THURSDAY, MAY 31
District College Spotlight
The Washington & Jefferson men and the Westminster women
finished first in the Presidents' Athletic Conference All-Sports
Trophies for 2006-07. The W&J men won championships in football,
baseball and golf; the Westminster women won in soccer and swimming
and diving.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PG South: Campus Notebook
Chartiers Valley graduate John Astfalk and Thomas Jefferson grad
Ron Mitko were named all-Presidents' Athletic Conference in
baseball. Both are seniors at Washington & Jefferson College.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30
Local Briefs
Waynesburg College sophomore Ashley Dodd, an Upper St. Clair
graduate, tied for 14th in a field of 18 in the pole vault on Day 2
of the NCAA Championships.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
SUNDAY, MAY 27
PAC Honors Announced
The Washington & Jefferson
College baseball team advanced to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic
Conference Division III Southern Region championship game for the
third consecutive year … The Presidents, who finished the season
with a 32-12 record, had seven players chosen to the Presidents'
Athletic Conference all-star team, including Sam Mann, a
pitcher and first baseman who was also recognized as PAC Player of
the Year.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
SATURDAY, MAY 26
Thiel to Reinstate Golf Programs
GREENVILLE - Thiel College will reinstate the men's and women's golf
programs in the fall, the school said Friday. "After a one-year
hiatus, we have had an opportunity to evaluate our decision and
create a plan to make these teams more competitive and more
satisfying to existing and potential student athletes," Roseanne
Gill-Jacobson, vice president for student life and interim athletic
director, said in a statement.
The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard
Ketterer
and Walter Honored
Junior designated hitter Brad Ketterer and senior pitcher Brett
Walter of Thomas More College were two of 50 players selected to the
2007 Division III Rawlings-American Baseball Coaches Association
Mideast Region team.
The Kentucky Post
FRIDAY, MAY 25
Owens Receives All-Region Honor
BETHANY — The awards keep rolling in for Bethany College catcher
Brent Owens who was named to the Division III Rawlings/American
Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Second Team All-MidEast Region
team Wednesday afternoon.
The (Steubenville) Herald-Star/Weirton Daily Times
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
Lori Orthen - St. Vincent College tennis player
Lori Orthen talks about going back to school, playing tennis
with girls half her age, and the encouragement she receives from St.
Vincent Coach Jim Bendel.
YouTube.com
Q and A With Defensive Assistant
Matt Raich
Matt Raich enters his first season with the Cardinals as a
defensive assistant after joining the team on 2/6/07. Previously an
offensive assistant under current Cardinals head coach Ken
Whisenhunt with the Pittsburgh Steelers the past three seasons
(2004-06), Raich makes the switch to defense where he played in
college. See how Raich is adjusting to his new coaching job and life
in Arizona...
AZCardinals.com
MONDAY, MAY 21
District Colleges
Baseball
- Westminster and Blairsville High School graduate Brenton Gilmore
signed with the Slippery Rock Sliders of the independent Frontier
League on May 9. The left-hander appeared in 37 games, finishing
11-10 in his career at Westminster, with a 3.51 GPA.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Bethany Hurdler
Cruse Headed to NCAAs
For the first time in 13 years, Bethany
College will be represented at the NCAA Track & Field Championships,
as freshman Matt Cruse of Naples, Fla., found out Sunday he would
get to compete for a national title in the 110 high hurdles. The
championships will run Thursday and Friday at the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Cruse’s first race won’t come until Friday, when
he will run in the 110 prelims at 4:40 p.m. Should he qualify for
the finals, that race will be at 1:45 p.m. Saturday.
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register
FRIDAY, MAY 18
Owens' Honors Grow
WEXFORD, Pa. — Bethany
College catcher and Dooly County native Brent Owens was named first
team All-Presidents Athletic Conference by the league earlier this
week. Owens led the Bison in nine offensive categories this season.
Included in those numbers was a .378 batting average, which ranked
him ninth in the PAC, and 34 RBIs to place him in a tie for fourth
in the circuit.
