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Cal (Pa.)’s Conte named regional NCBWA Coach of the Year

Cal (Pa.)’s record baseball season under Mike Conte helped the coach earn the Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honor by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association on Thursday. The Vulcans posted 37 wins and 15 losses. Conte earned the honor for the first time since 2010 after being named...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: GCC’s Liberatore nabs conference honor

Some athletes have “hello world” moments in college sports. Collin Liberatore has had a “hello world” season at Indiana State. The junior starting pitcher was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year. Liberatore, a right-hander from Greensburg Central Catholic who transferred from Pitt and sat out a season,...
Seton Hill lacrosse senior John Miller to play in national all-star game

Seton Hill midfielder John Miller will play in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division I/II All-Star Game Friday at the U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Md. The 78th all-star event features top-tier seniors from around the nation. Miller was an All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference first team player for the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill’s Stevenson earns berth in NCAA shot put

Seton Hill senior Lexi Stevenson will make a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II track and field championships Thursday through Saturday at Javalina Stadium at at Texas A&M Kingsville. Stevenson will compete in the shot put after qualifying with a throw of 14.79 meters at the PSAC championships....
Collin Liberatore is MVC’s top newcomer

Some athletes have “hello world” moments in college sports. Collin Liberatore has had a “hello world” season at Indiana State. The junior starting pitcher was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year. Liberatore, a righthander from Greensburg Central Catholic who transferred from Pitt and sat out a season,...
Shields again tabbed top NAIA regional athlete

Decorated Point Park track standout Anna Shields has more regional athlete of the year awards than a relay team has runners. The senior was named the NAIA Great Lakes Region Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association —...
A-K Valley campus clippings: Fox Chapel grad Cohen earns PSAC tennis honor

Lacey Cohen claimed the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s biggest women’s tennis awards in straight sets. Cohen, a Slippery Rock junior and Fox Chapel graduate, was named the PSAC West Division Athlete of the Year last week and was named to the all-conference first team in singles and doubles, the latter...
Gannon’s Michael Marsico relaxed heading into NCAA golf championships

Michael Marsico said he doesn’t feel much pressure going into his first NCAA Division II golf national championship this week, and he’s looking forward to enjoying the moment. If he finds himself in a tense situation, though, he showed last weekend he can handle it. Marsico, a Fox Chapel graduate...
W&J baseball wins NCAA regional

Washington & Jefferson baseball took down No. 11 Rowan, 6-5, Sunday in Salibury, Md., to win the NCAA Division III Salisbury Regional and advance to the Super Regional round. Mullen Socha hit a two-run home run and Dante Dalesandro added a solo homer for the Presidents (35-11), who rallied to...
Fox Chapel grad Conroy ready for next step in golf career

Hannah Conroy graduated from Fox Chapel in 2018 after a successful golf career. She was a four-year starter and qualified for the WPIAL and PIAA individual tournaments all four years. “She matured as a golfer so much in her four years,” her coach, John Broderick said. “She plays hard and...
P-T grad Common leaves Pitt-Greensburg as one of baseball program’s best

Thumb, or scroll, through the Pitt-Greensburg baseball program’s record book and one might notice something in common among the career statistical leaders: Chris Common. The 2015 Penn-Trafford grad recently put the finishing touches on his standout career with the Bobcats as the owner of a half dozen school records. “I...
W&J wins, La Roche loses on 1st day of NCAA D-III baseball regionals; Mercyhurst wins in D-II

A pair of two-RBI hits and strong pitching propelled the Washington & Jefferson baseball team to a 4-1 victory over host Salisbury in the opening game of an NCAA Division III regional in Maryland. Mullen Socha hit a two-run single in the third to give the Presidents a 2-0 lead....
Joe Lewandowski will stick around at Point Park

Point Park removed the interim tag from Joe Lewandowski Friday and officially named him head men’s basketball coach, the university announced. Lewandowski coached the Pioneers last season, filling in at the last minute after the departure of Gabe Bubon, who left to take the head boys hoops job at Warren...
In return to baseball, Shaler grad Alex Ficorilli makes impact for Clarion

Stepping away from baseball was the only recourse for Alex Ficorilli. Following the fall semester in 2018, Ficorilli’s grades weren’t where they needed to be. A lack of effort put the Clarion sophomore behind. Ficorilli decided to take a hiatus from the baseball team and focus on becoming better college...
Washington & Jefferson baseball team heating up at right time

The Washington & Jefferson baseball team needed the cold of Western Pa. to finally heat up this season. The Presidents went 1-6 during a March visit to Kissimmee, Fla. Through 11 games, W&J was 4-7 with a .195 team batting average. Then the Presidents rattled off 28 wins in their...
Westmoreland campus clippings: McQuaide fights through pain to win pole vault title

Courtney McQuaide fought back tears as she limped to the medal stand and pulled herself up to the top block to receive her gold medal. It wasn’t the writhing pain she felt in her left foot or the thrill from winning a third straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference pole vault...

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