TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009
Tedesco Selected
Josh Tedesco, a senior at Thiel, was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball pitcher of the week. A native of Campbell and an Ursuline High graduate, Tedesko did not allow an earned run in 13 innings of work with no walks and eight strikeouts in posting two wins.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator

District Notebook
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The Waynesburg women's lacrosse team, in its second season, won its first-ever game by beating Wilson, 15-4, last week.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review


SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2009
Local Briefs
...College Baseball...Tyler Penwell belted a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning to help 14th-ranked Marietta defeat Washington & Jefferson, 10-7, Friday evening at Ross Memorial Park.
Observer-Reporter

Local Roundup
...Women's Softball...Waynesburg University 3, Westminster 2; Westminster 11, Waynesburg 0 - Waynesburg split a President's Athletic Conference doubleheader with Westminster Saturday.
The Herald Standard


THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
Campus Notes 3/26
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Bethany’s Matt Nemec (Riverside) went 4 for 6 with three runs scored and an RBI in a win over Mount St. Vincent.

Beaver County Times

W&J Hoops Becoming A Strong Link
If third-year Washington & Jefferson College men's basketball coach Glenn Gutierrez needs a little extra motivation, all he has to do is look down the narrow hallway outside his office in Henry Memorial Center.
Observer-Reporter


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009
Davis, Wingard Teammates On Waynesburg University Volleyball Team
In front of a crowd of parents and fans at the Rudy Marisa Field House, Waynesburg University men's club volleyball middle hitter senior Brad Davis said goodbye to the court he practiced and played on over the past few months.
The Herald Standard

C-M Seniors Make College Choices
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Steve Roach, the Big Macs' starting quarterback as a senior, will play football at Waynesburg University.
Observer-Reporter


TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009
TMC Notebook
Thomas More College junior shortstop Chris Fishburn (Elder High School) was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference baseball hitter of the week Monday. Fishburn led the Saints to a perfect 5-0 week by batting .400 (9-of-20) with two home runs (including a grand slam), three doubles, a triple and 12 RBI. He drove in seven runs in a four-for-five effort in a 12-7 road victory over Centre.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Sports Shorts
Track & field...Moder PAC's best..Waynesburg University sophomore Bill Moder was named the PAC men's Track Athlete of the Week after finishing third in the 1,500 meters (4:30.20) and fourth in the 800 (2:05.01) at the Muskingum Spring Invitational.
The Herald Standard

And The Winners Are...
...In swimming, Grove City senior Caleb Courage won his third career NCAA Division III title in the 100 freestyle at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Minneapolis.
Pittsburgh Tribune Review


MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009
Thomas More Notebook
Junior shortstop Chris Fishburn (Cincinnati/Elder) had a career day in the Saints' 12-7 win at Centreon Wednesday. Fishburn went 4-for-5 with two home runs - one a grand slam - a double, seven RBI and two runs scored.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Championship Roundup
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The morning saw the oldest record in the books fall when Grove City's Caleb Courage erased Jim Born's 24-year old record.  All was silent when the senior took his marks in what figured to be another historic swim.  The burly senior displayed uncharacteristic hand speed in his morning swim. 
CollegeSwimming.com

NCAA Swimming
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Fairview product Natalie Rambish, swimming for Westminster, wound up 30th in the 100 backstroke in 58.44. She also participated in the 800 freestyle relay, in which Westminster finished 17th in 7:46.37.
GoErie.com


SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009
Waynesburg Baseball Team Falls To Thiel
The Waynesburg University baseball team hung right with 23rd-ranked Thiel through four innings Friday afternoon as the two teams opened up Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play.
The Herald Standard

Softball
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Westminster placed 12th with a time of 3:53.14 in the 400-yard medley. Westminster’s 800-yard freestyle relay team broke a school record with a 17th-place time of 7:46.37.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator


THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009
Campus Notes
Westminster’s Jillian Babish (OLSH) set a new school record in the discus and placed in the top 20 in two events at the Coastal Carolina/Asics Invitational. Babish threw the discus 34.45 meters — breaking her old school mark by 1.5 meters — to place 14th, then had a 17th-place finish in the shot put.
Beaver County Times

Sports Shorts
Baseball...Bethany wins, 18-10...Bethany downed Mount St. Vincent 18-10 Wednesday. It was the most runs scored in a game for the Bison since 2006.
The Herald Standard

Whiteman Signs With Waynesburg
Magnolia High School two-year football letterman Martin Whiteman has signed a letter of intent to further his education and athletic career at Waynesburg University. Whiteman helped lead the Eagles to the state semi finals and the state championship game the last two seasons, respectively, and plays on both sides of the ball.
Wetzel Chronicle

