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Point Park’s Shields is NAIA’s top athlete, again
What Anna Shields has done at Point Park will become legendary long after she graduates. It will tough to forget her “run” of success. Arguably the fastest woman in Pittsburgh for the duration of her college running career, Shields achieved elite status and stayed there. For the fifth time, she...
Pitt-Johnstown’s Pat Pecora named Division II wrestling coach of the year
Twenty years after his most recent national coach of the year award, Pitt-Johnstown’s Pat Pecora earned the honor again. The longtime Mountain Cats coach was named the 2018-19 NCAA Division II National Wrestling Coaches Association’s coach of the year Thursday night at the Division II Hall of Fame banquet in...
Kennesaw State’s Amani Johnson tabbed ASUN’s top freshman
Amani Johnson, the former WPIAL scoring champion from East Allegheny, was unanimously voted the top freshman basketball player in her college team’s conference. The 5-foot-6 guard at Kennesaw State was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year. Johnson, who scored 2,345 points in high school, was named ASUN...
5 district athletes to watch at NCAA D-I Indoor Track & Field
The NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships will be contested Friday and Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. Here are five district athletes to watch at the meet: Jordan Geist, So. Arizona (Knoch) — A record-breaker and bona fide “stud” in his sport growing up, Geist drew crowds away from...
Pitt-Johnstown’s Eddins, Allesandro eye DII national titles
Greensburg Salem graduate Chris Eddins has come a long way since high school. He left the Golden Lions with a 138-35 career record, was a WPIAL champion in 2016 and placed sixth in the PIAA Class AAA state tournament. But he stepped up his game at Pitt-Johnstown. He earned a...
Longtime coach D.P. Harris leaving Saint Vincent hoops program
For the first time in more than a decade, Saint Vincent is looking for a men’s basketball coach. Don Paul “D.P.” Harris, the man in charge of the Bearcats for 16 years, stepped down to take a position at a college in Florida. The Bearcats just finished a 22-5 season...
International tennis players find home, success in PSAC
Athina Tsagkaraki called her first couple of months at Mercyhurst “maybe the worst time” of her life. More than 5,000 miles from her home on Crete, she was adapting to a new environment and a new culture while trying to balance academics with playing collegiate tennis. She wasn’t alone. Four...
IUP women limit Seton Hill’s perimeter shooting in PSAC quarterfinal victory
For a time, it looked as though Seton Hill’s improbable, late-season run in women’s basketball might continue Wednesday night. Then No. 14 IUP’s offense started to click midway through the third quarter. Carolyn Appleby scored 28 points and Brittany Robinson scored 16, including the 1,000th of her college career, and...
Former Latrobe wrestler Smith tries to remain confident as NCAAs approach
It’s not that Ethan Smith lacks confidence in his abilities, or even that the Ohio State 174-pound wrestler intentionally is trying to keep a modest and unassuming mindset as a freshman. But when Smith, a former standout at Latrobe, demurs from making boastful goals for the NCAA championships in Pittsburgh...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Penn State’s Holmberg set for NCAA indoor championships
Penn State’s Maddie Holmberg was named U.S Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Field Athlete of the Year in the Mid-Atlantic Region. She will compete in the NCAA indoor championships this week in Birmingham, Ala. Holmberg, a senior and a Hempfield graduate, took seventh in the pentathlon last...
Burrell grads Falleroni, Greenwald chasing dreams at NCAA Division II wrestling tournament
Corey Falleroni and Damon Greenwald responded differently to the pomp and circumstance of the NCAA Division II wrestling championships when they competed there for the first time in March 2018. The bright lights of the tournament affected Greenwald a bit. Falleroni said the stage didn’t bother him at all, but...
Penn State’s Rivers, Holmberg pick up track & field hardware
Penn State pulled a sweep in the women’s regional track & field awards. Nittany Lions Danae Rivers (track) and Maddie Holmberg (field) were named U.S Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association athletes of the year in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Both women will compete in the NCAA Division I...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Slippery Rock’s McQuaide reaches nationals
After placing fifth last year at the NCAA Division II track and field championships, pole vaulter Courtney McQuaide will get another shot to raise the bar. A redshirt senior at Slippery Rock and a former outdoor national champion in her event, McQuaide is one of 16 athletes from the PSAC...
