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The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College swim team completed a very stong showing at the Northeast Districts on Sunday.  The men's team finished as runner-ups and the women were 3rd out of 9 teams.  At the conclusion of the meet, the women's team was named the most improved team while head coach Bob Haley was named the men's coach of the year.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College swimming team is continuing its strong showing at the Northeast Districts this weekend.  The men sit in 2nd place heading into the final day of competition while the women are in 4th.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's swim team trails Monroe CC by just 23 points after day one of three at the Northeast Districts.  The women's team currently sits in 3rd place.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team fell behind 13-2 in the opening three minutes of the contest and could never fully recover in a 75-67 loss to Mercyhurst North East.  The Saints improve to 16-11 (5-8 WNYAC) while the Pioneers fall to 17-10 (6-6 WNYAC).

Mercyhurst North East rallied from a 15-point second half deficit and defeated ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College 65-63 in overtime.  A-State falls to 15-8 (6-4 WNYAC & 6-2 Region III Division II) while Mercyhurst North East improves to 12-15 (5-6 WNYAC).

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team picked up their 17th win of the season with a 79-72 victory at JCC-Olean on Thursday evening.  The Pioneers are now 17-9 overall and 6-5 in WNYAC action.

The brackets for the 2008 NJCAA Wrestling National Championships have been announced.  Gallaway Longenecker (Manheim, PA), Cory Merchant (Cobleskill-Richmondville), and Andy Wright (Hilton) will represent ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College in the event to be held February 22 & 23 in Rochester, MN.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College sophomore pitcher Becky Simpson (Campbell Savona) has been named a NJCAA Division III Pre-Season All-American.  Simpson is one of two pitchers on the 2nd team.

For the second time in less than a week the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team gave Erie CC all they could handle but couldn't pull off the upset of the #8 ranked Kats.  ECC used a 16 to 3 run in the 2nd half en route to a 76-67 victory.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College women's basketball team got solid contributes from Tiffany McLaughlin (Wellsville) and Anthia Smith (Elmira Free) in a 73-61 victory over Erie CC on Tuesday evening.  With the win the Lady Pioneers improve to 15-7 (6-3 WNYAC & 6-1 Region III Division II).