN INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

 

THE NITTANY LION BASKETBALL TEAM RETURNS TO ACTION TOMORROW AFTERNOON, VISITING MINNESOTA IN A 2 O’CLOCK TIP.  PENN STATE IS COMING OFF AN 89-72 WIN OVER NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND NOW SITS AT 14-13 ON THE SEASON, 4-12 IN THE BIG TEN. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE STILL IN THE BASEMENT OF THE BIG TEN STANDINGS. 

 

THE LADY LIONS WILL BE AT MICHIGAN TOMORROW IN A NOON START. PENN STATE IS 10-16 OVERALL THIS SEASON AND IS 1-14 IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS OFF TO A 2-1 START THIS SEASON. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST NAVY TOMORROW AT ONE O’CLOCK. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM WILL HOST OHIO STATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT TWO O’CLOCK IN REC HALL. IT WILL BE THE FINAL HOME MEET OF THE YEAR FOR PENN STATE WHICH IS 8-3 ON THE SEASON.   

 

PENN STATE JUNIOR GYMNAST MATT UNDERHILL WILL BE COMPETING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY IN THE WINTER CUP IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. UNDERHILL BE WORKING TO EARN A SPOT ON THE U-S MEN’S SENIOR NATIONAL GYMNASTICS TEAM.  

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO FACE LONGWOOD IN A FOUR-GAME SERIES STARTING TODAY AND RUNNING THROUGH SUNDAY IN FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE OFF TO A 2-1 START THIS SEASON. FIRST PITCH TODAY IS SCHEDULED FOR THREE O’CLOCK. 

 

THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL TEAM IS 3-7 AND WILL PLAY FIVE GAMES IN BATON ROUGE THIS WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL FACE NICHOLLS AND 6TH-RANNKED L-S-U TODAY. THE MATCHUP WITH THE TIGERS AT 4:30 WILL BE ON THE SEC NETWORK. THEN, PENN STATE PLAYS SOUTHERN MISS AND NICHOLLS ON SATURDAY AND WILL GO AGAINST SOUTHERN MISS AGAIN ON SUNDAY.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL BE AT NJIT FOR MATCHES TONIGHT AT SIX AND TOMORROW AT 7. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 3-7 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM IS IN LAS VEGAS. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL PLAY COLORADO TOMORROW AND UNLV ON SUNDAY, BOTH IN NOON EASTERN STARTS. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM IS IN ARIZONA FOR THE WESTBROOK INVITATIONAL WHICH TAKES PLACE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.  

 

THE PENN STATE FENCING TEAM WILL BE ONE OF SEVEN COMPETING AT TEMPLE ON SUNDAY. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM CONTROLLED THE ACTION FROM START TO FINISH AND PICKED UP AN 89-72 WIN OVER NEBRASKA AT THE JORDAN CENTER. YANIC KONAN NIEDERHAUSER HAD A GREAT NIGHT AND REALLY SET THE TONE IN THE FIRST HALF. HE FINISHED WITH 19 POINTS TO TIE ZACH HICKS FOR THE GAME HIGH. NIEDERHAUSER ALSO HAD FOUR REBOUNDS AND TWO BLOCKED SHOTS. HICKS AND NICK KERN HAD SIX REBOUNDS APIECE. THE NITTANY LIONS NEVER TRAILED IN THE GAME AND SHOT OVER 60 PERCENT FROM THE FLOOR. THE WIN SNAPS A SEVEN-GAME LOSING STREAK FOR THE NITTANY LIONS. PENN STATE IMPROVES TO 14-13 OVERALL ON THE SEASON AND 4-12 IN BIG TEN GAMES. MIKE RHOADES SQUAD WILL BE BACK IN ACTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON, VISITING MINNESOTA IN A 2 O’CLOCK TIP OFF.  

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THE BIG TEN WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS GOT UNDERWAY YESTERDAY IN COLUMBUS. PENN STATE IS IN 11TH PLACE AFTER DAY ONE. THE 800 FREESTYLE RELAY TEAM WAS 10TH YESTERDAY. THE COMPETITION RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY. 

 

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THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM LOST TO RICHLAND IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINALS LAST NIGHT, 49-47.  LILY SMITH LED THE LADY RAMS WITH 10 POINTS. ELLIE ROMIG AND PAIGE JOHNSON EACH ADDED 9 POINTS AND ELLE DINGES SCORED 8.  PENNS VALLEY FINISHES ITS SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 14-9.  

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UPCOMING GAMES: SAINT JOE’S BOYS WILL PLAY FERNDALE FRIDAY IN THE SINGLE-A SEMIFINALS. TIP OFF AT CENTRAL MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE AT SEVEN.  

THE SAINT JOE’S GIRLS WILL PLAY BISHOP CARROLL SATURDAY AT 3PM AT JUNIATA HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT 6 SINGLE-A SEMIFINALS AS WELL.  

THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS WILL PLAY IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINALS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7PM. THAT GAME WILL BE AT TOP SEEDED FOREST HILLS. 

 

AND WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE DISTRICT 6 6-A GIRLS AND BOYS FINALS ON FRIDAY EVENING. THE STATE COLLEGE GIRLS WILL TAKE ON ALTOONA AT 6 O’CLOCK AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE STATE HIGH BOYS GOING UP AGAINST MIFFLIN COUNTY AT 7:30.  TODD AND NORM BROWN WILL HAVE COVERAGE OF BOTH GAMES FOR YOU HERE FROM BALD EAGLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL IN WINGATE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX FRIDAY STARTING A LITTLE BEFORE SIX O’CLOCK.  

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The State College girls basketball team easily downed Williamsport 84-27 to advance to the District 6 6-A title game Friday evening. 

Sheree Wilson put up a game-high 22 points for the Little Lions and Sienna Wilson was right in line with 21 points as well. Jessica Hawbaker poured in 11 points and Lydia Tate tacked on 10.

State High is now 18-4. 

State College will take on Mid-Penn Conference champion Altoona in the District 6 6A championship on Friday  at 6 PM at Bald Eagle Area High School. Listen to the game on Sports Radio 98.7, T he Fox.

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THE STATE COLLEGE BOYS WILL THEN PLAY MIFFLIN COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT 6 6-A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH TIP OFF AT 7:30PM AT THE BALD EAGLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL.  WE WILL ALSO HAVE THAT GAME FOR YOU LIVE HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX.  

 

THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEATED MARION CENTER IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A PLAYOFFS, 63-54.

PENNS VALLEY WILL NOW PLAY AT FOREST HILLS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7 IN THE TRIPLE-A QUARTERFINALS. THE RAMS ARE 12-11.  

 

THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS ARE THE THREE SEED IN THE DISTRICT 6 TRIPLE-A PLAYOFFS AND WILL HOST RICHLAND TONIGHT AT 7 IN THE QUARTERFINALS. 

