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LHU softball sweeps Mansfield on the road

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LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven softball team traveled to Mansfield on Tuesday afternoon for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East doubleheader and took care of business as the Bald Eagles swept the Mounties, 9-0, in five innings and 4-3. With the sweep, Lock Haven snapped a four-game skid to improve to 25-17 on the season and 15-11 in the PSAC East. The Bald Eagles are currently in third place in the Eastern Division and are tied in the win column for second with Shippensburg. Lock Haven finished the home-and-home series a perfect 4-0 vs. Mansfield. Mansfield falls to 6-28 ...

Bucktail cruises to 15-0 win against Millville in softball

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Bucktail improved to 7-2 on the season after shutting out Millville, 15-0, as the Bucks have now won their last three games by a combined score of 47-0. In fact, it’s been since their second game of the season — a 5-4 win over Montgomery — that they have either not won or been beaten by the mercy rule. The win has the Bucks at a perfect 5-0 in the Mid-Penn as Northwest is also a perfect 3-0 and have yet to been beaten with a 9-0 mark. The Quakers had trouble on both offense and defense, allowing 10 walks from the mound while giving up seven hits in two innings, while only ...

Gunnip named PSAC West Athlete of the Week in lacrosse

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LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven lacrosse standout Gabby Gunnip was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division Athlete of the Week for the second straight week. Leading Lock Haven to wins over Gannon and No. 22 Seton Hill, Gunnip led the Bald Eagles with 12 points (eight goals, four assists), while adding four ground balls on the week. Gunnip scored three goals, dished out an assist and picked up three ground balls in Lock Haven's 13-6 win over No. 22 Seton Hill. Gunnip followed that performance with five goals, three assists and a ground ball in a dominant 19-6 win over ...

Wagaman Jr. wins 410 sprints at Williams Grove Speedway

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The PA Posse was active last weekend at Williams Grove and Lincoln Speedways. Troy Wagaman Jr. claimed the 30-lap Tommy Hinnershitz Classic for 410 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night. It was his first win in the race, worth $8,000. It was also the first oval win of the season for the defending track champion. The victory was the fifth overall of Wagaman’s career at Williams Grove Speedway. It was also the second of the season at the track for mounts owned by Mike Heffner as Steven Snyder Jr. wheeled to a win for the stables in early April. The Spring Sprint ...

PSU's Rocco Becht to get 7-on-7 work

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STATE COLLEGE – Matt Campbell is gearing up for his first Blue-White Game “without a couple quarterbacks” due to injury. Campbell said Tuesday, however, that projected starter Rocco Becht — who is recovering from December surgery to his left (non-throwing) shoulder — will see action in 7-on-7 passing situations. “I want him to throw the football in the stadium with obviously with our fans and everybody else out there,” Campbell said. “I think it's really important that he's made really great strides to being back.” The game is being billed as a practice and begins ...