MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012

Briefs

College softball: Visiting Waynesburg and Washington & Jefferson split a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday at Brooks Park. W&J won the opening game 9-7 before Waynesburg bounced back for an 8-0 win in five innings.
Observer Reporter
 

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Justin Angotti (Waynesburg)

Waynesburg sophomore Justin Angotti, a Canon-McMillan High School graduate, netted two gold medals at the Presidents' Athletic Conference track and field championship meet at Geneva College in Beaver Falls

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Byrum Louco (Waynesburg)

Freshman Byrum Louco, a North Allegheny High School graduate, enjoyed a very fruitful first trip to the Presidents' Athletic Conference track and field championship meet by picking up two first-place finishes and two second-place performances at Geneva College in Beaver Falls.
Post Gazette

Geneva lands Pasco LB, Nature Coast OL

Pasco LB Aryn Strickland and Nature Coast OL Robbie Wadsworth have verbally committed to Geneva (Pa.) College, their high school coaches said Monday.

Tampabay.com
 

SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012

Local Briefs: Football
Vargo headed to W&J: Frazier quarterback Rock Vargo will continue his athletic and academic career at Washington & Jefferson College.

The Herald Standard
 

Briefs
College baseball: Waynesburg split a doubleheader against Geneva in Presidents' Athletic Conference play, losing the first game, 4-3, and winning the second, 14-5
Observer Reporter

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012

Briefs: College Baseball

Washington & Jefferson set single-season school and conference records with its 17th league victory, 10-1, over Grove City at Ross Memorial Park.

Observer Reporter
 

Cruisin' the Campuses

Waynesburg freshman Luke Feldner ran to a first-place finish at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Quad Meet on April 18 at Bethany (W. Va.) College.

Coshocton Tribune
 

FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012

Delhi native Jeff Hetzer wins 300th game at Thomas More
(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) - 12th-year Thomas More College Head Baseball Coach Jeff Hetzer earned his 300th career win (all at Thomas More) on Tuesday (April 24, 2012) when his Saints defeated Capital University, 11-3, in a non-conference game in Columbus, Ohio.

Cincinnati.com

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012

Briefs

College baseball: Ronny Peirish capped a 4-for-5 day with a go-ahead, RBI-single in the ninth inning as 19th-ranked Washington & Jefferson rallied from four runs down to defeat host Thiel 5-4 Wednesday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game.
Observer Reporter
 

Recap, April 25

Ronny Peirish capped a 4-for-5 day at the plate with a go-ahead, RBI single in the ninth inning as 19th-ranked Washington & Jefferson rallied from four runs down to defeat Thiel 5-4.

D3Baseball.com

Holy Cross goes to state

Holy Cross junior baseball standout Blake Tiberi has committed to the University of Louisville because of his ability as a hitter, while senior Kyle Fuller has committed to Thomas More College because of his ability as a pitcher.

Cincinnati.com

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012

Briefs

College softball: McKenzie Kemerer hit a three-run homer in Game 1 and Julie DiLonardo tossed a four-hit shutout in Game 2 as Geneva swept a doubleheader from Washington & Jefferson, 6-2 and 3-0, in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Observer Reporter

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Sam Cline (Saint Vincent)

Saint Vincent sophomore Sam Cline, a Greater Latrobe High School graduate, wound up being declared the Presidents' Athletic Conference men's golf champion after the spring portion of the conference's championship tournament was postponed because of inclement weather.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Julie DiLonardo (Geneva)

Geneva senior Julie DiLonardo, a Plum High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week in softball

Post Gazette

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Dave Trushel (Washington & Jefferson)

Washington & Jefferson senior Dave Trushel, a Bethel Park High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week in baseball.
Post Gazette
 

Firestone senior All-Ohioan makes tough college choice
AKRON, Ohio – It was the phone call Firestone senior Sarah Meek dreaded having to make. Two colleges – Geneva and Malone -- were running nip-and-tuck to land one of the greatest City Series distance runners and a prize recruit.

SportsInk.com

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012

Local briefs: Men's baseball
Dave Trushel threw a two-hit shutout as Washington & Jefferson College edged Westminster, 1-0, in a Presidents' Athletic Conference men's baseball game.

Observer Reporter
 

Conference leaders see action on Sunday

Senior right-hander Dave Trushel threw a two-hit shutout to lead No. 25 Washington & Jefferson to a 1-0 victory over Westminster at Ross Memorial Park.The shutout was the first of Trushel's career.

D3Baseball.com

College Corner

Westminster senior Tim Wiand (Owen J. Roberts) knocked in two runs on his team-leading 11th double of the season in a loss to Washington and Jefferson. Senior Ethan Yeager (Owen J. Roberts) had an RBI in another loss to Washington and Jefferson.