Cordele (Ga.) Dispatch
Wilkinson Heads to Bethany College
WELLSBURG — Something unexpected can sometimes be a good thing.
Brooke High soccer coach John Zumpetta said Justin Wilkinson has
that something unexpected, a weapon most high school soccer players
do not have.
The (Steubenville) Herald-Star/Weirton Daily Times
Saints Earn All-PAC Honors
Six Cincinnati-area players from Thomas More College were named
to the Presidents' Athletic Conference baseball team. Junior
designated hitter Brad Ketterer (Badin) earned first-team honors
after leading the PAC with eight home runs and 50 RBI.
NKY.com
THURSDAY, MAY 17
NCAA Div. III Baseball
Washington & Jefferson (31-11), bypassed when the committee
handed out at-large bids to the NCAA tournament despite winning the
Presidents' Athletic Conference championship, will participate in
the ECAC Southern Championship single-elimination tournament for the
third consecutive season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Four Yellow Jackets Named All-PAC
Landon Sinclair was one of four Waynesburg College baseball
players named to the All-PAC team, earning first-team honors as a
utility player. The senior pitcher/outfielder was 6-4 with a 4.83
ERA and 63 strikeouts with 24 walks in 78 1-3 innings, and batted
.337 with five doubles, two triples, two home runs, 15 RBIs and 20
runs. Sinclair started 12 games in the outfield, 11 at pitcher and
several games as a DH.
The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
Westminster Stars Go Pro
Two former Westminster (Pa.) athletes have signed professional
contracts. Blake Ordell, a two-time all-Presidents' Athletic
Conference first-team selection in soccer, signed with the
Cincinncati Kicks of the United Soccer League Second Division, and
lefthander Brenton Gilmore (Blairsville High School) signed with the
Slippery Rock Sliders of the Independent Frontier League.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
TUESDAY, MAY 15
Geneva Baseball to Host NCCAA's
The Geneva College baseball team will act as the host for the
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) baseball
championship in Struthers, Ohio, beginning Wednesday at Bob Cene
Park. The Golden Tornadoes, who finished the regular season and NAIA
regional play with a 29-20 record, will be the No.4 seed in the
ten-team field and will open against Bluefield College on Wednesday
morning at 10 a.m.
Beaver County Times
League Honors 8 From Thomas More
Senior Dustin Brown and junior Brad Ketterer led a Thomas More
College contingent of eight to earn Presidents' Athletic Conference
honors in baseball. Brown and Ketterer were named to the all-PAC
first team.
The Kentucky Post
8 Saints Snag PAC Honors
Senior Dustin Brown (Simon Kenton) and junior Brad Ketterer
(Badin) were among eight Thomas More players to earn Presidents'
Athletic Conference honors. They earned first-team honors. Brown,
who holds the single-season and career stolen base records, led the
PAC with 31 steals. He was fourth on the team with a .347 batting
average and scored a PAC-high 51 runs from the leadoff position.
Ketterer led the Saints with a .429 batting average. He led the
conference with eight home runs, 87 total bases, 17 doubles and 50
runs batted in.
NKY.com
All-PAC Baseball Teams
BASEBALL - PRESIDENTS' ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown/High School
C Brent Owens Bethany Sr. Vienna, GA/Dooly County. C Andrew Howard
Thiel So. Olney, MD/Sherwood. P/1B Sam Mann Washington Jefferson Sr.
Warren, OH/Howland.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator
SUNDAY, MAY 13
Presidents Need Two to Take PAC Title
Ron Mitko hadn't been used as a starting pitcher for Washington
& Jefferson College baseball team very often over the last two
years. Mitko plays first base, the outfield and even took over the
role of closer last year. His last start came in the championship
game of last year's Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
SATURDAY, MAY 12
W&J Reaches PAC Final
In
the last two Presidents' Athletic Conference baseball tournaments,
Washington & Jefferson College has taken the long road to the
championship game. In 2005, the Presidents lost a second-round game
to Westminster, but battled back through the losers bracket before
being defeated by the Titans in the final game. Last year, W&J
dropped a first-round game to Thomas More, but again made its way
through the losers bracket and won the title.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Thomas More
Ousted by Thiel
Third-seeded Thiel advanced to the
Presidents' Athletic Conference championship game in dramatic
fashion, overcoming deficits of 6-0 after three innings and 7-2
after five, beating and eliminating No. 2 Thomas More 8-7 Friday
night at Washington, Pa.
