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Lady Lions meet Huskers in finale

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State softball gears up for its final weekend of Big Ten Conference regular season competition this Friday through Sunday, May 1 through 3, as the Nittany Lions play host to the No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers in a three-game series from Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field. All three games will air live to a national television audience via the Big Ten Network, with streaming available through the FOX Sports App on connected devices. GAME INFORMATION #3 Nebraska at Penn State | Friday, May 1 | 5 p.m. (ET) | Watch | Live Stats | Parking #3 Nebraska ...

McKenna added to Canada’s roster

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Freshman phenom Gavin McKenna (Whitehorse, Yukon) was added to the roster for Team Canada ahead of the 2026 IIHF World Championship set to take place in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland from May 15-31. McKenna, the projected No. 1 overall pick in this summer’s NHL Draft, was named alongside four current NHLers as additions to the Canadian roster earlier this week. The final roster will be revealed in the coming weeks as Canada looks to win its first gold medal at the Men’s World Hockey Championship since 2023. McKenna becomes the first player to represent ...

PSU women’s soccer adds Hens

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s soccer head coach Erica Dambach announced the signing of Belgian U19 and U17 standout forward Marthe Hens to the Nittany Lions’ 2026 roster on Wednesday. “Our Penn State women’s soccer family is so happy to welcome Marthe to Happy Valley,” Dambach expressed. “Through the first few years of her youth national team career in Belgium, Marthe has showcased incredible versatility and effectiveness, both in her attacking and in her ability to generate opportunities for her teammates. Penn State has a long tradition of developing elite ...

PSU men’s hockey announces team awards

UNIVERSITY PARK - The Penn State men’s ice hockey team closed out its 14th season as a varsity program with its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance at the end of March and recently announced its 2025-26 team awards. Penn State finished the year with a 21-14-2 record marking its seventh 20-win season over the first 14 years of the program all of which have come in the last 11 years. The 21 wins are tied for the third-most in a single-season in program history. The Nittany Lions advanced to their fifth NCAA Tournament falling to Minnesota-Duluth, 3-1, in the Albany Regional semifinals. ...

Lions to host Cornhuskers this week

UNIVERSITY PARK – Following mutual agreement from both coaching staffs and in the best interest of opponent team travel, Penn State softball’s Big Ten Conference weekend series finale against the fourth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers will feature an adjusted start time of 12:30 p.m. (ET) from Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field on Sunday, May 3. The game will serve as Penn State’s Senior Day presented by the Penn State Alumni Association. Contests on Friday, and Saturday, will remain as scheduled at 5 p.m. (ET) and 2 p.m. (ET), respectively. Admission to all three games is ...

Beltz to Speak on 130th Pennsylvania Regiment

STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Civil War Round Table will meet Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. in the Activities Room of the South Hills School of Business & Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive. The featured speaker will be Terry Beltz, who will present “Unclaimed Valor: The History of the 130th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.” Beltz’s presentation will focus on the regiment formed after Gov. Andrew G. Curtin’s July 4, 1862, call for additional men to serve during the Civil War. His research includes letters written by the regiment’s commander, Col. Henry J. Zinn, to his ...