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Area players taking part in College Gridiron Showcase
A number of local college football players are in Fort Worth, Texas to take part in the College Gridiron Showcase, an invite-only “all-star” event for many of the country’s top seniors. The showcase runs from Jan. 3-8 at McNair Stadium. Area players attending the event are cornerback Reid Harrison-Ducros and...
Pine-Richland grad Petcash performing at high level for Binghamton
Pine-Richland product Dan Petcash has been working diligently and carving out minutes for himself in the Binghamton men’s basketball team’s rotation of contributors all season. In the Bearcats’ 13 games, the freshman guard has averaged more than 10 minutes of playing time. Against Hartwick College on Dec. 29, Petcash was...
Seton Hill women’s basketball finds balance during record start
It’s more than a mantra for the Seton Hill women’s basketball team. It’s a fashion choice. Players received T-shirts that read “3eton Hill” — a play on the program’s propensity for shooting 3-pointers. Some love the shirts. A few find them tacky, but there’s no denying all 14 Griffins support...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Multiple basketball players set for homecomings
Look for homecomings to be a popular theme among some local college basketball players as the calendar turns to 2020. A number of area alums will return to the region with their teams as conference play heats up. Cal (Pa.) senior Monica Burns (Hempfield) probably will draw a crowd of...
PSAC players highlight Don Hansen Super Region 1 football teams
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference was well-represented on the Don Hansen Football Gazette NCAA Division II All-Super Region 1 teams, which were released this weekend. Harlon Hill Trophy winning quarterback Rolan Rivers III of Slippery Rock was named offensive player of the year, while Shawn Lutz of Slippery Rock picked...
Spencer Lee medical forfeits at Midlands
Iowa star wrestler Spencer Lee, a junior 125-pounder and two-time NCAA champion, pulled out of the reputable Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Ill. due to a medical forfeit. Lee reached the semifinals but forfeited to Mike DeAugustino of Northwestern, allowing DeAugustino to advance to Saturday night’s finals to...
Venture continues hockey career at Alabama
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...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Local trio lead Bucknell wrestling
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...
Spencer Lee wins U.S. Senior Nationals, qualifies for Olympic trials
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...
Weekend College Top 10: La Roche men win battle of league unbeatens
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...
A-K Valley campus clippings: KA grad Kuhn earns All-American honors for Slippery Rock
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.)’s Jess Strom gets 200th win
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...
Shaler grad Emily Ondo gets new lease on basketball life at Chatham
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,...
Burrell grad Natalie Myers filling stat sheet for IUP
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,...
Slippery Rock’s Rivers wins Harlon Hill Trophy as nation’s top Division II football player
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...
Pittsburgh homecoming for Kennesaw State women’s basketball players, coach
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,...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Suitors lining up for Robert Kennedy
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...
Undefeated IUP men’s basketball team moves up to No. 3 in latest Division II national poll
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...
Cal U and IUP women’s basketball teams each move up 2 spots in latest Division II national poll
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...
GCC grad Collin Liberatore named preseason All-American pitcher for Indiana State
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...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Mastovich earns another soccer honor
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...
Belle Vernon grad continues swimming career at Florida school
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...
Yough grad Scott Houseman, lineman at Lackawanna, makes Division I commitment
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’s Courtney Cecere earns PSAC dual-honor
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...
Weekend College Top 10: Duquesne junior nearly breaks scoring record in OT win
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...