 

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Penn State women's lacrosse outscored Pittsburgh 7-1 in the second half and 5-0 in the fourth quarter, but the Panthers’ strong start to the game ensured a 12-10 win for Pittsburgh in the Pitt Sports Dome.The loss dropped Penn State to 2-2 on the season, while the Panthers improved to 2-1.

Junior Erika Ho posted a team high four points on three goals and an assist. The attacker secured 10 draws for PSU and scooped a ground ball. Senior Brooke Hoss recorded her first hat trick of the season on just three shots. Sophomore Delaney Radin put up three points on a goal and two assists. Redshirt junior Elise Smigiel rounded out multi-point scorers with a goal and an assist.

 

THE NEW INTERMAT RANKINGS CAME OUT YESTERDAY. THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM NOW HAS TEN WRESTLERS RANKED IN THE TOP NINE AND EIGHT IN THE TOP TWO.  LUKE LILLEDAHL IS NINTH AT 125 AND BRAEDEN DAVIS IS SEVENTH AT 133. THEN, IT’S BEAU BARTLETT THE NUMBER ONE AT 141.  SHAYNE VAN NESS IS NUMBER TWO AT 149. TYLER KASAK IS NUMBER ONE AT 157. MITCHELL MESENBRINK IS NUMBER ONE AT 165. LEVI HAINES IS NUMBER TWO AT 174. CARTER STAROCCI IS NUMBER ONE AT 184, JOSH BARR IS NOW UP TO NUMBER TWO AT 197 AND GREG KERKVLIET IS NUMBER TWO AT HEAVYWEIGHT.

THE NITTANY LIONS, ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CAEL SANDERSON ARE BATTLING A BIT OF SICKNESS RIGHT NOW SO WE’LL SEE WHO ALL IS AND ISN’T IN THE LINEUP FOR FRIDAY NIGHT’S DUAL SEASON FINALE. THE MEET WITH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 7PM IN REC HALL FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE LOOKING TO CAP A NINTH UNDEFEATED SEASON IN THE LAST TEN YEARS AND ARE LOOKING TO EXTEND THEIR WINNING STREAK TO 71 MEETS. 

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Penn State men's basketball will try to snap a 7-game losing streak when it hosts Nebraska tonight in a 6:30 tipoff at the Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions are 13-13 on the season and are in the Big Ten basement with a 3-12 conference mark. 

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The Big Ten named Penn State men’s lacrosse freshman midfielder Hunter Aquino its Freshman of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. This is Aquino’s first weekly award for his career. 

Aquino tallied his first career hat-trick and five-point game after scoring three goals and posting two assists against Princeton on Saturday. The Easton, Pa. native has tallied at least multiple points in each game this season and has recorded multiple goals in two of the three games played. He sits second on the team in points with nine on six goals and three assists. 

Penn State returns to action on Saturday, February 22, when they host Navy. The game begins at 1 p.m.

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In the single-a District 6 basketball playoffs, the Saint Joseph’s girls downed Purchase Line 63-27. They move on to the single A semifinals Saturday night vs Bishop Carroll. 

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More playoff games with local teams are scheduled for tonight, including the State College girls, Penns Valley boys and the Central Mountain boys and girls. Listen for local playoff action later this week on 98.7 FM The Fox. 

 

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Penn State women's lacrosse travels to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this week for the second outing of a two-game road stretch. The Nittany Lions will take on Pittsburgh at Highmark Stadium today.

First draw between PSU and the Panthers is set for 11 a.m. (ET). The game was originally slated for 4 p.m. but was moved up due to potential inclement weather in the area. Pitt is 1-1.  Penn State is 2-1. 

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CENTRE COUNTY CROWNED SIX CHAMPIONS AT THE DISTRICT SIX WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE COUNTY HAS 30 WRESTLERS ADVANCING TO REGIONALS IN TWO WEEKS. 

PENNS VALLEY FINISHED SECOND IN THE DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT BEHIND ONLY BISHOP MCCORT. PENNS VALLEY HAS SEVEN WRESTLERS ADVANCING TO REGIONALS. THE RAMS CROWNED A CHAMPION IN ERIK CARLILE AT 127 POUNDS. THREE OTHER PENNS VALLEY WRESTLERS WERE RUNNERS UP IN MAX DINGES, CONNER MYERS AND BRAYDEN LISOWSKI.  ALSO ADVANCING TO REGIONALS ARE EVAN LISOWSKI WHO TOOK THIRD AND 6TH PLACE FINISHERS  TRIPP WATSON AND SAWYER FETTEROLF. 

BALD EAGLE WAS THIRD IN THE DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT. TANNER GUENOT AND CALEB CLOSE CAPTURED TITLES FOR THE EAGLES AT 121 AND 189 RESPECTIVELY. FOUR OTHER BALD EAGLE WRESTLERS QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS IN RUNNER CADEN JUDICE, THIRD PLACE FINISHER DAWSON LOMISON AND FIFTH PLACE FINISHERS LIAM PURCELL AND ALEX SUROVEC. 

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA FINISHED SIXTH IN THE DOULBE-A TOURNAMENT. FOUR MOUNTIES ARE MOVING ON TO REGIONALS IN THIRD PLACE FINISHER CALEB HUMMEL AND FOURTH-PLACE FINISHERS AVERI GABLE, ACE FOSTER AND CONNER GUENOT. 

 

IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT, STATE COLLEGE CAPTURED THREE TITLES FROM KAEL DAVIS AT 114 POUNDS, JAMES WHITBRED AT 152 AND ASHER CUNNINGHAM AT 172.  

THE LITTLE LIONS ALSO ADVANCE THREE THIRD-PLACE FINISHERS IN NICK BERRENA, XAVIER ZERUTH AND MICHAEL TROUPE.  STATE COLLEGE FINISHED IN FOURTH PLACE IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT. 

BELLEFONTE WAS FIFTH. THE RED RAIDERS HAVE SEVEN REGIONAL QUALIFIERS. FIVE  RED RAIDERS FINISHED AS RUNNERUP IN ANDREW GALL, EZRA SWISHER, NOAH WEAVER, JACKSON LONG AND JACK MCHAIL. BELLEFONTE ALSO ADVANCES THIRD PLACE FINISHERS WYATT LONG AND CAMERON GARCIA.  

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Former Temple head coach Stan Drayton has officially been hired as Penn State football’s new running backs coach, Penn State Athletics confirmed in a press release Friday evening.

On3’s Pete Nakos originally reported Friday morning that Drayton and Penn State were close to a deal. Drayton replaces former running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider, who reportedly took the same position at Notre Dame on Sunday.

