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Bears headed to Calder Cup Playoffs

The AHL’s most decorated franchise punches its ticket to the postseason HERSHEY --- The Hershey Bears have clinched a berth in the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs, marking their 73rd postseason appearance in franchise history. With Hershey’s 5-1 win today at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, combined with Lehigh Valley’s 7-1 loss to Springfield, Hershey has guaranteed a spot among the six teams that qualify for the playoffs in the Atlantic Division. Under the direction of first-year head coach Derek King, Hershey has a 31-30-6-3 record and currently sits in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. ...

No. 19 Lions clash with No. 7 Johns Hopkins

UNIVERSITY PARK – The No. 19 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-4, 3-3 Big Ten) take on the No. 7 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (12-3, 5-2 Big Ten) at Panzer Stadium for the last regular season home game of the 2026 campaign on Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network with Jason Knapp on play-by-play and Abby Bosco as the color commentator. Thursday’s game will serve as Penn State’s “White Out” game. Students can enter to win an iPad after entering the venue and the first 150 students will also get a free t-shirt. All fans will receive a rally ...

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WVU downs Lions, 3-1

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – The Penn State baseball team battled until the end in a very tight game against No. 15 West Virginia on Wednesday at Meritus Park in Hagerstown. The Nittany Lions fell 3-1 to the Mountaineers. Penn State dropped to 10-24 overall, while West Virginia, ranked No. 15 in the D1Baseball Poll, improved to 25-8. The Nittany Lions held the Mountaineers to no runs and just two hits over the final 5.1 frames. Mason Butash earned the start for the Nittany Lions, working 2.1 innings. He allowed three runs on two hits and a walk. Butash recorded two strikeouts. ...

Juniata vs St. Joe's baseball

Huskies claw Cougars, 4-1

By Reiss Miller Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County boys tennis team played Palmyra Wednesday. The Huskies won the game with a final score of 4-1. Mason Kaniecki was one of the Huskies’ first winners of the match with a score of 6-2, 6-3. Logan Breneman was the next winner with a final score of 6-4, 6-1. Finally, Aiden Newlen was the last singles winner of the day with the final score of 3-6, 6-3. Newlen had to bring the game back with a 10-point tie break to secure the win. Huskies coach Jeffery Mazurek had a few things to say about the match, “The sky is ...