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Brahmer, Burkle selected for Mackey Award Watch List

Local Sports August 6, 2026

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State senior tight end Benjamin Brahmer and redshirt senior tight end Gabe Burkle were tabbed to the John Mackey Award watch list on Wednesday. The John Mackey Award is presented annually to the top tight end in college football. Penn State’s Tyler Warren won the Mackey Award in 2024. The watch list highlights players who have demonstrated talent, leadership and potential heading into the 2026 season. Brahmer, a senior tight end who stands 6-feet, 7-inches from Nebraska, was voted second-team All-Big 12 last year and was selected honorable mention All-Big 12 in ...

Neil Rudel on college football: 10 burning questions on Penn State football as season dawns

Local Sports August 6, 2026

It sure seems like a lifetime ago that Matt Campbell was named to succeed James Franklin. With the transition adds a backdrop of questions, alongside the usual uncertainty, approaching the 2026 season. Let’s get into ten of the most burning matters now that August is here and preseason ...

Cutters’ catcher committee still finding its footing

Local Sports August 6, 2026

If you were to choose the position player on the field in the MLB Draft League that is most volatile, most would say it’s the man behind the plate. With the ever growing increase of talent in the MLB Draft League throughout both halves of the season, the catcher position comes further ...

Simmons hired as PSAC’s Assistant Commissioner

Local Sports August 6, 2026

LOCK HAVEN - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced the hiring of Madeline Simmons as Assistant Commissioner, bringing to the conference office an accomplished NCAA Division II administrator with extensive experience in compliance, student-athlete success, and athletics administration. Simmons joins the PSAC after serving as Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance at Missouri Western State University, where she was a member of the institution’s senior administrative team and oversaw NCAA compliance for 17 varsity szports and more than 400 student-athletes. ...

Crosscutters rally back from four down, defeat Black Bears at home

Local Sports August 5, 2026

The Williamsport Crosscutters snagged a win in comeback fashion Wednesday night, defeating the West Virginia Black Bears, 9-7, at Historic Bowman Field. After conceding the first four runs of the game, a stable bullpen parlayed with a five run seventh inning catapulted the Cutters to a ...

Crosscutters get shut out against West Virginia 6-0

Local Sports August 4, 2026

The Williamsport Crosscutters dropped their series opener against the West Virginia Black Bears on Tuesday night, getting shut out 6-0 at Bowman Field. West Virginia pitchers stole the show, with the in form Black Bear staff shutting out a Williamsport side that put just three men on ...