District College category, Page 77
Detroit Tigers select Pitt product, Norwin grad Connor Perry in 28th round
A couple of major league teams called during Day 2 of the MLB Draft, but they decided to pass on Connor Perry. More calls came during Day 3. Still, nothing. Perry’s nerves were tested, but during the 28th round, he got a call from the Detroit Tigers. The conversation went...
Burrell’s Scherer finding spot with Pitt track team
Nikki Scherer enjoyed a prolific high school track and field career in which she produced championship performances at both the WPIAL and state levels. The Burrell graduate made a transition to the women’s team at Pitt last spring, and by her own admission, it took some time to get used...
Injury transforms former Highlands pitcher Alworth
Highlands graduate and Bethany junior baseball standout Tyler Alworth is used to being the workhorse of his team’s pitching staff. After all, he was one of Highlands’ bright spots during his senior year. When he took the mound, the Golden Rams always had a chance to pull out a win....
Westmoreland campus clippings: Hempfield grad Guy vaults to All-American finish
Hempfield graduate Bridget Guy is an All-American in the pole vault for a third time. The redshirt senior at Virginia finished fourth in the event last week at the NCAA Division I track and field championships in Austin, Texas. Her top vault was 14 feet, 7-1/4 inches, a season best....
Area golfers cap spring seasons at NJCAA national tournament
Seven area collegiate golfers wrapped up the spring season Friday at the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III National Championship at Chautauqua Golf Club in Chautauqua, N.Y. Butler County Community College’s Noah Morgan, an Allegheny-Clarion Valley grad, led the way with a tie for 20th out of 90 golfers...
Seven players from district colleges earn CFL roster spots
Once again, the Canadian Football League will have a handful of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference players in its ranks. They will be joined by two former Division I standouts from district schools. The Division II PSAC has five players on CFL rosters after Saturday’s final cutdowns: Trevor Harris (Edinboro), Ian...
Her Point Park career over, Anna Shields to pursue professional running
Though her days of leaving NAIA competition in the dust are over, Anna Shields is far from the finish line as a runner. After a stellar career at Point Park that produced 10 national titles and 15 All-American accolades, she is spending part of her summer exploring options to compete...
Connellsville grad Madison Wiltrout finishes 3rd at NCAAs; All-American
A third WPIAL athlete has earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. North Carolina redshirt freshman and 2017 Connellsville graduate Madison Wiltrout placed third in the women’s javelin with a heave of 181 feet, 1 inch. She joins Virginia redshirt senior and...
After turning around season, CCAC-Boyce baseball reached Region XX finals
When members of the CCAC-Boyce baseball team look back on the 2019 season, they are quick to notice a definite shift in fortunes. After a 4-10 start had the squad looking for answers, the team righted the ship and embarked on a winning streak that took them to a Western...
Pine-Richland’s Joey Bolick helps W&J baseball to College World Series
The Washington & Jefferson baseball team had a season to remember, and Pine-Richland graduate Joey Bolick was there for every milestone as a starting infielder. The Presidents’ season ended June 2 when they lost to eventual champion Chapman, 8-4, in the NCAA Division III World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa....
Former Seton Hill ace Perry DellaValle a minor-league all-star
Former Seton Hill standout pitcher, Perry DellaValle, who was drafted last year by the St. Louis Cardinals, was selected to play in the Florida State League All-Star Game set for June 15 in Jupiter, Fla. DellaValle, 23, plays for the Advanced-Class A Palm Beach Cardinals. He is 2-3 with a...
Hempfield grad Bridget Guy becomes 3-time All-American
Virginia redshirt senior and 2016 Hempfield grad Bridget Guy claimed her third NCAA All-American honor on Thursday at the NCAA track and field championships in Austin, Texas. Guy clears 4.45m (14'7.25") to capture her 3rd career All-America honor in the pole vault. #gohoos #uvatfcc #ncaatf pic.twitter.com/VlZn2VUDCo— Virginia Track & Field...