The Kentucky Post
TMC Coach's Record Hailed
When
Thomas More sports information director Ameer Rasheed told Saints
baseball coach Jeff Hetzer in late April that he was one game from
breaking the school record for wins, Hetzer had just one request -
don't make a big deal about it.
NKY.com
FRIDAY, MAY 11
Names in the Games
Waynesburg’s Haley Kramer
fared well in a doubleheader split with Thiel on April 28 in the
season’s final games. Kramer was a combined 3 for 9. In the opener,
Kramer was 1 for 4 in a 4-3 loss. In the nightcap, Kramer was 2 for
5 in a 9-8 triumph. Kramer, a sophomore left fielder from Laurel,
batted .271 with one home run and 10 RBIs while batting leadoff for
the Lady Yellow Jackets. Waynesburg finished 9-17.
New Castle News
W&J Advances in PAC Baseball
Tourney
Top-seeded Washington & Jefferson is one win from playing in the PAC
championship game. Sophomore southpaw Ian Poole threw seven innings
and John Astfalk earned a two-inning save as the Presidents defeated
Westminster, 3-2, in the opening round of the PAC baseball
tournament Thursday at Ross Memorial Park. W&J, ranked 26th in NCAA
Division III, plays Thiel today (12 p.m.) with the winner advancing
to the championship game.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Former
Westminster Athletes Sign Professional Contracts
Two former Westminster
College athletes have signed to play professionally. Current senior
Blake Ordell became the first Westminster soccer player to sign with
a pro team as he is now a member of the Cincinnati Kings of the
United Soccer League Second Division. Ordell, who helped the Titans
win the ’06 Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship, signed
with the Kings in late March, but missed the first 4 games with an
ankle injury. He was just cleared to play this week.
The (Sharon) Herald
Saints Fall to Losers' Bracket
Thomas More fell to third-seeded Thiel, 6-5, Thursday in the
opening round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference baseball
tournament in Washington, Pa.The Saints (25-10) had the tying runs
on base with one out in the ninth inning. but a base-running error
ended the rally. Junior designated hitter Brad Ketterer lined what
appeared to be the tying double, but the center fielder hauled in
the fly ball. Meanwhile, the runner on first had circled all the way
to third, and was doubled up for the final out.
The Kentucky Post
THURSDAY, MAY 10
Pulver to Play Football at WJ
WINTERSVILLE — Sometimes
coaches have to do sell their athletes pretty hard to college
recruiters. Such wasn’t the case for Indian Creek football coach
Andrew Connor about Joe Pulver... Washington and Jefferson is
Pulver’s college of choice. He will play football and study
communications.
