District College category, Page 83
Geneva College hires new women’s basketball coach
Geneva College’s new women’s basketball coach knows how to do two jobs at once, but he can limit his focus to one now. Michael Grinder, both the men’s and women’s basketball coach at Pitt-Titusville, will take over the head coach position at Geneva, the university announced Tuesday. Grinder, who replaces...
McNab resigns as Seton Hill women’s soccer coach
Andy McNab has resigned as women’s soccer coach at Seton Hill after four seasons. McNab is leaving to coach the women’s team at Barton College in Wilson, N.C. He spent two years with the Griffins as an assistant. “Seton Hill is a special place where it is easy to build...
Saint Vincent tabs Wisneski to coach new men’s volleyball team
Saint Vincent has a coach for its newest varsity sport. The school added men’s volleyball, its 24th sport, and on Tuesday announced Derry native Scott Wisneski will lead the first-year program, which is expected to begin play for the 2019-20 season. Wisneski was an assistant for the Bearcats women’s volleyball...
Westmoreland campus clippings: DeFazio on offensive tear for Mt. Aloysius softball
Lydia DeFazio is taking the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference by storm this softball season. The sophomore first baseman/catcher at Mt. Aloysius was named AMCC Player of the Week after a dominating, four-game stretch for the Mounties (17-4, 4-0). A Penn-Trafford graduate, DeFazio went 13 for 15 — hitting safely in...
IUP women No. 4 in final WBCA coaches poll
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team finished its season ranked fourth in the final Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Sunday. The Crimson Hawks found themselves in the top five 15 of the 18 weeks and spent three weeks at No. 1. IUP...
IUP women finish No. 4 in national rankings
After another memorable season that lasted into March and generated more national interest in the program, the IUP women’s basketball team can reflect. The Crimson Hawks went 30-4 and reached the NCAA Division II Final Four for the second consecutive season. They climbed to the No. 1 ranking in the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Derry grad Bisi finds groove with Penn State softball
Chelsea Bisi started the softball season slowly as she adjusted to Division I pitching and worked her way back from a knee injury that cost her the majority of her senior season at Derry. The freshman at Penn State, though, has found her groove and has become one tough out...
Penn-Trafford grad DeFazio putting up big numbers in AMCC
Lydia DeFazio is taking the AMCC by storm this softball season. The sophomore first baseman/catcher at Mt. Aloysius was named AMCC Softball Player of the Week after a dominating, four-game stretch for the Mounties (17-4, 4-0). Her numbers have been astronomical. A Penn-Trafford graduate, DeFazio went 13 for 15, hitting...
Weekend district college top 10: W&J baseball keeps rolling
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. W&J baseball extends win streak to 10, stays perfect in PAC The Presidents (13-7, 8-0 Presidents’ Athletic Conference) needed 10 innings but finished off a weekend sweep of Chatham with a 6-3 victory to keep...
Gateway grad Betts to be inducted into Clarion Sports Hall of Fame
Bob Betts played football at Gateway for legendary coach Pete Antimarino. His father, former Penn State player Art Betts, served as Antimarino’s longtime defensive coordinator. But that doesn’t mean Bob Betts, a 1978 Gateway graduate who was part of an 8-1 team his senior year, was given any favors. “In...
Penn-Trafford grad Nedley adds pop to Penn softball
Emma Nedley was once a wide-eyed youngster plopped in front of the TV watching college softball with innocent wonderment. She enjoyed the double plays. She appreciated the diving catches and smiled when the teams started chanting with excitement to start a rally. But she loved the home runs. That’s what...
Hempfield’s Ryan relishes new reliever role at Notre Dame
The new Morgan Ryan no longer strikes out batters at a dizzying rate. The Hempfield graduate and Notre Dame sophomore no longer starts every important game. Don’t think for a second, though, she’s no longer an effective and valuable player. Ryan has established herself as the primary reliever for the...
Plum’s Yocca wants to go out a Division III volleyball champ
The last four years have gone by quickly for 2015 Plum grad and current Rivier volleyball standout Khaynen Yocca. He’s dominated from the moment he hit the court at the Nashua, N.H., campus. Now that the 6-foot-6 middle hitter is making his last tour through the Great Northeast Athletic Conference,...
