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Archive for the ‘AMCC’ category
Posted: May 19th, 2013

As the college spring sports seasons come to a close, area athletes continue to collect postseason accolades.

Aaron Cressley

Nick Grow

Nick Grow

In this week’s On Campus notebook, read about a pair of former Erie County 
high school pitching standouts — Corry’s Aaron Cressley and North East’s Nick Grow – earning all-conference honors.

Cressley, a sophomore pitcher at Pitt-Bradford, was named to the AMCC second team after leading the team with a 2.25 ERA.

Grow, a relief pitcher for Westminster, was named to the honorable-mention all-Presidents’ Athletic Conference team. He broke the Titans’ single-season saves record with eight and set the career saves mark with 11.

Three area softball players recently were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association Atlantic Region all-star team. Mercyhurst sophomore Shaina 
Bunker and Edinboro senior catcher 
Marissa Pullo made the first team, while Gannon freshman center fielder Alexa Archambeault made the Atlantic Region second team.

Also featured in this week’s notebook:

• McDowell graduates De’Vion Tate and John Dahlstrand helped Akron’s track team win the Mid-American Conference outdoor championship.

• Fort LeBoeuf grad Anthony Peluso, a sophomore at Seton 
Hill, was a member of a WVIAC-title winning 400-meter relay team.

• Mercyhurst North East recently named Conneaut Lake graduate Aaron Smith its Outstanding Wrestler of the Year.

Get all the details in this week’s On Campus notebook.

 

Posted: May 14th, 2013

Seven Penn State Behrend baseball players and coach Paul Benim were honored by the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference today.

Benim was named AMCC coach of the year for the fifth time, while Ryan Jacobs was selected as pitcher of the year and John Hlavinka was newcomer of the year.

Benim led the Lions (30-10) to AMCC regular-season and tournament titles. Jacobs, a senior right-hander, went 8-1 and became Behrend’s career wins leader with 28. He also threw the first perfect game in Behrend history. Hlavinka, a freshman outfielder, hit .347 with nine doubles.

Jacobs was joined on the first team by senior catcher Evan Bukowski (.308, 25 RBIs), senior first baseman Vinny Rice (.382, 24 RBIs) and senior outfielder Ryan Kragnes (.398, 44 runs, 25 stolen bases). Kragnes was a third-time first-team selection, while Bukowski and Jacobs made it for the second straight year.

Senior third baseman Matt Bittner (.314, 42 RBIs) made the all-AMCC second team, along with Hlavinka. Junior relief pitcher Chad Zurat (six saves, 2.25 ERA) landed a spot on the third team.

Corry graduate Aaron Cressley, a sophomore pitcher for Pitt-Bradford, made the all-AMCC second team.

Posted: May 11th, 2013

Penn State Behrend won its fifth AMCC baseball championship by beating La Roche 9-5 today at Behrend Field.

Behrend (30-13) took advantage of four La Roche (29-14) errors in the game, including three during the Lions’ seven-run third inning.

Center field Ryan Kragnes went 2-for-4 with two runs scored to lead the Lions, who had five hits in the game.

Tylor Williams (5-2) picked up the win, giving up six hits and four runs (three earned) in six innings.

Right fielder Jon Watson went 3-for-4 with an RBI to pace La Roche’s eight-hit attack. Watson had the game’s only extra-base hit, a double.

Check out the full box score from the game here.

La Roche advanced to the final by beating Mt. Aloysius 11-1 Saturday morning in the completion of a game suspended beacuase of inclement weather Friday.

Posted: April 21st, 2013
This week’s Erie Times-News On Campus notebook features news of Curt Miller, the women’s basketball coach at Division I Indiana University, earning induction into Girard’s Hall of Fame — the Hive of Fame.

Curt Miller

Curt Miller

Miller played basketball for the YellowJackets in the 1980s and was to be inducted along with his sister, Lori Miller, a multisport star for Girard in the 1970s.

The notebook also has an update on General McLane graduate Sarah Hansen, coming off a memorable season for the Florida Gulf Coast women’s basketball team, earning another postseason accolade.

Also in today’s notes, read about McDowell graduate John Dahlstrand’s recent success with the Akron track and field team, plus check out Penn State Behrend’s commanding lead in the AMCC President’s Cup.

Look for the On Campus notebook every Sunday in the Times-News.

Posted: May 6th, 2011

Penn State Behrend senior Elliot Blackstone pulled off something this week that’s never been done before in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conferencehe won his sport’s player of the year award for the fourth straight season.

Here’s what coach Behrend men’s tennis coach Jeff Barger had to say about Blackstone:

“Obviously he’s the best player we’ve ever had at Behrend since I’ve been there, for 13 years. His consistency and hard work paid off for him. A lot of hard work, a lot of effort went into ti, but he was also a great temamate, a great leader on the team.”

Posted: January 19th, 2011

Conference play is in full swing entering tonight’s round of PSAC, AMCC and NCAC games. Highlighting the Erie-area schedule: Gannon travels to Edinboro for a women’s/men’s doubleheader starting at 5:30 p.m. Gannon men’s coach John Reilly is trying for his 100th win. Check out Thursday’s Erie Times-News and www.GoErie.com for coverage and photos from both games.

Men

PSAC

Gannon at Edinboro (Edinboro release)

Gannon at Edinboro (Gannon release)

Clarion at Mercyhurst College

AMCC

Medaille (11-5, 7-2) at Penn State Behrend (13-1, 8-0)
8 p.m., at Junker Center
TV: Image Sports Network
Medaille: The two-time defending AMCC champion can get back into the race with unbeaten Behrend and La Roche with a road win. Sr. F Ron Malicki had 14 points and six rebounds and sr. F Joe Mogavero 13 and seven in the Dec. 1 home loss to the Lions.
Behrend: The Lions won 66-62 at Medaille Dec. 1. Sr. F Chris Saltzman had 28 points in the win, with so. C Russ Conley adding 16. The Lions shoot 51.2 percent from the floor (361-700) and 42.6 percent 3-pointers (114-265).

NCAC

Allegheny College (5-11, 2-6) at No. 1 Wooster (16-0, 7-0)
7:30 p.m., Timpken Gymnasium, Wooster, Ohio
Allegheny: The Gators gave Wooster all it wanted before falling 76-73 Dec. 8 at Allegheny. So. G Devone McLeod and jr. F Jamie Ness had 20 points each.
Wooster: Sr. G Ian Franks’ 3-pointer with one second left lifted Wooster in the win at Allegheny. Franks averages 18.4 ppg and 6.7 rpg.

Women

PSAC

Gannon at Edinboro (Edinboro release)

Gannon at Edinboro (Gannon release)

Clarion at Mercyhurst College

AMCC

Medaille (14-1, 9-0) at Penn State Behrend (10-4, 6-2)
6 p.m., Junker Center
TV: Image Sports Network
Medaille: Fr. F Bianca Smiley (15.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg) and fr. G Joelle Pollak (13.3) lead the Mavericks, who have won four of the past five AMCC titles.
Behrend: The Lions were outscored 36-28 in the second half and outrebounded 42-32 in a 74-63 loss at Medaille Dec. 1. Behrend is 9-1 since the loss.

NCAC

Wooster (2-13, 0-5) at Allegheny College (9-6, 3-2)
7:30 p.m., Wise Center
Wooster: The Fighting Scots average 56.5 ppg and have lost 11-of-12.
Allegheny: Sr. G Jill Gregory (15.2 ppg, 24 steals), so. F Heide Goeller (14.9) and so. F Daryl Ford (6.9 rpg) lead the Gators, who have won two in a row.

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