LHU men’s wrestling upends Northern Illinois 28-8 in MAC action

January 30, 2026

he Lock Haven men’s wrestling team used a run of seven consecutive bout victories to upend Northern Illinois, 28-8, in a Mid-American Conference match on Friday afternoon in Thomas Fieldhouse. Both schools entered Friday’s matinee with unblemished records in the MAC. Lock Haven (9-3, 2-0 MAC) remained unbeaten in the conference after winning their seventh consecutive dual of the season. Lock Haven won seven of the ten bouts, all coming consecutively, while picking up three bonus-point victories. Northern Illinois (7-6, 3-1 MAC) opened the match with back-to-back decisions at ...

LHU men’s basketball falls to Shepherd by five points

January 31, 2026

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men’s basketball team could not withstand a hot-shooting second half from Shepherd, as the Bald Eagles fell 78-73 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East play on Saturday afternoon at Thomas Fieldhouse. With the result, Lock Haven moves to 7-13 overall and 3-10 in the East, while Shepherd improves to 12-8 on the season and 8-5 in the conference. Dyllon Scott paced Lock Haven with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, and went 4-of-6 at the free throw line. Dean Coleman-Newsome and Blake Deegan joined him in ...

‘A strong surge back’: Central Mountain wrestler Donley has seen success in return from injury

January 30, 2026

Following Central Mountain wrestling’s storied 2023-24 season, prolific talent exited the program, but young promise was set to fill those voids. One such wrestler was Hunter Donley, who’d be entering his junior campaign fresh off a breakout season. Having won just six matches as a ...

3 Bald Eagles land in first set of NCAA coaches’ rankings for wrestling

January 30, 2026

Three Lock Haven men’s wrestlers are featured in the first coaches’ ranking for the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, the organization announced on Thursday. Wyatt Henson emerged at No. 20 at 141 pounds, Lucas Kapusta at No. 23 at 149 pounds and Gable Strickland at No. 33 at ...

Shore swimmers have success vs. Shamokin, Mifflinburg

January 29, 2026

Jersey Shore competed in a tri-meet against Shamokin and Mifflinburg on Thursday in swimming competition and the Bulldogs had swimmers see success in both girls and boys competition. Team scores were not available for the tri-meet. Jersey Shore's Addison Miller, a senior, won the 200 IM in 3:28.63 and Lila Nestlerode swam a time of 31.11 to win the 50 free for the Bulldogs. The senior won by more than a second over Shamokin's Carly Seedor. Jersey Shore saw senior Macy Wilton win the 100 fly in 1:20.49. Jersey Shore's Emily Shemory won the 100 free with a time of 1:07.08. The ...

Lock Haven men’s wrestling beats Bucknell on the road

January 29, 2026

LEWISBURG — Kade Sottolano earned an upset victory at heavy weight to lift the Lock Haven men’s wrestling team to a 19-15 victory over Bucknell on the road in a non-conference match on Thursday night. The Bald Eagles have now won six matches in a row to improve to 8-3 on the season. The win streak dates back to Jan. 4 and has all come on the road. The Bison fell to 5-9 on the season. Lock Haven won six of 10 bouts, highlighted by bonus-point efforts from Curtis Nelson and a dramatic overtime win by heavyweight Sottolano. Nelson opened the dual in dominant fashion at 125 ...