District College category, Page 4
Penn State New Kensington men’s soccer advances to USCAA tournament
Penn State New Kensington men’s soccer coach Mark Duffield didn’t look but could only imagine the heart rate level charted by his fitness watch during the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference championship game. Few things went right for the local Lions before Armstrong graduate Tanner Stockdill scored in overtime to...
Franklin Regional thread runs through NCAA-bound Grove City men’s soccer team
Grove City advanced to the NCAA men’s soccer tournament for the first time since 1980. Now, “Murrysville North” wants more. Grove City (15-2-2) features several players and coaches with Franklin Regional ties: basically the entire collection of Kimmichs and a coach who helped power Franklin Regional to back-to-back WPIAL championships...
Campus clippings: Norwin grads help Clarion women’s soccer earn 1st playoff berth
The Clarion women’s soccer team qualified for the PSAC playoffs for the first time in program history, and several Norwin graduates have been part of the run. Sisters junior Alyssa Aquilio and senior Reese Aquilio have each been in the starting lineup, while freshman Carmella Simco is a freshman on...
Highlands grad Jocelyn Bielak ready to build on strong freshman basketball season at Pitt-Greensburg
The Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team made the transition to a new coach in 2024, with Julie Bolden taking the reins. The season was not without its challenges. In addition to the usual injuries that necessitate lineup changes, a couple of players, Bolden said, had a tough time playing under a...
Seton Hill men’s, women’s basketball teams open season with PSAC title aspirations
The Seton Hill men’s and women’s basketball teams enter the 2025-26 seasons in similar places: Both must replace their leading scorers from a year ago, but both return almost all of their other key players from last season. A look at both teams: • Now in his fourth season as...
District college roundup: IUP beats Clarion in shootout to clinch PSAC West title
Matthew Rueve threw for 355 yards and six touchdowns to lead IUP to a 45-42 victory over Clarion on Saturday, clinching the PSAC West title. Devin Whitlock caught 11 passes for 143 yards for IUP (7-2, 5-1) while teammate Connor Shamany caught six passes for 98 yards and three touchdowns....
College basketball players to watch from Westmoreland County
College basketball season is here again. Here is a list of players to watch from Westmoreland County: Men Division II • Adam Bilinsky, Jr., G, Pitt-Johnstown (Norwin) • Landon Butler, Jr., G, West Liberty (Latrobe) • Max Butler, Fr., G, West Liberty (Latrobe) Division III • Terek Crosby, So., G,...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Belle Vernon grad Devin Whitlock shines at receiver at IUP
When he played at Belle Vernon, Devin Whitlock was a big-play quarterback who could change the game with his arm, his legs or both. He was the focal point of opposing defenses each week. These days, he is making plays with his arms and hands. A redshirt sophomore at IUP,...
Springdale grad Bri Ross picks up at Penn State Behrend where she left off in high school
After a senior season that included 42 goals, a WPIAL Class A title and recognition as the Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year, Springdale’s Bri Ross certainly had nothing left to prove at the high school level. But like all incoming college freshmen, Ross had to prove...
Saint Vincent basketball teams return veteran squads with championship aspirations
The Saint Vincent men’s and women’s basketball teams return veteran rosters and have high aspirations for the 2025-26 season, which opens Friday for the women and Saturday for the men. The women’s team is under the direction of Kam Gissendanner, the former Clairton and Penn State standout who coached La...
District college football roundup: Caron Robinson powers Edinboro past Seton Hill
Caron Robinson rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown to lead Edinboro to a 22-6 victory over Seton Hill in PSAC football Saturday afternoon. Nate Deanes had nine tackles, a forced fumble and a touchdown on a 70-yard fumble return in the fourth quarter for Edinboro (5-4, 4-1). Anthony Stribling...
Greensburg Central Catholic grad Rice picked to lead Carlow’s inaugural baseball team
Carlow will have baseball for the first time, with a side of Rice. The university announced it has hired James Rice to lead the program. It will be the first head-coaching job for the Greensburg Central Catholic graduate, who brings five years of coaching experience to the Celtics. Rice, who...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Saint Vincent’s Daniel Maddock makes fast impact
Saint Vincent men’s soccer is on the upswing and a lot of the team’s success has to do with the play of freshman forward Daniel Maddock. Looking polished and prepared for NCAA Division III soccer, Maddock has surged to the team’s points lead. He has nine goals and five assists...
