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Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: ••• 1. Brown’s big day propels IUP Duane Brown (Apollo-Ridge) scored four touchdowns, leading the No. 21 Crimson Hawks past host Mercyhurst, 56-25, in a PSAC game Saturday. Brown caught seven passes for 153 yards and...

Quaker Valley graduate and Bucknell junior men’s golfer Chris Tanabe is off to a strong start and expects to be a serious contender for the Patriot League title. Tanabe shot a school-record tying 65 in the final round to earn his second career tournament victory in the Dartmouth Invitational on...

After a breakthrough season, Shady Side Academy graduate and Bucknell women’s golfer Casey Morrow continues to climb. Morrow, a junior, was the Bison’s top finisher (77-72-79) in the season-opening Bucknell Invitational on Sept. 14-15. Her total score of 228 tied her for 18th place. The Bison came in seventh of...

Bobby Brooks made history in high school and college. The 1936 Greensburg High School graduate anchored the mile relay that set a record that stood for more than 40 years. But a more notable accomplishment is all his. He was the first college player to score a touchdown on TV....

NCAA Division II No. 10/15 SLIPPERY ROCK (3-0, 0-0) at SETON HILL (0-2, 0-0) Offutt Field, Greensburg 2 P.M. Saturday 2019 records: Slippery Rock (3-0); Seton Hill 0-2 All-time series: Slippery Rock leads 8-2 Coaches: Shawn Lutz, Slippery Rock; Daniel Day, Seton Hill. Last week: Slippery Rock 49, Millersville 0;...

Ask Bram Miller to name his preferred sport, and it’s like a parent trying to pick a favorite child. The Carnegie Mellon junior, who starts at left tackle for the football team and is an NCAA Division III qualifier in the shot put and discus, can’t do it. “They’re both...

Deena DeBaldo enjoyed receiving last week’s Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week honor so much she decided to go out and win the award again this week. The Fox Chapel graduate and junior on the Duquesne women’s soccer team solidified the accomplishment Sunday in the conference opener against Virginia...

When Autumn Blair committed to play soccer at Waynesburg, she knew it was going to be a battle for the starting goalkeeper position. After a strong camp, Blair earned the spot. Blair’s collegiate career got off to a rough start when she gave up five goals in her first two...

North Allegheny graduate and Lehigh men’s soccer player Josh Luchini earned two major awards back to back. Luchini, a 6-foot sophomore forward, was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9 and Sept. 16. At Northwestern on Sept. 6, Luchini scored an insurance goal in the 82nd...

Seton Hill junior outside hitter Viktoria Farian was named the PSAC Southwest Division Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. Farian, the reigning conference athlete of the year, had 82 kills, 55 digs and a double-double across four matches, including a career-best 28 kills against...

Sophomore Olivia Zambruno (Greensburg Central Catholic) put together her best collegiate finish for the Penn State women’s golf team. The former three-time PIAA champion posted rounds of 74, 72 and 73 for a 3-over-par total of 219 and finished tied for eighth at the 43rd annual Nittany Lion Invitational at...

Earlier this year, Seton Hill’s Nichole McClendon played for the Guatemalan national softball team in the 2020 WBSC Americas Qualifier in Surrey, British Columbia. McClendon chronicled some of her experiences in a piece on the Seton Hill athletics website titled, “Fighting For The Ultimate Dream.” Not only did McClendon, an...

Todd Summers is on pace for a career season at Villanova, and he is becoming a greater pass-catching threat for the Wildcats (4-0). The junior tight end from Franklin Regional had a touchdown catch, his third of the season, as the Wildcats defeated Towson, 52-45. Summers had a four-reception game...

Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. Pitt, Penn State volleyball split home-and-home series The No. 6 Panthers and No. 4 Nittany Lions each won on the road in their top-10 matchup over the weekend. Penn State prevailed 28-26, 21-25, 25-21, 20-25,...

J.D. Dayhuff hit Willie Richter with a 29-yard scoring pass with 5 minutes, 11 seconds to play as Carnegie Mellon (3-0, 2-0) upset Washington & Jefferson (2-1, 1-1), 20-13, in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Dayhuff threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and Richter caught six passes for 97 yards....

NCAA Division II SETON HILL at 18-WEST CHESTER John A. Farrell Stadium, West Chester Noon, Saturday 2019 records: Seton Hill 0-1; West Chester 2-0 Coaches: Daniel Day, Seton Hill; Bill Zwann, West Chester. All-time series: West Chester leads 1-0 Last meeting: 2018, West Chester 59, Seton Hill 14 Top players:...

Duane “Touchdown” Brown found himself at a crossroads in his young life last year. Prior to his sophomore season with the IUP football team, he learned his GPA dipped below 2.0, meaning he was academically ineligible for the season. When Brown heard the news, he knew he had to make...

The pain started in her left leg during her senior year at Bishop Canevin. It was as frustrating as it was debilitating for cross country runner Becca Volz — so frustrating she considered not running in college. Waynesburg coach Chris Hardie, however, was persistent. He was convinced Volz could be...

Hollis Mathis played a crucial role on a Penn Hills team that won the program’s first PIAA title since 1995. Now, Mathis has taken his talents to William & Mary. Mathis’ collegiate career has started in a noteworthy fashion as he has been named the Colonial Athletic Association rookie of...

Gio Vonne Sanders’ name wasn’t high on the list of Division I football programs — if it appeared at all. But given a chance to play at that level, the Jeannette grad didn’t take long to make a name for himself. In his third game with St. Francis (Pa.), Sanders...

Max Garda has been part of a turnover party through Washington & Jefferson’s first two football games. The Burrell graduate and junior starting free safety caused a fumble that set up W&J with a short field for its first touchdown in the season-opening 16-8 win over then-No. 18 Wittenberg on...

Jeannette native Michael DePalma has been hired as an assistant wrestling coach at George Mason. DePalma spent last season as an assistant at Edinboro. The previous two seasons he was a resident athlete at Ohio State’s Ohio Regional Training Center, where he trained under world team member Tervel Diagnev. He...

Pitt-Greensburg looks like it plans to stay in the regional women’s soccer rankings. The Bobcats (5-0) moved up a spot, to No. 8, in the United Soccer Coaches Division III Great Lakes Region rankings. UPG has posted four shutouts and has outscored its opponents 16-2. In addition, a pair of...

Jeannette product Gio Vonne Sanders is making a fast impact for the St. Francis (Pa.) football team. Sanders, a linebacker, was named Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week after a two-interception game against Merrimack. The Red Flash won 42-14 to move to 2-1. Sanders, a redshirt sophomore, added three...

Jeannette product Gio Vonne Sanders is making a fast impact for the St. Francis (Pa.) football team. Sanders, a linebacker, was named Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week after a two-interception game Saturday against Merrimack. The Red Flash won, 42-14, to move to 2-1. Sanders, a redshirt sophomore, added...