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Penn State hockey lists Big Ten Weekend foes

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UNIVERSITY PARK – On Thursday afternoon the Big Ten announced its complete 2026-27 men’s hockey schedule with each team playing each other a total of four times, twice at home and twice on the road. For Big Ten Conference play each two game series could be played at any time from Thursday-Sunday on the weekend noted with exact dates becoming finalized in the coming months. Full Big Ten Hockey Weekend Schedule The 2026-27 season begins the weekend of October 2-4, however, Penn State opens with a bye week ahead of the 2026 Ice Breaker Tournament the following weekend in Connecticut. ...

A new bell and plenty of baseball news to enjoy

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By Ray Wilde Sports correspondent There was a lot of baseball news coming out of Midd-West High School and the Beaver Springs Babe Ruth team. Griffin Paige has announced that he is transferring to West Virginia University from Wright State in Dayton, Ohio. Paige ...

Cal Ripken League announces All-Stars for 2026

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Cal Ripken League has announced its All-Star teams for the 2026 season. There are five squads. Eight and Under. There is no district and the states start on July 10 in Methaeton-Audubon (Philadelphia). The team: Knox Mathews, Ryker Williams, Maddyx Sunderland, Rothrock Eagles; Daxon Deamer, Cale Kauffman, Tater Built Minor; Weston Dobson, Carl King, Everett Rhodes, Blaise Alexander; Ryatt Wessels, Max Booney, Carter Cherry, Burnham Bulldogs and Jackson Ramos, Milroy. Nine and Under. ...

Springs uses long ball to beat Milroy, 17-4

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent MILROY – In Babe Ruth baseball, home runs are hard to come by. But, on Tuesday night at the Armagh Memorial Field, Beaver Springs hit four of them in a 17-4 win over Milroy. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule. For Beaver Springs, the win was an important one as it now has a two-game lead over Reedsville in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth pennant race. With four games remaining on the schedule, Beaver Springs is 14-2 and Reedsville is 12-4. The big hitter for the Springs was Haven Bridge. Bridge ...

Spikes nudges Canada Junior National Team

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Trailing 4-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, the State College Spikes activated the bats and used a final push in the eighth to capture a 7-5 victory over the Canadian Junior National Team on Tuesday night in the opener of the International Series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Dominic Pellegrin, who reached base three times to keep his on-base percentage at an MLB Draft League-leading mark of .641, drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk in the eighth. Tyree Reed then posted the second of his two RBI’s with a sacrifice fly to center ...