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Penn State welcomes Illinois to Happy Valley

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team welcomes Illinois for a three-game Big Ten series this weekend, March 27-29, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. First pitch on Friday is set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s contest is set for 2 p.m. and Sunday’s series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. All games will be streamed on B1G+. All games at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park this season are free admission for all ages. Saturday’s game includes a White Out, presented by MI Windows and Doors, encouraging fans to wear white. Saturday also includes postgame autographs, while Sunday ...

Statewide Mentored Youth Trout Day is Saturday, March 28

Outdoors

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission reminds anglers that Mentored Youth Trout Day is Saturday, March 28 from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is a statewide event open to youth anglers ages 15 and under and their licensed adult mentors on hundreds of waters in all 67 counties. "This is a special day where our youngest anglers have a chance to have fun and learn fishing skills they can carry with them for a lifetime," said John Mahn, Jr., PFBC Board President and District 2 Commissioner. The purpose of Mentored Youth Trout Day, created in 2013, is to provide an ...

Trojans down Huskies

Local Sports

By Reiss Miller Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County girls lacrosse dropped their third straight contest to open the season as they were defeated by Chambersburg on Wednesday, 24-0. Huskies coach Robert Nulton said, “I ask the girls to do 1% better every time we are on this field… They do what I ask them to do. They have really improved since the first game of the season, and they have improved their defense greatly.” The Trojans move to 2-2 on the season and now have two victories where they’ve scored more than 20 points. The Huskies will travel to Cedar ...

Huskies use stellar pitching to sink Little Lions

Local Sports

By Aaden Stevens Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County, after losing in the District 6 Championship game to State College by one run last summer, had Wednesday’s game circled since the schedule came out. Behind strong pitching from seniors Chase Hartung and Parker Crownover, ...

Juniata drops opener to St. Joe’s, 11-5

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By Connor Jackson Sports correspondent MIFFLINTOWN — The Juniata baseball team held a 4-2 lead before an eight-run fifth inning propelled the St. Joe's WolfPack to an 11-5 victory Wednesday. The loss was the Indians’ first game of the 2026 season. “We let it get out of hand a ...

Little Lions fly by Huskies, 11-1

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By Kenny Varner Sports correspondent STATE COLLEGE — On Wednesday, it wasn’t quite the start that the Mifflin County softball team was hoping for in its opener. The Lady Huskies played tough early against rival State College looking strong on defense but in the fourth, the State College ...