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Sibling athletes finding ways to stay competitive, in shape during lockdown
Social-distancing is as novel a term in the American vernacular as the virus that created it. But the concept of creating 6-foot spacing between people can be a challenge in a full household. What about a home filled with aspiring college and high school athletes who otherwise at this time...
PAC declares team golf champions
With its final rounds thwarted by the coronavirus, the Presidents Athletic Conference declared winners of its team golf championships. The women’s final round was set for April 18 at Chestnut Ridge in Blairsville and the men’s for April 25 at Oglebay Resort (W.Va.), but the spring season was wiped out...
Seton Hill wrestling adds recruits in Class of 2020
Seton Hill wrestling coach Brian Tucker is finishing up his recruiting class for 2020, and it features 11 wrestlers, including eight from WPIAL schools. Heading the list are Greensburg Salem’s John Meyers and Ian Ewing, Canon-McMillan’s Jimmy Baxter, Latrobe’s Ricky Armstrong, Thomas Jefferson’s Brendan Finnerty and Elizabeth Forward’s Etha Cain....
Peter Tulk retires, Zach Wilfong takes over Saint Vincent lacrosse
The latest news out of the Saint Vincent men’s lacrosse program is twofold. Peter Tulk is retiring as coach, and his replacement is former Bearcats standout Zach Wilfong, who played for him from 2008-11. Tulk is the winningest coach in program history with a record of 140-122 across two stints...
Burrell grad selected to attend international athletic forum
Burrell graduate Nicole Kristof is making her mark on the water as a member of the Robert Morris University rowing team. But her athletic influence and passion extends beyond the sphere of competition, and that dedication has been recognized and honored with selection to the International University Sports Federation Forum...
Carnegie Mellon’s Jason Li earns first-team golf All-American honors
The Golf Coaches Association of America on Wednesday announced its NCAA Division III PING All-American teams, and Carnegie Mellon junior Jason Li, a Sewickley Academy graduate, picked up first-team honors for the second year in a row. Last season, Li became the first CMU golfer to be tabbed first-team All-American....
IUP’s Fedor sweeps PSAC golf awards
Shaun Fedor strives for double eagles on the golf course. Who doesn’t? But now the IUP golf standout can call himself a double award-winner in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Fedor was tabbed the athlete and freshman of the year in the PSAC, which announced its fall postseason awards and...
Clarion wrestler Shae Bloom, 22, dies
Clarion’s Shae Bloom, one of most successful high school wrestlers in Pennsylvania during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, died Thursday, Clarion officials said. Bloom was 22. The cause of death was not disclosed. During his two years as an active wrestler at Clarion, Bloom compiled a 15-6 record in 2018-19...
Slippery Rock’s Roland Rivers ready for his close-up at NFL Draft
Roland Rivers III saw no reason to ease into his pro day last month. The former Slippery Rock quarterback’s first throw in front of representatives from 21 NFL teams was a deep post — 65 to 70 yards — off a play-action. The pass connected, and it set the tone...
Former Cal (Pa.), Slippery Rock standouts named to All-Decade team
A quartet of former WPIAL football players are in elite company. Cal (Pa.) products Rontez Miles and Eric Kush, along with Slippery Rock’s Brandon Fusco and Marcus Martin, were selected to the D2Football.com All-Decade Team on Tuesday. Miles, a 2012 grad, was a first-team selection at defensive back. Kush, also...
Latrobe grad Jake Biss wins Shippensburg athlete of the year honors
Latrobe graduate Jake Biss has been named Shippensburg’s male student-athlete of the year. A junior point guard, Biss led the Raiders with 15.9 points per game and was fourth in the PSAC with 4.4 assists per game. He shot 40.3% from 3-point range and 89.9% from the free-throw line. Shippensburg...
Former Steeler Keith Willis to coach Edinboro’s defensive line
Edinboro wanted a coach for its defensive line. So why not hire one who knows what it’s like to sack a quarterback? Coach Jake Nulph found Keith Willis, a veteran coach with college and pro experience, and one of the most prolific sack artists in Pittsburgh Steelers history. Willis, named...
Penn-Trafford graduate, University of Chicago diver Logan Sherwin ‘thankful’ for future chances
Penn-Trafford alum and University of Chicago freshman diver Logan Sherwin looked on the bright side after this month’s NCAA Division III championship meet was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m just thankful I am not a senior,” he said. “I still have three more years to try and compete.”...
