The Bloomsburg University men’s and women’s cross country teams are in final preparations for the 2009 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships on Saturday at Edinboro University.

Freshman Tyler Phillips (Ephrata/Ephrata) scored the game’s only goal to lift the Bloomsburg University men’s soccer team to a 1-0 win over East Stroudsburg University on Wednesday night.

Despite losing a very talented group of seniors from a national championship team, the Huskies have been working hard and remain positive about defending their title this fall.

The 2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies had a special treat for fans of Bloomsburg University this past Friday afternoon.
The 2008 World Series trophy made a scheduled stop at our Kehr Union Ballroom for fans to take pictures, greet the Philly Fanatic and for a special opportunity to meet radio announcer Tom McCarthy. The Phillies are repaying their beloved fans, whom have been with them since the start of the season with a trophy tour presented by Neve Pharmaceuticals and Comcast SportsNet.
Battling the cold weather, fans stood in line for over four hours for …

Cheyney dominated the boards out-rebounding Bloomsburg 59-30 which ultimately became the deciding factor.

Sophomore Taylor Battle scorched the Huskies for 17 points and Danny Morrisssey dropped 14 as Penn State downs Bloomsburg 77- 51 at Bryce Jordan Center this past Sunday.
Penn State shot 41% from the field including six three pointers which Morrissey found the stroke from beyond the arc nailing four of his own. Bloomsburg struggled offensively against the Division I Nittany Lions connecting on 20-51 shooting chances led by Larry Webster 16 points on 8-9 shooting. Webster provided the spark for Bloomsburg as he led his Huskies in scoring, 12 rebounds and five …

Bloomsburg University will serve as the host of the 2008 NCAA Division II field hockey championship final four on Friday, November 14 and Sunday, Nov. 16.
The Huskies, 21-1 and the top seed from the South Region, will get a first round bye. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 14-2, will host Shippensburg University in the South region first-round contest at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Saturday, November 8. The winner will advance to play Bloomsburg.

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BLOOMSBURG— Kelsey Stoka (Langhorne/Neshaminy) had a hat-trick with three goals and one assist to lead the Bloomsburg University women’s soccer team to a 5-0 victory over the University of Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday afternoon.
Stoka began scoring for the Huskies with an unassisted goal in the seventh minute of play. Jourdan Fedusenko (Newark, DE/Newark) scored a goal off a Stoka assist in the 20th minute to end the half with a 2-0 lead.
Stoka opened play in the second half with an unassisted goal 2:50 into …

Lauren Hess’s (East Greenville/Upper Perkiomen) goal in the 71st minute lifted the BloomsburgUniversity women’s soccer team to a 1-0 win over Mansfield on Tuesday night.

Before the season started, shortstop Jimmy Rollins made another bold prediction as he has been accustomed to over the past two years. “Philadelphia Phillies will be the team to beat in the East” and he did not disappoint as the Phillies clinched the NL East Division with a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals at Citizen Bank Park this past Saturday giving them their second division title in the past two years.
The Phillies were clinging to a 4-2 lead entering the ninth inning. Closer Brad Linge barely escaped the inning until …

 
I am very picky in terms of my sports. I acknowledge baseball, basketball and football (hockey is on probation) while everything else kind of just blends into the background.

There is a problem with this philosophy though. See, I am a college student. We are historically supposed to be open to new things. I feel like I am undermining this stereotype. Something has to be done.
So what did I do this Friday night? I attended my very first water polo game.
In case you haven’t heard, (which is possible because the only …

Battle of the bands- While at Bloomsburg, I have had the privilege of witnessing community members rise to meet a pressure situation on several occasions. I was present when the student body packed (and rocked) the Nelson Field house against Mansfield.. I had sideline seats to the football teams’ upset victory over California PA last month. Just the other day, I even faced my own dare-to-be-great situation with a historic rally to win a well fought contest of “Pocket Tanks” with my buddy Dave.
This past week, we once again …