SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Yellow Jackets Just A Few Plays From Perfection
So close, but not close enough. That summarizes the thoughts of Waynesburg University football coach Rick Shepas as he looks back on the 2007 season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

W&J Coach Takes Blame For First-Round Ouster
Washington & Jefferson College football coach Mike Sirianni blames himself for the Presidents' 35-34 overtime loss to North Carolina Wesleyan in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs last weekend.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
GCC Women Fall to 2-1
GROVE CITY — The dream of an undefeated season for the Grove City College women’s basketball squad has come and gone. Stacie Aleski scored 19 points as Carnegie Mellon stopped Grove City 59-47 in Division III women’s basketball Tuesday at the Grove City College Arena.
(Grove City) Allied News

Presidents Relying on Defense, Inside Game
Wahab Owolabi doesn't want to forget how he felt after a tough two-point loss in the championship game of the Presidents' Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament last year.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Names in the Games
Football – Waynesburg’s Dave Piecuch competed in a 16-10 overtime loss to Dickinson (Pa.) in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southeast Bowl. Piecuch, a junior, started at outside linebacker and recorded one solo tackle with two assists and a half tackle for loss as well.
New Castle News 

Bethany Teams Earn Victories
BETHANY — Using a 36-8 advantage in points in the paint in the second half, the Bethany College men’s basketball team (2-1) pulled away for a 92-59 victory over visiting Pitt-Greensburg (0-3) Tuesday night.
The (Steubenville) Herald-Star/Weirton Daily Times

Nice Development for W&J Women
On most basketball teams, the seniors and top players are expected to be the emotional leaders. For the Washington & Jefferson College women, that was impossible last year. There were no seniors on the team.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Burns Leads Geneva With 17 Points in 'Fight'
CENTER TWP. — Jeff Santarsiero knows that every game for his Geneva College men’s basketball team this season will be a fight. Meanwhile, Penn State Beaver’s Matt Franitti looked like he’d been in a heavyweight bout.
Beaver County Times

Geneva Women Get By Game PS-Beaver
CENTER TWP. — Alonna Verrico is a college sophomore, but she admitted she felt some “freshman jitters” Tuesday night as the first-year Penn State Beaver women’s basketball team entered a new era against Geneva College.
Beaver County Times

Sirianni's Decision Bold, Daring, Correct
Maybe it would be hard to convince Mike Sirianni that it was, but his gamble at the end of Saturday's playoff loss to North Carolina Wesleyan was a good one.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

Drakeley Scores 31 as Jackets Improve to 2-0
Tim Drakeley scored a career-high 31 points to lead Waynesburg University to a 78-66 win over La Roche on Tuesday night at Marisa Fieldhouse.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

PG South: PAC Soccer All-Stars
The Presidents' Athletic Conference announced its men's soccer all-star teams and five players who are graduates of PG South area high schools were among those honored.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Local Roundup
Freshman forward Tommy Hall was one of five Thiel players in double figures Tuesday, scoring a team-high 21 points as the Tomcats defeated visiting Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, 88-65.
The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard
 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Volleyball Champion
The Saint Vincent women's volleyball team defeated Bridgeport (Conn.), 3-1, to capture its second consecutive Eastern College Athletic Conference Division II championship last week.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Geneva Basketball Falls To Malone
BEAVER FALLS — The Geneva College men’s basketball team’s second game of the season didn’t go nearly as smoothly as its opener.
Beaver County Times

Geneva Falls In Victory Bowl
BEAVER FALLS — As host of the 11th annual National Christian College Athletic Association Victory Bowl, the Geneva College football team was a gracious host.
Beaver County Times

Gamble Is Pointless As W&J Suffers First-Round Knockout
It was a call that could have come right out of Las Vegas, a high-stakes gamble that any football coach would be hesitant to make.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

Too Many Mistakes Break Presidents
The play most Washington & Jefferson College football fans will remember from Saturday's game against North Carolina Wesleyan is the last one, a controversial call for a fake extra-point. But placekicker Chuck Grabner was tackled by Jezreel Davis three yards short of the end zone.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

Waynesburg Drops ECAC Bowl Game In OT
CARLISLE - Fullback Tim Wells scored his second touchdown of the game, on a five-yard run in overtime, to give Dickinson a 16-10 victory over Waynesburg in the ECAC Southeast Bowl Saturday afternoon.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

W&J Women Remain Unbeaten With Win
Washington & Jefferson jumped out to a 15-2 lead and never looked back as the Presidents stayed unbeaten with an 88-56 win over Penn State-Altoona in the final game of the Holiday Inn Meadow Lands Classic Saturday at Henry Memorial Center.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

