District College category, Page 11
Mt. Pleasant grad Jonas King ramps up play on defensive line as Mercyhurst football faces Division I schedule for 1st time
There’s a running joke among some of Jonas King’s Mercyhurst football teammates that he is the second-best athlete in his family. King, a senior defensive lineman for the Lakers, is the older brother of Mt. Pleasant senior swimmer Lily King. Lily King is a multiple WPIAL and PIAA gold medalist...
District college football roundup for Oct. 26, 2024: Cal (Pa.) beats IUP in OT in Coal Bowl
Davis Black scored on a 3-yard run in overtime to give Cal (Pa.) a 16-13 PSAC victory over IUP in the 15th Coal Bowl on Saturday. Nick Andrasi kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime for IUP (5-3, 2-3). Black threw for 142 yards and a 63-yard touchdown to Eric...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Latrobe grad Sofia DeCerb stands tall for JMU soccer
Sofia DeCerb was a tall task for opposing soccer players when she guarded the net at Latrobe — literally, she’s 6-foot tall. Now, she is stopping shots at James Madison, and other teams also have to shoot low. DeCerb, a redshirt freshman, has taken over the position for the Dukes...
Athleticism, versatility allow Hempfield grad Sean Knight to excel at different positions along Cal (Pa.) offensive line
Every offensive lineman has the same dream: to score a touchdown. And who can blame them? The guys who do all the grunt work wouldn’t mind a little glory. Cal (Pa.) right tackle Sean Knight has come close. He has lined up at tight end for the Vulcans. He even...
Apollo-Ridge grad Emily Bonelli back to form for Pitt-Greensburg women’s soccer after missing 2 seasons with injuries
In the second match of the season, Pitt-Greensburg’s Emily Bonelli scored what turned out to be the only goal in a 1-0 Bobcats victory. The goal was significant for several reasons: • It provided UPG with its first victory of the 2024 season. • It gave the Bobcats a win...
District college football roundup: Cal (Pa.) knocks off No. 6 Slippery Rock
Davis Black threw for 250 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another score to help Cal (Pa.) to a 28-7 upset of No. 6 Slippery Rock in a battle for first place in the PSAC West Division on Saturday. Black hit Eric Willis III for a 65-yard touchdown that...
A-K Valley Campus Clippings: Pitt’s Braylon Lovelace breaks out vs. Cal
Pitt’s Braylan Lovelace heard his name called several times in Saturday’s 17-15 victory over California in an ACC game at Acrisure Stadium. The Leechburg graduate and Panthers sophomore linebacker, making his fourth start of the season, recorded a season-high seven tackles, including two sacks, as Pitt improved to 6-0 and...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad Nick Turowski wins Red Flash Invitational
Nick Turowski knew he could compete at the NCAA Division I level, but winning might take some time. OK, maybe not. Turowski, a freshman golfer at West Virginia and a Penn-Trafford graduate, won the Red Flash Invitational at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown. He was the only player to finish...
U.S. born Mia Lindborg learned soccer while living in Abu Dhabi, now tries to earn regular role with Seton Hill women’s team
Second grader Mia Lindborg got the news all children at that age dread: We’re moving. Her father, Ryan, a project manager for Cleveland Clinic, had been tasked with spearheading the development of a new facility, and that would require his family to relocate. Move? Away from the familiar surroundings of...
Plum grad Tristan Ralph ramping up contributions for Pitt-Johnstown men’s soccer
Tristan Ralph wasn’t the first player from the Plum boys soccer team’s Class of 2024 to be recruited by Pitt-Johnstown. Two of his teammates, Ethan Andrejeski and Tyler Yurisinec, had connected with UPJ coach Eric Kinsey during their junior years and set the wheels in motion to potentially join the...
On campus: Gateway grad Courtney Jackson shines at Arkansas State
Courtney Jackson again has shown himself to be a top receiving threat for the Arkansas State football team. The Gateway graduate, who also returns punts for the Red Wolves, caught 16 passes for 169 yards through five games. He recorded a season-best five receptions for 69 yards in the opener...
District college football roundup: Led by dominant defense, Grove City knocks off No. 10 CMU
Grove City’s defense held No. 10 Carnegie Mellon to minus-9 yards rushing, intercepted two passes and scored on a fumble recovery in a 17-10 victory in PAC football Saturday. Ryan Montgomery scored the defensive touchdown by recovering a fumble forced by Ben Bladel at the 3-yard line. Logan Pfeuffer threw...
