Penn State men edge out Minnesota, earn first Big Ten win of season

February 1, 2026

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State rookie guard Kayden Mingo scored on a game-winning left-handed scoop shot with one second left to play to lift the Penn State men’s basketball team to a gutsy 77-75 win over Minnesota Sunday afternoon inside the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State led by as much as 13 in the first half and still led by double-digits at 71-61 with 4:44 remaining in the game, but Minnesota went on a 14-4 run to tie the game at 75-75 with 31 seconds to play. Trailing 75-72, the Gophers pulled within one on a layup by Jaylen Crocker-Johnson and then stole a long inbounds ...

Wildcats fall to State College in D6 AAA Dual semis, ending three-year title streak

February 1, 2026

MILL HALL – As the closing seconds of the second-to-last match neared, it seemed like reality had set in for the Central Mountain faithful. A gym once in an uproar had dulled into a murmur, a reflection of the program’s historic reign over the district in a dual capacity coming to an ...

Rams finish District 6 Class AA Duals as runners-up, beats P-O, Huntingdon

February 1, 2026

SPRING MILLS – Penns Valley’s exemplary dual season continued on Saturday, and it’s still alive for at least a few more days. On Saturday evening, the Rams played host to the 2026 rendition of the District 6 Class AA semifinals, going on to face all three opposing teams in ...

Shore, CM, Bellefonte have success at Williamsport Showcase

February 1, 2026

Jersey Shore's Isabella Gottschall continued her solid season with a gold medal at 155 pounds at the Williamsport Showcase at the Magic Dome on Saturday. She was the Bulldogs' only medalist. Gottschall needed just 70 seconds to pin Bailee Scott of Bellefonte in the final. The win moved Gottschall, a junior, to 20-2. Central Mountain's Kendall Wagner finished as a runner-up at 170 and teammate Ashlyn Miller took third at 190. Wagner reached the final at 170 and battled, but lost to Shikellamy freshman standout Finley Boetsch by fall in 2:16. The loss was Wagner's fifth of the year ...

Laws’ pin lifts LHU women’s wrestling past No. 18 Gannon

January 31, 2026

ERIE — Lindsay Laws earned a late pin to lift the Lock Haven women’s wrestling team to a 26-23 victory at No. 18 Gannon on Saturday. The Bald Eagles have now won five straight duals to improve to 13-5 on the season. Lock Haven finished the month of January unblemished and ended the season undefeated in road duals. Lock Haven won four bouts, all coming by way of pinfall and received a forfeit at 103 pounds that was nullified by a Bald Eagle forfeit at 110. Gannon jumped out to an early 6-0 lead via forfeit at 117 before Jayleah Pletz (124) and Isabella DeVito (131) earned ...

Robinson’s 20 propels LHU women past Shepherd

January 31, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — Alana Robinson scored a game-high 20 points and knocked down the game-winning bucket to power the Lock Haven women’s basketball team to a gritty 59-58 victory in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action on Saturday afternoon over Shepherd. Lock Haven, who has been defeating the opposition by double-figures all month, proved its toughness by edging out the Rams in a hard-fought 40 minutes to earn its eighth straight victory, all coming against PSAC East foes. The Bald Eagles improved to 14-5 on the season, 10-3 in the conference and 9-1 in ...