LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Sophomore Matt Cerruti (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Archbishop Wood) and junior Christian Kelly (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) of the Lock Haven University men's basketball team both earned spots on the 2019 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Team. Cerruti, a ...
FROM STAFF REPORTS Jersey Shore and Mansfield University grad Alison Tagliaferri made history on Thursday by becoming the first coach to be named PSAC Coach of the Year after previously winning Player of the Year honors in their career. The Bloomsburg University women's coach helped ...
By DAVID BOHR For The Express HERSHEY – Two local wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals at the PIAA wrestling championships at Giant Center on Thursday. In Class 3A, Ethan Richner of Bellefonte will be in Friday's Elite Eight in the 152-pound class. In 2A, Cooper Gilliam of Bald Eagle ...
The Regional Tournaments are history, and as in any PIAA Tournament, there were highs and lows. Bellefonte finished in third place with two champions (Lane Aikey 120; Ethan Richner 152) and two bronze medalists (Cole Stewart 138, Ethan Rossman 182). Central Mountain, showing their team ...
By SHAREIK FLOWERS sflowers@lockhaven.com MILL HALL- Derek Keen's preseason goals were standard for a freshman. He aimed to bulk up to balance out his lengthy body, and he desired to enhance his technique on the mat. But while other freshmen focused on competing for a varsity spot, Keen had ...
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Lock Haven University wrestling program has announced that it will join the Mid-American Conference (MAC). LHU, along with the six other current members of the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) will join the MAC for the sport of wrestling only, as it was announced ...
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Lock Haven University women's basketball team will be on the road for the quarterfinals of the PSAC tournament this week when the Bald Eagles take on Kutztown. This will be the third game between the schools this season. Lock Haven enters the game with a record of 15-13 ...
By BILL ALBRIGHT Express Sports Writer LOCK HAVEN -- When East Stroudsburg and Lock Haven faced each other in the opening round of the PSAC playoffs Monday night, the two clubs were anything but strangers to each other. It was their third meeting of the season. For LHU, the Lady Eagles ...
By SHAREIK FLOWERS sflowers@lockhaven.com MILL HALL- Records can be deceiving. In back-to-back seasons the Central Mountain girls basketball team finished with an 0-22 record. But spectators of this year's Wildcat campaign easily recognized the vast improvement of play, compared with the ...
By ANDY ELDER For The Express UNIVERSITY PARK — For the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the “process” meant playing as bad as possible for seasons on end so that the team could accumulate enough talent to finally be good enough to compete. For the Penn State wrestling team, the ...
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Lock Haven University men's basketball team (12-15) looked poised for an upset, but in the end, host Shippensburg University (23-6) held on for a narrow one-point win. Ship, playing as the PSAC East's No. 3 seed, downed the visiting Bald Eagles, 71-70, in a thrilling ...
FROM STAFF REPORTS ALTOONA- The Central Mountain Wildcats had a productive Day 1 of the Northwest Regional Tournament.They advanced three wrestlers to Saturday's semifinals, while another seven will compete in the day's consolation round. Seniors Jake Edwards (heavyweight), Johnny Shreffler ...
By SHAREIK FLOWERS sflowers@lockhaven.com SUNBURY- Trailing 56-54, with 3.3 seconds remaining on the clock, everyone in the gym knew the Jersey Shore Bulldogs would commit to Hannah Kauffman for the game's final shot. Following a Shamokin free throw, Aubrey Stetts inbounded the ball to ...
By SCOTT BAKER sbaker@lockhaven.com Maria Morgan’s dream of playing in the NCAA basketball tournament has become a reality. Today, the former Bucktail High School standout and her current Saint Vincent College (SVC) teammates will travel to Kentucky to take on the No.1 Division III ...
By BILL ALBRIGHT Express Sports Writer ALTOONA — One week after taking the initial step toward qualifying for the PIAA Class AAA State wrestling championships, the Bellefonte Red Raiders and Central Mountain Wildcats will return to the Altoona High School field house this weekend for ...
FROM STAFF REPORTS No Jersey Shore swimmer went into the District IV PIAA Swim Meet as a top seed. It was no big deal, as several swimmers shrugged of their pre-meet placings and jumped to the top of the podium. And maybe the tone was set even before Shore’s first win of the 2-day ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of ...
By JON GERARDI For The Express SUNBURY - Having played Danville twice in the regular season, everyone on Jersey Shore's team knew they had to attempt to try to take away forward Corinna Petrus and limit guard Clara Coombe. It was no secret at all how talented of a duo those two are for ...
This weekend is the North West Regional AAA tournament for our area and beyond. The two-day event will be held at the currently-under-remodeling Altoona High Field House. Wrestling will begin Friday night at 5:30 with the quarterfinals to take place shortly after the completion of round one. ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert insists he would gladly welcome back Antonio Brown next season. If things don’t work out, Colbert has a plan for that, too. Colbert addressed the rampant rumors about Brown’s future ...