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Washington & Jefferson baseball took down No. 11 Rowan, 6-5, Sunday in Salibury, Md., to win the NCAA Division III Salisbury Regional and advance to the Super Regional round. Mullen Socha hit a two-run home run and Dante Dalesandro added a solo homer for the Presidents (35-11), who rallied to...

Hannah Conroy graduated from Fox Chapel in 2018 after a successful golf career. She was a four-year starter and qualified for the WPIAL and PIAA individual tournaments all four years. “She matured as a golfer so much in her four years,” her coach, John Broderick said. “She plays hard and...

Thumb, or scroll, through the Pitt-Greensburg baseball program’s record book and one might notice something in common among the career statistical leaders: Chris Common. The 2015 Penn-Trafford grad recently put the finishing touches on his standout career with the Bobcats as the owner of a half dozen school records. “I...

A pair of two-RBI hits and strong pitching propelled the Washington & Jefferson baseball team to a 4-1 victory over host Salisbury in the opening game of an NCAA Division III regional in Maryland. Mullen Socha hit a two-run single in the third to give the Presidents a 2-0 lead....

Point Park removed the interim tag from Joe Lewandowski Friday and officially named him head men’s basketball coach, the university announced. Lewandowski coached the Pioneers last season, filling in at the last minute after the departure of Gabe Bubon, who left to take the head boys hoops job at Warren...

Stepping away from baseball was the only recourse for Alex Ficorilli. Following the fall semester in 2018, Ficorilli’s grades weren’t where they needed to be. A lack of effort put the Clarion sophomore behind. Ficorilli decided to take a hiatus from the baseball team and focus on becoming better college...

The Washington & Jefferson baseball team needed the cold of Western Pa. to finally heat up this season. The Presidents went 1-6 during a March visit to Kissimmee, Fla. Through 11 games, W&J was 4-7 with a .195 team batting average. Then the Presidents rattled off 28 wins in their...

Courtney McQuaide fought back tears as she limped to the medal stand and pulled herself up to the top block to receive her gold medal. It wasn’t the writhing pain she felt in her left foot or the thrill from winning a third straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference pole vault...

Fresh off claiming the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship over the weekend, Washington & Jefferson’s baseball team kept its winning going. W&J junior Ben Marsico (North Allegheny) was named PAC Pitcher of the Year Tuesday, when the league revealed its major award winners and all-conference teams, while Presidents coach Jeff Mountain...

Emma Nedley was so good this season for the Penn softball team, the postseason award she garnered Wednesday almost seemed anticlimactic. Nedley was rewarded for her breakthrough season by being named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. A freshman outfielder from Penn-Trafford, she also made the all-conference first team as...

Ameriah Walters completed a clean sweep. The Valley graduate, a senior at Seton Hill, won her fourth consecutive 200-meter title at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships Saturday at Mansfield. Walters finished with a time of 24.46 seconds. She also finished sixth in the 100 (12.33 seconds). Arizona: Sophomore Jordan...

Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. W&J baseball dominates en route to PAC championship Santino Platt (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) allowed one run in seven innings, and Joey Bolick (Pine-Richland) finished 3 for 5 as the top-seeded Presidents toppled...

Lydia DeFazio began her college search during her junior year at Penn-Trafford. It lasted all of one visit. The first campus DeFazio toured was Mount Aloysius, located just off Route 22 in Cresson. The Cambria County institution offered everything the softball standout needed. “I always wanted to go to a...

Carnegie Mellon sophomore Jason Li is a semifinalist — one of 30 players nationally — for the prestigious NCAA Division III Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award. Li, a Sewickley Academy graduate, is having one of the best scoring seasons in the country. He was selected by the...

If Seton Hill’s baseball season is to continue, it must wait to hear from the NCAA Division II baseball committee to see if the Griffins will be invited to the upcoming tournament. The Griffins’ dream of winning a third consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tournament came to an end Sunday...

Gannon sophomore Michael Marsico grabbed the final individual qualifying spot Saturday for the NCAA Division II Golf Championships with a 54-hole total of 4-over-par 220 at the Atlantic/East Regional tournament played at Totteridge Golf Club near Greensburg. Marsico, a Fox Chapel graduate, shot 73, 74 and 73 over the 7,154-yard...

Virginia redshirt senior Bridget Guy defended her ACC women’s pole vault title at her home facility Friday night. Guy’s winning height was 14 feet, 2 inches, her best of the season. She won the 2018 title with a jump of 14-7 1/2. All smiles from our pole vault medalists!! ?...

Courtney McQuaide fought back tears as she limped to the medal stand and pulled herself up to the top block to receive her gold medal. It wasn’t the writhing pain she felt in her left foot or the thrill from winning a third straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference pole vault...

Cincinnati women’s tennis coach Eric Toth knew he had a gem in Norwin graduate Maria Santilli, but she exceeded his expectations. “Maria had an outstanding freshman season,” Toth said. “Winning 14 singles matches in the dual-match season was probably a little better than I thought she would do for a...

North Carolina redshirt freshman Madison Wiltrout captured the ACC women’s javelin title Thursday with a personal collegiate best throw of 182 feet, 5 inches. Madison Wiltrout's mark of 55.60m (182-5) landed her a personal best and a ? at her first #ACCOTF Championships! @UNCTrack_Field pic.twitter.com/oU9UjguWyC— ACC Track & Field (@ACCTrackField)...

Zak Kruger was named women’s head soccer coach at Seton Hill, the university announced Thursday. Kruger replaces Andy McNab, who resigned after four seasons to take a coaching job at Barton College in Wilson, N.C. Kruger was the head coach at Wilson College in Chambersburg last year. He also was...

After each season, Seton Hill women’s lacrosse coach Courtney Grove takes a solo trip to the beach. She spends much of her time reflecting on the team’s performance: what went right, what went wrong, what can improve. When she takes her trip this summer, she can reflect on a watershed...

A pair of Alle-Kiski Valley natives helped Mount Aloysius win a wild game at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference tournament. Sophomore Jeremy Iellimo (Valley) and redshirt junior Sam Keibler (Kittanning graduate) had three hits each for the Mounties on Monday as the team rallied from an early nine-run deficit to...

Emma Nedley was so good this season for the Penn softball team, the postseason award she garnered Wednesday almost seemed anticlimactic. Nedley was rewarded for her dynamic, breakthrough season by being named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. A freshman outfielder from Penn-Trafford, she also made the all-conference first team...

Lydia DeFazio took Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference softball by storm this season. The sophomore catcher and first baseman swung a hot bat from start to finish in the regular season and her proficiency earned her AMCC Player of the Year honors Wednesday. DeFazio, a Penn-Trafford graduate, was a “triple crown”...