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Lions drop home finale to Ohio State

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UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State men’s basketball team dropped its 2025-26 regular season home finale on Wednesday night, falling by a 94-62 score to the Ohio State Buckeyes inside the Bryce Jordan Center. The Blue & White were anchored by a trio of double-digit scorers offensively, with redshirt junior guard Freddie Dilione V leading the Nittany Lions in scoring with 15 points. Freshman forward Ivan Jurić joined Dilione V with 15 points in the scoring column on 4-for-5 efficiency from the field and 1-for-2 shooting from beyond the arc, adding a rebound and steal in 24 ...

Lock Haven edged by Shippensburg in OT

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LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven women's lacrosse team (1-1) held the advantage throughout the majority of regulation, but Shippensburg (3-1) ended the final quarter on a 6-1 run to send the game to overtime, before netting the golden goal to escape Charlotte Smith Field with a 13-12 victory. For Lock Haven, Gabby Gunnip delivered a performance that nearly carried her team to victory. The attacker scored five goals - including her 10th and 11th of the season - and finished with nine shots. Addi Reidle added two goals and two assists, while Lexi Bunk and Brynlee Pinschenat both ...

History made: East Juniata boys punch ticket to PIAA Tournament

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COCOLAMUS — The East Juniata boys basketball program has waited decades for a moment like this, and now it’s finally here. For the first time in school history, the Tigers are heading to the PIAA Tournament, carrying with them a surge of momentum, a locker room full of belief and a ...

No. 6 Lions host Badgers Thursday

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UNIVERSITY PARK – The sixth-ranked Penn State men’s hockey team welcomes No. 11 Wisconsin to Hockey Valley this week to conclude the regular season with a Thursday-Friday series at Pegula Ice Arena. FOLLOW THE ACTION Dates: Thursday, March 5 | Friday, March 6 Place: Pegula Ice Arena | University Park, Pa. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: Thursday | Friday Streaming Video: Thursday | Friday Listen: LionVision THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP This week marks the 60th and 61st meetings in the all-time series as Wisconsin is Penn State’s most common opponent. The Nittany Lions ...

Carter Smith runs his way into history books

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent LEWISTOWN — With Carter Smith winning his sixth state championship on Sunday, the Mifflin County senior runner has gone from an extraordinary athlete to a historic figure. On Sunday in State College, Carter won his third indoor 800 state title at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association Indoor State Championship meet. Smith has now won three indoor state titles to go along with a cross country title and two outdoor state titles. No other individual in the history of Mifflin County High School sports has won so many ...

Penn State hosts Ohio State on Senior Night

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team will host its final home game of the regular season Wednesday night when the Nittany Lions welcome Ohio State to the Bryce Jordan Center. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. on Peacock. Josh Reed will be honored on Senior Night presented by the Penn State Alumni Association, with the Senior Night ceremony slated to begin at 7:05 p.m. FOLLOW ALONG PROMOTIONS: Senior Night presented by the Penn State Alumni Association Senior Night ceremony begins at 7:05 p.m. TV: Peacock – Jason Knapp (pxp) & Brendan Haywood ...