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Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Hempfield’s Holmberg wins Big Ten
Penn State senior Maddie Holmberg captured her first indoor track and field conference title by winning the pentathlon over the weekend at the Big Ten Indoor Championships at SPIRE Institute. Holmberg, a Hempfield alum, finished with 4,274 points to become the Nittany Lions’ second conference title winner in the pentathlon....
Pitt-Greensburg’s Brody Jackson, Hayley Schaetzle tabbed AMCC coaches of year
Brody Jackson led Pitt-Greensburg to one of its best regular seasons in the history of the men’s basketball program. On Tuesday, he was recognized for the accomplishment as he was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year. His counterpart, Hayley Schaetzle, received the same conference honor on...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent’s Lafko named PAC player of year
Saint Vincent’s Jenna Lafko was lauded for a terrific junior season as she was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year. Lafko averaged 13.8 points and 4.6 rebounds, and led the Bearcats (19-7) in assists (95) and steals (78). Junior Madison Kollar (Latrobe) joined Lafko as...
Belle Vernon’s Robert Spekis makes instant impact for Nova Southeastern swim team
Nova Southeastern swimming coach Ben Hewitt thought Belle Vernon alum Robert Spekis showed promise but was stunned when Spekis recently won at the Sunshine State Conference championship meet. Spekis, a freshman, took first place in the men’s 100-yard breaststroke in a Division II B-standard 54.13 seconds. “I was definitely surprised...
Breaking down the PSAC basketball playoffs
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference basketball playoffs will tip off today as teams built toward a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Here are the tournament schedules and a breakdown of each bracket: Men First round West 1-IUP (25-2) — Bye 2-Mercyhurst (19-7) — Bye 5-Gannon (14-12) at 4-Cal...
Weekend College Top 10: Grove City, La Roche men, women punch NCAA tickets
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Grove City men punch NCAA ticket Tournament MVP Nate Peters scored a season-best 28 points on 12-for-18 shooting as top-seeded Grove City downed fifth-seeded Geneva, 86-70, in the PAC title game Saturday. Here's our @MrDebtBuster...
Hempfield’s Jenna Osikowicz finds comfort, success with Seton Hill softballVideo
For Jenna Osikowicz, becoming a successful college softball player has been all about her comfort zone — staying in it and straying from it. Playing at Seton Hill just 18 minutes from her home — 15 minutes, she said, if the traffic lights cooperate — she finds peace and purpose....
Plum grad Maria Lawhorne on inside track at Washington & Jefferson
The hazards involved with being a starting center in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference are something Maria Lawhorne learned the hard way. The 2017 Plum graduate was no stranger to post play before arriving at Washington & Jefferson, but the 5-foot-10 Lawhorne spent more time at guard with the Mustangs and...
Hampton grad Ionadi impresses with GPA, 3-point shooting at Case Western
Many remember Antonio Ionadi as the sharpshooting guard who helped lead Hampton to its WPIAL Class 5A finals appearance in 2017. The junior at Case Western still sports a great shot, but defense has helped him become a more complete player. He was recently named CoSIDA Academic-All District for the...
Hampton grad Flanagan emerges as Atlantic 10 swim medalist for Duquesne
Two years ago, Clare Flanagan was left off Duquesne’s competition team for the Atlantic 10 swimming championships. So the possibility of medaling in her career was incomprehensible. Even last week, she never thought it was possible. The mindset only changed when she finished third in the A-10 prelims. “I’ve been...
At a glance: Local Division III basketball conference tournaments
College basketball conference tournaments are underway in the region and March Madness is on the horizon for Division III programs. Here is a look at the playoffs in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Men PAC Semifinals Tonight ( 7 p.m.) 6-Saint Vincent (13-13) at 1-Grove...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Batts surpasses scoring milestone
Julian Batts plays college basketball out of state, so friends and family usually can watch his games only online. But Batts played a game close to home — as close as the schedule would allow — and achieved a career milestone for the wacthful eyes of local fans. Batts, a...
