WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Sophomore Scott Fenton (Dickson City) scored 11 points while sophomore James Fortenberry (Lemoyne) added 10 in the Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s basketball team’s 92-52 loss to Penn State Brandywine Thursday. The Lions dominated from the start never giving up the lead. The loss drops the Wildcats to 3-15 overall and 2-7 in the Penn State University Athletic Conference. The game started off rocky with neither team able to put up points in the first three minutes. Brandywine’s Rasheed Wilkins hit a jumper at 16:58 to end…
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Saint Francis Adds Worley to Roster
LORETTO, Pa. (Jan. 11, 2013) – The Saint Francis University football team has announced the signing of Kire Worley.
Read MoreLady Monarchs Edge Out Lady Warriors
WILKES-BARRE, PA – Junior Julia Antonelli (Hanover, Pa./New Oxford) and sophomore Ali Derr (New Columbia, Pa./Milton Area) combined for 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Lycoming College women’s basketball team, but 2012 NCAA Division III Sweet 16 team King’s (Pa.) was able to overcome a second-half deficit and take a 71-66 decision at Scandlon Gymnasium on Thursday, Jan. 3. Antonelli posted 16 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals to lead the Warriors (2-9 overall), while Derr had a breakthrough game, notching a season-high 15…
Read MoreLady Bison Win 64-39 Over Cornell At Sojka Pavilion
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Audrey Dotson (Vienna, Va./Flint Hill School) and Lindsay Horbatuck (Avon, Conn./Avon) each put up standout performances for the Bison, but it was a team defensive effort that pushed Bucknell women’s basketball to a 64-39 victory over Cornell at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday night. Dotson led all players with 22 points and Horbatuck added a career-best 19 rebounds. The Bison (8-5) also held the Big Red (6-6) to 22.4 percent shooting and 23 boards, both lows for a Bucknell opponent this year. Cornell shot 11-for-49 from the floor…
Read MoreLycoming Women Succumb To Eastern @ Hoops for Hounds Tournament
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – For the second straight game, junior Julia Antonelli (Hanover, Pa./New Oxford) put up another 20-point double-double effort to lead the Lycoming College women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon, but the Warriors succumbed to a late rally by Eastern, falling 74-64, in the consolation game of the Hoops for Hounds Tournament at Lamade Gym on Saturday, Dec. 29. In the championship game of the tournament, MCLA defeated Susquehanna, 69-58, behind 23 points from tournament MVP Lucy Tremblay. Antonelli racked up 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the…
Read MoreBucknell Women Fall To Youngstown State Saturday
YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Bucknell women’s basketball suffered a second-half drought that ended its hopes of an eighth season win as it fell 69-51 to Youngstown State at the Beeghly Center on Saturday afternoon. Despite a team-best 12 points from Audrey Dotson (Vienna, Va./Flint Hill School) and Shelby Romine (Centreville, Va./Westfield), the Bison shot 7-for-19 from the floor in the second half to drop their record to 7-5 on the year. Dotson had given Bucknell its first lead, 20-10, with a pull-up jumper at 17:21 in the opening frame, but that…
Read MoreLHU Grapplers Place Nine At Brute Invitational
LOCK HAVEN, PA – The Lock Haven University wrestling team placed nine wrestlers today at the Second Annual Brute Invitational at Thomas Fieldhouse, securing LHU a third place finish. Leading the way for LHU was the trio of Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor), Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) and Mac Maldarelli (Merrick, N.Y./Nassau C.C.), who all took home second place in their respective weight class. Rehm (125) won his first three bouts of the day in convincing fashion. The sophomore standout defeated Steven Winfield (Drexel) 17-1 (5:36), Elliot Zackoski (Bloomsburg) 16-1…
Read MoreLycoming College Wins Opening Round of Basinger Tourney
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Four Lycoming College men’s basketball players finished in double figures to pace the Warriors to a school-record winning margin of 76 points, downing Cairn University, 103-27, in the opening round of the third annual Louis Fleming Basinger Memorial Tournament on Saturday night, Dec. 29. Senior Ihsaan Davis (Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King) led the Warriors (10-1 overall), who saw 13 players figure into the scoring, with 19 points and three 3-pointers, as he closed within 13 points of becoming the 29th player in school history to reach 1,000…
Read MoreCornell Edges Saint Francis Mens Basketball
LORETTO, PA – Playing in its final non-conference game of the 2012-13 season, the Saint Francis U men’s basketball team dropped a 79-67 home contest to Cornell Friday night at DeGol Arena. Earl Brown picked up the team’s first double-double of the season with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Along with Earl Brown, four other members of the Red Flash collected double-digit scoring efforts including Umar Shannon, Stephon Whyatt, Greg Brown and Ollie Jackson. Earl Brown and Jackson also added three blocks apiece, career-best marks. The Big Red…
Read MoreMERRY CHRISTMAS from Mid State Sports
LOGANTON, PA – Christmas is not just another holiday, in which we get to spend time away from work. It is a meaning. Whether you are religious or not, Christmas is celebrated by all in some sort of way. I just want to extend my warmest wishes during this season of Peace, Love, and Joy. May you and your family share those virtues together. If you have no family nearby, you don’t have to share the holiday alone either. Call a friend. Visit with a friend. Or… make a new…
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