Southmoreland graduate Adeline Nicholson transferring to D-I Morehead State
Adeline Nicholson is proof the new NCAA transfer portal works. Nicholson’s name was entered into the portal, a national database designed to let athletes talk to other schools without restriction after first informing their current school of their desire to leave. It essentially can resemble a draft board for schools...
Cincinnati Reds draft Quaker Valley grad Tyler Garbee
The Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday selected Quaker Valley graduate and Mercyhurst University senior right-hander Tyler Garbee in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball draft. Through 17 appearances and 11 starts this season, Garbee owns a 3.08 earned-run average with 109 strikeouts in 73 innings of work. Garbee struck...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Honors roll in for Seton Hill baseball
Seton Hill fell short of its goal. A sign in the dugout says, “Cary, NC 484,” to signify the mileage from the Greensburg campus to the site of the NCAA Division II World Series. But the Griffins still managed a number of postseason accolades. Senior Andrew Chuba earned All-America honors...
Local golfers set to compete at NJCAA national championship
Ryan Skladany, a Gateway graduate and student at the Community College of Allegheny County, Boyce Campus, leads a local contingent of golfers to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division III National Golf Championship on Tuesday through Friday at Chautauqua Golf Club in Chautauqua, N.Y. Skladany earned the trip to...
Gateway grad Jae’Len Means competes at NCAA track championships
The decorated college career of Gateway graduate Jae’Len Means came to an end late last month after he competed in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Division II track and field championships May 24-25, in Kingsville, Texas. The Cal (Pa.) senior finished 19th in the preliminary heats and fell short...
Sewickley Academy grad Summer Thorpe qualifies for NCAA meet
Sewickley Academy graduate and Notre Dame junior track performer Summer Thorpe is competing on the biggest stage of her college career at the NCAA Division I outdoor championship meet this week at Texas. Thorpe (13.30 seconds) was seeded 23rd in the preliminaries of the 100-meter hurdles. She qualified at the...
Former St. Francis star Jess Kovatch signs pro basketball contract
So many times, Jess Kovatch clearly was the best player on the court when she played at St. Francis (Pa.). The standout guard fired in 3-pointers with no ceiling on her range, and slashed the lane for tough baskets to the tune of 2,874 points – the scoring record for...
Wiltrout heads to NCAA nationals
North Carolina redshirt freshman Madison Wiltrout has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 5-8 at the University of Texas. The Connellsville native and four-time WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA javelin champion qualified by finishing fifth at the Eastern Preliminary Round at North Florida in Jacksonville...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Greensburg Salem graduate picked for NFL coaching summit
Brennan Marion is a sponge when it comes to gaining — and sharing — football information. Which made him a perfect candidate for the NFL Quarterback Coaching Summit. Marion, the offensive coordinator at William & Mary and a Greensburg Salem graduate, will join a number of other NFL and college...
Saint Vincent trainer Becky Pizer wins grant
Saint Vincent College athletic trainer Becky Pizer was the recipient of the Gatorade Fueling Greatness Education Grant by the College Athletic Trainers’ Society. She was recognized at the recent College Athletic Trainers Society convention in Las Vegas. A first-year award, the grant is for CATS members who have “helped advance...
La Roche’s Professori selected to All-America baseball team
D3baseball.com released its All-America teams Tuesday, and La Roche senior Joe Professori, a Pine-Richland graduate, is a member of the first team. The second baseman is the seventh Redhawk to earn All-American status and the second to make the nation’s first team. Professori, in addition to his All-American status, was...
QV grads Merriman, Christensen excel for college rowing teams
Quaker Valley graduates Annika Christensen and Jane Merriman shined at steering boats for nationally ranked NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams. Christensen, a freshman coxswain, was part of the Southern Cal first varsity eight that placed fourth at the Pac-12 championship regatta May 19. Earlier on the same boat, she...
Pine-Richland grad Ryan Okuda receives prestigious award at Virginia Tech
For his performance on the mound and in the classroom, Pine-Richland alumnus and Virginia Tech sophomore pitcher Ryan Okuda was a recipient of the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics at the Virginia Tech Athletics Director Honors Celebration. Okuda received the award, described as the highest designation granted by...