Plum grad Magnusen goes into Penn State Behrend Hall of Fame for volleyball accomplishments
Phil Pisano has a photo on the wall of his office at Penn State Behrend, a memento from his time as the school’s women’s volleyball coach. It depicts the team in the aftermath of its victory in the 2013 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title match. Pisano, now the men’s volleyball...
Bill Shay, who coached for nearly 4 decades at Community College of Allegheny County, dies
Players from all over western Pennsylvania wanted to play for one man. That one man was Bill Shay. The winningest basketball coach in Western Pennsylvania history, Shay died on Friday. He was 88. “A soldier has passed,” said Larry DiCicco, a North Side native who lives in Mt. Lebanon, and...
Point Park University unveils proposal for sports and recreation venue
When he was named Point Park University president last year, Chris Brussalis touted his school’s potential to spark a “Downtown Renaissance 3” with targeted development including a new venue for sports and recreation. On Thursday, Brussalis unveiled a sizable part of that vision for the Golden Triangle. He and the...
Hempfield grad Arin DeLattre plays key role in abrupt turnaround for Thiel women’s volleyball team
From a personal standpoint, Hempfield grad Arin DeLattre was pretty pleased with her freshman volleyball season at Thiel. The middle blocker played in all 25 matches, averaged 1.61 kills, 0.78 blocks and 0.88 digs per set. From a team standpoint, however, the season couldn’t have been more trying. Four matches...
Springdale grad Logan Dexter switches positions but maintains solid play for Edinboro football team
Logan Dexter didn’t waste any time making an impression on Edinboro football coach Jake Nulph. Nulph remembers it well: The first rep Dexter, a defensive back, took in practice as a freshman, he had an interception. Nulph knew he had a potential play-maker on his hands. But with the Springdale...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Seton Hill’s Rick Hall earns 800th victory
Longtime Seton Hill women’s volleyball coach Rick Hall reached a career milestone as his team swept a PSAC West match against Slippery Rock. The win was the 800th for Hall, who is on his 40th season with the program. Hall, a Griffins hall of famer, is now 800-434. The Latrobe...
District college football roundup: Slippery Rock beats IUP on last-minute touchdown pass
Brayden Long hit Mike Solomon with an 11-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds left to lead No. 9 Slippery Rock to a wild, 33-32 PSAC win over IUP on Saturday afternoon. Karst Hunter connected with Hilton Ridley on a 10-yard touchdown pass with 1:35 to play to give IUP a...
Saint Vincent linebacker Wiley Purry continues to pile up tackles, takeaways
Ask Saint Vincent senior linebacker Wiley Purry what he misses most about his native California, and the expected answers are given: his family and the beach. But he admitted southwestern Pennsylvania has its perks, too. “I love the atmosphere nature-wise. A whole bunch of trees,” he said. “It looks so...
Once skeptical of La Roche, Leechburg grad Kalli Grine now key part of Redhawks volleyball team
La Roche women’s volleyball coach Nicole Bajuszik remembers the first time she saw Kalli Grine play. Grine, a sophomore at Leechburg at the time, was taking part in a volleyball showcase when she was spotted by Bajuszik and a host of other coaches. “Every coach wanted her,” Bajuszik said. With...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: 4 athletes to join Seton Hill Athletics Hall of Fame
The 2024 Seton Hill Athletics Hall of Fame Class is small, but it packs quite a punch with only four people. This year’s inductees are Brett Craig (Class of 2019, lacrosse), Perry Dellavalle (‘18, baseball), Emily LoPresti (‘19, soccer) and Emma Simmers (‘19, lacrosse). The talented foursome will be honored...
District college football roundup: Carnegie Mellon completes comeback in OT vs. Washington & Jefferson
Ben Mills and Reece Kolke connected on their third touchdown pass of the game in overtime to lead Carnegie Mellon to a 30-27 comeback victory over Washington & Jefferson in PAC football Saturday afternoon. Washington & Jefferson (3-1, 3-1), which led 24-5 at the half, took a 27-24 lead when...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Latrobe’s Bryce Butler takes on coaching role
Bryce Butler had planned to play professional basketball after college, but an ailing knee made him reconsider playing overseas. Sealing off his career as a player was tough, but it led him to the next best thing: coaching. The former Latrobe star circled back to his college home, West Liberty,...
Norwin grad Riley Morningstar becomes a reliable presence in goal for Penn State Behrend women’s soccer
There might not be a moment in sports that creates more tension than a keeper facing a penalty kick. The odds are greatly stacked against the keeper. Data suggests only about 15% to 20% of penalty kicks are saved. Now ramp up the pressure: facing penalty kicks in a shootout...
