SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 28, 2010
TMC Women Win PAC Title Again
The top-seeded and
16th-ranked Thomas More College women's basketball team won
its fourth straight Presidents' Athletic Conference
Championship with a 77-67 victory over fourth-seeded
Westminster College Saturday at Connor Convocation Center in
Crestview Hills.
The Cincinnati Enquirer
College
corner
Freshman Melissa
Mansur (St. Pius X) had 10 points, five steals, two rebounds
and two assists as Saint Vincent earned its first-ever
victory over Thomas More College, ranked 14th in Division
III, 64-56.
Pottstown Mercury
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
Talking
Sports with Bethany College West Virginia's Desiree Finley
Desiree Finley, a Bethany
College West Virginia Sr. swimming and diving athlete,
recently took time to do a Q&A session with The Capital
Sports Report.
The Capital Sports Report
College
sports
Senior guard Amy
Dolsak scored 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting to help
fourth-seeded Westminster (Pa.) upset No. 17 second-seeded
Washington & Jefferson, 64-61, in the semifinals of the
Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament in Crestview
Hills, Ky.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
W&J upset in
semifinals
Amy Dolsak
scored a game-high 18 points, including a layup with seven
seconds remaining, as fourth-seed Westminster upset
17th-ranked Washington & Jefferson 64-61 Friday night in the
semifinals of the Presidents' Athletic Conference women's
basketball tournament.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Thomas More
women advance to PAC final
Top-seeded
Thomas More defeated sixth-seeded Chatham 68-40 Friday night
in the semifinals of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference
tournament at Crestview Hills.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Grove City
Rallies Past W&J
The Grove City
College men's basketball team rallied for a 63-59 victory
over No. 5 seed Washington & Jefferson Thursday night in the
semifinals of the Presidents' Athletic Conference
Championship Tournament in the Grove City College Arena.
My Valley Sports.com
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
Grove City
knocks off W&J, earns spot in PAC finals
Grove City used
a 14-4 run late in the second half to erase an eight-point
deficit and Joe McCoy drained a key three-point field goals
to help the Wolverines take a 63-59 victory over Washington
& Jefferson in the semifinals of the Presidents' Athletic
Conference tournament Thursday night.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Beecher finds
success at Westminster
Sierra Beecher,
a 2008 graduate of Big Spring High School, recently earned
earned five NCAA Division 3 “B” cut qualifying times, two
individual qualifying times and three in the relays at the
Presidents’ Athletics Conference Swimming and Diving
Championships held at Grove City College.
The Sentinel Online
Zawacki
reaches coaching milestone
Back in the fall
of 1983, when Kristen Zawacki started the St. Vincent
women's basketball program, her first team went a modest
11-7 in NAIA competition.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
GCC men on a
roll
With wins in 8 of its last 9
games, the Grove City College men’s basketball team is on a
roll. For head coach Steve Lamie, the hot streak couldn’t
have come at a better time.
Allied News
Lucky Numbers
The Presidents' Athletic
Conference Championship Grove City College head coach Steve
Lamie is seeking under his tenure.
Allied News
Lady
Wolverines fall to St. Vincent
Two Grove City College seniors
who saw the program grow expotentially since their arrival
on the campus almost four years back played their final
regular season home game Wednesday.
Allied News
Campus Corner
Junior
Chris Bodle of Clearfield posted two
personal-bests and earned 15 points for Westminster by
placing in three events at the Presidents’ Athletic
Conference Championships in Grove City’s Longnecker
Competition Pool last week.
The Gant Daily
GC Women Fall
Despite Balanced Effort
Four Grove City
College women's basketball players scored in double figures
Tuesday night but the Wolverines dropped a 63-54 decision to
visiting Chatham in the quarterfinals of the Presidents'
Athletic Conference Championship Tournament at the Grove
City College Arena.
