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Traynor, alums get invite to USA training camp

SPARKS, Md. – Three Penn State men’s lacrosse alumni have been invited by USA Lacrosse to a training camp for the field team in the U.S. Men’s National Team Program. The group, comprised of TJ Malone ’24, Mac O’Keefe ’21, and Matt Traynor ’25, joins 37 other invitees for the camp, which is scheduled to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, from June 7-9, following the Premier Lacrosse League’s (PLL) weekend of games in the same city. Malone, a former attackman for the Nittany Lions, is currently rostered with the Maryland Whipsnakes in the PLL. The West Chester, ...

Lions on their way to NCAA Championships

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State will send 33 athletes to the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, scheduled for May 27-30, in Lexington, Kentucky. The list includes nine in the combined men’s and women’s 800-meter run events and two competing in two events each. Allon Clay headlines the five Nittany Lions competing in the men’s 800-meter run. The Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan native returns for another season after advancing to the Outdoor Championship final round in 2025. Clay also earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors after taking the men’s 800-meter run ...

Leave young wildlife alone

HARRISBURG – With Memorial Day being the unofficial kickoff to summer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds those spending time in the great outdoors to leave young wildlife alone. While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not. It’s likely their mothers are watching over them from somewhere nearby. When encountering young wild animals, whether deer, birds, raccoons or something else, the best thing you can do is leave them alone. “Mid-to-late spring and early summer are popular times of the year for humans to encounter newborn and young ...

Erie topples Altoona, 10-6

CURVE, Pa.– All six of Altoona’s runs and eight of their hits came across the final four innings of the game, however, Erie picked up a 10-6 win over the Curve in front of 5,743 fans this afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Curve righty Khristian Curtis started the game with three dominant innings, allowing just one hit and striking out five, before running into trouble in the fourth. Erie earned three walks to start the inning and after Chris Meyers singled home a run, SeaWolves 3B Izaac Pacheco hit a Grand Slam to push Erie ahead 5-0. Curtis struck out six in 3.2 innings, his ...