ALTOONA — Six wrestlers from Mount Union and Juniata punched their tickets to the Northwest Regional on Saturday as the District 6 Class 2A Tournament sorted itself out at the Altoona Fieldhouse. The Trojans advanced four wrestlers, with Rowan McClain-Hartman finishing third at 172 ...
By ANDY ELDER For the Sentinel UNIVERSITY PARK –– In the end, history should have foretold the outcome of Friday night’s wrestling clash between No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Ohio State. But maybe the history of Nittany Lion vs. Buckeye showdowns and the 1 vs. 2 billing clouded judgment. Most would have predicted a Penn State win, but by this much, so dominantly? A Penn State and NCAA indoor wrestling record crowd of 16,006 exulted as the No. 1 Nittany Lions (14-0, 8-0) won nine of 10 bouts to blast the No. 2 Buckeyes (17-1, 6-1) 36-5. It was the fewest points Ohio State has ...
EUGENE, Ore. – The Penn State men’s basketball team suffered an 83-72 road loss at Oregon Saturday afternoon inside Matthew Knight Arena. Three-point shooting proved to be a key difference as Oregon finished the game 14-for-27 (51.9%) from deep and the Nittany Lions were 6-for-21 (28.6%). Freshman guard Kayden Mingo finished with a game-high and career high-tying 24 points behind a 9-for-13 showing from the field. Josh Reed followed with 13 points, while Freddie Dilione V chipped in 10. HOW IT HAPPENED The two teams started the game a combined 4-for-14 from the field ...
HOUSTON – Powered by a .434 day at the plate and a pair of stellar defensive performances, the Penn State softball team cruised to a pair of wins over the Lafayette Leopards and Houston Christian Huskies on Saturday from Husky Field. The Nittany Lions opened the day with a domineering 14-1, run-rule result over Lafayette and finished things off with a 4-1 victory over the host-Huskies. Following Saturday’s doubleheader sweep in Houston, the Nittany Lions improved to 7-2 overall and improved to 3-1 at the Houston Invitational with one game remaining against in-state rival ...