My Valley Sports.com
Saint
Vincent's Zawacki reaches milestone
It is hard to
decide which part of Kristen Zawacki's
resume is more impressive. Zawacki is the women's basketball
coach at Saint Vincent College and the program's founder.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
McKeehan
leads Saints into title tilt
Senior power
forward Daniel McKeehan scored a game-high 24 points to lead
the second-seeded Thomas More College men's basketball team
to an 88-73 win over third-seeded Bethany College tonight
(Thursday, February 25, 2010) in a Presidents' Athletic
Conference (PAC) Championship Tournament semifinal game at
the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
Cincinnati Examiner.com
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
Top-seeded
Grove City next for W&J men in PAC tournament
The Washington &
Jefferson men's basketball team, fresh off an overtime
victory Tuesday night at Thiel, resumes play in the
Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament tonight at Grove
City in a semifinal contest. Tip-off is 7 p.m.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Miller scores
10 points for Grove City
Hudson graduate
Laura Miller, a senior forward on the Grove
City (Pa.) College women’s basketball team, had 10 points
during Grove City’s 63-54 loss to Chatham (Pa.) University
in the quarterfinals of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference
Championship Tournament Feb. 23 at the Grove City College
Arena.
Hudson Hub-Times
Center
graduate Slater spices her life with the right seasoning at
Grove City College
It takes time
for just about every student to adjust to college life away
from home. Take Center High School graduate Christine Slater
for example.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Grove City
College's Matson served well by tough competition in WPIAL
Section 3-AAAA
Brett Matson played at Pine-Richland High School and honed
his skills in rugged WPIAL Section 3-AAAA.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Garber,
Semple to nationals
Waynesburg
University had two junior wrestlers qualify for the NCAA
Division III championships over the weekend. Nick Garber won
the 133-pound title and Corbin Semple was first at 184
pounds.
O-R's Big Blog on Campus
Tourney Bid
on the Line for TM
The Thomas More women's basketball team will host the
Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament semifinals and
finals Friday and Saturday at the Connor Convocation Center.
The Cincinnati Enquirer
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 24, 2010
Killeen's
basket saves W&J
Senior point
guard Kennan Killeen hit a jumper with 4.4 seconds remaining
to help second-seeded Washington & Jefferson College avoid
an upset in the opening round of the Presidents' Athletic
Conference women's basketball tournament.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
TMC men and
women win
The Tomcats made
the first basket for a 2-0 lead, but the Saints answered
with a 24-0 run to dominate their quarterfinal matchup in
the Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament.
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Wednesday
Morning Rush: The Saints Win Two
Thomas More men
beat Waynesburg 84-71 in the Presidents Athletic Conference
quarterfinals. Colt Stafford scored 16 points and had ten
rebounds.
Kentucky Post
Bison Men
Move On, Women Knocked Off
Bethany College
first-year coach Andrew Sachs believes that his Bison can be
success if they ''just do a good job getting the little
things done.''
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register
W&J Outlasts
Thiel in OT
Thiel College
saw a season of promise come to a disappointing conclusion
Tuesday evening at Beeghly Gymnasium, as the Tomcats bowed
to Washington & Jefferson, 80-77 in OT, in the first round
of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament.
My Valley Sports.com
Sports briefs
In indoor track, Pinecrest grad Rachel
Hudson broke the Westminster College (Pa.)
record in the 3,000-meter run on Saturday.
The senior's fourth-place time of 11:20 at
the Mount Union Open in Alliance, Ohio, beat
the old mark by 24 seconds.
The Southern Pines Pilot
Heart to
heart sparks Thomas More
Thomas More head
coach Brian Neal and his women’s basketball team sat down
and had a little heart-to-heart on the eve of the Saints’
first-round game of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference
(PAC) tournament.
Cincy Sports Zone
Different
sources guide Saints
The only
statistic that mattered for Thomas More Tuesday was the
final score, and thankfully for the Saints. TMC had three
starters, including the team’s leading scorer, combined for
zero points and its opponent shot a whopping 60 percent from
the field.
Cincy Sports Zone
College
Sports
Chatham earned a
victory in its first postseason women's game Tuesday,
beating Grove City, 63-54, in the first round of the
Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
Stakes are
raised beginning today
Postseason play
begins this week for area high school basketball teams, and
it gets under way for the four Northern Kentucky college
basketball programs, too.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Thomas More's
Daniel McKeehan Named Academic All-America of the Year
Thomas More College senior
Daniel McKeehan (Maineville, Ohio/Little Miami) has been
selected as the College Division ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-America Men's Basketball Player of the Year by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tournament
set for area colleges
Grove City has
the top seed in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference men’s
basketball tournament, which begins today at campus sites.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator
District
college basketball
NCCAA playoffs
Geneva (14-11) will host former American Mideast Conference
opponent Roberts Wesleyan (16-11) at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the
NCCAA East Regional semifinals.
