2016 archive

Two Bowl Wins Propel PAC Football Teams Into Offseason

By Justin Zackal Last week concluded the second season in which all divisions of college football held tournaments to decide champions, but that doesn’t mean bowl games are becoming obsolete. There were 38 bowl games featuring Division I teams not part of the College Football Playoff. Division III schools in the northeast affiliated with the …

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Men’s Basketball: Grove City at Thiel (1-16-16)

Men’s Basketball – Grove City #20 Joe Vermilya 6-2 Senior Guard Stat Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds With the game tied 39-39 midway through the second half, Grove City took command of the game with a 12-0 run en route to a 68-59 triumph over the Thiel Tomcats. The key figure in the Grove City pendulum swing was …

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Women’s Basketball: Grove City at Thiel (1-16-16)

Women’s Basketball – Grove City #34 Kathryn Erbelding 5-10 Senior Forward Stat Line: 20 points, 13 rebounds, 9 steals The reigning Defensive Player of the Year in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference put on a showcase against Thiel College, falling just one steal shy of a triple-double in a 67-45 victory over the Tomcats. Erbelding finished with …

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Car Accident, Several Injuries Haven’t Stopped Thiel’s Hannah Stoneman

By Justin Zackal At 8 o’clock in the morning on November 25, 2011, Hannah Stoneman was sound asleep after spending the predawn hours finding Black Friday shopping deals. She just happened to be in her green Honda Civic, in the driver’s seat, crossing the centerline of a busy highway near her home in Berlin, Ohio, …

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Men’s Basketball: Geneva at Chatham (1-9-16)

Men’s Basketball – Chatham #1 Nasir Alexander 5-8 Freshman Guard Stat Line: 20 points, 4 of 6 on 3-pointers In an historic win for the Chatham University men’s basketball program, freshman Nasir Alexander netted a team-high 20 points in a 75-71 win over the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. The victory was the first ever at home for the Cougars and Alexander …

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