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Mansfield releases its schedule for XC in 2026

Local Sports July 25, 2026

MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Mountaineer cross country program has announced their 2026 schedule, featuring eight meets, including two championship events. Under head coach Nick Mattis, the season opener will be on Friday Sept. 4, at the Oneonta Airfield Invitational. The Mounties then head to Kutztown to take part in the DII/DIII Challenge on Sept. 12. After a week off, Mansfield travels to Lock Haven for the for the Lock Haven Invite on Sept. 26 and then the Paul Short Run on Friday Oct. 2, hosted by Lehigh University. Rounding out the regular season, the team travels ...

Cutters late comeback falls short against Trenton on the road Friday

Local Sports July 24, 2026

After being no-hit for the first five innings, the Williamsport Crosscutters attempted the late inning heroics, but fell a run short, dropping the middle game of the three-game series 4-3 to the Trenton Thunder on Friday at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. Chris Stanfield and Nicholas Romano each ...

Mansfield announces its schedule for 2026 season

Local Sports July 23, 2026

MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Mountaineer women’s soccer program has announced their 2026 schedule, featuring 14 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East games, one crossover game, one nonconference contest and a road exhibition. Spencer Reinford enters his second season as the Mansfield head coach. “Looking forward to my second season at Mansfield and for the steps the program with be taking this season.” Reinford said. The team opens the Mountaineers athletic year as they host Salem on Aug. 27. The following pair of Saturdays they begin PSAC play hosting Shepherd (Aug. 29) ...

Bucknell completes 2-0 week in Canada, beats Queen’s in basketball

Local Sports July 23, 2026

MONTREAL, Quebec – Aleksander Pachucki scored 18 points, Kyle Marshall scored 11 off the bench, and Rocco Lamuno tallied 10 points and nabbed eight of Bucknell’s 17 steals in a hard-fought 78-74 win over Queen’s University on Wednesday night at Champlain Saint-Lambert College. Bucknell faced two quality college programs on the trip, beating reigning Canadian national champion Carleton on Monday followed by a Queen’s squad coming off a 20-win season and an appearance in the national championship. Wednesday’s game followed a similar script as the Carleton win, as the Bison ...

LHU has 13 earn NFCA Academic honors

Local Sports July 23, 2026

LOCK HAVEN — A program record 13 Lock Haven softball players were named to the 2025-26 Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II All-American Scholar-Athlete team. Keri Wesneski, Erin Van Ness, Taylor Shannon, Abby Robertson, Faith Persing, Maddie Millard, Keiva Middleton, Olivia LaMeau, Madison Hardy, McKenzie Hannon, Gianna Goodman, Maci Brodzina, Kaleigh Brodzina were named 2025-26 Scholar All-Americans. Brodzina, Hardy, Millard, Persing, Robertson, Wesneski are repeat winners. To qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have achieved a 3.5, or higher, ...

Lycoming sees record 7 garner IWLCA honor roll

Local Sports July 23, 2026

For the third straight year, the Lycoming College women’s lacrosse team earned a spot as an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association Academic Honor Squad while a record seven Warriors earned a slot on the organization's honor roll. To qualify for the Academic Honor Squad, athletes must carry a 3.5 cumulative GPA and have reached at least junior academic standing. Junior Haley Balgavy, senior Anna Glantz, junior Maddie Kracker, junior Mychaela McDowell, senior Autumn Shahan, junior Sarah Spring (a Williamsport graduate) and junior Molly Strayer earned honor squad ...