SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Briefs: College baseball
Ryan Styche allowed just five hits as Bethany topped Waynesburg, 9-3, Friday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game.
Observer Reporter
 

Friday Ripe for Upsets

Thomas More fell, 16-11, to Grove City in the opening game of a PAC three-game series at Thomas More Field in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.

D3Baseball.com

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012

Staniscia relishes W&J turnaround in baseball
This wasn't what Josh Staniscia had in mind when he watched the Washington & Jefferson baseball team average 31 victories a season between 2005-10, winning three Presidents' Athletic Conference and two Eastern College Athletic Conference titles.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012

WHS senior Davis to play football at Thomas More
Wilmington High School senior Kyle Davis has committed to play football at Thomas More College this fall.

WNEWSJ.com

Softball

Bethany College junior Alison Powell combined to go 2-for-4 during a doubleheader as the Bison lost both games 9-1 to Capital Monday.

Zanesville Times Recorder
 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012

Briefs: College Softball & Baseball

Waynesburg split a non-conference doubleheader with Carlow, winning the opener, 3-1, before losing the nightcap, 2-1.

Observer Reporter
 

Hempfield product boosts St. Vincent
Freshman tennis player Chris Andrejcik said he chose St. Vincent for academics, not athletics.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Sean Malone (Saint Vincent)

Saint Vincent sophomore Sean Malone, a Hampton High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week.

Post Gazette

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012

Briefs: College baseball
Waynesburg pulled two upsets Sunday by sweeping host Thomas More, 12-0 and 9-2 in a Presdients' Athletic Conference doubleheader.

Observer Reporter
 

Baseball
Thiel junior outfielder Eric Steininger (Leechburg) is hitting a team-leading .444 with one home run and 13 RBI and hasn't made an error for the Division III Tomcats (6-9).

Valley News Dispatch

College Corner: Baseball

Westminster College senior Tim Wiand (Owen J. Roberts) hit his first home run of the season in a 3-1 win over Thiel in Game 1 of a doubleheader. In Game 2, senior Ethan Yeager (Owen J. Roberts) had three RBI in a 7-6 win.

The Mercury

Area athletes stand out for Thomas More softball

Three area players have started every game this season for the Thomas More College softball team, which stands 12-6.

Middletown Journal

MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012

College baseball
Thomas More junior Ryan Darner (Covington Catholic) was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week March 20. He went 7-for-16 with a home run, double, six runs, and seven RBI over four games.
Cincinnati.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012

Briefs
Washington & Jefferson College senior Bethany Haver concluded her record-breaking diving career Saturday night with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division III 3-Meter Diving National Championship at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Natatorium.

Observer Reporter

SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012

NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 23. FRIDAY night concluded the third leg of the 2012 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, with just one more day to follow; but that does not mean that things slowed down at the IU Natatorium at IUPUI. Four new NCAA Division III records were set tonight, proving that the meet showed no signs of slowing down and the athletes are still energized.
Swimming World

Former Boardman swimmers excel at Grove City College

Westminster College seniors Mike Barringer and Mark Brooks and freshman Steven Brooks, all former Boardman High School swimmers, competed at the Grove City Invitational meet at Grove City College Feb. 16-18.
Vindy.com

FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012

Local briefs
College softball: Washington & Jefferson College split a pair of games Thursday at the NTC games in Florida, beating Lawrence (Wis.), 6-4, before dropping a 13-0 loss to Allegheny.

Observer Reporter

Tornado in town
Geneva pitcher Julie DiLonardo (Plum) has won 52 games the past four years, but only her eight this spring have counted for anything, with the Golden Tornadoes finally eligible to compete for the Presidents' Athletic Conference title after a four-year transition from NAIA to NCAA Division III.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

NewCath soccer player commits to Thomas More

NewCath senior Kaitlyn Owens signed a letter of intent this week to play soccer at Thomas More College, according to NewCath.

Cincinnati.com

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012

Local briefs: College baseball
Washington & Jefferson hit double figures in runs for the third consecutive game as the Presidents defeated Oglethorpe (Ga.), 15-4, Tuesday morning in Winter Haven, Fla.

Observer Reporter

Cribbs to be inducted
Freeport native Logan Cribbs will be inducted into the Thiel College Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Valley News Dispatch
 

St. Vincent lefty making waves
Once or twice a week last summer, St. Vincent College pitcher Max Henry would head to the back yard of his Latrobe home to work on his control. The Latrobe graduate would tape a box representing the strike zone on a wall then begin to pitch.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012

Briefs

College Softball: A pair of setbacks against Bethel and St. Catherine at the National Training Center Games in Clermont, Fla. pushed Washington & Jefferson's losing streak to five games.

