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The last two years, he was a semifinalist. Now, Jason Li is a step closer to winning a prestigious golf award. Li, a junior at Carnegie Mellon and a graduate of Sewickley Academy, is a finalist for the NCAA Division III Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award, presented...

Steve Petrick thinks he still has something to give college football, and he plans to make his final season count. “One hundred percent,” he said. But Petrick will have to put that punctuation mark on his meandering career at another new school — his fourth in as many years. A...

When the NFL Draft came and went in April, former Slippery Rock quarterback Roland Rivers III never received a call. So he waited, hoping a team would sign him as a free agent afterward. Still, nothing came. Now, almost a month after the draft, Rivers still is without an NFL...

Greensburg Central Catholic graduate Michelle Karabin, a senior at Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams, is a recipient of the NCAA Elite-90 Award, the school announced Friday. The award each year recognizes select Division I, II and III student-athletes who...

Over the past four years, Jake Chapla made quite a name for himself at Slippery Rock. The Plum graduate became the PSAC’s all-time leader for points by a kicker and also broke The Rock’s career records for field goals and extra points. “Just reflecting back on that, I really accomplished...

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and wrestling legend Bruce Baumgartner recently retired from his administration position at Edinboro. He spent the past 36 years at the university, serving in various roles including head wrestling coach, athletic director and most recently, assistant vice president of university advancement. pic.twitter.com/AA4UJrmGkh— Edinboro Wrestling (@BoroWrestling1) May...

The Waynesburg University track and field and cross country programs again will host its distance running forum this summer. However, because of social distance restrictions and regulations, the event will take place online as opposed to its traditional in-person format. The series of video presentations from distance experts of different...

Tanner Froelich said his team’s “why” is greater than any other team’s when it comes to the disappointment felt by the cancellation of the college baseball season, the evil work of the debilitating coronavirus. “We had such a great start to the year,” said Froelich, a redshirt freshman catcher for...

A year ago, former Fox Chapel left-hander Pat Monteverde was coming off one of the best innings of his life. The then-sophomore at Seton Hill had thrown 10 pitches and struck out three Augustana batters during the Griffins’ spring break trip to Florida. Augustana was the defending NCAA Division II...

Lacey Cohen begins an occupational therapy doctoral program June 1 at Slippery Rock. The Fox Chapel graduate and senior on The Rock tennis team said she will get a good look at her workload at that time to determine if she will be able to use the extra year of...

Austin Bell had an outstanding wrestling career at Belle Vernon. He had a 160-24 record, was a two-time PIAA third-place finisher and WPIAL champion in 2014 and runner-up in ’15 and ’16. His effort earned him a scholarship to Pitt. Things didn’t work out, and he transferred to Lock Haven....

Shy Faulkner finished his 2019-20 basketball season as one of the top scorers in National Junior College Athletic Association Division III, and the Penn Hills graduate was honored Wednesday for his on-court exploits. The Community College of Allegheny County sophomore guard was named third-team All-American after he finished the season...

Women’s flag football will become a varsity sport for NAIA schools by next year, the organization announced Monday. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics secured a two-year partnership with the NFL and its NFL FLAG arm, and Reigning Champs Experiences (RCX). The NAIA will develop league infrastructure and operations for...

Rachel Tanilli and Maria Taliani’s first experience as softball teammates came more than a decade ago in the Deer Lakes youth program. Combining their talents led to many memories made on and off the field and brought them to one final season together on the Gannon softball team. While this...

A former IUP football lineman is taking his talents north. Expect the landscape to be familiar to Matt Guevremont. A 6-foot-4, 335-pound tackle, Guevremont was taken by the BC Lions in the fifth round of Thursday’s Canadian Football League Draft. He is a native of Pickering, Ontario. The Vancouver-based Lions...

Dante Lombardi, an Indiana native and 2015 Kiski School graduate, has earned inclusion on Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s men’s basketball 2010s All-Decade Team, the university announced Thursday. He is a member of the five-player second team. The 2019 Crimson Hawks graduate earned National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Atlantic District honors...

Ever since Spencer Lee stepped onto the Iowa campus, he has dominated opponents. He is a two-time NCAA champion. The junior also has taken on a big-time reputation in the wrestling world. He is one of the most popular names in the sport. Now, the Franklin Regional alum has a...

During her four years with the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team through last season, Carolyn Appleby proved her worth as she helped the Crimson Hawks maximize their abilities in and out of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play. The Greensburg Central Catholic graduate, second in program history with 1,723...

Social-distancing is as novel a term in the American vernacular as the virus that created it. But the concept of creating 6-foot spacing between people can be a challenge in a full household. What about a home filled with aspiring college and high school athletes who otherwise at this time...

With its final rounds thwarted by the coronavirus, the Presidents Athletic Conference declared winners of its team golf championships. The women’s final round was set for April 18 at Chestnut Ridge in Blairsville and the men’s for April 25 at Oglebay Resort (W.Va.), but the spring season was wiped out...

Seton Hill wrestling coach Brian Tucker is finishing up his recruiting class for 2020, and it features 11 wrestlers, including eight from WPIAL schools. Heading the list are Greensburg Salem’s John Meyers and Ian Ewing, Canon-McMillan’s Jimmy Baxter, Latrobe’s Ricky Armstrong, Thomas Jefferson’s Brendan Finnerty and Elizabeth Forward’s Etha Cain....

The latest news out of the Saint Vincent men’s lacrosse program is twofold. Peter Tulk is retiring as coach, and his replacement is former Bearcats standout Zach Wilfong, who played for him from 2008-11. Tulk is the winningest coach in program history with a record of 140-122 across two stints...

Burrell graduate Nicole Kristof is making her mark on the water as a member of the Robert Morris University rowing team. But her athletic influence and passion extends beyond the sphere of competition, and that dedication has been recognized and honored with selection to the International University Sports Federation Forum...

The Golf Coaches Association of America on Wednesday announced its NCAA Division III PING All-American teams, and Carnegie Mellon junior Jason Li, a Sewickley Academy graduate, picked up first-team honors for the second year in a row. Last season, Li became the first CMU golfer to be tabbed first-team All-American....

Shaun Fedor strives for double eagles on the golf course. Who doesn’t? But now the IUP golf standout can call himself a double award-winner in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Fedor was tabbed the athlete and freshman of the year in the PSAC, which announced its fall postseason awards and...