Thiel College senior forward Joe Herrmann, a Jamestown High graduate, has been named a pre-season honorable mention All-American selection by D-III News, the country’s top Division III basketball publication.
Herrmann, an All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference first team selection last season, started all 25 games for the Tomcats (2-10, 5-20) a year ago. He led the PAC in scoring (18.7 ppg.), rebounds (9.1 rpg.), blocked shots (41) and was 3rd in both minutes played (33.8 mpg.) and field goal percentage (56.3).
Herrmann became the program’s 7th 1,000-point scorer last season and sits at 1,107 points. He needs 577 to pass A.H. Davis (2003 graduate) as the program’s all-time leading scorer.
Coach Tim Loomis’ Tomcats open the 2007-08 season on Nov. 16 at the Cron Classic at La Roche College. Thiel will face Marymount University (Va.) in the opening game.
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Championships
Grove City College accumulated 50 points to win the team title at the PAC Championships on Saturday at Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie. The other team scores were Westminster (33), Waynesburg (29), Washington & Jefferson (11), Chatham (10), Bethany (2) and Thomas More (0).
Grove City’s Tamara Nations was named PAC player of the year while Westminster’s Scott Renninger was tabbed coach of the year.
Nations defeated Westminster April Scudere, a Brookfield High product, for the No. 1 singles championship. The scores were 6-4, 6-2.
GCC’s Erin Bennett, Kristin Taylor and Chris Sager won titles at Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles, respectively.
Grove City also swept the doubles titles. Nations and Bennett captured first doubles, Kait Garcia and Sager won at No. 2 doubles and Taylor teamed up with Julie Bellissimo to take third doubles.
At second doubles, Garcia and Sager defeated Westminster’s Scudere and Hilary Newman, 9-8 (5).
Westminster’s Natalie Hruska, a Hickory High product, earned 3rd place at No. 6 singles. She defeated Chatham’s Megan Padula, 6-0, 6-0.
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Thiel's Herrmann preseason honorable mention; Scudere falls at PAC Tennis Championships
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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.
SOFTBALL
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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