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IUP men’s basketball denied spot in Division II title gameVideo
Making their first Final Four appearance in seven years, the IUP men’s basketball team had its sights set on a Division II national championship. But cold shooting and a talented Augusta squad were too much. The Crimson Hawks saw their season end with a 76-61 loss in the national semifinals...
IUP men top Hillsdale, reach Final Four in NCAA D-II Tournament
Behind 21 points from Dave Morris and a double-double from Tomiwa Sulaiman, the IUP men’s basketball team advanced to the Division II Final Four with a 67-55 win over No. 7 Hillsdale on Tuesday. Sulaiman finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Ethan Porterfield had 14 points for the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin’s Anthony DelleFemine changing course
Former Norwin football standout Anthony DelleFemine is leaving Youngstown State. He has entered the NCAA transfer portal and will have two years of eligibility left. DelleFemine began his college career at Robert Morris but setbacks and injuries forced him to change lanes. The 6-foot, 185-pound senior wide receiver played in...
Latrobe graduate Jake Biss leaves lasting impression at ShippensburgVideo
Latrobe basketball practices were flush with elite talent during the late 2010s. Those Wildcats teams produced future Division I players Austin Butler (Holy Cross, Charlotte) and Reed Fenton (Lehigh). Sean Graytok averaged 19.9 points as a senior in 2015-16 and went on to play at Coast Guard. And Bryce Butler,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Michael Kemerer a 5-time All-American
Earning All-America recognition one time is an accomplishment in college wrestling. To do it twice it highly commendable. But Michael Kemerer took it to another level. The Iowa redshirt senior wrestled back to claim a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships, giving the Franklin Regional alum five All-America...
Saint Vincent set to start wrestling team
Wrestling once prospered at Saint Vincent College. From 1963-75, the school sponsored a full-fledged NAIA program before it faded into a club team. Rumblings of a program reboot turned into much more than that Thursday when SVC announced wrestling will return as the school’s 24th varsity sport. Backed by supportive...
Saint Vincent brings back D.P. Harris as men’s basketball coach
D.P. Harris is reprising his role at Saint Vincent. The college announced Wednesday that Harris is returning to the sidelines as men’s basketball coach. Harris led the Bearcats from 2003-19 before leaving to coach Saint Thomas in Miami Gardens, Fla., where he worked for two seasons. “It’s a beautiful day...
Former Jeannette star helps Charlotte to women’s NCAA tournament as assistant coach
Going from a star player to a coach does not come with an instruction manual. Ciara Gregory spent two years learning the ropes as a graduate assistant at Charlotte where not that long ago, she was breaking 3-point records and sparking scoring runs in the 49ers’ backcourt. Never frozen with...
IUP tops Cal (Pa.) to win NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional championship
Playing Cal (Pa.) for the fourth time of the season, IUP head coach Joe Lombardi said he had to come up with a way for his Crimson Hawks to be the hunter, to chase the Vulcans a little heading into Tuesday’s NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship. That’s where social media came...
Seton Hill not retaining men’s basketball coach Kendrick Saunders
Seton Hill is parting ways with men’s basketball coach Kendrick Saunders after three seasons. Griffins athletic director Chris Snyder confirmed the university will not retain Saunders or his assistant, Ryan Joyce. Seton Hill finished 3-24 this season, including a 3-19 mark in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division. The...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Latrobe grad collecting wins for Rutgers
Jared Kollar has always been effective pitching with a lead. From his days as a senior ace for Latrobe’s WPIAL and PIAA championship winning team to solid outings at Seton Hill, Kollar was efficent with run support. That reputation still holds up at Rutgers. Kollar, a grad student pitcher, saw...
Robert Morris big man Brandon Stone to transfer
Another new stop awaits Brandon Stone. The 6-foot-11 forward is departing the Robert Morris basketball team, confirming Monday he will enter the NCAA transfer portal for the second time in his career. He did not want to elaborate on the details of his move at this time. Stone, a junior...
