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PSU wrestler wins honor UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Beau Bartlett was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week fon Wednesday. Bartlett wins Penn State’s second-straight weekly honor after teammate Shayne Van Ness won last week. He shares this week’s award with Rutgers’ Yaraslau Slavikouski. Bartlett, a senior, rolled to the Black Knight Invite championship with a 4-0 run, including three straight pins to start the tournament. He pinned Riley Halal of Brown at 2:36, Joe Fongaro of Rutgers at 4:48 and Rich Treanor of Army West Point at 3:57 to advance to the ...

Plenty of Big Ten football drama for Saturday

By Noah Trister The Associated Press Consider this Big Ten season the end of an era in many ways. Starting next year, if Michigan and Ohio State enter their November matchup unbeaten, both teams would presumably be in good shape to reach a 12-team playoff regardless of the result. That’s not the case now, with only four teams qualifying. We can also bid adieu to the Big Ten West, a division full of ... parity? Mediocrity? Whatever word you choose, it’s been an unpredictable group over the years, although this season No. 20 Iowa has wrapped up the West’s spot in the ...

Classic showing for Nittany Lions

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Five Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers took part in the 2023 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic on Tuesday night at Rec Hall. The All-Star Classic featured a lineup of 10 collegiate bouts featuring 20 of the nation’s top wrestlers from around the country, as well as four women’s freestyle showcases. For Penn State, All-Americans Shayne Van Ness, Carter Starocci, Bernie Truax, Aaron Brooks and Greg Kerkvliet took part. A total of four exhibition matches took place, including four women’s freestyle bouts and 10 men’s ...

Franklin expects Allar to return for Sparty

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Monday press conference: Friday’s game: vs. Michigan State at Ford Field (7:30 p.m. NBC) Records: Penn State is 9-2 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten following last week’s 27-6 win over Rutgers; Michigan State improved to 4-7 overall and ...

Ciezki has big night for PSU

From Mirror, wire reports NASSAU, Bahamas — Sophomore guard Shay Ciezki’s career high scoring night of 27 points highlighted the Penn State women’s basketball team’s 89-80 win over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the opening game of the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Center Monday night. The Lady Lions secured their fifth-straight victory to open the season, matching their 5-0 start from last year while booking a pair of wins over power-five opposition. PSU is now 2-0 against teams that competed in last year’s NCAA Tournament after downing ...

Sluggish Penn State rides defense to 27-6 victory over Rutgers

UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State’s history under James Franklin is to struggle the week after a tough loss. It’s happened over the years, it happened after the midseason loss to Ohio State, and it happened again Saturday against Rutgers. In the aftermath of a turbulent week in which the ...