Observer Reporter

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Max Henry

Saint Vincent sophomore Max Henry, a Greater Latrobe High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week in baseball.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Nick Berdine

Waynesburg senior left fielder Nick Berdine, a Moon High School graduate, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week in baseball for the week ending March 5.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Kreighton Long

Saint Vincent senior Kreighton Long, a Greater Latrobe High School graduate, was named the President's Athletic Conference Mail Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Scholar-Athletes of the Month for March 2012.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Hannah Hunter

Waynesburg senior point guard Hannah Hunter, a Hopewell High School graduate, added another award to her growing cache of accolades. The Yellow Jacket standout was lauded by D3Hoops.com as a member of its All-Great Lakes Region Team.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Nick Wilcox

Bethany junior forward Nick Wilcox, a Peters Township High School graduate, earned two All-Region honors in men's basketball.

Post Gazette

Sports Town: Alumni Update - Josh Etzel

Washington & Jefferson sophomore 141-pounder Josh Etzel, an Elizabeth Forward High School graduate, went 0-2 at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at LaCrosse, Wisc., last week.

Post Gazette

FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012

Briefs: College baseball & Women's Softball
Chartiers-Houston graduate Derek McIlvaine had a key two-run double in the first inning to lead Washington & Jefferson College to a 14-5 non-conference collegiate baseball win over Penn State-Behrend.

Observer Reporter

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012

Baseball & Softball

Geneva senior first baseman Noah Medich, a Zanesville Christian alum, has six hits in 30 at-bats with two RBI and four runs scored in 10 games.
Zanesville Times Recorder

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012

Briefs: College baseball
Third baseman Kyle McLain helped the Washington & Jefferson College baseball team to a 7-6 season-opening victory over La Roche with a walkoff RBI in the bottom of the seventh inning in Game 1 of a doubleheader Tuesday at Ross Memorial Park.
Observer Reporter

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012
Softball
Geneva senior pitcher Julie DiLonardo (Plum) earned Presidents' Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week honors. DiLonardo recorded a 1.62 ERA and had 58 strikeouts in 56 innings.

Valley News Dispatch

Softball: Stefano honored
Catham third baseman Jenn Stefano has been honored by the PAC as Hitter of the Week.
The Connellsville grad hit .551 and recorded a .567 on base percentage while posting five RBI, five runs and a triple.
The Herald-Standard

SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2012

Briefs: Women's softball
An RBI single by Peters Township graduate Kelsey Cunningham in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Washington & Jefferson past Stevenson, 6-5, in the nightcap of a pair of non-conference games Saturday.
Observer Reporter

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012

Briefs
Etzel ousted at D-III tournament: Josh Etzel became the first wrestler from Washington & Jefferson College to qualify for the NCAA Division III championships since 2003, but his stay was short-lived.
Observer Reporter

Waynesburg rallies for 11-6 victory

Waynesburg rallied in the fifth inning with two runs Friday and Anthony Longo made the lead stand as the Yellow Jackets defeated Clark University, 11-6.
The Herald-Standard

FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012

Notebook: W&J's Kirkpatrick an All-PAC selection

Concluding her collegiate cage career on a high note, Ashley Kirkpatrick earned 2nd-Team All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference honors.
The (Sharon) Herald
 

Local Briefs

Waynesburg University picked up its fourth doubleheader split at the Rebel Spring Game, losing to Husson (Maine), 3-2, before beating Albion, 7-2.
Observer Reporter

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012

Briefs: College softball
Waynesburg split a pair of games Wednesday at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. The Yellow Jackets defeated St. Benedict (Minn.) 3-2 before falling to SUNY-Cortland, the sixth-ranked team in the country, 7-0.
Observer Reporter

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012

Waynesburg splits doubleheader

Waynesburg won the first game, but dropped the nightcap for a doubleheader split with Mt. Aloysius at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational in Lake Myrtle, Fla.
The Herald-Standard
 

2012 – 141 lbs. Preview

This is another weight with a returning NCAA champ. Yewah won the 2010 title at 133, then moved up to 141 in 2011 and repeated as champ. This year, he stayed at 141, and his only two losses came at the Midlands where he finished 5th to lead all DIII entrants. His top competition looks to be last year’s semifinal opponent Albright of York. Albright opened the year with a win over the top ranked 133 Ecker and finished it by avenging one of his losses at the Metro Championships.

