Tanner Cyprowski – For the Yellow Jacket The Waynesburg University men’s soccer team couldn’t keep the game scoreless forever, and gave up a goal with ten minutes left, leading to another non-conference loss Wednesday night. Waynesburg’s defense played well all game until the 80th minute mark hit. The back line surrendered a few mistakes … Continue reading
All her life, Elena McDermott felt sheltered. “I had a sort of bubble around me, and I wanted to break it open,” she said. McDermott, a junior environmental science/biology major, found her chance to burst that bubble last year through the Vira I. Heinz scholarship. According to its website, the Vira I. Heinz program “prepares … Continue reading
Although the record book might not indicate it, last season was a step forward for the Waynesburg University football program. The Yellow Jackets finished the year a modest 4-6, but on the positive side, matched their combined win total from the 2016 and ‘17 seasons. In 2019, however, not a soul associated with the program … Continue reading
For Waynesburg University women’s tennis, this season started similar to its predecessor. The Yellow Jackets started the 2018-19 campaign with a win over Pitt-Greensburg, and this past Saturday, started their 2019-20 season likewise. Last year, Waynesburg couldn’t use its win over the Bobcats as a diving board to jump into the waters of success. The … Continue reading
The biggest storyline coming into 2019 for Waynesburg University women’s soccer is simple; will this team make the playoffs? “Well, that’s the question of the past few years,” junior midfielder Jill Moyer said. In 2017, the Yellow Jackets lost just one of their first six non-conference games. The hot start didn’t translate to Presidents’ Athletic … Continue reading
Going back to last summer, the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team looked forward to experiencing “The Emerald Isle.” Before the start of the 2018 Fall semester, the program announced plans for a preseason trip to Ireland in August 2019. For the most part, the trip, which ran from Aug.11-21, went on as scheduled. What didn’t … Continue reading
After finishing a stellar women’s basketball career at Thiel College, Jess Vormelker’s next step was to search for an opportunity to play professionally. But, when no such opportunity arose, Vormelker decided to turn to coaching, which is something she’s wanted to do from a young age. She looked all over the United States to find … Continue reading
On the surface, the idea of Tim Fusina spending his winters in chilly Southwest Pennsylvania as opposed to the beaches and warmth of Southern California is a drastic change. While the move will still be quite an adjustment for Fusina— who’s moving more than 2,000 miles away from his home for the past two years— … Continue reading
For six innings, Waynesburg University’s return to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoffs was almost perfect. Entering the bottom of the seventh of their day one game, the third-seeded Yellow Jackets led Grove City, 9-2. No PAC team had come back from such a deficit in the postseason since 2008. If that wasn’t enough assurance for … Continue reading
When Mark Christner took over as Waynesburg University head men’s basketball coach in 2010, the team was coming off an 0-12 season in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Less than five years later, Christner guided the Yellow Jackets to the conference championship game, where they fell seven points short of an appearance in the NCAA Division … Continue reading