W&J's Overtime Gamble Fails
Dejected and drained, Washington & Jefferson football coach Mike Sirianni struggled to handle a one-point, overtime loss Saturday to North Carolina Wesleyan in a first-round playoff game.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Parisi leads Waynesburg to victory over Cabrini
Josh Parisi had a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds Saturday night to lead Waynesburg University to an 86-78 season-opening victory over visiting Cabrini College.
The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Geneva Football Season a Triumph, Even Without Victory Bowl
BEAVER FALLS — The Geneva College football team entered the unknown when it opened the season Sept. 1. Geneva was moving to NCAA Division III and the Presidents’ Athletic Conference after being a charter member of the NAIA, dating back to 1940.
Beaver County Times

Geneva Men Win Season Opener
BEAVER FALLS — The Geneva College men’s basketball team had its eyes opened when it took a step up in class last week. Geneva visited Youngstown State, a Division I school, in an exhibition game and the Golden Tornadoes’ flaws were laid open.
Beaver County Times

Titans Open Season at Buzz Ridl Classic
The first half of last’s night Westminster-Bluffton basketball game wasn’t all that bad. “The way it was going I though we’d be down 50-12,” Larry Ondako said, in his fifth opening night as the Titans men’s head coach.
New Castle News

Names in the Games
Grove City College’s Laura Novosel played in eight matches this season. Novosel, a freshman from Wilmington, didn’t record any statistics. The Lady Wolverines finished 16-4-1, advancing to the semifinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Championship Tournament.
New Castle News

Defense Could Hold Key for Presidents
If not for a road sign, David Gitlitz might be playing linebacker for another small college football team. On a trip back to his hometown, Columbus, Ohio, Gitlitz saw the sign for Washington & Jefferson College along the interstate and decided to drop in for a visit.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

Yellow Jackets Are Starting Over
WAYNESBURG - Head coach Frank Ferraro didn't spend much time deciding on or changing starting lineups for the Waynesburg University men's basketball team the last four seasons. That's because the Yellow Jackets' lineup sported Beau Wilson, Jeff Nero and Marc Lodovico, each a four-year starter and 1,000-point scorer.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

Division III Playoffs
Washington & Jefferson (10-0) plays host to North Carolina Wesleyan (8-2) in a first-round game at noon today at Cameron Stadium. N.C. Wesleyan, the USA South Conference champion, has won eight games in a row since opening with losses to Wesley and Widener.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Owens Scores 22 in Saints Win
Thomas More junior Matty Owens scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed a personal-best 13 rebounds to lead the Saints past Anderson, 84-75 Friday night.
The Kentucky Post

Thiem's Transfer from Division I Provides Instant Credibility
There's at least a partial explanation for what may have seemed like a perpetual smile this summer on the face of Thomas More College women's basketball coach Brian Neal.
The Kentucky Post

Bluffton Wins Buzz Ridl Classic Game vs. Titans
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — The Westminster College men's basketball team fell to Bluffton 82-79 Friday night in the first round of the 16th annual Buzz Ridl Classic at the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator
 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Geneva Men's Basketball Opens Season
BEAVER FALLS — The Geneva College basketball team opens its season tonight and this first game has a little more significance than most for 12th-year coach Jeff Santarsiero.
Beaver County Times

Geneva Prepares for Victory Bowl
BEAVER FALLS — The Geneva College football team is ineligible to participate in the Division III playoffs this season but that didn’t prevent the Golden Tornadoes from having postseason options.
Beaver County Times

Swallow, W&J Have Edge in Experience
When the NCAA expanded the number of teams in its Division III playoffs from 16 to 32 a few years ago, most thought it would be much easier to qualify.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
A Weekly Look at Thomas More
FOOTBALL: Saints seniors Terence Toone and Brandon Lee and sophomore Cordario Collier earned first-team all-Presidents' Athletic Conference honors. Junior Tyler Grant and freshman Matt Clark (McNicholas) earned second-team honors, while senior Kyle James (Highlands), junior Nick Dew (NewCath), sophomore Brandon Kohrs (NewCath), sophomore Andy Poe (Reading), senior David Dransman (Colerain) and senior Rashawn West (Talawanda) earned honorable mention laurels.
NKY.com

W&J Foe is New to Postseason
If experience counts for something in the NCAA Division III football playoffs, then Washington & Jefferson College has to feel good about its chances this week. For the third time in six seasons, the Presidents will play a postseason game against a program that didn't even exist 10 years ago.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

Local Briefs
Waynesburg University senior defensive end Mike Czerwien has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association's (AFCA) Division III all-star team that will represent the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2007 Aztec Bowl Saturday, Dec. 8, in Chihuahua, Mexico.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