Beaver County Times
W&J women No.
18
The Washington &
Jefferson College women's basketball team is ranked No. 18
in NCAA Division III this week by d3hoops.com.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Presidents'
Athletic Conference Tourney Opens Today
The 2010 PAC Basketball Championship
Tournaments get underway on
Tuesday night with seven first round contests.
Bluegrass State Basketball
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
CM's Walsh
continues to contribute for W&J hoops
Washington &
Jefferson College sophomore forward Courtney Walsh has
helped the Presidents reach the No. 21 spot in the latest
USA Today/ESPN Division III rankings.
The Lockhaven Express
Thomas More
Ends Regular Season with Win
Senior power
forward Daniel McKeehan (Maineville, Ohio/Little Miami)
scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Thomas More College
men's basketball team to an 80-65 win over Saint Vincent
College today (Saturday, February 20, 2010) in both teams'
regular season finale in the Carey Center in Latrobe,
Pennsylvania.
Bluegrass State Basketball
NKU, TMC gear
up for tourneys
The 13th-ranked
women's basketball team (22-3, 13-1 Presidents' Athletic
Conference) split a pair of games in their final week of the
regular season as they defeated Thiel College, 81-68, but
fell 64-56 at Saint Vincent College.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Miller
grows along with Thomas More
If there is
one person that personifies the growth in the Thomas
More men’s basketball program, its junior Aaron Miller.
Cincy Sports Zone
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 21, 2010
Sedlock keys
Bearcats' 500th win
Northern Cambria
High School graduate Brittany Sedlock scored 14 points
Saturday as Saint Vincent College beat Thomas More, 64-56,
in an NCAA Division III women's basketball game.
Indiana (Pa.) Gazette
Bethany's
comeback edges W&J men
Bethany erased a
nine-point halftime deficit and earned the No. 3 seed in
next week's Presidents' Athletic Conference men's tournament
after edging visiting Washington & Jefferson 66-63 Saturday
afternoon.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
St. Vincent
stuns TMC women
The 13-ranked
Thomas More College women's team (22-3) lost 64-56 to Saint
Vincent College (20-5) in a Division III game at the Carey
Center in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Cincinnati Enquirer
PAC
Basketball Championship Tournament
2010 PAC Men’s
Basketball Championship Tournament. First Round (at higher
seed) – Tuesday, February 23.
Western
PA Athletics
Tennis
Thiel named
Andrew Gannon as coach of its men's and women's tennis
programs. Prior to his arrival at NCAA Division III Thiel,
Gannon served six years as coach of Division III Austin
(Texas).
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
District
Roundup
Saint Vincent
64, Thomas More 56: Coach Kristen Zawacki and Saint Vincent
got their 500th victories with the upset of the Presidents'
Athletic Conference leader.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Labati,
Zawacki reach milestone 500 victories
It was a
night of coaching milestones in the
district Saturday. Seton Hill and St.
Vincent notched women's basketball
victories to provide coaches Ferne
Labati of Division II Seton Hill and
Kristin Zawacki of Division III St.
Vincent each with their 500th career
wins.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Briefs
Waynesburg
University's Nick Garber and Corbin Semple repeated as
championship Saturday at the NCAA Division III Midwest
Regional Wrestling Championships in Doylestown.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 20, 2010
PAC-Day 2
Both Washington
& Jefferson College squads sit in third place after Friday's
second day at the 2010 Presidents' Athletic Conference
Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Grove City
College.
College Swimming.com
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Waynesburg
hopes PAC title can be a springboard
The revitalized Waynesburg University's
wrestling program is enjoying one of its
most successful months.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Harris
overcomes injury at Bethany
After missing
the first half of the season because of injury, Tara Harris
is healthy and contributing consistently for Bethany
College.
Zanesville Times Recorder
PAC-Day 1
The Washington &
Jefferson College women own the day one lead following
Thursday's opening action at the 2010 Presidents' Athletic
Conference Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Grove
City College.
