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Campbell grateful to ‘soak it all in’

UNIVERSITY PARK – Nobody can accuse Matt Campbell of stealing the limelight. He passed on a scoreboard introduction, and as the Nittany Lions took the field for Saturday’s season opener, a 45-0 shutout of Marshall, Campbell came out with the team but then took a shortcut through the band ...

Smith wins 75th annual Labor Day Classic

PORT ROYAL – Ryan Smith took the lead back from Justin Whittall with four laps left to win the 75th annual Labor Day Classic for the sprint cars Monday afternoon at Port Royal Speedway. Smith earned $7,500 for his first win in the historic event, which also served as the Lynn Paxton ...

Bacon named Co-Defensive Player of the Week

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State redshirt senior defensive end Caleb Bacon was tabbed Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Bacon had a dominant effort in Penn State’s 45-0 win over Marshall on Saturday. Bacon earned his first career Big Ten weekly honor. Caleb Bacon · R-Sr. · DE · 6-4 · 242 · Lake Mills, Iowa · Lake Mills · Iowa State Tallied six tackles, all in the first half, against Marshall. Contributed three tackles for loss and one solo sack. Had a pair of solo tackles for loss on back-to-back plays in the first quarter. Earned second career ...

Spikes end season with 8-4 win over Cutters

UNIVERSITY PARK – Justin Journette smashed his ninth home run of the season to put an exclamation mark on the State College Spikes’ 20th Anniversary Season as they defeated the Williamsport Crosscutters, 8-4, in the 2026 season finale on Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Journette’s solo shot in the eighth gave the Spikes (26-20 2nd Half) an 8-2 lead and gave him his 45th run batted in for the season, making him one of three Spikes to finish the season with over 40 RBI’s. Camden Ross, who drove in two more runs on RBI singles in the fifth and sixth, finished the ...

Becht lassos 4 TDs as Penn State drubs Marshall 45-0

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards with four touchdowns and No. 18 Penn State beat Marshall 45-0 to begin the Matt Campbell era on Saturday. Becht, a transfer who followed Campbell from Iowa State to Happy Valley, was in command in his Beaver Stadium debut and secured ...