The Mercury

SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012

Grove City captures PAC title

ERIE, Pa. – Grove City earned its 22nd consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference title on Saturday afternoon by earning 52 of a possible 54 team points in the two-day conference championships at the Pennbriar Club. Grove City crowned champions in eight of nine flights, including all three doubles draws.
NCAA News

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Colby Beighey (Grove City)

Freshman Colby Beighey, a Riverside High School graduate, earned the Presidents' Athletic Conference championship at sixth singles to help the Grove City College men's tennis team earn its 22nd straight PAC title Saturday by earning 52 of a possible 54 team points in the two-day conference championships at the Pennbriar Club in Erie.
Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Scott Yanak (Grove City)

Senior Scott Yanak, an Upper St. Clair High School graduate, earned the Presidents' Athletic Conference championship at fourth singles to help the Grove City College men's tennis team earn its 22nd straight PAC title Saturday by earning 52 of a possible 54 team points in the two-day conference championships at the Pennbriar Club in Erie.
Post Gazette
 

Top 25 Round Up

Thomas More completed a three-game PAC sweep of Geneva with a 9-4 win on Senior Day at Thomas More Field in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.

D3Baseball.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012

Briefs

Waynesburg women win PAC South Quad: The Waynesburg University women's track and field team won the Presidents' Athletic Conference South Quad Meet for the third-straight year Wednesday.

Observer Reporter
 

W&J will add 6 to Athletic Hall of Fame
Washington & Jefferson College will induct five new members into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.
The 2012 class, which will be the 14th group inducted, features William E. "Bill" Amos (Robert M. Murphy Award winner/football), Brian Dawson (football), Rafael Perez Mendez (swimming and diving), Kelley Ryan (women's basketball) and Vicki Staton (women's volleyball and basketball coach).

Observer Reporter

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012

Local Briefs: W&J hall of fame
Five new mebers will be inducted into the Washington & Jefferson College Athletic Hall of Fame. The class, the 14th in the school's history, includes William E. Amos, Brian Dawson, Rafael Perez Mendez, Kelley Ryan and Vicki Staton.

Observer Reporter
 

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Paige Prato (Bethany)

Paige Prato, a Deer Lakes High School graduate, is establishing herself as one of the top sprinters in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Ryan Meier (Bethany)

A youthful Bethany baseball team is getting key contributions this spring from a trio of Elizabeth Forward graduates, including two of the Bison’s conference starting pitchers.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Ryan Styche (Bethany)

A youthful Bethany baseball team is getting key contributions this spring from a trio of Elizabeth Forward graduates, including two of the Bison’s conference starting pitchers.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Lauren Clarke (Grove City)

Grove City junior pitcher Lauren Clarke, a Burrell High School graduate, fired a three-hit shutout in Game Two of a doubleheader Wednesday to lead the Wolverines to a 4-0 victory over Thomas More.

Post Gazette

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Jordan Barton (Waynesburg)

Waynesburg's Jordan Barton has been named a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athlete of the Month for April by the Presidents' Athletics Conference.
Post Gazette

Cruisin' Campus: Softball
Bethany College junior Alison Powell, a former Tri-Valley player, is hitting .290 with 18 hits, 10 RBI, 13 runs scored in 25 games.

Zanesville Times Recorder
 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012

Local Briefs: College baseball
Kyle Sasala's one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Joseph Smith from third base and gave Waynesburg a 5-4 victory over visiting Grove City in the opening game of a PAC doubleheader Tuesday.

Observer Reporter
 

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Byrum Louco (Waynesburg)

Waynesburg freshman sprinter Byrum Louco, a North Allegheny High School graduate, earned his second President's Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week this season.
Post Gazette
 

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Rhea Huwe (Waynesburg)

Waynesburg junior sprinter Rhea Huwe, a Shaler High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week.

Post Gazette

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012

Baseball & Softball
Waynesburg senior pitcher/designated hitter Rob Baumgartel (Deer Lakes) pitched a seven-inning, four-hit gem, as the Division III Yellow Jackets (16-13, 6-9) edged Kenyon, 1-0, last week.

Valley News Dispatch

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Jennifer Suder (Washington & Jefferson)

Washington & Jefferson freshman Jennifer Suder, a Seneca Valley High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletics Conference Women's Golfer of the Week.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Sam Cline (Saint Vincent)

Saint Vincent sophomore Sam Cline, a Greater Latrobe High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week.

Post Gazette

MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012

College Corner

Westminster senior Tim Wiand (Owen J. Roberts) had an RBI as the Titans swept Thomas More in a twinbill.