Ex-Pirates Voice Frattare Hired By Waynesburg U.
The man who retired after 33 seasons as a television and radio broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates has been hired as a communications professor by nearby Waynesburg University. The university announced Wednesday it was hiring Lanny Frattare (frah-TAYR'-ee) to teach sportscasting, news announcing and public speaking courses.
York Daily Record


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009
Men's All-Great Lakes Region Team
D3Hoops.com

Women's All-Great Lakes Region Team
D3Hoops.com

TMC Notebook
Thomas More College swept the Presidents' Athletic Conference's weekly baseball honors. Senior third baseman Jake Brown (Elder) was named the PAC Hitter of the Week and freshman pitcher Paul Uhl (McNicholas) was named pitcher of the week.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Area
...Terrell Picked By PAC...Following a week in which she gained her first collegiate save, victory and no-hitter, Bethany freshman Summer Terrell was selected as the PAC Pitcher of the Week for March 16. In the Bison’s first game of the season against Babson in Orlando, Florida, last Saturday, Terrell came on in relief in the top of the seventh with one on and no one out and got her first save.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator


TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009
Sports Shorts
Geneva Beat Bison...Bethany (W.Va.) ended its three-game Florida swing Monday with a 13-3 loss to Geneva. Laurel Highlands grad Eric Fudala brought home the Bison's first run on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the third inning.
The Herald Standard

Streak Busted
...The nation's longest hitting streak in all NCAA divisions ended earlier this month, when Westminster (Pa.) shortstop Nick Maiorano (New Castle) went hitless in three at-bats in the second game of a doubleheader on March 7 at Southern Virginia.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Alle-Kiski Campus Clippings
...Washington & Jefferson...Senior 5-foot-9 guard Veronica Kust (Riverview) helped lead her team to a school-record 24 wins and its sixth appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament. Kust started all 29 games and averaged 6.8 points per game.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Sportview
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Thiel College freshman Corey Brown (Reynolds High) finished 6th at the NCAA Division III Nationals, while Gannon University’s Kevin McElhaney (Jamestown High) earned a 6th place medal at the NCAA Division II Nationals.
The (Sharon) Herald


MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009
NCAA Swimming
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Caleb Courage (Shippensburg) and Clay Beckner (Chambersburg) will be representing Grove City College at the NCAA Division III swimming National Championships March 18-21 in Minneapolis.
Chambersburg Public Opinion

Magnolia's Utt Signs With Bethany
Magnolia's Jason Utt has signed to play his college football at Bethany College. This season for the Blue Eagles , Utt helped lead his team to the AA state championship game , where he set two state records with 11 receptions and 138 receiving yards .
WVNSTV.com

Names In The Games
New Castle News


SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2009
Helping Hands
Lindsey Hyre (Chartiers Valley) and Veronica Kust (Riverview) helped lead the Washington & Jefferson women's basketball team to a school-record 24 victories and the program's sixth appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Hope Downs Thomas More
It was a disappointing finish to an otherwise spectacular season for the Thomas More College women’s basketball program. Hope College’s size and defensive pressure proved to be too much for Thomas More over the final 16 minutes as the Saints saw an early three-point second half lead dissipate into a 67-51 loss in the NCAA Division III sectional semifinals on Friday night at Connor Convocation Center on the Crestview Hills, Ky. Campus.
Cincinnati Enquirer


Local Athletes Deserve Credit
On a weekend when the Observer-Reporter sports pages focused on the state high school basketball playoffs and the PIAA wrestling championships, two local young men were wrestling at the NCAA Division III National Championships and a basketball team competed in the NCAA regional tournament.
Observer-Reporter


SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2009
Hope Too Much For Saints
A season, and really a three-year run, of significant accomplishment for the Thomas More College women's basketball team sure couldn't be seen on the faces of senior guards Jayme Thiem and Gabby Johnson on Friday night.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Waynesburg Baseball Earns Split With Baldwin-Wallace
The Waynesburg University baseball team ended its run at the Russ Matt Baseball Invitational Friday by splitting a pair of contests with Baldwin-Wallace College. The Yellow Jacket scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh and final inning to pull out an 8-7 victory in game one. However, the Jackets couldn't pull off a second comeback as they dropped a 3-2 contest in game two.
The Herald Standard

Deep and Dominant
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No. 2 Hope got big contributions from its starters and its reserves in beating No. 7 Thomas More, 67-51. Erika Bruinsma came off the bench to tally 11 points and five boards. All-American candidate Carrie Snikkers chalked up 11 points and 14 rebounds while Jenny Cowen scored 18 for the Flying Dutch
D3Hoops.com


FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009
Hope Women Prepare to Face Thomas More
Hope College women's basketball players might be wondering if their clocks got pushed up one week instead of one hour last weekend. The NCAA Division III Final Four will be returning to Hope's campus next weekend, but no one would blame the Flying Dutch if they are feeling like they have already landed in the Final Four, considering just how loaded their sectional is.
Mlive.com

Giachetti Gets First Win With Jackets
Waynesburg handed first-year softball coach Lou Giachetti with his first two wins of his career Thursday victories over Lesley and Emmanuel, both from Massachusetts, at the Rebel Games. The Yellow Jackets (2-6) won the opener 5-0 over the Lynx and completed the day sweep against the Saints with a 5-4 victory.

