MANDATA — Line Mountain defeated all five opponents it faced in dominant fashion Saturday at the Line Mountain Duals.
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) celebrated its 50th anniversary Saturday — a milestone moment and halfway marker in a 100-year compact kicked off in early 1971.
In May 2019, Luzerne County musician Don Shappelle received an invitation to develop a river song aboard the Hiawatha Paddleboat near Williamsport for the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Floating Classroom series.
SUNBURY — Makayla Grenell and Destiny Sanders rolled 600 series to pace Shikellamy’s girls bowlers to a sweep of Central Columbia, 5-0, on Saturday.
SEINSGROVE — Isaiah Ulrich scored 15 points, Brett Foor added 12, and Selinsgrove rallied in the second half for a 44-40 nonleague win over visiting Line Mountain on Saturday.
MOUNT CARMEL — Dani Rae Renno scored a game-high 18 points, and Mount Carmel shook Selinsgrove in the fourth quarter of a Heartland Athletic Conference crossover, 48-35, on Saturday.
I didn’t really know what to expect on Thursday when I settled into my seat at the Bryce Jordan Center to watch an embattled Penn State men’s basketball team host Rutgers.
Penn State is back to the drawing board with its 2023 class as tight end Mathias Barnwell, from Virginia, reopened his recruitment.
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State won its second consecutive game as it defeated visiting Northwestern, 81-78, Saturday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Bucknell University Athletics announced both the men’s and women’s basketball games versus Colgate scheduled for today and Sunday are postponed after members of both Bison programs tested positive for COVID-19.
The Shikellamy wrestling program is temporarily suspended after a staff member positive tested positive for COVID-19, leaving 20 student-athletes quarantined, Superintendent Jason Bendle said
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MOUNT CARMEL — In order to win matches against above-average teams, Mount Carmel — a team that’s already short on numbers — can’t afford to give up many bonus points.
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LEWISBURG — Jake Hernandez scored 24 points, Cam Michaels added 12, and Joey Martin chipped in 11 as Lewisburg topped Central Mountain for a 58-47 win.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Aari McDonald scored 20 points, Bendu Yeaney added a season-high 14 and No. 10 Arizona held off Utah for a 66-54 Pac-12 victory Friday.
ATLANTA (AP) — His name is all over the baseball record book and, indeed, Hank Aaron could do it all.
The Shikellamy wrestling program is temporarily suspended after a staff member positive tested positive for COVID-19, leaving 20 student-athletes quarantined, Superintendent Jason Bendle said
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STATE COLLEGE — No. 3 Penn State’s wrestling program will have to wait another week to begin its 2021 season.
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TURBOTVILLE — A 13-0 run to begin the game helped get the Warrior Run girls basketball team off to a fast start in a 54-18 nonleague victory over Greenwood on Thursday night.
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SELINSGROVE – After his Seals finally broke through with a win over rival Shikellamy last season after 41 consecutive losses, a happy and relieved Selinsgrove coach Seth Martin said it was time for things to get back to normal.
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s issue this year has been consistently playing well for a full 40 minutes.
Bill Burt and George Bremer make their picks in this weekend's NFL conference championships; Elton Hayes and Kevin Brockway discuss which Big Ten basketball teams are trending the right way; Clay Horning talks about how special and unique Drew Brees' connection to New Orleans is.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are nearing a deal to hire Nick Sirianni to be their head coach, according to two people familiar with the decision.
ALMEDIA — Michael Balichik scored 24 points, including the 1000th of his high school career, but Central Columbia got a 27-point effort from Dylan Harris as the Blue Jays won a battle of undefeated teams, 78-63, in Heartland Athletic Conference-Division II action on Wednesday.
MANDATA — Line Mountain picked up two wins on Wednesday night, knocking off Tri-Valley League wrestling foes Juniata, 60-6, and Susquenita, 46-27.
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 42 points and 10 rebounds, and Tobias Harris scored 22 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-109 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
MIFFLINBURG — A second-half comeback led by Jagger Dressler and K.J. Riley helped Danville earn a nail-biter of a 51-49 victory over previously undefeated Mifflinburg in Heartland Athletic Conference-Division I boys basketball Wednesday.
OMAHA, Neb. — Nate Watson scored a career-high 29 points, and Providence turned back Creighton each time it pulled close, beating the 11th-ranked Bluejays 74-70 on Wednesday night.
Senior forwards Tessa Brugler and Autumn Ceppi have been critical to Bucknell’s success this season as the women’s basketball team won its first six games.
MIDDLEBURG — Ashley Kolak stressed that the ultra-aggressive defense Selinsgrove played Tuesday was not a result of pent-up frustration. It’s now part of the Seals’ DNA.
MILTON — Ashton Canelo scored 22 points, including the 1,000th point of his career, to lead Meadowbrook Christian to a 55-52 victory over Juniata Christian School in Allegheny Christian Athletic Association action on Tuesday night.
Danville’s girls basketball program is shut down for 10 days and the high school will be closed tosday for cleaning after a student-athlete tested positive for COVID-19.
SELINSGROVE — Freshman Zane Cooper picked up a major decision at 120 pounds, and Gino Serafini clinched the match with a fall in the very next match to help Central Mountain beat Selinsgrove, 35-25, in Heartland Athletic Conference-Division I action on Tuesday.
CATAWISSA — Ava Novak scored all 18 of her points in the second half as Southern Columbia rallied from an 10-point halftime deficit to beat Mount Carmel, 55-53, in Heartland Athletic Conference-Division II match on Tuesday night.
WILLIAMSPORT — Freshman Kim Shannon won two events, but Williamsport won six events, and swept the relays in a 115-63 win over Lewisburg in girls swimming on Tuesday.
MANDATA — After Muncy forfeited the first bout of the night to Max Bingaman at 132 pounds, Line Mountain’s Mason Leshock and Ian Coller gave the scattering of home fans plenty of reasons to get loud.
Illinois earned its second win of the season against Penn State, as the Fighting Illini defeated the Nittany Lions, 79-65, on Tuesday in Champaign.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference reprimanded interim Penn State basketball coach Jim Ferry and fined the university $10,000 for comments Ferry made following a loss to Purdue.
Danville's girls basketball program is shut down for 10 days and the high school will be closed Wednesday for cleaning after a student-athlete tested positive for COVID-19.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Porter went from rising star to unemployed — literally overnight.
Penn State coach James Franklin admitted that the move was swift. Less than a week after Tom Herman was fired as head coach at Texas, Franklin hired Herman's offensive coordinator, Mike Yurcich, to take over the same job with the Nittany Lions.
Entering the 2020-21 men’s basketball season, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois were expected to contend for the Big Ten men’s basketball title.
MIDDLEBURG — Braedon Reid scored a game-high 24 points to lead Midd-West to a 68-49 win over Meadowbrook Christian in nonconference boys basketball Monday.
DANVILLE — After his teammates got Danville out to an early lead, Caden Hagerman got a chance to show what he means to the Ironmen wrestling team Monday.
MOUNT CARMEL — Emily Garvin was forced to sit and watch as Mount Carmel erased Northumberland Christian's first-half lead, shackled to the Warriors' bench by foul trouble.