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Jonathan Venture initially wasn’t looking to play hockey after high school. And when most graduates do, they often don’t look at Alabama. But fate had other plans, and after Venture, who was a three-year letterwinner for the Talbots, enrolled, he saw there was a chance to try out. “It was...

Three Westmoreland County wrestlers helped lead Bucknell to a 39-7 win Friday over Long Island. No. 15-ranked Zach Hartman (Belle Vernon) won by pin at 165 pounds. Senior 174-pounder Mitch Hartman (Belle Vernon) won by decision, and senior Drew Phipps (Norwin) scored a major decision at 197. Phipps has not...

Iowa junior Spencer Lee went to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil as a workout partner with Daniel Dennis. Now Lee may be heading back to the Olympics as a participant. The Murrysville native and Franklin Regional grad won the 57 kg (125 pounds) U.S. Senior National Freestyle Championship on...

Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. La Roche men down Pitt-Greensburg in key AMCC matchup Tyler Frederick (Butler) scored 25 of his career-high 34 points in the second half, and the Redhawks won 89-73 on Saturday in a meeting of conference...

On the heels of one of the most successful seasons in Slippery Rock football history, several members of the team were honored with selection to the Associated Press Division II All-America team. Kiski Area grad Chad Kuhn, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound redshirt junior defensive lineman, was a second-team pick after he...

Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball coach Jess Strom, of Steel Valley and Penn State fame, reached 200 career wins for the No. 9-ranked Vulcans Friday in a 67-60 victory over West Chester. Only seven other women’s basketball coaches in the PSAC have 200 or more wins. Strom is 200-53 in nine...

Not long ago, Emily Ondo thought she was done playing basketball. She walked away from the sport early in her junior season at Capital — the end of a mostly frustrating stint with the Crusaders — and decided to get on with the rest of her life. But deep down,...

In her three-plus seasons as a basketball player at the collegiate level, Natalie Myers hadn’t had the type of game she produced in the IUP women’s basketball team’s 65-54 victory over Salem on Nov. 27. The Burrell graduate and senior guard for the Crimson Hawks scored a career-best 26 points,...

Roland Rivers III’s memorable 2019 football season with Slippery Rockwas recognized Friday morning as the senior quarterback was named the recipient of the Harlon Hill Trophy. The Ellenwood, Ga., native is the first Rock player to earn the award, which is the Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. Rivers...

Duquesne will be at home against Kennesaw State on Friday, but for many of the visiting Owls, the game is a chance to be home for the holidays. Kennesaw State, an Atlantic Sun Conference school located just north of Atlanta, boasts four former WPIAL standouts on its women’s basketball team,...

Robert “Poogie” Kennedy has one more semester left at Lackawanna before, conceivably, he embarks on the next chapter of his football career. The former Jeannette star who has shined as a safety at the junior college level continues to draw Division I interest. Lackawanna (10-1) finished runner-up in the NJCAA...

The IUP men’s basketball team, undefeated through eight games this season, moved up two spots to No. 3 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II poll released Tuesday. The Crimson Hawks ticked up from No. 5 on the heels of a 108-41 victory Sunday over Bethany. The...

The Cal (Pa.) and IUP women’s basketball teams are ranked No. 9 and No. 11, respectively, in the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday afternoon. The Vulcans, idle since an 80-66 loss to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference foe Shippensburg on Dec. 7, rose...

After a breakthrough redshirt junior season, Indiana State pitcher Collin Liberatore has been tabbed a second-team preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball. The Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year, Liberatore (Greensburg Central Catholic) went 10-2 last season in 16 starts with a 2.96 ERA and 80 strikeouts. Opponents hit just...

Andrew Mastovich made his mark in the Penn State Behrend men’s soccer program. The senior defender from Franklin Regional added another postseason accolade Wednesday when he was named to the All-Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III All-Star First Team. Mastovich, the AMCC Defensive Player of the Year, is a two-time...

An academic program persuaded Belle Vernon graduate Robert Spekis to continue his swimming career near the sea. Spekis, 19, a freshman on the Nova Southeastern men’s team in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., plans to study marine biology. “I looked for a school that met my academic needs and also had a...

An official visit to Albany over the weekend solidified Scott Houseman’s impressions of the football program and reassured him that it is the place for him. The big redshirt freshman lineman who plays at Lackawanna announced Monday night his commitment to Albany, which is coached by former Duquesne coach Greg...

Seton Hill junior Courtney Cecere pulled off a rare sweep in the PSAC West weekly basketball awards. The 5-foot-9 guard from Windber was named both the athlete and defensive player of the week in the division. Cecere’s performance against Salem was an impressive one and it swayed the voters: She...

Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Sole’s big day carries Dukes to 9th straight victory Junior Laia Solé scored 38 points — the most by a Duquesne in more than 20 years — in a 72-69 overtime victory over St. Francis...

Bowling Green freshman football player Anthony Johnson, who spent time at Jeannette before transferring to Cleveland Heights (Ohio) for his senior year of high school, announced he now plans to change colleges. Johnson said on Twitter that he will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal and that his “recruitment is now...

The Minnesota State football team had an interesting journey to Slippery Rock on Friday that featured an hour-and-a-half delay after a truck carrying team equipment bumped into the charter airplane it was scheduled to take. The Mavericks had to wait for a new plane to arrive before taking off in...

Chad Kuhn never played a down of defense at Kiski Area. As the Cavaliers quarterback, he focused solely on offense, but when Slippery Rock coach Shawn Lutz saw the type of athlete Kuhn was — combined with his wrestling background — Lutz thought the potential was there for a transition...

North Allegheny graduate Marc Migliozzi made history as a senior on the Akron men’s cross country team. Migliozzi, 21, of Franklin Park became the school’s first cross country runner to qualify for the NCAA championship meet. He placed 103rd of 249 competitors in the Division I men’s 10K race Nov....

North Allegheny graduate Josh Luchini had a banner season as a sophomore on the Lehigh men’s soccer team. Luchini, a 6-foot forward, was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-league. He led the Mountain Hawks (13-5-3 overall, 6-0-3 in the conference) to the conference title and...

Reaching the 100-win milestone wasn’t out of the question for Washington & Jefferson senior Mike Heinl. But the Shaler Area graduate knew the math wasn’t in his favor after his freshman season. Heinl’s first go-round as a collegiate wrestler ended up with a 14-14 record in his ledger. But after...