“Stan Drayton brings decades of experience coaching running backs at the highest levels to our program,” James Franklin said in the release. “He is an important addition to our staff. His experience as a head coach and working alongside elite backs in his career will be invaluable to our running backs room.

Before becoming the Owls’ head coach in 2021, Drayton was the running backs coach at Texas, Ohio State, Florida, Syracuse, Tennesee, and Mississippi State and he coached for the Chicago Bears in the NFL. Drayton also coached notable players like Ezekiel Elliott, Carlos Hyde, Bijan Robinson, Matt Forte, and Jordan Howard.

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM CAPTURED THE BIG TEN DUAL MEET TITLE SUNDAY, COMPLETING AN UNDEFEATED CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WITH A 29-9 WIN AT ILLINOIS. THE REGULAR SEASON TITLE MARKS THE 11TH TIME PENN STATE HAS GARNERED AT LEAST A SHARE OF THHE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE 16 YEARS UNDER HEAD COACH CAEL SANDERSON. WITH TYLER KASAK AND GREG KERKVLIET OUT OF THE LINEUP THIS WEEKEND, THE NITTANY LIONS ALSO DEFEATED OHIO STATE 27-13 FRIDAY NIGHT IN COLUMBUS. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE WEEKEND - BEAU BARTLETT DEFEATED TOP-RANKED RETURNING NATIONAL CHAMPION JESSE MENDEZ OF OHIO STATE FRIDAY NIGHT, 4-2.  LEVI HAINES DEFEATED PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN CARSON KHARCHLA FRIDAY NIGHT, 6-4.  CARTER STAROCCI DEFEATED TWO RANKED WRESTLERS BY TECHNICAL FALL AND STALLING DISQUALIFICATION. SHAYNE VAN NESS AND JOSH BARR ALSO KNOCKED OFF A PAIR OF RANKED WRESTLERS AND MITCHELL MESENBRINK PICKED UP A TECHNICAL FALL AND A MAJOR DECISION ON THE WEEKEND. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 14-0, 8-0 IN BIG TEN DUALS AND CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 7 O’CLOCK START IN REC HALL FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. PENN STATE HAS THE SECOND LONGEST WIN STREAK IN NCAA WRESTLING HISTORY AT 70 STRAIGHT GOING INTO THE MATCH AGAINST THE EAGLES FRIDAY NIGHT. AMERICAN IS 10-9 ON THE SEASON. THE 10 WINS ARE THE MOST FOR THAT PROGRAM SINCE 2011.  

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM WENT 2-1 AT THE SEASON-OPENING PUERTO RICO CHALLENGE.  THE NITTANY LIONS CLOSED IT OUT WITH A 7-6 WIN OVER CONNECTICUT YESTERDAY.  JOE JACONSKI WAS THE OFFENSIVE STAR IN THE TOURNAMENT FINALE, GOING 3-FOR-4 WITH A THREE-RUN HOMER AND FOUR R-B-I.  RYAN DESANTO TOSSED FOUR NO-HIT INNINGS AND DID NOT ALLOW AN EARNED RUN. PENN STATE ALSO BEAT MISSOURI 10-0 AND LOST TO STETSON, 8-4.  

 

Penn State softball (3-7) dropped its fifth and final game of the Fonseca Memorial Tournament 1-0 to USF on Sunday afternoon.

The Nittany Lions dropped their first two games of the tournament despite leading in both. They bounced back from the shaky start and won their next two outings, however, they couldn’t secure the last bid, leaving Tampa with a 2-3 record.

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THE PENN STATE HOCKEY TEAMS CONTINUE TO ROLL.   THE NITTANY LION MEN EARNED TWO HARD-FOUGHT WINS OVER NOTRE DAME AT PEGULA OVER THE WEEKEND. PENN STATE WON 5-3 ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND PREVAILED 3-2 ON SATURDAY. AIDEN FINK MOVED INTO THE LEAD IN POINTS IN THE NATION WITH 44.  FINK SCORED THE GAME-WINNER AGAINST THE FIGHTING IRISH ON SATURDAY.  PENN STATE IS NOW 8-1-1 OVER ITS LAST TEN GAMES. THE NITTANY LIONS 16-11-3 ON THE SEASON AND HAVE A HUGE SERIES AT SECOND-RANKED MICHIGAN STATE COMING UP THIS WEEKEND.  

 

THE 9TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM CLOSED OUT THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 2-1 OVERTIME WIN AT R-I-T ON SATURDAY. THEY HAVE A FIRST ROUND BYE IN THE UPCOMING AHA TOURNAMENT.

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THE LADY LION BASKETBALL TEAM YESTERDAY LOST TO WISCONSIN AT THE JORDAN CENTER, 75-68.  GRACIE MERKLE SCORED 28 POINTS TO LEAD PENN STATE. THE LADY LIONS FALL TO 10-16 ON THE SEASON, 1-14 IN BIG TEN GAMES.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM LET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY SLIP AWAY AT THE JORDAN CENTER SATURDAY, FALLING TO WASHINGTON 75-73. PSU FELL TO 13-13 ON THE SEASON, 3-12 IN BIG TEN PLAY. THEY ARE CURRENTLY LAST IN THE CONFERENCE AND COULD MISS THE UPCOMING BIG TEN TOURNAMENT WITHOUT A LATE SURGE OF WINS. 

 

No. 10 Penn State (2-1) men’s lacrosse lost to No. 5 Princeton (1-0) 11-10 in overtime in an early season top-10 clash. The Nittany Lions were once again led by Matt Traynor, who notched five goals on the attack. A four-goal fourth quarter brought Penn State back from the brink, though it couldn’t close out.

 

Penn State women’s lacrosse (2-1) defeated St. Joseph’s (0-3) 13-11 on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia for its first win on the road this season. The Nittany Lions were led by Lauren Saltz on offense, who scored four goals, while goaltender Sydney Manning made five saves.

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No. 20 Penn State men’s volleyball (3-7, 1-1 EIVA) won its home opener against Saint Francis (1-10) with another sweep on Saturday afternoon as it raised last year’s EIVA championship banner.

After sweeping Saint Francis on Friday night, the Nittany Lions completed another sweep over the Red Flash in three competitive sets. Penn State dominated this match from start to finish as the team recorded 37 kills and won all three sets by more than four points.

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THE 25TH RANKED Penn State women’s gymnastics (8-3, 3-2 Big Ten) tallied a 195.450 team score as it fell to No. 5 UCLA late Friday night in Pauley Pavilion. PSU NOW 8-3

Sophomore star Kalea McElligott earned a career-best 39.275 all-around total in a daunting environment at the No. 5 team in the country. 

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The Penn State track & field team recorded six top-five program marks on Saturday in meets in Clemson and Boston, including the women’s 5K school record, which was set by Florence Caron. Caron dropped a 15:25.83 in the 5K in Boston, breaking the previous school record of 15:28.99, set by Tessa Barrett in 2017, by over three seconds.

