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UNIVERSITY PARK — Coaching changes are often met with trepidation. Fans and players alike are put in unfamiliar waters, surrounded by uncertainty and almost always anticipating rebuilding and growing pains. What sometimes gets overlooked, though, is the excitement the change injects might be just what the program needs. …

REEDSVILLE — The State College Little Lions and Lady Little Lions snagged cross country titles at the District 6 AAA Championships on Oct. 26 at Indian Valley Elementary School. Both the boys’ team and girls’ squad dominated with team scores of 21 points, each. …

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State football earned a verbal commitment from three-star athlete Liam Clifford, the younger brother of current Penn State starting quarterback Sean Clifford, on Oct. 20. The younger Clifford has a host of offers from big-name schools, including Michigan, Michigan State, and…

HUNTINGDON — Rebecca Bonness recorded a goal and an assist as the State College Area High School field hockey team defeated Mifflin County, 3-1, to win its fourth straight District 6 Class 3A championship on Oct. 16 at Juniata College. The win improved the Lady Little Lions record to 7-11 and qualified them for…

WINGATE — Bald Eagle Area earned a 3-1 victory over the Lady Rams of Penns Valley on Oct. 19 to solidify an undefeated season for the Lady Eagles. The only blemish on their record was a 1-1 tie earlier in the season to the same Lady Rams. Georgia Cingle and Emily Shiels both booted…

NEWVILLE — The Lady Little Lions took home the win at the Mid Penn championship held in Newville on Oct. 12. The team scored 68 points, ahead of second-place Chambersburg, which scored 85 team points. This is State High’s…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball added to its 2020 class with the verbal commitment of DJ Gordon on Wednesday evening. Gordon, a 3-star shooting guard prospect out of Pittsburgh picked the Nittany Lions over Iowa, Minnesota and VCU among other options. Coming in on the scales at 6-foot-5, 170 pounds, Gordon…

PHILIPSBURG — The plague of injuries afflicting the Philipsburg-Osceola football team finally took its ultimate toll. The Mounties announced on Oct. 15 they will forfeit their final two games because of dwindling numbers and concerns for the safety of their remaining players. …

With just a few weeks left of the regular season remaining, the high school soccer season is winding down in Centre County. The Lady Eagles of Bald Eagle expanded their record to 14-0-1, capturing their first ever Mountain League title in program history. With a conference record…

Penn State men’s basketball senior forward Lamar Stevens, the Big Ten’s leading returning scorer and rebounder, was named to the 2019-20 preseason All-Big Ten Team. The team was selected by a panel of conference media members. During the 2018-19 season, Stevens averaged 19.9 points per game and 7.7…