Monthly Archives: September 2009

From the mailbag …

The Capital Athletic Conference announced that Delone Catholic grad and Salisbury University junior Kristen Stromberg was selected as CAC women’s cross country Athlete of the Week.   It was the second such honor of the season for Stromberg, pictured above. … Continue reading

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Karies tops for Pitt

Last weekend, Red Lion grad Greg Karies was the top finisher for the University of Pittsburgh cross country team that placed third overall at the 2009 Cappy Anderson Invitational, held at Maryland-Eastern Shore. Karies, a sophomore at Pitt, ran a 25:57.59, … Continue reading

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Rhein sisters together again

Appalachian State garnered attention last year with a huge football upset of Michigan, which sent the all-time NCAA leader in victories into a season-long tailspin. However, the Mountaineers should be of interest to local sports fans for the women’s volleyball team, where former YAIAA … Continue reading

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Division III national rankings

SInce I ran a blog on the PSAC’s Division II national rankings, I wanted to give Pennsylvania’s Division III colleges some attention. As of Friday, September 18, the following colleges were ranked nationally in Division III according to NCAA.com, along … Continue reading

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Division II national rankings

The PSAC is fairly well represented in the various NCAA Division II national rankings, however no sport is like field hockey, where seven of the current Top 10 are from the conference. Below are the PSAC schools in the Top … Continue reading

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Quinn will sit out 2009-10 season

As reported by Penn State, former Red Lion star Meggan Quinn will sit out the upcoming basketball campaign at Penn State after missing parts of her first three seasons will two knee injuries. See the story. While things haven’t gone as … Continue reading

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Did you know ….

The University of Connecticut (UConn) now has three former YAIAA players on its roster. Most people know about 2009 William Penn grad Malik Generett, who was heavily recruited by Husky coach and York County native Randy Edsall, but Generett’s high … Continue reading

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YAIAA grads help Penn College

Coleby Frye (York County Tech) and Derek Geisinger (Red Lion) scored goals in Penn College’s 3-1 win over Pitt-Bradford on September 9th. After a season-opening loss, the Wildcats have won six straight and are 4-0 in the PSUAC. Other locals … Continue reading

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Players of week

Dallastown grad Matt Langione was named the PSAC East men’s soccer Player of the Week after posting four straight shutouts in goal for Millersville University. Langione, a junior, has backstopped the Marauders to a 5-0 record and No. 3 ranking in … Continue reading

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McKee strong on court for Alvernia

York Catholic grad Jenny McKee is off to another good start playing No. 1 singles for Alvernia College. McKee, fresh off a 6-1, 6-0 win at Immaculata University, is now 2-1 on the season. The 5-foot-7 junior is also on … Continue reading

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