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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...
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...