Freeport grad Ben Lane hopes to make more splash plays on defense as Slippery Rock vies for PSAC West football title
Freeport’s Ben Lane and Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock were two of the best high school athletes in the area during the early part of this decade. But while their high school careers overlapped, they faced each other only once. It was in the 2022 WPIAL Class 4A basketball quarterfinals, and...
China native Nancy Jiang finds home, tennis success at Pitt-Greensburg
Nancy Jiang wants to be clear: Most of the Chinese food available in America is nothing like the cuisine in her homeland. “The first time I went to the Panda Express and the orange chicken, what is that?” said the 19-year-old Pitt-Greensburg sophomore, unable to contain her laughter. “We don’t...
District college football roundup: IUP too much for Cal (Pa.)
Matthew Rueve threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns to lead IUP to a 38-30 victory over Cal (Pa.) in PSAC football Saturday afternoon. Devin Whitlock caught nine passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns and Matthew Rueve ran 14 times for 47 yards and two scores for IUP (5-2,...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Mt. Pleasant grad Rylin Bugosh makes quick impact at W&J
As Rylin Bugosh becomes more comfortable with college soccer and her surroundings at Washington & Jefferson, the soccer ball is finding the back of the net more often. The freshman striker out of Mt. Pleasant scored a goal in the season opener in August and went scoreless in eight of...
Westmoreland college cross country runners aiming for all-conference honors
Saint Vincent is accustomed to fielding some of the most competitive men’s and women’s cross country programs in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Since joining the PAC in 2010, the men’s team has won nine titles — including seven in a row between 2010-16 — and the women consistently have been...
District college roundup: Cal (Pa.) stings Clarion with last-minute touchdown
Phaeton Hill hit Deontae Williams for a 56-yard touchdown catch with 11 seconds left in the game as Cal (Pa.) defeated Clarion, 31-28, in a PSAC thriller Saturday. Anthony Guercio connected with Holt Egan on a 16-yard TD pass with 1:17 to play to give Clarion a 28-24 lead. Hill...
Leechburg grad Braylan Lovelace contributes to Pitt’s win over Florida State
The Pitt football team moved to 2-1 in ACC play and 4-2 overall with Saturday’s 34-31 win at Florida State. Leechburg graduate Braylan Lovelace posted a career high- tying 10 tackles in the victory. He was one of three Panthers defenders to have 10 or more stops against the Seminoles. The...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent volleyball coach Sue Hozak gets 700th win
Longtime Saint Vincent women’s volleyball coach Sue Hozak is among the most successful coaches in the nation. She has the wins to prove it. Hozak, who has guided the team since 1985, picked up her 700th career win as SVC defeated visiting Geneva, 3-0, in a PAC match at Carey...
With Kiski Area grad Maddox Anderson in goal, La Roche men’s soccer team becoming contender in AMCC
Even before he took over as the men’s soccer coach at La Roche, Chris Karwoski knew all about Maddox Anderson. The Kiski Area grad had played for Karwoski on an Olympic Development Program team when he was a young teenager. Fate landed Anderson back under Karwoski’s tutelage at La Roche,...
Sophomore cornerback Darius Patterson has been difference-maker for Seton Hill defense
As much as he enjoys his football teammates and other friends at Seton Hill, sophomore Darius Patterson admits he enjoys his alone time just as much. The serenity and solitude that can be found on the Greensburg campus played a large role in luring Patterson more than 700 miles from...
District college football roundup: Saint Vincent lights up scoreboard in win over Bethany
Jake Phillips threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns as Saint Vincent put up robust offensive numbers in a 57-35 victory over Bethany on Saturday night. Chris Downs caught eight passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns, Keegan O’Brien made four grabs for 104 yards and a score and Julian...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad David Newsom wins Grove City Invitational
With sophomore David Newsom out in front as the medalist, the Saint Vincent men’s golf team won the Grove City Invitational at Grove City Country Club. Newsom, a Penn-Trafford graduate, shot 3-under-par 69 to win the individual title by two shots. The lefty finished with six birdies and carded a...