Steubenville Herald Star/ Weirton Daily Times
District Spotlight: W&J Tries to
Enhance Postseason Possibilities
Washington & Jefferson has an
opportunity to go where no baseball team from the Presidents'
Athletic Conference has gone the past two decades, according to
league records -- the NCAA Division III tournament. W&J (28-10) must
win the PAC tournament, then hope to receive an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament because the league champion does not receive an
automatic bid.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PG North: Campus Notebook
Hampton graduate Candace
Coholich was a place-winner at the Presidents' Athletic
Conference track and field championships, which took place April 28
at Grove City College...North Hills High School graduates Matt
Klein, Sam Dippold and Scott Fichter earned silver
medals to lead Grove City College to its third consecutive
Presidents' Athletic Conference track and field championship title
on April 28 at Grove City's Robert E. Thorn Field.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PG West: Campus Notebook
West Allegheny graduate
Will Mills was a double winner at the Presidents' Athletic
Conference track and field championships April 28 at Grove City
College. Mills, a junior at Thiel College, won the 200-meter dash
with a time of 22.47, then finished second in the 400-meter dash
with a time of 49.59. He was also a member of the 400-meter relay
team, which captured the title with a time of 42.77.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Leuenberger Named GCC Sportsman of
the Year
Former West Middlesex High
long-distance standout Andrew Leuenberger was chosen Grove City
College Omicron Delta Kappa/Mortor Board Sportsman of the Year
recently. According to GCC sports information director Ryan Briggs,
Leuenberger was a 3-year letterman in both track & field and cross
country. He helped lead the Wolverines’ harriers to 3 straight
Presidents’ Athletic Conference titles, and also was part of 3
conference track & field kingpins. He earned 2nd-Team All-PAC cross
country honors as freshman, then as a sophomore achieved 1st-Team
All-PAC status. In ’06, Leuenberger served as a team co-captain.
The (Sharon) Herald
Four are All-PAC
Four Thomas More softball
players have been named to the Presidents' Athletic Conference
softball team. Seniors Kim Kreimer, Stacy Barry and Sommer Case and
junior Jamie Wisenall were all picked for the first team. It marks
consecutive first-team selections for Kreimer, Case and Wisenall.
The (Kentucky) Post
ECAC Tourney Change
The format
for the 2007 ECAC Division III Southern Softball Tournament has been
changed and La Roche College will now host Saturday. W&J, the No. 3
seed, will take on sixth-seeded Kean (N.J.) in a first-round
elimination game at noon.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Gregg's Return
After Cornea Transplant is Beautiful Sight for W&J's Baseball Team
Most of us
take our vision for granted. We go about our daily routines without
giving it a second thought. There are too many other things to think
about anyway. But just ask Ryan Gregg how precious the gift of sight
is. Part of his almost was taken away last spring. When you consider
the prognosis his doctors originally set forth, it's amazing that
Gregg will be in the Washington & Jefferson College baseball team's
lineup at some point during the Presidents' Athletic Conference
tournament, which opens today at Ross Memorial Park.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
Saints Rally From 7 Down
The Thomas More College baseball team overcame a 7-0 deficit and
defeated Capital, 10-9, on Tuesday. The Saints scored 10 runs in the
sixth, seventh and eighth innings. They took the lead for good with
a four-run eighth. Senior Frank Engoglia (2-1) earned the victory in
relief.
The Kentucky Post
Thomas More Denied Bid
Thomas More was denied a third straight bid to the NCAA Division
III Tournament, despite winning the Presidents' Athletic Conference
tournament and being regionally ranked all season. "It was
disappointing, to say the least," coach Everett Roper said. This
year the tournament added automatic bids for two conferences, which
affected the at-large pool Thomas More was part of, Roper said. The
PAC doesn't get an automatic bid until next season.
NKY.com
Geneva Wins NAIA Opener
Geneva defeated Rio Grande, 2-1, in its NAIA Region 9 tournament
opener yesterday in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, as starting pitcher Dave Foss
went 81/3 innings for the win. Tyler Kepiro and Rob Arata accounted
for the Golden Tornadoes' runs with sacrifice flies. Foss improved
to 7-2 with the win and sends Geneva (29-18) into a winner's bracket
game vs. Ohio Dominican or Malone at 10 a.m. today.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
W&J Class
Six former Washington & Jefferson athletes make up the newest
class for the W&J Athletic Hall of Fame.
