INDIANA, PA - The IUP women's soccer team scored a 2-0 win over non-conference opponent Wheeling Jesuit in their home-opener Saturday afternoon. The Hawks came out shooting first as Sharee McCarty (Lancaster/Conestoga Valley) took a shot at the net at the two minute mark. IUP out shot Wheeling Jesuit 14-2 and controlled the field for the majority of the first half. IUP came out fast again in the second quarter. Tonya Fabian (Pittsburgh/Thomas Jefferson) put the Hawks on the board off a ... Read More
Big fourth quarter leads Waynesburg to victory
NEW CONCORD, Ohio (Sept. 1) – During their last two season openers the Waynesburg University football team came close to beating a quality opponent, but came up short by less than a touchdown each time. During Saturday’s 2012 opener, the Yellow Jackets battled Muskingum, a team that showed last year that it can hold its own in the powerful Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). As the game wound down into its final minutes, it looked like the Jackets would once again come up short in a season debut. ... Read More
Duquesne bested by Old Dominion in season opener
NORFOLK, VA. - Duquesne went toe-to-toe with one of the top teams in the Football Championship Subdivision for three quarters, before falling 57-23 at No. 6/8 (Coaches/Sports Network) Old Dominion before a sellout crowd of 19,818 at S.B. Ballard Stadium. The Dukes, who led 20-10 at the half, couldn’t contain the Monarchs who scored 47 second-half points to up their all-time home record to 17-5. Sophomore Taylor Heinicke completed 41-of-63 passes for 492 yards and four scores to lead the ... Read More
Clarion soccer starts season off with a draw
Article by Eddie McDonald For the second time in a week, the visiting team at Memorial Stadium in Clarion was held scoreless. However, the home team was also held scoreless. The Clarion University women’s soccer team ended the game in a 0-0 tie with visiting Alderson Broaddus College. “I was extremely impressed with the first performance,” Head Coach Rob Eaton said of his team. The Golden Eagles had several opportunities to score, but just couldn’t find the back of the net. ... Read More
IUP cruises in a 33-6 win over Southern Connecticut
INDIANA, PA – Harvie Tuck (Akron, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary) and Montay Green (Pittsburgh/Fox Chapel) each rushed for over 100 yards for the Crimson Hawks as IUP accumulated 310 yards on the ground in a season-opening 33-6 victory over visiting Southern Connecticut on Saturday afternoon at George P. Miller Stadium. Tuck totaled 185 yards on 28 carries and Green 101 on 20, as each added a rushing touchdown. It was the first time since 2010 that IUP had two rushers go for 100 yards, when Tuck and ... Read More
Washington & Jefferson opens with 23-6 Victory in North Carolina
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Senior running back Tim McNerney (Butler, Pa./Knoch) rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the Washington & Jefferson defense forced three turnovers during the Presidents’ season-opening 23-6 football victory over Methodist Saturday at Monarch Stadium. The game, which was played in extreme heat conditions (108 degree heat index), played on without a scoreboard or 25/40 second clocks for the final minutes of the second quarter and the entire second half due to a power ... Read More
Spence Becomes Second Rookie to Serious Knee Injury
A mere week into my new job as Steeler’s beat writer for Pittsburgh Sporting News, and here I am, writing a second piece detailing an injury to a Steeler rookie. Steeler nation grimaced a familiar scowl Thursday night as rookie linebacker Sean Spence’s knee all but pulled a 360 degree spin toward the end of the third quarter. Spence immediately fell to the turf and remained there while play was stopped and a team of trainers and concerned teammates flocked to his side. Spence was carted off ... Read More
Clarion defense pitches shutout in season opener
Clarion, PA - They say defense wins championships, but tonight it won a season opener. The Clarion University football team defeated visiting Fairmont State University in a defensive battle, 7-0. “Pitching a shutout, those aren’t easy. It doesn’t matter who you are or who you are playing against. The defense came up with play after play,” Head Coach Jay Foster said after the game. Before the game, Foster said that the x-factor would be the young wide receiving core and if they would be ... Read More
Slippery Rock Football Rolls Seton Hill in Season Opener
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jared Buck (McDonald/West Allegheny HS) passed for three touchdowns and ran for one and The Rock defense recorded six quarterback sacks and interceptied three passes as hosting Sippery Rock University blitzed Seton Hill University, 52-6, Thursday night in season-opening college football action at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Buck threw TD passes of 17, 10 and 28 yards and rushed in from a yard out, completed 11 of 14 passes for 127 yards with ... Read More
AFC East Round Up
With the Dolphins in a transition mode with a new head coach and new rookie QB Ryan Tannehill, the near future looks especially rough. The Dolphins wide receivers are a bunch of no names, especially since Chad Johnson was released last week following his encounter with wife Evelyn Lozada. Hopefully Reggie Bush paired up with Daniel Thomas can take some of the pressure off of Tannehill and the receiving core. Offensive Coordinator Mike Sherman, who was the head coach at Texas A&M last season ... Read More