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Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Thimons honored at Westminster
Brayden Thimons, a Highlands graduate and junior defensive lineman at Westminster, earned selection to the All-Presidents Athletic Conference first-team defense after a strong spring season as a pass rusher for the Titans. In five games, the transfer from Robert Morris led the PAC and tied for second in NCAA Division...
Penn-Trafford grad Tyler Horvat bolsters lineup, rotation at W&J
As Tyler Horvat pauses to admire his handiwork (if he actually does), the sophomore baseball player at Washington & Jefferson immediately shifts his attention to the now. “I think the season has gone well so far,” the pitcher and outfielder said. “I came into the year looking to improve on...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Westminster’s Napper wins PAC golf title
Westminster sophomore Sam Napper (Mt. Pleasant) helped the Titans capture the PAC men’s golf title. Napper finished tied for sixth place at the conference finals with a 36-hole score of 154 (75, 79) at Speidel Jones Course at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, W.Va. Napper was named to the All-PAC second...
In strangest of seasons, Seton Hill baseball continues to dominate
Despite having 18 players out at one point because of coronavirus protocols and the team being sidelined for 20 days, Seton Hill baseball has been nearly unbeatable this season. The Griffins are ranked No. 7 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Top 25. On Tuesday, Seton Hill...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Penn-Trafford loading college softball teams
Penn-Trafford alums are scattered across the college softball landscape, and the players are making an impact at various levels. Consider: The Warriors have impactful former players at the Division I, II, III and NAIA levels this season — more than any other area program. You could fill out a lineup...
Seton Hill baseball win won’t count after Mercyhurst protest
Seton Hill baseball has an impressive record this season, but one of the Griffins’ wins was taken off the board Monday. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced that Mercyhurst played Saturday’s game against Seton Hill under protest and the Lakers’ objection to a reversed call was upheld by the league...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Pitt-Greensburg tennis smashing success
Turner Price plays singles and doubles for the Pitt-Greensburg men’s tennis team. He also likes to double up on awards. Price, a junior from Penn-Trafford, repeated as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Year and earned all-conference first-team honors at No. 1 singles after a strong spring season....
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hohman commits to N.C. State
Penn-Trafford junior Troy Hohman announced on Twitter earlier this month that he’s committing to North Carolina State for wrestling. The two-time PIAA qualifier placed fourth in the state in 2021 after compiling 26-6 record. Hohman’s career record is 68-30. Hohman was a Section 1-AAA champion who placed second in the...
Seton Hill freshman pitching duo dominant from the start
You might call it unique that Seton Hill has two freshman pitchers who have been mowing down opposing lineups in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Or maybe unusual is the right word to describe the upsurge from the first-year arms. Griffins coach Jessica Strong is going another direction. “Lucky,” she...
Westminster rallies past Washington & Jefferson in PAC championship game
Moon grad Cole Konieczka threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes to lead Westminster to a 27-20 victory over Washington & Jefferson in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship game Friday night. Konieczka completed 12-of-24 passes for 198 yards. Defensive lineman Brayden Thimons, a Highlands grad, had a big night on...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Burrell grad Alaina York finds success at Robert Morris
The Robert Morris softball team was 22-14 overall and 17-11 in Horizon League play heading into a conference doubleheader Saturday against Youngstown State. Senior center fielder Alaina York (Burrell) has been a key component. Starting all 36 games through Friday, York is batting .300 with 12 RBIs, five doubles and...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill women’s lacrosse rolls on
Seton Hill’s women’s lacrosse is making up for lost time from last season by winning every match this season. Led by their seniors, the Griffins improved to 9-0 and clinched the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title with a 10-8 victory over Mercyhurst. Senior Kristi Kada scored a team-leading four goals,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: P-T grad Kelly helps Westminster volleyball to PAC title
Westminster’s Samantha Kelly has been a steady contributor in this shortened women’s volleyball season in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. A shortened season capped with a championship. The junior setter from Penn-Trafford was particularly effective in the PAC title match for the top-seeded Titans as she registered 21 assists and 15...
