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Penn-Trafford grad Mario Disso minimizes mistakes in field, at plate for Pitt-Johnstown baseball 
When Carmen Disso would take his son, Dominic, to the baseball field to practice snagging grounders, his other son, Mario, tagged along. Mario Disso might have been six years younger than his brother, but he didn’t get any special treatment when it came to the grounders that were sent his...
Finally playing pain free, Cal (Pa.) golfer Cole Villa ready to ascend among region's best
The pain finally became too much for Cole Villa to tolerate. For several years, Villa continued to play golf with an osteochondritis injury in his knee. It was an old basketball injury that caused part of his knee cap to chip off. But Villa was hesitant to get surgery. He...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Injury ends career for Penn-Trafford grad Emma Armstrong
Emma Armstrong let the world know her softball career was over. The senior first baseman at Towson announced via social media last week that she tore her ACL and meniscus and is done for the season. The Penn-Trafford alum had started 26 of 27 games this year and was hitting...
Latrobe's Butler finalist for Division II player of year award
As he shops around his talent with Division I schools in an effort to close out his career at the highest level of college basketball, one thing is clear about Bryce Butler, the versatile swingman from West Liberty: He is one of the best players in Division II. Maybe the...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Saint Vincent's Jaden Gales named ECAC's top rookie
Saint Vincent freshman basketball player Jaden Gales continues to reap the benefits of a dazzling debut season. Gales was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Rookie of the Year, and also garnered All-ECAC Second Team honors. Previously, the 6-foot-6 forward was tabbed the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Rookie of...
Latrobe grad Bryce Butler enters transfer portal after standout season at West Liberty
Fresh off a 32-point performance in front of a CBS audience as well as a runner-up finish in the NCAA Division II Tournament, Bryce Butler is testing the waters of the transfer portal. The Latrobe alum and All-American entered the college database in an effort to attract offers from Division...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Pitt-Greensburg hitters fuel strong start
Pitt-Greensburg knows how to put the business-end of the bat on the baseball. The highest-scoring team in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, the Bobcats have piled up 150 runs, which is 45 more than second-place Hilbert. UPG (11-3) has scored double-digit runs seven times, even racking up 27 in a...
Latrobe alumnus Butler set to lead West Liberty men into NCAA Division II final
When you have accomplished as much as Bryce Butler has this college basketball season, the to-do list tends to dwindle. With just about every conceivable player of this, player of that accolade in hand, Butler still wants more out of his fourth season at West Liberty. The kid from Latrobe...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Sowers, Little stand out for Bloomsburg softball
A local battery is powering the Bloomsburg softball team. Sophomore pitcher Callie Sowers (Hempfield) struck out 11 and scattered seven hits in a 7-0 shutout of IUP. She did not walk a batter. Sophomore catcher Emma Little (Penn-Trafford) had a hit and an RBI in the victory for the Huskies...
Mercyhurst's Carson Briere charged for pushing wheelchair down stairs 
Three misdemeanor charges were filed Monday against the son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere after a video posted on social media showed him and another Mercyhurst University athlete pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase. Police in Erie filed charges of criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy to commit...
Norwin grad Aleks Brozeski delivers championship performance at PSAC indoor meet
After Slippery Rock sophomore Aleks Brozeski won the PSAC championship in the women’s indoor triple jump, her event coach, Tabitha Bemis, was asked about the victory by one of her fellow coaches. The Norwin grad’s performance came as a bit of a surprise. On paper, at least. Brozeski entered the...
After guiding Pitt-Johnstown men's basketball to 566 wins and counting, Bob Rukavina set to join school's hall of fame
As a basketball player at Riverview High School, Bob Rukavina could dish the rock with the best of them. Later in life, in geezer pickup games, he was money off the glass from the left wing. Yet, what he seems most to have done well in his 66 years so...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Latrobe grad Bryce Butler up for Bevo Francis Award
Having your name added to a watch list for a major college sports award is one thing. Making the first cut for that award is another. West Liberty junior basketball star Bryce Butler, a Latrobe graduate, was still standing when the 50-player Bevo Francis Award list was sliced in half...