Seton Hill women set to play IUP in PSAC quarterfinals
PSAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals Seton Hill (19-10) vs. IUP (23-3) 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Kovalchick Center, IUP Coaches: Mark Katarski, Seton Hill; Tom McConnell, IUP Top scorers: Megan Marecic, GS, G, Seton Hill (18.8 ppg); Carolyn Appleby, Sr., G, IUP (17.3 ppg) Video feed: Winner plays: Winner of West...
Division I Eastern Wrestling League to merge with MAC next season
The Mid-American Conference made a major move to continue to enhance its wrestling presence, announcing Tuesday that the seven teams from the Eastern Wrestling League will be joining for the 2019-20 season. This will give the MAC the second-largest wrestling conference in the country behind the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Conference,...
Hampton graduate Ramsey dazzles at OAC championships
Before the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships, John Carroll’s Matt Ramsey gathered the men’s swimming team together. After a long process that started in the offseason, it was time to get the results. “I said ‘guys, let’s not think about any outcome. Just smile, have fun, trust ourselves and what we’ve...
NCAA announces allocation list for wrestling nationals
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship is less than three weeks away the allocations for each league were recently released. Pitt is hosting to the 2019 tournament March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena. There will be two sessions each day as 330 college wrestlers will come to the city looking...
Campus clippings: Freeport grad Kelley named PAC Pitcher of the Week
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference honored Jess Kelley for her pitching Monday, but she also did plenty of damage at the plate. Kelley, a senior at Thiel and Freeport graduate, was named PAC Pitcher of the Week after earning the victory in Saturday’s season-opening 11-6 win over Elizabethtown. She allowed six...
Seton Hill women continue surge, beat UPJ in PSAC Tournament
Momentum is an intangible yet palpable thing in basketball. But it can go for miles. Need proof? Look no further than the Seton Hill women’s team. After leaving a trail of upsets on the end of their regular-season schedule, the Griffins carried their late-year surge into the PSAC Tournament. The...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent’s Davis makes splash
Saint Vincent senior swimmer Jacob Davis again will compete on a national stage. Davis earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Championships set for March 20-23 in Greensboro, N.C. He qualified in three events: the 100- and 50-yard freestyles and the 100-yard breaststroke. His time of 44.16 seconds in...
Hot-shooting Biss tabbed PSAC East player of week
At Shippensburg, happiness is Biss. Sophomore basketball player Jake Biss continues to assert himself into a viable go-to role for the Raiders (22-6, 16-4 PSAC East), and is developing into one of the PSAC’s top scorers. His scoring average has been on a steady incline, a result of his well-rounded...
Weekend College Top 10: Seton Hill women’s basketball surging
Every week, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Seton Hill women pull another big upset Megan Marecic (Bethel Park) had 22 points and 13 rebounds as the visiting Griffins knocked off No. 8 IUP, 71-59, in their PSAC regular-season finale Saturday. Seton Hill...
Nedley off to fast start for Penn softball
From Penn-Trafford to Penn, Emma Nedley has not missed a beat. After just weekend of college softball, the freshman center fielder is off to a fast start, and with it, has collected some early-season accolades. Nedley was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after going 8 for 17 at...
‘Fearless’ Michelle Burns ‘steady’ presence for Point Park women’s basketball
When Point Park women’s basketball coach Tony Grenek starts talking about point guard Michelle Burns, there aren’t enough complimentary adjectives. “Tough.” “So darn competitive.” “Steady.” “Fearless.” “Unbelievable student- athlete.” Those describe Burns’ performance during Point Park’s 88-82 overtime win Jan. 17 against Brescia (Ky.). The Hempfield graduate was having one of...
Former Seton Hill QB Strong joins team in Germany
Former Seton Hill quarterback Christian Strong used to extend plays for the Griffins. Now, he is extending his playing career overseas. Strong has signed with the resurgent Dusseldorf Panther of the German Football League. The team returns to the league after a three-year absence. The Canadian-born Strong (6-foot-4, 214 pounds),...
