Playoffs—that’s the ultimate goal for this year’s Waynesburg University baseball team. If the season ended this weekend, the Yellow Jackets would find themselves in the four-team playoff field, as the fourth seed. However, a game and a half separate Waynesburg from Westminster, who currently sits in 6th place in the conference. Ironically enough, the Yellow … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University baseball team believed they were the better squad entering the Bethany matchup. “We have to think that we are going to be the better team in the series,” these were the words uttered by junior pitcher Mason Miller and senior infielder Tyler Reis in regards to the Bethany series. For the most … Continue reading
Last year, the Waynesburg and Chatham baseball clubs were the two bottom dwellers in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Fast forward to 2019, and things took a drastic turn for the better for one team and remained the same for the other. After suffering the worst season in head coach Mike Humiston’s lengthy tenure as head … Continue reading
Division III athletics do not have the benefits of Division I and II. They can’t give athletic scholarships, high school students often times don’t see Division III as competitive and student athletes almost never can make sports their full-time job. “Sports have been a part of my life and giving it up was an option. … Continue reading
After starting the Presidents’ Athletic Conference season 3-0 and atop the conference standings, the Waynesburg University baseball team was brought down to earth Tuesday against Washington & Jefferson, losing both ends of a double header. The Jackets fell to the now first-place Presidents 8-4 and 8-2 respectively. In game one, junior Mason Miller suffered his … Continue reading
Last year, the wrestling team saw then-junior 285-pounder Jake Evans winning Waynesburg University its first ever national championship. Fast-forward 52 weeks later, and the same feat could not be replicated in 2019. Evans and fellow grappler Ken Burrs (197 pounds) qualified for nationals, but Waynesburg came away empty-handed in its quest to match last year’s … Continue reading
1,060 days. That’s how long it’s been since the women’s lacrosse team has won a game. That losing streak continued in the 23-0 loss to Concordia University on Saturday. Despite the loss to the Cardinals (5-1), head coach Gennaro Bonaventura was able to find some positive takeaways from the game. “It was a lot better … Continue reading
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference basketball season has concluded, and new teams rose from the ashes. With the departure of Thomas More, both the Saint Vincent women and Chatham men claimed championships for their respective genders. For Chatham, it’s the first PAC title in any sport since becoming a full-time member in 2007. In addition, the … Continue reading
Earlier in the season, the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team came to Westminster College and left with a hard-earned victory. Tuesday’s first round Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoff game was a different story. Westminster came out on fire, jumping out to a 23-point halftime advantage and coasted to an 95-68 win over the Yellow Jackets. “Not … Continue reading
The team of the 2010’s. Many people have given that label to the Waynesburg University wrestling program. But out of the seven PAC team championships the wrestling team has collected since the turn of the decade, the most recent carries the highest historical significance. Heading into the final bout of the evening, Waynesburg and Washington … Continue reading
