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SOMETHING TO BUILD ON: Franklin Falls Behind Big in First Half Against Slippery Rock, But Turns In Better Effort in Second Half in Loss to Rockets
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (EYT) — Matt Turk’s halftime speech to his Franklin football team was short and succinct. “You have to dig in,” the coach said. Franklin had chances in the first half, but things went awry and unraveled, leading to a 28-0 deficit after two quarters.
SLIPPERY ROCK SLIPS PAST MOHAWK
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA- Last night’s showdown between Mohawk and Slippery Rock at Slippery Rock was a nail-biter that went the distance, stretching to a five-set thriller. Slippery Rock barely edged out Mohawk with set scores reading like a suspense novel: 27-29, 25-27, 26-24, 30-28, and 18-20. The intensity was...
Football Recap: North East Falls to Grove City in First Game of Season
North East couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Grove City Eagles on Friday, falling 21-0. While losing is never fun, the Grape Pickers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 326th, while the Eagles are ranked 155th).
Titusville, Slippery Rock Pick Up First Wins of Season Powered by Generational Wealth Management
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Fred Campagna threw four touchdown passes as Slippery Rock beat Franklin, 38-7 to pick up its first win of the season. The Rockets built a 28-0 halftime lead as Campagna threw three touchdowns, two to Cooper Glass covering 2 and 28 yards and another to Doug Popovec, a 60-yarder.
Tomcats open Keuka Tournament with win over Hawks
KEUKA, N.Y. – The Thiel College women's volleyball team opened play in the Keuka Tournament with a 3-1 win over the Hilbert Hawks Friday night. The Tomcats dropped the first set 11-25, before taking the next three sets 25-22, 25-21, 26-24 to win the match. Thiel was led by...
SV edged at North Hills
It was another frustrating night for Seneca Valley’s offense. The Raiders dropped to 0-2 on the season with a 13-6 high school football loss at North Hills (2-0) on Friday, generating just 169 yards of offense. Quarterback Andrew Loebig did generate 72 yards and a 4-yard rushing touchdown on...
Blatt’s late goal lifts Tomcats over Bobcats
GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College men's soccer team defeated the Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats, 2-1, Saturday night under the lights at Alumni Stadium. With the win, the Tomcats improve to 2-0. It is the first time the Tomcats have won their opening two matches since 2018. The first half was...
Soccer Game Preview: Harbor Creek Hits the Road
The Harbor Creek Huskies will challenge the General McLane Lancers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard. General McLane better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is...
Tomcats cruise past Celtics in season opener
GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College men's soccer team defeated the Carlow Celtics, 4-0, Friday night at Alumni Stadium to open the 2024 season. The Tomcats may have had to wait an hour and 56 minutes to finally kick off, but they wasted little time to score, putting one in the back of the net just four minutes into the game through graduate student AJ Trobek (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard). Trey Grazier (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler) recorded his first collegiate goal in the 24th minute to give the Tomcats a 2-0 lead heading into halftime.
More SRU Football accolades as season nears
The Slippery Rock University football team picked up additional preseason recognition with the team being ranked in the top 10 by both D2football.com and NCAA.com and four individual players being named to the D2football.com Elite 100 Watch List. The Rock were previously ranked No. 11 in the American Football Coaches Association preseason national poll, which is the ranking that will be used during the regular season. SRU was also picked 10th in the Lindy’s Sports preseason poll that was published earlier this summer. The Lindy’s publication also listed tight end Kam Kruzelyak and defensive back Josh Stokes as Preseason All-Americans.
Aug. 29 VB Recaps: DCC tops Ridgway; Slippery Rock Beats Mohawk in Match that Saw all Five Sets go to Extra Points; Recaps from both D9/D10
RIDGWAY, Pa. – Marina Hanes had 26 set assists and two kills to lead DuBois Central Catholic to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-16) win at Ridgway. Brooklynn Baumer led the Lady Cardinals with nine kills while Jillian Morgan added seven kills. Ella Elensky also had eight aces and four...
Tomcats fall to Redhawks in season opener
GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College women's soccer team dropped a non-conference game to the La Roche Redhawks, 3-0, Friday night at Alumni Stadium. In a game that did not actually kick off until 9:08 p.m., the first 15 minutes were scoreless. However, La Roche broke the deadlock in the 16th minute through Finnleigh Gould, who would score the first of her three goals. La Roche added a second in the 33rd minute, and capped of the scoring in the 69th minute.
Ben Garland Game Report: @ Harbor Creek
Despite the defeat, Ben Garland was still balling out as he forced a fumble and made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss). Garland and Oil City will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when Oil City goes up against Mercyhurst Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coming in off a loss to Sharon in their last outing, Mercyhurst Prep is looking for some redemption. Will Oil City have enough to fend them off? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Soccer Game Recap: Seneca Takes a Loss
While it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Seneca was not quite North East's equal in the second half on Thursday. They lost 5-1 to the North East Grape Pickers. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Seneca now has a losing record at 1-2. As...
55th Annual Tommy Evans Invitational Marks Start of 2024 Cross Country Season
Kent State will start the 2024 cross country season on Friday at the Tommy Evans Invitational, which will be held at Silver Creek Cross Country Trails in Norton. The women's 5K race will start at 6:15 p.m. and followed by the men's 6K race at 6:45 p.m. Previewing the Flashes Laura Rybka was hired in July to lead the cross country program following a successful four-year run on staff at Division III Grove City College. The Kent State men's cross country team returns three of its top four runners from last season, headlined by two-time NCAA qualifier Baidy Ba. The...
Dukes Add Non-Conference Match vs. Slippery Rock
Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University women's soccer team announced Friday it has an added a non-conference match to its 2024 schedule, as the Dukes will host Slippery Rock at Rooney Field Monday, Sept. 2, at 3:00 p.m. Led by head coach Al Alvine, Duquesne is off to a...
Grove City Grinds Out Win Over Fairview
Grove City – Grove City got defensive to earn a hard-fought 13-6 victory over Fairview Friday night at Forker Field. Despite a 7:45 kickoff due to a lightning delay, the Eagles and Tigers did not fail to put on a show, as the game wasn’t decided until the final minutes.
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