The track was hot in Boston as three Penn State women achieved top-five program marks in the mile. Kileigh Kane improved her own No. 2 mark in school history with a 4:32.30, Maddie Ullom also upped her own No. 4 mark in PSU history, going 4:34.31, and true freshman Ada Rand clocked the fifth-fastest mile in school history with a 4:36.55.

At Clemson, Penn State set two additional top-five program marks, the first by Lizzie Schreiber in the women’s triple jump. The sophomore recorded a 42-9.5 (13.04m) jump to become just the third woman in Penn State indoor history to go over 13 meters in the indoor triple jump.

n the last event of the meet, the men’s 4x400 group of Jake Palermo, James Onwuka, Austin Gallant, and Max DeAngelo clocked the fourth-fastest indoor 4x400 in school history with a 3:05.24. The true freshmen, Palermo on the leadoff and DeAngelo on the anchor, both recorded sub-46 splits as the group ran Penn State’s fastest indoor 4x400 since 2018.

 

The Penn State men’s tennis team defeated Georgetown, 7-0, on Sunday. With many matches going into third sets, the squad battled tough to get the sweep for Penn State. Penn State is now 11-1.  

 

The Penn State men’s golf team finished 10th in the 14-team field at the Gators Invitational as the spring-opening event wrapped up at Florida’s Mark Bostick Golf Course Sunday afternoon.

The Nittany Lions finished 10th after shooting a 24-over, 864, in the 54-hole event. Penn State started the weekend with an 8-over, 288, in the first round before firing its best round of the tournament in the second, a 3-over, 283. The Nittany Lions wrapped up play with a 13-over, 293, in Sunday’s third and final round. Morgan Lofland led the Nittany Lions and finished tied for 26th at 4-over, 214.

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THE DISTRICT SIX WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL GET UNDERWAY TODAY IN ALTOONA.  WE WILL HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE STARTING A LITTLE AFTER 10 THIS MORNING HERE ON SPORTS RADIO 98-7, THE FOX.  DUE TO THE WEATHER, THEY HAVE ADJUSTED THE SCHEDULE SO TODAY’S SESSIONS ARE NOW SET FOR 10:30 AND 4:30 AND TOMORROW’S ACTION WILL BEGIN AT 9AM AND ROLL STRAIGHT THROUGH TO THE FINALS WHICH WILL GET UNDERWAY AROUND 3PM.  

IT WILL BE DOUBLE-A ACTION TODAY WITH BALD EAGLE AREA, PENNS VALLEY AND PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA AMONG THE TEAMS COMPETING. THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN TOMORROW WITH STATE COLLEGE AND BELLEFONTE AMONG THE TEAMS COMPETING. BOTH TOURNAMENTS WILL NOW WRAP UP TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 

CENTRE COUNTY HAS EIGHT TOP SEEDS - FOUR IN EACH OF THE TOURNAMENTS. 

IN THE DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT, BALD EAGLE AREA’S TANNER GUENOT AND CALEB CLOSE ARE ONE SEEDS AS ARE PENNS VALLEY’S MAX DINGES AND ERIK CARLILE. 

IN THE TRIPLE-A TOURNAMENT, STATE COLLEGE HAS TOP SEEDS IN KAEL DAVIS AND ASHER CUNNINGHAM AND BELLEFONTE HAS EZRA SWISHER AND JACK MCHAIL. 

AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE ACTION FOR YOU HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX STARTING A LITTLE AFTER 10 THIS MORNING.  

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Five Nittany Lions were invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, the league announced in its official prospect invite list on Thursday. Tyler Warren, Abdul Carter, Kobe King, Jaylen Reed, and KJ Winston all received an invitation to showcase their skills for NFL scouts at Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. A total of 329 players were invited.

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THE LADY LION BASKETBALL TEAM LOST ITS SIXTH STRAIGHT GAME, FALLING AT ILLINOIS LAST NIGHT 67-55.  GRACIE MERKLE LED PENN STATE WITH 15 POINTS AND 10 REBOUNDS. GABBY ELLIOT WAS THE HIGH SCORER FOR PENN STATE WITH 16 POINTS. THE LADY LIONS DROP TO 10-15 ON THE SEASON, 1-13 IN BIG TEN GAMES. THE LADY LIONS WILL HOST WISCONSIN SUNDAY AT ONE IN THE JORDAN CENTER. 

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THE TOP-RANKED PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM IS BACK IN ACTION TONIGHT, VISITING OHIO STATE IN A 7 O’CLOCK START. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE WON 68 CONSECUTIVE DUAL MEETS AND WILL LIKELY BE MISSING AT LEAST A COUPLE OF REGULAR STARTERS FOR TONIGHT’S MEET.  PENN STATE WILL THEN CLOSE OUT ITS BIG TEN DUAL SCHEDULE WITH ANOTHER AWAY MATCH AT ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY AT TWO.

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THE PENN STATE MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM HAS A BIG WEEKEND AT PEGULA ICE ARENA. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW RANKED 18TH AND WILL TAKE ON NOTRE DAME IN A BIG SERIES.  THE FIRST GAME IS TONIGHT AT SEVEN AND THE SECOND TOMORROW AT FIVE. 

PENN STATE IS NOW 14-11-3 ON THE SEASON AND IS 5-10-3 IN BIG TEN GAMES. THE FIGHTING IRISH ARE 9-18-1 OVERALL, 3-14-1 IN CONFERENCE GAMES. 

 

THE 9TH-RANKED PENN STATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WRAPS UP THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A PAIR OF GAMES AT R-I-T THIS WEEKEND. PENN STATE WILL PLAY THIS AFTERNOON AT 3 AND WILL PLAY THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE TOMORROW AT 2.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 26-5-1 ON THE SEASON, 17-1 IN AHA PLAY. 

 

No. 25 Penn State Women’s Gymnastics will travel to Los Angeles to compete against new Big Ten foe, No. 5 UCLA, on Friday, Feb. 14 at 11 p.m. ET. The late-night matchup will be nationally-televised on the Big Ten Network.

 

THE PENN STATE BASEBALL TEAM OPENS ITS SEASON TODAY AT THE PUERTO RICO CHALLENGE. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL FACE MISSOURI IN THE SEASON OPENER AT FOUR O’CLOCK. TOMORROW, PENN STATE WILL PLAY STETSON AT 10AM AND THEN ON SUNDAY, PENN STATE TAKES ON U-CONN AT 8PM. 

