Adam Jack became the new athletic director July 15 along with retaining his current position as the head of the criminal justice department. He’d had an idea for more “vocational opportunities” in the back of his head for a while and the opportunity to make it happen finally presented itself in his new role. For … Continue reading
It has been six years since the Waynesburg University cross country teams have traveled to Lehigh University to compete on the Paul Short Run course. That will change Saturday, as both the men’s and women’s teams will make their way to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to take part in the 2019 Paul Short Run Invitational. Both teams … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s and women’s soccer teams both have their first home conference games this Friday, Oct. 4. Both teams will be playing against Presidents’ Athletic Conference powerhouse Grove City. For both head coaches, Laura and Brad Heethuis, it will be the first time the teams play at home during homecoming weekend since they … Continue reading
With Contributions from Caleb Yaguer Homecoming is often a chance for students to see those they haven’t seen in a while and take a break from classes. This will not be the case for the men’s and women’s golf teams at Waynesburg University, as they will be in preparations for the President Athletic Conference Championships … Continue reading
The last time the Waynesburg University football team finished a season without a win, John F. Kennedy was two months away from inauguration. If the Yellow Jackets, who currently sit at 0-4, don’t beat Thiel this Saturday on Homecoming at John F. Wiley Stadium, that’s the path they could be headed down. Waynesburg’s season hasn’t … Continue reading
After Waynesburg lost to Geneva this past Saturday to fall to 0-4, its next challenge will be the Thiel Tomcats, who are the only other 0-4 team in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Not only has Thiel not won a game this season, it has also lost 21 consecutive games. Thiel’s last win was against Bethany … Continue reading
Michael Cipoletti is heavily involved on the academic side at Waynesburg University as an assistant professor of forensic science. More was added to his plate earlier this year, however, when he was named the head men’s golf coach. Q: What made you initially want to take the men’s head coaching job? I didn’t ask. I … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s soccer team started Presidents’ Athletic Conference play in exciting fashion Saturday night as they battled Chatham University. After two overtimes, the game ended in a 2-2 draw. Following the tie, the Yellow Jackets [2-7-1, 0-0-1] snapped a four-game losing streak. Going into the game head coach Laura Heethuis wanted the team … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s tennis team ended a four-game home stretch with a close, 5-4 loss to Penn State Altoona Sunday afternoon. The non-conference loss puts the Jackets at 1-6 overall, and they remained 0-3 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. “We keep losing 5-4,” head coach Ron Headlee said. “We’re getting better, we’re playing better, … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s soccer team traveled to Chatham Saturday to open Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. Waynesburg didn’t come away with a win. The good news is the Jackets picked up a point on the road. The game ended in a 1-1 draw after going into double overtime. The match started off slow for both … Continue reading
