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Lions swimming and diving heads to Big Ten Championships

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The Penn State Women’s Swimming and Diving team is set to travel to Minneapolis to compete for a Big Ten title at the 2026 Women’s Big Ten Championships. The meet will take place over four days from Feb. 18-21 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The women are coming off a successful regular season, where they picked up three dul wins and recently won their last two meets after claiming victories against West Virginia (157-140) and George Washington (180-97). The championships will be taking place in the following order: Day 1: Wednesday, Feb. 18 - 200 ...

Gravish: From East Juniata sparkplug to PSFCA Hall of Famer

By GREG WILLIAMS Sentinel reporter gwilliams@lewistownsentinel.com MECHANICSBURG — Long before Tom Gravish became one of the most respected football minds in Pennsylvania, before the district titles and the state-level runs, before Jersey Shore became one of the toughest programs in ...

Trembley returns to lead Spikes

STATE COLLEGE – The State College Spikes will have a familiar face in the dugout this season as Dave Trembley, who managed the Baltimore Orioles from 2007-10 and brings over 35 years of experience coaching at nearly every level of baseball with him, embarks on his second tenure as Spikes manager in 2026. Trembley returns to Happy Valley to helm the defending MLB Draft League First Half Champions after skippering the squad for two seasons from 2022-23. Trembley guided a Spikes team composed of draft-eligible prospects from around the country to a 20-18 record in the first half ...

Sacramento State just spent $23M to join the MAC. Yes, you read that right

At some point, college football stopped being a sport and became a high-stakes yard sale where everyone is overpaying for things they don’t need. But even in this era of realignment chaos, NIL arms races and conferences that stretch across four time zones, Sacramento State’s latest move deserves a slow clap. The Hornets are reportedly dropping $23 million — actual, real, American dollars — to join the Mid-American Conference in 2026. Twenty-three million. To join the MAC. I’m not sure whether to laugh, cry or ask if someone accidentally added an extra zero. This is ...

Babe Ruth announces dates, sites

BY RAY WILDE SPORTS CORRESPONDENT LEWISTOWN — Keith Baker, president of the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League, has announced the sites and dates for the Mid-Atlantic Regional tournaments. The 15-16-year-old tournament will be held in Williamsport from July 15-19. The 14-year-old tournament will take place at Old Bridge, New Jersey also from July 15-19. The 13-year-old tournament will also be held at Old Bridge from July 22-26. Jim Winder, Pennsylvania State Commissioner, has announced that there will be no state tournaments this summer in ...

Little Lions storm past Huskies, 51-18

STATE COLLEGE — Meeting for the second time in less than a week, the veteran State College girls basketball squad played host to the young and up-and-coming Mifflin County club in the District 6 Class 6A semifinals on Monday night. In their contest on Friday, the No. 3 Huskies rallied back ...