 

Penn State softball returns to the Sunshine State of Florida and the Tampa metro area for the second week in a row, as the Nittany Lions prepare to take part in The Fonseca Memorial Tournament at USF from the USF Softball Stadium today through Sunday. The Nittany Lions open the tournament today at 9am against St. John’s, followed by a 2 p.m. meeting with host USF. On Saturday, PSU will battle Loyola Chicago at 9 a.m. with the two tournament semifinals scheduled for later in the afternoon. The Nittany Lions will wrap the tournament with their finale Sunday.  

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS 1-7 AND LOOKS FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT WIN TONIGHT WHEN IT VISITS ST. FRANCIS.  FIRST SERVE IS SCHEDULE FOR 7PM.  THE TWO TEAMS WILL THEN PLAY AT REC HALL TOMORROW AT 4 O’CLOCK. 

 

THE NITTANY LION BASKETBALL TEAM IS BACK AT HOME AGAINST WASHINGTON TOMORROW. PENN STATE HAS LOST SIX STRAIGHT AND IS NOW IN LAST PLACE IN THE BIG TEN STANDINGS WITH A 13-12 RECORD OVERALL, 3-11 IN BIG TEN GAMES. THE HUSKIES ARE 12-12, 3-10 IN CONFERENCE GAMES. TIPOFF AT THE JORDAN CENTER IS SET FOR 2 O’CLOCK TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS OFF TO A 2-0 START. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST 8TH-RANKED PRINCETON TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ONE O’CLOCK. 

 

THE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WILL BE AT SAINT JOSEPH’S TOMORROW AT ONE O’CLOCK. PENN STATE IS 1-1 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS 1-1 AND WILL VISIT SAINT JOSEPH’S TOMORROW AT ONE O’CLOCK. 

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After two consecutive home indoor meets, the Penn State track & field teams are back on the road Friday, Feb. 14. The Nittany Lions will compete in a pair of two-day meets, as a majority of sprinters and field event athletes will travel to South Carolina for the Clemson Tiger Paw Invite while the distance crew heads north to the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston.

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM WILL COMPETE IN THE GATORS INVITATIONAL IN GAINESVILLE FLORIDA TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S TENNIS TEAM WILL HOST SAINT FRANCIS TOMORROW AT 9:30AM AND WILL THEN HOST DREXEL AT 2:30. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL ALSO HOST GEORGETOWN SUNDAY AT ONE O’CLOCK.  

 

EIGHT PENN STATE FENCERS WILL BE COMPETING IN THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS THIS WEEKEND IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. PENN STATE WILL HAVE MEN COMPETING IN THE FOIL AND TWO WOMEN IN SABER AND ONE IN EPEE. 

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FROM ONWARD STATE: 

Penn State football kicker Sander Sahaydak is no longer listed on the program’s roster as of Thursday night, signaling a departure from the team.

Sahaydak had a rocky career at Penn State. After committing to the Nittany Lions as a three-star in the recruiting class of 2021, he made his first career start against West Virginia in the first game of the 2023 season where he went 0-for-2 on field goal attempts and 2-for-2 on point-after attempts. He was then benched for Alex Felkins and did not appear in a game for the rest of the season.

Sahaydak was named the starter again to start the 2024 season and was 2-for-5 on field goal attempts and 17-for-17 on point-afters before being benched for redshirt freshman Ryan Barker against Illinois in September.

Sahaydak will have one more year of eligibility and is unknown if he intends to enter the transfer portal.

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THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM CRUISED TO A 16-4 WIN OVER BUCKNELL TO EVEN ITS RECORD AT 1-1. KELLY MACKINNEY HAD A GOAL AND SIX ASSISTS TO LEAD THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK.  ELISE SMIGIEL  SCORED THE HAT TRICK AND ADDED AN ASSIST. ERIKA HO WON SEVEN DRAWS AND GOALTENDER SYDNEY MANNING TALLIED FIVE SAVES AND ALLOWED JUST ONE GOAL. 

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PENN STATE WRESTLER JOSH BARR HAS BEEN NAMED THE BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK. BARR HAD A TECHNICAL FALL IN THE WIN OVER MARYLAND AND KNOCKED OFF THEN-SECOND RANKED AND PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED JACOB CARDENAS OF MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A LATE REVERSAL IN THE SECOND PERIOD OF THE FIRST TIEBREAKER.  BARR IS NOW RANKED THIRD IN THE NATION AT 197 POUNDS. THE NITTANY LIONS HAVE THEIR FINAL AWAY MEETS OF THE SEASON THIS WEEKEND, VISITING OHIO STATE TOMORROW NIGHT AND ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  

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PENN STATE’S AJANI DWYER IS THE BIG TEN MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK. HE WON THE 60-METER DASH IN 6.59 SECONDS AT THE SYKES AND SABOCK CHALLENGE ON THE PENN STATE CAMPUS THIS PAST WEEKEND. PENN STATE WILL HAVE ATHLETES COMPETING AT THE CLEMSON TIGER PAW INVITE AND THE DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL IN BOSTON THIS WEEKEND. 

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Penn State baseball’s game against Pitt on Tuesday, May 13 will be played in PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Penn State will play in PNC Park for the fifth time since 2017. PSU met West Virginia at PNC Park in 2017 and 2019 and met Pitt in 2022 and 2023. THE NITTANY LIONS WILL OPEN THEIR SEASON AT THE PUERTO RICO CHALLENGE TOMORROW AGAINST MISSOURI WITH FIRST PITCH AT 4PM.

 

Penn State men’s gymnast Josh Karnes was named the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) Specialist of the Week. The Erie, Pennsylvania, native tallied three event titles at Ohio State, all of which marked career-highs. The senior took home the pommel horse, parallel bars, and high bar title. Karnes’s is the nation’s number three ranked parallel bars and number four ranked high bar gymnast so far this season. Karnes’s 14.350 p-bars routine from the weekend is the second highest score by any athlete this season.

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THE PENN STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM LOST ITS SIXTH STRIAGHT GAME, FALLING AT USC, 92-67.  ACE BALDWIN LED PENN STATE WITH 15 POINTS AND FRESHMAN DOMINICK STEWART ADDED A CAREER-HIGH 13 POINTS. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 13-12 ON THE SEASON, 3-11 IN BIG TEN GAMES. PENN STATE IS BACK IN ACTION FOR THE THON GAME SATURDAY IN A 2PM TIP AT THE JORDAN CENTER AGAINST WASHINGTON. 

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The Penns Valley Boys Basketball team lost at Bishop Guilfoyle, 88-62. Noah Patel led the Rams with 18 points, Fletcher Ironside added 15 and Spencer Althouse scored 13 points. The Rams are now 11-10 on the season, 8-9 in LHAC conference play.

 

In girls basketball, Central defeated Bellefonte Girls Varsity basketball 49-19.

 

The Penns Valley girls lost to Bishop Guilfoyle 67-28. Jordan Johnson had 8 points for the Lady Rams, Haddley Stover had 7 and Elle Dinges 6 points. PV is now 14-8 on the season, 11-7 in conference play.

