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Penn State trustee opposes $700M stadium renovation on eve of vote
Penn State University trustees are expected to vote Tuesday on whether an institution that is both a football powerhouse and hundreds of millions of dollars in debt should spend $700 million for a stadium renovation. One trustee has made it quite clear publicly how he feels. On his website, trustee...
Former Penn State wrestler Vincenzo Joseph joins UNC wrestling coaching staff
A former Nittany Lion is coming back to the east coast. North Carolina wrestling has hired Vincenzo Joseph to be the head coach of the Tar Heel Wrestling Club, per Justin Basch. During his career at Penn State, Joseph was a three-time All-American from 2017-2019 and a back-to-back national champion...
Sacked Penn State football doctor who clashed with Franklin, administrators goes to court—again
Half a decade ago, when Dr. Scott Lynch sued Penn State Football Coach James Franklin, among others, he promised “fireworks” at trial. Lynch, formerly Penn State’s director of athletic medicine and orthopedic consultant to the football team, accused Franklin and others of pressuring him to send injured players back to the field before they were fit to secure wins for the school.
Constructing an All-22 on the Future of Penn State’s Beaver Stadium
The future of Beaver Stadium is in the hands of the Penn State Board of Trustees on Tuesday. The Board will vote on allocating an additional $630 million to renovate the stadium, which was built in 1960 for $1.6 million — in part using steel hauled across campus from New Beaver Field, which was located just northeast of Rec Hall. It will be a two-step process on Tuesday morning: At 10 a.m., a special executive session of the Penn State Board of Trustees and Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning will be held in private via conference call. The sole item on...
District 10 softball playoffs open Monday with 28 teams vying for D-10 crowns
The District 10 softball playoffs begin Monday as D-10 crowns five champions over an eight-day period. The Class 1A and 2A quarterfinals are set Monday with the Class 3A and 4A quarterfinals following on Tuesday. Erie High and McDowell will play for the D-10 6A title on Monday at Penn...
Penn State softball falls to Texas State in elimination game, knocked out of tournament
Penn State rematched Texas State to avoid elimination and advance to Game 6. The Nittany Lions fell short to the Bobcats 8-4 and were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. The first two innings went scoreless for both teams. Freshman Bridget Nemeth was the starting pitcher for the Nittany Lions, hoping...
2024 PSFCA Big 33 schedule announced
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) released the schedule for the upcoming Big 33 Football Classic. The 67th Big 33 Football Classic will be played on May 26 at Cumberland Valley High School at 7 p.m., but there are other events throughout the week. On Thursday, May 23 Pennsylvania and […]
Seven Pennsylvania Athletes Qualified for the Upcoming Summer Olympics, Two are from Chester County
Amongst the 10,500 athletes that will compete in the Paris Summer Olympics, two are representing Chester County on Team USA. Seven athletes from across Pennsylvania have qualified for the Paris Summer Olympic Games, as Team USA continues to form, writes Nicole Rosenthal for Patch. Two of those athletes are from...
Penn State baseball's Mason Horwat earns Big Ten Freshman of the Week
A weekly honor has rolled in for Penn State's freshman pitcher. RHP Mason Horwat received Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance in his two appearances in the Maryland series last week. In last Thursday's game against Maryland, Horwat had one strikeout and allowed two hits in four...
Penn State reportedly left 2026 prospect super impressed after visit
Penn State had tons of prospective recruits on campus this weekend with many of them being underclassmen. As the attention for the 2025 class shifts to the important official visits, this is a great time to get younger players on campus and start building relationships. Many big names were in Happy Valley seeing what the Nittany Lions had to offer and they reportedly left one defensive line prospect extremely impressed by what he saw during his visit. Rodney White spoke with Tyler Calvaruso of 247Sports about his trip, saying he really enjoyed the coaches and facility, putting Penn State as one of...
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