The Mercury

GC’s Riley pockets conference honor
Grove City's Peter Riley, a Northern Bedford graduate, was named the Presidents Athletic Conference's Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of April 6-10.
The Altoona Mirror
 

Local briefs
Men's golf: Collin Izzo and Matthew long finished in a tie for 11th place with two-day scores of 153 to help Washington & Jefferson College to a fourth-place finish at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational at the Links of Spring Church.

Observer Reporter
 

Baseball

Thomas More rallied from an 8-2 deficit to defeat PrAC leading Westminster (Pa.) 10-9 in 10 innings today at Westminster Field in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

D3Baseball.com

Special Olympics Football Tourney Held In Ky.
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. -- Football fever is in the air, and it brought touchdowns and smiles to special Olympians in northern Kentucky on Sunday.
WLWT.com

SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012

Briefs
College baseball: Washington & Jefferson College completed a three-game sweep of rival Waynesburg University with a pair of road victories, 5-3 and 5-1, in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.

Observer Reporter

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012

Local Briefs: Men's baseball
Senior Dave Truschel won his 22nd career game to move into second place on Washington & Jeffeson College' all-time list as the Presidents defeated Waynesburg University, 4-1, Friday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference men's baseball game.
Observer Reporter

All in the family & Around the District
Waynesburg catcher Brendan Scioscia`s cousin, Mike, is the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball, with more than 1,000 wins since taking over the Angels in 2000. And while Brendan wants to make his own way, he sure wouldn`t mind if some of that winning was genetic.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
St. Vincent star, area athletes honored by YWCA
Having been raised in New York, where people take a unique and spirited approach to life, Ivette Mejia had no idea where St. Vincent College was. After all, tiny Latrobe is no Big Apple.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Kelsey Cunningham (Washington & Jefferson)

Sophomore shortstop Kelsey Cunningham, a Peters Township High School graduate, has gotten hot at the plate during the month of April for the Washington & Jefferson softball team.
Post Gazette

• Local Briefs: College softball
  Waynesburg University picked up its first wins of the Presidents' Athletic Conference with a doubleheader sweep of Saint Vincent. The Yellow Jackets won by scored of 5-4 and 4-3.
  Observer Reporter
   

Taylor takes act to Bethany

Williamstown senior Courtney Taylor has decided to continue her basketball career at Division III Bethany College (W.Va.).
NewsandSentinel.com

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012

TMC's Feinberg honored
Junior Phil Feinberg has been named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference field athlete of the week after winning the long jump and high jump at the DePauw Invitational. He’s the first Saint to earn the PAC weekly honor.

Cincinnati.com
 

W&J is motivated, winning
The defining moment for this year's Washington & Jefferson College baseball team happened, oddly enough, last year.

Observer Reporter

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Arkangelo James (Bethany)

Bethany sophomore middle distance runner Arkangelo James, a Baldwin High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Emily Lauterback (Saint Vincent)

Saint Vincent junior Emily Lauterbach, a Baldwin High School graduate, was named co-President's Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week with Westminster's Chelsea Brown.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Mike Jeffreys (Geneva)

Geneva sophomore Mike Jeffreys, a Moon High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week in baseball.

Post Gazette

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012

Briefs

College baseball: Rob Baumgartel threw a four-hit shutout and Adam Horning had an RBI-single in the seventh inning to give Waynesburg (16-10) a 1-0 win over Kenyon in a non-conference doubleheader. Kenyon won the second game, 13-3.

Observer Reporter
 

Briefs: College Baseball

Marietta, the defending NCAA Division III champion, produced 13 hits to defeat Washington & Jefferson, 9-5, in non-conference game.

Observer Reporter

Baseball, Softball, and  Track & Field
Thiel junior outfielder Eric Steininger (Leechburg) has been on a tear at the plate for the Division III Tomcats (11-14). Steininger has recorded a team-leading .412 batting average and 22 RBI. He also has eight doubles, two home runs and six stolen bases.

Valley News Dispatch

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Dave Trushel (Washington & Jefferson)

Senior right-hander Dave Trushel, a Bethel Park graduate, accomplished a trio of career milestones last week, as he continued his ascent through the Washington & Jefferson baseball record book.

Post Gazette

MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012

College Notebook: In Softball

Junior outfielder Sam Shumaker leads Saint Vincent in home runs and RBI. A Canon-McMillan graduate, Shumaker is batting .259 with three home runs and 18 RBI. She also shares the Bearcats' team lead in doubles with four.

Observer Reporter

Briefs

College baseball: Ben Oviatt improved his pitching record to 7-1, leading Waynesburg University to a 4-1 win over Thiel in the opening game of a Presidents' Athletic Conference men's baseball doubleheader Saturday. Thiel won the nightcap, 5-4.

