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Lady Lions add Brown to their basketball roster

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UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State women’s basketball head coach Tanisha Wright signs Ashlee Brown to her 2026-27 roster. Brown joins the three other freshman on Wright’s squad. She is a 5-9 guard from Des Moines, Iowa. “We’re excited to add Ashlee to our roster,” said Wright. “Ashlee has a great work ethic and will fit the culture seamlessly. We’re looking forward to seeing what she brings to the Lady Lion family.” The incoming freshman attended West Des Moines Valley High School for three seasons where she was a third team All-State member. Throughout her three years at ...

Griffin stars in return to PNG

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CURVE, Pa. — Beginning his Major League Rehab assignment from the Pirates, Konnor Griffin made his presence known as the Curve utilized his power to take an 8-4 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on Wednesday night in front of 4,799 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The game started ...

Cutters send Spikes to their 10th loss of the year

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – In a game that featured three lead changes, the State College Spikes took advantage of Williamsport Crosscutters miscues, but fell victim to a Brodey Acres RBI single to the sixth for the eventual game-winning run as they took a 6-5 defeat on Wednesday night at Journey ...

Cutters pound Spikes, 12-3

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Camden Ross and Trent Turner both collected multiple hits, and Kassius Thomas and Kyler Heyne combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings to end the game, but the State College Spikes took a 12-3 defeat on Tuesday night at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. Ross, a catcher from Western Kentucky, upped his batting average to .381 while running his hitting streak to six games. The returnee from the 2025 edition of the club has now notched six mult-hit games this season. Turner, a Western Carolina product who manned shortstop on Tuesday night, added a stolen ...

Anderson collects third All-American honor

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State baseball senior Michael Anderson was named a College Baseball Foundation honorable mention All-American on Wednesday. Anderson earned his third All-American honor this season, joining his ABCA first-team selection and his NCBWA second-team selection. Anderson is Penn State’s 14th All-American selection and its first since catcher Ben Heath in 2010. Anderson is the program’s fifth first-team All-American, joining pitcher Ed Drapcho (1957), second baseman Larry Fegley (1960), second baseman Greg Vogel (1976) and outfielder Michael Campo ...

Bowen joins Penn State men's hoops

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UNIVERSITY PARK – Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the signing of experienced guard Dasonte Bowen ahead of the 2026-27 Penn State men’s basketball season. Bowen, who spent two seasons at St. Bonaventure and two seasons at Iowa, comes to Happy Valley as a graduate student. Dasonte Bowen 6-2 | Guard | Boston, Mass. | Iowa/St. Bonaventure Spent two seasons at St. Bonaventure and two seasons at Iowa, and comes to Penn State with career marks of 661 points, 277 assists and an 81.3 career free throw percentage. Made 43 starts in 43 appearances ...