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Former WPIAL champ Goodman embraces decathlon at Slippery Rock
College can open you up to many new experiences. For former WPIAL champion Jason Goodman, it introduced him up to the most multi-faceted of track and field events. Goodman was one of the best jumpers to come through Hampton, capping his career with a WPIAL title in the triple jump...
Hempfield grad Bridget Guy takes bronze at world games
Virginia redshirt senior Bridget Guy will bring home a bronze medal from Italy. Guy, a former Hempfield standout, took third place in the pole vault while competing at the World University Games in Napoli. She cleared 14 feet, 1.75 inches. Guy came into the event with the sixth-best vault of...
Knoch grad Jordan Geist looks to maintain momentum at USATF championships
Jordan Geist will throw the shot put July 26 at the U.S. Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, and he heads into the event with momentum from a gold medal and a new record at a recent meet in Mexico. Geist, who also earned All-American honors with...
Julia Menosky driven to have big senior season for Point Park volleyball
Someday, Julia Menosky plans to create not just her own business but her own empire. As she approaches her senior season with the Point Park volleyball team, the Bishop Canevin grad is thinking about how to use her degree in entrepreneurship once her playing days are over. She won’t reveal...
Penn State baseball player Derek Orndorff leaving for Seton Hill
Incoming junior Derek Orndorff is leaving the Penn State baseball program to play closer to home. Orndorff recently announced on his Twitter account that he is transferring to play at Seton Hill. A utility player who starred at Connellsville — he was a second-team all-state player who hit .542 as...
Seton Hill to retire number of late volleyball teammate, Maggie Murray
An annual homecoming weekend match will be particularly special for the Seton Hill women’s volleyball team in the fall. On Oct. 12, when the Griffins host Bloomsburg at 1 p.m., the school will retire the No. 9 jersey of fallen teammate Maggie Murray. Murray, a 2018 graduate, died as a...
Tim Banner resigns as baseball coach at Chatham
Tim Banner, the first baseball coach at Chatham University, has resigned after three seasons. Banner, who coached previously at North Allegheny and Woodland Hills, posted a 20-61 career record, 5-37 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Banner was hired in 2014, and his first team was in 2015-16. Their first conference...
Seton Hill’s Pellis to play in PGCBL all-star game
Fresh off a strong junior season at Seton Hill, third baseman Tommy Pellis is honing his skills in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, touted as the premier summer league in New York. A utility infielder for the Albany Dutchmen, Pellis was named a reserve for the PGCBL All-Star Game...
Bobby Over takes reins of Seton Hill track, cross country programs
Three-year assistant coach Bobby Over was promoted to head coach of the Seton Hill track & field and cross country programs. “From day one, Seton Hill has felt like home to me,” Over said. “I am very excited to be able to continue to work with the athletes that make...
Former Seton Hill reliever Kenny Wells signs with Braves
This week has been a real thrill for the “Trill.” Kenny Wells, a former Seton Hill relief pitcher with the social media name, “Kenny Trill,” signed this week with the Danville Braves, the Advanced-Rookie level affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. He made his minor league debut on the Fourth of...
Chartiers Valley grad Allie Ball excels in new role on defense for Robert Morris women’s soccer
When it comes to playing defense on the soccer pitch, Allie Ball still is relatively new. Gifted with natural speed, she spent most of her youth as a striker and midfielder. It wasn’t until the latter part of her time with the Chartiers Valley varsity that she moved to defense....
Mark Bollinger joins Saint Vincent men’s basketball staff
Mark Bollinger has joined the Saint Vincent men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach for new coach Terrance Smith. Bollinger spent the past six seasons at as assistant at NCAA Division III Ohio Wesleyan. He also coached at Bluffton and was the head coach at Piedmont College. He is a...
Shaler Area grad Gumto carries load for Cal (Pa.) bullpen
Patrick Gumto wasn’t consistently sharp with his curveball command entering his freshman year at Cal (Pa.). Getting Division II batters out with off-speed pitches required the Shaler Area graduate to dig in his memory. Gumto, with the guidance of Vulcans pitching coach Joey Noro, worked on improving his slider, a...
