LOCK HAVEN — If you try to measure success simply by podium trips at the Lock Haven High School Classic, you wouldn’t see the small bits of progress and steps in the right direction for Central Mountain’s track and field athletes. No, the Wildcats didn’t see anyone place in the ...
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s Koby Howard caught nine passes as a true freshman last year for a team-high 19.1 yards per reception. It was an encouraging start at a position screaming for big-play productivity. And yet, asked Tuesday what he learned most from 2025, Howard said: “A lot of patience.” You see, it took a coaching change for Howard to get on the field. All of his catches came after James Franklin was replaced by Terry Smith, who made a few personnel adjustments. One included dusting off Howard, who should be among this year’s top targets for new coach Matt ...
Push the club away from the body on the backswing. Extending the arms out when taking the club back creates a straighter ball flight and more distance. Stretching the arms out on the takeaway will induce a higher trajectory and increase distance. Pulling the hands in on the backswing is also ...
Last year’s Blue-White Game didn’t look anything like a normal spring game from the past. There were drills being ran in position groups. The popular 7-on-7 “skeleton” drill was part of it. Offensive and defensive lines ran pass protection and pass rushing 1-on-1 drills. At the end, there was a little bit of a scrimmage held in a thud format, rather than wrapping up and tackling. In other words, there isn’t much of a game to be played any longer. The 2026 edition of the Nittany Lions is now just embracing that sentiment by now calling it the Blue-White Practice. And ...
Some Blue-White game, er, practice notes while hoping to dodge the rain: This is a new era for Penn State football, but in one aspect, the program is taking a step back today. Why? Because for the first time in memory, there’s no electronic coverage of the Blue-White Game (1 p.m.) Due to the potential for injuries and the risk of transfer-portal exposure, teams have shied away from TV coverage. But in Penn State’s case, it’s also always been on the radio. That won’t happen this year because the renovation at Beaver Stadium currently includes the radio booth on the west ...
LOCK HAVEN — It was shortly after Williamsport’s Aubrey Phillips-Cobb crossed the finish line at the Lock Haven High School Classic on Friday that she heard on the PA at Hubert Jack Stadium that she broke the meet record in the 100 hurdles. “I was like ‘oh OK, that’s fun,” ...
