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Central Mountain, Milton swimming splits dual meet

Local sports January 23, 2026

Milton and Central Mountain split a swimming dual on Friday afternoon. Milton’s girls swimming team beat the Wildcats, 88-80, while the Wildcat boys secured a 83-50 win. On the girls side, it was Central Mountain junior Gabriella Hosley who led the team with two first-place finishes. Hosley swam a time of 2:23.27 to win the 200 IM, beating Milton’s Rachel Goocey by five seconds, to win. In the 100 breast, Hosley won in 1:15.10, winning by nine seconds over Milton’s Clara Stoudt. Goocey was a first-place finisher in the 100 fly in 1:11.64, edging out Central Mountain senior Lily ...

Central Mountain girls wrestling cruises past Shore on Senior Night, as seniors lead charge

Local sports January 23, 2026

MILL HALL - In terms of Senior Nights, the Central Mountain girls wrestling team made theirs one to remember. Of the five seniors that took the mat for the team on Thursday night, all five would have their hand raised once it was all said and done, with those wins coming against their rival ...

Central Mountain wrestling routs rival Shore, ends 4th straight regular season unbeaten

Local sports January 23, 2026

MILL HALL – Heading into the season, Central Mountain senior Mario Serafini hadn’t planned on wrestling. He hadn’t wrestled since his freshman year, a time where he landed limited action and struggled against the uptick in competition, and he was content with his high school wrestling ...

International regions will receive direct entry for the 2026 LLBWS

Local sports January 22, 2026

With the 2026 Little League season underway, Little League International has announced the international regions that will be receiving direct entry to 2026 Little League World Series. “As we continue to prepare for the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series, especially surrounding the international travel logistics for our teams, we are excited to welcome the Little League Champions from Panama and Curacao with direct entries from our Latin America Region to the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series,” said Patrick Wilson, Little League President and CEO. “As the Little ...

PSU women suffer ninth straight conference loss to No. 25 Huskies

Local sports January 21, 2026

SEATTLE, Wash. – Penn State women’s basketball fell to No. 25 Washington 81-65 inside Alaska Airlines Arena on Wednesday night. With the loss, the Nittany Lions drop to 7-13 (0-9 Big Ten) while the Huskies improve to 15-4, 5-3 Big Ten. Despite four lead changes and four tie scores, Washington used a strong third quarter effort to build its lead and seal the victory. Redshirt junior center Gracie Merkle led the Lady Lions offensively with 19 points on nine-of-14 shooting from the floor. The Kentucky-native added eight boards, an assist, a steal and a block to round out her stat ...

Lock Haven men endure rough loss at ESU

Local sports January 21, 2026

EAST STROUDSBURG - The Lock Haven men’s basketball team fell on the road at East Stroudsburg, 92-63, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division game on Wednesday night. The loss snapped a two-game win streak for The Haven, who moved to 7-10 overall and 3-7 in conference play. Last week, the Bald Eagles won both of its games in Eastern Division play after downing Mansfield and Millersville at home. Keith Warren and Dyllon Scott each finished with a team-high 16 points to pace the Bald Eagles. Warren went 5-of-11 from the floor and 6-of-8 at the line, while ...