Field hockey enters new era with same expectations
By / Sports EditorShippensburg University’s field hockey team is set to begin a 2025 season that will look quite different from any in recent memory.
Shippensburg University’s field hockey team is set to begin a 2025 season that will look quite different from any in recent memory.
On August 20, 2024, Levi Maciejewski, the son of head football coach Mark Maciejewski passed away. A year later, the community came together to honor his spirit and remember his presence through Lift Like Levi, an event hosted by the Live Like Levi Foundation.
Shippensburg University graduate starting pitcher Jaxon Dalena was selected by the San Diego Padres with the 190th overall selection in the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday afternoon. After two years of anchoring the Raiders’ starting rotation, Dalena will now have a chance to go pro.
Shippensburg University’s women’s outdoor track-and-field team finished strong at the 2025 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. SU’s women’s outdoor team finished with 69 points to end the three-day conference.
Continuing their dream postseason run, Shippensburg University softball swept a best-of-three series over Kutztown this past weekend to advance to the Division II Women’s College World Series. The Raiders defeated the Golden Bears 7-2 on Thursday before a 4-0 victory on Saturday, continuing their deepest NCAA tournament run since 2004.
The Shippensburg University softball team earned a spot at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Super Regionals after going undefeated at the preliminary tournament last week.
Shippensburg University’s men’s track-and-field team scored 148 points to finish second in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships this past weekend at Slippery Rock University. The team won four events and had 12 top-three finishes, earning All-PSAC honors.
In the heart of Montoursville, Pennsylvania, was the stomping ground of Shippensburg University senior baseball player Jaxon Dalena. This is where his dream took flight: to be a college baseball player. Dalena has been playing baseball since he was a child, but did not know the true potential it could bring.
Shippensburg University’s softball team went 5-1 this past week to close out their regular season play and clinch a spot in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) tournament.
Shippensburg University’s women’s tennis team faced Millersville University, West Chester University and Bloomsburg University to finish their regular season this past week. Their overall record finishes at 8-13, and their PSAC record finishes at 1-5.
Amidst the craziness of Shippensburg’s home sports events this past weekend, a project partnered by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Volvo finally came to fruition.
In their largest home meet of the season, Shippensburg University’s track and field teams shined in the Paul Kaiser Classic this past weekend. The men’s and women’s teams combined to win 15 events in the meet, with four athletes provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Division II championships.
Shippensburg University men’s baseball finished 2-2 over four games this weekend against Mansfield. The series began on Friday, April 18. The Raiders are now 22-18 on the season and 9-11 in conference play.
Shippensburg University’s men’s and women’s track and field teams had a strong showcase with their second home meet of the season at Seth Grove Stadium.
The Shippensburg women’s tennis team split home matches this past week against East Stroudsburg University and Shepherd University. Their overall record moves to 7-10.
Shippensburg University’s outdoor track and field teams competed in the Susquehanna University outdoor River Hawk Multi last week and the Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg.
Shippensburg University baseball went 1-2 over three games this week, falling to Pitt-Johnstown on Tuesday before splitting a Sunday doubleheader against No. 15 East Stroudsburg.
Shippensburg University tennis (6-9) had its first shutout of the season, beating Lock Haven (2-8) 7-0.