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Ja’Juan Seider, Penn State’s running backs coach since 2018, is expected to leave for the same role at Notre Dame, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Sunday morning. Seider is widely regarded as one of the top recruiters in the nation.  Seider has been co-offensive coordinator and assistant head coach to James Franklin during his tenure with the Nittany Lions.  

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THE PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM WON ITS 68TH CONSECUTIVE DUAL MEET, DEFEATING MARYLAND SUNDAY 35-10.  PENN STATE RECORDED FIVE TECHNICAL FALLS IN THE WIN. LUKE LILLEDAHL, SHAYNE VAN NESS, MITCHELL MESENBRINK, CARTER STAROCCI AND JOSH BARR RECORDED THE TECH FALLS. THE TERRAPINS GOT SIX POINTS WHEN TYLER KASAK COULDN’T CONTINUE HIS MATCH WITH ETHEN MILLER AT 157. PENN STATE ALSO SHUT OUT MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE JORDAN CENTER 39-0.  THE NITTANY LIONS RACKED UP 49 TAKEDOWNS IN THE TWO DUALS AND DIDN’T GIVE UP A SINGLE ONE. 

 

THE 11TH-RANKED PENN STATE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM ROLLED TO A 15-5 WIN OVER VILLANOVA SUNDAY. MATT TRAYNOR SCORED FOUR GOALS AND SIX POINTS AND NOW HAS 105 POINTS IN HIS CAREER.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 2-0 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM SCORED FOUR THIRD PERIOD GOALS ON SATURDAY TO COMPLETE A TWO-GAME SWEEP OF 19TH-RANKED WISCONSIN IN MADISON WITH THE 6-2 WIN. REESE LAUBACH HAD A COUPLE OF GOALS TO HELP PENN STATE IMPROVE TO 14-11-3 ON THE SEASON, 5-10-3 IN BIG TEN GAMES. THE NITTANY LIONS SHUTOUT WISCONSIN FRIDAY NIGHT 2-0.  THE NITTANY LIONS WILL HOST NOTRE DAME THIS COMING WEEKEND. 

 

THE NITTANY LION BASKETBALL TEAM DROPPED A 78-54 CONTEST TO UCLA AT PAULEY PAVILLION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE BRUINS WENT ON A 24-4 RUN IEARLY IN THE SECOND HALF TO PUT THE GAME OUT OF REACH. UCLA COMMITTED JUST FOUR TURNOVERS WHILE PENN STATE GAVE THE BALL AWAY 18 TIMES. ZACH HICKS HAD 14 POINTS AND 8 REBOUNDS TO LEAD PENN STATE WHICH FALLS TO 13-11 ON THE YEAR, 3-10 NOW IN BIG TEN GAMES. 

 

THE LADY LION BASKETBALL TEAM DROPPED A 69-63 DECISION TO NORTHWESTERDAN SUNDAY. TAYLAYAHA WALKER SCORED 14 POINTS AS PENN STATE FALLS TO 10-14 ON THE SEASON AND JUST 1-12 IN BIG TEN GAMES.  

 

The Penn State men’s tennis team defeated Toledo, 4-0, and Mount St. Mary’s, 7-0, in Sunday’s doubleheader. David Lindsay recorded a perfect 6-0, 6-0 match against Mount St. Mary’s at fourth singles. The Nittany Lions are off to an 8-1 start this season.

 

he No. 8 Penn State women’s ice hockey team (26-5-1, 17-1-0), fell to Mercyhurst (17-13-2, 12-5-1) 3-2 in the series finale at Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday afternoon. PSU won in overtime Friday night, 4-3. 1:16 into overtime, Lyndie Lobdell sent the puck off the top pipe that bounced in the goal. After initially being called no goal, referees verified the goal to give Penn State the overtime 4-3 win.

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ON SATURDAY, THE PENN STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM EARNED ITS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON, DEFEATING HARVARD, 3-0.  WILL KUHNS HAD A CAREER HIGH 16 KILLS IN THE 25-21, 26-24, 25-21 SWEEP. PENN STATE WAS SWEPT BY HARVARD FRIDAY NIGHT 3-0. THE NITTANY LIONS ARE NOW 1-7 ON THE SEASON. 

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THE PENN STATE SOFTBALL IS 1-4 ON THE SEASON AFTER THE NFCA LEADOFF CLASSIC. IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA ON SUNDAY, THE NITTANY LIONS LOST TO NOTRE DAME 4-0. ON SATURDAY, MISSISSIPPI STATE BEAT PENN STATE 6-1 AFTER THE NITTANY LIONS PICKED UP A 9-1 WIN OVER KENNESAW STATE. ON FRIDAY, PENN STATE LOST TO TEXAS TECH 10-9 AND DUKE 7-0.  

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM SET 11 SEASON-HIGH SCORES AND SET A NEW HIGH SCORING MARK FOR THE SEASON BUT LOST AT OHIO STATE SUNDAY, 325-323.85.  

THE PENN STATE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM EDGED MARYLAND IN COLLEGE PARK FRIDAY NIGHT, 195.55 TO 105.225.  ELIZABETH LEARY WON THE ALL-AROUND FOR PENN STATE. 

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THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM LOST A TOUGH ONE TO HUNTINGDON FRIDAY NIGHT, 61-59.  FLETCHER IRONSIDE LED THE RAMS WITH 17 POINTS WHILE SPENCER ALTHOUSE AND NOAH PATEL EACH ADDED 12 POINTS. PENNS VALLEY IS NOW 11-9.  

 

THE BELLEFONTE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM LOST TO BISHOP GUILFOYLE ON SATURDAY,  51-17.  ON FRIDAY, TYRONE TOPPED BELLEFONTE, 64-21.  

IN THE JV GAME FRIDAY, TYRONE BEAT BELLEFONTE 50-37. 

 

THE STATE COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS CAPTURED THE MID PENN CHAMPIONSHIP OVER THE WEEKEND. MOLLY WORKMAN WON TITLES AND SET POOL AND MEET RECORDS IN BOTH THE GIRLS 50 AND 100 FREESTYLE. SAM HUGGINS WON THE BOYS 500 WITH A NEW MEET RECORD AND HE ALSO WON THE 200 FREESTYLE. MADISON WATSCHKE WON BOTH THE GIRLS 200 IM AND THE 100 BREASTSTROKE. SAWYER BARSCHINGER WON THE GIRLS 100 METER BUTTERFLY. STATE COLLEGE ALSO WON THE GIRLS 200 MEDLEY RELAY, THE GIRLS 400 FREE RELAY AND THE BOYS 400 FREE RELAY. 

