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Howard emerging as serious threat for Penn State

STATE COLLEGE — As Rocco Becht waited for his surgically repaired shoulder to heal during winter workouts, the quarterback's eyes often were glued to his new teammate wearing No. 6. It didn't take long for Becht to strike up a friendship with James Franklin era holdover Koby Howard. Once ...

Knights lose to Seneca on Monday

ERIE — On Monday night, the Eisenhower Knights traveled to Seneca for a Region 3 volleyball match and were defeated by the Bobcats 25-16, 25-16, 28-26. The Knights were led by senior Paisley Lawson, who had eight kills, a block and three digs. Senior Alanna Byrd added a block, three aces and five digs. Junior Meredith Smyth had a kill, an ace and 17 digs. Eisenhower is back in action Thursday for a home match against Hickory.

Pirates one-hit Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise's first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night. The hard-throwing Jones (5-6) retired the first 16 batters he faced before ...

Second-place team finish

ERIE — It was a great day for the Warren girls golf team as four out of five players shot their career low competition scores en route to their best mega match finish in the four years of existence with a second-place team finish. “I really thought we could contend for a District 10 ...

Chasing geese in PA

September in Pennsylvania brings warm mornings, buzzing mosquitoes and some of the year's finest waterfowl action. The statewide early resident Canada goose season — running Sept. 1-25 — targets local populations before migratory northern flocks arrive. With liberal bag limits (typically eight geese daily statewide, except in a few restricted northwest areas), success hinges on knowing where resident birds feed, roost, and travel. TOP LOCATIONS FOR PENNSYLVANIA EARLY SEASON GEESE The Susquehanna and Juniata rivers (central and southern Pennsylvania): The broad, shallow waters of ...

Early season crossroads

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers hasn't lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of what ...