The Waynesburg University football team is looking at the positives heading into its Week Three contest against the Bethany College Bison. For starters, several key players that were banged up with injuries in the past couple of weeks are on the upswing. One of those players is senior defensive back Justin Willkow, who suffered a … Continue reading
This past weekend, the Waynesburg University women’s cross country team participated in the Bethany College Invitational in West Virginia, and despite resting most of their top runners, the Yellow Jackets finished ninth out of 17 teams. The Jackets came into this season as the two-time defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference champions. Despite losing key runners and … Continue reading
Coming off losses to Ohio Wesleyan University and Capital University, 7-0 and 8-0 respectively, the Waynesburg University men’s soccer team will look to bounce back against the Muskingum University Muskies Wednesday, Sept. 12. This will be the Yellow Jackets’ fifth game of the year as they come in with a 1-3-0 record. Despite the lopsided … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University football team entered its game against Westminster Saturday afternoon looking to bounce back from a 31-24 loss to Muskingum in its season opener last week, but also aiming to break a couple of trends that have developed over the past few years. Coming into the game on Saturday, the Yellow Jackets hoped … Continue reading
Despite heavy rains and standing water on the course last week, Waynesburg University’s men’s cross country team battled PAC competitors and poor weather at the Bethany Invitational. The team aims to improve upon last season’s finish, where the Yellow Jackets ended the season sixth out of 10 teams at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships. At … Continue reading
For the first time since 2014 Waynesburg University’s women’s soccer has started the season with a 3-0 record – but the streak was in jeopardy Friday night. With the score tied, 1-1, against Franciscan University, both teams entered overtime with the Yellow Jacket’s historic start on the line. After a scoreless opening 15 minutes, the … Continue reading
This past week, the Waynesburg University men’s golf team kicked off their season with a win at Carlow University on Friday. Sam Jones, head coach of both the woman’s and men’s golf teams, was ecstatic with the way the team started its season. “It’s always nice to start with a win,” said Jones. “It was … Continue reading
After finishing second-to-last in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference with a 12-20 record last year, Waynesburg University softball will head into the 2019 season under a new coach. Richele Hall, who had a combined record of 56-91-1 over the four years she spent as head coach for the Yellow Jackets, has recently resigned. Following Hall’s departure, … Continue reading
This year’s coaching staff for Waynesburg University’s football program looks a little different compared to last season. Under head coach Chris Smithley, a pair of new graduate assistants join the coaching staff for the first time this year along with a new running backs coach. With a history in coaching which spans nearly 40 years, … Continue reading
Despite starting the season with back-to-back losses, Waynesburg University football have dominated time of possession and outscored opponents in the first half. One of the biggest issues of the better part of last year and this year, according to head coach Chris Smithley, is the team’s struggles in the second half—particularly the third quarter. Since … Continue reading
