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Lions swimming and diving team welcomes Ojeda to coaching staff

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State swimming and diving head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron has added assistant diving coach Omar Ojeda to her staff. Ojeda recently served on the diving staff at Liberty University in 2025-26, first as a volunteer diving coach in 2025 and as a graduate assistant diving coach in 2026. He helped three divers to compete at NCAA Zone Championships and coached the school’s first diver to compete at NCAA Championships. He served as the head diving coach and program manager for COM Aquatics from 2018-24, directing a program of more than 100 athletes. During his ...

Bears clip Spikes, 5-3

GRANVILLE, W. Va. – Despite the second 16-strikeout performance from their pitching staff in a week, the State College Spikes dropped a 5-3 decision to the West Virginia Black Bears on Monday night at Kendrick Family Ballpark to remain 1 ½ games back of the Aberdeen IronBirds in the race for the second-half berth in the MLB Draft League Championship Game. With Aberdeen’s loss to the Williamsport Crosscutters on Monday, the Spikes (21-18 2nd Half) kept pace in the race to oppose the Crosscutters in the title tilt on Wednesday, September 2 at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman ...

James earns silver at U20 World Championships

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Penn State freshman wrestler Jayden James impressed at the United World Wrestling U20 World Championships this Saturday and Sunday, taking the silver medal in the men’s freestyle 74-kilogram weight class at Sportova Hala Mladost in Bratislava, Slovakia. A native of Westwood, New Jersey, James booked his second career age-group world medal this weekend, pairing his silver medal finish at the 2026 U20 event with a gold medal result at the U17 World Championships a year ago at 71kg. Over the course of the 2026 freestyle campaign, James additionally boasts a ...

PSU men’s soccer collides with Bears

KICKOFF The Nittany Lions look to keep the momentum rolling after beginning the Coach Dow era with a win against in-state foe Mercyhurst. Coach Dow became the first coach to win their Penn State career opener since Bob Warming took down Buffalo, 5-0, to open the 2010 season and his Penn State career. B1G THINGS The Nittany Lions had three student-athletes tabbed as Big Ten Players to Watch the conference offices announce Tuesday afternoon. The group includes Daniel Peluffo-Wiese, Noad Förster, and Joe Buckley. Through one game, Förster made his impact immediate, dishing an assist ...

Penn State fans will have heart for Manske

UNIVERSITY PARK — It didn’t take long for the feel-good story of the 2026 preseason to surface. When he met the media in March to preview spring practice, Matt Campbell expressed uncertainty about quarterback depth behind Rocco Becht and disclosed that projected backup Alex Manske was ...

Trenton beats State College, 3-0

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Trey Cehajic went a season-long six innings and Vincent Spizzoucco followed with three strong innings, but despite not allowing an earned run, the State College Spikes fell to the Trenton Thunder, 3-0, on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Cehajic (2-2), who went 5 2/3 innings to set a new high-water mark for any Spikes (18-17 2nd Half) pitcher in his last start on August 13 in West Virginia, followed it by allowing two unearned runs on three hits, two walks and a hit batsman. The Tulane right-hander also struck out six batters. Spizzoucco gave up ...