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GREENVILLE, Pa. — Thiel College senior Jess Vormelker (Orwell, Ohio|Grand Valley) and Saint Vincent College senior Tom Kromka (Monroeville, Pa.|Gateway) have been named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month for December. Each month, the SAAC’s at PAC member institutions are asked to nominate one male and one female… More »
The Penn-Trafford girls basketball team handed Penn Hills its first section loss of the season with a 42-38 win in overtime. Penn Hills had all the momentum heading into overtime after senior Adia Brisker made a shot at the buzzer to force overtime. The would be the last field goal the Indians would make as the… More »
It didn’t come as easy as the first meeting, but Gateway was able to hold off Franklin Regional, 50-46, on the road to take sole possession of first place in Section 2-5A on Thursday night. The Gators won the first meeting on 57-34 on Dec. 13. Momentum continued to shift throughout the game, with each… More »
It didn’t take long for the Upper St. Clair boys basketball team to get over its loss against Mt. Lebanon. One night later, the Panthers picked up their most impressive win of the season, a 58-51 win against City League Powerhouse, Allderdice. Allderdice has already picked up convincing wins against Class 6A contenders Butler and… More »
As they say over in Penn Hills, “It’s A Great Day To Be An Indian”. Tuesday night was a great night to be an Indian as the Penn Hills boys and girls basketball teams swept section rival, Woodland Hills, to take over first place in its respective sections. The girls team won 68-41, followed by… More »
Heading into Tuesday night’s showdown, Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair both had an unblemished conference record. For the Panthers, they could say that about their overall record as well. Not anymore. After a close game throughout, Mt. Lebanon took control of the fourth quarter to come away with a 56-46 Section 2-6A win at… More »
John Castello averaged a double-double of 20.0 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game in a 2-0 week for the Raiders, as Shippensburg University won on the road at Millersville University for the first time in three seasons and then defeated Kutztown University by 15. Castello shot 55 percent from the field, including 50… More »
Paige Montrose averaged 12.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game last week for the 2-0 Saint Vincent College to help push their current win streak to 11 straight. She shot 70.6 percent (12 of 17) from the field while averaging 30.0 minutes per game. Montrose posted a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double in last Wednesday’s… More »
Tom Kromka averaged 26.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game while shooting 69.0 percent (20 of 29) from the floor last week in a pair of Presidents’ Athletic Conference victories for Saint Vincent College. He also combined to go 13 of 16 (81.3 percent) from the free-throw line. Kromka netted a career-high 28 points to… More »
The Trinity girls basketball team ran out of time in the fourth quarter as host Thomas Jefferson was able to hold onto a 65-57 Section 1-5A win on Monday night. The win gave the Jaguars sole possession of second place in the standings over Trinity. TJ jumped out to a 23-12 lead after the first… More »