Category: College

LEWISBURG, PA – Bucknell freshman pitcher Andrew Andreychik (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Monday. The right-hander pitched seven innings and allowed just one run in the Bison’s 16-10 victory over Navy on Sunday as he earned his second win of the year. A native of nearby Danville, Andreychik was making his fourth career start and he retired 15 of the final 17 hitters he faced to improve to 2-2 on the year. The seven innings pitched were a career high. He struck…

LOCK HAVEN, PA – For the first time since 2001, Clarion University has three PSAC Top 10 winners in the same sports season, as Mike Kromka, Kayla Shull and Hannah Heeter all earned the award for their athletic and academic efforts during the winter sports season. The PSAC Top 10 awards are designed to recognize student-athletes who excel in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Initiated for the 1997-98 academic year, the Top 10 Award is given to five males and five females in each athletic season: fall, winter…

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – For the first time since 1987-88, a Lycoming College men’s basketball player has finished atop the NCAA Division III in a statistical category, as senior Jerald Williams (Riverdale, Md./Bladenburg) led not just Division III, but all of college basketball, with an average of 9.9 assists per game, according to final statistical reports released by the NCAA, NAIA, USCAA and the NJCAA. Williams is just the second Lycoming player to lead the NCAA Division III in a category, joining Jeff Jones, who led the nation with 4.2 3-point…

(Written By: Frank Schwab) State College, PA – By staying and being one of the faces of Penn State’s surprising post-sanctions 2012 season, quarterback Matt McGloin earned a special spot in Nittany Lions history. He also earned a pretty unusual and somewhat random honor that will give him a permanent place at Penn State. On Penn State’s Worthington Scranton campus, the new baseball field will be named Matt McGloin Field according to OnwardState.com. While the honor seems out of the blue, there are some ties. He went to West Scranton…

(courtesy of The Associated Press) Written by: Genaro C. Armas STATE COLLEGE, PA – Penn State has released a document sought by some of its critics detailing the agreement with former FBI director Louis Freeh to investigate the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a review that cost the school about $8.1 million. Including the bill to pay Freeh, Penn State’s total costs associated with the scandal topped $41 million as of the end of December, the university disclosed Monday on a website. The monthly financial update provided more itemization…