Last year, the Waynesburg and Chatham baseball clubs were the two bottom dwellers in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Fast forward to 2019, and things took a drastic turn for the better for one team and remained the same for the other. After suffering the worst season in head coach Mike Humiston’s lengthy tenure as head … Continue reading
Both the men and women’s track & field teams for Waynesburg will continue the season this Saturday, traveling to Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania for the Dave Labor Invitational. The meet will take place a week after the women’s team placed fifth, and men’s team eighth out of 14 teams in the Bethany Invitational. “It’s a bigger … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men and women’s outdoor track & field teams competed at the Bethany College Invitational last Saturday. There was a total of 14 teams competing, with some of the teams being Division II schools and the rest representing the NAIA. “It was probably the largest competitive field so far this season in outdoor,” … Continue reading
Last week the Waynesburg University softball team started Presidents’ Athletic Conference play with a doubleheader against Westminster. Waynesburg (5-13, 1-1) split the doubleheader, losing game one 4-1, and bouncing back to win game two, 4-2. With that victory, it was the first win over the Titans (6-10, 1-1) since April 28, 2011, which stretched to … Continue reading
For head tennis coach Ron Headlee, cancellations and postponements have led to a frustrating spring so far. Ever since the team traveled to Hilton Head, South Carolina for a pair of matches between March 2-4, the Waynesburg men’s tennis team did not compete in a match again until March 29, which was the beginning of … Continue reading
The Waynesburg men’s golf team began the spring part of its 2019 season with a win over Carlow last Saturday, 343-376. Freshman Luke Diel led the way for the Yellow Jackets, shooting a 79 for the round. Head coach Sam Jones was pleased with Diel’s performance and what he has brought to the Jackets in … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s track & field team competed in the West Virginia Open in Morgantown after having half the team not travel the week prior. There were six total teams at the meet consisting of two Division I, two Division II and two Division III teams. The Yellow Jackets did not participate in team … Continue reading
In her 45 years as a secretary in the Waynesburg University athletic department, Barb Tuggle has assisted a program that’s produced a Final Four basketball team from its days in the NAIA, and several PAC championships in wrestling as well as women’s track and cross country. While she’s worked in athletics—and every other university department, … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University baseball team was at the top of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference entering Tuesday afternoon. After its meeting with rival Washington & Jefferson, its place in the standings changed. The Yellow Jackets lost both games to the Presidents, losing game one 8-4 and the nightcap 8-2. Waynesburg collected 10 hits in the first … Continue reading
Division III athletics do not have the benefits of Division I and II. They can’t give athletic scholarships, high school students often times don’t see Division III as competitive and student athletes almost never can make sports their full-time job. “Sports have been a part of my life and giving it up was an option. … Continue reading
