The Presidents Athletic Conference announced their all-conference teams this week and as expected quite a few local players dominated the list. Highlighted by six first-team selections, the Washington & Jefferson football team placed 18 players on the All-PAC football teams and head coach Mike Sirianni earned his third-consecutive Coach of the Year award. Sirianni holds a winning percentage of .815 in his 12th season as head coach. W&J wasn't the only successful team to get some ... Read More
W&J defense looks to keep making the big play
When you are a successful team that can throw points on the board in bunches like the Washington and Jefferson Presidents, sometimes you still need a defense that can force big plays. That’s been the staple for the Presidents during Mike Sirianni’s tenure. That’s also something that showed up in a big way last Saturday during W&J’s big win against Thomas More. While the Presidents’ offense lit up the scoreboard for over 50 points once again, they may not be sitting at 4-0 and ranked ... Read More
W&J wide receivers carrying on Presidents’ tradition
When the President’s Athletic Conference schedule was released this summer, everyone quickly circled the date October 4. That’s when W&J and Thomas More hooked up in their annual heavyweight bout. The Saints came in committed to taking away W&J running back Ryan Ruffing, playing eight men in the box almost the entire evening. That was just fine for the Presidents and quarterback Pete Coughlin. Coughlin set career highs with 383 yards and six touchdowns in No. 20 W&J's ... Read More
Mike Sirianni has W&J ready to open 2014 season
When the Washington & Jefferson Presidents take the field Saturday afternoon against Wooster to begin a quest for their third consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship, something will be a little different for Mike Sirianni’s team. W&J will be really young. “We are as young as we have been in my 12 years here,” said Sirianni. “We have only 10 seniors on the whole team. But we have a lot of talent.” Despite having the youngest team that Sirianni has ever had in his ... Read More