Hempfield’s Allison Podkul perfect fit for Grove City women’s basketball
These are the best of times for the Grove City women’s basketball team, and at the center of Wolverines success is sophomore Allison Podkul. Technically, the 5-foot-8 Podkul is an undersized power forward for Grove City, but the Hempfield graduate is playing a big role for the second-place team in...
Ligonier Valley graduate Olivia Miller hits right marks for Carlow indoor track
When it comes to running, Olivia Miller used to keep things at a distance. The multisport athlete from Ligonier Valley participated in cross country, and when she was recruited by the Carlow track and field team for jumping events, her duties included fall tours with the Celtics’ cross country team....
Westmoreland campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad earns preseason player of year nod
Lydia DeFazio took the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference by storm last softball season. After her breakthrough year, Mt. Aloysius can’t hide its secret weapon any more. DeFazio, a junior who has played first base and catcher at the college level, was tabbed the AMCC Preseason Player of the Year, and...
Family bonds help Pat Pecora build Pitt-Johnstown wrestling dynastyVideo
JOHNSTOWN — In the fall of 1976, Pat Pecora packed what he could into a $150 car bought from a family friend and made the hourlong drive east from the Pittsburgh surburbs into the Western Pennsylvania highlands. Pecora had no idea what he was doing. The 22-year-old needed a job,...
Alle-Kiski Valley campus clippings: Houston swimmer Kondis cleans up at conference meet
Peyton Kondis felt right at home over the weekend as the University of Houston hosted the American Athletic Conference men’s and women’s swimming championships. The Plum resident and Oakland Catholic graduate won two individual titles and was a part of two relay triumphs. She captured both the 100 and 200...
Weekend College Top 10: La Roche basketball teams sweep conference titles
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. La Roche women tie AMCC record for wins Danajah Sanders scored 22 points, and the Redhawks recorded a season high in points en route to a 93-56 rout of Alfred State in the Allegheny Mountain...
Waynesburg lacrosse snaps losing streak that spanned 3 seasons
Waynesburg had been waiting a long time to experience the thrill of victory again. The women’s lacrosse team finally broke through and did so Sunday when it scored a 7-5 victory at Thomas More to snap a 45-game losing streak that dated to 2016. Not a bad way to open...
Monessen grad Justice Rice helps Grove City basketball reach top of PAC
As all teams do, the Grove City men set goals at the beginning of the basketball season. Among them was, of course, to win the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship. But no team with conference-title aspirations figures on starting 0-4. Granted, those were nonconference games, but Wolverines coach Steve Lamie, in...
North Allegheny grad Struk caps college swimming career
North Allegheny graduate Michael Struk ended his career as a member of the Washington and Lee men’s swimming team on a high note. Struk, a senior, placed second in the 1,650-yard freestyle in 16 minutes, 36.32 seconds at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship meet. He helped the Generals, of...
Basketball takes Hampton’s Mark Shehady halfway around world
Becoming a coach involves plenty of travel. It can take you around the country and sometimes around the world. That’s part of the job. If Point Park junior and Hampton graduate Mark Shehady is to one day become a coach, he already has that part covered. Shehady, a point guard,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Another strong PAC meet for Saint Vincent’s Baum
Saint Vincent junior Zach Baum (Derry) capped another stellar conference season in the pool with the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year award. Baum won the 100-yard butterfly for the third consecutive year, with a time of 48.92 seconds, at the PAC championships at Grove City. The time set...
No. 1 La Roche defeats No. 2 Pitt-Greensburg in finale
No. 1 La Roche and No. 2 Pitt-Greensburg, the top-seeded men’s basketball teams in the NCAA Division III Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament, put on a dazzling dress rehearsal for the postseason in front of an overflow crowd Wednesday night at UPG’s Chambers Hall. The league’s top two teams came...
Pitt-Greensburg to face first-place La Roche without leading scorer Johnson
Pitt-Greensburg will play its most meaningful game of the men’s college basketball season so far without its top scorer. The Bobcats (20-4, 16-3) will host La Roche (17-6, 17-1) at 6 tonight in a showdown of the top two teams in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference standings. But they’ll do...
