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Westmoreland campus clippings: Penn-Trafford grad slugs her way to conference honor
Otterbein senior Hannah Dobrinick, a Penn-Trafford grad, has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week. A first baseman, Dobrinick went 7 for 11 in a four-game series against John Carroll with a pair of two-run home runs. She drove in five runs and scored seven times. She...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill baseball continues hot start
Seton Hill baseball powered its way to an upset and continued a hot start. The top four hitters in the Griffins’ lineup homered as Seton Hill took down No. 10 Millersville, 13-6, to mark its best start since 2012. The team has risen to No. 1 in the National Collegiate...
Deer Lakes grad McCaskey thrives as dual-threat player for Cal (Pa.) baseball
Jake McCaskey had about a week to prepare for his first collegiate pitching start after getting the call from the Cal (Pa.) coaching staff. The Deer Lakes graduate didn’t let his opportunity go to waste. McCaskey, the Valley News Dispatch Player of the Year in 2018, was in control from...
Penn-Trafford grad Lydia DeFazio again tabbed AMCC softball preseason player of year
Softball season opens Saturday for Mt. Aloysius and junior standout Lydia DeFazio, a player who will carry a unique distinction into a doubleheader at Pitt-Greensburg. DeFazio, a Penn-Trafford product, is the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Preseason Player of the Year. She was bestowed that honor last season before the pandemic...
Saint Vincent women run past Waynesburg, give coach Petruska 200th win
Saint Vincent advanced in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament and Bearcats’ coach Jimmy Petruska reached a milestone. Petruska, in his 10th season, registered win No. 200 of his career as SVC downed visiting Waynesburg, 87-59, in the PAC quarterfinals. Saint Vincent (8-0) advances to play Westminster (6-4) at...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Saint Vincent men’s basketball moves on
The Saint Vincent men’s basketball team snapped a six-game losing streak, and the feat came with a bonus: The Bearcats advanced in the PAC postseason. SVC (3-7) toppled Waynesburg, 72-58, in the play-in round to advance to Tuesday’s quarterfinals at Geneva. The Bearcats used a 45-point second half to pull...
Westmoreland campus clippings: All-America honors for Carlow’s Olivia Miller
Carlow senior Olivia Miller is an All-American again — in two events. The Ligonier Valley product placed sixth in the high jump at the 41st NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships to finish inside the top eight and earn the status. Her distance was 1.61 meters. She also took sixth...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Josh Spiegel impresses in Penn State debut
Josh Spiegel transferred to Penn State from Oklahoma State in the offseason as the redshirt freshman sought a better opportunity to see the field and make an impact. It sure looks like the Penn-Trafford grad made the right decision. He went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in his Nittany...
Austin Butler leaving Holy Cross, enters transfer portal
Austin Butler plans to play another year of college basketball, but it won’t be at Holy Cross. The senior guard from Latrobe who saw this season end prematurely when Holy Cross had to pull out of the Patriot League playoffs due to a positive covid test on the team has...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Hempfield’s Orie sisters continue dominance
Shattering throwing records are nothing new to Hempfield’s Orie sisters. They’ve had spots on the Spartans’ big leaderboard. Now they’re breaking marks together at the collegiate level. DePaul sophomore Mackenna Orie broke a school record in the shot put in the program’s first competition since March at the Big East...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Ligonier Valley grad makes nationals in high jump, pentathlon
Senior Olivia Miller will again compete on a national stage for the Carlow women’s track and field team. Miller, a Ligonier Valley graduate and multi-event athlete, qualified to compete in the high jump and pentathlon at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championship held Wednesday through Friday at Dakota State...
Plum grad Maria Lawhorne making most of shortened season at W&J
In November, the Presidents’ Athletic Conference released a return-to-competition plan for the spring 2021 semester. Plum graduate Maria Lawhorne, a senior on the women’s basketball team at Washington & Jefferson, was encouraged as she completed remote-learning classes for the fall semester. “It was challenging and definitely not something I was...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Carlow’s Millers gets comfortable atop medals stand
Olivia Miller found her comfort zone competing for the Carlow women’s indoor track and field team this season. She also looked pretty cozy atop the medals stand. Miller, a senior who graduated from Ligonier Valley, was named River States Conference Indoor Field Athlete of the Year for the second straight...
