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Lock Haven baseball holds on in close contest vs. Mansfield

The Lock Haven baseball used timely hitting and a deep bullpen to take down visiting Mansfield, 6-4, in a non-conference game at Watkins Field on Tuesday afternoon. With the victory, Lock Haven improves to 5-19 and Mansfield falls to 11-17. The Bald Eagles got the bats going early, as Jaxson Pupo singled in a run in the first. Mansfield tied it up in the top half of the second, before Lock Haven scored two more runs thanks to an RBI double by Zachary McEllroy (three hits), making the score 3-1. Cayde McCloskey and Jackson Bower also had RBI knocks in the fourth, pushing the score ...

Shore returns a lot from last year’s 16-1 team

Jersey Shore has its entire varsity lineup returning as well, a huge benefit for a team coming off a standout 16-1 campaign. “My entire varsity lineup is returning. It’s great to have some experience and depth in our roster this year,” Jersey Shore coach Seth Hensler said. “And with ...

Bulldogs blank Braves, now 7-0, in boys tennis

Jersey Shore cruised past Shikellamy in boys tennis for a 5-0 win to move to 7-0. Ryder Fink had a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles against Shikellamy’s Carson Faust. At both Nos. 2 and 3 singles, Saul Hensler and Ezra Paulhamus of Jersey Shore picked up 6-1, 6-0 wins, respectively. Hensler beat Ryley McDonald at No. 2 singles while Paulhamus beat Andy Faust at No 3. In doubles action, Abram Paulhamus and Dillon Harsanyi of Shore beat Ben Zimmerman and Kinsley Erb, 6-0, 6-0, and Shore’s Luke Sarge and Abram Bower earned a 6-2, 7-6 win against Shikellamy’s Gavin Marzyck and ...

PSU’s Mitchell Mesenbrink wins 2026 Hodge Trophy

NEWTON, Iowa — Long before Mitchell Mesenbrink ever stepped foot in the Penn State wrestling room, he recalls walking past one of longtime club coach and mentor Ben Askren’s Dan Hodge Trophies inside the Askren Wrestling Academy in his home state of Wisconsin each time he attended a workout. The two-time Hodge winner Askren (2006, 2007) left one of his Hodges out in the open and accessible to the kids. Over the years, Mesenbrink said, it showed natural signs of wear and tear. He found himself caught between two voices he respected. His father, John — who coached him and Askren ...

PHOTO GALLERY: A photographic look at Bellefonte girls lacrosse’s Monday contest vs. Danville

Local roundup: Central Mountain boys tennis fall to Montoursville in thriller

Montourville is 4-2 following a 3-2 win against Central Mountain on Monday afternoon. Central Mountain claimed two singles victories. At No. 1, Joey McCloskey beat Montoursville’s Colby Ulmer, 6-0, 6-3, and at No. 2, the Wildcats’ Tim Brinker beat Cole Snyder, 6-3, 2-6, 10-6. Montoursville’s Rain Snyder had a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles for the Warriors. Montoursville’s Cullen Pauling and Mason Fry beat Central Mountain’s Gage Scanlan and Ben Brinker at No. 1 doubles, 6-2, 6-2. At No. 2 doubles, Montoursville’s Conner Goerge and Ben Heitsenrether picked up a 6-1, 6-0 ...