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Penn-Trafford grad Nedley adds pop to Penn softball
Emma Nedley was once a wide-eyed youngster plopped in front of the TV watching college softball with innocent wonderment. She enjoyed the double plays. She appreciated the diving catches and smiled when the teams started chanting with excitement to start a rally. But she loved the home runs. That’s what...
Hempfield’s Ryan relishes new reliever role at Notre Dame
The new Morgan Ryan no longer strikes out batters at a dizzying rate. The Hempfield graduate and Notre Dame sophomore no longer starts every important game. Don’t think for a second, though, she’s no longer an effective and valuable player. Ryan has established herself as the primary reliever for the...
Plum’s Yocca wants to go out a Division III volleyball champ
The last four years have gone by quickly for 2015 Plum grad and current Rivier volleyball standout Khaynen Yocca. He’s dominated from the moment he hit the court at the Nashua, N.H., campus. Now that the 6-foot-6 middle hitter is making his last tour through the Great Northeast Athletic Conference,...
Gannon softball hits 8 home runs in conference game
Gannon turned an inconspicuous Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference softball game into a home run derby. The Knights belted eight home runs on the way to a 15-0 win over Mercyhurst in five innings Thursday in Erie. It was the second game of a doubleheader. Mercyhurst (5-18, 1-1) won the first...
GCC grad Mikayla Bisignani recognized for swimming, academics at Johns Hopkins
Greensburg Central Catholic graduate and Johns Hopkins swimmer Mikayla Bisignani earned two prestigious honors. Bisignani, a sophomore, was the recipient of the Elite 90 award and made first-team All-America in a relay at the NCAA Division III championship meet March 20-24 in Greensboro, N.C. The Elite 90 award is given...
IUP women fall in semifinals
Another thrilling run through the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament finally came to an end for IUP Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio. The Crimson Hawks were stopped in the Final Four for the second straight year as Southwestern Oklahoma used a strong fourth quarter to register a 66-57 victory...
RMU’s Vatakis snags dual-honor from NEC
Dana Vatakis is a rare dual-award-winner in the Northeast Conference this week. The freshman softball player at Robert Morris was named NEC Pitcher of the Week and Co-Rookie of the Week. A Monessen graduate, Vatakis made five appearances last week for the Colonials (5-20, 0-1), carding three complete games and...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Big week for Saint Vincent baseball
Saint Vincent senior Bobby Finn tied a school record when he hit three home runs in the second game of a baseball doubleheader Sunday against Chatham in a 20-3 victory. Finn finished 4 for 5 with six RBIs for the Bearcats (10-3, 3-0), who had 19 hits in the win....
IUP women advance to national semifinals
IUP is headed back to the NCAA Division II Final Four. The Crimson Hawks women built a 10-point lead by halftime and cruised past Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 73-60, in the Elite Eight on Tuesday at Old Dominion in Columbus, Ohio. Carolyn Appleby (Greensburg Central Catholic) scored a team-high 17 points,...
Cal (Pa.)’s Seairra Barrett voted to All-America team
Central Valley graduate Seairra Barrett, a redshirt senior forward on the Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball team, is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II All-America team. The team was announced Monday evening. Barrett, who missed last season because of injury, was one of 10 players in the...
Six Saint Vincent athletes honored by PAC
Saint Vincent had a good week. The proof is in the accolades. A half-dozen Bearcats athletes from four sports were recognized by the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Two baseball players and two from the softball team were honored. Junior Jimmy Malone was named PAC Pitcher of the Week. He allowed seven...
Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Bonnett goes All-American again
Another record-breaking swim made Bailey Bonnett an NCAA All-American for the second consecutive season. Bonnett, a Highlands graduate and sophomore at Kentucky, earned first-team All-American honors after finishing fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA championships in Austin, Texas. Bonnett’s time of 2 minutes, 6.91 seconds broke her school...