Carlow’s Olivia Miller garners 3rd straight RSC track and field honor
Olivia Miller is pretty good at the triple jump. Maybe it is because she likes to do things in threes. Miller, a senior at Carlow and a Ligonier Valley alum, was named the River States Conference Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for the third straight week. She competed in...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Hempfield’s Ryan helps Notre Dame to no-hitter
Senior softball pitcher Morgan Ryan made the most of her first start of the season — her fifth at Notre Dame — as the former Hempfield ace contributed to a no-hitter Sunday. Ryan pitched two innings, struck out two and did not walk a batter as the Fighting Irish (3-0)...
Westmoreland County pair savor senior season at West Virginia Wesleyan
With a shortened season, one sawed in half by a late start and a conference-only schedule, West Virginia Wesleyan women’s basketball players are savoring each minute of every game. Count Abi Gabauer and Brittany Stawovy among them. The pair of local seniors have been key contributors for the Bobcats, often...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Expectations high for Seton Hill softball
Seton Hill is anticipating a potentially big season in softball this season, which begins this weekend. The Griffins, who were 7-10 when the 2020 season was halted last March over the pandemic, is No. 2 in the PSAC West preseason coaches poll. Top returnees include grad student Alexis Vargas, who...
Southmoreland grad forced out of softball after 3 seasons
Adeline Nicholson had a decision to make, but this wasn’t quite like choosing between taking a rip at a 3-0 pitch or chancing a walk. No, the former Southmoreland softball slugger came to a crossroads in her playing career and made a harsh, yet potentially life-changing choice to step away...
California native Orozco finds comfort zone in Pittsburgh, with Carlow women’s basketballVideo
For California girl Angelica Orozco, adjusting to life in Pittsburgh was easy. A native of Fillmore in the Golden State, Orozco was looking for a school where she could play basketball and study for a career in nursing. She hadn’t heard of Carlow until her basketball coach at Buena High...
Gannon, West Chester top PSAC softball coaches polls
Gannon and West Chester will meet for the next Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference softball title. At least that’s the sentiment of conference coaches, who voted those teams as the division favorites on the eve of a new season. The PSAC will be broken into East and West divisions this year....
Franklin Regional grads Lee, Kemerer No. 1 in NCAA wrestling rankings
Two Franklin Regional grads – Spencer Lee and Michael Kemerer – are ranked No. 1 according to the latest NCAA coaches rankings. Both wrestle for No. 1 Iowa. Lee, a two-time NCAA champion, is ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds. Kemerer, a two-time NCAA placewinner and three-time All-American, is ranked...
Franklin Regional grad Summers staying with Villanova football team
Hold the phone, Villanova. Todd Summers is staying. Summers, a tight end who played at Franklin Regional, has decided to finish his college career at Villanova. He had planned to attend Duquesne and play one last season, but Villanova offered him a full scholarship to cover his time in the...
Saint Vincent’s Shemar Bennett makes national team of the week
One game can carry a lot of clout in the covid-19 era. Just ask Shemar Bennett. The senior forward from Saint Vincent was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, an honor roll released weekly during the season that recognizes strong performances at each position. Saint Vincent has played...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill lacrosse loaded with talent
Seton Hill will take the lacrosse field this season with five All-Americans in the lineup. The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association/Warrior/New Balance Division II Preseason All-American team features a handful of honorable mention selections from Seton Hills. They are grad student Logan Maloni at attack, senior Zack Estabrooks at midfield,...
Hempfield alum Bridget Guy hits Olympic standard in pole vault
Bridget Guy works as an assistant track and field coach at Virginia, her alma mater where she literally soared to new heights as an All-American pole vaulter. Don’t let her role fool you. She is far from finished when it comes to competing. In fact, she might just be getting...
