Author: Sam Jordan

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA– Redshirt-freshman Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) picked up a thrilling 9-4 win at 141 pounds, helping the Lock Haven University wrestling team (1-2) prevent the shutout as the Bald Eagles fell to No. 1 Penn State (4-0), 42-3 in front of 6,292 fans, Saturday at Rec Hall. Lock Haven trailed 10-0 after a pin at 125 and a major at 133, but Neff put The Haven on the board with his solid 9-4 win over senior Bryan Pearsall. Neff dominated the match, recording four takedowns, including three in…

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LEWISBURG, PA– Bucknell University and the Department of Athletics & Recreation mourn the loss of a true Bison coaching legend, Bob Odell, who passed away Saturday morning at the age of 90. A member of the Bucknell Athletics, Middle Atlantic Conference and College Football Halls of Fame, Odell guided the Bison football program through one of its greatest eras in the late 1950s and early 1960s. As head football coach at Bucknell from 1958-64, Bob Odell had a 37-26 record and led the 1960 and 1964 teams to Lambert Cup…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Lycoming College senior Jerald Williams (Riverdale, Md./Bladensberg) entered Sunday, Dec. 16’s men’s basketball game against King’s College needing 11 assists to break the Middle Atlantic Conference’s career record for assists. He got 13 and added 10 points for his third double-double of the season to lead the Warriors to their eighth straight win, a 74-65 triumph over the Monarchs at Lamade Gym. “I think he is the best player in the league,” Lycoming College head coach Guy Rancourt, who picked up his 75th win at the College,…

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LORETTO, PA – The National Tenpin Coaches Association released its December national bowling rankings with the Saint Francis U squad in 11th on the 20-team list. The Red Flash move up eight spots in the poll, after being spotted 19th in the original ranking from the preseason. Head coach Tom Falbo and his SFU squad has enjoyed its best start in the program’s three years in 2012. Saint Francis took home three tournament titles in the first half of the season, including a victory at its home event, the Red…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Two-time conference player of the year senior Stephen Romano (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) has picked up the first honor of his final campaign with the Lycoming College men’s lacrosse team, as he was placed on the “Face-Off Yearbook” Preseason All-American team, earning honorable mention plaudits from the magazine that is produced by InsideLacrosse.com. As a junior, Romano earned the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year award after finishing second in the league in goals (2.47) and third in points per game (3.33), also helping  him earn Honorable Mention…

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A three-time All-Middle Atlantic Conference selection at Alvernia University, Samantha Landis has been hired as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at Lycoming College, the program’s first-year head coach Lindsay Reese announced on Tuesday, Dec. 11. A four-year letterwinner and a team captain in both field hockey and lacrosse at Alvernia, Landis is one of the most decorated women’s lacrosse players in the school’s history. A midfielder, Landis picked up two Second Team All-MAC honors and as a senior she was a First Team All-Commonwealth Conference selection. As…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – After earning two all-conference honors as a goalkeeper at New England College, Nick Acquaviva has been hired as an assistant coach with the Lycoming College men’s lacrosse program, head coach Todd Hodgson announced on Tuesday, Dec. 11. “Nick will be a great addition to our program,” Hodgson said. “I believe our young defense and goalies will benefit from tremendously from his help.” Acquaviva was a four-year starter for the Pilgrims and earned back-to-back all-conference honors, taking honorable mention honors from The Commonwealth Coast Conference as a junior…

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BY: BILL ALBRIGHT, Special to midstatesports.net UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – Two years ago, Kevin Montminy could be found leading the Penns Valley Rams to an outstanding 18-7 record on the hardwood during his senior season. During Media Day for the Penn State men’s basketball team, Montminy was once again wearing the Blue & White, but this time it was as a member of the Nittany Lion men’s basketball team. Before making his way to Happy Valley , Montminy was looked at by a number of colleges and universities, mostly at…

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