D3Wrestle.com

2012 – 133 lbs. Preview

Here is the first of three weights with a returning 2011 champion. Ecker started the year at 141 before making the cut to 133 a few weeks after dropping a decision to the returning champ at 141, Yewah of La Crosse. He has gone 7-0 since then, wrapping up the regular season with three first period falls in the Empire championships. If he is hitting on all cylinders, he can put a lot of points on the board. Brown from Thiel is a three time All-American looking for his fourth award after finishing 6th once and 8th twice. He wrestles a lot of close matches but finds a way to come out on top almost all the time.
D3Wrestle.com
 

Local briefs: Men's baseball
The Waynesburg University baseball team split a seven-inning doubleheader with Mt. Aloysius Tuesday at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, winning the first game 12-6 and losing the second 9-5.
Observer Reporter
 

St. Vincent women exit postseason basketball
Another early exit from the NCAA Division III Tournament has provided the St. Vincent College women's basketball team a bittersweet taste for more success.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012

College Notebook: In swimming
Four Washington County products helped the Grove City women's swimming and diving team win the Presidents' Athletic Conference championship.
Observer Reporter
 

Briefs: Longo pitches to a victory
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Steubenville Catholic Central graduate and Waynesburg pitcher Toby Longo pitched a complete-game, 9-1 victory over Colby-Sawyer (N.H.) at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.
The Herald-Star
 

Men's & Women's Basketball
Bethany junior guard Reece Mabery (Highlands) was named to the Presidents' Athletic Conference second team after averaging 13.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.7 steals for the Bison (25-4), who won the conference title and qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Valley News Dispatch

Yellow Jackets split doubleheader at Rebel Games

Anthony Longo went the distance Monday, leading Waynesburg to a 7-1 victory over Colby-Sawyer (N.H.) at the RussMart Central Florida Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla.
The Herald-Standard
 

Briefs
W&J's Etzel in NCAA Tournament: Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Josh Etzel will compete in the 141-pound bracket at the NCAA Divisiona III Wrestling Tournament Friday at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Observer Reporter

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012

Briefs: College softball
Waynesburg University opened its season Sunday with a doubleheader split in Kissimmee, Fla. The Yellow Jackets defeated St. Benedict (Minn.) 6-3 before losing to Sage (N.Y.) 8-4.
Observer Reporter
 

Campus Tour

Bethany College senior basketball player British Alexander (Trotwood-Madison) was named first team all-Presidents’ Athletic Conference for the second year in a row after helping the Bison win the PAC championship and set a school record with 25 wins.

Dayton Daily News
 

Marywood squeezed out of playoffs

Katelynn Hackathorn’s three-point play with 2.9 seconds left Wednesday night lifted Bethany College to a 61-60 victory over host Marywood University in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region women’s basketball quarterfinals.
GoLackawanna.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012

Short-handed Thomas More runs out of tricks

A rash of injuries to key players caught up to the Thomas More College women’s basketball team on Saturday.
Cincinnati.com

Washington and Jefferson College's Etzel wins wrestling regional title
Washington and Jefferson College sophomore Josh Etzel is the first Presidents' wrestler in nine years to win a regional title.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

NCAA Division III: Women's Tournament
York College 86, St. Vincent 66 -- In Huntingdon, junior forward Devin McGrath scored a career-high 31 points and collected 14 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as the Saint Vincent (22-7) lost in the first round.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012

Thomas More women's team rallies past Louisiana College for NCAA first-round win

The injury-depleted Thomas More College women’s basketball team may not have had enough players to keep up at times with the frenetic style of Louisiana College in Friday night’s NCAA Division III Tournament first-round game, but it showed it had enough heart to make a remarkable second-half comeback.
Cincinnati.com
 

First Round: Home Sweet Home
... The best chance for a visiting team to upset a host so far came in Kentucky where Thomas More rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Louisiana College 94-91.
D3Hoops.com

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012
WPIAL alumni honored
A few local hoopsters were named their conference's player of the year: Bethany's Nick Wilcox (Peters Township) in the Presidents' Athletic Conference
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

District Notebook: NCAA Division III tournament
Saint Vincent (22-6) will play York, Pa., (22-5) at 5 p.m. at Juniata College. The Bearcats, runners-up in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, got an at-large bid.

Post Gazette

Three Kentucky colleges to server as NCAA Division III tournament hosts

Thomas More women: The No. 23 Saints (24-4) have won 13 straight and will host Louisiana College (24-4) at 7. No. 16 Illinois Wesleyan (22-5) and Maryville (21-6) will play at 5. The final is at 7 Saturday.
Courier Journal

2012 women's tournament preview

The Amherst bracket & The DePauw bracket

D3Hoops.com
 

Five questions: Thomas More's Jeff Hans

Jeff Hans has the Thomas More women’s basketball program back in the NCAA tournament, but that’s the expectation in Crestview Hills.

Cincinnati.com

St. Mary’s Ends Bethany’s Dreams
The 20th-ranked Bethany College men's basketball team sliced a 20-point deficit down to five late in the second half, but the comeback fell short, as St. Mary's held on for a 69-57 victory against the Bison in their NCAA Tournament first-round matchup Thursday night.

The Intelligencer