The Herald Standard


THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009
Campus Roundup
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Dylan Viehdorfer, Geneva College: After taking the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday night, Geneva stands with a 3-2 mark on the season. Viehdorfer, a West Branch alumnus, is listed as a pitcher/first baseman for the Golden Tornadoes, who continued play in Florida this morning with a doubleheader against Northwestern (Minn.).
T
he Progress News

Campus Notes
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Grove City College’s Nick Hamilton (Moon Area) was one of 11 swimmers from the school to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Beaver County Times

Thomas More Notebook
No. 6-ranked Thomas More will host No. 2 Hope College in a sectional semifinal game of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at 7 p.m. Friday at the Connor Convocation Center. It is Thomas More's seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament and Hope's 10th appearance.
Cincinnati Enquirer


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009
Sports Shorts
Baseball...Local players at Bethany...Four area players will have a lot to say about how well Bethany College's baseball team fares this season.
Leading the way is senior shortstop Scott Fraley of Brownsville. Fraley also serves as the Bison closer. Junior Josh Lawrence of Jefferson-Morgan is a starting pitcher for Bethany.
The Herald Standard


TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009
Waynesburg Teams Drop Doubleheaders
Waynesburg's softball team had a tough day Monday at the Rebel Games in Florida, dropping both ends of a doubleheader with a 6-2 loss to Benedictine (Ill.) University and a 9-0 defeat at the hands of Marian (Ind.)
The Herald Standard

ECAC Champs
The Washington & Jefferson men's team and the Juniata women's team — both in NCAA Division III came away with championships at the Eastern College Athletic Conference South Region tournaments over the weekend.
Pittsburgh Tribune Review


MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009
Flying Dutch to Call Kentucky Home For the Weekend
It’s back on the road for the Hope College women’s basketball team. The Flying Dutch are headed to Crestview Hills, Ky., outside of Cincinnati for their NCAA Division III sectional, it was announced Sunday.
Holland Sentinel

Hope Women To Play Thomas More In Kentucky
The Hope College women's basketball team found out Sunday that its quest for a second national championship in four seasons will go through Kentucky. The NCAA announced Thomas More College of Crestview Hills, Ken., will host Friday and Saturday's NCAA Division III sectional tournament.
Mlive.com

Thomas More Notebook
Senior guard Alex Gee, a Glen Este High graduate, became Thomas More's all-time women's 3-point shooter with a 3-pointer at the 19:45 mark of the first half against Messiah (Pa.) College on Saturday. Gee finished the game with three 3-pointers so her career mark currently stands at 245.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Saints Host Div. III Sectionals
After being forced to play away from home for their first two NCAA Division III Tournament games the Thomas More women's basketball team has earned the right of home-court advantage for its next one - and the one after that if it wins.
Cincinnati Enquirer


SATURDAY, MARCH 7 2009
Thomas More's Upset Bid Falls Short To Capital
For a team that had come so far this season and for a program that had come even further in just three seasons, the Thomas More College men's basketball team wasn't going down without a fight in its first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance.

Cincinnati Enquirer

W&J Falls In D-III Tourney
The No. 21-ranked Washington & Jefferson College women's basketball team saw its record-setting season come to a close Friday night with an 87-64 loss to No. 2-ranked Hope College in the opening round of the 2009 NCAA Division III tournament at DeVos Fieldhouse.
Observer-Reporter

Capital 80, Thomas More 77

Senior guard Jamie Yoder sank two free throws with 21 seconds left and Capital University's men's basketball team survived an upset bid from Thomas More College, winning 80-77 in overtime in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championships Friday at The Capital Center.
D3Hoops.com

Names in the Games
New Castle News

Division III A Pure World
Two days ago, I asked the 6-foot-7 physics major who plays the post for Thomas More College, “What’s it going to feel tike competing in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time?” “I can’t wait for Friday night to get here,” answered sophomore Brian Muse, covering his face with his hands.
Cincinnati Enquirer
 

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009
Area Women In Postseason Action
It's tournament time for women's teams from the University of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University and Thomas More College. The Saints (26-2), ranked No. 6 nationally, will play Randolph-Macon (23-5) in the NCAA Division III Tournament at 5:30 p.m. in Grantham, Pa.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Flying Dutch Ready For First Round Foe's High-Octane Offense
Holland, MI — Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) women’s basketball coach Jina DeRubbo doesn’t believe her team needs a miracle to beat once-beaten Hope College in the NCAA Division III national tournament.
Hope coach Brian Morehouse agrees.
Holland (Mich.) Sentinel


THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009
Campus Notes
...Grove City’s Christine Slater (Center) had 21 points and 10 rebounds — her 11th double-double of the season — in a loss to Thiel. In a victory over Thiel earlier in the week, she had 25 points.
Beaver County Times

Saints' Many Pieces Form Strong Whole
There are basketball teams across the country who will earn tournament berths this month that are more talented than the NCAA Division III men of Thomas More College. But it's unlikely any team plays harder or more unselfishly with as diverse a team of players as the 19-8 Saints, who two seasons ago won a grand total of three games.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Evans' Likely Duties: Third base, The Mound
Junior Dave Evans, the Riverside High School product, is a candidate to play third base as the Westminster College baseball team prepares for the 2009 season under coach Carmen Nocera.
Ellwood City Ledger

College Basketball
Washington & Jefferson (24-4) and Pitt-Greensburg (24-2) will play women's first-round games tomorrow in Holland, Mich. W&J, which earned an at-large bid out of the Presidents' Athletic Conference, will face first-round host No. 2 Hope (25-1), which is 58-1 at home since its arena, DeVos Fieldhouse, was opened.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009
College Notes
...Pac Honors...Geneva College’s Justin Nardi (Blackhawk) and David Phillips (Beaver Falls) earned Presidents’ Athletic Conference Coaches Honors, which is the all-conference equivalent for NCAA Division III provisional members.
Beaver County Times

Area Wrestlers To Vie For NCAA Honors
While the high school wrestling season comes to a close this weekend, the push for the NCAA Division I Championships held on March 19-21 in St. Louis begins for several local wrestlers with a pair of Waynesburg University wrestlers vying for Division III honors. Nick Garber earned a berth in the national tournament by winning the 141-pound title at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
The Herald Standard

Kentucky Sports Digest
Thomas More College head men's basketball coach John Ellenwood was named Presidents' Athletic Conference coach of the year and three Saints were named all-PAC. Ellenwood, in his third season at Thomas More, led the Saints to the PAC regular-season and tournament titles and earned the program's first bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament with a 19-8 record. He is 33-47 in his three seasons on the Saints' sidelines.
Cincinnati Enquirer


TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009
Saints Teams Hit the Road For NCAA Tourney
The Thomas More men's and women's basketball teams both will hit the road for their NCAA Division III Tournament matchups, with each sporting different sets of priorities.
Cincinnati Enquirer

W&J Has Hope In Tournament
When they walked onto the court Saturday afternoon to play Thomas More in the championship game of the Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament, the members of the Washington & Jefferson women's basketball team felt no pressure.
Observer-Reporter

Local Teams Headed To D-III Tourney
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No. 21 Washington & Jefferson and Pitt-Greensburg were awarded automatic bids to the D-III women's tournament.  W&J (25-4), the Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament runner-up, will play at No. 2 Hope (25-1) on Friday in a first-round game. Hope, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion, has won 17 consecutive games.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review


MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009
Colleges
Swimming: Brittany Bertoli (Hempfield), a senior at Washington & Jefferson, won the 200 butterfly  at the  President's Athletic Conference championships last weekend. Bertoli bettered her school record  with a time of 2:10.13.  Bertoli was third in the 200 medley relay and fourth in the 500 free and 100 butterfly.
LancasterOnline.com

Transy, Thomas More and IUS Clinch Bids
Thomas More 91, Bethany 65: The host and top-seeded Saints (19-8) opened the second half with a 31-11 burst to swamp the second-seeded Bison (17-11) for their first Presidents' Athletic Conference crown and first berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Courier-Journal

Bison Falter In Second Half
The Bethany men's basketball team was within one at halftime, but Thomas More shot 76 percent in the second half to pull away for a 91-65 victory in the Presidents Athletic Conference Tournament championship game Saturday afternoon. The Bison's record falls to 17-11 overall and Bethany will wait until Monday to find out if it receives an invitation to play in the ECAC South Region Tournament.
The Intelligencer 


SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2009
TMC Women, Men Win PAC Titles
The top-seeded and ninth-ranked Thomas More women won their third consecutive Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship with a 59-49 victory over second-seeded and 21st-ranked Washington & Jefferson College in the PAC Championship game Saturday at Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills.
Cincinnati Enquirer

W&J Women Fall In Final
The top-seeded and ninth-ranked Thomas More College women's basketball team won its third straight Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship with a 59-49 victory Saturday over second-seeded and No. 21-ranked Washington & Jefferson in the PAC tournament final at Connor Convocation Center.
Observer-Reporter


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