Presidents' Athletic Conference

MONDAY, MAY 12
Names in the Games
Waynesburg’s Haley Kramer and Stephanie Leisie both went 0 for 3 in a 2-1 loss to Bethany in the championship game of the PAC Tournament.
New Castle News

SUNDAY, MAY 11
Tomlin Scores as a Commencement Speaker
This keeps up, Saint Vincent College will be known for more than being the home of Steelers training camp. Really, has any school had a better run of commencement speakers?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Softball
NCAA tournament regional semifinal - Ithaca 4, Bethany 0 — Ithaca (N.Y.) College is 33-10. Bethany College is 24-22.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator

FRIDAY, MAY 9
Faith, Family And Fortitude Help Galbreath In Battle Back
For four decades, Ron Galbreath has talked with his basketball teams about dealing with adversity. Always the coach, now he’s actually demonstrating it.
New Castle News

Bethany Blanks Rochester, 2-0
ITHACA, N.Y. — Senior pitcher Heather Immesberger struck out seven and allowed just two hits to lead the Bethany College softball team to a 2-0 victory against the University of Rochester on the first day of the NCAA Tournament Regionals at Ithaca (N.Y.) College.
The (Wheeling) Intelligencer

THURSDAY, MAY 8
W&J Players, Coach Honored By PAC
Washington & Jefferson College senior centerfielder Amanda Howard was named Most Valuable Player of the Presidents' Athletic Conference softball team and W&J head coach Nicole Vitello was selected Coach of the Year.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

Thomas More Notebook
The top-seeded Thomas More baseball team (25-11, 11-1) will take on No. 4 Grove City (15-16, 5-7) today at noon in the first round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament at Thomas More Field in Crestview Hills.
The (Cincinnati) Enquirer

TUESDAY, MAY 6
W&J No. 2 In ECAC
The Washington & Jefferson College softball team will host the four-team ECAC Southern Division III tournament Saturday and Sunday at Brooks Park.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

District Spotlight
Sixth-seeded Bethany (22-21), which recently won its 12th PAC title, will play No. 3 Rochester (28-10) Thursday in the opening round of the double-elimination NCAA Ithaca (N.Y.) Region. Bethany will start Heather Immesberger (16-8, 2.41 ERA) against Rochester, winner of 16 in a row.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Thiel College Diamondmen
A trio of Thiel College diamondmen are enjoying career years. DH Chris Dunham has drilled 14 home runs; outfielder Eric Boylan is batting .446 with 61 runs batted in, 10 homers and 23 doubles, and pitcher Eric Wadowsky is approaching the school standard for wins. Wadowsky (5-2) has woven a 21-11 career won-lost record — 1 win shy of former major league pitcher Kevin Meistickle (’73) during his Tomcat tenure.
The (Sharon) Herald

Bethany Wins PAC Softball Title; Move On To D-3 Finals
WASHINGTON, PA. — Third-seeded Bethany College captured the Presidents Athletic Conference softball championship here over the weekend and automatically qualifies for the school’s fifth NCAA Division III national tournament berth.
(Martin's Ferry) Times Leader

Grove City Awards
GROVE CITY, Pa. — Grove City College selected senior men’s soccer player Michael Manahan and senior multi-sport athlete Brittany Anderson as its 2008 Omicron Delta Kappa/Mortar Board Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, respectively.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator

Grove City's Kulinski Sets School Record In Pole Vault
Matt Kulinski, a senior at Grove City College, recently won his third title in the pole vault in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships at Washington & Jefferson College.
The (Oil City) Derrick

Playoff Bound
Elsewhere, Washington & Jefferson will play host to the ECAC Division III softball tournament Saturday and Sunday as a No. 2 seed. The Presidents were awarded home-field advantage after top-seeded Misericordia announced it was unable to serve as host.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

MONDAY, MAY 5
Names In The Games
Westminster’s Jessi Cooper turned in a dominant performance at the PAC Championships. Cooper, a senior from Laurel, won the high jump at 1.60 meters and took second in the triple jump with a school record effort of 11-08.
New Castle News

Thomas More Notebook
Thomas More claimed its first regular-season Presidents' Athletic Conference championship in baseball as the Saints swept Grove City Saturday, 21-7 and 10-5. With the title, the Saints will be the top seed and hosts of the PAC Tournament. The winner of the PAC Tournament, which starts at noon Thursday, will earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The (Cincinnati) Enquirer

SUNDAY, MAY 4
Baughman, Minor Honored
Waynesburg University's Amanda Baughman and Autumn Minor were named to the first-team all-Presidents' Athletic Conference.
The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard

SATURDAY, MAY 3
PAC Softball
Bethany rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh inning to earn a spot in Saturday's Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament championship round after a 3-1 victory over Washington & Jefferson at Brooks Park.
(Wash.) Observer-Reporter

All-PAC Softball Teams
All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Softball First Team.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator

THURSDAY, MAY 1
Bethel Grad Wins Title
Bethel Park High School graduate Lauren Spegal, a senior at Bethany College, won her second consecutive Presidents' Athletic Conference title in the shot put Saturday at the PAC championship meet, which took place at Washington & Jefferson College's Cameron Stadium.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jones Replaces Acker
Jones replaces Terry Acker, who coached the Yellow Jackets for nine years. Jones served as an assistant coach on both the men's and women's basketball teams at Mount Union for the last four years. He takes over a program at Waynesburg that won just one game last season.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

FRIDAY, MAY 2
W&J Coach Honored
Washington & Jefferson head wrestling coach Jay Robison was inducted into the Edinboro University Athletic Hall of Fame this past weekend. Robison, the 2008 Presidents' Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, was one of 10 members inducted into the 27th Hall of Fame class at Edinboro.
(Washington) Observer-Reporter

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