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The field and schedule has been set for the Inaugural Pioneer Volleyball Classic to be held Sept. 4 in the Orvis Activities Center.  ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State begins their 2010 with the new event.

The 2010 ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College football team will have feature new faces, a redesigned schedule, and a new look as they hope to climb above .500 for the first time since the 2006 season.

Two ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College track & field athletes placed at the 2010 Empire State Games in Buffalo.  Pioneer alum Andy Omoregie (Gates Chili) won a gold medal while incoming freshman Byron Jones (Niagara Falls) won a silver.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College football scrimmage scheduled for Saturday (8/28) vs. ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ University JV has been moved to 10 a.m.  The game will be played on the new turf at Merrill Stadium.

Nine athletes with ties to the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College track and field teams will compete this week at the Empire State Games.  The 2010 Summer Games will be held in Buffalo with most of the track events taking place at the University of Buffalo.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College football player Pat White (Warren, OH) has signed his national letter of intent to continue his career at Youngstown State.  White joins the Penguins and will compete in the Gateway Football Conference, a NCAA Division I football bowl subdivision program.

The 2010 ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College football schedule features some new opponents as the Pioneers look to improve on their 5-5 season in 2009.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State's Carey Crooker (Addison) and Masanari Yamamoto (Tokyo, Japan) were honored by the Western New York Athletic Conference at the annual athletic director's meeting.  Crooker was named the co-freshman athlete of the year while Yamamoto was named the academic male athlete of the year.

Four members of the 2010 ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College lacrosse team have earned All-WNYAC honors.  Ryan Speciale (Corning West) and Chase Bailey (Corning West) were named to the 1st team while James Moss (Hilton) and Nick Young (West Seneca West) were 2nd team selections.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State freshmen softball Angie Depew (Wellsville) and Charise Nankivell (Hornell) have been named All-Western New York Athletic Conference.  Depew was a first team selection while Nankivell was second team.