Scheduled to be inducted during ceremonies Sept. 7 on campus are
Russell Goodwin (1915), football, basketball, baseball; Charles
"Ace" Heberling (1949), football; John Luckhardt (football coach);
Dan Primrose (1997), football; Michell Stano (1998), softball; and
John Unice (1965), basketball.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
College Baseball
Frostburg State built a 9-0 lead behind a seven-run fifth inning
and held on to defeat 26th-ranked Washington & Jefferson, 9-4, at
Ross Memorial Park. Frostburg (28-13) brought 11 batters to the
plate during the fifth and all seven runs came after two outs.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Westminster College Graduate Among
Five Slider Draftees
Slippery Rock, PA -The Slippery Rock Sliders professional baseball
team has announced the signing of five players from the Frontier
League's annual Tryout Camp and Draft plus the acquisition of a
third baseman from the Florence Freedom. Included in the new players
is left-handed pitcher Brenton Gilmore, a 2006 graduate of
Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and a current
resident of New Castle. Gilmore pitched for the Titans for four
seasons, appearing in 37 games, 26 of which were starts. He finished
his career with an 11-10 record, one save, and a 4.69 ERA. Gilmore
is a graduate of Blairsville (PA) High School where he was teammates
with a fellow Slider pitcher, Greg Lasinski.
OurSportsCentral.com
TUESDAY, MAY 8
W&J's Grasso Invited to NCAA Division III Men's Championships
Washington & Jefferson junior
Michael Grasso received an at-large invitation to the NCAA
Division III men's championship May 15-18 in Fishers and Carmel,
Ind. Grasso is W&J's first All-America golfer. He placed 22nd in the
event a year ago.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Geneva's 'Vegas' Hits Jackpot
BEAVER FALLS - Rob Arata was
all set to play big-time baseball. A standout at Centennial High
School in Las Vegas, Arata had interest from NCAA Division I schools
UNLV, Northern Colorado and Nevada-Reno. Even the NAIA school he was
considering, Lewis-Clark State, was top-flight. The Warriors are No.
1 in the latest NAIA baseball poll. He wound up playing at Geneva
College.
Beaver County Times
PAC Baseball Scores
Westminster 8-3, Bethany 3-11 —
Bethany is 12-25, 3-15 PAC. The Titans are 16-18, 8-10.
Grove City 4-2, Pitt-Greensburg
3-3 — Grove City is 16-19.
The (Youngstown) VIndicator
MONDAY, MAY 7
Sports Shorts: Baseball
Waynesburg College ended
their regular season on a high note by sweeping St. Vincent College
in a double header on Sunday. In game one, the Yellow Jackets
doubled the Bearcats up by the score of 6-3. Ryan Group went 1-3
with two RBI and Wes White Jr. scored two runs despite not recording
a hit. Adam Sattler picked up the win by scattering eight hits over
seven innings.
(Uniontown) Herald Standard
District College Notebook
Softball:
Grove City freshman infielder
Laura Miller (Hempfield) is hitting .261 with five runs scored in
her first season with the team...Golf: Grove City sophomore
Dan Statler (Latrobe) was named Presidents' Athletic Conference
Golfer of the Week on April 16. Statler shot a 76 score and finished
third in individual competition at the John Carroll Invitational...Track
& Field: Waynesburg sophomore Willy Herrington (Connellsville)
earned PAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors on April 16. He
captured the discus title at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. With
the first-place finish, Herrington qualified for the ECAC
Championships.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Saints Capture Softball Crown
Thomas More College stormed
through the Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament to win its
first league softball championship, defeating Washington &
Jefferson, 3-1, in Saturday's final at New Wilmington, Pa. Thomas
More College stormed through the Presidents' Athletic Conference
tournament to win its first league softball championship, defeating
Washington & Jefferson, 3-1, in Saturday's final at New Wilmington,
Pa.
