District College category, Page 3

Rosie Gaydos didn’t know the Northeast Conference had an award for the top freshman cross country runner. Until she won it. Competing for Saint Francis last season, the Norwin grad placed 19th at the NEC championship meet, which was best among freshmen. “I really wasn’t expecting that at all,” she...

Seton Hill is looking for a new athletic director after the departure of Chris Snyder, who led Griffins athletics for 21 years. According to a news release from the university, Snyder is leaving “to look for new opportunities and challenges.” Snyder began working at Seton Hill in 2004 as the...

Geno DeMarco is entering his 33rd season as head coach of the Geneva football program. It will be his last. DeMarco, the Golden Tornadoes’ all-time winningest coach with 167 victories, will step down into an assistant role after the 2025 season. “No one is more dedicated than Geno DeMarco to...

Suddenly, Landon Butler will play for his brother next college basketball season. A Latrobe family reunion is happening at West Liberty after Butler decided to leave Coker University in South Carolina following a coaching change. He is transferring to West Liberty, where Bryce Butler is an assistant coach and former...

Eden Christian Academy graduate Luke Vittone enjoyed a record-setting baseball career at Grove City College. Times four. Vittone, 22, wrapped up his playing days with the NCAA Division III Wolverines in 2025 as the career leader in four offensive categories, finishing first in runs scored (156), hits (205), total bases...

In describing her personality as a high school golfer, Saint Vincent rising junior Lucy Brayton uses the word “maniac.” Her competitive fire burned hot. Some of it was competition with herself, fueled by a desire to get better each time out. Some of it was directed toward her opponents, and...

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced Thursday that it extended an invitation to Lackawanna College to become the conference’s 18th member. Lackawanna intends to transition from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) to NCAA Division II in the coming years. The move will allow Lackawanna to expand from a...

Covering more ground than the sun some days, Jack Whalen has been a sure out in center field for Seton Hill baseball. His play has been golden. The junior was rewarded for his effort by being named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Division II Gold Glove Team. He is...

Staci (Schrecongost) Johnson said she was never much of a “dry-land” athlete. She wasn’t fast on the track. She couldn’t kick a soccer ball and run at the same time. But put her in the swimming pool, and she could keep up with the best of them. Johnson, a Valley...

Austin Goehring had hoped to play in the recently completed U.S. Open. Instead, the Southmoreland grad and rising senior at Geneva joined the thousands of spectators for the second round at Oakmont Country Club. Goehring played in the local qualifier May 13 at Quicksilver Golf Club, but struggles with his...

Rising redshirt senior Ian Korn, who had an exceptional season for Seton Hill, is transferring to West Virginia for a season of Division I baseball. Korn, the NCBWA Division II National Pitcher of the Year, went 11-2 with a 1.81 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 84 innings this year. Opponents...

Vanessa Abel is taking her coaching experience to a larger program. The Southmoreland graduate, who spent the last six seasons as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Duquesne, was hired as an assistant at St. John’s. Abel was an associate head coach for the Dukes this past season. Abel, a...

Citing the desire to pursue opportunities outside of football, Seton Hill coach Dan Day resigned Friday after six seasons. Seton Hill went into a hurry-up offense to replace him, immediately promoting Kevin May, Day’s defensive coordinator. Day, who has the most football coaching wins at the university, went 18-36 leading...

Penn Hills native Aaron Donald and late star running back Craig “Ironhead” Heyward of Pitt headline more than a dozen former college football players with Western Pennsylvania ties who received nominations for the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame. The NFF Honors Court will consider 79 players and...

The Pitt-Greensburg baseball team piled up some serious postseason hardware after a memorable season. Junior outfielder James Domer was named the AMCC Player of the Year, and sophomore Conner Burkey (Hempfield) grabbed AMCC Pitcher of the Year honors. Junior Tommy Smith joined Domer on the D3Baseball.com All-Region First Team, Domer...

Seton Hill is known for having one of the more efficient pitching staffs in NCAA Division II baseball. Some of the better arms each spring take “the Hill.” The Griffins this season can say they have the best pitcher of them all. Redshirt junior Ian Korn received significant recognition last...

Kiski Area grad Eliza Miller likes to stay busy. Typically, her time is occupied with some athletic pursuit. True to her form, Miller kept busy during her first year of college. Busier than most. Two schools and three sports busy. Miller began her freshman season at Duquesne, competing with the...

Back-to-back conference titles. Two NCAA Division III Tournament trips in a row. A passion for her sport. Gwen Shilling has done a lot in a short time at Grove City, and the lacrosse standout out of Franklin Regional is more appreciative of her accomplishments with each passing day. Shilling is...

At the end of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference softball season it was time to pay the Piper. Westminster pitcher Cheyenne Piper had a breakthrough freshman season and as a result won two major awards from the conference The Ligonier Valley alum was named pitcher and newcomer of the year for...

The emotion of the moment — and its humor — didn’t escape Hunter Taylor. While the Fox Chapel grad was gathered with her Pitt-Greensburg softball teammates for the unveiling of the NCAA Division III tournament brackets, she was overwhelmed with the poignancy of the scene. The Bobcats had just won...

Seton Hill swept a baseball doubleheader against No. 1 seed Millersville in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional on Saturday and advanced to the Atlantic Super Regional for the third consecutive season. The Griffins (40-16) knocked off the talented Marauders (44-10), 7-4 and 8-2. They will face the winner of...

Former Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball player Brittany Stawovy was hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Division III Washington & Lee in Lexington, Va. Stawovy coached the last two years at Kenyon after two years as a graduate assistant at Division II Seton Hill, where she earned a...