On the surface, Saturday’s game against St. Vincent looked like an ideal opportunity for the Waynesburg University football team to emphatically bounce back from last week’s 28-3 setback at Grove City. Although the Yellow Jackets left Latrobe with a win, it didn’t come as easily as some may have expected. The Bearcats came into the … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s soccer team is off to a 5-3-2 start. Two of the biggest reasons for the Jackets’ success are sophomore forward Emily Hill, who leads the team with four goals, and junior goalkeeper Courtney Syfert, who’s allowed just 14 goals in 10 games thus far. Both Hill and Syfert were familiar with … Continue reading
Two years ago, Garret Guthrie had a chance to kick a game-winning field goal at John F. Wiley Stadium. In the first game of the 2016 season, Guthrie, then a sophomore, went to kick a 32-yard field goal with a little more than a minute to play and the Yellow Jackets down 17-16 to Muskingum. … Continue reading
It’s been four years since the Waynesburg University football team won three consecutive games. After beating Geneva and Thiel the past two weeks, the Yellow Jackets (2-3, 2-2) have a chance to win three straight games for the first time since the 2014 season, when Waynesburg reeled off four consecutive wins between Oct. 4 and … Continue reading
Before Sept. 6, Rodney Phillips and his wife, Stephanie, planned on selling Hot Rod’s House of Bar-B-Que. The owners of Hot Rod’s announced their intentions to sell the popular restaurant located on S Morris St. in an effort to move down south, so their son could pursue a career in bull riding. Then, shortly before … Continue reading
Alexandra Morar is familiar with the student government. Throughout middle and high school, Morar, now a freshman political science major, was involved in student council and student government, and will get a chance to continue her involvement at Waynesburg University. Morar was recently one of four freshmen elected as new members of Student Senate, joining … Continue reading
Last week, the Waynesburg University Student Activities Board [SAB] announced the 10 seniors — five male and five female — that will make up the 2018 Homecoming Court. The court will walk together at John F. Wiley Stadium during halftime of the Homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 6. The students on the court include Tyler … Continue reading
When Jake Dougherty was a freshman at Waynesburg University, he was hesitant about using on-campus tutoring. “I know I was a little bit skeptical of going to a tutor at first, because I thought the tutors were going to be super smart and kind of judgmental,” Dougherty said. When Dougherty took up tutoring, however, he … Continue reading
Saturday’s 10-7 win over Geneva at John F. Wiley Stadium was a big relief for everybody involved in the football program. It was the Yellow Jackets’ [1-3, 1-2] first win of the season and ensured that the team wouldn’t start 0-4 for the third year in a row. For junior quarterback Tyler Perone, the win … Continue reading
Fall athletics at Waynesburg University have struggled in recent years, and 2018 has been no exception. Since 2015, the football team is 8-26. This season, they have begun the season 1-3. On the flip side, the volleyball program has won more games this season than in the previous two combined, but the bad news is … Continue reading
