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PA Ironman Triathlon: Road closures on June 30
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) – The Ironman triathlon is back in Centre and Clinton counties and that means several road closures on Sunday. More than 3,000 athletes and event volunteers will start with the 1.2-mile swim at Bald Eagle State Park, followed by the 56-mile bike ride, and ending with the 13.1-mile run at the Penn State University Park campus. To check how the race will impact your travel, here is a live impact map.
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Add Receiver to 2025 Class. Class of 2025 four-star wide receiver Jeff Exinor Jr. has committed to Penn State football, he announced Friday. Exinor became the 20th commit to the Nittany Lions in the current recruiting cycle. […]. Boil Water Notice Lifted in Bellefonte...
Penn State athletic department achieves top-25 ranking in Learfield Cup
Penn State saw all-around success from its 31 varsity teams in 2023-2024. With a score of 827.75, the Nittany Lions finished No. 23 in the Learfield Cup standings, the fourth-best Big Ten team. Rankings are determined by an athletic department's overall success. The sports of baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball...
Early homers power Spikes' 7-6 win over Black Bears
*UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.*- In a game that began as a slugfest and ended as a pitcher’s duel, home runs from Deniel Ortiz and Cade Climie helped the State College Spikes build a lead that would hold up in a 7-6 victory over the West Virginia Black Bears on Friday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
State College 12s tops Big Valley in Friday all-star action
BELLEVILLE – Friday night, the undefeated and unbeaten Big Valley 12U All-Star baseball team hosted fellow undefeated State College in a District 5 contest. At stake, an advancement in the winners bracket, moving on step closer to a battle for the championship. Big Valley is coming off a convincing...
Realistic expectations for Penn State football in 2024
Penn State football was one of the best teams in the country a season ago, going 10-2 in the regular season before losing to Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl by two scores. The Nittany Lions won every game they were expected to win but lost the big ones to Michigan, Ohio State, and the aforementioned Rebels of Ole Miss. It was kind of what fans have come to expect under James Franklin. He can win the games against inferior opponents with relative ease, but when the lights are bright, it seems like his Nittany Lions always freeze up.
Penn State and USC will be a true test in 2024 Big Ten football season
USC football plays at Michigan on Sept. 21. The Trojans might still be getting used to their new defensive scheme. The offensive line and Miller Moss might still be immersed in a feeling-out process. The Trojans might not yet be fully aware of who they are as a football team. They might not be entirely sure of what they can achieve. That’s one significant storyline in any early-season matchup. USC and Michigan will both likely face questions heading into their Big Ten opener. The timing of that game is a key detail. The same cannot be said of the USC football game versus Penn State on Oct. 12.
Lakehawk student-athletes achieve personal bests at Puerto Rican championships
Two track student-athletes from Lake-Sumter State College were standouts at the Puerto Rican National Championships held at Estadio Jose A. Figueroa Freyre in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Despite weather delays impacting the schedule, both Santos Aguilar and Darwin Vega Ramos achieved personal best times in their respective events. Aguilar and...
Penn State Football Player Accepted into Diversionary Program for Assault Charge
A star Penn State football player who was charged with misdemeanor assault after a confrontation with a tow-truck driver has been accepted into a pre-trial intervention program for first-time offenders. Abdul Carter, 20, was placed in a one-year Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program on Wednesday, Centre County Court Administrator Kendra Miknis confirmed. The program gives non-violent offenders with no or limited prior criminal records an opportunity to have charges dismissed and their records expunged upon completion. Participants are those who lend themselves to rehabilitation rather than punishment, and they must abide by terms and conditions, including complying with supervision requirements and remaining arrest-free. Centre...
Final Penn State basketball transfer portal departure finds new home
The final member of the Penn State basketball team's outgoing NCAA Transfer Portal class has found his new home. Forward Favour Aire will continue his career at Bryant, he announced in an Instagram post Saturday. Aire, who entered the transfer portal March 18, was one of five outgoing transfers from...
Phelps School's Justin Houser follows childhood dream to Penn State
Joseph Santoliquito (@JSantoliquito) Justin Houser grew up in Harrisburg. The Phelps School’s 7-foot, 215-pound rising senior center grew up enamored by Penn State football, and that spread to anything associated with Penn State athletics. It had always been Houser’s dream to one day wear the blue-and-white of Penn State,...
Penn State resolves legal dispute over multimedia rights
WILLIAMSPORT — Penn State has resolved the legal dispute over its decision to award its intercollegiate athletics multimedia rights to a firm other than the one with whom it had a partnership for more than 20 years. U.S. Middle District Judge Mathew W. Brann on Friday approved the dismissal...
Penn State football: Micah Parsons aids Nittany Lions’ recruiting efforts with PA’s No. 1 prospect
Micah Parsons and Kevin Brown already share one bond on the gridiron, and the Penn State football icon is hard at work in the hopes that one day, it will be two. This week, Parsons joined the Nittany Lions’ efforts to convince Pennsylvania’s top prospect in the 2026 recruiting cycle to come to Happy Valley.
Bats Stay Hot, Thunder Take Final Game and Series from State College
Your Trenton Thunder improved to 8-11 on the season on Thursday night, as they took the series victory in the final game 9-5 over the State College Spikes. Trenton struck for five in their half of the second, all starting with TCNJ product and Allentown, NJ native Chris Reeder’s RBI-single. Tanner Chun grounded into a force out to score Matt Quintanar that made it 2-0. After a Ryan Cesarini single scored Landon Frei, Colton Becker cleared the bases with his first triple of the season plating Chun and Cesarini to make it 5-0.
Penn State Football Extends Offer To 4-Star TE Evan Jacobson
The recruiting map for Penn State football recruiting spans the country as evidenced by the states in which they’re able to land recruit from. In the Class of 2025, the Nittany Lions have commitments from players from California and Arizona. Jumping ahead to the 2026, highly ranked 4-star quarterback Troy Huhn from San Marcos, California, has already given a commitment to Penn State.
'Putting the jersey in a better place'
Some are just destined for greatness. Former Penn State guard Makenna Marisa began receiving attention from colleges as early as fifth grade for both basketball and soccer, totalling over a dozen offers by the time she chose her new home. “I didn’t really think about (playing collegiately) until fifth, sixth...
Penn State 2024 Wide Receivers Preview
Penn State 2024 Wide Receivers Preview: Playing Catch-Up Penn State’s wide receivers are a question mark for the team heading into the 2024 season. Andy Kotelnicki joins as the new Offensive Coordinator. Quarterback Drew Allar is entering his second season as Penn State’s starting quarterback. The running back position is held down by Nicholas Singleton, and Kaytron Allen. However, the wide receiver position will be a pivotal one for the team. The Penn State 2024 wide receivers preview is all about playing catch-up.
Blue-Chip Penn State QB Target Picks Maryland
One of Penn State football’s Class of 2026 QB targets has committed to another Big Ten school. Early Friday afternoon, Malik Washington (2025), a four-star from Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Maryland, announced he was staying in state and committing to the University of Maryland. The 6-foot-5, 200-pounder...
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