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Derry grad Logan Patterson embarks on 1st season as college head coach for Mount Aloysius men’s volleyballVideo
Logan Patterson said coaching seemed to come naturally to him. Even as an older player during his days with the Derry and St. Francis (Pa.) volleyball teams, he said he always was trying to bring along the younger players. Patterson since has had several opportunities to do that in the...
New W&J coach has Kiski Area grad Brayden Roscosky focused on PAC wrestling title, NCAAsVideo
When an athlete sets goals, he or she often looks to the accomplishments of predecessors. A number of wins. A time. A statistic. Some benchmark to keep in the crosshairs as motivation. Washington & Jefferson sophomore wrestler Brayden Roscosky doesn’t have to look far. The Kiski Area grad needs only...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Mt. Pleasant grad Dayton Pitzer takes 2nd at Midlands
You can keep your redshirt, Dayton Pitzer is ready to body slam opponents now. The Pitt heavyweight wrestler and three-time PIAA champion at Mt. Pleasant introduced himself to the college mat congregation with three upset wins en route to the finals at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates,...
Canceled flights to Las Vegas ground Saint Vincent women’s basketball team
The Saint Vincent women’s basketball team was set for a road trip west for a holiday tournament, but the Bearcats — and their plans — were grounded at the last minute. “The trip was a nightmare,” coach Jimmy Petruska said. “It was a mess from the start.” The Bearcats (7-3)...
Greensburg Salem grad Malia Anderson enters track season on heels of making XC nationals for Cal (Pa.)Video
Malia Anderson called it “falling back in love” with running. The Greensburg Salem grad earned a scholarship to run cross country and track at Georgetown, and after a handful of cross country meets and her indoor track season, the pandemic shut down school and athletic activities. She spent her second...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: GCC grad Tatum Gretz transfers to Youngstown State
Tatum Gretz changed lanes in her college soccer career. The former Greensburg Central Catholic standout is transferring from Villanova to Youngstown State. She saw limited time as a freshman and sought a change of scenery. “We are excited to add a player like Tatum to the Penguin family,” Penguins coach...
Jeannette grad Robert Kennedy to play final college football season at N.C. State
He has been bringing it up since he first fell for the game. Robert Kennedy used to talk about making it to the NFL when he was playing for the Jeannette Midgets youth football organization. When he was slipping tackles and scoring touchdowns in West Jeannette. The multi-talented back mentioned...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Another big award for Saint Vincent’s Irefin
Another postseason honor rolled in for Saint Vincent’s prolific football return specialist, and it’s a big one. Junior Molayo Irefin was named to the D3football.com All-American Third Team after a record-breaking season. He is the Bearcats’ first football All-American since running back Michael Scatena was named Associated Press Little All-America...
Norwin grad Alyssa Laukus already showing promise as freshman with Chatham women’s basketballVideo
Chatham women’s basketball coach David Saur has been at his craft for 15 years and has coached at all three NCAA levels. In that time, he hasn’t had a team like the one he has this season: all freshmen and sophomores. But the early results have shown this group will...
Latrobe grad Trent Holler ready for bowl game with Marshall
“Big Snack” is hungrier for more. Latrobe graduate Trent Holler changed the course of his college football career last November when he left East Carolina for Marshall. At the time, the hulking lineman whose nickname travels with him like a sidecar, said he was “excited to get going and help...
Seton Hill men’s, women’s basketball coaches shaped by Mt. Pleasant roots
They light up like the Christmas tree in the McKenna Center lobby when they reach back into their Mt. Pleasant past and pluck memories that molded them as coaches. Mark Katarski and Ben Wilkins are teammates again, only they aren’t playing for Joe Dunn on the Mt. Pleasant boys basketball...