College Swimming.com
A-R standout
Shaffer picks Westminster
Apollo-Ridge senior basketball
standout Hannah Shaffer did the colleges recruiting her a
favor. She called them and told them they wouldn't have to
scout her any more, not even in the WPIAL playoffs.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Grove City
quarterback succeeds at basketball
There is no
substitute for experience or for having players who know how
to be successful, even if that knowledge comes from time in
another sport.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 18,2010
On-the-job
training
Megan Gebrosky
is fireproof. She should be. The Seneca Valley graduate and
sophomore on the Grove City College women’s basketball team
has been thrown into the fire enough times.
Butler Eagle
Saints earn
top tourney seed
For the fourth
straight season the Thomas More women's basketball team will
be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Presidents' Athletic
Conference (PAC) tournament.
Cincinnati Enquirer
W&J makes it
a clean sweep
If the
basketball rivalries between Washington & Jefferson College
and Waynesburg University aren't dead, then they're at least
in a deep sleep.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Happy berth
day, Tornadoes
Geneva doesn’t
have a chance to win the Presidents Athletic Conference
title but it is going to the postseason.
Beaver County Times
Thomas More
Clinches Share of Conference Title
The Thomas More
College men's rallied from a 22-point first half deficit to
defeat Thiel College, 103-94, tonight (Wednesday, February
17, 2010) in Greenville, Pennsylvania to clinch at least a
share of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) regular
season title.
Bluegrass State Basketball
Canfield's
Reinthaler to Sign with Westminster
Canfield's
Athletic Director Greg Cooper announced that Nick Reinthaler
will sign a letter of intent Feb. 24.
WYTV.com
Grove City
Falls to Saint Vincent
The Grove City
College women's basketball team fell to 12-12 overall
Wednesday night with a 73-56 setback against visiting Saint
Vincent in a clash of Presidents' Athletic Conference
members at the Grove City College Arena.
My Valley Sports.com
Titans Sweep
Fourth Opponent with Win at Geneva
The Westminster
College women's basketball team completed a season sweep of
Geneva with a 72-69 win on the road Wednesday night.
My Valley Sports.com
Lady Tomcats
Fall to Saints
The Thiel
College women’s basketball team fell at the hands of the
Thomas More Saints, 68-81, on Wednesday.
My Valley Sports.com
Westminster
to Compete in PAC Championship
The Westminster
College men's and women's swimming and diving teams will
compete this weekend in the 47th annual Presidents' Athletic
Conference (PAC) Championships, which will be hosted by
Grove City Feb. 18-20 as part of the 20th annual Grove City
College Swimming & Diving Invitational.
My Valley Sports.com
Gannon to
Lead Thiel Tennis Program
Andrew Gannon
has been tabbed to revive the Thiel College men’s and
women’s tennis programs, Director of Athletics Jack
Leipheimer announced Wednesday morning.
My Valley Sports.com
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
Slater earns
ECAC Player of the Week
For the second
time in three weeks, Grove City College junior women's
basketball player Christine Slater (Aliquippa, Pa./Center)
has earned Division III South Player of the Week recognition
from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).
My Valley Sports.com
Youngstown
Native Named PAC Player of the Week
Thiel College
freshman Blair Rozenblad (Youngstown, Ohio/Kennedy Catholic)
has earned his second Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s
Basketball Player of the Week nod.
My Valley Sports.com
W&J men lead
nation in free-throw percentage
The Washington &
Jefferson College women's basketball team, ranked No. 20,
lead NCAA Division III in free-throw percentage. The
Presidents rank first among 424 teams at 78 percent
(288-for-370).
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Freshmen step
up for Saints
A pair of
freshmen guards in Lexington, Ky., have tossed the myth
about basketball teams winning without experience at the
position.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Harris,
Miller, Beechy have turned around GCC program, together
Sometimes
progress is a process. Slow-but-steady can be preferable to
a worst-to-first finish one year that oftentimes plummets
back into oblivion the next.
The Sharon Herald
August and
Lee invited to NFL scouting combines
Dylan August from Bethel Park and Sean Lee of Upper St.
Clair have been invited to attend NFL scouting combines. The
events select college players from all divisions and invite
several NFL agents and scouts to view the players.