The (Cincinnati) Post
SUNDAY, MAY 6
W&J Falls in Final
For the
second-straight year, Washington & Jefferson and Thomas More met in
the championship game of the Presidents' Athletic Conference
softball tournament. This time, the Saints defeated the Presidents,
3-1, to claim their first conference tournament title. The Saints
(28-11) scored in the top of the first inning in the championship
game as Sommer Case scored a run on a sacrifice fly.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Pancake Selected MVP of PAC
Softball
WEXFORD, Pa. — Jennifer
Pancake, a senior pitcher for the Westminster College softball team
from Boardman High, has been selected to the 2007 Presidents'
Athletic Conference first team as well as being named the PAC Most
Valuable Player. Pancake's teammate, pitcher-first baseman Jennifer
Emery of New Castle and Laurel High, also was named to the PAC first
team.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator
College Softball
Presidents' Athletic
Conf. Championship Tournament
Washington & Jefferson 5, Westminster 0 —
Senior Jennifer Pancake (Boardman) and sophomore Amy Cornicelli
(Howland) each doubled for the Titans ... Thomas More 3,
Washington & Jefferson 1 — The Saints posted single runs in the
first, third and sixth innings to capture their first-ever PAC
softball crown.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator
Sports Briefs: Baseball
Host Geneva swept Point Park,
3-2 and 9-1, to win its first American Mideast Conference North
Division title. Geneva qualifies for the NAIA Region 9 tournament,
which begins Tuesday. Washington & Jefferson defeated visiting
Thomas More, 3-2 and 6-2, to win its third consecutive Presidents'
Athletic Conference championship.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
SATURDAY, MAY 5
Saints Reach 2nd Straight PAC Final
Thomas More will play for the
Presidents' Athletic Conference championship for the second straight
season after beating Washington & Jefferson 1-0 and then
tournament-host Westminster 4-1 Friday at New Wilmington, Pa. The
Saints will have to be beaten twice for another team to win the
title starting at 1 p.m. today.
The Kentucky Post
Baseball
Westminster 6, Bethany 2 — The Titans are
15-17, 7-9 Presidents' Athletic Conf. Bethany is 11-24, 2-14.
Grove City 8, Thiel 2 — Thiel is 24-13, 9-7 PAC. Grove City is
15-16, 5-11.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator
FRIDAY, MAY 4
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame: Western Chapter
Rich Dalrymple
- A graduate of North
Hills High School and quarterback for the 10-1 Westminster Titans in
1981, he has been the Dallas Cowboys' publicity director for the
past 17 years.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Local Briefs
W&J to induct six - Washington & Jefferson College will induct six
new members into the W&J Athletic Hall of Fame Friday, Sept. 7 in
the Allen Ballroom of the Rossin Campus Center. The 2007 class,
which will be the ninth group inducted, includes Russell Goodwin
(1915), Charles "Ace" Heberling (1949), John Luckhardt, Dan Primrose
(1997), Michelle Stano (1998) and John Unice (1965).
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
THURSDAY, MAY 3
District Spotlight
Washington & Jefferson (26-7,
13-2), ranked 23rd in the American Baseball Coaches
Association/Collegiate Baseball Top 30 poll, will play host to
Thomas More (23-6, 13-2) in a three-game series in the final weekend
of the regular season with first place at stake in the Presidents'
Athletic Conference. W&J's hitting headliners are Sam Mann
(.486, 3 HRs, 32 RBIs) and Nick Fiorilli (.454, 4 HRs, 22 RBIs) and
Mann (6-2, 1.90 ERA) and John Astfalk (6-1, 2.36), a senior from
Chartiers Valley, head the pitching staff.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PG South: Campus Notebook
Katelyn Kushner
was a double winner at the Presidents' Athletic Conference track and
field championships, which took place Saturday at Grove City
College. Kushner, a sophomore at Westminster College and a Brentwood
High School graduate, won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of
15.55, a PAC record...Other athletes to perform well at the PAC meet
from the PG South area were Upper St. Clair graduates Will
Seymour and Ashley Dodd, who also won individual titles.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
PG West: Campus Notebook
Hopewell High School graduate
Virgil Marshall was a double winner at the Presidents'
Athletic Conference track and field championships, which took place
Saturday at Grove City College.
