Off-season workouts for football are heating up as Penn State’s winter sports seasons are nearing the conclusion of their regular seasons. Another weekend is in the books at University Park and here are the latest news and notes.

- Penn State early enrollee and five-star defensive back Lamont Wade was honored as Mr. Pennsylvania Football Saturday. A December graduate of Clairton, Wade earned the honor for Classes 1A-3A after being selected as a nominee the previous two seasons. Wade called it a blessing to be able to finally earn the award.

“It’s been a journey for me,” Wade told PennLive.com. “I’m just blessed to be here and to accomplish everything that I accomplished. I can say I’m real proud of myself.”

Throughout his high school career, Wade led his team to three WPIAL titles before a state championship as a senior. In all he posted a 51-5 record and was a first-team all-state selection for three years in a row.

Already taking classes and part of winter workouts at Penn State, Wade joins teammates Saquon Barkley, Miles Sanders and Michael Shuster as former Mr. PA Football winners.

- With the letters of intent signed for the Class of 2017, PSU coaches continue full-steam ahead in its pursuit of their Class of 2018 prospects and building on a group that is early considered the best in the nation.

This weekend they played host to Rivals250 four-star WR Daniel George.

Blue White Illustrated will have a full report on George’s unofficial visit today. By all accounts the native of Oxon Hill, Md., enjoyed his trip as the main recruit on campus.

- Workouts inside the Lasch Building weight room continue on, and coaches tweeted out their top performers from Friday morning’s session. Here’s who they highlighted:

- Head coach Pat Chambers and his Penn State basketball team improved their overall record to 14-12 (6-7 B1G) with its second win of the week. On Saturday they won at Illinois, 83-70, to complete a season sweep of the Illini. The Nittany Lions were led by 24 points from junior Payton Banks, and they’ll be back in action Tuesday (9 p.m./BTN) at Nebraska.

- Head coach Coquese Washington and the Lady Lions earned their third victory in a row by beating Purdue at home Saturday, 79-73. On senior day in the Bryce Jordan Center, seniors Kaliyah Mitchell, Sierra Moore and Peyton Whitehead combined for 34 points in order to give PSU its 17th win of the season. The Lady Lions are 17-8 (7-6 B1G) on the year and play again Tuesday at Illinois.

- Penn State wrestling is the Big Ten regular-season champion for the second year in a row. The Nittany Lions were triumphant in both of their home dual meets over the weekend, winning 17 of the possible 20 matches. On Friday, they battled to a 34-7 win against Illinois and on Sunday they blew past Maryland, 45-6.

The outcomes give head coach Cael Sanderson and his wrestlers 30 consecutive dual-meet victories, a streak that dates back to February 2015. One dual meet remains before the post-season tournaments begin. PSU is expected to take on Oklahoma State Feb. 19 as part of the NWCA Dual Championship Series. The official pairings are expected to be announced later today.

- Guy Gadowsky and his hockey team got back on a winning note over the weekend after a five-game winless streak. At Wisconsin, the Nittany Lions won, 6-3, Friday night, before winning again, 5-2, on Saturday. The wins give PSU a 18-6-2 (7-4-1 B1G) record with eight games remaining until the conference tournament. It returns home this weekend for a two-game series against Minnesota.