PG North: Six From Area on PAC Soccer All-Stars
The Presidents' Athletic Conference announced its men's and women's soccer all-star teams last week and six players who are graduates of PG North area high schools were among the honorees.Fox Chapel Area graduate Ryan McDonald was voted to the men's first team. McDonald is a sophomore defender at Washington & Jefferson College.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PG East: Eight District Players Named All-PAC in Soccer
The Presidents' Athletic Conference announced its men's and women's soccer all-star teams last week and eight players who are graduates of PG East area high schools were honored. Penn-Trafford graduate Andrew Saporito, a senior forward at Westminster College, was voted to the men's first team. Saporito was a second-team selection last year.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PG West: Eight From Area Selected for PAC Soccer All-Stars
The Presidents' Athletic Conference announced its men's and women's soccer all-star teams last week and eight players who are graduates of PG West area high schools were honored. Beaver Area graduate Travis Brown, a senior defender at Washington & Jefferson College, was voted to the men's first team for the third consecutive year.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Glass Returns To The Court After Open Heart Surgery
Ultimately, Bobby Glass just had too much heart to walk away from the game he loved. A year ago, the Neshannock High School graduate believed he would never play competitive basketball again.
New Castle News

Three Saints First Team All-PAC
WEXFORD, PA - Seniors Terence Toone and Brandon Lee along with sophomore Cordario Collier earned first-team Presidents' Athletic Conference honors Monday in a vote by conference coaches.
The Kentucky Post

Bethany Has Ten All-PAC Members
WEXFORD, Pa. — When the Presidents’ Athletic Conference announced its all-league teams Monday afternoon, 10 members of the Bethany College football team were honored, the most since 2003 when 12 Bison earned all-conference laurels.
The (Wheeling) Intelligencer

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Presidents Know There's No Place
For the better part of two decades, they put on a recruiting blitz that would have made any college football coach proud.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

Waynesburg Accepts Bid
Waynesburg University will play Dickinson College in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southeast Bowl in Carlisle on Saturday. The bowl game marks the Yellow Jackets third postseason appearance in the past five seasons.
The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard

Two Teams Headed To ECAC Post Season
Carnegie Mellon and Waynesburg accepted bids Monday to play in Eastern College Athletic Conference postseason football games.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Presidents Ready For 'Toughest Region'
If it's November, then that can mean only one thing for Washington & Jefferson College's football team. It's playoff time.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

District Roundup
Top-seed W&J (10-0), which earned an automatic bid to the Division III playoffs as champion of the Presidents' Athletic Conference, will play host to No. 8 North Carolina Wesleyan (8-2) at noon Saturday at Cameron Stadium in the first round.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Late TD Lifts Geneva Over Grove City
BEAVER FALLS - Traffic changes along Route 18 caused delays for the crowd attending the Geneva College's senior day game with Grove City. But it didn't really matter because all the excitement came in the game's final 10 seconds. Geneva scored its first and only touchdown with 9.7 seconds left to upend Grove City, 13-12.
Beaver County Times

Defenses Take Day Off As W&J Rolls, 77-39
They combined for more than 1,200 yards of offense, an amazing 17 touchdowns and 59 first downs. The Washington & Jefferson and Bethany college football teams certainly had their offenses working well Saturday afternoon during a marathon of a Presidents' Athletic Conference regular-season finale.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

Jackets Roll As Heller Gets 2,000
The amazing season of Waynesburg University running back Robert Heller continued Saturday with another record-setting performance.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

District Roundup
W&J (10-0), which already clinched the Presidents' Athletic Conference championship and earned the league's first automatic bid to the Division III playoffs, got 296 yards passing and six touchdowns from Bobby Swallow and 208 yards rushing and three touchdowns from Kevin Mathews. Bethany's Milton Joyner passed for 375 yards and five touchdowns.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

District Roundup
Robert Heller (Ringgold) set a single-game school rushing mark with 312 yards, and he scored five touchdowns to lead Waynesburg (8-2, 5-1) to a Presidents Athletic Conference victory over Westminster (Pa.) (5-5, 2-4).
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Yellow Jackets Rout Westminster
WAYNESBURG - Records continue to fall for Waynesburg University freshman running back Robert Heller. He broke his own single-game rushing record, set just two weeks ago against Washington & Jefferson, with 312 yards in Saturday's 54-13 win over Westminster. He also became the first Yellow Jacket runner to amass 2,000 yards in a season.
The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Tornadoes Renew Grove City Rivalry
BEAVER FALLS - The Geneva and Grove City College football teams have a long and storied rivalry. The teams first met in 1893 (a 0-0 tie) and when the series ended in 1983 with a 10-0 Geneva win, it was one of the longest rivalries in college football history. The series resumes Saturday at 1:30 at Reeves Field and, while none of the current players was even alive at the time, there will be memories on the sideline.
Beaver County Times

