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Little Lions drop Huskies, 5-0

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From staff reports LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County tennis fell to State College on Wednesday, 5-0. In singles action, State’s Will Liu beat Husky Logan Breneman, 6-0, 6-0. Eric Liu topped Husky Aiden Newlen, 6-0, 6-2. Evan Zhang defeated Husky Reese Hine, 6-0, 6-0. In doubles play, State’s Jude Cessna and Frank Hsu toppled Huskies Mason Kaniecki and Luke Foltz, 6-1, 6-1. Dash Nealon and Henry Poole defeated Huskies Max Persing and Max Yoder, 6-0, 6-1. The Huskies host Juniata at 4 p.m. today. Indians best Rockets, 4-1 MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata tennis beat James Buchanan on ...

Lions gear up for NCAA Championships

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (15-0, 8-0 B1G) will have seven top seeds at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 19-21 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Nittany Lions, under the direction of head coach Cael Sanderson, have qualified all ten wrestlers for the three-day event. Penn State has already claimed the 2026 Big Ten Championship and 2026 Big Ten Regular Season title. This is also the 13th-time in Sanderson’s tenure that Penn State has qualified nine or more competitors for the national tournament. Sophomore Luke Lilledahl is the No. 1 seed ...

Smith claims 4th place

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From staff reports BOSTON, Ma. — Mifflin County's Carter Smith placed fourth for the Juniata Striders during the mile at the New Balance Indoor Nationals on Sunday. Smith posted a time of 4:04.05 as Indiana’s Noah Bontrager set a new meet record of 3:59.48 to earn gold. Smith captured a gold in the DMR and earned a silver in the 800.

Opening Day set for Saturday at Port Royal Speedway

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By Brad Strawser PORT ROYAL — The 2026 racing season will officially get underway this Saturday at Port Royal Speedway with Opening Day presented by Packer’s Concessions, featuring the first event of the PA Posse 410 Sprint Car Series. The headline division for the night will be the Weikert’s Livestock 410 Sprint Cars, opening their 2026 campaign with a $6,000-to-win A-Main event. The feature will offer a total A-Main purse exceeding $26,000, drawing many of Central PA's top sprint car competitors as they begin their chase for early-season momentum. Joining the program will ...

Penn State-WVU baseball game axed due to weather

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UNIVERSITY PARK --- Penn State baseball’s game at West Virginia on Tuesday has been canceled due to anticipated cold temperatures. The Nittany Lions are still scheduled to play the Mountaineers twice this season. Penn State and West Virginia will meet on Wednesday, April 15 at Meritus Park in Hagerstown, Md. The teams will meet again on Wednesday, April 29 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Penn State travels to Purdue next weekend, March 20-22 for a three-game Big Ten series. Friday’s game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. while Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (1 ...

Hershey falls to Belleville

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The Hershey Bears (27-25-6-2) fell by a 5-2 decision to the Belleville Senators (24-28-8-0) on Sunday evening at GIANT Center. Hershey concluded its season series against Belleville with a record of 1-3-0-0. NOTABLES: Graeme Clarke struck first for the Senators with four seconds remaining in a 5-on-3 man advantage for the visitors to give Belleville a 1-0 lead at 15:02 of the first period. Olle Lycksell scored at 18:07 to give Belleville a 2-0 lead. Sonny Milano netted his third of the season at 4:10 of the second from Matt Strome and Bogdan Trineyev. Xavier Bourgault scored ...