District College category, Page 78

Saint Vincent made the most of an opportunity to host the PAC softball playoffs. The Bearcats won the championship Friday in Latrobe. During a grind of a morning and afternoon, SVC won three games to claim the title and advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament. It was the team’s...

Back pain plagued Emily Cochran during her high school softball career — badly enough that she considered giving up the sport. She kept plugging away through multiple procedures, through various treatments and along the way rediscovered her love for the game. And now the former Highlands standout is finding happiness...

Collin and Jack Liberatore come from a long line of athletic know-how. Their family tree could be a tournament bracket. The Greensburg Central Catholic graduates took their pedigree to the college level as baseball pitchers in the hopes of following family tradition. So far, they’ve living up to expectations as...

In Game 2 of a La Roche doubleheader against Penn State Behrend on April 25, Redhawks second baseman Joe Professori dug in to the batter’s box in the top of the first inning and saw a pitch he liked. The Pine-Richland launched ithat pitch over the fence for a two-run...

Chris Common has turned his senior season into a greatest hits album. The left fielder from Penn-Trafford broke the school’s career hits record last week and on Wednesday the Bobcats’ career home run leader tied a single-game mark with three home runs in a 15-4 victory over neighboring Saint Vincent...

Collin Liberatore has been dealing, as they say. The big right-hander has found a groove in the Indiana State rotation and is taking full advantage of his opportunity. Liberatore, a Greensburg Central Catholic product who began his college career at Pitt before transferring, is 8-0 this season and has garnered...

Pitt-Greensburg freshman Turner Price was voted the AMCC tennis player and newcomer of the year. Price, a Penn-Trafford graduate, played every match this season at No. 1 singles and doubles. He finished 11-3 (6-0 vs. AMCC opponents) at singles and earned straight-set victories in all but two matches in the...

Former Division I assistant Kelvin Jefferson will take over as head men’s basketball coach at Gannon, the university announced Tuesday. Jefferson coached at Old Dominian for 12 years and also held D-I jobs at Colgate, Stony Brook, American and Vermont. He led the elite prep team at South Kent School...

The Atlanta Falcons on Monday released offensive lineman Brandon Fusco, a Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock graduate, after an injury-marred 2018 season. Fusco started the Falcons’ first seven games at right guard before suffering a season-ending injury in October. The team released him with the designation of a failed physical....

Collin Liberatore has been dealing, as they say. The big right-hander has found a groove in the Indiana State pitching rotation and is taking full advantage of his opportunity. Liberatore, a Greensburg Central Catholic product who began his college career at Pitt before transferring, is 8-0 this season and has...

Westmoreland County Community College scored eight unanswered runs to topple Butler County Community College, 12-8, in the WPCC softball championship game over the weekend at Seton Hill. It was the team’s first title since 2007. The Wolfpack trailed 5-1 and 8-4 before rallying. Sophomore Brianna McCulley had a two-run single,...

Lynne Szarnicki Rau helped put Washington & Jefferson women’s golf on the map during her time with the Presidents, and the Springdale graduate is getting a prestigious honor from her alma mater. Washington & Jefferson last week announced Szarnicki Rau as one of the selections to its athletic Hall of...

Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. W&J men’s tennis claims first PAC title since 1969 The Presidents defeated Grove City, 5-1, on Saturday in the conference championship, helping W&J earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III championships, which start...

The PAC softball championship will be settled in Latrobe. Saint Vincent earned the top seed in the conference tournament and with it, the right to host the event on Thursday and Friday. Saint Vincent (25-13, 13-3) has not hosted since 2012 and will be seeking its first conference title since...

Backed by a strong defense, Seton Hill lefthander Devyn Terry pitched a no-hitter Sunday afternoon against visiting Cal U in PSAC softball action. Terry struck out five and walked three as the Griffins won, 1-0. The senior from Elberton, Ga., induced nine groundouts and seven flyouts as she improved to...

Westmoreland County Community College scored eight unanswered runs to topple Butler County Community College, 12-8, in the WPCC championship game Saturday at Seton Hill. It was the team’s first title since 2007. The Wolfpack trailed 5-1 and 8-4 before rallying for the victory. WPCC Champions!!!! pic.twitter.com/fCrC6nuKTr— Wolfpack Athletics (@WCCCAthletics) April...

A common name keeps appearing in the Pitt-Greensburg baseball record book. Senior left fielder Chris Common, a Penn-Trafford graduate, became the Bobcats’ all-time leader in hits during a doubleheader against D’Youville Saturday at Bobcat Park in Greensburg. On senior day, Common singled three times to move past Greg Lynn for...

College golf is coming to the area. Cal (Pa.) will host the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Region Championships May 9-11 at Totteridge Golf Club near Greensburg. As hosts, the Vulcans receive an at-large bid to the tournament. Twenty teams will compete in the event, which also features an individual competition....

Matt Cocorikas is on a roll, just in time for the postseason. The IUP senior golfer has won three consecutive tournaments, four overall, this spring season. His latest win came this week in Crofton, Md., when he finished with a 2-under-par 214 to take the Crofton Invitational. He shot a...

Feeling wanted on a team and knowing you’re in its future plans can do plenty for any baseball player’s confidence. The opposite seemed to happen for Latrobe’s Zach Kokoska, though, when he arrived at Virginia Tech last year. A new coaching staff came in with little to no knowledge of...

Sometimes, a coach can learn from a player. Even a veteran coach like Jeff Mountain, who is in the midst of his 17th season as Washington & Jefferson’s baseball coach. Three years ago, Bishop Canevin grad Mitchell Taufer came into Mountain’s program, and the coach admitted he initially had reservations...

Krystyna Burdelski’s strong week earned conference recognition. The Westminster freshman, a Fox Chapel graduate, was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday after leading the Titans to two wins last week. Burdelski pitched a one-hit shutout, her second of the season, in a 9-0 win over Bethany....

The Westmoreland County Community College softball team earned the top seed in the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference and will host the conference tournament Saturday at Seton Hill University. There are three teams in the bracket. Butler County Community College will play Garrett College (Md.) at noon. WCCC (6-8) will face...

Allegheny senior runner Emily Forner entered the week with the top time in NCAA Division III in the 5,000 meters: 16 minutes, 33.01 seconds. In the winter, she won the the indoor 3,000-meter national title. But just a couple of years ago, she thought her best days as a runner...

Keila Whittington’s first head coaching job in Division I women’s college basketball will be at Saint Francis (Pa.). A Louisiana native, Whittington replaces Joe Haigh, who resigned after 10 seasons with the program, seven as head coach. Whittington will officially be announced Thursday afternoon during a press conference on Loretto....