The (South Hills) Almanac.net
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 15, 2010
Regular
season winds down
The 14th-ranked
women's team (21-2, 12-1 PAC) earned at least a share of
their fifth straight Presidents' Athletic Conference regular
season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament
with two wins last week.
Cincinnati Enquirer
College
Corner Tidbits
Cresson native
Luke Tomaselli scored 10 points and added three assists for
the Grove City men's basketball team in a 92-82 overtime
victory over Geneva College Saturday.
Altoona Mirror
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 14, 2010
Another
20-win year for W&J women
Washington &
Jefferson overcame 21 turnovers with strong defense to win
its 14th consecutive game against Chatham, 54-44, in a
Presidents' Athletic Conference game Saturday afternoon at
Henry Memorial Center.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Area roundup
The Saints
(21-2, 12-1) clinched at least a share of the Presidents'
Athletic Conference regular season title and the top seed in
the PAC Tournament at Connor Convocation Center.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Miller leads
Grove City
The Grove City
(Pa.) College women’s basketball team improved to 12-11
overall Feb. 13 with a 62-48 win over Geneva College in a
matchup of Presidents’ Athletic Conference members at
Geneva’s Metheney Field House in Beaver Falls, Pa.
Hudson Hub Times
District
College Highlights
Geneva had more
turnovers than field goals in the first half and never
recovered in falling to 8-15. Scarsella (Monaca) led the
Golden Tornadoes with 20 points and 19 rebounds.
Beaver County Times
Waynesburg
wins PAC wrestling title
The
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets captured their first-ever PAC
wrestling title by edging perennial PAC power Thiel in the
2010 PAC Wrestling Championship, hosted by the Tomcats at
the Rissell-Beeghly Gym in Greenville.
O-R's Big Blog on Campus
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 13, 2010
Recruiting
fair helps athletes
"Most of our
best players are from Florida," said Bret Colbert, a
recruiting coordinator from Saint Vincent College, a D-III
school located in Latrobe, Pa., that has attended the Cape
fair for the last four years.
Fort Myers News-Press
Local sports
announcers to instruct student wannabees
Waynesburg
University will present a sports announcing camp in late
June. Organized by Lanny Frattare, assistant professor of
communication, the camp will afford 32 high school students
the opportunity to train with well-known professionals.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 2010
Harris
overcomes injury at Bethany
After missing
the first half of the season because of injury, Tara Harris
is healthy and contributing consistently for Bethany
College.
Zanesville Times Recorder
Intelligent
Choice
The Washington &
Jefferson women's swimming and diving team is one of 88 in
NCAA Division III to receive Team Scholar All-America honors
from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America,
the Presidents' second such honor in as many seasons.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Friday
Morning Rush
THURSDAY NIGHT ON THE COURT-MEN...Thomas
More crushed Waynesburg 102 to 79. Johnny Bovard, an Elder
kid, had 20 points.
Kentucky Post
Local sports
Alyssa Oursler
scored 19 points as Washington & Jefferson pulled away from
Westminster in the second half for a 64-56 Presidents'
Athletic Conference win.
Observer-Reporter
Titans Lose
to W&J, 61-60
After leading
nearly the entire second half, the Westminster College men's
basketball team suffered a heart-breaking defeat to visiting
Washington & Jefferson, 61-60, Thursday night in Presidents'
Athletic Conference (PAC) action.
My Valley Sports.com
W&J Escapes
Westminster
The Westminster
College women's basketball team had the 20th-ranked team in
the country tied at halftime on Thursday night, but visiting
Washington & Jefferson escaped with a 64-56 win in a
Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game.
My Valley Sports.com
Grove City
Women Top Thiel
The Grove City
College women's basketball team improved to 8-5 in the
Presidents' Athletic Conference Wednesday night by earning a
64-51 win over visiting Thiel in conference action at the
Grove City College Arena.
My Valley Sports.com
Tomcat Men
Sweep Wolverines
The Thiel
College men’s basketball team brought its brooms to Grove
City College Arena Wednesday evening as the Tomcats eased
past the Wolverines, 85-75, to sweep the season series from
the Presidents’ Athletic Conference leaders.
My Valley Sports.com
Fleeger
coming up big for Grove City
Cody Fleeger got some validation Monday
night for all of his hard work and effort with the Grove
City College men’s basketball team.
Butler Eagle
Johnny B.
