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2018 shaping up nicely

Penn State football fans are pretty happy with the top 15 recruiting class the Nittany Lions signed on Wednesday. If things keep going the way they currently are playing out, Lion faithful might be unable to contain themselves next signing day. “There are so many top players out there that are high on Penn State, they absolutely have reason to dream of a top-five class,” Ryan Snyder of BlueWhite Illustrated said. “Since Rivals has started in 2003, Penn State has never had a better start. You can’t ask for much more.” The Lions are expected to sign somewhere around 20-22 ...

PSU dream becomes reality for Hoenstine

The Hoenstine name has been synonymous with great baseball for generations. The family was the heart of the powerful Thomas teams in the Altoona Greater City League. Dave played minor league ball in the Reds chain. His oldest son, A.J., helped Mansfield to a pair of PSAC titles and has coached Central to the PIAA championship game. Nick, another of Dave’s sons, has gone on to play college ball, too. But Dave could see very early on that his son Alex was a little different. “It was really tough to get him to (play baseball) in the summer,” Dave Hoenstine said. “He was ...

Recruiting update

PENN STATE Player    Ht.    Wt.     Pos.    Hometown Damion Barber     6-3    245    DE    Harrisburg, Pa. Chose PSU over: Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Temple Assistant coach who opened the door: Brent Pry FYI: Formed formidable bookend combination with 2018 Lion commit Micah Parsons that led Harrisburg to PIAA Class 5A finals. Corey Bolds    6-3    268    DT    Paterson, N.J. Chose PSU over: Rutgers, Minnesota, Clemson, Pitt, Georgia Assistant coach who opened the door: Sean Spencer FYI: First-team all-North Jersey ...

Lions’ 2018 class continues growth spurt

By Philip Cmor pcmor@altoonamirror.com Penn State’s 2017 recruiting class needed two commitments on signing day to finish up. The Nittany Lions’ 2018 class already is nearly half-complete. And it’s exceptional so far. “Aww man 2018 class is looking scary,” Lion 2017 four-star defensive tackle signee Fred Hansard posted on Twitter. The early No. 1-rated class in the country got even better late Friday afternoon with the addition of two more commits, including one of the best running backs in the country, Virginia’s Ricky Slade. The Lions also added one of the ...

PSU picks up another 2018 recruit

One day after wrapping up its top-15 2017 recruiting class, the Penn State football program got to work continuing what is looking like it will be an even better crop in 2018. Cumberland Valley Class 6A all-state player Charlie Katshir gave Nittany Lion football coach James Franklin a great birthday present when he announced on Thursday his intentions to sign with Penn State. “My dream has come true!! I’m coming home #WEARE #107K,” Katshir posted on his Twitter page. Penn State now has eight recruits in a class that probably will wind up somewhere around the 21 the Lions ...

Nittany Lions finish with a flurry

UNIVERSITY PARK — If Alec Baldwin’s character from “Glengarry Glen Ross” is right, and coffee is for closers, then brew up a pot for Penn State football coach James Franklin and his staff today. Better make it a double. Not exactly renown for strong recruiting finishes for at least the last couple of decades, Franklin and the Nittany Lions put a couple of exclamation points on this year’s class by reeling in four-star Maryland cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields — the top remaining prospect on their board — and filling a position of need by offering and landing New Jersey ...