Seton Hill promotes Dilveer Chaggar to head men’s soccer coach
Dilveer Chaggar is quite familiar with the inner workings of the men’s soccer program at Seton Hill. He was an assistant — full-time, volunteer and as a graduate — with the team for the last six years, so he knows the players and is in touch with the recruiting process....
Westmoreland campus clippings: Awards piling up for Latrobe grad Bryce Butler
West Liberty’s Bryce Butler is going to have to get some extra shelving in his dorm room for all of these awards. The third-year sophomore basketball standout out of Latrobe, was named the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Atlantic Region Player of the Year. He also made all-region first...
Latrobe alum Bryce Butler tabbed D2 Atlantic Region player of year
West Liberty’s Bryce Butler is going to have to get some extra shelving in his dorm room for all of these awards. The third-year sophomore basketball standout out of Latrobe, was named the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Atlantic Region Player of the Year on Saturday. He also made...
WCCC to join NJCAA Division II, offer scholarships
The incentive to play sports at Westmoreland County Community College in the past was minimal. Play on a team for a year or two and maybe earn credits for a future transfer to a four-year college. But things are changing in Youngwood. WCCC announced it will be joining National Junior...
Joe Lewandoswki steps down as hoops coach at Point Park
After four years on the sideline at Point Park, Joe Lewandowski is signing off as men’s basketball coach. Initially brought aboard in an interim role, Lewandowski stayed around to lead the Pioneers on a part-time role but put in full-time hours. He also works as a ninth grade English teacher...
Saint Vincent weightlifter Amanda Serapiglia wins bronze at national event
She majors in biochemistry, but Saint Vincent’s Amanda Serapiglia also experiments in another discipline. The junior from Trafford is bringing home a bronze medal after competing in the Arnold Sports Festival’s USA Weightlifting National University Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Serepiglia, a 20-year-old cross-fitter, took third in her weight division while...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Grove City’s Podkul, Kallock earn all-conference honors
Allison Podkul and Megan Kallock used to play for neighboring high schools. But now they are college teammates and starters on the Grove City women’s basketball team. And, they’re both all-conference players. Podkul, a senior forward from Hempfield, and Kallock, a junior out of Greensburg Salem, picked up All-Presidents’ Athletic...
Known for highlight catches, former Seton Hill standout Derek Orndorff is showing HR power at Liberty
Derek Orndorff has become known for his highlight catches in center field. The grad student baseball player at Liberty has made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top Plays three times in less than a year. He even grabbed the show’s No. 1 highlight on Feb. 19 with a diving snag on the warning...
IUP, Cal (Pa.) send both men’s, women’s teams to NCAA D-II tournaments
March Madness is coming to both IUP and Cal (Pa.). Times two. The Vulcans and Crimson Hawks men’s and women’s teams each made their respective NCAA Division II tournament brackets. The IUP men (29-2) are a No. 1 seed in the Atlantic region after winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference...
Freeport grad Allison Dejidas anticipates successful ’22 season for herself, Mercyhurst softball teamVideo
For most college athletes, their freshman year is a critical period of adjustment. Off the field, there is the challenge of striking a balance between classwork and sports. On the field, the level of competition ramps up significantly from high school. Mercyhurst softball player Allison Dejidas was in the middle...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Matt Frey homers for Michigan
Matt Frey finally connected with the lineup at Michigan, then connected for his first home run in Blue and Maize. Frey, a grad student from Franklin Regional, launched his first homer, a three-run blast in the ninth inning of a wild, 20-13 victory over Florida Atlantic. He was 2 for...
UMass forward Sam Breen, former North Catholic star, named Atlantic 10’s top player
Sam Breen went from the Big Ten to the Atlantic 10. Ten and 10, that’s right up Breen’s alley. The former North Catholic star is a double-double producer and durable post presence for Massachusetts in her fifth season of college basketball, and her counterparts have noticed. The 6-foot-1 Breen, who...
WVU golfer Mark Goetz collects third college win
With three sub-70 rounds, Greensburg’s Mark Goetz chiseled out a two-shot victory at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate, an event his West Virginia team also won in a runaway. Goetz, a fifth-year senior, shot 65, 67 and 69 to finish at 15-under-par 201 at Reflection Bay Golf Club in Henderson,...