Good for Thomas More
You always hear
basketball players talk about how big the basket appeared
when they get on a streak when seemingly everything falls.
Examiner.com
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
Miller helps
Grove City College to win
Hudson graduate
Laura Miller, a senior forward on the Grove City (Pa.)
College women's basketball team, scored 11 points during
Grove City's 64-51 home win over Presidents' Athletic
Conference rival Thiel College Feb. 10.
Hudson Hub Times.com
Geneva
College's Reene Rawdings deals with injuries, shines
Renee Rawding
was starting to think she was cursed. How else could she
explain the spate of injuries that engulfed her after
outstanding freshman, sophomore and junior seasons.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Join the club
Saint Vincent
junior guard B.J. McGill averaged 27.5
points per game in two Saint Vincent losses, becoming the
29th 1,000-point scorer in school history.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
W&J-Westminster games rescheduled
The Presidents'
Athletic Conference basketball doubleheader between
Washington & Jefferson and Westminster, originally scheduled
for Wednesday, was postponed and rescheduled for tonight in
New Wilmington.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Thiel College
to Host 2010 PAC Wrestling Championships on Friday, February
12
The 2010
Presidents’ Athletic Conference Wrestling Championships will
take place at the Rissell-Beeghly Gymnasia on the campus of
Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., on Friday, February 12,
2010, beginning at 5 p.m.
Western
PA Athletics
NCAA Women's
Basketball: Leaders of the PAC
The Grove City College women’s
basketball team is taking the Presidents’ Athletic
Conference by storm this season and showed its strengths
Wednesday night with a 57-40 win over visiting Chatham.
Allied News
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
College
notebook: In football
Nelson Mitzen, a
senior defensive back for Bethany, was named second team
All-Presidents' Athletic Conference. Mitzen, a Waynesburg
graduate, was the Bison's third-leading tackler with 72.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Waynesburg-TMC
basketball changes
Waynesburg
University's men's and women's basketball games at Thomas
More, originally scheduled for today, have postponed until
Thursday in Crestview Hills, Ky.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Saints' star
finishes career with flouirsh
The best player
on the Thomas More basketball team came close to quitting
the game two years ago. After two successful seasons at
Milligan College, an NAIA school in Tennessee, Little Miami
High School grad Daniel McKeehan was homesick.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Thomas More
athletes of the week
What Muse did
last week: He helped lead the Saints to a pair of
Presidents' Athletic Conference victories last week as they
defeated Geneva, 92-89, and Washington & Jefferson, 72-68.
Cincinnati Enquirer
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
Waynesburg
women slip past Thiel, 52-42
Hannah Hunter
scored 13 points as Waynesburg overcame a poor shooting
night to defeat Thiel, 52-42, in a Presidents' Athletic
Conference women's basketball game at the Rudy Marissa
Fieldhouse Monday.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
Postseason
Peek
Thomas More is
16-5, John Carroll is 15-5, including a win over Wooster.
Wilmington and Hope also have 15 wins, while Bethany is 14-6
and Penn State-Behrend is 13-6.
Wooster Daily Record
Westminster
Dispatches Mount Union in Final Dual Meet
The Westminster
College men's and women's swimming and diving teams each won
their final dual meets of the season on Sunday at Mount
Union in a non-conference dual meet that was originally
scheduled for Saturday but postponed because of the weekend
snowstorm.
My Valley Sports.com
Titans Rout
Chatham in Best Output of Season
The Westminster
College women's basketball team shook off its season-long,
three-game losing streak in resounding fashion on Sunday
with an 83-41 win at Chatham in a Presidents' Athletic
Conference (PAC) game.
My Valley Sports.com
Thiel Places
Three at Jim Wuske Invitational
The Thiel
College men's and women's track and field team had three
competitors place in the top three at Mount Union College's
Jim Wuske Invitational.
My Valley Sports.com
Thomas More
Hall of Fame Grows by 10
Thomas More
College will have an induction ceremony on Saturday, Feb.
