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Pickens named Lions head coach for swimming and diving

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UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State swimming and diving head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron has added Samantha Pickens to the coaching staff as Head Diving Coach. Pickens served as diving coach at Liberty the last two seasons. She was the Atlantic Sun Women’s Diving Coach of the Year in 2024-25. In 2025-26, Liberty had three divers compete at the NCAA Zone Championships. Shannon Icard broke Liberty’s 10-dive platform record and became Liberty’s first diver to compete at NCAA Championships. In her first season working with Liberty’s divers, Pickens mentored three divers who ...

Spikes best IronBirds in OT, 5-4

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Jackson Rains delivered a walk-off RBI single to bring in pinch-runner Hudson Shupe in the MLB Draft League Overtime Tiebreaker and give the State College Spikes a 5-4 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Rains, the reigning MLB Draft League Player of the Week after earning the honors for July 13-19, stepped up with runners on first and third and one out in the extra frame and smashed a grounder through the left side to bring in Shupe. The Spikes (7-5 2nd Half) rebounded after the IronBirds (9-4 2nd Half), the ...

LeBron headed to Philly

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. James made the announcement on social media, saying it will be his “last decision” and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement. James says “I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a ...

Akron rallies to best Curve, 7-6

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AKRON, OH. – The Akron RubberDucks completed a miraculous rally to earn a 7-6 win over the Curve on Wednesday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park in Akron. Altoona held a 4-1 lead with two outs and the bases empty in the ninth inning before the ‘Ducks managed to start their comeback. After a walk and a run-scoring double to make it 4-2, Akron outfielder Jaison Chourio launched a pinch-hit, game-tying two-run homer. In the top of the tenth inning Altoona got RBI singles from Callan Moss and Lonnie White Jr. to take a 6-4 lead. Akron rallied for three runs in the bottom of the inning, ...

Lions make IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK – On Wednesday afternoon, seven Nittany Lions were named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division I Academic Honor Roll with the team being named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad. Junior Lily Strohecker, seniors Emily Bette, Erika Ho, Lauren Tinson and Payton Wainman along with graduate students Julia Basciano and Anna Salerno were all named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. To be named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2024-25 academic year, the women’s lacrosse team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic ...

Mifflin County Babe Ruth 14s finish seventh

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BY RAY WILDE Sentinel correspondent OLD BRIDGE, NJ — The Mifflin County Babe Ruth coaching staff of the 14-year-old All-Stars have to be pleased. The team went 1-3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals and finished in a tie for seventh. This year’s team scored 23 runs. Last year Mifflin County as 13-year-olds were 0-4 and scored only five runs. They played at the same place, Old Bridge, New Jersey. “We were very pleased with the effort our team put forth this year," said Keith Baker, the Mifflin County manager. “It was very good competition and we won one game ...