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Most schools had no action because of winter weather, but the Penns Valley girls basketball team earned a 53-39 at Huntingdon. Sydnie Dalton led PV scorers with 14 points while Lilly Smith had 12 and Elle Dinges added 10 points. The Lady Rams improved to 14-7 and are riding a five game win streak. 

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Zagreb Open UWW Ranking Tournament

NLWC Wrestler Kyle Snyder (97 kg) had an outstanding performance at the Zagreb Open Ranking Tournament today. In his first competition of 2025, Kyle defeated Richard Vegh (Hungary) by 11-0 tech fall and Batrbek Tsakulov (Slovakia) by 10-0 tech fall to reach the finals.

 

In the gold medal match, Kyle had another dominating performance, defeating 2023 U20 World Champion Abolfazl Babaloo (Iran) by 12-1 tech fall to win the championship!

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Despite placing four student-athletes in double figures in the scoring column, the Penn State women’s basketball team dropped a tough 82-71 decision to the Washington Huskies inside the Bryce Jordan Center.

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The result in Happy Valley brought the Penn State overall season record to 10-13 paired with a 1-11 mark against Big Ten Conference competitors in the 2024-25 campaign. Washington, meanwhile, snapped a three-game losing skid against the Blue & White and improved to 14-9 overall this season and 5-6 in the program’s first season as a B1G member institution.

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Graduate guard Gabby Elliott led the way individually for PSU, dropping 17 points with six rebounds and two assists in 39 minutes of action Wednesday night. Off the pine, freshman guard Talayah Walker contributed 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field with six free throw makes to her credit. Senior guard Jayla Oden added 14 points of her own, while redshirt sophomore Gracie Merkle poured in 11 points on a 100% shooting night from the field.

 

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IN A GAME HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7 THE FOX, THE SAINT JOE’S GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEATED JUNIATA VALLEY 73-38.  THE WOLFPACK HAVE NOW WON TEN STRAIGHT TO IMPROVE TO 18-1 ON THE SEASON.  

 

Jessica Hawbaker scored 13 points and Lydia Tate added 10 to lead the State College girls basketball team to a 53-44 win over Central Dauphin.

 

Central Dauphin actually jumped out to a 12-5 lead after the first quarter,​ but the Little Lions exploded for 20 points in the second quarter, including eight from Hawbaker and big shots from Deseray Mobley and McKenna Whitehurst. The game was tied at 25 at halftime. State High is now 16-3 and will close out the regular season on Saturday afternoon at Erie McDowell.  

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BALD EAGLE AREA BOYS LOST TO TYRONE LAST NIGHT, 62-42. KANE WOLF HAD 20 POINTS IN THE LOSS FOR THE EAGLES. IN JV ACTION, TYRONE BEAT BALD EAGLE AREA 42-11. 

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Bald Eagle seniors Carson Nagle and Wyatt Spackman have officially made that dream a reality. On Wednesday at Bald Eagle Area, the Eagles signed their letters of intent to play football at Lock Haven University, looking to add another chapter to their storied careers together. The pair has been at the forefront of an unprecedented four-year stint of success for the program, one which saw the Eagles post a combined 34 wins and three winning seasons, win a district title and make it all the way to the PIAA Class AA quarterfinals in 2023.

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The BEA Unified Bocce Team hosted Penns Valley on Wednesday...

Before the match they had some special festivities. First they recognized our Special Education Director, Melissa Butterworth. Melissa is courageously battling cancer. The athletes and coaches wanted to let her know how much they appreciate her support over the years and that they are in her corner as she continues to fight. Next they took a few minutes to honor our seniors and their parents. The first athlete was all time great, Matthew Crane. He is retiring after six years in our program. Our first senior was Sydney Thompson. This was her first year with the bocce program. Lilly Nyman was our next senior. Lilly is in her third season with the bocce program. Mackenzie Bickle was the next senior. She is also in her third year with the program. The next senior was Alex Thomas. She is in her second year with the bocce program. Our final senior was Coen Wasson. Coen is in his third year with the program.

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In the first match of the afternoon BEA Team #1 defeated Penns Valley 5-4. The Eagles were down 4-1 with under 5 minutes remaining in the 30 minute match. Team #1 was made up of Lilly Nyman, Mackenzie Bickle, Matthew Crane, Coen Wasson, Alaric Brown, Jackson Nyman, Peyton Covalt, and Nicole Phillips.

The second match saw BEA Team #2 have a huge night as they outscored the Rams by a score of 13-0. BEA Team #2 was made up of Autumn Yoder, Sydney Thompson, John Stover, Kendyll Crane, Alexa Thomas, and Bridget Dechow. Unable to attend today’s match were Aspen Andrews and Carson Shope.

PENN STATE SPORTS - 

MINNESOTA'S OFFENSE KICKED INTO HIGH GEAR IN THE SECOND HALF AND THE GOLDEN GOPHERS HANDED THE NITTANY LION BASKETBALL TEAM ITS FOURTH STRAIGHT LOSS, 69-61.  YANIC KONAN NIEDERHAUSER WAS OUT WITH AN ANKLE INJURY. D’MARCO DUNN SCORED 18 POINTS TO LEAD PENN STATE. MINNESOTA SHOT NEARLY 70 PERCENT FROM THE FLOOR IN THE SECOND HALF AS THE NITTANY LIONS FALL TO 13-10 ON THE SEASON, 3-9 IN THE BIG TEN.  

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NEXT UP IS A TOUGH WEST COAST ROAD SWING, AT UCLA SATURDAY AND USC NEXT TUESDAY. 

 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

PENNS VALLEY WRESTLING BEAT QUAKER VALLEY 47-27 IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE PIAA DOUBLE-A DUAL TOURNAMENT BUT THEN THE RAMS FELL TO HOST BURRELL, 39-27 IN THE SECOND ROUND. AGAINST BURRELL, THE RAMS GOT PINS FROM EVAN LISOWSKI, MAX DINGES, CONNER MYERS, AND TRIPP WATSON. ZACH RUMMEL ALSO WON BY DECISION. 

IN THE WIN OVER QUAKER VALLEY, ZACH RUMMEL, LANDON HESS AND ERIK CARLILE HAD PINS WHILE CONNER MYERS PICKED UP A TECH FALL.  BRAYDEN LISOWSKI, TRIPP WATSON, EVAN LISOWSKI AND MAX DINGES ALL GOT FORFEITS. 

THE RAMS FINISH THE DUAL SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 14-4. MORE INDIVIDUAL ACTION TO COME.

