Centre County Gazette

SPRING MILLS – The Penns Valley boys soccer team went 2-1 in three games in three consecutive days, including wins at Philipsburg-Osceola, 2-0, on Sept. 24 and Johnstown, 6-1, on Sept. 25 at home.  The Rams (7-4-2) also suffered a 1-0 loss at Bishop Carroll on Sept. 23. And then four days after the Johnstown…

STATE COLLEGE — The State College High School Field Hockey team traveled to Harrisburg on Sept. 25 and came away with a satisfying 2-0 shutout victory over Mid Penn Commonwealth rival Central Dauphin. The Lady Lions, however, could not capitalize on the momentum from that win and subsequently fell, 3-0, at Mifflin County on Monday…

Penn State Athletics UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s Kennedy Martin was named the Big Ten Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week on Monday, Sept. 29, after putting up huge numbers in conference matches against No. 17 USC and UCLA last week at Rec Hall. Martin averaged 7.00 kills/set while hitting .348 over the two matches.…

Penn State Athletics UNIVERSITY PARK —No. 15 Penn State women’s volleyball continued its nine-match homestand with a 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 23-25, 23-25) loss to UCLA on Sunday, Sept. 28, at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions dropped to 7-5 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten, while the Bruins moved to 8-4 overall and 2-0 in…

STATE COLLEGE — The State College boys golf team won the District 6, AAA Golf Championship on Sept. 30 at Sinking Valley Country Club with an outstanding team score of 5-over par 293. The Little Lions also took the top four positions in the Individual Tournament and five out of the top six. Charlie Ladrido…

Penn State Sports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team (5-4, 1-1 B1G) hits the road this weekend for two Big Ten duals. Penn State is at Michigan (6-3, 1-1 B1G) on Friday, Oct. 3, at 5 p.m. Two days later the Nittany Lions visit Ohio State (4-5, 0-1 B1G) on…

Penn State Sports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Nittany Lion men’s and women’s fencing teams, under the guidance of head coach Matteo Zennaro, has announced the hiring of Simone Mazzoni as assistant coach. The former Italian Fencing Federation coach will serve as a foil coach for the Nittany Lions. Mazzoni comes to Penn State…