| John is a student at Thiel College where he plays lacrosse and majors in Media and Journalism with a minor in Public Relations. He also is the sports director for WXTC 88.1 FM, along with being the play by play voice for Thiel Football and Friday Night PA. |
Thiel’s Head Coach, Sam Bauman and Senior Captain Donny Pattison Recap Loss at W&J
September 28, 2023
In this addition of the Coach’s Show, I sat down with Head Coach Sam Bauman and Tight End, Donny Pattison to recap Thiel’s 56-14 loss to conference leading Washington and Jefferson. Along with going into what this homecoming week and game means to the Tomcat program.
After 41 long Saturdays, Thiel College, with the Help of Big Plays from Rodgers and Logan, Break the Nations Longest Losing Streak
October 4, 2022
Kept back in the woods and farm land of Mercer County, Pennsylvania sits a small liberal arts college. With only 894 undergrads (as of fall 2017), Thiel College is as small as it gets. Although they have played football since 1892, they have had limited football success. They had a “hay-day” from 1966-77 under Jim […]
Kingerski’s Late Kick pushes Mokel and the Rockets over Hickory
September 30, 2022
In a thrilling 23-20 victory for the Slippery Rock Rockets their star quarterback Will Mokel shined brightest. Despite a three-and-out resulting in a 62-yard punt return for a touchdown by Hickory’s Will Acrie. Following a blocked point after attempt by John Sabo and Brett Galcik, Mokel responded with a 65-yard touchdown pass to Maddox Allen […]
Greyhounds’ Offense Comes Alive in Rout of Mercer
September 9, 2022
After a struggling 1-1 start to the season, the Wilmington Greyhounds rolled to a 50-8 victory over the Mercer Mustangs. Wilmington wasted no time taking control of this game. They caused a four and out after Mercer went for it on their own 21 yard line. It only took two plays for the Greyhounds to […]
Wagner gets over 300 rush yards in 47-0 win over Mercer
September 2, 2022
Reynolds depended on the legs of Jalen Wagner and it turned out beneficial as he rushed for 302 yards on 23 carries. He started with 8 rushes for 52 yards and a touchdown to open up the game in the first drive. Some trickery for Reynolds would not prevail on the two-point conversion. Later in […]
Caullin Summers dazzles on offense as Sharpsville shuts out Wilmington
August 27, 2022
Sharpsville opened up their season in exciting fashion with a 23-0 shutout of D-10, Region 3 foe, Wilmington. This is the first loss to Sharpsville, in the Brandon Phillian era. The game remained deadlocked at zero throughout most of the first quarter. Until, Sharpsville’s kicker Liam Campbell broke the deadlock with a 23-Yard Field […]
Massillon’s McElroy & Lenix Jr. Lead The Tigers To Their Sixth Consecutive Victory Over McKinley #BeyondTheKeystone
October 24, 2021
The pomp and circumstance of a Massillon-McKinley game was on full display in the 132nd meeting between the two archrivals. The Massillon Tigers scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to beat their archrival McKinley Bulldogs, 35-13. To start the game, the Bulldogs started off firing on all cylinders.. They caused the Tigers […]
Wilmington uses a 21-Point comeback to beat out a 4 Touchdown Performance by Summers and Levis
October 4, 2021
The Wilmington Greyhounds, ranked as the number 2 team in District 10, came into Sharpsville’s McCracken Field as heavy favorites over the Blue Devils. It took the Greyhounds a 21 point comeback to end up winning the game 28-27. Sharpsville came out of the gates with an usual game plan to their usual run-first offense. […]
13th-Ranked W&J rolls past Thiel with ease in PAC opener
September 13, 2021
In the PAC opener for both these teams, the thirteenth in division three Washington & Jefferson (W&J) Presidents raced out to an early lead and never let go, leading to a 64-12 victory over the Thiel College Tomcats. W&J did not need long to score in the beginning of the game. After Thiel […]
Allegheny’s Johnson Stomps Thiel Through the Air.