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IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, PENNS VALLEY BEAT JUNIATA 59-42. ELLIE ROMIG HAD 19 POINTS, PAIGE JOHNSON 18 POINTS AND SYDNIE DALTON ADDED 10 POINTS. THE LADY RAMS IMPROVED TO 13-7 ON THE SEASON, 10-6 IN LHAC ACTION.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

THE PENNS VALLEY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEATED JUNIATA VALLEY 68-56.  THE RAMS HAD FOUR PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES: SPENCER ALTHOUSE WITH 17 POINTS, CARTER IRONSIDE WITH 14 AND NOAH PATEL AND FLETCHER IRONSIDE WITH 13 POINTS APIECE.  THE RAMS ARE 11-8 ON THE SEASON AND WILL VISIT CENTRAL TOMORROW NIGHT. 

 

THE PENNS VALLEY GIRLS HELD OFF CENTRAL LAST NIGHT FOR A 56-50 VICTORY. ELLIE ROMIG LED THE LADY RAMS WITH 18 POINTS.  ELLE DINGES ADDED 11 AND PAIGE JOHNSON FINISHED WITH 9.  PENNS VALLEY IS NOW 12-7 AND WILL VISIT JUNIATA TONIGHT AT 7:30. 

PENN STATE SPORTS -

ON SUNDAY, THE PENN STATE MEN'S TENNIS TEAM DEFEATED BUFFALO 4-2 WHILE THE WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAM LOST TO YALE 5-2. 

 

THE PENN STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS DEFEATED WEST VIRGINIA ON SATURDAY. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM OPENED ITS SEASON WITH A 14-9 WIN OVER COLGATE. MATT TRAYNOR LED THE OFFENSE WITH SEVEN POINTS. 

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THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM GAVE UP FOUR THIRD PERIOD GOALS SATURDAY NIGHT IN A 7-3 LOSS AT MICHIGAN. THE NITTANY LIONS EARNED A SPLIT ON THE WEEKEND AFTER JJ WIEBUSCH SCORED A LATE POWERPLAY GOAL IN THE THIRD FOR THE 5-4 WIN FRIDAY NIGHT. PENN STATE IS NOW 12-11-3 ON THE SEASON, 3-9-3 IN BIG TEN PLAY.  

 

THE WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM COMPLETED A SWEEP OF ROBERT MORRIS SATURDAY WITH A 5-2 WIN. KARLEY GARCIA HAD THREE POINTS TO LEAD PENN STATE WHICH IS NOW 25-4-1 ON THE SEASON AND A PERFECT 14-0 IN AHA PLAY. THE NITTANY LIONS WON 5-0 FRIDAY NIGHT. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS NOW 0-6 AFTER LOSING 3-1 TO USC SATURDAY IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. PENN STATE ALSO LOST TO UCLA ON FRIDAY, 3-0.  

 

THE TOP-RANKED PENN STATE WRESTLING TEAM WALLOPED SECOND-RANKED IOWA FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE JORDAN CENTER, 30-8.  THE NITTANY LIONS WON 8 OF THE 10 BOUTS. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE SHAYNE VAN NESS GETTING A MAJOR DECISION OVER SECOND RANKED KYLE PARCO AT 149, TYLER KASAK KNOCKING OFF TOP-RANKED JACORI TEEMER AT 157 AND MITCHELL MESENBRINK WINNING BY TECHNICAL FALL AT 165.  THE NITTANY LIONS ARE 10-0 AND HAVE NOW WON 66 CONSECUTIVE DUALS. 

 

THE PENN STATE MEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM DEFEATED MICHIGAN SATURDAY AT REC HALL, 319.0-313.9. THE NITTANY LIONS HIT THEIR SEASON HIGH ON BOTH THE HIGH BAR AND PARALLEL BAR IN IMPROVING TO 3-0 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM EARNED A BIG TEN WIN OVER ILLINOIS ON FRIDAY NIGHT, 196.325 TO 195.900. ALYSSA KRAMER WON THE FLOOR EXERCISE FOR PENN STATE WHICH IS NOW 7-2 ON THE SEASON. 

 

THE PENN STATE TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS WRAPPED UP COMPETITION SATURDAY AT THE PENN STATE NATIONAL OPEN. DARIUS SMALLWOOD RAN THE MEN'S 600 IN 1:15.49 TO PLACE SECOND. HIS TIME IS THE 10TH FASTEST TIME IN COLLEGIATE HISTORY. ROBERT ALLEN WON THE MEN'S HIGH JUMP. TAYISSA BUCHANAN WAS SECOND IN THE WOMEN'S 600 AND MADDIE ULLOM WAS SECOND IN THE WOMEN'S 1,000. 

 

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS - 

ON SATURDAY, THE STATE COLLEGE WRESTLING TEAM LOST TO CENTRAL MOUNTAIN IN THE DISTRICT SIX TRIPLE-A DUAL SEMIFINALS, 44-18.  ASHER CUNNINGHAM WON BY FALL WITH ALIJAH AL-SULAIMANI, JON WHITBRED AND JAMES WHITBRED PICKING UP THE OTHER BOUT VICTORIES FOR THE LITTLE LIONS. STATE HIGH IS 5-4 ON THE SEASON. 

 

IN THE DISTRICT SIX DOUBLE-A ACTION HEARD HERE ON SPORTSRADIO 98-7, THE FOX: 

PENNS VALLEY BEAT HUNTINGDON IN THE SEMIFINALS 45-23. MAX DINGES, CONNER MYERS, ERIK CARLILE, TRIPP WATSON, SETH FETTEROLF AND BRAYDEN LISOWSKI ALL RECORDED PINS FOR THE RAMS. 

IN THE OTHER SEMIFINAL BOUT, BISHOP MCCORT DEFEATED BALD EAGLE AREA 65-10.  TANNER GUENOT HAD A PIN AND CALEB CLOSE A MAJOR DECISION FOR THE EAGLES. 

 

IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, BISHOP MCCORT TOPPED PENNS VALLEY 59-6.  CONNER MYERS AND ERIK CARLILE RECORDED THE BOUT VICTORIES FOR PENNS VALLEY. THE RAMS ADVANCE TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK WITH A RECORD OF 13-3.  

BALD EAGLE AREA LOST TO HUNTINGDON IN THE THIRD PLACE MATCH 36-34. LIAM PURCELL, CADEN JUDICE, ALEX SUROVEC AND CALEB CLOSE HAD PINS FOR THE EAGLES WHO FINISH THE DUAL SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 10-5. 

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IN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL FRIDAY NIGHT, BELLEFONTE LOST TO BEDFORD 44-19.  RILEY SANTOSTEFANO LED THE LADY RED RAIDERS IN SCORING WITH SEVEN POINTS. BELLEFONTE FALLS TO 1-15 ON TH SEASON. 

 

AND PENNS VALLEY DOWNED SOMERSET 66-59.  ELLIE ROMIG HAD 21 POINTS AND ELLE DINGES ADDED 14 FOR THE LADY RAMS. PENNS VALLEY IMPROVES TO 11-7 ON THE SEASON.