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Spikes-Cutters game nixed due to weather

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Thursday night’s scheduled game between the State College Spikes and Williamsport Crosscutters at Journey Bank Ballpark was canceled due to inclement weather in the Williamsport area. The game will not be made up. The Spikes (10-10) will now head back home to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park to begin a three-game series with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers on Friday night at 6:35 p.m. Left-hander Caleb Ruter, who was to have started Thursday’s game in Williamsport, is now anticipated to get the ball for the Spikes in Friday’s opener. Mahoning Valley, who will be ...

Spikes name Petrazzolo their general manager

The State College Spikes announced the promotion of Dan Petrazzolo to General Manager and the hiring of Jonathan Runkle as Director of Sales, effective immediately. Petrazzolo has been the Spikes’ Assistant General Manager since 2015 and the operations head at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park since Feburary of 2007. A native of New Jersey, Dan worked as Director of Operations with the Atlantic City Surf in the then-independent Atlantic League before joining the Spikes. For the past two decades, he has worked closely with the Spikes’ MLB affiliates on areas such as clubhouse operations, ...

Haines, Janecke receive B1G Medal of Honor

ROSEMONT, Ill. - Levi Haines of the Penn State wrestling team and Tessa Janecke of the Penn State women's hockey team were named recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor on Thursday afternoon, the conference announced. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female ...

Lady Lions add Brown to their basketball roster

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State women’s basketball head coach Tanisha Wright signs Ashlee Brown to her 2026-27 roster. Brown joins the three other freshman on Wright’s squad. She is a 5-9 guard from Des Moines, Iowa. “We’re excited to add Ashlee to our roster,” said Wright. “Ashlee has a great work ethic and will fit the culture seamlessly. We’re looking forward to seeing what she brings to the Lady Lion family.” The incoming freshman attended West Des Moines Valley High School for three seasons where she was a third team All-State member. Throughout her three years at ...

Lions finish 21st in Learfield Cup Standings

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics is ranked No. 21 in the final Learfield Directors’ Cup Division I standings of the 2025-2026 season, announced on Thursday. Penn State finished the year with 864.5 points. Five Penn State teams earned points after their Spring campaigns. Penn State has finished among the Top 25 in 30 of the 32 years the Directors’ Cup has been awarded. Men’s lacrosse paced Penn State spring teams with 65 points. Men’s Volleyball and women’s lacrosse each contributed 25 points, while women’s outdoor track & field tallied 50 ...

Cutters send Spikes to their 10th loss of the year

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – In a game that featured three lead changes, the State College Spikes took advantage of Williamsport Crosscutters miscues, but fell victim to a Brodey Acres RBI single to the sixth for the eventual game-winning run as they took a 6-5 defeat on Wednesday night at Journey ...