Three UPJ wrestlers from WPIAL win all-PSAC honors
Pitt-Johnstown’s wrestling team lost out on a legitimate chance at a team title when the NCAA Division II national championships were canceled due to coronavirus. Three of its top wrestlers, all WPIAL graduates, received some consolation Thursday in the form of a postseason award. Brendan Howard, Jacob Ealy and Chris...
With inaugural season cut short, Saint Vincent men’s volleyball looks to future
The Saint Vincent men’s volleyball team finally was showing signs of progress in its inaugural season when college sports shut down amid growing concerns over the spread of coronavirus. The Bearcats were 0-13 and won only three sets all season. Coach Scott Wisneski said the team’s improvement was evident nonetheless....
2 Cal (Pa.) players on one NFL roster: Eric Kush joins Erik Harris on Raiders
Two former Vulcans are reuniting in the desert. Veteran offensive lineman Eric Kush (Chartiers Valley) tweeted that he is joining the Las Vegas Raiders. Kush was an All-PSAC performer over his career at Cal (Pa.) from 2008-12. Kush’s former college teammate, safety Erik Harris, is entering his fourth season with...
Baldwin teammates make impact on college softball scene
They grew up as best friends, a pact that continued through their high school careers at Baldwin. College sophomores Taylor Dadig and Carly Santillo, teammates since the first grade, opted to travel in different directions for their college careers. Dadig is a fleet shortstop/center fielder at George Mason while the...
Gateway grad Kromka racking up awards for Pitt-Johnstown basketball
John Paul Kromka made a splash last year as a freshman with the Pitt-Johnstown men’s basketball team. The Gateway graduate led the team in rebounds per game (7.7) and total blocks (76) and finished second in scoring (14.9 ppg.), total assists (80) and free-throw percentage (80.3 percent). His play helped...
North Allegheny grads take home top college hoops honors
North Allegheny graduates Taylor Lake and Brynn Serbin earned top honors in women’s college basketball conferences. Lake, a Chicago senior, was named University Athletic Association Player of the Year and first-team all-UAA. Lake, a 5-foot-10 forward, finished the season averaging 14.1 points and 5.8 rebounds a game. She led the...
Penn State’s Lamar Stevens, WVU’s Oscar Tshiebwe honored by NABC
Four players — one each from Penn State, West Virginia, Duquesne and Robert Morris — were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I all-district teams. Penn State’s Lamar Stevens and West Virginia’s Oscar Tshiebwe were named first team District 7 and 8, respectively. Duquesne’s Marcus Weathers and...
Derry grad Baum misses chance to compete at NCAA swimming
Derry alum and Saint Vincent junior swimmer Zach Baum worked hard all season to make the NCAA Division III championship, only to see it canceled because of the coronavirus scare. “It was pretty disappointing for both of us,” Bearcat coach Josh Gurekovich said. “I was only able to talk with...
Franklin Regional alum Spencer Lee finalist for Hodge Trophy
Spencer Lee won’t get to go for a three-peat at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, but he ended the season with a perfect record and that carries plenty of weight for candidates who are up for a national award. Lee, a junior 125-pounder at Iowa and a Franklin Regional...
Juneau, Coghill help George Washington women’s swimming to A-10 title
North Allegheny grad Ann Juneau and Oakland Catholic alum Courtney Coghill were instrumental in George Washington women’s swimming and diving earning its first Atlantic 10 title. Juneau, a sophomore, posted personal-best times in the 200-yard breaststroke (2 minutes, 21.64 seconds), 200 individual medley (2:04.76) and 400 individual medley (4:31.36) in...
Ex-Shaler wrestler Heinl’s college career comes to sudden end
Michael Heinl thought there might be a chance everything would be normal. The 149-pound Washington & Jefferson senior wrestler already had made the trip with teammate Hunter Neely to the NCAA Division III national championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. But Heinl found out less than 24 hours before the tournament...
Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Seasons’ premature ends follow bright beginnings
College athletes throughout the country saw their spring seasons come to a sudden end and winter championships halted before completion as the NCAA and NAIA, within a couple of days, canceled all athletic activities amid the widening range of safety measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But before the...