Sewickley Academy grad Summer Thorpe to use NCAA meet experience as ‘springboard’
Sewickley Academy graduate and Notre Dame junior track and field athlete Summer Thorpe was overawed at her first NCAA Division I outdoor championship meet June 5-8 at Texas. Thorpe (13.51 seconds) placed 22nd in the women’s 100-meter hurdles and ninth in her heat. Notre Dame tied for 30th in the...
Dietz twins have strong year for Grove City softball
A college coach recruits only a handful of athletes each year, so each selection is crucial. So when you can get a two-for-one deal, your job gets a lot easier. That’s what softball coach Kristen Cramer got with Haley and Hannah Dietz at Grove City, and the results are paying...
Chartiers Valley grad Sean Tinney rebounds from injury, eager to get back to soccer at Slippery Rock
After a solid freshman season with the Slippery Rock men’s soccer team, Chartiers Valley grad Sean Tinney was prepared to take the next step. Then, he got a double dose of the unexpected. First came a coaching change. Kevin Wilhelm stepped in as interim coach after previous coach Steve Small,...
Former Norwin standout Palaschak takes over WCCC women’s volleyball team
Michael Palaschak has been a PIAA volleyball official for 13 years and has worked a number of local high school matches. But now the Norwin graduate is set to take over the women’s team at Westmoreland County Community College. The school announced it has hired him as head coach. “I...
IUP tabs Appleby women’s senior athlete of year
Carolyn Appleby gathered numerous accolades after a prosperous senior season on the basketball court at IUP. So, what’s one more? Appleby on Tuesday was named the IUP Women’s Senior of the Year as part of the school’s Crimson and Gray athletic awards. She also took home the school’s postseason player...
Dom Nania joins Seton Hill wrestling staff
Hempfield graduate Dom Nania, who wrestled at Wheeling Jesuit and was an assistant at Hempfield and Norwin with Vince DeAugustine, was recently added to the Seton Hill coach staff. Nania was a three-time captain at Wheeling Jesuit, where he compiled 98 wins and was a two-time NCAA Division II qualifier....
4 Westmoreland softball players pick Saint Vincent
The Saint Vincent College women’s softball team, fresh off a Presidents’ Athletic Conference title, announced a six-player recruiting class for the 2020 season. Four are from Westmoreland County. They are Hempfield’s Hanna Pavsek and Jessica Persin, Franklin Regional’s Mallory Halleck and Greensburg Salem’s Sydney Tressler. Pavsek was part of four...
Westmoreland County Community College trio receive post-season baseball honors
Three Westmoreland County Community College freshmen baseball players earned All-Region XX team honors and Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference honors. The first team All-Region XX first team honors went to freshman infielder Tyler Kuhns (Latrobe) and freshman outfielder Nico Cuello. Kuhns had a .373 batting average with 31 hits and 11...
Derry native Ward hopes to make impact for Seton Hill baseball
Pitcher Omar Ward pondered the future of his college career like he was glaring in at his catcher. The hard-throwing right-hander saw a sign, but shook it off and waited for a new one. Curve or slider? To stay or to go? When he finally realized his best option was...
Longtime WCCC pitching coach Terry Mularski calls it quits
Terry Mularski is retiring from a job he loves — coaching baseball. The 64-year-old, who retired from teaching after 40 years last year, is hanging up his jersey after 28 years as the Westmoreland County Community College baseball team’s pitching coach. “The decision to retire as a coach was harder...
Confidence, development of 3rd pitch helped QV grad Garbee reach pros
Mercyhurst pitchers Tyler Garbee and Matthew Minnick paced in the dugout during the Lakers’ game against UC San Diego. Not surprising considering this was the Division II World Series and the Lakers were facing elimination with a loss. But their anxiety had as much to do with an anticipated phone...
Skladany competes in NJCAA Division III championships for 2nd straight year
For the second year in a row, Ryan Skladany participated in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Golf Championship. The Gateway graduate and sophomore at the Boyce campus of Community College of Allegheny County in Monroeville carded a four-round total of 331 to tie for 48th from June...
