In August of 2016, JaWuan Jones’ life changed. The current Waynesburg University wide receiver was 20 years old and still figuring out his plans for a college education, when at midnight Aug. 31, his daughter, Ariah, was born. Upon becoming a father while still a college student, Jones was eager to embrace the challenges that … Continue reading
Fourth-and-one, leading Saint Vincent 24-21 early in the fourth quarter and on its own 45-yard line, Waynesburg lined up to punt the ball back to the Bearcats. After just scoring a touchdown to cut the deficit to three, the Saint Vincent defense forced a three-and-out of the Waynesburg offense to keep the momentum rolling in … Continue reading
After a rough September and most of October, the Waynesburg University football team is enjoying its first winning streak of the season following a 31-21 victory over Saint Vincent College this past Saturday. The senior day victory gave the Yellow Jackets their second win of the season as they head into the season finale against … Continue reading
Waynesburg football ended their 11 game losing streak after they defeated the Thiel Tomcats 34-7 thanks to four rushing touch downs by the offense last week. The Jackets didn’t run their first offensive possession until two Tomcats possessions thanks to an 84-yard punt return by freshman JaWuan Jones. Sophomore running back Chad Walker led the … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University football team started the same way against Thiel this past Saturday as it ended its last game against Thomas More – with Jake Dougherty as the quarterback. In his first start at quarterback in over a year, Dougherty helped lead the Yellow Jackets (1-7, 1-5) to their first win of the season … Continue reading
When Waynesburg University football takes the field Saturday against the Thomas More Saints, it’ll be on the fringe of reaching the longest losing streak in program history. Regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s game, it’s not yet time to give up on the Yellow Jackets. During Week Five against Grove City College, many believed it … Continue reading
In their game against Geneva College, the Waynesburg University football team managed to keep themselves in the competition for the majority of the first half, but the Golden Tornadoes triple-option offense finally pulled away in the third quarter, as the Yellow Jackets dropped a 35-14 decision. “I give those guys credit, [Geneva Head] Coach [Geno] … Continue reading
Following a 35-14 road loss to Geneva this past Saturday, the Waynesburg University football team is on the brink of rewriting the school record books, however, not in a good way. If the Yellow Jackets lose to Thomas More College on Saturday, they will set the Waynesburg University football record for most-consecutive losses at 11 … Continue reading
Some Yellow Jackets could only watch, with no opportunity to contribute, as Waynesburg University lost to Grove City for the first time since 2009 this past weekend. Midway through the season, Waynesburg University’s football team is not at full strength, missing a few key athletes due to injury – one of which is season-ending. Junior … Continue reading
Heading into the third quarter, tied 14-14, the Waynesburg University football team got the ball to start the second half coming off a 3-yard touchdown catch by sophomore running back Chad Walker from sophomore quarterback Tyler Perone. Momentum had swung in the Yellow Jackets favor, but Grove City had different ideas. On the ensuing Waynesburg … Continue reading
