Doug Gulasy stories, Page 11

Freeport eighth-grader Drew Furer developed a friendship with Kenny Pickett as he spent time at Children’s Hospital recovering from a spinal cord disorder last spring, and the Pitt quarterback made sure he was there for Furer’s comeback. Pickett dropped by Freeport’s Junior Jacket Classic junior high basketball tournament Saturday to...

Jake Evans did more than just win his fourth Presidents’ Athletic Conference wrestling championship — he made some NCAA history in the process. Evans, a senior heavyweight and Elizabeth Forward graduate, set the new NCAA all-divisions win record when he pinned Washington and Jefferson’s Jake Walker in the championship final...

A pair of Plum alums saw double-double on Saturday. Washington and Jefferson sophomore Maria Lawhorne and St. Francis (Pa.) senior Courtney Zezza both reached double figures in points and rebounds in their teams’ respective games over the weekend. Lawhorne achieved her first college double-double, scoring 20 points and pulling down...

A former St. Joseph boys basketball standout will get a shining moment on professional football’s biggest night. Chris Conroy, a 2005 St. Joseph graduate, is starring in a Super Bowl commercial for Mercedes Benz’s A-Class model. In the ad, which was posted online Thursday and is titled “Say The Word,”...

Saint Vincent began the week unbeaten in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference men’s basketball race, and Mike Simmons is playing a significant part. Simmons, a senior and Kiski Area graduate, tied his personal best with 19 points in a 76-63 win over Grove City, helping Saint Vincent reach 10-0 in conference...

Penn State New Kensington’s revived women’s basketball program is officially off the ground. The Local Lions played their first game since being reintroduced Monday, losing 87-22 to Penn State Greater Allegheny. PSNK, which brought back the program in February 2018, hired coach Rich Marshall, a 25-year coaching veteran, earlier this...

Wes Hills came up roses in his trip to the West Coast. The Slippery Rock running back earned Most Valuable Player honors at Saturday’s NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Hills rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in the game, a...

Nikki Scherer got off to a fast start in the new year. The former Burrell track and field star, a sophomore at Pitt, won the 400-meter run at Saturday’s Nittany Lion Challenge at Penn State. Scherer ran a season-best time of 56.23 seconds to claim Pitt’s lone individual title at...

Jason Nolf is the top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 157 pounds, and the Big Ten named the Kittanning graduate its Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday. Nolf picked up two dominant victories in Big Ten duals, surpassing 100 career wins in the process. He beat Northwestern’s Ryan Deakin, the...

Mike Simmons is heating up at Saint Vincent. The Bearcats’ senior guard, a Kiski Area graduate and former Valley News Dispatch Boys Basketball Player of the Year, was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. Simmons averaged 17 points in helping Saint Vincent go...