Names in the Games
Football - Grove City’s Luke O’Hara hauled in two passes for 25 yards in a 44-0 win over St. Vincent in PAC action. O’Hara, a freshman wide receiver from Shenango, has four receptions for 48 yards. The Wolverines are 4-5.
New Castle News

Five Gain Honors
WEXFORD, Pa. — Five Youngstown area volleyball players have won Presidents' Athletic Conference honors. Jess Cooper (Laurel) and Traci Hassell (Hubbard), both of Westminster College were named to the All-PAC First Team, while Cooper was named PAC Player of the Year.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Preview: Geneva
Justin Nardi is the classic point guard, not surprising since he was raised in basketball in the Blackhawk High School program of legendary coach John Miller.
Beaver County Times

Preview: Geneva Women
Allyson Clarke admits to feeling some anxious moments with the Geneva women's team opener still nearly two weeks away.
Beaver County Times

Saints Duo Wins Top Awards in Soccer
Thomas More College swept the Presidents' Athletic Conference Player of the Year soccer awards as sophomore Brittany Yeggy and junior Garry Sheahan won the honors.
The Kentucky Post


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Hand Leads Team Against Waynesburg
Ellwood City native Jeff Hand, the third-year football coach at Westminster College, returns to face the team he coached to a 24-17 record as the Titans (5-4, 2-3) travel to Waynesburg (7-2, 4-1) for a 1:30 p.m. game Saturday in the Presidents Athletic Conference.
Ellwood City Ledger

East Allegheny Grad Leads Bethany Soccer In Scoring

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
NCAA-Bound Soccer
Penn State Behrend (12-5-3) will play at 7 p.m. today at Washington & Jefferson (13-4-3) in the first round of the Division III men's tournament. Behrend defeated W&J, 6-1, in the regular season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
EC's Piecuch Tallies Two Tackles In Geneva Win
Gabe Gordon's first offensive touchdown of his career, a 5-yard run in overtime, lifted the Geneva College football team to a 24-17 victory against Waynesburg at Reeves Field in Beaver Falls on Saturday.
Ellwood City Ledger

ECAC Awards Bethany With Soccer A Bid
BETHANY — For the second consecutive season, the Bethany College men’s soccer team has earned a bid to the postseason, as they learned Monday they will play in the ECAC South Region Tournament, beginning Wednesday.
The (Steubenville) Herald Star


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Geneva's Gordon Picks Good Time For First Career Touchdown
BEAVER FALLS - Gabe Gordon had never scored an offensive touchdown in a college football game until late Saturday afternoon.
Beaver County Times

W&J Rolls, Wraps Up PAC Title
EDGEWOOD, Ky. - Washington & Jefferson College left little doubt Saturday that it wouldn't leave Kentucky without the Presidents' Athletic Conference football championship.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

Waynesburg Killed By Mistakes In OT Loss
BEAVER FALLS - One too many penalties. One too many dropped passes. One too many turnovers. One too many squandered scoring opportunities.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

District Roundup
Carnegie Mellon 42, Bethany 19: The visiting Tartans (5-4) won their third consecutive game with a non-league victory at Bethany (4-5). CMU out gained Bethany, 399-354, in total yards. Robert Grimson led the Tartans with 140 rushing yards with Travis Sivek adding 131 and three touchdowns. Sivek has scored 348 career points, 20th best in NCAA Division III history.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Season Later, W&J Hoops Becomes An Inside Story

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Names in the Games
Men's Cross Country - Grove City’s Joey Cortez finished 12th at the PAC Championships on Saturday. The Wolverines captured their 18th consecutive team title. Cortez, a senior from Ellwood City, finished in a time of 28:17 to earn Second-Team All-PAC honors.
New Castle News

PG South: On Campus
Bethel Park graduate Lauren Woodring ranks third in scoring on the Grove City women's soccer team with 16 points. Woodring, a sophomore forward, has scored six goals and assisted on four others while starting in all 18 games.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Geneva Must Face 'Best Back  In Division III'
BEAVER FALLS - The Geneva College football team's primary task Saturday will be stopping the leader rushing in Division III. Waynesburg University running back Robert Heller is averaging 199.3 yards a game, 31 yards more than anyone in the nation at that level. The freshman from Ringgold High School has rushed for 1.594 yards and 20 touchdowns on 268 carries for the Yellow Jackets, ranked 25th in Division III.
Beaver County Times

Bison Eyeing Third Win In A Row
BETHANY — When Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University invades Bethany Saturday, the Bison football team will be trying for their third consecutive victory and attempting to clinch their first .500 season since 2001. Kickoff at Bethany Field is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The (Steubenville) Herald Star


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
PG North: North Hills Grad Czerwien Tops Division III List in Sacks

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