Penn State did the right thing with retaining Cael Sanderson for an extended period of time, but nothing was shared with the public about the length of his extension or the amount of money he will paid. I suspect that this was the decision of Penn State and not Cory Giger, who wrote the ...
I know Walt Young has always been strongly opinionated, and I have no problem with that. However, his column on July 23 references two issues of the PA Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) that I, as District 4 Commissioner, am very much involved in. As a state appointed (unpaid volunteer) ...
The signs of man’s impact on the planet are plain for anyone to see. You do not need to look to global temperature, sea level rise, or melting ice. The signs have been here for as long as we have lived, and all we need do is look and remember. Has anyone seen the smog dangers in China as ...
I’m writing to publicly acknowledge Derek Martin and the Altoona Curve for including the players of Team Shag on the field during the recent home run derby with Jose Canseco. The entire experience, from playing baseball on a professional field to hearing the cheers from thousands of fans ...
I am a referee. I am also a father, a son, a grandfather, an uncle, a nephew, a brother and a husband. I am a veteran, a coach and a former teacher. I have volunteered in service organizations. I am a college graduate. I am a referee. I am a referee. I love the beach, I love ...
Commentary The PIAA made a mistake when it awarded the high school basketball finals to Hershey. There was nothing wrong with the Bryce Jordan Center, which was the center of excitement and also the center of the state. The next time the PIAA’s deal is up with Hershey, they should move ...
Having read Cory Giger’s column, I totally agree with his overall assessment of the Penn State master plan presented last week for public consumption. Like it or not, you have to feed the programs that brings in the revenue first, and that would be football and basketball. Penn State ...
It is interesting to compare the coaches and rosters of the Penn State and Iowa basketball programs. Fran McCaffrey is in his seventh season at Iowa. He has never had a losing season and has gone to the NIT and three NCAA tournaments. Pat Chambers just wrapped up his sixth season with ...
Commentary I am writing about the ringneck stamp that the Pennsylvania Game Commission is voting on in March. The understanding I have is that adult hunting license holders with lifetime licenses will have to buy this stamp. My lifetime license is a contract between the Pennsylvania State ...
I want to offer my opinion without causing any grief for fully committed, hard working basketball officials. I have lived a very long basketball life and have seen it all so to speak. But I have absolutely no time for any group of PIAA officials who unknowingly take the game away from the ...
I am writing this as a result of Todd Irwin’s column on Flo Wrestling dropping the ball on delivering the Penn State-Oklahoma State match for the NWCA Dual Championship Series title to thousands of fans of high school and collegiate wrestling. In short, there is no excuse, and Flo ...
Not long ago, I was praising Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers, believing signs he was turning this program around in a positive direction. Tonight, I watched this underachieving squad embarrassed by a Nebraska team that was 4-10 going into the game. The Nittany Lions were ...
Having lived through the complete history of professional football, I can say that although they retain some rules of the game, it is obviously no longer a sport. Through most of its history, players were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct and therefore avoided such actions. On the very ...
Patriots have advantage with added motivation A neat story in the NFL has emerged on Chris Hogan, a former Penn State lacrosse player now a football player with the New England Patriots. I am really happy for him. As for today’s big game, I am taking New England over the Atlanta ...
The first Wednesday of February in college football has become a celebration of hat-picking suspense and hopeful speculation. Schools use national signing day to excite their fans, market the program and impress future recruits with a flashy welcome. On one day, thousands of high school ...
Penn State men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers appears to have turned the program around. He has changed the culture of a losing program to some semblance of respectability and competitiveness in the Big Ten. Last Saturday at the Palestra on the University of Pennsylvania campus, Chambers ...
Commentary I enjoyed reading Neil Rudel’s comments about the Rose Bowl, but there is one thing that I’d like to see mentioned. The sportsmanship between the Nittany Lions and Trojans was the best I’ve seen anywhere in quite some time. In a day when most athletes, especially in ...
Does everyone realize what an incredible feat Bishop Guilfoyle has accomplished in winning three straight PIAA football championships? Instead, too many people have dismissed this as a private school with unimaginable recruiting powers. Even the Clairton coach made reference to this among ...
Lions need to act ‘like they’ve been there’ One cultural aspect of Penn State football under Joe Paterno that I believe eroded under Bill O’Brien and continues to erode under James Franklin is the “act like you’ve been there before” culture. Hand the ball back to ...
Commentary What I can see and hear from all of the pundits, PSU had zero chance to make the four-team dog-and-pony show, no matter whom, no matter what. With that said, the system is better than it was, but it’s still based on style points and bias. Ohio State and Michigan, for a ...