20 at the main campus, adding 10 men and women from various
sports into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Kentucky Post
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Thomas More
Continues to Roll in Conference Play
The Thomas More
College men's basketball team rallied from a 10-point first
half deficit to defeat Washington & Jefferson College,
72-68, today (Saturday, February 6, 2010) in a Presidents'
Athletic Conference (PAC) game at the Connor Convocation
Center in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
Bluegrass State Basketball
Marathon
champ relieved after run
The finish line
wasn't the only thing beckoning Brian Alessandro on Sunday
morning. Somewhere about the 14-mile
mark of the Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon . . . Mother
Nature called for him, too.
Florida Today.com
Westminster
Beats Mount Union in Final Dual Meet
The Westminster
College men's and women's swimming and diving teams each won
their final dual meets of the season on Sunday at Mount
Union in a non-conference dual meet that was originally
scheduled for Saturday but postponed because of the weekend
snowstorm.
College Swimming.com
Experience
key in Mideast
The Washington &
Jefferson Presidents went 13-5 in the Presidents' Athletic
Conference, won the conference tournament and advanced to
the South Regional Tournament.
D3 Baseball.com
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 2010
Thomas More
women rout W&J
The 15th-ranked
Thomas More Saints never trailed and cruised to a 64-38
victory over the 18th-ranked Washington & Jefferson
Presidents in a key Presidents' Athletic Conference women's
basketball contest on at the Connor Convocation Center.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
District
college basketball highlights
Geneva postponed
Geneva and Saint Vincent have rescheduled their men’s and
women’s basketball doubleheader for Monday night in Latrobe.
Beaver County Times
Nathan Reep
closing out career at Geneva
Nathan
Reep’s career is slowly coming to an end
for Geneva College. The Emmanuel
Christian Academy graduate and Golden
Tornadoes senior forward is making the
most of his time on the court.
Springfield News-Sun
Thomas More
gains upper hand in PAC race
Providing Thomas
More doesn’t suffer a huge upset in the next two weeks, the
road to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC)
championship and the conference’s NCAA tournament automatic
bid will go directly through Crestview Hills.
Examiner.com
12-0 run keys
Thomas More
Thomas More went
on a 12-0 run early in the second half, transforming an
eight-point deficit into a two-point lead as they recorded a
pivotal 72-68 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory
over Washington & Jefferson Saturday at the Connor
Convocation Center.
Examiner.com
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 6, 2010
Men's
Basketball
Washington &
Jefferson junior Paul Matthews scored 18 points to
pace the Presidents to a 59-55 victory against St. Vincent
in a Presidents Athletic Conference game.
American Chronicle
Thomas More's
McKeehan Earns Academic Honors
Thomas More College power forward
Daniel
McKeehan was named to the
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV First Team
today by the College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).
Bluegrass State Basketball
Wolverines
Pick Up Record 13th Win
The Grove City
College women's swimming and diving team earned its
school-record 13th victory Thursday night as the Wolverines
rolled past host Westminster 176-121 in a Presidents'
Athletic Conference dual meet at Memorial Field House.
My Valley Sports.com
Wolverines
Top Titans in Meet
The Grove City
College men's swimming and diving team earned a 171-126 win
over host Westminster Thursday night in a Presidents'
Athletic Conference dual meet at Hummel Field House.
My Valley Sports.com
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
Basketball
Bethany College
junior Tara Harris posted a season-high 11 points with six
rebounds in a 61-57 defeat to Geneva on Saturday.
Zanesville Times Recorder
Grove City
Sweeps Westminster in PAC Showdown
In their final
home meet of the season, the Westminster men's and women's
swimming and diving teams lost to Grove City in a dual meet
between the only two men's teams and women's teams with
undefeated Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) records.
College Swimming.com
Vranka sets
Chatham games played record
Chatham
University
women's basketball player Amanda
Vranka, a Gateway High School
graduate,
became the school's all-time
leader in games played after
last week's Presidents' Athletic
Conference contest against
Thomas
More
College.
Your Monroeville.com
Implications
aplenty for Thomas More, W&J
For all intents
and purposes, Saturday’s game is for the all of the regular
season marbles. When Thomas More and Washington & Jefferson
meet at the Connor Convocation Center, the winner will –
providing an substantial upset – be the Presidents’ Athletic
Conference tournament’s top seed and host.
