Sibling rivalries are a thing of the past for a number of Westmoreland area brothers and sisters who are rooting for one another to succeed at the college level.

At Grove City this season, the men’s soccer team had the Kimmich brothers, Matt and Luke, from Franklin Regional.

Both defenders on the same back line who played in all 18 games, Matt is a junior and Luke a freshman.

Matt had 13 starts and one assist, and Luke 10 starts and 5 helpers.

Luke was an All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference honorable mention selection.

The Wolverines went 9-9 and lost in the first round of the PAC Tournament.

Two more Franklin Regional sibling alums played football at different programs. Nate Leopold is finishing his senior season at John Carroll, and Nick Leopold is a freshman walk-on wide receiver at Duquesne.

Nate had 31 tackles and two interceptions in nine games. Nick had a pair of receptions for 38 yards and was returning punts for the Dukes.

Nate made six stops in the Blue Streaks’ thrilling comeback win over Baldwin Wallace. JCU trailed by 18 points early in the fourth quarter before rallying to win the regular-season finale 29-28 to finish 7-3.

At St. Francis (Pa.), Jeannette’s Sanders brothers share a roster. Redshirt junior Gio Vonne plays defensive back, and James is a freshman wide receiver. Gio Vonne had 47 tackles, 2.5 for loss, through eight games.

He had a team-high nine tackles in a 22-6 win over Merrimack that evened the Red Flash’s record at 5-5.

With basketball season getting underway, watch the Butler brothers from Latrobe, Austin and Bryce.

Austin is a grad student at Charlotte after playing at Holy Cross, and Bryce is a sophomore at West Liberty.

Alayna Gribble is a grad guard at St. Joseph’s, and her sister, Olivia, is a sophomore guard at Marietta. The Gribbles are from Norwin.

The Polczynski sisters play in the same basketball conference. Senior Magen (Westminster) and freshman Mara (Grove City) will face eachother in the Presidents’ Athetic Conference.

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Football

Allegheny: Sophomore wide receiver Declan O’Brien (Norwin) had five catches for 89 yards and a touchdown as the Gators (3-7) outgunned Oberlin, 42-38.

Saint Vincent: The Bearcats ended the regular season with a 52-7 win over Bethany to move to 5-5 (4-5 PAC). Junior quarterback Brady Walker completed 23 of 34 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns. Grad student Phil Harding had seven receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown, and sophomore Julian Howard rushed for 117 yards and two TDs.

Junior Ahmad Shaw and sophomore Derius May returned interceptions for a touchdown. Shaw was named the PAC Defensive Player of the Week.

The season isn’t over yet for the Bearcats, who will play in the Division III Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference James Lynah Bowl on Saturday in Madison, N.J. They will take on Fairleight Dickinson-Florham (6-4). Kickoff time has not been announced.

SVC has played in two previous bowl games, the ECAC Southwest Bowl in 2011, and the 1949 Tangerine Bowl.

Seton Hill: Seton Hill unleashed on Lock Haven as grad student Logan Wiland ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries, redshirt senior Taro Gaither caught two scoring passes and the defense intercepted five passes in a 59-7 win.

The point total and margin of victory are program records.

Seton Hill, which finished the season 5-6 (2-5 PSAC), also had a blocked punt return TD from senior Jaylen McDuffie and a fumble return score by redshirt senior Teegan Hahn (Greensburg Salem). It was Hahn who blocked the punt.

Hahn earned PSAC West Special Teams Player of the Week.

Junior Jaiquan McGriff threw a 50-yard score to Gaither on a halfback pass.

And don’t forget sophomore Luke Hauger (Mt. Pleasant), who kicked field goals of 27 and 35 yards.

Redshirt senior Alex Wade and junior Damante Pratt had two picks each.

Washington & Jefferson: Sophomore Justin Huss (Derry) caught a 48-yard touchdown pass and returned a punt 45 yards for a score in a 55-0 victory over Waynesburg. Huss was named the PAC Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season.

Sophomore linebacker Justin Johns (Franklin Regional) tied a team high with nine tackles.

Waynesburg: Senior running back Nick Hall (Belle Vernon) ran for 85 yards on 21 carries, a week after rushing for 165 yards and two scores in a win over Bethany, but the Yellow Jackets fell to Washington & Jefferson, 55-0.

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Women’s soccer

Davis & Elkins: Freshman defender Maddie Rose (Norwin) was an All-Mountain East Conference honorable mention selection. She had three goals and five assists in 17 starts.

Pitt-Greensburg: Senior Tiffany Michalek, junior Ashley Lucas, junior Alexia Barlamas and sophomore Nylah Pennebaker were named to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference First Team.

Michalek led the conference in goals (22), and Lucas was second with 14. The duo added 10 and seven assists, respectively.

Barlamas added four goals, and Pannebacker led the defense.

Senior goalkeeper Lauren Yoder, the program’s all-time leader in shutouts, made the second team, and freshman Emily Bonelli and sophomore Hayley Feliz were third-team selections.

Saint Vincent: Sophomore forward Tanisha Grewal was named to the All-PAC second team after leading the Bearcats in scoring with 14 goals and 30 points.

Slippery Rock: Senior defender Emily Arnold (Norwin) was named to the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division Second Team. She appeared in all 18 games, starting 15 of them, and helped the Rock post eight shutouts.

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Men’s soccer

Penn State Behrend: Senior defender Cameron Eckberg (Norwin) was an All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference First Team selection. He led the Lions with eight goals.

Junior Justin LeDonne (Franklin Regional), also a defender, made the second team. LeDonne had three goals and helped the Lions register eight shutouts.

Behrend reached the AMCC semifinals and qualified for the ECAC Tournament.

Pitt-Greensburg: Freshman midfielder Ross Hartley and sophomore goalkeeper Danny Rodgers were named to the All-AMCC third team.

Saint Vincent: A pair of sophomores made the All-PAC honorable mention list: Jose Hurtado and David Rahaman.

Seton Hill: Redshirt senior defender George Demetriades and senior midfielder Archie Lock were named to the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference First Team, and junior forward Elias Vangen and sophomore forwards Cai Pritchard and Fletcher Amos, and senior goalkeeper Bobby White were picked for the second team.

Lock led the Griffins with four assists and 12 points. Demetriades led a defensive unit that put up seven shutouts. Vangen tied for the team lead with four goals, and Amos had three goals and an assist.

White was 8-7 in goal with a 0.99 goals-against average. He posted six shutouts and had 63 saves.

The Griffins finished 9-8-2 after a 2-1 loss to Gannon in the PSAC Tournament quarterfinals.

Westminster: Senior Tyler Caterino (Monessen) was named to the All-PAC Second Team. Caterino had seven goals and two assists heading into the ECAC playoffs for the Titans.

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