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Foley, Powell head to U21 Pan Am Cup

UNIVERSITY PARK – Two incoming freshmen on the Penn State men’s volleyball team are set to compete in the upcoming 2026 Men’s U21 Pan American Cup in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Middle blocker Isiah Powell and libero Drake Foley will represent USA at the event, while another incoming freshman, middle blocker Luc Soerensen, will serve as an alternate. The Pan Am Cup will take place from June 23-28. USA is in Pool A with Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Venezuela, while Pool B includes Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. USA, which won bronze at the FIVB Men’s U21 World ...

MC Cal Ripken League Has successful tourney

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Cal Ripken League had a very successful weekend in the District 13 playoffs as all four teams advanced to the state playoffs. The 9-year-old-and-under team went 3-0 as they defeated Perry County, 18-14; Juniata County, 16-4; and Perry County, 14-2, to win the title in the championship game. Mifflin County advances to the state tournament in Red Land (Harrisburg) on July 3. At the 10-year-old level, Mifflin County went 3-1 before winning the title. Mifflin County dropped the first game to Perry County, 12-8, but bounced back to win the title with three ...

Weather wins at Port Royal

8068 Driver Justin Grant came into Saturday’s action in third place in points during the USAC sprints race at Port Royal Speedway. 8053 8061-8076 Driver Robert Ballou stood 10th in the points race. 8073 Driver Cole Coons was the highest rookie in the points race in 11th place. PORT ...

Kitching named Mid-Atlantic Track Athlete of the Year

NEW ORLEANS – Senior Hayley Kitching of the Penn State Track and Field team has been named the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Thursday afternoon. Kitching delivered a historic outdoor track and field season. Her outdoor campaign began with a record-breaking performance in the 1500m at the Virginia Challenge, where she shattered the program record by nearly five seconds. The senior's time of 4:05.81 set a facility record and lowered her personal best by nearly 10 ...

PGC wants public to report turkeys this summer

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is again asking the public to report sightings of all wild turkeys they see this summer. The annual Wild Turkey Summer Sighting Survey runs July 1 through Aug. 31. Public participation is important for wild turkey population management. These reports allow the agency to estimate how good the wild turkey ‘hatch’ was and compare long-term reproductive success within Pennsylvania and across states, as this is a standard methodology used across the country. Data also are used in a population model to track trends in wild turkey ...