Gannon softball hits 8 home runs in conference game
Gannon turned an inconspicuous Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference softball game into a home run derby. The Knights belted eight home runs on the way to a 15-0 win over Mercyhurst in five innings Thursday in Erie. It was the second game of a doubleheader. Mercyhurst (5-18, 1-1) won the first...
GCC grad Mikayla Bisignani recognized for swimming, academics at Johns Hopkins
Greensburg Central Catholic graduate and Johns Hopkins swimmer Mikayla Bisignani earned two prestigious honors. Bisignani, a sophomore, was the recipient of the Elite 90 award and made first-team All-America in a relay at the NCAA Division III championship meet March 20-24 in Greensboro, N.C. The Elite 90 award is given...
IUP women fall in semifinals
Another thrilling run through the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament finally came to an end for IUP Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio. The Crimson Hawks were stopped in the Final Four for the second straight year as Southwestern Oklahoma used a strong fourth quarter to register a 66-57 victory...
RMU’s Vatakis snags dual-honor from NEC
Dana Vatakis is a rare dual-award-winner in the Northeast Conference this week. The freshman softball player at Robert Morris was named NEC Pitcher of the Week and Co-Rookie of the Week. A Monessen graduate, Vatakis made five appearances last week for the Colonials (5-20, 0-1), carding three complete games and...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Big week for Saint Vincent baseball
Saint Vincent senior Bobby Finn tied a school record when he hit three home runs in the second game of a baseball doubleheader Sunday against Chatham in a 20-3 victory. Finn finished 4 for 5 with six RBIs for the Bearcats (10-3, 3-0), who had 19 hits in the win....
IUP women advance to national semifinals
IUP is headed back to the NCAA Division II Final Four. The Crimson Hawks women built a 10-point lead by halftime and cruised past Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 73-60, in the Elite Eight on Tuesday at Old Dominion in Columbus, Ohio. Carolyn Appleby (Greensburg Central Catholic) scored a team-high 17 points,...
Cal (Pa.)’s Seairra Barrett voted to All-America team
Central Valley graduate Seairra Barrett, a redshirt senior forward on the Cal (Pa.) women’s basketball team, is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II All-America team. The team was announced Monday evening. Barrett, who missed last season because of injury, was one of 10 players in the...
Six Saint Vincent athletes honored by PAC
Saint Vincent had a good week. The proof is in the accolades. A half-dozen Bearcats athletes from four sports were recognized by the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Two baseball players and two from the softball team were honored. Junior Jimmy Malone was named PAC Pitcher of the Week. He allowed seven...
Alle-Kiski Valley Campus Clippings: Bonnett goes All-American again
Another record-breaking swim made Bailey Bonnett an NCAA All-American for the second consecutive season. Bonnett, a Highlands graduate and sophomore at Kentucky, earned first-team All-American honors after finishing fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA championships in Austin, Texas. Bonnett’s time of 2 minutes, 6.91 seconds broke her school...
Campus clippings: Marc Bucci returns to take over Pitt-Greensburg soccer
Marc Bucci already was familiar with the men’s soccer program at Pitt-Greensburg, having served as an assistant coach in 2017. That made his transition to head coach of the Bobcats a little easier. Bucci will take over the program following the departure of Dan Keefe, who left to become an...
IUP, Azusa Pacific to meet in NCAA Elite Eight quarterfinals
The IUP women’s basketball team is putting final preparations in place for Tuesday’s NCAA Division II Elite Eight matchup against Azusa Pacific. The game is set for noon at Ohio Dominican’s Alumni Hall in Columbus, Ohio. IUP (29-3) is seeded third, while Azuza Pacific (28-5) is the No. 6 seed....
Weekend College Top 10: Penn State swimmer makes history with NCAA title
Every Monday, the Tribune-Review will highlight 10 top area college performances from the weekend: 1. McHugh becomes Penn State’s first women’s swimming national champion Ally McHugh won the 1,650 freestyle in 15 minutes, 39.22 seconds at the NCAA championships Saturday in Austin, Texas. McHugh, who took silver in the event...