PAC coaches, players see silver linings in unusual spring football seasonVideo
The feeling was one Saint Vincent senior receiver Keith Kalp isn’t likely to forget. The Mt. Pleasant grad stood on the sideline at Grove City’s Thorn Field anticipating his first football game in more than 400 days. The covid-19 pandemic forced the Presidents’ Athletic Conference to cancel football season in...
Franklin Regional grad Tom Kegerreis’ hitting is opening eyes of college coaches
A couple district college baseball coaches visited Westmoreland County Community College to watch a few players work out a week ago. The coaches were looking for players who could help their team immediately. One player in particular was center fielder Tom Kegerreis, who was named National Junior College Athletic Association...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Fisher continues to excel for Penn State volleyball
Riverview graduate Cal Fisher has delivered impactful performances for the Penn State men’s volleyball team, and he has earned first team All-Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association honors. He is one of six Nittany Lions players named to the EIVA all-star teams. It is his second conference first-team selection. Fisher finished the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Greensburg native Goetz cruises to Mountaineer Invitational title
Mark Goetz wasn’t playing Hannastown Golf Club, his home course in the summer months, but he sure looked at home at Pete Dye Golf Course in Bridgeport, W.Va. That is the home course of the West Virginia golf team, which hosted the 54-hole Mountaineer Invitational. Goetz, a Greensburg native, had...
WVU senior Mark Goetz runs away with home invitational for first college title
Mark Goetz wasn’t playing Hannastown Golf Club, his home course in the summer months, but he sure looked at home at Pete Dye Golf Course in Bridgeport, W.Va. That is the home course of the West Virginia golf team, which hosted the 54-hole Mountaineer Invitational. Goetz, a Greensburg native, had...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Local players lead Pitt-Johnstown softball
Pitt-Johnstown softball doesn’t just have a local flavor on its rosters. It has a local impact. Five of the Mountain Cats’ top six hitters are from Westmoreland County. Redshirt junior Olivia Porter (Southmoreland) is having a career season. She is hitting .349, with a team-best 29 hits, 18 runs, seven...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Franklin Regional grad Peticca wins golf event at Grove City
Senior Ben Peticca was a Presidents’ Athletic Conference second-team selection last season with the Washington & Jefferson golf team. The Franklin Regional grad might be heading for an upgrade as far as postseason honors go. Peticca carded a 1-over-par 73 for a two-shot victory at the McBride-Behringer-Allen Invitational at Grove...
Franklin Regional’s Michael Kemerer returning for 7th NCAA season
Murrysville native Michael Kemerer isn’t ready to hang up his singlet just yet. The Franklin Regional graduate and Iowa graduate student announced this week on Twitter that he’s returning for one more season. The four-time All-American and 2021 NCAA runner-up lost in the NCAA Division I finals at 174 pounds...
Plum, Riverview graduates shine at college level
Cal Fisher continues to produce for the Penn State men’s volleyball team. Earlier this week, the Riverview graduate was named the Off the Block National Opposite (Hitter) of the week for his play in the Nittany Lions’ weekend series at nationally ranked George Mason. Fisher led Penn State, ranked No....
Westmoreland campus clippings: Gray leads Seton Hill men’s lacrosse to key win
Junior Logan Gray came through in the clutch to lead the Seton Hill men’s lacrosse team, ranked No. 5 in the latest USILA Division II Coaches Poll, to a 12-11 win Friday at No. 16 Frostburg State. Gray won a faceoff and scored five seconds into overtime to propel the...
Campus clippings: Derry grad Justin Huss continues busy spring at W&J
Justin Huss is pulling double duty this spring at Washington & Jefferson. The former Derry football and track standout said he wanted to play two sports in college, and he is living up to his goal. Huss had a couple of carries in a football game last Thursday night, then...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Strong outing for Notre Dame’s Palmer Jackson
Palmer Jackson continues his rapid adaptation to the highest level of college golf. The former Franklin Regional standout and PIAA champion completed his third top-five finish for the Notre Dame men’s golf team, posting a 9-under-par 207 to take fifth at the Augusta Haskins Award Invite in Augusta, Ga. Notre...