Campus clippings: Marc Bucci returns to take over Pitt-Greensburg soccer
Marc Bucci already was familiar with the men’s soccer program at Pitt-Greensburg, having served as an assistant coach in 2017. That made his transition to head coach of the Bobcats a little easier. Bucci will take over the program following the departure of Dan Keefe, who left to become an...
IUP, Azusa Pacific to meet in NCAA Elite Eight quarterfinals
The IUP women’s basketball team is putting final preparations in place for Tuesday’s NCAA Division II Elite Eight matchup against Azusa Pacific. The game is set for noon at Ohio Dominican’s Alumni Hall in Columbus, Ohio. IUP (29-3) is seeded third, while Azuza Pacific (28-5) is the No. 6 seed....
Weekend College Top 10: Penn State swimmer makes history with NCAA title
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. McHugh becomes Penn State’s first women’s swimming national champion Ally McHugh won the 1,650 freestyle in 15 minutes, 39.22 seconds at the NCAA championships Saturday in Austin, Texas. McHugh, who took silver in the event...
PSNK softball team takes early lumps
The Penn State New Kensington softball team took its annual spring trip to Florida a few weeks ago. Twelve players and four coaches hopped a plane to the Sunshine State with two goals in mind: bond as a team and play some softball. The Lions accomplished both goals on the...
Early turbulence unable to rock resolve of Penn State New Kensington baseball team
The college baseball season is a three-month roller-coaster ride, and unfortunately for Penn State New Kensington, it started with a deep drop right out of the gate. Four days before the Lions’ trip to Florida, fourth-year coach Jim Perry was relieved of his duties. The surprising news was a setback...
GCC grad Pellis finds comfort zone with Seton HillVideo
Tommy Pellis tried to make it work at Penn, tried to find solace in his environment on and off the baseball diamond. He gave it two years in Philadelphia — more than enough time, he thought, to try to blend in and become established. But coming to terms with the...
Quaker Valley grads Kwalick, Harkins excel at conference meets
Quaker Valley graduate Matt Kwalick took again on a lot for the Westminster men’s swimming team. “I really want to specialize in one or two events, but it is so hard to do that when you swim the (individual medley),” said Kwalick, a junior. “I think the saying is, ‘A...
GCC grad Tyler Balla hoping to continue career in footballVideo
New Kensington resident and former Allegheny football standout running back Tyler Balla woke up in his childhood bed Monday morning and continued his pursuit of fulfilling his boyhood dream of becoming a professional football player. Balla, along with 50 other NFL hopefuls, showed up at the second annual Cal (Pa.)...
Next up for IUP women: The Elite Eight
The IUP women’s basketball team will be seeking a second straight trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four. The Crimson Hawks (29-3), seeded third in the Elite Eight (national quarterfinals) will meet No. 6 Azusa Pacific (28-5) at noon on Tuesday at Ohio Dominican’s Alumni Hall in Columbus as...
Pitt-Greensburg hires Bucci as men’s soccer coach
Marc Bucci already was familiar with the men’s soccer program at Pitt-Greensburg, having served as an assistant coach in 2017. That made his transition to head coach a little easier. Bucci will take over the program following the departure of Dan Keefe, who left to become an assistant at Lincoln...
Campus clippings: Frelick making impact at Boston College
Sal Frelick did not play high school baseball in Westmoreland County, but the fast-rising star at Boston College has plenty of fans watching his progress from afar. Frelick, a freshman outfielder, still has family and friends in the Greensburg area, and he continues to impress. Frelick, who was named the...
Seton Hill remembers Fogle’s ‘true passion’
Seton Hill is mourning the loss of a man who gave four decades worth of commitment to the university and Griffins athletics. John Fogle, a former women’s soccer coach and athletic director on “The Hill,” died Tuesday. Fogle was a member of the school’s inaugural hall of fame class in...
Bisignani wins NCAA Elite 90 Award
Mikayla Bisignani has proven she can balance academics and athletics at the college level, throwing the discus and swimming in overlapping seasons at Johns Hopkins, all while maintaining a perfect grade-point average. The Greensburg Central Catholic graduate was lauded for her efforts Tuesday night when she was announced as the...
