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Gateway grad Jazlyn Rozier making most of final volleyball season at Point Park
When numerous collegiate athletic conferences cancelled or postponed fall seasons, it got Jazlyn Rozier wondering if the River States Conference, the NAIA home for the Point Park women’s volleyball team, would follow suit. “We weren’t sure that by the time school came we would have the chance to play,” said...
Daryn Freedman named basketball coach at Penn State Greater Allegheny
Daryn Freedman is a well-traveled man. In 25-plus years, basketball has given him a tour of the eastern part of the country and provided coaching opportunities at several levels. But with his family here, Western Pennsylvania has become his landing spot for jobs. His latest one will be in the...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: UPG hires Oddis to lead women’s hoops
Pitt-Greensburg did not have to look far to find its next women’s basketball coach. Two-year assistant and former standout player Kelsey Oddis was waiting in the wings. Oddis, a Burrell graduate, will replace Hayley Schaetzle, who resigned after three seasons. “I look forward to continuing to build the culture that...
Assistant Kelsey Oddis promoted to lead Pitt-Greensburg women’s hoops
Pitt-Greensburg did not have to look far to find its next women’s basketball coach. Two-year assistant and former standout player Kelsey Oddis was waiting in the wings. Oddis, a Burrell graduate, will be promoted to replace Hayley Schaetzle, who resigned after three seasons. “I look forward to continuing to build...
CCAC Boyce baseball team looks forward to spring season
Austin Long is optimistic. The head baseball coach at the Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus in Monroeville hopes the team can return to game action in the spring after last spring’s season was wiped out at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Ongoing issues with the pandemic also...
Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball coach resigns
Pitt-Greensburg is looking for a new women’s basketball coach after Hayley Schaetzle resigned Tuesday. Schaetzle stepped down to join her husband Thurman, who is an assistant coach at Canisius College, and is moving with him in Buffalo. She was named the 2019-20 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: WCCC women’s cross country nationally ranked
With two wins in as many races to open the season, the Westmoreland County Community College women’s cross country team finds itself in elite company. For the first time, WCCC is ranked No. 2 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national poll. WCCC won...
After short stay in minors, Chase Rowe returns to La Roche baseball
It’s as if Chase Rowe never left. Rowe, who resigned as the baseball coach at La Roche last year to take a job in the minor leagues, has returned to lead the Redhawks once again. A Knoch and Slippery Rock graduate, Rowe had been the hitting coach for the Norwich...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: WCCC women’s cross country claims victory
While most college athletic programs are shut down for the fall, the Westmoreland Community College women’s cross country team is up and running — ahead of the pack. WCCC posted three individual Top 3 finishes and took six of the top seven spots on the way to a victory Saturday...
PAC outlines plans for sports moved to spring
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference is moving forward with plans to play football, soccer and women’s volleyball in the spring. The NCAA Division III conference outlined plans for a regular season and postseason for the sports, which were postponed for the fall due to the covid-19 pandemic. The spring schedules will...
Point Park runner Alyssa Campbell continues to build on sophomore successVideo
The Instagram post already is written: Eight years of running means eight years off. Point Park junior Alyssa Campbell is planning ahead for the last race of her senior season. When she is finished competing for the Pioneers, she aims to back off on her volume of running. In the...
Former Yough, Robert Morris ace Nicole (Sleith) Schaffer to coach at Duke
One of the most dominant left-handed strikeout pitchers in recent WPIAL and Robert Morris softball history is going to teach her craft to college players at the Division I level. Former Yough and Robert Morris hurler Nicole (Sleith) Schaffer was hired as an assistant coach at Duke. Schaffer was the...
Joey DeFloria, former Hempfield standout, makes Bucknell’s all-decade squad
Joey DeFloria was as dependable as he was durable when he played running back at Bucknell from 2014-17. The Hempfield alum could break off long runs or turn swing passes into large chunks of yardage. Bucknell’s football program lauded his impact and big-play ability by naming him to its all-decade...
