Published June 19, 2009, 3:45 PM EST

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State's Talor Battle will be playing point guard for the U.S. National team at the World University Games in Serbia.

The final roster released Thursday includes the Nittany Lions' junior, who helped lead Penn State to the NIT championship this past season.

The national team wil...

Published June 18, 2009, 1:02 AM EST

by STAFF REPORT

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Penn Manor's Cody Booth, Hempfield's Jarvis Cummings and Pequea Valley's Sean Persch are among an eight-member contingent of Lancaster-Lebanon League players and head coach who will participate Friday night in the ninth annual Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star......

Published June 17, 2009, 1:41 AM EST

by GREG CALDWELL

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - One more year of experience has helped turn a local semipro soccer team into a force to be reckoned with.The Lancaster Inferno is 3-1 in its second season as a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). Nearly half of the team's roster of college or former college players ......

Published June 11, 2009, 1:24 AM EST

by ED GRUVER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Former Donegal ace Darin Gorski has been known to throw so hard his catchers had to ice their glove hands after games."When he was on, he was tough to hit," retired Indians coach Frank Stellar said. "Most teams couldn't touch him."Mark Jones can relate. Manhe......

Published June 10, 2009, 2:06 AM EST

by MATT BLYMIER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - If this year's Manheim Township-Hempfield showdown for the first PIAA District Three title wasn't an indication that the L-L League has the best boys' lacrosse teams in the district, the District Three All-Star team selections were.The L-L League placed seven players, out of 16......

Published June 9, 2009, 3:27 PM EST

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State's new marquee wrestling coach has signed one of the top prospects in the country.

The Nittany Lions say David Taylor has committed to Penn State, and will join the team this fall.

The high school senior from St. Paris, Ohio had initially signed with Iowa State. But the Cy...

Published June 7, 2009, 12:18 AM EST

by MIKE GROSS, Assistant Sports Editor

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Penn State's football program is making a serious recruiting dent in Western Pennsylvania. Two members of the high school class of 2010 — offensive linemen Tom Ricketts of North Allegheny and Miles Dieffenbach of Fox Chapel — verbally committed to Penn State last week.......

Published May 29, 2009, 5:59 PM EST

by MEGAN HARRIS, 17, Freestyle

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Hand Lancaster-Lebanon League field hockey player Jill Witmer a field hockey stick and ball, and she'll be sure to stun you with her speed, stick skills and sharp shooting.Jill, a 17-year-old homeschooled junior who is a part of the Penn Manor field hockey squad, recently was honored a......

Published May 29, 2009, 12:24 AM EST

by WILL WELLIVER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Two weeks ago, Warwick lost to Donegal 5-4 in an L-L League baseball semifinal.Three days ago, Warwick lost to Chambersburg, 5-4 in 13 innings, in a District Three Class AAAA semifinal."I tell the kids you have to have a short memory in this game because baseball is about failu......

Published May 28, 2009, 6:05 PM EST

by Matt Blymier

HERSHEY, Pa - Manheim Township beat L-L League rival Penn Manor to win the first ever District Three gold medal. ......