Baseball season is officially here with the snow finally melting and the temperatures finally reaching the 50-plus degree mark. The Waynesburg Yellow Jacket baseball team certainly enjoyed the warmer weather picking up a sweep in their opening double header versus the La Roche Redhawks. The game was moved from Waynesburg to Mylan Park in Morgantown, … Continue reading
Over Thanksgiving break, Waynesburg University volleyball coach Hope Johnston had the opportunity to travel to Venice, Italy, to oversee the Fusion Team Volley Club. The entire trip was made by a Chicago-based company called EXACT Sports. According to their website, EXACT Sports aims to help young athletes be the best version of themselves. When Johnston … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets men’s basketball team dropped another Presidents’ Athletic Conference game against the Grove City College Wolverines, 94-73, on Saturday evening at the College Arena in Grove City, PA. Waynesburg falls to 7-16 overall, and 3-11 in PAC play this season, in last place in the south division. Waynesburg’s top performer was … Continue reading
Jesse Orbin continued a dominant showing for Waynesburg wrestling with his second Presidents’ Athletic Conference wrestling championship. Orbin won the championship at 174lbs this past Saturday. Orbin believes this is not the end to his big season and that he still has a lot left to accomplish. “Obviously there is always room to improve but we’re … Continue reading
The Waynesburg women’s basketball team fell to Grove City College on Saturday, 75-46. Junior guard Mia Henkins led Waynesburg in points with eight, followed by junior guard Kara McFadden and senior guard Tori Wesolowski with six points. Waynesburg quickly fell behind as Grove City scored the game’s first 13 points and trailed by 21 … Continue reading
The women’s basketball team defeated Bethany this past Wednesday, 82-71. The Yellow Jackets scored 30 points in the fourth to come back after entering the fourth down by six. Waynesburg also managed to score 26 points off of Bethany’s 16 turnovers. In the first quarter, both teams played defense, with Waynesburg shooting four-for-17 from the … Continue reading
The Waynesburg women’s basketball team defeated Hiram on Saturday, 79-62. Saturday also served as senior and alumni day for the women’s basketball team. Senior guard Kalista Friday led Waynesburg in points with 19, followed by junior guard Kara McFadden and senior guard Tori Wesolowski with 13 points. Wesolowski said that she could not stop smiling the entire day with all of the excitement. “I’m so blessed … Continue reading
The men’s wrestling team wants to have bounce back performance at John Summa Invitational after falling to Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponent Thiel on Wednesday. The team’s one of two wins came via junior Jessie Orbin had a pin just over a minute into his 174-poiund match. Sophomore AJ Tomaino also collected a win for the … Continue reading
Waynesburg defeated St.Vincent on the road this past Wednesday, 77-68. The team has now won four straight games and is looking to make a push for a spot in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference tournament. This matchup featured 12 lead changes, with the score tied three times. The Yellow Jackets started the game slowly in shooting, … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s basketball team defeated Thiel 85-49 this past Saturday, marking a three-game winning streak for Waynesburg. The Yellow Jackets scored 44 points in the paint and 27 second-chance points. The bench for Waynesburg had 43 of the team’s 85 points. Waynesburg had more rebounds with 59 compared to Thiel’s 40. Correspondingly, the … Continue reading
