Tennis has been a big part of Tanner McKnight’s life. But his relationship with the sport has been a streaky one. There have been multiple times that McKnight, a senior for Waynesburg University, hought his career was over. “I first started playing when I was seven or eight,” McKnight said. “I went to summer tennis … Continue reading
The 2019 season for the Waynesburg baseball team brought many bright spots. The team had a 15-9 conference record, and made the Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time since 2015. Looking to have another winning season, Waynesburg will get it’s 2020 season underway in the early part of next week. The program will … Continue reading
1,403 days. That’s a long time. Coming into Sunday’s season opener for the women’s lacrosse team at Thomas More, that’s how long it had been since the Jackets had won a game. With a 7-5 win over the Saints, Waynesburg finally put this long-standing skid behind them. “It’s big,” coach Gennaro Bonaventura said. “There have … Continue reading
Frank Bozicevic has been playing basketball games at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse for four seasons. In the midst of his senior season, he serves as one of the catalysts for the men’s basketball team. A decade ago, the thought of Bozicevic one day being in this position wasn’t even on his mind. “I know people … Continue reading
Coming into Wednesday night’s game at Bethany, the men’s basketball team was one of the hottest teams in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, having won four straight. However, Bethany, who came into the night at just 1-15 overall and 0-6 in conference play, got a 72-59 win over the Yellow Jackets [4-13, 4-4], halting Waynesburg’s momentum. … Continue reading
Washington & Jefferson came into Saturday afternoon’s football game against Waynesburg University with three conference losses. It had been eight years since that could be said about the Presidents. This allowed many to be optimistic about the Yellow Jackets chances as the opening kickoff approached on Saturday. That optimism was smothered quickly. The Presidents [7-3, … Continue reading
Throughout last week, everybody knew that Waynesburg’s football game against the Saint Vincent Bearcats would come down to the wire Saturday. Both teams had beaten Thiel for their only Presidents Athletic Conference win of the season, and were looking for a second victory. The game was tied at the half, with a score that was … Continue reading
If somebody would have known that the Saturday matchup between the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets and Carnegie Mellon Tartans would be tied at the half, it would have been unexpected. That was the case, however, as Waynesburg and Carnegie Mellon were tied, 3-3 at halftime. But a few unfortunate plays in the second half kept … Continue reading
The Waynesburg women’s tennis team fell to Geneva, 8-1 Thursday afternoon. The loss drops the Jackets to 0-3 in Presidents Athletic Conference play and 1-5 overall. “It would be nice to pull some of these out,” head coach Ron Headlee said. “We’re getting there, but just couldn’t quite get it done.” During the frustrating afternoon, … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University volleyball team fell in a pair of non-conference road matches to end the second week of the semester. Franciscan University downed the Jackets Thursday night, three sets to one. That was followed by a three-set sweep of the Jackets at the hands of Mount Aloysius the next evening. “Every game is a … Continue reading