Marshall, a junior at
Washington & Jefferson College, won the long jump with a leap of 22
feet, 4 1/4 inches, then claimed the gold in the triple jump with a
leap of 43-9 1/4...Other graduates of PG West area high schools also
performed well. New Brighton graduate Damon Neal, a sophomore
at Westminster College, placed third in the javelin with a throw of
166-3. The throw also marked a personal best for Neal
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
Bodo Earns All-PAC Honors
BETHANY — Bethany College
freshmen Jodi Bodo (Steubenville, Catholic Central) and Andy Kotson
earned All-PAC accolades at the 2007 Track and Field Championships,
held Saturday at Grove City (Pa.) College. Bodo was one of three
Bison competitors to bring home PAC titles from the meet, as she won
the 800-meter run. Coming into the race, she was seeded third, but
Bodo easily took first place with a time of 2:21.30, which was
nearly three seconds faster than runner-up Melissa Cox from
Waynesburg (Pa.) College (2:24.05).
Steubenville Herald Star/ Weirton Daily Times
Local Sports Briefs
The
Washington & Jefferson men's golf team won its third straight
tournament when it claimed the Carnegie Mellon Edward Jones Shootout
at Longue Vue Country Club on Tuesday. The Presidents posted a score
of 307 and were led by co-medalist Michael Reddy, who shot a 73.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Cycling for Cancer Cure
Westminster (Pa.) senior
swimmer Adam Rady was planning to participate in the trans-America
bicycle ride known as Coast to Coast for a Cure beginning this month
to raise money for cancer support and awareness through the Lance
Armstrong Foundation. The ride is expected to cover a two-month
period beginning May 25 from Plymouth Rock, Mass., to San Francisco.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
TUESDAY, MAY 1
Former Barron Collier Athlete Cruse Dominates at PAC Track
Championships
Bethany College (W.Va.) freshman Matt Cruse of Barron Collier
put on a dominating display at the 2007 Presidents’ Athletic
Conference (PAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held Saturday
at Grove City (Pa.) College. Cruse earned All-PAC in two individual
events and one relay for the Bison, who finished fourth out of six
teams at the meet. His day started as the second leg in the 4x100
relay, which earned Third Team All-PAC with a time of 43.18 seconds.
It was the fastest time of the season for Bethany, which had already
qualified for the ECAC Outdoor Championships earlier this season by
surpassing the qualifying standard of 44.64 seconds.
Naples Daily News
Saints Add 13 Football Recruits
Thomas More College head football coach Jim Hilvert added 13
players, including 10 from the Tri-State, to his first recruiting
class with the Saints.
The Kentucky Post
Saints Unveil New Logo
Thomas More College and its athletic department announced a new
identity for the Thomas More Saints in the form of a new logo. The
Saints logo, which was designed by Jim Ward Designs, will replace
the script Saints Thomas More has used for the last four seasons.
Along with the logo change, Thomas More has announced that its
school colors will be reflex blue and white.
The Kentucky Post
College Sports Recap
A recap of collegiate golf, baseball, and softball featuring PAC
teams
The (Youngstown) Vindicator
Names In the Games: Catching Up
with Local Athletes Competing in College
Waynesburg's Haley Kramer fared well in a doubleheader split
with Washington & Jefferson on Tuesday. Kramer, a sophomore left
fielder from Laurel, is batting .266 with one home run and eight
RBIs while batting leadoff for the Lady Yellow Jackets ...
Westminster has five players from Lawrence County and they are
making important contributions for the Lady Titans. Kelly Fee, Jenn
Emery, Kayla Rosati, Maria Joseph and Nicole Fee are listed on the
Westminster roster.
New Castle News
Stanley's Enshrinement Special for
Family, Friends
Mark Stanley, the former three-sport standout (basketball,
football and baseball) for the Scotties and teacher and track and
field coach at Lincoln High School, will be inducted into the Class
of 2007 of the Lawrence County Historical Society Sports Hall of
Fame Sunday at the New Englander in Neshannock Township. Stanley
went on to play at Westminster College for two years (all three
sports) before transferring to Geneva College, where he played
basketball and baseball. An NAIA All-American and District 18 Player
of the Year, Stanley was a team leader in home runs, wins and earned
run average.
Ellwood City Ledger
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