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PSU women's basketball announces Blue as assistant coach

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UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State women’s basketball head coach Tanisha Wright names Octavia Blue an Assistant Coach on her staff ahead of the 2026-27 season. Blue arrives in Happy Valley with two decades of collegiate coaching experience following an impressive career as a student-athlete and professional basketball player in the Women’s National Basketball Association. Throughout her 20 years of coaching at the college level, Blue has mentored 17 all-conference players and 25 WNBA athletes. Between her time as a four-year letterwinner at the University of Miami and her career as a ...

Nittany Lions add veteran guard Jay Rodgers to roster

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UNIVERSITY PARK – Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the signing of veteran guard Jay Rodgers ahead of the 2026-27 Penn State men’s basketball season. Rodgers, who spent the last four seasons at Central Connecticut State, comes to Happy Valley for his final year of eligibility. Rodgers has been a veteran playmaker through the last four seasons at Central Connecticut State. He’s coming off a senior season in 2025-26 in which he averaged 11.0 points per game and 6.9 assists per contest, a mark that ranked eighth-best in Division I. Rodgers earned second-team All-NEC honors ...

Local roundup: Bucktail softball run-rules Benton behind 19-run barrage

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After dropping their second game of the season, Bucktail softball needed just 24 hours to get back into the win column, posting a dominant 19-0 performance on the road at Benton. Eva Sockman went 4-for-4 and added 4 RBIs while Carrie Ditty and Kelsie Wagner held Benton to just one hit in a combined effort from the mound, with Ditty striking out six. The win moves the Bucks to 5-2, and they will finally return home on Monday when they host Sugar Valley Rural Charter School. Benton is still looking for their first win as they fell to 0-3 and will be at Montgomery on Thursday. In a ...

Jersey Shore baseball loses on the road to Williamsport

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Surgery awaits James Naughton, but he continues embracing the present and a unique opportunity. Giovanni White has overcome his injury but also savors opportunities which frequently come his way. Naughton, a freshman second baseman, suffers from Osteochondritis (OCD) in his knees and will ...

Lock Haven women's lacrosse upsets No. 22 Seton Hill at home

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LOCK HAVEN - Behind a dominant performance from Makayla Kelly, the Lock Haven lacrosse team handed No. 22 Seton Hill a 13-6 defeat Wednesday afternoon at Charlotte Smith Field. Lock Haven secured its third straight game to improve to 8-5 overall and 4-3 in the PSAC, moving into a tie for third in the Western Division. Seton Hill falls to 8-5 on the season and 5-2 in the conference. Kelly was virtually unstoppable, finishing with three goals and three assists to pace a Haven offense that controlled the game from the opening draw. Gabby Gunnip added three goals of her own, including ...