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McFarland, Nemsick earn 3 PL honors in women’s soccer

LEWISBURG — Bucknell freshmen Sarah McFarland and Clare Nemsick combined to take home three of the Patriot League’s weekly women’s soccer honors on Monday. McFarland was named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week and Rookie of the Week, and Nemsick was picked as the Defender of the Week after Bucknell’s scoreless draw with No. 23 Villanova on Thursday. The Wildcats entered that game with a 23-0 goal differential on the season, and their 4.5 goals per game ranked No. 2 nationally. A team that had already exploded for 11 and nine goals in a game earlier in the year was kept off ...

Lycoming’s Barlett earns Landmark Specialist of the Week

After tying the Landmark Conference record with a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Montclair State, junior Aiden Barlett, a Hughesville graduate, has earned his first career Landmark Conference Specialist Athlete of the Week honor. Barlett notched the 94-yard return on his first touch of the game, getting the ball at Lycoming’s six and finding the right sideline for the score, the Landmark’s longest kickoff return since 2023. He finished the game with four returns for 163 yards, an average of 40.8 yards per kick. He also recovered an onside kick attempt in the ...

Local roundup: South boys soccer earns first win by beating Muncy 1-0

South Williamsport picked up its first win of the year by defeating nearby rival Muncy in a Mid-Penn contest in boys soccer, 1-0. South’s Tanner Packard scored off an assist by Carson Harris in the 52nd minute to record the game’s only goal/ South and Muncy each fired 13 shots on goal. Montgomery defeated Northeast Bradford at home, 3-1. Dylan Sherman had two goals and an assist for the Red Raiders while Weston Sherman had a goal and assist. Montgomery (3-2) got on the board early when defensive back Shawn Pysher found Dylan Sherman for a 1-0 lead eight minutes into the game. ...

Lewisburg defeats Hughesville at home in football on Saturday

LEWISBURG — After being shut out in its first two games of the season, Hughesville got that monkey off its back early on Saturday as the Spartans got a 60-yard touchdown pass from Nicholas Stubbs to Aviel Harry on the game’s first play from scrimmage. But from that point on, it was the Jaylen Walker show for Lewisburg. The Green Dragons’ senior receiver scored five touchdowns, accounting for 30 of Lewisburg’s 38 points, as the Green Dragons picked up their first win of the season, 38-17 over Hughesville. “Jaylen got triple-teamed last week, but with a double team this ...

Bucknell scores 14 in fourth quarter to beat VMI on the road

LEXINGTON, Va. — Chris Dietrich found Virginia native Jackson Nowinski for a 27-yard touchdown reception, the junior's second career catch, with 6:51 left in regulation to give the Bison a 7-3 lead. Bucknell rode the momentum in the final minutes to expand its lead and earn its first win of the season, 14-3, over VMI on the road. After the go-ahead touchdown, England Allen came up with a big interception at the VMI 39-yard line to re-gain possession for Bucknell with 4:22 to go. The Bison offense took full advantage as it put together a five-play, 46-yard drive that culminated in ...