Observer Reporter
 

College Corner: Baseball & Softball

Westminster senior Tim Wiand (Owen J. Roberts) had a two-run single and a double in a 15-5 win over Geneva.

The Mercury

Wheeler headed to Thomas More

It wasn’t the smoothest recruiting sell to an interested coach, but it certainly worked for William Blount’s Katie Wheeler Tuesday as the somewhat modest senior committed to play her college basketball at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky.
The Daily Times
 

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2012

College Notebook

In golf: Westminster senior Pam Bonneau of McMurray was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Women's Co-Golfer of the Week for March 19-25.

Observer Reporter

Briefs

College baseball: Washington & Jefferson pounded out 14 runs on 19 hits and defeated Bethany, 14-6, in Presidents' Athletic Conference action in West Virginia.
Observer Reporter

Cruisin' Campus: Softball

Junior Alison Powell went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI Sunday as Bethany College fell 13-12 in the second game of a doubleheader against Case Western Reserve

Montgomery Advertiser

FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012

Local Briefs

Women's softball: Westminster College ran its winning streak to 10 in a row with a Presidents' Athletic Conference sweep of Waynesburg, 12-1 and 10-3.
Observer Reporter

W&J senior jumps
Washington & Jefferson senior Taylor Hockman spends each fall as the football team`s backup quarterback, but come spring, he jumps at the chance to do something more.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012

Briefs: College baseball
Senior shortstop Aaron Klinec had four hits and five RBI to lead Washington & Jefferson to a 13-7 Presidents' Athletic Conference baseball victory over Geneva.
Observer Reporter
 

Wednesday's baseball recap

Westminster (Pa.) showed that their nationally ranked pitching is not the only weapon in their arsenal. The Titans put on an offensive showcase as they topped Grove City 21-4 in a nine-inning conference matchup.

D3Baseball.com

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012

Briefs

College softball: Chelsea Brown won both games of a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader for Westminster against Washington & Jefferson at Brooks Park.
Observer Reporter
 

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Emily Lauterback (Saint Vincent)

Saint Vincent junior Emily Lauterbach pitched a perfect game in an 8-0 victory over Penn State-Fayette on March 26 in the second game of a doubleheader that was stopped after six innings because of the eight-run rule.
Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Scott Yanak (Grove City)

Grove City senior Scott Yanak, an Upper St. Clair High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Tennis Player of the Week as he was a perfect 6-0 (3-0 singles, 3-0 doubles) in conference action last week, leading the Wolverines to a 3-0 record.
Post Gazette

Former section rivals combine forces to help Grove City succeed
At Shaler, J.T. Schwartz was the leader of a team ranked No. 1 in the WPIAL last year. But he was no longer top dog when he went to Grove City College, where the talented guard had to re-establish himself.

Your North Hills

Callahan Named PAC Pitcher of Week

WEXFORD, Pa. –Thiel College's Amanda Callahan (Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch) has been named to her first PAC's Pitcher-of-the-Week announced the conference office on Monday.

WYTV

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012

Nogay earns honor
WEXFORD, Pa. - Weirton Madonna graduate Eddie Nogay has been selected the Presidents' Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week. He posted a 1-0 record with an 0.68 earned-run average in 13 innings on the hill in a pair of conference outings for Washington & Jefferson.
Herald Star

Skorup named player of the week
WEXFORD, Pa. – Grove City College sophomore Laurel Skorup of Sandwich was one of three spring sport athletes earning weekly honors from the Presidents’ Athletic Conference on Monday, March 26 in recognition of their performances the previous week.

Valley Free Press
 

MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012

Briefs
College track: Washington & Jefferson hosted its annual track & field invitational Saturday at Cameron Stadium and the Presidents were led by meet-record performances from seniors Taylor Hockman and Kristen Galligan.

Observer Reporter
 

Records set, no foolin'

Sophomore right fielder Josh Staniscia’s eighth-inning home run lifted Washington & Jefferson to a 3-2 victory over Saint Vincent in PAC action at Bearcat Ballfield.

D3Baseball.com

College Corner Tidbits

Peter Riley, a 2011 Northern Bedford graduate, won singles and doubles in two recent tennis matches for Grove City College.
Altoona Mirror

SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012

Briefs
College baseball: Randy Risch pitched 72/3 no-hit innings, but Washington & Jefferson College lost the second game of a Presidents' Athletic Conference men's baseball doubleheader Saturday with Saint Vincent, 2-1, after winning the opener 8-3.
Observer Reporter

Locals at Bethany
Senior Kelly Zogran and sophomores Skylar Williams and Emilee Madison all helped Bethany's women's basketball team enjoy a successful season
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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