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Sixteen NLWC/PSU RTC athletes set for US Open in wrestling

STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club and the Penn State Regional Training Center will be well represented at the 2026 U.S. Open in Las Vegas this weekend. Sixteen wrestlers will compete in the senior freestyle and three will compete in the U20 bracket. The freestyle portion of the event runs Friday through Sunday. On the senior freestyle side of things, Luke Lilledahl will be the No. 2 seed at 57 kilograms. Marcus Blaze is the No. 3 seed at 61 kilograms. Nate Desmond is the No. 12 seed and Kyison Garcia is unseeded at 65 ...

Robertson’s walk-off homer leads Lock Haven softball to split with Bloomsburg

LOCK HAVEN – Abby Robertson hit a walk off home run to lead the Lock Haven softball team to a 3-1 victory in game one over Bloomsburg in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East doubleheader on Friday afternoon at Lawrence Field. Bloomsburg edged Lock Haven 1-0 in game two. Friday’s doubleheader was also the program’s Military Appreciation Day. With the split, Lock Haven moves to 26-18 and 16-12 in conference play to remain in third place in the Eastern Division. Bloomsburg is now 22-16 overall and 12-12 in the East. Game one featured a pitchers' duel and Lock ...

Wright adds Edwards to staff for Penn State women’s basketball

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State women’s basketball announces the addition of Danielle Edwards to staff as an assistant coach and director of recruiting. Edwards joins coach of the Nittany Lions Tanisha Wright ahead of the 2026-27 season with seven years of coaching staff experience having coached nine all-conference selections and impacting one Sweet 16 appearance. The Maryland native comes to Penn State after a most recent year spent at Rutgers as an assistant coach and director of recruiting operations. “I am thrilled to have Dani join our staff as an assistant coach and director ...

Local roundup: Shore tennis sweeps Muncy, wins 16th match in a row

On Friday afternoon, the Jersey Shore boys tennis team kept rolling. The Bulldogs dropped just four games combined to sweep Muncy in convincing fashion, 5-0, and pick up its 16th win in a row. In singles, Ryder Fink and Ezra Paulhamus posted clean sweeps at Courts 1 and 2, with Saul Hensler winning by forfeit on Singles Court 3. Doubles saw a bit more drama. At Doubles Court 2, Dillon Harsanya and Dylan Hensler battled Muncy's Bryce Eckard and Alex Puzio through a back-and-forth first set. They were ultimately able to edge out the set, 6-4, before carrying that momentum into a ...

Blue-White Game is an economic engine in Centre County

Every April, long before the Saturdays of autumn dominate the college football landscape, Penn State’s Blue-White game quietly reasserts itself as one of the most economic important events in Centre County, Pennsylvania.  Recently, many major college football programs have ended playing spring games because coaches fear transfer portal tampering that follows scrimmages in this NIL era. Penn State, however, treats the event as a core piece of its brand, fan engagement and recruiting in a controlled showcase it manages without exposing itself to poachers. Moreover, the event is ...

Central Mountain’s Kendall Wagner named Girls Wrestler of the Year

While it didn’t wrap up the way she wanted it to, Kendall Wagner’s senior season still served as another impressive cog in what’s been an exceptional career of high school wrestling. Through four seasons – three under PIAA sanctions, the Wildcat has set the bar high when it comes to ...