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Second half helps LHU men defeat Millersville

LOCK HAVEN — A balanced offensive effort and a dominant second half powered the Lock Haven men’s basketball team past Millersville, 86-77, in PSAC East action on Saturday afternoon at Thomas Fieldhouse. The Bald Eagles clinched a 2-0 week after also downing Mansfield on Tuesday and improved to 7-9 overall and 3-6 in the PSAC. The Haven is now 6-2 in front of the home crowd. Lock Haven, who currently sits at fifth in the PSAC East, knocked Millersville (11-6, 6-4 PSAC) out of sole possession for first place in the Eastern Division. Dean Coleman-Newsome led the Bald Eagles with a ...

Local roundup: Penns Valley, Bellefonte girls teams suffer losses

Penns Valley suffered a 56-49 loss at Central Cambira in girls basketball. The Rams were led by Paige Johnson's 16 points, Sydnie Dalton's 14 and Ellie Romig's seven as the loss moves Penns Valley to 7-7. Penns Valley held a 27-8 lead after the first quarter, but a one-point second quarter hurt the Rams as Central Cambria took a 29-28 lead going into the break. Bellefonte's girls basketball team suffered a 84-28 loss to Chestnut Ridge. Chestnut Ridge limited the Red Raiders to single digits in three of four quarters and led the Red Raiders 54-17 by halftime. Individual scorers were ...

Jordan has triple-double for LHU women’s basketball in win

From staff reports LOCK HAVEN — Jenadia Jordan recorded a triple-double and the Lock Haven women’s basketball game won its fourth straight game to open its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East schedule as the Bald Eagles soared past Millersville, 79-48, in Thomas Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. Jordan, who is already a 1,000-point career scorer, has taken over the playmaking role this season and it was on full display on Saturday. Jordan’s triple-double, the first in program history, featured 10 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high 10 assists. Jordan also helped lead ...

Central Mountain girls suffer tough loss, as Fatool ignites Shik

MILL HALL – Facing one of the state’s most potent scorers in Shikellamy’s Lily Fatool, it seemed like the Central Mountain girls basketball team had an answer for her early. The senior missed her first seven shots as the Braves in general started sluggish, allowing the young, ...

A closer look at IU and Miami prior to title game Monday

The College Football Playoffs conclude on Monday with Miami and Indiana squaring off in the National Championship Game in Miami. This year’s CFP is the second edition of the 12-team field. The CFP regularly elicits some interesting reactions and story lines, and this year was no different. The national sports media had ample fodder to digest as the games evolved. Let’s look at some of the observations from this year’s tournament. CURT CIGNETTI Typically there is no short way to the top of the mountain, but if there is, Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has a copy of the map. After ...

Central Mountain swimmers have success against Lewisburg

After swimming against Jersey Shore, the Central Mountain swimming teams took on Lewisburg with the same result: a win. The Central Mountain girls won a close matchup, 88-79, while the boys won easily, 90-24. Central Mountain’s girls swimming team consists of just 14 swimmers and the boys has nine swimmers on it. The coaches used every one of those kids in key events to get the job done. The CM girls medley relay team took second and fourth while the boys finished first in their relay. Lewisburg has a very strong distance swimmer in Morgan Shannon who took first place in the 200 ...