September 6, 2021
For the first time since November 16th, 2019, the Thiel College Tomcats and Allegheny College Gators took the football field in a competitive game. Due to COVID-19 postponements and cancelations, these teams were put into an almost two year hiatus. Allegheny won this revival, 42-14 on their home field. The first two drives of the […]
Mercer Dominates In Marathon Game Against Kennedy Catholic
August 29, 2021
The 2021 season opener for the Mercer Mustangs and the Kennedy Catholic Golden Eagles did not disappoint with its theatrics. Mercer prevailed 45-16 despite committing five turnovers and only getting one third down conversion. Mercer faced that adversity early when Kennedy Catholic’s sophomore defensive back and wide receiver Simeir Wade stripped the ball right from […]
West Middlesex clinches final playoff spot with shutout of Mercer
October 17, 2020
The West Middlesex Big Reds needed a win and some help to make the 2020 Class A District 10 playoffs. They got both of those with a shutout 31-0 win over Mercer and a Union City win over Iroquois. Senior receiver Alex Rea broke the scoreless tie midway through the first quarter with a two-yard […]
West Middlsex rolls past Kennedy Catholic on Homecoming
October 13, 2020
In West Middlesex’s homecoming and final regular season home game, the Big Reds went out with a shutout 26-0 win over the Kennedy Catholic Golden Eagles. The scoring was opened up for West Middlsex by quarterback Ty Tate who ran it in from a yard out. The two-point conversion failed leading to a 6-0 lead […]
Reynolds and Cole Toy push past the Big Reds for a Region One Championship
October 5, 2020
In a battle of the number one and number two teams in District 10 1A, the Reynolds Raiders pulled ahead from the West Middlesex Big Reds with a 36-14 win. The scoring opened up with an exciting 84-yard touchdown run by Dreyvin Livingston to put the Raiders up 7-0. West Middlesex responded when Ty Tate […]
West Middlesex uses versatile attack to blowout Mercer
September 26, 2020
West Middlesex was hitting on all cylinders en route to a 35-7 win over Mercer. Mid-way through the first quarter, senior quarterback Ty Tate pushed in from one yard out to go up 7-0. It wouldn’t be until four seconds into the second quarter when the Big Reds would score again. Sophomore Colby Johnson would […]
West Middlesex Pushes Past Kennedy Catholic in Defensive Slugfest
September 19, 2020
Kennedy Catholic’s first home varsity game in seven years did not disappoint. A defensive slugfest that saw only two first downs in all of the first quarter ended with a 10-0 West Middlesex victory. Just moments before the first half ended, West Middlesex got within the Kennedy Catholic five yard line. The Eagles’ junior linebacker […]
Reynolds’ Cole Toy and West Middlesex’s Tye Tate put on a show in 2020 opener
September 12, 2020
West Middlesex, PA – The first game for these two Mercer County foes, the West Middlesex Big Reds and Reynolds Raiders, did not disappoint. Reynolds was able to pull away late winning 27-20. The Raiders opened up the scoring late in the first quarter when senior running back Cole Toy took the ball 14 […]
2020 Player Profile: Cade Yacamelli, ATH, Penn-Trafford @cyacamelli @ptwarriorfb @PTWarriors
July 24, 2020
Cade Yacamelli Penn-Trafford High School Class of 2022 Height: 6’0” Weight: 190 lbs Twitter: @cyacamelli This rising junior is one of the most explosive and exciting prospects in the WPIAL. Going into his junior year, Cade looks to make a larger impact for the Penn-Trafford Warriors. He was able to gather 295 yards total on […]
Aliquippa, Pine Richland headline a slew of shifts in the WPIAL for 2020-21 seasons.
January 24, 2020
This offseason the PIAA released their new classifications and the teams that will participate in them. With those changes, the WPIAL came up with two proposals to form conferences. Proposal 1 stuck with the status quo, which was all six classifications. Proposal 2 offered combined conferences based on region and rivalries. The WPIAL coaches opted […]
Warrior Watch: Penn-Trafford players to look out for in 2020 and beyond!
January 10, 2020
The Penn-Trafford football team finished the decade with 90 wins, 2 trips to Heinz Field, 9 playoff appearances out of 10 years, and many records broken in their wake. To ring in the new decade, here are 10 players to look out for next season and beyond. Ethan Carr – 2021 6´2¨ 195 (QB/WR/OLB/S) One […]
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