The time has come. After two months without the roar of engines in a full 40-car field we have now arrived at Daytona 500 Sunday. There is more hype for both this race and the 2021 season as a whole then there has been for a long time. It is great for the sport to … Continue reading
By: Tyler Zeman For the Yellow Jacket On Monday night, the Waynesburg men’s basketball team lost its first away game of the season 78-72 to the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. This puts Waynesburg at 0-2 on the season as Geneva advanced to 1-1. Even though the team has just taken their second loss, the game was … Continue reading
After opening the season with two games on the road, the Waynesburg Women’s basketball team will face Geneva in their home opener Monday evening at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Waynesburg (0-2) lost by 16 points at Grove City and lost by 7 points at Westminster with both games taking place within the last week. Geneva … Continue reading
By: Erin Onderko For the Yellow Jacket With athletics finally beginning to get underway, Waynesburg student-athletes are working harder than ever to prepare for a season that is unlike any other. While every sport has different protocols to protect its athletes, the excitement is there nonetheless, and sophomore wrestler Rocky McGeary is no exception. McGeary, … Continue reading
Hockey is back and out of the bubble. The 2020-21 NHL season is underway and just over two weeks of play have wrapped up. The 56-game shortened season is not that shocking in length. Less than a decade ago, the 2012-13 season was shortened to 48 games due to a lockout. Despite the general start … Continue reading
By: S. Josiah Parker For the Yellow Jacket Although he has been involved with the sport of soccer since age six. “I guess you could say I was a late bloomer,” Zach Morgan, Waynesburg University men’s and women’s assistant soccer said. Morgan has made up for his “late bloom” and is now in his fourth year … Continue reading
By: Will Purbaugh For the Yellow Jacket On a weekend where College Gameday made its first-ever trip to Augusta National Golf Club, Dustin Johnson should go tell everyone who proclaimed Bryson DeChambeau the best golfer in the world, “Not So Fast My Friend.” Johnson won the 84th Masters by 5 shots over Cameron Smith and Sungjae … Continue reading
By: Marley Wolf For the Yellow Jacket Due to COVID-19, fall sports at Waynesburg University were pushed back to the spring with the hopes of being able to play. Having an extra-long winter break is anything but the norm for these athletes who’re typically heading into break with an off-season mindset, having already completed their … Continue reading
2020 has been a year that will be unforgettable for a number of reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic brought the sports world, and most of the ‘normal’ world to a screeching halt in March. Major League Baseball shut down spring training, the NHL stopped with 10-15 games left in the regular season, and the NBA, you … Continue reading
By: Will Purbaugh For the Yellow Jacket When Jim Nantz opens the telecast on Sunday and utters his traditional “Hello Friends,” golf fans will feel a sense of normalcy that comes with a Masters Sunday, but 2020 has turned the 84th Masters from a “tradition unlike any other” into a “Masters unlike any other.” For … Continue reading