Examiner.com
1,000-Point
Club
St. Vincent
junor B.J. McGill topped the 1,000-point mark in career
scoring at the Division III school during a 59-55
Presidents' Athletic Conference loss to Washington &
Jefferson on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
Campus Notes:
Slater named Player of the Week
Grove City’s
Christine Slater (Center) was named Division III South
Player of the Week from the Eastern College Athletic
Conference.
Beaver County Times
Both Saints'
teams ranked
The Thomas More
men's and women's basketball teams are both ranked in the
first NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional rankings of the
season.
Cincinnati Enquirer
College
basketball roundup: Free throws save W&J
Washington &
Jefferson College made just two field goals in the final 11
minutes, but connected on 13-of-14 free throws during that
span to hold on for a 59-55 win over Saint Vincent College
Wednesday night in a men's college basketball game.
Washington Observer-Reporter
The Thursday
Morning Rush
WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOOPS-THE
WOMEN...Thomas More defeated Geneva 93-63, Nicole
Dickman scored her 1,000th career point.
Kentucky Post
Dickamn
scores 1,000th point in Thomas More's 30-point win
With possibly
the biggest game of the season on the horizon, Thomas More
made sure they took care of the business at hand.
Examiner.com
Last shot
sinks Geneva
With 11 minutes
left in the game, the Geneva College men’s basketball team
trailed by 15 points to highly rated Thomas More, a team
that had beaten the Golden Tornadoes by 22 points last
month.
Beaver County Times
College Notes
Senior Alicia
Crum returns as a member of the Westminster College team
this season after lettering each of the last two seasons.
Norwalk Reflector
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
Spalding
ready to live out coaching dream
Brandon Spalding
will be doing exactly what he’s always wanted to do — coach
distance runners. The 23-year old graduate of Bridgewater
College and Stuarts Draft High School, has been named head
cross country coach and assistant track coach at Bethany
College.
Staunton News Leader
Hard work
pays off as Kalambay turns pro
Despite having all the odds seemingly stacked against him,
Tresor Kalambay has reached his longtime goal of playing
professional basketball.
The
Hamilton Spectator
Westminster
duals Grove City for Haiti Relief
The Westminster
College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will
collect donations during Thursday night's home men's and
women's swimming and diving dual meet vs. Grove City to
support the Haiti earthquake relief fund.
My Valley Sports.com
Titans' Track
and Field Return 28 Letter Winners for 2010
This will be an
interesting year for the Westminster College men's and
women's track and field programs as both teams enter the
2010 season with 14 returning letter-winners apiece.
My Valley Sports.com
Slater Named
ECAC Player of the Week
Grove City
College junior women's basketball player Christine Slater
(Aliquippa, Pa./Center) earned Division III South Player of
the Week recognition from the Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Tuesday afternoon.
My Valley Sports.com
Briefs
Waynesburg
University has hired Sean McCarthy as the Yellow Jackets'
head men's and women's soccer coach. He replaces former
men's coach Carl DeiCas and women's coach Jim Rue.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter
So you want
to be a sports broadcaster?
Think you might
be the next Vin Scully? Or Keith Jackson? Or Joe Buck? Well,
if you're a high school student, then here's your chance to
learn some tricks of the sports broadcasting trade from
three of Pittsburgh most-experienced broadcasters.
Observer-Reporter's Big Blog on Campus
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Grove City
Swimmers Hand Wooster First Loss
The Grove City
College women's swimming and diving team knocked visiting
Wooster from the ranks of the undefeated Saturday afternoon
as the host Wolverines earned a 159-136 win over Wooster
(10-1) in a non-conference dual meet at the James Longnecker
Competition Pool.
My Valley Sports.com
Grove City
Men Tops Wooster for Tenth Win
The Grove City
College men's swimming and diving team improved to 10-2
overall Saturday afternoon as the Wolverines earned a
172-122 victory over visiting Wooster (6-4) in a
non-conference dual meet at the James E. Longnecker
Competition Pool.
My Valley Sports.com
Waynesburg
hires coach
Waynesburg
University today announced the hiring of Sean McCarthy,
pictured, as the Yellow Jackets' head men’s and women’s
soccer coach.
Observer-Reporter's Big Blog on Campus
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
College
Sports: Thomas More
The Saints
women's basketball team (17-2, 9-1 Presidents' Athletic
conference), ranked No. 16 nationally by the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) won a pair of
Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) games last week.
Cincinnati Enquirer
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