Latrobe alum Bryce Butler named national basketball player of week by D2CIDA
West Liberty junior swingman Bryce Butler, a Latrobe graduate, received national recognition Tuesday when he was named the Division II Conference Information Directors Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Butler, who has helped lead the No. 4 Hilltoppers to a 9-0 start, had 25 points — on 11-of-16 shooting,...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Spencer Lee makes return to mat
Spencer Lee is back. The Iowa redshirt senior out of Franklin Regional made his season debut and the nation’s top-ranked 125-pounder posted a 16-5 major decision over Corey Cabanban of Iowa State, recording two takedowns and two four-point near falls to open a 12-2 lead. He finished with 1:23 of...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Saint Vincent’s Shemar Bennett hits scoring milestone
He scored the first nine points of the game for Saint Vincent and delivered a one-handed dunk. But the basket Shemar Bennett will remember most from a recent victory is the one that put him in the Bearcats’ record book. The 6-foot-6 grad student forward scored on a layup through...
Young roster, new coach to challenge Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball teamVideo
After a season in which it advanced to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title game, the Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team is hoping to make another run at the top this winter. With a new coach, Darien Lantz, and a young roster, the task won’t be easy. The 2021-22 Bobcats went...
Franklin Regional grad Justin Johns recovers from pec injury, earns All-PAC honors
Justin Johns could feel T.J. Watt’s pain. Literally. The pair of linebackers shared a similar injury — and a similar comeback story. Johns, a junior at Washington & Jefferson, tore his pectoralis muscle months before Watt did, while lifting weights in the offseason. Like the Pittsburgh Steelers’ pass rusher who...
Ex-Hampton lineman Dawson Dietz named 1st-team all-PAC in debut season at W&J
Because Hampton’s Dawson Dietz was a sophomore first-year starter at Washington & Jefferson, opposing quarterbacks and running backs probably didn’t know too much about him. So he introduced himself. After playing only two games as a freshman on a senior-stacked depth chart, the 6-foot, 245-pound defensive tackle burst onto the...
Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Thimons named all-region
Highlands graduate Brayden Thimons was a defensive force again this past fall for the Westminster football team. The Titans graduate student defensive end, a two-time Presidents Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, recently was selected to the D3football.com All-Region 2 team. A three-time first-team All-PAC selection, he ranked third...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Mike Evans gathering offers
Mike Evans continues to build momentum toward a new college stop. The wide receiver, who entered the NCAA transfer portal and left West Virginia after a short stay, has five Division I offers. The latest is from Alabama State of the Southwestern Conference. The others are from Florida A&M, Georgia...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Jeannette grad Robert Kennedy enters transfer portal
Robert Kennedy will play his final season of college football in a different uniform. The former Jeannette star announced he is leaving Old Dominion after two seasons. A redshirt junior safety, Kennedy entered the NCAA transfer portal for a third time and plans to play as a grad transfer next...
Freeport grad Madison Moretti converts to distance events, helps Cal (Pa.) to 9-0 recordVideo
From the time she started swimming in elementary school, Madison Moretti had been a sprinter. Dive in, swim as fast as she could and get out. That was her mantra. As she got older, however, some of her coaches in high school and in club suggested she might be better...
District college football: Shepherd knocks out IUP in quarterfinals
Tyson Bagent threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns to lead Shepherd to a 48-13 victory over IUP in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals Saturday. Ronnie Brown scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to help Shepherd (13-1) put the game away. He finished with 137 rushing yards and two...
Brennan Marion, Greensburg Salem alum, a candidate to coach at his college alma mater
Brennan Marion has emerged as a candidate for the head football coach vacancy at Tulsa, the college alma mater of the former Greensburg Salem standout. Marion confirmed he interviewed for the opening after Tulsa let Philip Montgomery go after eight seasons. A former wide receiver plagued by knee injuries, Marion...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Hempfield’s Brose brothers help Delaware top St. Francis
They’re still friends. A contingent of local players met in the first round of the FCS playoffs, including four Hempfield graduates. But the bragging rights went to the Brose brothers, Braden and Fintan, who helped No. 23 Delaware to a convincing 56-17 victory over visiting Saint Francis (Pa.). Braden Brose,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Freshman fills nets for Saint Vincent men
Gales force winds ripped through the Carey Center at Saint Vincent last week. Jaden Gales, a freshman from Bishop Canevin, erupted for 32 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bearcats men’s basketball team to a 73-62 victory over Grove City. Gales was named the Presidents Athletic Conference Rookie of...
