On Saturday, the Waynesburg University women’s basketball team picked up its second Presidents’ Athletic Conference win this year at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, easily beating Thiel, 93-40. Waynesburg [3-13, 2-5] opened up the game by going on an 8-0 run, and eventually extend the lead to 23-7 after one quarter.. Coach Sam Jones … Continue reading
Chris Hardie saw this day coming for years. When Hardie first started recruiting Aubrey Wingeart, she was a junior at King George High School in Virginia, he had a conversation with her that Wingeart’s father, Paul, was quick to remind him of this past weekend. Hardie didn’t have a strong recollection of the conversation, but … Continue reading
After four years on the Waynesburg University stage, six major productions, hundreds of lines and countless hours of practice, Tessa Masula, senior English literature major, stood in front of a roaring crowd for the final time. Masula, dressed in a torn gypsy skirt, smiled widely following her final performance as Esmerelda in ‘The Hunchback of … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s indoor track and field team spent the weekend in Geneva, Ohio, competing in a highly competitive meet in Spire Midwest Track & Field Open. The meet was highlighted by several strong performances. The Jackets’ top performer was Aubrey Wingeart, who completed an impressive double in the mile and 3,000-meter run. Wingeart … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University wrestling team had a statement 22-21 win Thursday night against rival Washington and Jefferson College. Adversities The Yellow Jackets had a lot to worry about injury wise. Waynesburg was missing reigning PAC Champion Dylan Williams, as well as teammates Caleb Baxter and Adam Rigney. As a result, the Yellow Jackets had to … Continue reading
Waynesburg University’s indoor track team is taking the season in strides as the women and men’s teams competed in their second meet of the season Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Pioneer Open hosted by Marietta College. Although some athletes competed at the team’s first meet of the season at West Virginia University, this meet served … Continue reading
From opening night through the first week of Christmas break, it looked like the men’s basketball season would fall in the line of disappointments that has been a common theme for most Waynesburg University sports in recent years. After an ugly non-conference loss at Malone in which the Jackets failed to break 40 points, Waynesburg … Continue reading
Waynesburg University women’s assistant basketball coach Matt Pioch is a versatile and busy man. Between his days he has to balance coaching with his duties as a professor, a resident director of Thayer Hall, and director of housing for the entire campus. QUESTION: Is Waynesburg your first stint coaching basketball? ANSWER: “At the collegiate level, … Continue reading
The accolades keep coming for Rocky McGeary. With his college wrestling career a little over a month old, the freshman heavyweight has already picked up several Presidents’ Athletic Conference honors. This past weekend at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational, the freshman went a perfect 5-0 and finished first individually in the entire tournament. As a team, … Continue reading
Hall of Fame football coach Bill Parcells once said; “You are what your record says you are.” Whether or not that’s a universal truth of sports is up for debate. For Waynesburg University men’s basketball coach Tim Fusina, however, this accurately sums up how the 2019-20 season has gone thus far. Coming into its Presidents’ … Continue reading
One goal of the game of basketball is to limit the opponent’s ability to score in transition. For head women’s basketball coach Sam Jones, this was the main flaw in Waynesburg University’s effort 96-79 loss to Case Western Reserve last night. Although Jones said the Jackets eventually made necessary adjustments in their transition defense, overall, … Continue reading
