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LHU men's wrestling set for 2026 MAC Championships

Local sports March 6, 2026

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Lock Haven men's wrestling team is set to compete at the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championship, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 6-7 at the Buffalo University’s Alumni Arena. The Bald Eagles are seeking their fourth MAC team title in five years and will look to go back-to-back for the second time. The 2019-20 season marked Lock Haven's debut campaign in the Mid-American Conference. Since then, the Bald Eagles have crowned 11 individual MAC champions, and Lock Haven has won team titles in 2022, 2023 and 2025. No. 30 Avery Bassett leads the way for ...

Complete results from Day 1 of the PIAA wrestling championships

Local sports March 5, 2026

BOYS CLASS AA Team Scoring — 1. Bishop McCort 51, 2. Faith Christian 48, 3. Bishop McDevitt 39.5, 4. Derry Area 29, 5. (tie) Trinity (D-3) 24.5, Chestnut Ridge 24.5. Preliminary Round 107 – Owen Wolfgang (Tri Valley) pinned Carl Thomas (Burrell), 2:40; Bodhi Nickerson (North Penn-Liberty) major dec. Warren Wolesagle (Elizabeth Forward), 9-0; Brayden Hanning (Jefferson-Morgan) pinned Seth Hollermen (Franklin), 1:31; Ty Matthews (Martinsburg Central) tech. fall Gaige Mentusky (North Schuylkill), 15-0, 2:47. 114 – Will Edwards (West Branch) tech. fall Rylan Reitz (Tamaqua), ...

Central Mountain's Kunes advances to PIAA Class AAA quarters for first time

Local sports March 5, 2026

HERSHEY – Central Mountain junior Aiden Kunes has come a long way since falling in the first round of states one year ago. That wasn’t a secret heading into the postseason, and it was certainly on display in the Wildcat’s return to the Giant Center on Thursday. With the nerves of ...

CM’s Wagner advances to her third straight PIAA quarterfinal

Local sports March 5, 2026

HERSHEY – On top of the usual nerves that come with competing at the PIAA girls wrestling championships, Central Mountain senior Kendall Wagner entered her last hoorah dealing with added adversity regarding her bracket pool. Of the four of the girls that have beaten her in the last ...

BEA's Judice, Guenot, PV's Dinges advance to PIAA Class AA quarters

Local sports March 5, 2026

HERSHEY – Every matchup in the state tournament is a difficult one, from opening preliminaries ramping up into Saturday’s medal matches. However, sometimes luck of the draw brings out the bigger challenges early. That was the case for Bald Eagle senior Caden Judice on Thursday, who ...

LHU women's basketball has outstanding season come to end in PSACs

Local sports March 5, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — All good things must eventually come to an end, and in the quarterfinal matchup between Lock Haven and Edinboro, both teams knew one side’s season would be cut short. Despite an outstanding 23 points from Jenadia Jordan, the efficiency of the Fighting Scots proved too much, as Edinboro beat Lock Haven on the Bald Eagles’ home floor, 68-57. Edinboro got off to a hot start in the first quarter, starting off on an 8-1 run thanks to tough shot making from starting center Ava Haddad. Haddad started off isolated on Lock Haven’s Rhylin Rouse, and attacked that matchup on ...