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Henry, Burkhart earn All-American status

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EUGENE, Ore. - Penn State opened competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Wednesday with a First-Team All-American performance from junior Ryan Henry, a Second-Team All-American finish from senior Collin Burkhart and a pair of men's 800-meter qualifiers from senior Niko Schultz and graduate student Allon Clay. Henry capped his outdoor track and field season by advancing to the shot put final after recording a throw of 19.30m (63-4.00) in his opening three attempts. With three additional throws in the final, he improved his mark to an outdoor personal best of ...

State College bashes its way to 12-0 win over Aberdeen

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ABERDEEN, Md. – Kolt Myers delivered the State College Spikes’ first inside-the-park home run in nearly three years, CJ Richmond smashed his first home run as a Spike one batter later, and four pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout in a 12-0 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds on Wednesday night at IBEW 24 Union Field at Ripken Stadium. The win gave the Spikes (4-4) their first-ever series victory over the IronBirds (2-5) in Aberdeen in their fifth visit since 2006 and first since 2015. Myers stepped up to the plate with a runner on in the third inning and sent a line drive to ...

Kennedy named TVL MVP

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From staff reports Area athletes have had plenty to be proud of this spring and that continued this week as Juniata and East Juniata baseball/softball players made the Tri-Valley League All-Star teams this year. Let’s take a look at who made the all-star squads. EJ senior Kelton Bonnell ...

Reedsville sinks Milroy, 6-4

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent MILROY — Back on May 15, Reedsville edged Milroy, 2-1. It was much of the same on Tuesday as Reedsville again got by its rival, Milroy, 6-4. The win for Reedsville kept pace with the league leader Beaver Springs in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League. Beaver Springs, which beat Belltown, 10-5, is now 11-2, while Reedsville is a game behind at 10-3. In that game in May, Jude Zook and Chase Krepps were both on the mound to end the game. Zook got the win in relief and Krepps went the distance for Milroy. Most of ...

Spikes surge past IronBirds

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ABERDEEN, Md. – In their first meeting in 10 years, the State College Spikes set a new franchise record with 10 stolen bases and outpointed the Aberdeen IronBirds, 7-6, on Tuesday night at Union Field at Ripken Stadium. CJ Richmond and Dominic Pellegrin each swiped three bases, while Kolt Myers and Tyree Reed took two apiece to enable the Spikes (3-4) to surpass their previous record of nine steals in a game, set on August 29, 2024 at home against West Virginia. State College took the lead in the first when Reed walked, stole his two bases and scored on Andrew Wiggins’s groundout. ...

Anderson named first team all-region

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State baseball senior Michael Anderson was named ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first-team as a designated hitter on Tuesday. He advances to All-American voting with those teams set to be released on Friday, June 12. Anderson is Penn State’s 48th all-time ABCA All-Region honoree and PSU’s eighth first-team selection since 1996. Anderson is Penn State’s seventh All-Region selection in the last three seasons joining Adam Cecere (first team, 2024), J.T. Marr (first team, 2024), Travis Luensmann (second team, 2024), Ryan DeSanto (second team, 2025), ...