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Butler Eagle County Amateur: Annual golf tourney set Aug. 11 at Slippery Rock Golf Club
A replay of 2021 would suit Geoff Patterson just fine. The Butler resident won his second straight Butler Eagle County Amateur golf title that year with a 69 at Slippery Rock Golf Club, the same venue hosting this year’s event Aug. 11. “I’ve been a member there for years...
Vintage Baseball Comes To VA
The public is invited to enjoy the history of America’s pastime at an event this weekend. The Butler VA is hosting 1860’s Vintage Baseball Games Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the softball field behind the Old VA building on New Castle Road. The Addison Mountain...
Westminster announces 2024 inductees to Titan Sports Hall of Fame
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--Westminster College will induct five new members into the Titan Sports Hall of Fame as its Class of 2024 during a special mid-September ceremony. Members of the Class of 2024 include former Titan greats Kathy Travers Fehrs '85 (softball, tennis) of New Castle, Pa., Amy Dolsak '10 (basketball) of McDonald, Ohio, Benjamin Gutmann '10 (swimming & diving) of Alum Bank, Pa., Jennifer Krueger Quimby '12 (cross country, track & field) of New Castle, Pa. and Matthew Baurle '16 (swimming & diving) of Jeannette, Pa.
Preparations Underway For St. Barnabas 5K
We’re just over a week away from the annual St. Barnabas 5K fundraiser. The 33rd edition of the Free Care 5K is set for next Saturday, August 3rd. The event is open to everyone from runners to stroller pushers. It includes a competitive group and those who are participating recreationally.
Baseball program recognized with ABCA's Team Academic Excellence Award
GREENSBORO, N.C.--The Westminster College baseball program claimed the 2023-24 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award Wednesday morning. The ABCA recognized over 800 member college and high school programs from across the country with the 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, with is presented by Sports Attack. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year. Nearly 350 high school programs and more than 470 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award.
Rascona, Reed earn IWLCA Academic Honors
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.--Recent Westminster College graduates Nina Rascona (Somerset, Pa., Somerset) and Samantha Reed (Zionsville, Pa., Emmaus) were named to the 2024 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Academic Honor Roll Wednesday afternoon. It is the second-straight year Rascona and Reed earned spots on the IWLCA's Division III Academic...
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