WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Cheyenne Trest scored a career-high 22 points in Seton Hill University’s 88-74 road win at West Virginia State University on Sunday afternoon. She added six assists in the win. The freshman was 7 of 10 from the floor, 3 of 4 from three and 5 of 6 from the line. Trest has scored in double… More »
If there was a most valuable player for the WPIAL last year, Zane Dudek would be at the top of a lot of the ballots. In his senior season, Dudek rushed for a WPIAL single-season record 2,955 yards and set the scoring record with 254 points. The River Hawks graduate didn’t slow down in his first… More »
Lauren Gilbert averaged 19.5 points, 2.5 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals last week for 2-0 Washington & Jefferson College. She finished with a game-high 27 points in the Presidents’ 82-48 season-opening win over Hiram College on Friday, connecting on 10-of-13 attempts from the field and going 3-for-6 from three-point range. She also went 4-for-4… More »
Cheyenne Trest posted her fourth double figure scoring effort of her freshman season as she scored 14 points in each of the PSAC crossover match-ups this weekend. In Seton Hill’s win over Lock Haven University, she just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine assists. She also added six rebounds and four steals in… More »
Jake Chapla was perfect in the kicking game for Slippery Rock University, scoring 10 points in a 42-34 loss on the road at West Chester University. Chapla converted field goals of 30 and 31 yards and was 4 for 4 on PAT attempts. He also averaged 62.4 yards per kickoff and pinned two of his… More »
Cheyenne Trest scored in double figures in both of her first two collegiate games for Seton Hill University. She opened with 13 points and six assists in the win over Lincoln University and then added 11 points in the loss to Virginia State University. The Canon-McMillan graduate earned Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Division… More »
Dustin Sleva was named the 2017 Wolf’s Bus Lines Classic Tournament MVP as No. 8 Shippensburg University overcame some sluggish shooting to beat Shaw University and Virginia Union University, two talented teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). In an NCAA Tournament rematch from last year with Virginia Union (No. 7 in D2SIDA regional… More »
Zach Lyon’s terrific special teams play helped Case Western University claim a 41-34 overtime win over Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday. Trailing by four with 28 seconds left and the ball on CMU’s 43-yard line, Lyon blocked a Tyler Kohman punt that was deflected back to the three, where it was scooped and returned for… More »
Joseph Fiasco, a Penn-Trafford graduate, totaled a game-high 13 tackles (10 solo) to go along with 2.0 tackles for loss and an interception in Saturday’s 43-34 win at Grove City College. For his efforts, the junior earned Presidents’ Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. (photo courtesy of Bethany College)
Nicole Walters, a Seneca Valley graduate, had three points on a goal and two assists last week to help the Presidents close out their regular season with a pair of convincing shutout wins. All three points came in Saturday’s 5-0 win over Waynesburg University. In 180 minutes of action, Walters anchored a defensive unit that ceded just… More »