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SHIP U. Volleyball falls to Shepherd in straight sets

The Shippensburg University volleyball team lost to Shepherd 25-22, 26-24, 25-15 on Saturday night at Heiges Field House. Shippensburg fell to 8-5 overall and 1-1 in the PSAC East. Shepherd improved to 11-1 and 2-0.

Shippensburg hit .190 and recorded six blocks, matching Shepherd’s block total. The Rams hit .239 and had 15 more digs. The Raiders committed 14 service errors.

Hailey Cappleman led Shippensburg with 11 kills and four block assists. She hit .391 with two errors in 23 attempts. Elise Bragg and Riley Blank added six kills each, while Shay Kolivoski had 16 digs.

Ada McCoy and Sophia Ryan each had 11 kills for Shepherd, and Amya Davis added 10. Alexa Smith recorded 23 digs, and Maggie Smith had 36 assists.

Shippensburg will host Bloomsburg at 6 p.m. Friday during its annual Pink Weekend. The team plans to auction gift baskets and other items, with proceeds going toward breast cancer efforts.

Runaway Juvenile

On 11/05/26 at 0725 hours, Spencer Newman ran away from his residence. Newman is 5’9, 125 pounds, white male, brown eyes, brown hair and was last seen wearing a brown

Fred Allen Blocher 1943-2026

Fred Allen Blocher, 83, of Gardners, PA passed away Saturday, October 24 2026 at his home. Born October 19, 1943 in Gettysburg, he was the son of the late Fred

Frank Charles Henry 1945-2026

Born January 4, 1945 in Washington, D.C., Frank was an avid Civil War enthusiast who loved to share his knowledge with others.

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