Greene County Football Game of the Week Recap: Mapletown @ West Greene

Tri-County South Conference Champs pick up right where they left off

A blowout. Pure Domination. Whatever you want to call it, West Greene was in full control from the start against Mapletown on Friday. West Greene got the ball on the opening kickoff and powered down the field.  Led by a Colin Brady 27-yard run, and a 24-yard run by Corey Wise, the Pioneers set themselves … Continue reading

COLUMN: NFL Kickoff

2020 Season could finally validate longtime veteran

As the 2020 NFL season miraculously kicks off, amid COVID-19, rookies and veterans are trying to become household names. They are also trying to prove themselves to football fans across the nation. Although, Philip Rivers finds himself in a different position: he’s trying to establish himself as a Hall of Fame player. Rivers, like many … Continue reading

Greene County Football: Week #1 Preview

Three games highlight Week 1 of Greene County football

This time last year, football seasons across the United States were in full swing. Most had already played at least one or two games, it was business as usual. In southwestern Pennsylvania, Week 0 games would’ve been played last week, and this week would be Week 1. Fast forward to this week, in 2020, and … Continue reading

This Week in WU Sports History

Football kicks off historic 2012 season

In the 2012 football season, Waynesburg accomplished something they hadn’t done in almost half a century. The Jackets had double-digit victories for the first time since 1966. They won the NAIA Championship that season and finished with a perfect 11-0 record. A year earlier, the 2011 season, Waynesburg finished with a 5-5 record and lost … Continue reading

Do-it-all Dan

At Waynesburg University, Dan Verhovsek was a three-sport athlete and is a pretty Dan good one

Dan Verhovsek is one of the rare Waynesburg University athletes to reach All-PAC honors for football and wrestling. The senior’s accolades this year include an all-conference honorable mention for football as a linebacker and a Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship at the 184-pound weight class for wrestling. Verhovsek decided to play tennis this spring until the … Continue reading

Senior Spotlight: Sefick finds home in secondary, looking to play at the highest level

Waynesburg University senior football player Brennan Sefick’s playing career had some challenges. After he started five games as a freshman, Sefick missed his entire sophomore season with an injury. Sefick came back strong, however, and posted two strong campaigns to end his college football career. In 2018 and ‘19, he was named second-team All-PAC, and … Continue reading

WIth win, Reid cements legendary status

If I were to ask you who are some of the all-time greatest coaches in the vast history of the NFL, I’m willing to bet I could guess a few of the names that come to mind.  Bill Belichick, Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh and Don Shula, among many others, are names that come to mind. … Continue reading

Jackets handled by Washington & Jefferson

Waynesburg finishes season 1-9

Washington & Jefferson came into Saturday afternoon’s football game against Waynesburg University with three conference losses. It had been eight years since that could be said about the Presidents. This allowed many to be optimistic about the Yellow Jackets chances as the opening kickoff approached on Saturday. That optimism was smothered quickly. The Presidents [7-3, … Continue reading

Jackets look to shock rival Presidents

2014. That was the last time the Waynesburg University Yellow Jacket football team [1-8, 1-7] defeated their Interstate 79 rival, the Washington & Jefferson Presidents [6-3, 5-3]. The Jackets, who took No. 15 ranked Case Western Reserve down to the wire last Saturday before falling, 27-24,   want to finish the season off strong and … Continue reading

The day Waynesburg beat W&J

Five years later, alumni reflect on historic win

“It’s a rivalry if the other team wins once in a while.”  This quote from Washington & Jefferson head football coach Mike Sirianni was issued just before the annual Waynesburg-W&J game in 2014. Although the quote certainly gave the Yellow Jackets “bulletin board material,” it wasn’t entirely inaccurate.  In a series that started in 1897, … Continue reading