By Ed Farrell
Herald Assistant Sports Editor
FARRELL HIGH graduate Latoya Locke recently announced her intention to continue her education at Thiel College.
Locke also plans to major in biology and compete as a member of the Tomcats’ volleyball and track and field programs. A 3-year letterwinner in both sports at Farrell, Locke is the daughter of Melvin and Susan Locke.
ä Sharon High School graduate Zachary Revale will also be attending Thiel this fall. Revale plans to compete as a member of the Tomcat baseball program under seventh-year head coach Joe Schaly.
Revale, the son of Lennie and Kim Revale, was a two-year letterwinner for the Tigers.
ä Slippery Rock University defensive end Cory Lacek and offensive tackle Mike Butterworth, a pair of juniors, have been named to Don Hansen’s Football Gazette preseason All-America team.
Last season Lacek led the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and finished 4th in NCAA Division II in quarterback sacks (12) and was 4th in the PSAC and 15th nationally in tackles for lost yardage (15). He was named first-team All-Northeast Region by both Hansen’s Gazette and Daktronics (SIDs), and he and Butterworth both were selected first-team All-PSAC Western Division, also.
Eighteen returning starters will lead Dr. George Mihalik’s SRU contingent into the season opener, Aug. 31 against Youngstown State University at Stambaugh Stadium.
ä SRU baseball coach Jeff Messer announced Rich Pasquale has been added to The Rocks’ coaching staff.
Pasquale was 96-76-2 during a 4-season stint as head coach at LaRoche College, a program that had won only 24 of 158 games during the 5-season span preceding his arrival. He led LaRoche to back-to-back Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference playoff berths after 28- and 24-win seasons, and was named by his peers as the 2004 AMCC coach of the year.
Prior to his LaRoche appointment, he served as an assistant at both the University of Pittsburgh (1999-02) and Penn State University-Beaver (1996-98). He was an NAIA honorable-mention All-American at Francis Marion University (S.C.) in 1990.
ä Westminster College’s men’s and women’s track and field teams received recognition from the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association’s NCAA Division III All-Academic team.
Teams must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher to qualify, and Westminster was the only school from the Presidents’ Athletic Conference recognized. The Lady Titans were one of 50 in the nation and the Titans one of 31.
Adam Hadbavny was also recognized by USTFCCCA as a member of the D-III All-Academic team. Hadbavny qualified by maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 and the rising senior history major qualified for NCAAs in 2006 in the discus, where he finished 13th.
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WM baseball, Sharpsville and Wilmington softball playing for D-10 titles
Sharpsville and Wilmington softball teams and the West Middlesex baseball squad return to the diamond today to compete for District 10 championships.
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Class A Championship
Coach Bob Zikovich's Sharpsville Blue Darlings (15-2) battle a tough Saegertown (18-2) squad at 2 p.m. today at Penn State-Behrend in Erie. -
PIAA Track Notebook: KC's Wareham made round trips to "The Ship"
The most impressive race during this weekend’s PIAA Track & Field Championships did not take place at Shippensburg University, nor will you read its results in any newspaper on or any web site.
To be sure, it was a race against time, but not in the sense of being defined by a coach’s hand-held device, nor Seth Grove Stadium’s scoreboard clock. -
Hickory girls grab PIAA Class AA Track team title
SHIPPENSBURG — This news bulletin just in: Mercer County athletes dominated during this weekend’s PIAA Track & Field Championships.
Nothing new there, you say? Well, perhaps you’re correct, considering how well the area aggregation annually accounts itself on Memorial Day Weekend at Shippensburg University. Therefore it was not surprising how much hardware was hauled home — once again. -
PIAA Track: Hickory's Bell, Lubarski, Regginello grab gold
SHIPPENSBURG — There’s a big difference between being seeded 1st and finishing 1st — Matt Bell can attest to that.
After settling for silver last year, the Hickory High senior put the shot 59 feet, 6 3/4 inches Friday afternoon to garner gold at the annual PIAA Track & Field Championships at Shippensburg University. -
WM to play for D-10 baseball title; GC, Sharon, Sharpsville lose
Four area baseball teams were in action on Friday in the District 10 semifinals as the squads battled to compete for District 10 championships on Monday.
West Middlesex rolled past error-prone Linesville, 8-0, in Class A action at Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield Park.
In Class AA, both Sharon and Sharpsville suffered 2-1 losses. The Tigers fell to Saegertown at Ainsworth Field in Erie while the Blue Devils lost to Titusville at SRU.
In Class AAA, the Grove City Eagles were denied the chance to defend their D-10 crown after suffering a 6-3 loss to Warren at SRU. -
Farrell volleyball falls in D-10 semifinals
The Farrell High boys volleyball team suffered a 2-0 (25-15, 25-12) loss to Saegertown on Thursday night in the District 10 semifinals at Meadville Area High’s “House of Thrills.”
“This was the first year we made it out of the first day (pool play) of the playoffs,” said Steelers’ coach Dan Dragicevic. “I’d like to cite my seniors (Eric Demus, Anthony Perkins, Jaylen Chambers and Lawrence Hughes). -
Locals ready to go for gold at Shippensburg
Now that Mercer County is on the map, it’s incumbent upon the area aggregation to chart a course for the ultimate destination — Seth Grove Stadium’s medals stand — during this weekend’s PIAA Track & Field Championships.
Led by West Middlesex High sprinter Clay Allen, many Mercer Countians are seeded at or near the top of their respective events for the annual 2-day marathon at Shippensburg University, which commences 9 a.m. Friday. It will continue beginning 9 a.m. Saturday. -
D-10 Playoffs: Local teams go 6-for-6
ä Grove City 1, Harbor Creek 0 — At Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield Park, what the Grove City Eagles couldn’t accomplish themselves, the Harbor Creek Huskies unwittingly did for them.
Unable to plate runs themselves, Torin Smith scored the Eagles’ only run when teammate Tyler Devine’s seeming inning-ending pop-up to left field was dropped by Harbor Creek’s Chris Merritt in the bottom of the 7th inning of Tuesday’s tourney opener. -
Great year for WM track; local qualifiers listed
It’s been a big year for the Big Reds.
Though there’s no official documentation, the 2011-12 academic year may be the most successful in West Middlesex High’s athletic annals. -
SPORTVIEW: Local names Kroko, Lutz, Kareklas in news elsewhere
IT’S ALWAYS GOOD to hear of former area people who have gone on to athletic success in other areas, or the family of former area residents. Following are a few of those stories:
ä Bob and Betty Kroko of Sharon are avid followers of professional baseball. No, not necessarily the Pittsburgh Pirates or Cleveland Indians like many local fans.
The Krokos keep a close eye on the Austria Major League! - More Sports Headlines
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