Small but mighty: Gateway grad Corrie wins PSAC women's indoor shot put title
Sarah Corrie likes to think of herself as small but mighty. At 5-foot-4 and with the ability to bench press more than 200 pounds, the senior isn’t likely to get many arguments over that assertion. Yet there were some coaches and a few fellow track and field athletes through the...
Iowa's Spencer Lee medically forfeits out of NCAAs, ending college career
After a stunning loss to Purdue’s Matt Ramos in the NCAA wrestling championship semifinals on Friday, Iowa redshirt senior Spencer Lee took a medical forfeit Saturday and will finish sixth. Iowa issued the following statement: “It has been a long road of a recovery for Spencer Lee. He will medically...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee aims for 4th NCAA title
Nobody has beaten Spencer Lee this season. The redshirt senior is 17-0 and has dominated his opponents, while extending his winning streak to 55. Five more wins and he will have a fourth NCAA title. The Franklin Regional grad is the No. 1 seed at 125 pounds for the NCAA...
In final year with Seton Hill track, Hunter Martin making most of 1st year running hurdles 
As he prepares for his final outdoor track and field season at Seton Hill, Hunter Martin can’t help but wonder: What if? To be clear, Martin has had a fine tenure with the Griffins. In 2020, he placed third in the indoor long jump at the PSAC championships to earn...
Burrell grad Lea Coffman leads the way while playing through pain for Gannon softball 
Midway through her sophomore season, Gannon softball player Lea Coffman knew something was off. She was having trouble controlling her throws from third base to first, and there was a gnawing pain in her right (throwing) shoulder. The Burrell grad persisted through the discomfort and put together a solid first...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Latrobe grad Bryce Butler helps West Liberty reach Sweet 16
Junior Bryce Butler is known for his ability to get double-doubles on the basketball court for West Liberty. He also likes to double up on awards. The junior from Latrobe, who has led the Hilltoppers into the NCAA Division II Sweet 16, repeated as the Division 2 National Association of...
Norwin grad hits ground running with Chatham women's basketball team
Aside from simply knowing where she was going to college, Alyssa Laukus was surrounded by unknowns when she arrived at Chatham. How would she adapt to her class schedule and student life? She was even more inquisitive as far as basketball went. “I didn’t quite know what to expect coming...
Latrobe grad Bryce Butler again earns Region Player of the Year honors at West Liberty
Bryce Butler is known for his ability to get double-doubles on the basketball court at West Liberty. He also likes to double up on awards. The 6-foot-5 junior from Latrobe repeated as the Division 2 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Atlantic Region Player of the Year, while also...
Grove City pitcher from Pine-Richland throws perfect game in Florida
Nick Guidas was up bright and early in Davenport, Fla., never knowing he was going to have a perfect day. The Grove City baseball pitcher tossed a perfect game Thursday morning as the Wolverines blanked Illinois College, 6-0, at Northeast Regional Park. Guidas, a junior from Pine-Richland, retired 27 batters...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Pitt-Greensburg's Sidney McCully earns pair of AMCC honors
Senior Sidney McCully is one of those players who makes an impact on both ends of the basketball court. The coaches in her team’s conference second that assertion. McCully, a point guard at Pitt-Greensburg, picked up a pair of awards for her standout play as she was named the Allegheny...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill baseball to honor championship teams
Seton Hill is getting the band back together to celebrate its baseball benchmarks. The Griffins will honor some of its top teams as part of its 20th anniversary celebration. On March 18, the program’s first championship team will be welcomed back to campus — the 2006 NAIA World Series team...
After up-and-down freshman year, Plum grad Melanie Mienke expects better showing for UPG softball 
Like a lot of athletes experiencing their first year of college competition, Plum grad Melanie Mienke had her share of nerves. As a freshman pitcher/outfielder with the Pitt-Greensburg softball team, she wasn’t quite sure what to expect. One thing was pretty clear, though: There weren’t going to be many places...


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