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Neil Rudel on PSU: The Nittany Lions are poised for playoff success

STATE COLLEGE — Don’t look now, but Penn State has as much right to think it can win the national championship as anybody. In a year without a true dominating team, the Nittany Lions just keep chugging along and are now the No. 3 ranked team in the country, behind Oregon and ...

Williamsport girls beat Berwick to win season opener in basketball

After building a big first-half lead, Williamsport was hanging on for dear life in its season-opener against Berwick at the Magic Dome on Tuesday night. The Millionaires had let a 30-13 halftime lead dwindle all the way to a two-point advantage with less than a minute to go. But Nadirah ...

Kegler’s Korner: Anderson rolls fifth 700 series of season

Karla Anderson won her third consecutive and fourth Bowler of the Week title of the season as she fired her fifth 700 series this season, a 749 in the Intercommunity League. Sean Monoski wrapped a pair of 265+ games around a 300 game to fashion an 842 in the Thursday Night Men’s League, ...

Local roundup: South boys defeat NP-Liberty 62-55

South Williamsport picked up a 62-55 season-opening win in boys basketball against North Penn-Liberty on Tuesday night. South’s Levi Butler and Radley Knapp combined for 30 points to lift South Williamsport. Butler scored 18 points. Jordan Baier added 10 points. Liberty had a trio of ...

Peyton Dincher scores 25 as Jersey Shore pummels Warrior Run

JERSEY SHORE - Bullish on defense. The Jersey Shore girls basketball team opened the season in grand fashion as the veteran squad defeated a very young Warrior Run Tuesday in the Dawg Pound at Jersey Shore. The Bulldogs were led by a game-high 25-point scoring performance by Peyton ...

Penn State women fall to St. John’s at home

STATE COLLEGE — Despite a late comeback attempt inspired by senior guard Jayla Oden, the Penn State women’s basketball team experienced its first setback of the 2024-25 season in a 72-67 loss to the St. John’s Red Storm on Monday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center.  Monday’s ...