Son of former Steelers player, Cal (Pa.) football player Jamain Stephens dies
Editor’s Note: On Wednesday afternoon, Central Catholic High School said in an amended statement that the school does not have an official confirmation on the cause of Jamain Stephens’ death. Previously, the high school reported that Stephens died of complications from covid-19. Here is a portion of Central Catholic’s statement:...
Kittanning alum Kate Costanzo nominated for new NCAA LGBTQ award
Allegheny women’s basketball coach Kate Costanzo is nominated for a new award in NCAA Division III. Also a senior administrator at Allegheny, Costanzo, a Manorville native and Kittanning graduate, is up for the inaugural LGBTQ Administrator/Coach/Staff of the Year Award. The award “honors the service, leadership and promotion of LGBTQ...
PAC tennis, golf teams join contact sports on sidelines
Saint Vincent was primed to begin women’s tennis season. Opening day at Grove City was less than a month away. Finally, there would be some real, live college sports played. Then the racket strings popped. Initially, the NCAA Division III Presidents’ Athletic Conference sought to play “low contact risk” sports...
Washington & Jefferson grad Nick Vento earns Division III baseball all-decade honors
Coronavirus times gave D3baseball.com a chance to shine a spotlight on its best players a little ahead of schedule. With the pandemic wiping out the 2020 college season, the website had more time to compile a list of the top talent of the past 10 years. A former WPIAL player...
Passion for sport drives Seton Hill grad Jenna Kaufman to pro hoops career in Ireland
Jenna Kaufman was ready to sling her basketball high-tops over the telephone wires when she returned home to Damascus, Md. from Ireland following a year in the Victory Scholar program. By all accounts, her basketball career was complete. But after more time passed — more time that did not include...
Seton Hill product Trevor Blondin reaches goal of professional basketball contract
Plan B never was an option for Trevor Blondin. The former Seton Hill basketball standout wanted to play his sport professionally. Make that, expected to play his sport professionally. “It’s something I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid,” Blondin said. “Anybody that’s ever asked me, ‘What do you want...
Former Fox Chapel, Seton Hill pitcher Pat Monteverde transfers to Texas Tech
Former Fox Chapel pitcher Pat Monteverde is ready to see what he can do at the highest level of college baseball. On Sunday, Monteverde announced his plans to transfer from Seton Hill to Big 12 powerhouse Texas Tech to finish his college career. “Their track record speaks for itself, and...
Former Franklin Regional standout Todd Summers to finish college career at Duquesne
Todd Summers plans to play his final year of college football closer to home. The former Franklin Regional standout who entered the NCAA transfer portal a few weeks ago with the intention of leaving Villanova has a new destination. He announced Monday he will enroll at Duquesne, where he will...
Horizon League, the conference Robert Morris joined in June, postpones fall sports season
One day after Robert Morris University athletics announced it plans to move its football season to the spring in connection with the Big South Conference postponing its fall sports seasons, the remaining Colonials fall sports teams found out they will not play this fall. The Horizon League, of which RMU...
Norwin grad Jack Salopek in holding pattern at Western Michigan after MAC postpones season
Jack Salopek has been enamored with Division I football for years. It’s driven him to work extra hours, grind in the offseason and always perform at a high level. He has completed the most challenging part of earning a scholarship at the next level. But the former Norwin star quarterback...
Seton Hill records top GPA in NCAA Division II women’s basketball
When Mark Katarski recruits a high school basketball player, he doesn’t just make sure she can dribble with her left hand or that she plays relentless, end-to-end defense. The women’s coach at Seton Hill also looks for smarts in his prospects — on the court and otherwise. “We always put...
Latest Penn State Behrend Hall of Fame class rich with WPIAL talent
Of the nine inductees in the 2020 Penn State Behrend Athletics Hall of Fame class, five have ties to the WPIAL. The class will be honored in the spring. The honorees who first made their mark in the WPIAL include: • Kayla Frost — The 2010 graduate out of Peters...
